Qidian
The Alchemist
by Fate0
A strong early alchemy-and-escape hook with better prose than many peers, but relationship and ending complaints make the warning label essential.
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A soul-transmigrated boy sold into a hellish island laboratory learns alchemy, survives through disguise, and begins a revenge road against imperial power.
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