Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'-Chapter 1236 - 243: Empire Line (40)

"Enough."

Merston raised a hand to stop Anjuri, pleading:

"Anjuri, how could I do it? This is my only remaining family."

It was only then that Anjuri noticed the sadness and conflict in Merston's eyes.

"Truly touching, Aunt Merston. Even though you have never met me before, once you see me, you can recognize my identity. This must be the bond between the maternal bloodline of our Dawnbreaker Family."

The man, holding a laurel crown, turned his head to look at the people on the stage, bowed slightly in greeting, and then said:

"Citizens, I know you are puzzled at this moment, filled with dissatisfaction, wondering 'Where has our Emperor gone?', 'Who is this person who suddenly appeared and looks exactly like His Majesty?', 'What on earth is happening?'... and thoughts of similar nature."

The man's speech was truly resonant and powerful, of immense influence, while his demeanor and etiquette were of the highest royal aristocratic standard, humble yet assertive, logical and factual. Without needing any tonal emphasis, his straightforward words exuded an extraordinary grace.

"In your hearts, there are three core questions: Who am I? Why am I here? What am I going to do?"

"Now, I will answer you one by one."

The man's clear blue eyes looked at the crowd, unyielding even under the gaze of over a hundred thousand people, he said faintly:

"My name is Aloros. Full name—Aloros Obeliana Shang Dawnbreaker."

If not for his control over the situation now, the audience would have erupted in chaos because Dawnbreaker is precisely the surname of the Oxiulia royal family, and Obeliana was the former Grand Duchess of Oxiulia, the mother of Emperor Leoz.

The man slightly eased his control, allowing people to engage in whispering discussions, while he continued: 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

"I know you would be puzzled, isn't it said that Oxiulia's royal family has only His Majesty Leoz as the Crown Prince?"

"Stop this!" Merston implored: "Child, you cannot, this isn't your..."

But Aloros only cast her a slight glance:

"(Ancient Oxiulia language) A subject must not defy a Sovereign's decision."

In the next moment, Lord Ao Sha, Merston, was struck as if by lightning, her whole body stiffened in place like a puppet, falling silent.

"My dear!" Anjuri, realizing something was amiss, grabbed her lover's arm, speaking hastily into her ear: "What on earth is happening, what's wrong with you?"

"Anjuri."

Merston pursed her lips, speaking weakly:

"He is the legitimate one; he has inherited all the Talent. The bloodline of the Dawnbreaker Family is transmitted matrilineally, but every five generations, there is inevitably a male Successor born who will inherit all the Talent, Strength, and even knowledge of the previous five generations of maternal heirs, and if there is someone with extraordinary Talent, they may even obtain the father's Talent and memory as well."

"Just as my Aunt Merston has said."

Aloros, with his hands behind his back, announced to the people:

"I, Aloros, am the true Successor of the Dawnbreaker Family. All the Powers of Redemption from the five generations of Grand Duchesses of the Dawnbreaker Family are concentrated within me, and I also inherited the Warrior Gene and memory from my father's Shang family."

"Therefore, whether it's killing."

He casually picked up a leaf, swiping it lightly in front of his eyes.

In the next moment, the heads of thousands of people among the audience in the third row instantly flew off, and blood gushed forth like a fountain.

The crowd had no time to panic before Aloros swiped the leaf back in front of him again.

"Or saving."

The headless bodies instantly stopped bleeding, large gaping wounds rapidly regenerated, the Fountain of Life continuously released, promoting bone growth, cell regeneration, and nerve reconnection.

In just four or five seconds, the thousands of people he had killed were perfectly revived.

While these audience members wore bewildered expressions, not knowing what had just transpired, the heads severed moments ago descended one by one from the sky, returning to their owners, leaving each person staring at their own blood-stained head, not knowing whether to feel terror or shock.

"I have achieved the pinnacle in both these skills."

Aloros spread his arms, standing on the verdant grass, proudly announcing to everyone:

"On this land, life and death are but my servants, with a single thought of life, a single thought of death."

"As long as the soul remains, within the domain of Aloros, no one may easily depart this world."

"However, despite possessing such power, I could not save my mother who was wronged."

He shifted his tone, speaking mournfully and tragically:

"Thirty-seven years ago, while I was still in my mother Obeliana's womb, disaster struck. A pair of heretical traitors stormed the palace, murdered my mother, opened her womb, and abducted me from Oxiulia. From then on, I was enslaved by the heretics, trained to become a healing tool, awaiting the day they could sell me for a good price."

"But luckily, under the protection of the royal bloodline, my power grew rapidly, and I soon defeated my captors, killed their Leader, avenged my mother, and then, roving for years, sought after my true identity."

"Now, I have finally found it."

He raised the laurel crown in his hand, proclaiming loudly:

"According to the Royal Succession Law, to ensure that the royal family maintains a lineage of superior Leaders, protecting the wellbeing of the people, the person with the highest quality bloodline in the royal family should inherit the throne."

"My citizens, I am the true heir of Oxiulia."

At that moment, a voice suddenly called out:

"Are you implying that the bloodline of Emperor Leoz is not pure enough?"

"Yes, I have ample evidence to prove that I am the true Successor, while Leoz, my brother, is not."

Aloros said, pulling a notebook from his bosom, and with a display of Mana, projecting it into the sky:

"Ladies and gentlemen, please see: This is the treatment log of the then Royal Physician, Doctor Jin Jielie, detailing the daily life of my mother, Obeliana, including various medications and ceremonial arrangements."

Merston's pupils trembled violently, but it was already too late.

She remained silent for a long time, only able to utter one word:

"Finished."

"Hmm, this is..."

Many had already recognized it, and they shouted out:

"A Life Sacrifice!"

"Oh my god, the former Grand Duchess used a Life Sacrifice!"

"There's even a record of Submergence Starry Abyss, Grand Duchess Obeliana descended into Zhou Yuan once during her pregnancy, which caused partial bodily losses."