Edward spread his arms out, pointing them at the prisoner in front of him.
Through physical actions and mental suggestion, he released his spiritual power and completed a soul extraction transmutation array around the target.
"roar……"
Sensing something was wrong, the target roared at Edward and struggled and resisted, trying to get as far away as possible.
But it was no use. The transmutation array was already complete, and the chaotic souls were no match for this new transmutation array.
“You look so distressed right now. I’m a kind-hearted person and can’t bear to see such tragedies. I’ll let you rest in peace.”
Soul, extracted.
An indescribable scream of pain emanated from the test subject's mouth; it was a simultaneous wail of body and soul.
An irresistible force rendered him unable to even make a final struggle; his soul was leaving his body, being shaped into the form of a soul stone.
"monster……"
At the last moment, he regained consciousness and stared at Edward with hateful eyes, as if he wanted to curse and hurl insults, but Edward didn't care about such things.
"My dream belongs to our El Empire, a perfect kingdom, a beautiful world where there is no place for anyone else."
Your sacrifices have been valuable to me; they are the foundation upon which I strive to go further.
He didn't care about the resentment of outsiders; his only goal was for all his people to ascend and become perfect beings.
On this path, no other death or resentment will shake his resolve.
My heart and actions are as clear as a mirror, and all my deeds are for the sake of justice.
The prisoner's eyes lost their luster, his body stopped moving, and a larger Soulstone appeared in Edward's hand.
"The human soul is slightly larger than the combined souls of all the individual chimeras."
What is it because of? Intelligence, the size of the brain, the years that have passed, or something else?
He has many questions, but no one can answer them now.
In the realm of the soul, Edward may be the most advanced person so far, but he is only just beginning.
[You hold the black soulstone, using it as a raw material to continuously research and modify existing transmutation arrays.]
The repeated failures depleted his soul stones, but fortunately, the prison cell contained plenty of materials.
[After about a month, you completed the most basic impurity removal, eliminating the memories and emotions within, and turning the soul stone from black to white.]
[White soul stones won't drive the absorber mad, but their absorption rate is low, and they can cause discomfort and disorientation due to the alteration of the soul.]
[New progress has been made. Taking advantage of this opportunity, you accelerated the experiment and completed the purification and sublimation of the soul stone in about half a month. This time, the resulting soul stone is yellow and has almost no side effects from absorption.]
At this point, your experiment is almost complete, but you feel that perhaps it can go a step further.
[Another three months passed. This research period was exceptionally long. Even with your research abilities and the several flashes of inspiration you had during the process, you only barely managed to obtain a product.]
"It's done, it's over. This is the product I wanted. It not only strengthens the soul, but it even breaks the boundary between soul and matter. It's a truly perfect product."
Edward was so exhausted that he didn't want to get up from his chair, but his eyes were filled with fervor.
The light from the transmutation array in front of them had disappeared, and there was a red stone on it.
"A true product of the soul that can be used for the Perfect Life project; perhaps the previous code name, Soul Stone, is no longer suitable for it."
The Philosopher's Stone—that name popped into Edward's mind.
In the El Empire, alchemists, based on their academic background and the application of alchemy, are now known as Kingdom Alchemists/Sages at the highest level.
Edward believed that he had achieved enough in the realm of the soul.
The Philosopher's Stone, a product of his great ascent into the realm of the soul, might be quite good.
"Hahaha, hahaha, this is my miracle!"
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