Rise of the Alchemy God

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Han Lei finally arrived at the castle and immediately noticed a strange aura enveloping the place.

Hm?

He wasn't sure what it was, but his sense of foreboding seemed to be on high alert. However, seeing no immediate threat, he didn't give it much thought.

His sense of foreboding was weak at first, and being a powerhouse at the fifth stage, he believed nothing could put his life in danger.

He headed straight to the royal hall, and upon arrival, he noticed his entire family was present, which only piqued his curiosity further about the nature of the emergency.

The foreboding feeling that had been faint earlier now grew stronger with each step he took toward the hall.

As he entered and looked around, his gaze naturally fell upon the throne, and in that moment, his expression froze, surprise evident in his eyes.

Sitting on the throne was a man with long black hair and crystal blue eyes, looking calmly in his direction.

Han Lei wasn't sure who the man was, but seeing him sitting on what was rightfully his throne, he was clearly displeased. Yet, he had no time to dwell on that of the because two other figures flanked the man.

One was his elder brother, who wore a serious expression, but it also seemed conflicted for some reason.

Han Lei was confused by this, but once again, he had no time to process it because the figure of the man on the other side of the throne left him in shock.

'How is this possible?'

He trembled internally as he looked at the figure of his father, standing and appearing completely healthy, gazing at him with a serious yet slightly peculiar look.

Seeing his brother and the man sitting on the throne was strange enough, but seeing his father, who should have been on the verge of death, standing there looking healthier than ever filled his mind with dozens of thoughts.

'What in the world is going on? Why is he here? Shouldn't he be on the verge of death?'

Only at this moment did he realize something was very wrong with this entire situation.

Just as he was about to speak and ask what was happening and who the man on the throne was, he heard the unknown man's voice addressing him.

"A demonic contract, hmm? I see. So, you've decided to sacrifice your people for a measly bit of power," the man said with calm eyes that gave the impression they could pierce through a person's body and directly examine their soul.

Hearing the unknown man's words, Han Lei's sense of alertness skyrocketed, and an astonished expression appeared on his face.

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What... How does he know?'

While all this was happening, far to the north of the Dragon Kingdom, in the royal palace of the Wolf Kingdom, two figures were engaged in conversation.

One was a nearly two-meter-tall man with a burly build, standing by the window and gazing out at the scenery.

What stood out about him wasn't just his height but his unique appearance.

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From his ash-gray skin tone to the two imposing, curved horns on his head, everything about him made it clear he was far from a member of the Wolf Kingdom's royal family.

Seated on the sofa near where the man stood was the second figure, a woman casually sipping what appeared to be a glass of dark red liquid.

The woman swirled the liquid in her glass a bit before speaking with a bored expression.

"He requested a meeting, and yet here we are, and he's still not," she said as she finished the last sip of the crimson liquid.

The man by the window remained silent, continuing to gaze outside with a serious expression.

Receiving no response from her companion, the woman couldn't help but add,

"We've been on this continent for two years now, and yet the number of times I've heard you say anything can barely be counted on two hands.

Don't tell me you've lost the ability to speak since your transformation," she said, trying to provoke a reaction.

However, to her disappointment, all she got was a snort and nothing more.

Seeing this, the woman shook her head, reached for the bottle, and was about to pour herself more of the liquid when she paused, considered something, and then put the glass away, deciding to drink straight from the bottle instead.

"Speaking of which, I heard something interesting," she said, pausing her movements for a moment as she recalled a recent event.

The man showed no curiosity, but that didn't stop the woman from continuing.

"I heard that in the northern area of our continent, a portal appeared for a brief time," she said, taking a sip.

The man, who had until now shown no interest in her words, finally displayed a hint of attention.

And how could he not?

After all, the appearance of a portal was no small matter, especially considering the continents were still bound by barriers that prevented spatial coordinates from connecting a portal to another continent. This was only possible with one of the three cursed objects.

"They've confirmed the portal wasn't triggered by anyone from our continent but from another. Guess which one?"

She turned toward the man again.

"The Human Continent," she answered herself.

"It seems someone else has gotten their hands on one of the objects.

I really wonder what those we sent there are doing. Could it be they let someone from that continent snatch the object? I told you they should've sent us instead," she muttered as she drank, grumbling to herself.

At this point, even the man, whose attention had been piqued for a moment, returned to ignoring her.

In that moment, as the situation remained calm enough to let both of them be relaxed, a familiar energy fluctuation was suddenly detected by both, causing them to vanish from their places and appear in the skies above the city.

"This... Tell me this isn't what I think it is," the woman said, her previously carefree demeanor replaced entirely by seriousness.

The male demon nodded his head as if confirming her thoughts, and for the first time in a long while, he opened his mouth:

"It him,"

Both could tell the energy wave had been triggered by none other than Han Lei himself.

This wave was a signal to initiate the infection and begin transforming people into demons. However, the problem was that their plan hadn't intended for this to happen so soon.

Clearly, something had gone wrong, which put both of them on high alert. They exchanged a glance before nodding to one another.

"It seems we'll have to speed things up a bit."