Rise of the Alchemy God

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In Ethan's sea of consciousness,

An object floating high in the sky of his sea of consciousness was emanating faint waves of energy, while a new sequence of runes on it began to glow faintly.

Observing this phenomenon were Ethan and Bai Yu, who had used part of their consciousness to transfer themselves here.

Both were unsure what had triggered this sudden change, but from what they could see, it didn't seem like anything would happen for the moment.

Ethan thought the cause of this phenomenon was likely his proximity to the location where the four remaining demons on this plane of existence resided.

After all, it was logical to assume they had something to do with it because after he ascended to the spiritual rank and felt his control over the seal that captured Bai Yu's soul become more solid, he hadn't noticed any other changes.

In fact, the amphora had remained silent since then, floating in the air in his sea of consciousness.

Ethan still didn't know much about this artifact, and neither did Bai Yu, but he could sense that the bond connecting him to it was becoming deeper and deeper, and now he could use it to some extent.

For example, freeing Bai Yu from the final traces of the seal was one such ability, and he also felt that he could utilize the artifact's power to a certain degree to strengthen his soul in certain challenging situations.

The more he learned about it, the less he seemed to actually understand the artifact.

It was clear that he had barely scratched the surface of the artifact's true capabilities, but it wasn't as if he could uncover all its secrets overnight, so he could only be patient and discover more about it gradually over time.

That said, seeing that apart from illuminating a new sequence of runes, the amphora didn't seem to present any other changes, he could only set the matter aside for now.

He had already asked Bai Yu if she had any idea what it might be, but even she could only shake her head and reach the same conclusion,

that something in this place was triggering this phenomenon in the artifact.

Ethan could only hope that whatever it was, it wasn't anything too troublesome. But on second thought, anything capable of even causing a reaction from the artifact couldn't be something simple at all.

He thought that perhaps it might be the spatial artifact used by the demons to open the rift in this plane, but even this theory wasn't very credible.

In the end, he could only shake his head as his body, which had remained suspended in the air, finally moved, descending further and further.

In no time, he had passed from the sky to the ocean and was now speeding downward at a moderate pace while using his perception to get a better sense of the environment, more precisely the area where the four demons were located.

He could tell that the demons were sealed in some kind of formation that seemed similar to a sealing formation, but it was more of a "lite" version, with the possibility for the sealed party to manipulate it and leave if they wanted.

He could tell they were in a dormant state and didn't know when they would awaken.

If it was true that there was a demon at the peak of the Soul Awakening stage, then there was a possibility that sensing the presence of someone at Ethan's level would cause this entity to awaken.

In fact, Ethan was certain it would, as he could already sense a spiritual sense heading in his direction.

If this had been a hundred years ago, he would have set up a formation to hide and taken advantage of the fact that the demons were also dormant to eliminate them and avoid unnecessary trouble. But now, at his current level, he didn't need to resort to such methods, so he allowed the spiritual sense to examine him. And just as he thought, he soon felt movement in the depths of the ocean.

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He had descended for only a few minutes yet had already covered much of the distance separating him from their resting place.

From this distance, he could perceive the area below much more clearly, and even that invisible interference that had disrupted his perception earlier seemed to have grown stronger.

Though not strong enough, as he could now form a clear image of the place.

'Now, this is interesting,' he thought as he analyzed the information his spiritual sense had just gathered.

From what he had perceived, in the depths of the area, on the ocean floor, was imprinted a massive formation, at least a mile wide. And at what seemed to be the center of the formation, floating just above the seafloor, were five spheres of a reddish-black hue.

One sphere was at the center, and its size was slightly larger than the other four.

The other four surrounded it and were roughly the same size,

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From those four spheres, he could sense a consciousness awakening, so he could deduce that these were indeed the four demons that had originally arrived on this plane with Mo Yan.

But as for the sphere at the center, he couldn't determine what it was.

He could tell that it wasn't alive in the sense that there wasn't the consciousness of a living being within it, so it definitely wasn't a demon, or at least it didn't seem to be. But for some reason, he felt a certain attraction to this sphere, and most importantly, he noticed that the luminous intensity of the new rune pattern on the amphora had slightly increased.

Seeing this change, he could say that whatever this sphere was, it was certainly what was causing the amphora to react.

He immediately became alert because whatever it was, it was with the demons, meaning it was something to be cautious of, especially if it could cause the amphora to react, which alone was enough to prove that it wasn't something to take lightly.

For now, Ethan couldn't say anything about the sphere other than the fact that it hadn't reacted to his arrival, only the demons had.

And seeing how the four spheres were beginning to writhe, it seemed that they were finally awakening from their slumber.