The Alchemist's Guide to Flesh and Blood Ascension

"Then let's fight!"

Byron raised his voice and struggled to lift the shield that had cost him most of his savings. He stepped forward in his iron boots and stood between Ione and the body of the body.

This shield guard, who had recently questioned Yonivore, had seemingly staked everything on this slender figure in black robes.

Barlow's response followed closely... The truth about Bap's whereabouts was right before their eyes.

He looked at Yunevo, this unprecedented and unparalleled miracle alchemist, who would surely bring victory after the bloody battle!

Nolay's yearning for self-affirmation, Vilkin's proud aristocratic honor...

Regardless of their initial purpose, the people gathered here are left with only the most primal motive—to survive!

With its fighting spirit soaring, the Iron Core Ancient Tree gave its own response.

The entire shallow layer of Wayne Forest began to boil restlessly as the enormous creature suddenly flung out several branches that whistled through the air!

To be precise, those weren't tree branches at all; they were more like dozens of thorny vines with dark gold patterns flowing through them!

"Byron!" Eunice shouted.

The giant shield slammed into the ground, and Byron remained in a forward-leaning horse stance.

With a roar, the burly man's entire body gleamed with a steely sheen—the shield guard's combat skill, [Steel Wall], was unleashed!

The whip lashed out at Byron's shield, the mournful sound of the metal twisting was soothed by the dark purple enchantment flowing across the shield's surface!

Amidst the flying sparks, Byron's iron boots plowed the soil into the ground.

"Nolei, Balo, attack its 'joint' connection!" Yunevo's command followed closely.

The whip's movements were wide and sweeping, naturally with a long recovery time. Barlow's eyes sharpened, and the Hunter Art [Precision Eye] was applied to his iris.

The bright red aiming mark pointed directly at a spot on the thorny vine where the golden light had dimmed!

"Nolay, follow me!"

Without hesitation, he pulled the trigger, reverting to an instantaneous firing musket that unleashed a dazzling burst of lightning, the electric energy shattering and breaking the three thorny vines.

At the moment when the "monster's tentacles" twitched due to the electric current, Norae shouted and crimson magical energy gathered at the tip of her wand!

A scorching flame suddenly erupted from the ground, causing the ancient ironwood tree to tremble and roar!

"Energy surge! I suggest we retreat!"

"No need!" Vilkin raised his sword in a gust of wind, and a ghostly blue light shone from the gem on the hilt, activating the runes engraved on the blade.

With his exquisite swordsmanship, he borrowed the immense force of another vine, causing them to collide violently with the next whip shadow!

Crack!

The colliding whips produced a sonic boom that sent chills down your spine!

Enraged by the Iron Core Ancient Tree, even the ground trembled violently, and countless pale white roots sprouted like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, rushing towards the five people!

"Wildfire!" Zane's right hand swept across suddenly, and the body of a Silverfire Sentinel rapidly expanded, becoming a rapidly spreading ring of fire.

The smell of charcoal immediately filled the entire "Colosseum," giving everyone a moment to catch their breath.

"Nolay, Frost! The rest of you, prepare to jump!"

The intermediate-level spell Frostbite would be much easier to execute with water as a base...

But Norae did not hesitate. The magic flowed past her eyes, and the end of her wand slammed into the ground.

The ground, having endured the burning, had most of the moisture in the soil pores evaporated due to the "wildfire," and the rapidly rising saturated water vapor instantly sublimated due to "frost."

Amidst a series of sizzling sounds, white icy mist churned up from below!

The solid ice layer appeared the instant the group leaped up, and beneath the surface, residual water, along with the pale roots of the ancient ironwood tree, remained frozen!

Icicles and frost spikes covered the entire ground!

Now! Yunefu bit his fingertip and swiftly drew a twisted synthesis array on the palm of his other hand, where a wisp of energy carrying the aura of everyone slowly condensed.

He secretly rejoiced at his own shrewdness—unwittingly gathering "information" on everyone...

"Barlow, continue attacking the remaining key points, Wilkins help to hold them off!"

"Byron, please continue with the defenses!"

The synthesis was completed in an instant, and his palm exploded with a different kind of "chaos". All the creatures on this battlefield were imbued with the pheromones of the six people in a short period of time!

The Iron Core Ancient Tree's body suddenly stiffened, and its wildly flailing "thousands of tentacles" became disordered and tangled! Its proud means of perception were caught off guard!

Many more vines were cut down by the crowd, and the rain, a mixture of gold and green, covered the entire battlefield. The fury of the ancient iron-core tree roared from the depths of the earth!

A sudden change has occurred!

A cracking sound came from beneath the ice, as pale roots broke free of their restraints, their outer shells, covered in ice crystals, cracked open, revealing dark green rhizomes that resembled vents.

A chill ran through Yunefu's heart. His pupils contracted sharply, and he shouted, "Hold your breath! Buy me time!"

As everyone's vision was gradually blurred by the pale golden mist, the ancient ironwood tree, having rallied its strength, brandished its sky-covering vines, determined to strangle the "food" that had offended it on the spot!

It seemed that a dead end had descended upon them...

Yunefu's neck was also bound by several roots, and his face was already showing signs of blood deficiency and purplish-blue, but his blood-stained fingertips were still tirelessly applying the synthetic array.

A hint of madness flashed across his face as he struggled to utter a few broken, ancient syllables.

The circle, symbolizing the whole, contains the cube with the embedded triangle, and the blood-red burst from the center of the circle instantly overshadows the blazing sun!

Earth, water, fire, wind; sulfur, mercury, salt—the embodiment of opposites in unity…

Yunefu is using the life of the entire Ironcore Tree to forge the Philosopher's Stone!

The deathly lead gray covered the gold of the spores, and the ancient iron-core tree, under immense crisis, had no choice but to cut off its tail to escape!

This impossible alchemy placed an unbearable burden on Yunevo, not to mention the backlash from being forced to stop...

He knelt on the ground, suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood, a sharp buzzing sound came to his ears... The whole world fell silent.

As for those who entrusted their trust to him...

His choice was to use his trust as a bargaining chip.

Then he saw Byron swat away the attacking vines with his shield, and saw Nolay's wand waving tirelessly...

Under the cover of Zane's Silverfire Sentinels, Ballow and Wilkins displayed an unusual level of chemistry...

Roar! ! !

The Iron Core Ancient Tree let out its most desolate roar since the start of the war, a cry that sounded more like a mixture of fear and excruciating pain... This beast actually knows fear!

The vines were also stained with a deathly leaden gray, turning into light, floating stones that were swept into the sky by the gale.

Yunevo's gamble paid off... The Ironcore Ancient Tree almost sacrificed a third of its body to suppress that "predatory power".

"Yonev!"

Byron's roar and Nolay's almost piercing scream reached his ears. The agile Barlow had already supported him and retreated back into the crowd in the blink of an eye.

"Don't let your guard down, look at the heart of the tree! Yune is reminding us!" Virgin coughed twice, his breathing extremely disordered.

There... the dark golden heartwood, like veins, stood out conspicuously against the bark of the ancient ironwood tree...