End of the Magic Era - Chapter 1079

Chapter 1079: Alchemical Device

They had melted many kinds of valuable magic metals into one piece and enchanted a large number of runes onto it. The alchemy patterns were directly carved onto the entire platform. The entire platform was covered in runes, and only a meter-wide area was a bit clearer as it only had a dozen runes.

The mage of the Shadow Tower, named Bloss, was sitting at the top of the alchemical device, his face flushed with excitement. He was a bit nervous, but he was even more excited and full of expectations.

Looking at the group of mages with complex expressions below him, Bloss couldn’t help smiling.

‘I hadn’t expected to be the first to use the device to complete the Extraordinary transformation. Sir Dylas is truly worth following… He gave the opportunity to the one who followed him the longest, me.

‘This is a drop of Beast God’s Blood worth 100 Pseudo Heaven Rank mana crystals. We haven’t traded for anything else in the temple, and we fought for such a long time only to get about 120 mana crystals. Who knows when we’d be able to save up another 100 mana crystals…

‘Pseudo Heaven Rank Magic Beasts are slowly decreasing as time passes, and who knows when those Beastmen will start their attack?

‘It’s even possible that I might be the first and the last to complete the Extraordinary transformation.

‘Sir Dylas is truly too smart! Looking for the Burning Tower in order to cooperate was the wisest decision he made in years!

‘The Burning Tower is an ancient force with a ten-millennia-old foundation. It didn’t take long for them to craft this complex alchemical device.

‘It truly is a masterpiece, comparable to an Artisan’s best work. This device is definitely the greatest accomplishment in Noscent’s history since the Era of Gods.

‘Haha, just look at those people below… Everyone is looking at me with envy and jealousy, especially those few idiots who weren’t chosen by Sir Dylas! Their eyes are burning with anger.

‘You can be envious and hateful all you want, once I advance to the Heaven Rank, you’ll have to call me Lord Bloss. You’ll all be mortals while I’ll have already transcended.’

Bloss was flushed from excitement. He sat on the platform and was somewhat unable to calm down his mana fluctuations.

On another side, Dedale was standing up, watching the alchemical device with a grin on his face.

‘That foolish Dylas… Did he think I would help him manufacture an alchemical device and give him the first spot out of kindness?

‘The Beast God was a True God, and one of the Gods with the strongest bloodlines. His blood can’t be compared to the average God Blood.

‘It’s not something mortals can make hypotheses about. Even if our Burning Tower is a very ancient force, we don’t have a method to handle the blood of the Beast God.

‘All fields of alchemy are very strict. Any item that doesn’t pass the experimental stage is a failure. An alchemical device that hasn’t been tested through the passage of time doesn’t have a guaranteed outcome.

‘There is a reason why the motto of alchemists is “Experiencing the blood and tears of countless years to obtain the truth”.

‘A drop of Beast God’s Blood isn’t worth having a 9th Rank Archmage take the risk.

‘If it was successful, great! But if it failed… A powerhouse would be lost. Who could know what the consequences of failure were?

‘But that idiot, Dylas, isn’t that foolish. He actually sent a subordinate to test it instead of doing it himself…’

Regret flashed in Dedale’s eyes. If Dylas had gone and the experiment had been a success, the contribution would have gone to the Burning Tower. However, if they failed, regardless of the consequences, the agreement between Dylas and the Burning Tower would be void. If Dylas died, they would no longer have to share the results of the research with the Shadow Tower…

Not far from the alchemical device, Dylas looked at the excited Bloss and his envious subordinates whose eyes were so red that they looked bloody, and he felt quite pleased with himself.

‘Of course, I won’t go test that alchemical device. It’s an untested alchemical device never before seen in Noscent. I won’t personally test it even with the temptation of advancing to the Heaven Rank.

‘Before it had been discovered that the Beast God’s Blood could make the Beastmen complete the Extraordinary transformation, who would have thought that the blood had this kind of power? Even if some drops were found, they would only be used as ordinary God Blood.

‘The pioneers in the field of alchemy usually died very ugly deaths. Did that greedy leech, Dedale, think I’m clueless?

‘That drop of Beast God’s Blood can’t be wasted, and it was definitely mine. Giving it to my subordinate is naturally the best method.

‘If it’s successful, then Bloss will forever remember this great favor. He has been with me for so many years, and giving him this opportunity will make him even more loyal.

‘Having a Heaven Rank subordinate is overall a bit better than if I was a Heaven powerhouse myself. If this succeeds, then I’ll use the Beast God’s Blood again, and our Shadow Tower will have two Heaven Rank powerhouses.

‘And at worst, this can’t be blamed on me if it fails. I also won’t be taking any risks myself, haha. That Dedale wanted me to take part in the experiment? Too naive… Does he think I’m stupid?’

Apart from Dylas and Dedale, the others were also watching the situation with complex thoughts.

They were hoping that it would be a success so that they could witness the birth of a powerful Heaven Rank powerhouse. They could then discuss with the Burning Tower and use the alchemical device to complete the Extraordinary transformation themselves.

But these people were also envious and somewhat hoped that this alchemical device would fail. If the device didn’t work, everyone would remain at the same rank, and they wouldn’t need to lower their heads when talking to others in the future.

Although they all had complicated emotions, they were all surrounding Dedale. The Quicksand Tower and the Odin Royal Family were lowering their heads as they gathered in front of Dedale.

As for the Henry Family and the Sky City, they were also gathered there. Raphael was hiding his strength. Since the human mages here couldn’t use Extraordinary Power, no one would be able to see that Raphael was a Heaven Mage unless he used his strength.

Even the news of Morgan’s breakthrough had been concealed by the Burning Tower and the Shadow Tower. The huge effects caused by Raphael’s breakthrough had puzzled everyone. They were all still wondering who had advanced to the Heaven Rank.

As everyone was getting impatient, an alchemist of the Burning Tower soon placed a bottle containing the drop of Beast God’s Blood at the bottom of the alchemical device.

The runes faintly glowed, and a head-sized hole appeared in that pillar-like alchemical device.

The stone bottle containing the Beast God’s Blood was placed inside the hole, and immediately, wisps of blood-colored smoke transformed into a layer of gauze that sent the stone bottle flying up inside the alchemical device.

The hole closed, and a rune roamed about. The alchemy patterns on the device’s surface shone brightly, and the runes also blossomed with light.

Boundless mana fluctuations spread outwards like a tide, and the mana became uncontrollable.

It was as if an extremely powerful existence was forcibly controlling the elements and mana in the vicinity of the device.

Feeling this, all the spectating mages withdrew in shock. They were unable to control elements, and even their innate mana showed signs of going berserk near the device. The mana covering the surface of their bodies had already started dispelling as if the device was absorbing it.

The group retreated, and soon, the mana fluctuations emitted by the alchemical device became stronger and stronger. A blood-colored wisp started spreading from within the device. The colorful runes on its surface suddenly looked like they couldn’t resist the power corrosion.

A blood-colored halo seemed to flash in an instant, and all the runes turned blood-colored, as did the energy flowing within the alchemy patterns.

Boundless power spread from the lower half of the alchemical device to the upper part before converging into blood-colored radiance and mist that wrapped around Bloss.

Suddenly, a groan echoed from the peak of the alchemical device as Bloss’ mana seemed to instantly burst open, spreading out at a frightening speed. The power of Law fragments also fluctuated separately.

After a dozen seconds, Bloss’ mana fluctuations thoroughly exceeded the 9th Rank of the Archmage realm and underwent some incomprehensibly fierce changes. Some peculiar aura started rising out of Bloss’ body.

“Extraordinary Power!”

“It’s actually working! Damnit, Extraordinary Power appeared, Bloss has already completed the Extraordinary transformation, what a powerful alchemical device!”

…

As gasps of surprise kept echoing, an undetectable sneer appeared at the corner of Lin Yun’s mouth.

‘Extraordinary Power? That can indeed be considered Extraordinary Power.

‘It’s using the alchemical device to stabilize and guide the power within the Beast God’s Blood through the complex partitions of the alchemical device.

‘After the power of the Beast God’s Blood is scattered into countless parts, it then merges every bit of power inside the mage’s body.

‘Such a crude method would actually appear in the future for a while before being discarded.

‘Those crazy alchemists’ first device was able to disperse a drop of Beast God’s Blood into more than a million parts.

‘And they could even precisely control the path of every bit of force to ensure that it would be well-distributed within the mage’s body…’