Rise of the Alchemy God

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The trigger signal was too sudden for both of them, and naturally, this threw them both into confusion.

They realized that the one who had sent the signal was none other than Han Lei, which made the situation even more serious.

After all, he had been the one to summon them for a meeting, and now this.

Clearly, something had gone wrong, and both sides understood that they needed to change their original plan.

Thus, they also decided to take action and initiate the transformation in the other two infected kingdoms.

Although everything was too sudden, their plan was already at an advanced stage, so they could still make adjustments.

Just as they were about to send the trigger signal themselves, a shiver ran down their spines as a voice echoed behind them.

"Well, this is disappointing. I expected there to be more of you."

Both of them immediately reacted, disappearing only to reappear dozens of meters away from their initial positions.

With panicked expressions, they turned and looked back to find, near where they had just been standing, a man with blue eyes staring at them with what appeared to be disappointment on his face.

'When did he appear there?' they both wondered as they immediately heightened their vigilance.

Although they hadn't been paying close attention, at their level, it was nearly impossible for anyone to evade their detection.

Thus, seeing someone not only elude their senses but also appear so close to them without their notice made them both cautious.

Ethan, calmly observing the two demons, couldn't help but feel disappointed.

After Han Lei was summoned back to the castle, the situation unfolded rapidly.

The subsequent sequence of events moved swiftly, as the second prince, realizing he had been exposed, did not try to make excuses. Instead, he acted decisively and unleashed a wave of negative spiritual energy.

Ethan, seeing what he was doing, understood that it was likely some kind of trigger. Without giving the other party a chance to escape, he neutralized it immediately.

Pulling him toward himself, Ethan absorbed every trace of demonic Qi from him, eliminating his demonic powers.

Then, with a single gesture, he dispersed Han Lei's cultivation base, destroying not only his dantian, but also making its meridians useless.

He could have eliminated him with a single strike, but after removing his demonic Qi, he decided to leave him in the care of his family.

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However, in this case, even if the other side wanted revenge, he wouldn't truly be able to harm him. Thus, after paralyzing the prince, he left the palace.

Now that the demons present on this continent had revealed themselves, there was no longer any need for him to stay here.

Tossing aside the proud prince, who had an expression of utter despair on his face, Ethan disappeared from his position and immediately reappeared at the spot where he sensed the aura of the two demons.

From their auras, Ethan could tell that both were at the peak of the fifth rank. He wondered how they compared to the one Bai Yu had fought.

That said, he had expected to see more of them, but It seemed they had only sent these two to do the job.

'Hmm, although the barrier has weakened over time, it is still strong enough to prevent too many of them from passing through,' he thought, understanding more or less why their numbers were so low.

In the end, he simply shook his head as he looked at the two.

"Well, let's see how many stat points I can gain from these two," he thought.

The two demons, seeing Ethan looking at them in such a way, felt another shiver as they realized that being captured by this being would end very badly for them.

Without hesitation, they both sped off in opposite directions, taking something from their spatial rings and crushing it in their hands.

Ethan watched as both demons were enveloped in a strange black aura, their speed doubling.

He didn't move to chase them but instead calmly observed as they fled in opposite directions.

Clearly, both of them had realized that the being in front of them was far too strong, so they opted for escape.

Ethan honestly found the situation a little amusing.

Apart from half-demons and demonic cultivators, he had never really encountered any true demons to fight against before, so he was curious to see them in action.

Who would have thought that upon his first encounter with them, they wouldn't even try to fight but would instead immediately flee?

Watching the two flee into the distance, Bai Yu, who was wrapped around Ethan's wrist, appeared in her human form beside him and asked:

"Aren't you going to eliminate them?" she asked, a little confused by what he was doing.

Ethan smiled and simply said:

"Wait and watch," he replied.

Bai Yu didn't understand, but just as she was about to speak again, she immediately noticed something.

Eh?

The two demons, who had already traveled several miles away, reappeared in their original positions, confusion written all over their faces.

Just like Bai Yu, they were unsure of what had just happened and could only dart off again.

Moments later, they reappeared once more in the same spot, this time no longer confused but terrified.

Although they didn't know what was happening, they could at least tell that they were trapped, and this realization terrified them both.

Bai Yu, who had been observing the entire scene, thought for a moment before realizing what was happening. She asked:

"So you've sealed this area in a formation," she said, understanding the situation.

Although she was certain that the demons stood no chance against Ethan, that didn't mean they had no means of escape.

Setting up this formation had essentially eliminated their escape route.

She had already told Ethan about the black sphere and her fight with the demon at the imperial palace on the human continent.

Thus, Ethan already knew that these demons not only had the means to cross the barrier but also possessed items from the celestial plane.

The last thing he wanted was for them to use such items to escape from him repeatedly. Hence, he had devised this formation, which trapped the area in a loop.

Escape was impossible unless the formation master was defeated or the formation itself was destroyed.

Ethan was confident that he could eliminate anyone as long as they were in the fifth rank. Now, even those at the early stages of the Spiritual Realm were within his reach. That said, this didn't always guarantee he could succeed on the first attempt.

This might give his opponents enough time to escape, something he couldn't necessarily prevent.

He may have ascended to a level where no one on this plane could face him, but that didn't mean he would let it go to his head.

In the end, seeing that the two demons had given up trying to escape and instead seemed ready to attack him, Ethan looked at them and decided not to waste any more time.

It was time to start cleaning up this continent.