Path of Alchemy Mastery-Chapter 225 - 227 Anxi’s Death

Listening to Anxi Demon Venerable’s wails from within the Fire King Cauldron, Mu Can remained unmoved.

So what if you beg for mercy? If I truly let you out, I reckon the entire Mortal World would fall. In this era where Void Level powerhouses do not make a move, Anxi Demon Venerable, who has nearly reached the threshold of the Void Level, might only need to absorb a portion of Slaughter Energy to achieve his wish and step into the ranks of Void Level masters.

By that time, the difficulty of killing a Void Level master would be no less than bringing the Demon Ancestor and the top ten Demon Lords to the Mortal World.

Mu Can had never imagined that in just this short period of time, after absorbing the Slaughter Energy of several hundred thousand members of the Demon Clan and the full energy of two Demon Lords, Anxi Demon Venerable’s strength would rise as if on a roller coaster, instantly touching the threshold of the Void Level.

If Anxi is not killed here today, then Mu Can will certainly become an eternal sinner of the Mortal World.

Anxi is now extremely regretful. Had he not insisted on killing Mu Can just now, but instead chosen to flee, he might have already gone into hiding. As long as he could ensure his own safety, in the vast and boundless domain of the Mortal World, he could plan carefully. Once he truly entered the Void Level, he would have the power to defend himself even against the top experts hidden within the Mortal World.

But now, it’s all too late. He is not only trapped in this peculiar Silver Armor, being refined as Alchemy Materials, but he is also occasionally bitten by a dog. The key issue is that this dog not only bites cruelly but also continuously taunts and agitates Anxi Demon Venerable’s mind.

"Woof! Biting here feels so good; the Life Energy is so rich."

Nonsense, the Heart of Ferocious Beast within the body of the Demon Lord has now become his source of power, and it contains a colossal amount of Life Energy. Under Mu Can’s special method of refinement, the Slaughter Energy is gone, leaving only this most pure part of Life Energy.

"Woof! Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey, don’t you humans take baths? Why do you smell so bad all over?"

Anxi Demon Venerable almost cried. As the mighty Demon Lord, he had already reached a point where even if he fell into a mud pit, he could remain spotless. There was simply no need for deliberate cleaning. With his own strength, no filth could stay on the Demon Lord, and now he was being ridiculed for smelling bad.

"You damned dog, if I get out, I will kill all the dogs in the world and exterminate your entire clan." Anxi Demon Venerable’s rationality, which he had barely recovered, was again thrown into chaos by Wang Cai. The dignified Demon Lord was actually getting upset with a bunch of dogs. freewebnσvel.cѳm

"Woof! You dare to threaten to exterminate my clan? Do you know how many powerful beings there are in the Dog Clan? Wow, this bite of Life Energy is so pure."

"Kid, turn up the heat, let this blockhead brag."

Wang Cai had never felt so happy before. Since becoming the Artifact Spirit of the Reincarnation Pearl and being forced to leave the Thief of Heavenly Dao, he had always been unhappy. After all, without the mighty support of the Thief of Heavenly Dao, the hitherto unconstrained Wang Cai could only be trapped within the Reincarnation Pearl, which inherently carried a seal that could only be unlocked layer by layer upon finding its master.

But now, while continuously absorbing the Life Energy from Anxi Demon Venerable, Wang Cai felt his strength returning. As long as Mu Can’s strength reached the level to unlock the Fourth Layer, once the Fourth Layer of the Reincarnation Pearl was successfully unsealed, he would at least possess the capital to strut across the Mortal World.

By that time, heh, Wang Cai will teach those who dare to invade the Mortal World what true cruelty is.

"Shut up." Mu Can was annoyed by Wang Cai’s incessant babbling. Controlling the flames was already a taxing task, especially without the protection of the Reincarnation Pearl. Mu Can had to spend part of his strength resisting the influence of the Big Formation outside, which was anything but easy for him.

When Anxi Demon Venerable was sealed into the Reincarnation Pearl, the overwhelming Slaughter Energy had already dissipated. Otherwise, without the protection of the Reincarnation Pearl, Mu Can would likely have fallen into the desire for slaughter immediately.

Mu Can looked at the endless piles of Demon Clan corpses around him with an unsightly expression. These were Demon Clan soldiers who died in mutual slaughter. The corpses piled up with no end in sight, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If these Demons weren’t dead, they would certainly have swarmed and attacked him. Then, having to refine Anxi while fending off the Demons, he would surely fail.

"He’s almost done for, just a bit more, woof woof!"

Mu Can could feel that Wang Cai must be leering at the Anxi Demon Venerable’s body with a lewd face, waiting for the right moment to viciously bite. What a persistently lewd dog.

"Got it." Mu Can silently increased the firepower, and the several Fire Dragons inside the Fire King Cauldron instantly grew larger, furiously spewing flames at the Anxi Demon Venerable enveloped by the Reincarnation Pearl.

The Fire King Cauldron was no ordinary item. If it were a common Medicine Cauldron, it would either explode or the Alchemy Cauldron would certainly be damaged under such extreme temperatures. Even so, the outside of the Alchemy Cauldron was emitting a frightening heat, a sign that the cauldron had reached its limit. A normal Alchemy Cauldron should isolate all heat; even if the flames churned wildly inside the cauldron, no heat should be felt on the outside.

"Hot! Hot!" The Anxi Demon Venerable, who was arrogant when he first entered the Fire King Cauldron, now looked much older due to the rapid loss of Life Energy. If the seal of the Reincarnation Pearl were opened, one could see that the Anxi Demon Venerable inside had been roasted into a withered old man. However, within his chest cavity, the blood-red heart still beat strongly, continuously supplying Life Energy to the Anxi Demon Venerable’s body.

This heart, as if it had its consciousness, seemed to know that once the Anxi Demon Venerable died, its fate would not be any better. Therefore, it desperately maintained the Anxi Demon Venerable’s life. This coincided perfectly with Wang Cai’s intentions. The Life Energy spouting from the heart, after Mu Can’s special refining process, had all traces of Slaughter Energy removed, with Wang Cai absorbing all the remaining energy.

"Quick, he’s almost done for!"

The Heart of Ferocious Beast seemed to sense this too, abruptly retracting, stopping its beating, and entering a dormant state, as if dead. Without the protection of the heart, even the Demon Lord’s body couldn’t withstand the flames empowered by the Reincarnation Pearl.

The Reincarnation Pearl acted like a heater, amplifying the heat energy of the flames onto Anxi Demon Venerable’s body.

Boom!

With a soft sound, the formidable Anxi Demon Venerable was reduced to ashes.

Only a blood-red heart remained in its place, already ceasing its beating, its luster withdrawn, as if it had died.