Are you ready?
"Yes, Your Majesty, I am ready and can begin at any time."
It was the same underground testing ground as before, the same alchemists, and the same experiment on perfect life as their goal this time.
However, some situations are different now.
The Emperor looked at the transmutation circle that had been carved on the ground and placed Edward's Philosopher's Stone in a specific position.
"This time, with the addition of the soul, I believe our experiment will not fail in its first step."
The first step of the Perfect Life Project is to grant the modified individuals superhuman vitality, enabling them to heal wounds at high speed, control flesh and blood regeneration, and even create new limbs.
Due to insufficient mental strength, the previous failed attempt is still in prison.
"This time, I have the future in my hands."
The emperor looked at the modified subject in front of him. Although this experiment currently only had theoretical data, it could be said to be a sure thing.
Instead of using death row inmates from the El Empire, they brought in assassins trained by the royal family.
Orphans collected from within the country, or members of families loyal to the royal family, are trained from birth to be absolutely loyal to the royal family.
“If we successfully reform such a person, it is unlikely that he will go out of control and attack us.”
"Well then, I'll begin."
Edward walked up to the transmutation circle, channeled his mental energy, activated the transmutation circle, and the experiment began.
"A perfect life requires the perfect synchronization of body and mind..."
At the same time, he drew upon the life force representing the soul and injected it into the body of the cyborg, optimizing his existence according to previous records.
The power of the soul comes from the Philosopher's Stone, while life force...
"Ughhhhhh..."
Pure life force, originating from the same being as the modifier and the alchemists present.
Those blindfolded prisoners were either domestic death row inmates or foreign spies.
They will feel their bodies dissolving, their spirits being crushed, and their existence gradually fading into nothingness.
"It's almost finished."
Edward infused these life energies into the modified individuals, whose souls were then refined into black soulstones.
In theory, their souls could replace the Philosopher's Stone placed in the transmutation circle, but Edward did not do so.
The sublimation of the soul now requires four steps: blackening, whitening, yellowing, and reddening, before it can become the Philosopher's Stone, which is completely free of side effects and can be called a miracle.
This process is quite troublesome, just like a programmer programming, where every symbol needs to be adjusted to avoid problems somewhere.
Edward felt that writing the transmutation circle that would allow him to enter into a perfect life form would be a huge undertaking, and fearing bugs, he decided not to do so for the time being and to play it safe first.
"Buzz..."
The life-force materials on the transmutation circle were exhausted, and the Philosopher's Stone had visibly shrunk. The previous modifier seemed to have remained unchanged.
However, all the alchemists present were on guard to prevent a repeat of the experimental accident.
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