The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　Professors Dach and Kazel waited until he had completed that part of the experimental testing before asking questions.

　Professor Harvey snapped out of his "rampage" and immediately recounted all the knowledge he had gained from that alternate dimension.

　Dark understood only half of what Professor Kazel said, but he absorbed it all. As Dark watched the unprecedented radiance gradually appear on Professor Kazel's face, he couldn't help but marvel at how the creation of the Philosopher's Stone was indeed the ultimate dream for alchemists.

　Although Professor Kazel appeared indifferent, he still harbored the fervor of an alchemist deep down.

　In any case, after this acquisition of knowledge, the forging of the "Philosopher's Stone" is now on its way to completion.

　After another round of discussion, Professor Cazell and Professor Harvey agreed to stop for the night, rest up, and be in top condition before starting the final forging of the Philosopher's Stone the next day.

　This time, they will challenge the forging of the Philosopher's Stone once again, from beginning to end!

　The next morning at exactly nine o'clock.

　Dak arrived at the lab half an hour early.

　He was actually very excited, so much so that he had to rely on the "Netherworld God Technique" to force himself to sleep last night. He even had a lot of clear dreams, which is unusual for him, so he was quite tired when he woke up this morning.

　However, he was just an observer and did not participate in the final experiment, so it was not a problem even if he was not in good condition.

　Since last night, he had had a very strong premonition that he would witness the forging of the Philosopher's Stone.

　—As the sole witness!

　Although it has been largely confirmed that the "Philosopher's Stone" is an advancement potion of the "Underworld God-Crossing System," rather than the "Philosopher's Stone" that alchemists thought it was.

　But this does not actually affect its objective value.

　A magical potion that can elevate the souls of the dead to the status of "ferrymen of the underworld." It is an absolutely rare and priceless treasure in any era.

　It is enough to drive any human being without the potential to become a god mad, to make them willing to give everything for it.

　Furthermore, if Professors Kazel and Harvey can master the correct method for forging the Philosopher's Stone, then they will be close to forging it into a magic card.

　A kind of potion that can elevate the souls of the dead to "ferrymen of the underworld," a path to godhood. If this potion were crafted into a magic card, what effects would it have? Could it allow ghost-type or undead magical spirits to transform from non-gods into [God Cards]?

　Dak was extremely curious about this.

　Nine o'clock sharp.

　Professors Kazel and Harvey, having made the most thorough preparations, began working on the Philosopher's Stone once again.

　Meanwhile, Dak stood in a corner of the laboratory, transforming himself into a potted plant, and used a camera to record the entire process.

　He glanced at the date. July 3rd.

　It was an ordinary day, with no major events recorded. But that day is about to become a thing of the past.

　From this day forward, July 3rd will be the Alchemist's Day of Miracles.

　Time passed bit by bit.

　Even though Dak was prepared to stand in the lab all day, he still couldn't contain himself.

　It wasn't because of fatigue, but because I couldn't resist the urge to participate in the experiment.

　He was unaware that he seemed to have gradually developed the habit of being a "research fanatic".

　However, reason ultimately prevailed.

　He was well aware that with his skill level, even if he was just assisting, he might unknowingly do something that could lead to the failure of the experiment.

　Even to avoid that one in ten thousand chance, he had to stand there obediently and absolutely could not interfere without permission.

　If you really want to participate in the forging of the Philosopher's Stone, you can wait until the next time.

　If they had mastered the correct methods, Professors Cazell and Harvey certainly wouldn't have only forged one "Philosopher's Stone".

　Even just the two of them, each of them would have at least one.

　If we add "everyone who sees it gets a share," then we'll need to add another piece. So Dak still has plenty of opportunities.

　Today's crucial experiment requires me to rely on my willpower to endure it!

　July 3rd, 11:59 PM.

　Dark watched as the hands of the clock turned the last little mark, and the date arrived at July 4th, but the forging of the Philosopher's Stone was still not complete.

　He could only regretfully announce that the contestant was eliminated on July 3rd! The contestant would step onto the dueling stage on July 4th!

　1 a.m. on July 4th.

　Professor Cazell and Professor Harvey each drank a bottle of pre-prepared energizing potion to maintain their peak condition and continue their experiments.

　As dawn broke, the two professors each drank their second bottle of energizing potion.

　Even though drinking too much magic potion is harmful to the body, it's like staying up all night – everyone knows it's harmful, but people still stay up all night anyway.

　The professors didn't eat a single grain of rice all day and worked through the night. But their energy and spirit remained highly focused, and the experiment was not affected in the slightest.

　Ten o'clock in the morning.

　As Professors Cazell and Harvey drank their third potion of energizing power, they also each took a potion of restoring stamina to alleviate their hunger.

　The experiment then continued.

　At this moment, Dark could see particles mixed with white, black, red and gold gathering towards the center of the transmutation array in the center of the laboratory.

　The colors of these four particles were so distinctive that they almost immediately reminded Dak of the "Alchemy of the Golden Kingdom of Destiny", the "Alchemy of the Golden Kingdom of Awakening", the "Alchemy of the Golden Kingdom of Bloodstained Red", and the "Eternally Shining Golden Land".

　It began to anticipate what color the final Philosopher's Stone would be. Given the alchemists' reverence for gold, it seemed most natural that the Philosopher's Stone would ultimately be golden.

　But white symbolizes purity, red is the color of life, and black is the color of the underworld, so all are possible.

　"Hmm...it can't possibly be colored, can it?" Dark's attention was quickly drawn to the experiment itself. It was the final stage of the Philosopher's Stone's creation.

　He did not consciously manage his emotions, and even deliberately allowed his "greed" to grow.

　His target for absorbing "greed" this month is "greed." By the end of June, his "greed" reserves had only reached 25 points. He still needs at least 75 points to reach "Greed V." With all-out preparation in July, he can absorb a maximum of 65 points.

　By early August, the needs could be easily met, and then the "Greedy V" crafting process could begin.

　Then comes "binge eating" or "rage".

　Half past two in the afternoon.

　An irregular mass has formed above the Philosopher's Stone transmutation circle.

　It was a mass with a black core, wrapped in white, then covered in red, and finally radiating golden light.

　Through the gaps between the constantly churning clumps, one can still temporarily see the layers of all colors.

　It is completely different from the monochrome or color theory proposed by Darkl, and it belongs to a multi-color distribution with internal and external layers.

　From that black part, one can clearly feel the divine aura originating from the divine nature of the "God of the Underworld".

　That golden glimmer is the source of "gold alchemy." No wonder many alchemists, when studying the Philosopher's Stone, often first encounter "turning stone into gold," because it is located on the outermost layer.

　The interplay of red and white represents the collision of flesh and soul, and the combination of the two is "heroic spirit transformation".

　Throughout history, the forging of the "Philosopher's Stone" has involved the sacrifice of flesh and blood, which is most likely due to this red and white color.

　However, having only developed "Golden Transformation" and "Heroic Spirit Transformation," they still cannot access the "Philosopher's Stone" because of the lack of black.

　That is the core of the Philosopher's Stone, its true embodiment.

　3pm.

　The mass gradually takes shape and then gradually compresses and shrinks.

　It eventually appeared as a blood clot the size of a palm.

　The blood clot wasn't round or square; it was more like a lump of medicinal paste, completely shattering one's perfect image of the "Philosopher's Stone."

　It radiated a golden glow, but Dak could see from the experiment that the golden light did not make the material gold.

　"Goldenification" and "Heroic Transformation" are both byproducts of the "Philosopher's Stone" forging process.

　In a proper alchemy process, this kind of energy leakage will not occur.

　Professor Cazell and Professor Harvey's forging of the Philosopher's Stone is undoubtedly nearing its end.

　The last half hour.

　Dark's breathing was already a little rapid; he felt a long-lost tension. Although he was just an observer, precisely because he was an observer, he didn't need to concentrate or force himself to remain calm, and his normal human nature came out.

　This is like how sitting in the driver's seat prevents motion sickness. But he's currently sitting in the passenger seat.

　The moment that will determine success or failure has arrived!

　The entire experiment to create the Philosopher's Stone, from 9:00 AM yesterday to 3:30 PM today, has lasted a full thirty hours and a half hour.

　Professors Cazell and Harvey have succeeded 99.99%, with only the final 0.01% remaining.

　This 0.01% is something even the "Alchemists of the Golden Kingdom" cannot surpass.

　But Professor Harvey obtained this from the body of Cherubimon (Good).

　Partial knowledge!

　July 4th, 3:44:13 PM.

　An ordinary time that was originally unremarkable and had no major recorded events.

　This moment, this instant, became the greatest moment in the history of alchemy, one that will forever be recorded in history.

　—At this twilight moment when alchemists are about to exit the stage of history, the greatest alchemist of all time, Kazel, along with his close friend, necromancer Steven Harvey, who also works as an alchemist, and his assistant Darkdemon, successfully forged the Philosopher's Stone.

　celebrate!

Chapter 1716 Darkdemon's Miracle Experiment (5k)

　Even after thirty hours, forty-four minutes, and thirteen seconds, Professor Cazell and Professor Steven Harvey showed no signs of mental fatigue.

　The two became even more excited because of the successful forging of the Philosopher's Stone.

　The entire laboratory was filled with an atmosphere of excitement and anticipation.

　This magnificent scene was completely recorded by the camera device controlled by Dak.

　Dark's existence is equally crucial to the history of alchemists.

　After all, he was both an assistant (even though he did nothing), and a witness and recorder.

　Finally, he put down his camera and ran out to hug the two professors tightly, ensuring that his image was captured in the final moment.

　"Let's save the celebrations for later and finish the final tests first."

　After a brief moment of celebration, the two professors quickly calmed down.

　So far, the successful forging of the Philosopher's Stone is only a theoretical success.

　All we can say is that they did indeed create something that could be called the "Philosopher's Stone".

　However, whether that "Philosopher's Stone" is the one they want remains to be seen.

　With the confidence that if there is one, there will be two, the professors did not hesitate to use the "Philosopher's Stone".

　Professor Kazel cut a small piece from the edge of the Philosopher's Stone and then cut that small piece into several equal pieces.

　Professor Harvey then brought in a live white mouse, the spirit of a dead white mouse, and the spirit of a white mouse that had been transformed into a heroic spirit.

　Then, they fed the tiny piece of the Philosopher's Stone, which had been cut into several pieces, to three mice in turn and observed the changes in them.

　Dak also approached to observe.

　Although the Philosopher's Stone looks like a "real object," both the spirits of the white mice and the souls of the dead can touch it.

　The first to eat the Philosopher's Stone were the living mice.

　Almost the instant the mouse finished eating that tiny "Philosopher's Stone," it underwent a "mutation" within the small protective barrier!

　The "abnormality" first affects the physical bodies of the mice.

　Visibly, its body cells began to proliferate indefinitely, first causing the limbs to enlarge, and then swelling and cracking to appear in various parts of the body.

　Immediately afterwards, sharp bones pierced through the flesh, growing faster than the flesh itself, instantly turning the white mouse into an undead creature resembling a "rotten rat".

　Professors Cazell and Harvey stepped back slightly and watched the mice continue to grow.

　In just a few minutes, it had grown from a palm-sized white mouse to a giant mouse over a meter tall, and the growth was still going on!

　The Philosopher's Stone was once called the "elixir of immortality" by alchemists of a certain era.

　As it stands, it does seem to have the effect of "restoring life and death." However, that effect is far too powerful, exceeding the physical limitations of the organism itself.