Rise of the Alchemy God

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At the sight of Ethan, who not only seemed to understand but also spoke the language, both women were shocked.

On one side, Bai Yu stared at Ethan in disbelief because of what she had just witnessed. She knew this was the language of the elemental spirits, a very ancient language that only a few non-elemental beings had managed to learn.

It was a language she herself didn't know, and the same should have been true for Ethan.

Yet, against all expectations, he not only knew how to speak it but was very fluent.

On the other side, the green-haired woman was stunned for a moment before her eyes sparkled with joy as she spoke:

"You can understand me! What a relief! But wait, you're not a spirit, how are you able to speak my language?"

She asked, delighted to have found someone to converse with, yet also curious about how the man standing before her, clearly not a spirit, could understand and even speak her language.

Ethan opened his mouth again, trying to replicate what he had done before, focusing on the sensation he felt when he spoke, and said:

"I'm not entirely sure why, but it seems I can understand you, and apparently, I can also speak your language. But leaving that aside for a moment, why aren't you wearing any clothes?"

He said this while awkwardly looking away.

Though he was over a hundred years old now, some things didn't change easily.

After all, the situation was becoming somewhat uncomfortable, and he could feel the piercing gaze of the dragon woman, who didn't seem pleased with the whole scene.

The green-haired woman looked at herself and then at him, confused, and asked:

"Why should I wear clothes? They're bulky and useless. We spirits aren't used to wearing them, you know?"

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Ethan almost choked upon hearing this.

'Do they all walk around naked or what?' he wondered, realizing this might become a headache in the future.

In the end, after some effort, Ethan managed to convince her to wear something. Now her body was covered by a simple white robe as soft as silk, modest in its design.

Once that was settled, Ethan had to deal with the dragon woman, who seemed to have her fair share of questions for him. He assured her they would discuss things calmly later.

He couldn't waste too much time on this issue, as there was another spiritual realm being awakening, requiring his attention.

Ethan's massive formation had been enough to awaken the consciousness of the two beings who had been asleep.

The green-haired woman's consciousness had already been in the process of awakening due to the pure Qi Ethan had injected into her some time ago.

So, when the rain of pure Qi fell upon the Beast Continent, she was able to fully awaken.

The other entity present on the Demonic Continent, however, had most likely sensed the enormous amount of pure Qi, which Ethan assumed had triggered its awakening.

He could tell the being hadn't fully awoken yet, so he didn't want to dwell on the matter any longer.

Although he was curious to know why an elemental spirit of her level was in this plane, he had to postpone the inquiry because an unexpected problem had arisen.

"So, you don't know how you ended up in this plane?" Ethan asked with a frown, watching the green-haired woman look around to figure out where she was.

"And you also don't know who you are or what your name is, correct?"

"Yes," she replied, nodding vigorously.

Ethan didn't know what to think about the current situation.

He had wanted to awaken her from her slumber out of curiosity about how she had ended up here and possibly to gain some information about the war from two thousand years ago.

After all, that Tree of Life had existed for several millennia, so it must have been around during the that period.

But it looked like none of that would happen, as she seemed to remember very little beyond being an elemental spirit and a handful of other things.

Ethan glanced at Bai Yu to see if she had any suggestions on what to do about this situation, to which she responded with a shrug.

Ethan had transferred to her the knowledge of the common language used among the various races, so their brief conversation could also be understood by Bai Yu.

In the end, Ethan could only shake his head as he prepared to leave.

"Well, it was brief, but it's time for me to go. I wish you the best of luck," he said, thinking there was no point in lingering on this issue.

The woman was strong enough to protect herself, at least from anything in this plane.

He could also tell she wasn't a malicious being, especially since she was a wood elemental spirit.

Bai Yu had told him that such spirits were inherently calm and friendly by nature. From their brief interaction, he could confirm this information.

He was sure that she wouldn't cause any trouble, so since there was nothing else to do he prepared to leave.

Bai Yu transformed into a smaller version of her beast form, coiling herself around his neck and resting on his shoulders.

Seeing him ready to depart, the green-haired woman became agitated, floating immediately closer to him and saying:

"Hey! You're not going to leave me behind, are you?" she asked in a voice tinged with panic.

Hearing her, Ethan turned toward her and said:

"Well, yes. Why not?" he asked back.

He had no further business with her, so it didn't make sense to stay, nor did he have any free time. He had a whole continent to purify after all.

"What do you mean, 'why not'?

You woke me from my slumber, and now you think you can just run off as if nothing happened? It's your fault that I'm in this situation, so you need to take responsibility"

"..."

"..."

'What do you mean it's my fault you're in this situation?'

Ethan didn't know what to say about the woman's twisted logic, and even Bai Yu looked at her as if she were crazy.

In the end, thinking that amnesia wasn't the only thing afflicting this woman, they both ignored her. With a deliberate step forward, Ethan disappeared from his position.

"..."

'Did he just abandon me?'

Furious, she also moved forward in the direction Ethan had gone and vanished.

As a spiritual realm being, traveling at high speed was a natural ability for her.

However, she soon realized there was a problem.

'He's faster than me,' she thought, sensing that her body hadn't fully recovered yet.

After all, she had been asleep for who knows how long, and her body needed time to regain its full strength.

Although she had managed to recover a significant portion of her powers thanks to Ethan, she was still far from her optimal state.

This left her speed much inferior to Ethan's, who at that moment had already appeared in the skies above the Demonic Continent.

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