Rise of the Alchemy God

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The day passed, and finally, the next day, both Lin Yu and Ethan found themselves in the recruitment area, which was located in the eastern part of the city.

Upon arrival, they saw that there was already a long line of demons waiting for their turn, and seeing them, Ethan couldn't help but wonder what time they had arrived.

It was still early morning, even though the sky was always dark here, so it didn't make sense to talk about morning or evening in the first place.

He eventually shook his head and lined up with Lin Yu, calmly waiting for his turn.

He thought that this was also a good opportunity to examine those who went before him, just to get an idea of what the test would be like.

While waiting, Ethan took his time to assess the strength of the other participants and discovered that the average cultivation base of everyone was at the second stage, with some at the first stage and a few at the third.

He had to note that there were no demons at the fourth or fifth stages, and for a moment, he wondered why.

But then, thinking back to the demon ranking, he could form an idea.

Soldiers within the second stage were considered common or weak soldiers, even cannon fodder for some.

In contrast, soldiers at the third and fourth stages were promising and were considered two-star soldiers.

Here, although the third stage was included, it wasn't as highly regarded as the fourth.

Therefore, it was normal to see demons at the third stage attempting to take the test here, unlike those at the fourth stage, who were usually recruited fairly quickly because of their strength and didn't need to come here.

This was especially true because those at the fourth stage were usually demons who had already been part of a squad much earlier and had risen in level over time through missions.

The few exceptions of those not yet in squads were rare cases.

Needless to say, the situation was very similar for those at the fifth stage, so it didn't make sense to look for one here in the first place.

He continued to assess the overall strength of everyone, and in the end, he made his decision.

He had examined the strength of everyone not only to get an idea of the average strength of the participants but also to decide at what level to lower his own strength so as not to draw too much attention.

Now that he had seen that the third stage was the highest present here, he decided to lower himself below the third stage and go directly to the middle of the second stage.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Slightly above average, but not too much, thus staying in a safe zone.

For now, he just wanted to see how things worked, and once he had done so, he could decide to switch to a better squad.

This was a possibility granted to everyone because forcing a demon to stay in the same squad even after becoming much stronger would only harm their growth, and for the demonic army, where the soldiers' strength was crucial, doing such a thing wasn't beneficial in any way.

At this point, Ethan had a much better understanding of this place, thanks to the fact that he had finally absorbed one of the three demons yesterday.

After Lin Yu began cultivating, he took that time to deal with the matter of the three demons in his minor dimension.

Devouring them all was feasible, but he couldn't do it with the same ease he usually did, and this was because he was in this place, where the slightest mistake could get him caught. Therefore, he took the weakest of the three and absorbed its energy in small quantities.

The demons were still alive, with their souls still intact, so he could still make good use of them.

First of all, he took the soul of the demon and performed a deep inspection, this time not overlooking details as he had done with Mo Yan's soul.

Back then, he had done so because, although his brain could process information at an astronomical speed, the amount of information was also not low, considering that Mo Yan had lived several centuries before going into hibernation to ascend.

Thus, instead of examining every single piece, he had directly focused on what interested him. But now he needed to know everything he could, so he spent the entire day and night carefully examining the information, starting with finding out who the demon was and their connection to this city, and then moving on to everything else.

He discovered that the demon was one of Yi Tiao's subordinates, the demon who had caused the portal to open.

He learned that Yi Tiao belonged to a prestigious family of demons in their homeland, which was a dimension much larger than this one, according to the information, far larger than the mortal plane.

Yi Tiao had come to this place due to a custom of the demons.

In simple terms, young demons, young being relative, as it referred to those under 1,000 years of age,

were required to perform mandatory service at one of the bases scattered throughout the universe once they reached the spiritual rank.

For demons, this was an honor because the better results they achieved, the more prestige they would bring to their household.

Although it was mandatory, it was rarely necessary to enforce it, as all demons, noble or not, willingly went into battle, each for different reasons, which ultimately contributed to their race.

In this aspect, one could say that demons were a united race, though they still had their fair share of discrimination among their kind.

That said, the demon was a subordinate of Yi Tiao, raised by his household to assist Yi Tiao in the future, as in this case when he had set out for the military base.

He was one of his most promising subordinates, as he had also managed to reach the spiritual rank very early.

Alongside him, there were only three others, making up Yi Tiao's squad.

He learned that their squad had always consisted of five people and had never accepted anyone else, even if they were at the spiritual rank.

The requirement Yi Tiao had set for joining his squad was to be at least at the second stage of the spiritual rank.

Being at the first stage might have worked for some, especially since Yi Tiao's grandfather was the demon king of this base. Thus, even if they were at the first stage of the spiritual rank and could form their own squad, joining Yi Tiao could bring more benefits in the future.

However, seeing that Yi Tiao wasn't satisfied with people at the first stage, no one really bothered to join him; after all, at that stage, they could achieve good results on their own.

It didn't make sense to join him, and Ethan shared a similar opinion on this matter.

So, he simply thought the demon was the typical young master who had gotten too full of himself and kept examining the demon's soul.