Although the servant had disappeared, it did not mean that there was no one in the area. A figure stood and fell on the ground in the middle of the palace. He was tall and sturdy and wore a loose robe that covered his body, not revealing his true appearance. The unique aura that emanated from his body had attracted King Violet, and his gaze immediately sharpened.

“Aili!” Looking at the figure beneath his feet, King Violet shouted his child’s name.

The figure on the ground started to tremble, and his entire body throbbed as if reacting instinctively to the familiar name. A sense of bloodline connection suddenly surged into his body, causing King Violet to be incomparably certain that the person before him was none other than his child.

“Father…” Aili moaned. His voice sounded weak as if he had been treated inhumanely before, without traces of his past.

Aili’s voice had always been majestic and powerful in the past, and he would always maintain his dignity as a prince no matter what. There had never been a time when he was so weak.

‘It seemed that this period of disappearance had significantly changed him.’ King Violet subconsciously frowned as this thought flashed through his mind.

He did not seem to think too much. Instead, he walked forward, wanting to help his child up. He placed a hand on Aili’s shoulder and turned Aili’s body over. Then, he was stunned as Aili’s face appeared before his eyes. It was not Aili’s original face but a completely unfamiliar face.

This face was vaguely familiar to the king, though it was covered in rotten meat, and countless meat strips were wriggling on it. It made one feel extremely nauseous and terrified.

The silver eyes that originally belonged to the Violet Royal Family had also changed at this moment. There were traces of blood on them, adding a strange atmosphere to them. It looked like a devil that had walked out of hell at first glance, looking extremely ferocious and terrifying.

Looking at this face that had long been beyond recognition, even though King Violet had long been mentally prepared, he could not help but be shocked. He stood on the ground, looking completely stunned.

A strange smile appeared on Aili’s face. Then, one of his arms suddenly transformed into a huge tentacle, grabbing King Violet’s chest.

Puff!

A crisp sound sounded. A huge bloody hole appeared on King Violet’s chest. Silver blood flowed and dripped onto the ground, and a thick bloody aura spread.

‘Hahaha!’ Aili let out a wild laugh.

His voice was filled with pride and mockery. Yet, very quickly, his laughter ended abruptly as King Violet’s body was gradually fading away and finally disappeared from his hands.

The same applied to the blood stains on his hands. However, if one looked carefully, one would discover that those were not blood stains but just an illusion formed by the power of the Silver Moon. An induction that originated from his bloodline spread from within his body.

Aili subconsciously looked to the side, just in time to meet King Violet’s eyes not far away, where King Violet had been standing. King Violet was still standing there from the beginning to the end, and there was no sign of him moving.

Although his body was not as tall and sturdy as Aili’s, he was equally valiant and had a soul-stirring aura. However, at this moment, his eyes revealed a clear disappointment at Aili’s appearance.

“You aren’t Aili…” He looked at Aili before him.

“No, that’s not right…” First, he guessed, then he denied himself, “This aura is indeed Aili’s, that’s right…”

“You’ve become like this in just half a year. You disappoint me…” His eyes were filled with disappointment, as though he was disappointed by Aili’s performance.

This disappointment pierced Aili’s heart, causing him to let out an angry roar at King Violet. However, after that, his face revealed a malevolent and pained expression, and a hint of struggle flashed past his eyes.

“No! What have I done? Father!” He collapsed weakly on the ground as if he had experienced a long period of struggle. At this moment, he extended his hand toward King Violet and his face was filled with terror, “Save me! I can’t control myself anymore!”

Aili’s actions were exaggerated, giving off the feeling that he was experiencing intense pain. “Someone has tampered with my body, and I can’t control myself anymore!”

King Violet looked at Aili before him and could not help but pause, a rare complicated expression appearing on his face. Aili was still his child no matter what.

In the end, he still took a deep breath and said, “Child, don’t resist. Accept the Silver Moon’s baptism.” He said softly and took a few steps forward.

Then, he extended his hand and injected the Silver Moon Power within his body into Aili’s body. The pure and powerful Silver Moon Power immediately had an effect once it was injected into Aili’s body.

That strange and powerful power in Aili’s body was gradually purified and expelled by the Silver Moon Power. Then, his body also began to change under this influence.

The original mutated parts began to disappear slowly, and his ferocious face also calmed down as if he was going to return to normal. His entire aura became calm and peaceful, without any of the ferociousness from before.

It looked like Aili had recovered and was gradually changing back to his previous appearance. His face gradually became peaceful under the Silver Moon’s moonlight but instead revealed a trace of a smile of success.

If it was the past Aili, he could have recovered under King Violet’s pure Silver Moon Power. However, the current Aili was no longer the same. The past Aili had already died, and the current Aili was a beast. His mind and consciousness were completely different from the past Aili. He behaved as such only to take the opportunity to devour King Violet’s power.

As a Silver Moon royalty, his body underwent metamorphosis after experiencing the bloodline experiment. As a result, not only did he have the ability to devour other Silver Moon royalty bloodlines to strengthen himself, but he could also devour the pure Silver Moon Power in the bodies of others to strengthen himself.

This was the plan he currently had in mind. He was prepared to devour the Silver Moon Power in King Violet’s body to strengthen himself while concurrently depleting King Violet’s power. Subsequently, after King Violet’s power had exhausted to its limit, it was time for him to make his move and devour King Violet alive.

Aili felt somewhat at ease thinking about this. However, he was a little crazy and impatient and could not help but imagine the scene where he would devour King Violet alive. Unlike Jason, whose bloodline power had yet to reach its peak, King Violet was at the peak of a royal family regardless of his power or condition.

If he could devour King Violet, he would undoubtedly achieve the greatest effect in all aspects. Nonetheless, everything would be different by then. However, very quickly, he felt that something was wrong.

Pain! Intense pain! Aili suddenly opened his eyes. The initially peaceful expression on his face changed as he realized something was wrong. The Silver Moon power that had surged into his body did not help him expel the other strange powers like before.

Instead, it helped him strengthen his bloodline origin and infiltrate every part of his body, completely controlling every part of his body. Unfortunately, intense pain continued to spread along with this process, then started to erupt.

Aili immediately realized that something was wrong as he felt this process, then turned to look at King Violet beside him. His gaze shifted, only to meet a pair of incomparably cold silver eyes. King Violet had unknowingly changed. His eyes had turned completely silver, and the aura on his body was so violent and terrifying, as though he wanted to kill someone.

This time, it was Aili’s turn to be stunned. He looked into King Violet’s eyes, still holding onto some hope in his heart. “Father…”

“I understand, child.” King Violet nodded. His expression was still cold, but his tone was peaceful and calm as if he was speaking to his closest child, “Don’t worry. After you die, I will arrange the best tombstone for you, and you will be buried in the same tomb as me, so you will not be lonely in the future. Rest in peace.”

Hearing King Violet’s words, Aili’s heart shivered. He did not understand what had gone wrong. There was nothing wrong with Aili’s plan. One would most likely be fooled and die without knowing why if it were a normal person.

However, King Violet was undoubtedly not a normal person. He was a qualified king and powerhouse but not a qualified father. When Jason died, he didn’t feel any sadness in his heart but only anger.

Many years ago, the process of King Violet’s succession to the throne was also full of twists and turns. Not only did King Violet’s biological father die, but even his brother, who was competing with him at the time, also died. Even his body was said to be missing.

Yet Aili was trying to make a move on such a ruthless person by taking his mercy for granted. How naive. To King Violet, anything that posed a threat must be eliminated, regardless of whether that person was wearing his son’s skin or not.

Putting aside whether Aili was normal or not, merely looking at how he had tried to attack King Violet had decided King Violet’s action. Furthermore, Jason’s death had just happened, but Aili had appeared here for no reason. Therefore, King Violet could naturally guess the connection. Therefore, even if Aili did not kill Jason, he was involved. Hence, he deserved to die for this alone.

Boom!

A crisp sound sounded continuously, coming from before his eyes. As the Silver Moon Power surged on Aili’s body, it began to explode. Holes began appearing on his body’s surface, and blood splattered in all directions.

Aili’s expression immediately changed as he felt the current situation in his body.The interior of his body became like a bomb as the Silver Moon Power surged, ready to explode at any moment. He was blasted into pieces, leaving no bones behind.

He tried to resist, but due to the penetration of the Silver Moon Power, the power belonging to King Violet had already taken control of his entire body. It would not be easy even if he wanted to expel it.

A strange feeling emerged the next moment. Aili felt a burning sensation within his entire body as if a change was occurring. He immediately realized what was about to happen to him, and he suddenly became savage, “No!”

A huge explosion sounded along with a furious roar.

Bang!

A terrifying sound sounded from this place, and a huge power erupted. The collision was so terrifying that almost all the magic arrays within the palace operated spontaneously, blocking this power. Otherwise, the entire palace would not be able to block it and would become ruins.

Smoke rose and spread in all directions. The terrifying aura spread, blowing King Violet’s robes. He stood there alone, with an incomparably cold expression. He was like an aloof king, looking at the scene before him calmly.

Aili’s figure had completely disappeared before him. No, he had not completely disappeared. There were still traces left behind— pieces of minced meat and many internal organs, all broken into pieces and scattered over the ground like a slaughterhouse.

‘It’s over…’ Looking at this scene, King Violet shook his head with a complicated expression.

Aili was the heir he had nurtured for many years. However, sadly, even though Aili wasn’t his favorite child, Aili had died at his hands. So naturally, this made him feel emotional and complicated.

Compared to King Violet, Jameson felt differently. First, looking at King Violet in the distance, then looking at the pile of minced meat under his feet, he felt complicated and did not know what to say.

Frankly, he felt that there was no issue with Aili’s strategy. Even if he were in King Violet’s position, he would fall for it if he was not careful. However, King Violet was more decisive than he had imagined.

He didn’t even consider saving Aili because of his child’s pleading. Instead, he took the opportunity to unleash his killing move and finish Aili off in one fell swoop. This decision was truly terrifying. King Violet was at the peak of the world, whether in terms of strength or temperament.

‘It was a pity for Aili.’ Jameson sighed in his heart, feeling a little heartache.

No matter what, Aili was one of the few remaining experimental subjects in the Saint Child experiment. He was also one of the few people who had luckily succeeded.

Compared to the others, due to his distortion, he had awakened the ability to devour other royal bloodlines to transform himself continuously. However, this ability was more difficult to come by than simply succeeding in the experiment to a certain extent.

Nevertheless, in Jameson’s heart, it was an ability comparable to Kling’s. So if Aili could grow up, his potential would not lose out to Kling, who had successfully transformed his bloodline.

‘Unfortunately…’

Jameson sighed in his heart and could only accept this result at this point. However, while feeling his heart ached, he could not help but sigh with relief.

After witnessing Aili’s growth journey, he also had some hesitation and doubt about Aili. He did not have much confidence that he could control Aili if he continued to grow.

‘Now that he had died here, although it was a pity, it was not necessarily a bad thing.’ This thought flashed through his mind, and he was about to leave.

He was able to hide in the Violet Empire palace due to part of Aili’s authority as well as his power.

Now that Aili was dead and King Violet was right before him, he would be in big trouble and might even die here if he was discovered. After all, King Violet was stronger than Jameson in terms of strength alone. Not to mention that this was the headquarters of the Silver Moon Royal Family, and all of this had significant blessings on King Violet.

Hence, he made up his mind, and just as he was about to leave, he saw something strange. He noticed a change in the pile of minced meat left behind after Aili’s death.

Rip…

A crisp sound sounded from where he was. The minced meat left behind after Aili’s death was squirming in the garden, with pieces of flesh sprouting from it. A vigorous life force was released and recovered from within. It felt strange as if these pieces of flesh still had life and were especially strange.

King Violet could not help but frown. He already felt that something was not right. A powerful aura spread from his body without the slightest hesitation, and intense Silver Moon Power surged forward, shrouding this garden.

A terrifying power instantly suppressed, wanting to eradicate this pile of minced meat, turning it into nothingness. However, all of this was useless. An arm suddenly stretched out from the pile of minced meat, appearing from nowhere.

Even though it was only an arm, it carried an enormous power, directly blocking King Violet’s attack. This scene made the surrounding people stunned. King Violet and Jameson, who had been observing in secret, did not expect this to happen.

The situation was still evolving before their eyes.

Ah!

An unknown roar, like the roar of a wild beast, sounded.

The pile of minced meat began to move, and everything within it gathered again. King Violet saw it very clearly this time. Even though the pile of minced meat was out of shape, will and soul remained within it. Aili’s true spiritual power has not been wiped out by King Violet and remained within these fragments.

For existences like them, as long as there was still true spirit fragment remaining, it could not be said to be dead as there was still life, which was the case at the moment.