"Isn't it a coincidence? It just so happens that I can complete the formation of the arrayless realm, and this place is also a space for the soul."

Before me lies a soul polymer, where I continuously test new alchemy techniques until I discover those that work on the soul.

Edward's lips curled up slightly. He was grateful to the chimera. If he really found alchemy related to the soul, this guy would definitely be recorded in history books in the future.

"Now, let us sacrifice for that noble ideal."

"roar……"

Edward began his experiment.

In the real world, Alice, the maid beside them, could see that the chimera was still struggling, and then Edward placed one hand on the guy's head.

The chimera paused briefly.

Then, perhaps less than half a minute later, for some reason, it starts struggling frantically again.

It wasn't a struggle of the whole body, but a sudden twitch of the muscles in its left leg, a sudden flapping of the wings on its back, and a sudden whirring of its tail like an electric fan, making one wonder if the thing would break off.

"Your Highness, what are you doing?"

As the emperor's assigned bodyguard to Edward, Alice had some prior knowledge of situations involving the chimera going out of control, but this was truly the first time she had encountered something like this.

Alice: What storms haven't I weathered?

Alice: I've never seen this thing before.

"Your Highness, what did they do to that chimera?"

She cannot see the experiments on the soul level, which are what Edward is doing to the Chimera now.

"Just a little bit, don't worry, I won't kill you outright, my technique is more than skilled enough..."

The part of the Chimera's spirit that Edward pierced became like a scalpel, cutting it away bit by bit.

Remove the smallest possible fragment of the soul while preserving its vitality.

Then, he put these soul fragments into the newly created transmutation array to see if there were any changes after activation.

If nothing happens, it means this transmutation array has nothing to do with the soul. Make a note of it, and try it again when you return to the real world.

Any changes, whatever they may be, he will observe them more carefully to ensure that there is not even the slightest oversight.

Without a doubt, Edward possesses the qualities that a researcher desires: rigor and meticulousness.

However, such an experiment would be very unfriendly to that chimera.

Edward's meticulous cutting of the soul was like the so-called slow slicing, using a small knife to cut the flesh off the chimera's body bit by bit.

Moreover, because it directly affects the soul, it does not cause numbness or other symptoms, making the pain even more intense.

"That's good. Your soul activity has increased. Now I don't have to worry about you suddenly dying for no reason."

Chimera: Muttering and cursing...

After trying about fifteen different transmutation arrays that Edward thought were possible, he found that this time the alchemy had successfully activated the soul.

"A valid symbol has been found. What is the effect?"

He watched as the souls were gathered by the alchemy array, extracted, their connection to the body severed, and finally assembled.

In the real world, Edward opened his eyes, and a black stone appeared in his hand.

"How about calling the substance transformed from the soul a soul stone?"

The chimera in front of me had dilated pupils and remained motionless; it had already lost its life.