Rise of the Alchemy God

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In the corridor leading to the royal hall of the castle, a beautiful, mature woman was walking alongside another slightly younger woman who resembled her somewhat.

The mature woman was Han Ling, queen of the Dragon Kingdom and mother to Han Yu and Han Lei.

The slightly younger woman walking beside her was Han Fei, Han Yu's younger sister and the third-born child of Han Ling.

Currently, mother and daughter were making their way to the throne room to check on the condition of Han Wei, the king.

By now, these visits had become routine, yet neither of them ever tired of going regularly.

Although it was painful for them to witness Han Wei's increasingly grave condition, they still hoped to one day see the mighty dragon, who had ruled the continent for millennia, return to his former glory.

Just like Han Yu, they too had done everything they could to find a cure for the illness, but they also ended up empty-handed.

As they walked, Han Fei couldn't help but ask with a thoughtful expression.

"Mother, I heard that someone dared to fly over the city today, and that Big Brother personally went to capture them," she said, recalling some chatter she overheard from the servants.

She asked for details and learned that someone had violated the kingdom's rules, which surprised her. After all, for centuries, no one had dared to do such a thing, knowing full well it would only lead to death.

Aside from the royal family or the kingdom's guards, no one was allowed to fly in the skies above the city. This rule was not only for security reasons but also out of respect for the dragon royal family and the gigantic tree that had brought prosperity to the kingdom for millennia.

Hearing that someone had done such a thing piqued her curiosity, and she wondered who could be bold enough to attempt it in broad daylight.

"Yes, but don't worry, your brother will take care of it," Han Ling said, shaking her head.

She knew what was going through her daughter's mind and couldn't help but wonder when she would finally mature.

Han Ling knew her daughter very well and was aware that one of this young woman's favorite hobbies was seeking trouble.

She wouldn't have been surprised if she had heard that Han Fei had personally gone to the site of the incident to watch the capture.

With that, mother and daughter finally arrived at the throne room.

Seeing that the grand doors of the hall were open, they wondered if Han Yu had already returned and had come to visit his father.

After all, apart from the second-born of the family, all of them frequently visited here.

Expecting to find Han Yu inside, the two women entered the hall. What they saw next, however, left both of them in shock, unable to move as they stood frozen by the sight before them.

"Dear," Han Ling couldn't help but cover her mouth in astonishment as she looked at her husband standing upright, completely restored, as he once had been.

How many times had she imagined seeing this scene in recent months? Yet she knew it was something that would never come to pass.

And yet, here she was, witnessing her husband, who should still have been on his deathbed, awake in his human form, with no signs of illness whatsoever.

With tears in her eyes, she was about to move toward him when a second wave of shock struck both her and Han Fei.

Han Wei, who was now standing in his human form, lowered his head, knelt, and murmured:

"This humble king welcomes the esteemed guest to his humble palace," he said in a voice devoid of any superiority, filled instead with what seemed to be reverence.

He was not the only one to do so. Everyone in the hall, the guards at the sides and even Han Yu, knelt as they echoed the same words.

The two women were stunned by this incredible scene, and both turned their gazes toward the figure seated on a grand throne made of finely sculpted, precious marble.

Seeing the figure of the handsome man gazing neutrally at Han Wei and the others, both women felt something stir within them.

They didn't know why, but as they looked at the man's figure, both felt an urge to bow before him.

Han Fei, in particular, found herself completely captivated when she looked into his crystal-blue eyes, losing herself in them as she admired the sight of the unknown individual currently seated on her father's throne.

While mother and daughter remained stunned by the sight before them, Ethan, who was currently sitting on the king's throne, observed the scene with a neutral expression.

After being brought to the throne room by Han Yu and seeing the condition of the king of this kingdom, he immediately understood the cause and made a gesture toward him to draw out all the demonic Qi invading the great black dragon's body at once.

With his slight movement, several black smoke tendrils began to emerge from the king's sleeping figure, quickly condensing into a small sphere, which Ethan then absorbed.

Unlike when he had cured Guo Lan, this time, he gained one strength stat point and one intelligence stat point.

It was clear from this that the Qi that had invaded the king of this realm was far denser than the one that had infected the wolf girl, and consequently, the power he gained was greater, though still insignificant compared to when he had absorbed the Qi of the demon and the half-demon.

It was evident that the individuals who were merely infected by this demonic Qi carried only small amounts within them, which made sense given the method by which they were being infected.

Most likely, only after a victim had been completely taken over and transformed into a half-demon would the amount of Qi within them increase drastically.

With that, the process was swift, and in a short time, it was completed, leaving behind the body of the great dragon, which, now free from the effects of the virus, began to heal.

Seeing this scene, Han Yu, who was standing behind Ethan, widened his eyes as he realized that the black sphere of energy extracted from his father was undoubtedly what had been afflicting him. This awareness made him understand that his father had just been cured by this mysterious individual as though it were nothing.

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He could also tell that his father's condition was quickly improving, which was a huge relief for him.

Unfortunately, just as he was about to let out a sigh of relief, something happened.

His father, who had been in a dormant state, suddenly opened his eyes and began to rise slowly.

What alarmed him, however, was not this but the madness he saw in his father's eyes.

"Oh no."