When Aldric stepped out of the laboratory, he sensed that the suppressed power within him was slowly recovering.
The restraints were still operating, covering every pattern across the surface of his body and extending to the outer layer of his soul, controlling the channels through which he came into contact with the world's laws.
But Lynn had granted him partial authority.
He could now wield alchemical power. Though his upper limit had been restricted and he could not summon all the strength he possessed at his peak, it was enough to handle most situations.
If he wanted to be completely unsealed, he would probably have to wait until he faced a true enemy.
He stood at the entrance of the church for a while, assessing his current condition before rising into the air and flying toward Alchemy Main City.
His strength had yet to fully recover, so he was not flying particularly fast—far from the level he had reached at his peak—but it was enough to maintain a steady altitude and direction.
Nor was he idle as he flew. He continually communicated with the vast web of laws in the sky and with the world's will.
Myriad Phenomena also took the initiative to merge with him, helping him adapt to the new laws.
Still, entering that previous state of "unity between man and heaven" would be difficult now. Myriad Phenomena was unwilling to expend the world's power to aid his cultivation.
It would be better to save it to improve the extraordinary concentration of Stigma World.
While flying, Aldric discovered all manner of undead monsters on the island, some of them quite formidable.
Even the Chaos Dragon, Demon Eye, Godspawn, Netherworld Wolf, and the others who had besieged him before were among them.
Demon Eye was still in a miserable