For the second bloodline issue, Zhao Fu had also found a solution: first collect the soldiers' blood, then fuse it into the attribute stones to form special bloodline attribute stones, which would then serve as the foundational energy for the Philosopher's Stone.
This was during another attempt to condense a Philosopher's Stone. Zhao Fu had another soldier enter the center of the alchemy formation.
Zhao Fu still used the method of having the soldier condense the Philosopher's Stone himself, because this would better bring out the Philosopher's Stone's power and result in greater compatibility between the two.
The soldier sat cross-legged within the alchemy formation. Zhao Fu activated the formation, and a wave of power spread outward. The attribute stones began to emit a faint glow, streams of energy emerging from them and surging toward the soldier.
The soldier closed his eyes and absorbed the immense energies. Five minutes passed, then ten minutes, then half an hour, yet there was still no change.
Half a day later, a powerful force erupted from the soldier's body, whipping up a gale that spread in all directions. Black flames ignited around him, and his strength rose in a straight line.
After a while, the soldier opened his eyes with a faint smile. "Your Majesty! I have now condensed a Philosopher's Stone."
Zhao Fu smiled faintly. "Show me the Philosopher's Stone's power."
Hearing this, the soldier unleashed the power of his Philosopher's Stone. Alchemical force spread outward, and his body began to become mechanized, to a deeper degree than before. Alchemical force flowed into his arm, causing a large portion of it to mechanize, though it did not become entirely mechanical and still retained some flesh and blood.
Although it had not fully mechanized, its power and controllability seemed to have grown stronger. It