vncnus Chapter 102 The Little Man in the Bottle is Liberated!
Chapter 102 The Little Man in the Bottle is Liberated!
"Finally... is it about to start?"
Inside the palace, Louis' hands trembled as he looked at Holmes before him.
He was extremely old at this moment; the power of time had eroded his body, leaving his face covered in wrinkles.
Holmenx was held in Yhwach's hands, and between them and Louis was a container that resembled an altar.
"Yes, Your Majesty, as long as your blood is injected into it, the 'Longevity Refinement Array' can be activated."
The transmutation array, which includes several or even more cities, was secretly drawn up over the past two years, but at this moment, people in the palace are allowed to come and witness this miracle.
The ministers were not surprised by the presence of Holmonx and Yhwach, as they had long known that His Majesty carried a flask containing a lump of black goo.
Yhwach was an alchemist who had frequented the court since the reign of the previous King Charles, and was also a disciple of the great Saint Hohenheim.
Yes, after completing his religious and cultural reforms, Hohenheim was listed as a saint by the Christian Church, just like Saint German, and was called Saint Hohenheim.
As a disciple of the saint, Yhwach was also respected by many.
Louis became even more excited after hearing that the transmutation array could be activated.
The closer it got to this point, the more afraid he became of death. After all, he had already gained the hope of immortality, and no one wants to die in the last step before achieving immortality.
He reached out, placed his hand over the container, and then cut the skin on his finger, letting his blood drip into it.
"Is this all?"
Louis looked at Holmonx.
Holmonks flashed an exaggerated smile: "Yes, Your Majesty, the Territorial Transmutation Array has been officially activated!"
"~"
As soon as he finished speaking, black smoke billowed out of the container—an ominous kind of black smoke!
!
Upon seeing the black smoke, Yhwach's pupils dilated, and the next moment he saw the ministers standing around him falling one after another!
Even Louis, who was in front, suddenly lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground!
"?!"
Yhwach exclaimed in shock, "What's going on? Isn't this... the Longevity Alchemy Array?"
"This is a national transmutation array!"
The little man in the bottle finally couldn't help but burst into laughter: "I didn't deceive him. The transmutation array does indeed possess the power to grant immortality, but unfortunately, the core of the transmutation array isn't where he is!"
!
Yhwach was startled upon hearing this: "That was in..."
boom!
The billowing black smoke had already covered the entire palace, and it seemed as if countless tentacles were extending from the ground!
Before Yhwach could finish speaking, the tentacle had already touched his body, and instantly, Yhwach felt a powerful force surge into his body!
Splash!
He was all too familiar with this feeling!
This……
This is clearly the feeling of absorbing a soul!
Like flowing water, souls kept flowing into his body, and accompanied by the cries of countless people, Yhwach's power continued to grow!
Because he followed Hohenheim and was taught by his teacher, Yhwach rarely actively absorbed the souls of others; he only absorbed the souls of those who were about to die or those who were his enemies.
Therefore, he went to the battlefield several times, scattering fragments of his soul onto the battlefield, so that whenever someone died on either side, their soul would flow into Yhwach's body.
But never before had there been a day when his soul, like a flowing river, constantly washed over his body!
This……
What on earth happened?!
What is a Territory Transformation Circle? Is Hormones' goal to destroy this country?!
boom!
In an instant, a terrifying power erupted from the palace, accompanied by the wails of countless souls. Yhwach even lost consciousness for a moment!
Before losing consciousness, he seemed to see a huge crack opening up in the underground of Aachen, and within that crack, there seemed to be a giant pupil!
Those pupils were indifferent and ruthless, like a god gazing down upon the mortal world.
Immediately afterward, Yhwach knew nothing more!
This enormous eye didn't just appear in Aachen, but in every city within the range of the Territory Transformation Array!
The people in these cities were now lying on the ground, like puppets that had lost their souls!
When Yhwach woke up again, he found that everything had changed.
With powerful spiritual energy flowing through his body, he aged considerably and even grew a lot of beard.
He looked around and saw nothing but empty shells devoid of souls.
The sunlight wasn't intense, but it had a piercing feel, and although it shone into the palace, it couldn't dispel the chill within.
"..."
Yhwach was shocked by Holmonx's actions; he had treated everyone, including Louis, as sacrifices!
Then he...
Yhwach immediately walked out of the palace and saw a person standing in front of the palace, stretching out his hands to face the rising sun.
!
That is!
Yhwach's pupils dilated as he looked at the person in front of him, then he saw him turn around, and that person...
It looks exactly like me!
He's also Yhwach?!
No, he's Holmonks!
"you……"
Yhwach looked at Holmonks in shock, but the latter smiled and said:
"No need to thank me, because we're 'brothers'."
"What exactly did you do?"
"As you can see, the transmutation circle transmuted the souls of a total of 500,000 people, including those from Aachen and several other cities, into the Philosopher's Stone, which is now within us."
Holmonks stretched out his hand, pointed at Yhwach, then at himself: "We each have half, that is, 250,000 people. Thanks to the power of the Philosopher's Stone, I have finally been freed from the shackles of the flask! I can finally move freely in the sunlight!"
Holmonks raised his hands high, as if cheering for a newborn: "You should be happy for me, my brother!"
Yhwach's face darkened: "Did the teacher know you were going to do this?"
"No, no, no, how could the great Hohenheim allow me to do such a thing? But now Holmonx is free, and no one can restrain me."
Holmonks said, "Brother, join forces with me! Let's create an even larger transmutation array that encompasses the entire world. That way, we'll surely reach the truth!"
"Isn't this exactly what you wanted?"
Yhwach is an incomplete person; he himself needs to absorb souls to survive!
And Holmonks, through this transmutation of the land, imbued the souls of 250,000 people of Yhwach!
If an even larger transmutation array were to be set up...
How powerful will he become?!