Rise of the Alchemy God

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Elder Léi never imagined he would die in such a way.

No sane cultivator would ever risk overloading their core, as they know that once a certain limit is surpassed, the core will explode, releasing a massive amount of energy, which, depending on the cultivator's level, can be more or less devastating.

For example:

If a first-stage cultivator decided to self-destruct, their death would cause an explosion powerful enough to blow up a medium-sized house.

It would be strong enough to kill any normal person without cultivation or severely injure first and second-level cultivators.

The same goes for a second-stage cultivator.

If they decided to explode, the resulting blast would be at least three times stronger than that of a first-stage cultivator.

It would be powerful enough to affect everyone within a 20 to 30-meter radius, potentially causing severe injury to even a third-stage cultivator.

However, for a third-stage cultivator, the power does not increase two or three times but fivefold, decimating everything within a radius of at least 100 meters.

From the fourth stage onwards, things change.

The person's core becomes stronger, allowing the cultivator to store much more refined Qi inside.

If this Qi were triggered, the explosion would rival the power of a small atomic bomb.

Even fifth-stage cultivators must be cautious of this explosion, as the force behind it could kill a cultivator in the early stages of the fifth level.

The high temperatures, combined with the massive energy stored within the core, would be enough to disintegrate most natural elements.

Only a few extremely rare and resistant materials could withstand the power of such an explosion.

Elder Léi was now certain that the creature in front of him was at the fifth stage of cultivation.

He couldn't determine the exact level, but he knew that as long as the creature took the brunt of the explosion, it would hardly survive.

Even if it did, it would sustain enough damage to no longer pose a significant threat.

As an elder of the sect, he had to prioritize saving his disciples, especially since one of them was his direct disciple.

Reduced to his current state, there was no saving himself from the creature before him.

So, he might as well inflict serious damage on it while dying, at least preventing it from seeking more prey immediately afterward, giving the others enough time to escape and alert the sect master.

He had lived a long life, and though not without regrets, he had his happy moments, so he wasn't afraid to face death.

'Just a few more seconds,' he thought, feeling a source of heat in his abdomen that was growing more and more intense.

The pressure generated by the vortex of pure Qi inside his core had almost reached the point of no return.

Once it went past that point, even if he wanted to stop it, he wouldn't be able to.

The misty creature, seeing that its new toy had stopped attacking it, decided to finish him and find another.

It raised one of its long, thin legs, ready to pierce the being below, and with a nearly invisible movement, it launched the blow.

The elder, who had resolved not to look away, didn't see the attack coming.

He only felt that his time had come.

His core was nearly ready, needing just a few more seconds to explode.

'It seems I've failed,' he thought, realizing he wouldn't be able to make his core explode in time.

Just as he thought it was all over, he saw that the limb, which had disappeared from his sight, now appeared just a few centimeters from his face.

'Huh? Why did it stop?'

He noticed that the creature's eyes were no longer fixed on him.

Its face remained still, but its eyes were now focused in another direction.

The elder didn't understand and, just as he wanted to move his head to see what the creature was looking at, it vanished in an instant from its place.

'Huh?'

Just as it had arrived, the creature disappeared into thin air.

As the elder wondered what had just happened, several miles north of the Spirit Forest, toward the end of a long mountain range, a massive being completely covered in what seemed like black smoke appeared in the air, staring intensely ahead with its pairs of white eyes.

The creature, which a second ago had been in the Spirit Forest, was now here, looking ahead at a distant speck in the sky that was growing larger and larger.

Within a few seconds, the speck became visible enough to distinguish its features.

It was a tall young man with golden hair and eyes of the same color. He was dressed simply but elegantly, and his facial features were sharp and flawless.

In contrast to his striking appearance, the man's expression was serious as he gazed at the being before him.

Once he was close enough to see the other party clearly, he halted his advance and, remaining suspended in the air, stared at the strange creature before him.

"So, you are the source of all this chaos."

After confirming his sister's location, the prince had teleported to the nearest position to the Phoenix Kingdom's capital and then decided to cover the rest of the distance by flying.

He could have used long-distance teleportation like his younger sister, but such scrolls were costly and difficult to produce.

Even though money wasn't an issue for someone of his status, he still wanted to avoid wasting his family's resources on matters like these.

He also thought this would give his sister some time to enjoy a little freedom in the outside world.

He understood how his sister felt and why she didn't want to remain in the royal palace, but as much as he sympathized, he knew her situation didn't allow for such liberties.

If it were up to him, he would have directly enrolled her in a major sect, so she wouldn't have to run away from the palace every time.

So he took his time, heading toward Sun City calmly, while taking the opportunity to enjoy a brief break himself, knowing that once he returned, a mountain of work awaited him.

This was until he sensed a strange aura, which had suddenly appeared near the Phoenix Kingdom's capital.

A normal cultivator wouldn't have been able to gauge the strength of the being, but it was different for him.

He could tell that this aura was strong, very strong.

Even at his level, he could tell it would be difficult to deal with such a being.

He checked his sister's current location and was shocked to find that the location indicated was close to the area where the being had appeared.

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FRANK_LEE_JUNIOR:

Here's today's chapter. I hope you enjoyed it.

As usual, if you have any comments, suggestions, or errors to report, don't hesitate to do so below.

See you tomorrow with another chapter.