Chapter 1751

Zhao Fu became somewhat interested in the beetle that had eaten the Philosopher's Stone, which was a powerful object containing energy that did not belong to this world. If it was given to a person of the Heaven Awaken world, they wouldn't be able to use it, and if they ate it, the energy would destroy their body, possibly killing them or even causing their body to explode.

"Will it die? Will it survive"

Zhao Fu watched the bug-beast and waited for the results. After about ten minutes or so, the bug-beast started to wail in pain, its body writhing on the ground as red energy flowed out of it.

Zhao Fu knew that this was the power of the Philosopher's Stone, which the alchemists had also used earlier.

Watching the suffering bug-beast, Zhao Fu didn't know what would happen next. It was possible that the bug-beast would digest the Philosopher's Stone, or it could die instantly.

The wait wasn't long, only about half an hour, the bug-beast underwent an incredible transformation. Its carapace began to slightly mechanize, and it began to digest the power of the Philosopher's Stone.

Zhao Fu was surprised by what he saw. He had only speculated that the bug-beast could digest the Philosopher's Stone, but he didn't expect it to be true. This was an amazing discovery.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, there was an explosion. Before Zhao Fu could react, the bug-beast's body imploded, blood and chunks of muscle and bone flew everywhere.

What happened? It was fine just a moment ago, why did it suddenly explode?

Zhao Fu carefully examined the chunks of flesh on the ground, he sensed a faint alchemical energy and the slight mechanization of the carapace. The bug-beast was capable of absorbing alchemical energy.

But why did its body explode in the end? And why could the bug-beast absorb the power of the Philosopher's Stone which is an object from another world, while the Heaven Awaken World people could not?

This was an important question that needed answering and careful study.

Afterward, more bug-beasts and Philosopher's Stones were brought here for experimentation, Zhao Fu personally conducted the tests. If he could find the reason behind this, then wouldn't Great Qin also be able to obtain the power of the Philosopher's Stone without having to find a large number of time attribute items?

First, Zhao Fu forcibly inserted a Philosopher's Stone into the mouth of a worm-beast, which immediately caused it to exhibit signs of pain and emit traces of alchemical power from its body, but it did not become mechanized.

"Bang!"

The worm-beast suddenly exploded, and numerous pieces of flesh and blood flew out. Zhao Fu used his energy shield to block the blood and fleshy projectiles. Zhao fu, however, could not understand the rhyme or reason behind this.

It seemed that this worm-beast could also absorb some alchemical power, but it exploded directly without being able to absorb too much.

Could it be because the power was too strong? Thinking of this, Zhao Fu ordered his soldiers to bring a third stage worm-beast and also inserted a Philosopher's Stone into its mouth. The worm-beast also exhibited a pained expression after eating the Philosopher's Stone and fell to the ground, struggling and emitting screams.

Strands of alchemical power emerged from its body, and its carapace began to mechanize, to a degree slightly higher than the first one, but the worm-beast continued to bellow in pain for more than half an hour.

Although it did not explode, the worm-beast had died in agony, lying motionless on the ground, and the alchemical aura on its body dissipated.

What was going on? Zhao Fu felt a slight headache and felt that research required some dedicated individuals as ordinary people could not handle it.

However, at this point, Zhao Fu would not easily give up. He waved his hand and a sword light slashed open the worm-beast's body, and he took out the Philosopher's Stone that had been ingested.

The Philosopher's Stone, which was originally the size of a lychee, had shrunk several times, indicating that creatures in the chaotic world could digest the Philosopher's Stone, but the alchemical power could also cause significant harm to the body, leading to the death of the worm-beast.

Could it be that alchemical power could still not be possessed by people from other worlds? That Great Qin was only able to replicate it but could not use it directly.

However, if the worm-beast could absorb and mechanize it, it meant that the worm-beast had the ability to digest it, and this could be of great use if this digestion ability could be harnessed.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Fu thought that this ability was indeed worth researching, and perhaps it could help him grasp the power of alchemy. He felt that he had given up too early and that the direct ingestion method for the worm-beasts might not work, but there might be another way. Zhao Fu thus resumed his research by feeding each worm-beast with Philosopher's Stones and observing the results.

First stage insect beasts almost instantly imploded, second stage insect beasts imploded shortly after ingestion, third stage insect beasts died in agony, fourth stage insect beasts also died in agony, which surprised Zhao Fu. The fifth stage insect beast looked a felt extreme pain, but it survived in the end.

This broke Zhao Fu's previous conclusion that insect beasts could not refine Philosopher's Stones and survive.

Now Zhao Fu carefully examined the insect beasts. The shell in front of them had all been mechanized, but not to a high degree. However, their defense had greatly increased. What surprised Zhao Fu was that the alchemical power on the insect beasts had disappeared, leaving only a chaotic aura.

The insect beasts had consumed the Philosopher's Stone like food, digesting it and refining its power into a chaotic energy.

Zhao Fu checked the insect beast's body again. Although it had suffered some damage, it could still recover. However, the insect beast's strength and defense had greatly increased.

The chaotic energy that had been transformed from alchemical power now inherited the ability to create life and machines, just like true alchemical power, but its effect was not as strong as real alchemical power.

Zhao Fu was a little surprised. He had not thought of using this method to master alchemical power. Had his previous research been in vain?

Zhao Fu began to think that only creatures in the outer world could do this because the chaotic energy and bloodlines in the outer world had the ability to decompose and counteract alchemical power, something that creatures in the Heaven Awaken World did not have.

Although people in the Heaven Awaken World could not use it, this discovery was still important. For example, Great Qin had blood demon snakes and mosquitoes, which were a product of the fusion between the Heaven Awaken World and the Outer world, and possessed the abilities and power of chaotic creatures.

quickly Zhao Fu wondered if the Philosopher's Stone can be fused with blood demon snakes and mosquitoes? Thinking of this, Zhao Fu smiled.