What frustrated Leilin the most was that this toxin acted far too quickly, and even he had no good remedy for it.
The Comoin Giant Serpent's venom didn't appear to be merely a neurotoxin—it also contained some ancient malevolence and ill will, making it extraordinarily difficult to neutralize.
The reason Leilin himself was unaffected was that after his heart modification, he had become partly a Comoin Giant Serpent, so naturally his own venom couldn't harm him. But using it to save others was beyond his capability.
By his estimation, even a Third-rank Wizard would find this toxin troublesome if exposed to it. Perhaps only a Fourth-rank Dawn Star Wizard could provide a cure.
"Looks like I can't use this ability carelessly anymore! It'll have to be a trump card saved for desperate times!"
Leilin let out a bitter laugh.
The attack covered too wide an area and made no distinction between friend and foe. If he used it in the future, it would inevitably cause massive innocent casualties and provoke widespread outrage.
Though Leilin wouldn't feel guilty about it, he had no desire to accumulate pointless enemies either.
For instance, now, after witnessing the total annihilation of their forces, the two Second-rank Wizards, Coben and Leiseman, were on the verge of going berserk!
"You… you dare…"
Leiseman roared, the lightning mark on his forehead pulsing wildly. "You dare destroy my Lightning Legion! I'll kill you!"
He had brought the elite of his Lightning Legion with him this time, and combined with the two battalions left behind earlier, the entire Lightning Legion had been wiped out under Leilin's devastating poison. Leiseman's eyes were turning faintly red, and a violent aura rippled back and forth across his body.
Compared to Leiseman, Coben was handling things somewhat better. After all, he was a Dark Wizard, accustomed to slaughter—no matter how many subordinates died, it couldn't shake his composure in the slightest.
His attention was entirely consumed by the eerie spell Leilin had displayed.
"What a terrifying ability! Is this his innate spell? An area-of-effect toxin attack with this kind of range? Even First-rank Wizards couldn't withstand it…"
As a seasoned Dark Wizard, Coben immediately began calculating Leilin's combat power and imagined the horror if this ability were deployed on a battlefield!
This was practically destructive-level combat strength!
"Not good!" Coben and Leiseman's faces simultaneously went pale, and their hovering bodies began to tremble slightly.
Waves of dark purple gas kept rising on their faces—the venom of the Comoin Giant Serpent! Even Second-rank Wizards couldn't fully purge it!
"Myriad Poisons Seal!" A growth on Coben's shoulder burst open, and a ring of red flesh coalesced on his face into a strange, twisted circular rune, sealing all the dark purple gas inside.
Only after sealing the toxic gas did he have the presence of mind to check on his old rival Leiseman's condition.
Leiseman was in even worse shape. Lightning radiance blazed across his face, and the lightning rune between his brows shifted ceaselessly, driving the dark toxin toward his right arm. Then, with a vicious expression, Leiseman's left hand slashed down like a bolt of lightning—actually severing his entire arm!
Although wizards could regenerate lost limbs through various means, losing an arm still dealt a severe blow to one's combat power!
"Old fossil, how are you holding up?" These two long-time enemies, Coben and Leiseman, now found themselves sharing a common cause against the terrifying Leilin.
"Fine… fine!" Leiseman panted heavily. A ring of lightning flashed over the wound, instantly staunching the blood. "I can only fight at about seventy percent of my full strength at most! And you?"
"Slightly better! I can manage eighty percent! Any more and my seal will fail…" A bitter smile appeared on Coben's face. "This Leilin actually dared to kill my blood! I'll make sure he dies!"
Earlier, under Leilin's indiscriminate poison attack, Giant and Xishan—two already heavily wounded peak First-rank Wizards—had naturally not been spared either.
Moreover, the young boy Leilin had killed before had not revived, and all three of Xishan's dissociated spirit bodies had been destroyed. In other words, he was truly dead!
Coben was Xishan's father. His relationship with Leilin had never been good to begin with, and now there was the added grudge of a son's murder!
"It looks like we'll have to join forces," Leiseman said, his expression grave.
"Mm!" Coben and Leiseman drifted slightly closer to each other.
"Ah…"
At that moment, Leilin let out a sigh and appeared before Coben and Leiseman.
"Kill!" Leilin struck first. Massive black fireballs blanketed the sky, hanging like enormous stars.
Things had reached a point where the conflict between Leilin and these two Second-rank Wizards could no longer be resolved through negotiation. Now, one side had to be utterly destroyed for this to end.
Having advanced to the Second rank, the power Leilin could draw from First-rank spells had increased dramatically.
His Shadow Fireballs now were several levels more powerful than when he had used them as a First-rank Warlock!
Enormous waves of black flame tore across the sky, threatening to evaporate the very air into nothingness.
"He just advanced—he hasn't recorded any Second-rank spell templates yet! Watch out for that poisonous innate ability!"
Coben and Leiseman exchanged a glance. One unleashed a barrage of lightning, the other conjured a gray-black hurricane, and both surged toward Leilin.
Lightning, hurricane, and black flame crashed into one another.
Silver spiritual power tore through the void, generating a massive spiritual storm!
Under the command of materialized spiritual power, the Second-rank Wizards' spells unleashed terrifying威力 far beyond what they could achieve at the First rank, reducing the headquarters of the Four Seasons Garden to a field of ruins.