In a concealed watch post in the Royal Palace, two soldiers were carefully observing their surroundings. Suddenly, one of the guards said, "Did you hear something? It sounded like something falling to the ground."
The other guard glanced over and said indifferently, "No. We just need to do our own jobs. Don't worry about anything else." With that, he turned back and continued watching outside.
The guard who had spoken first looked puzzled. "Did I really hear wrong? But I clearly sensed a fluctuation of spiritual power just now. No one should dare use spiritual power casually inside the Royal Palace, right?" He had sensed that exceedingly faint fluctuation. As it happened, he was born different from ordinary people, with an unusually keen sensitivity to spiritual power.
"Enough. It was probably those spirit beasts. Things like this have been happening all the time since they brought those spirit beasts into the Royal Palace."
Although these guards still stood watch over the Royal Palace, they were no longer as vigilant or alert as before. The people inside the palace were no longer the same. Or rather, the king was no longer the sovereign to whom they owed their loyalty.
The king had undergone Demonicization, as had every member of the Imperial Family. Now, inside the Royal Palace, neither the Imperial Family nor the king had the final say. That belonged to the Demon Spirit Masters. They were the true masters of the palace.
"Is that so? I hope I sensed wrong." The guard who had spoken first also felt that perhaps he was being overly suspicious. After all, fluctuations of spiritual power had become common since those spirit beasts arrived in the Royal Palace. Those creatures were not as obedient as humans.
Just then, the first guard's expression suddenly changed. "No,