"All my stats have shown significant growth. The bloodline of a fifth-level Komodo Snake Emperor is truly terrifying!"
Looking at the notable growth across all the stats on his status panel, Leilin let out a satisfied sigh.
The bloodline of the Komodo Giant Snake could already provide warlocks with substantial bloodline enhancements, and at the fifth-level Snake Emperor bloodline, this influence was even greater.
Almost every moment, Leilin could feel this supreme emperor bloodline remaking his body, even penetrating into his true spirit, tinting his spiritual power with a hint of crimson that grew ever stronger.
"Though the Komodo Snake Emperor bloodline helped me advance to the fifth level, and even among fifth-level Brilliant Moon warlocks I'm considered a powerhouse, I must bear the consequences that come with it..."
Leilin couldn't help but recall that sensation of being watched—the surveillance of the Mother of Ten Thousand Serpents from the Infernal World, which had always made him feel like he had a thorn in his back, forcing him to work especially hard to improve his strength.
He had a premonition that if he ever chose to confront or even betray the Mother of Ten Thousand Serpents, the Snake Emperor bloodline within him might bring about unforeseen consequences.
Leilin recalled the circumstances of his meeting with the two Komodo Dukes.
Since he himself had already advanced to Brilliant Moon warlock and had awakened the Snake Emperor bloodline, Leilin could even sense that he could completely override the will of the two Morning Star dukes and issue them commands—even ordering them to die, and they would likely comply.
As for Frie? That went without saying—she was firmly under Leilin's control from body to soul. This feeling of holding absolute dominion over another person truly intoxicated him.
All of this naturally stemmed from the Komodo Snake Emperor's domination talent, but through it, Leilin also glimpsed the Mother of Ten Thousand Serpents' power of control over serpentkind.
If these two forces ever came into conflict one day, Leilin had absolutely no confidence in himself.
"Bang!" The laboratory door swung open, and Frie stood up with a look of delighted surprise. "Leilin! Did the experiment go well?"
Immediately after, she keenly noticed that this "Leilin" was somewhat different from usual.
After a moment of hesitation, Frie covered her small mouth in astonishment. "You... why has your aura fallen back to Morning Star level?"
"It went very smoothly!" This Leilin smiled, and from behind him, another Leilin with a far deeper aura stepped forward. "Even you didn't notice anything wrong at first—the soul imprint must have been a complete success!"
"Is this your Morning Star clone?" Frie's eyes lit up as she looked at the Leilin who had emerged first.
"Yes! My true body will remain in the Morning Star space, but there are still matters in the outside world that require my attention!"
The Morning Star-level clone nodded and turned to leave.
The real Leilin stepped forward, smiling as he looked at Frie's slightly rounded belly.
Through his bloodline senses and the Komodo Snake Emperor's domination ability, he could clearly feel the vigorous growth of the little life within.
Not just the child—Frie as well. She had only just advanced to third-level Crystallization, but now she had unknowingly broken through to the peak of the third level, and her bloodline was constantly purifying, making her advancement to Morning Star a real possibility!
All of this was, of course, due to Leilin's subtle, gradual influence. The two dukes had received only minor benefits, but on Frie, the effects were clearly manifest.
"Terrifying! Is this also an ability of the emperor bloodline? Subtly transforming one's own kind, guiding them toward a more powerful evolutionary path..."
A sharp gleam flashed in Leilin's eyes. Only now did he truly grasp the terrifying nature of the emperor bloodline—not merely the enhancement of individual combat strength, but the elevation of the entire species!
It could be said that if Leilin remained in the Ring of the Ouroboros for a full hundred years, most first-level Manxter Giant Snake warlocks would likely evolve into third-level Horalar Black Snake warlocks, and the Horalar Black Snake warlocks in turn had the potential to advance into pure-blooded Komodo Giant Snake warlocks.
The bloodlines inherited by the numerous bloodline families would become even more purified as a result of Leilin's presence.
Of course, all of this was related to proximity to Leilin. Frie, being the closest to him, had received the deepest influence from his radiation and aura, with results visible in just a few months.
"Chip! Establish a task—analyze the emperor bloodline's effect on the species! And try to solidify this radiation into a permanent form, ideally creating an energy tower for sustained radiation!"
"Ding! Task established—analyzing the emperor bloodline's effect on the species. Initiating subject radiation collection. Simulation in progress..." the Chip responded promptly.
Naturally, Leilin had no intention of permanently serving as a cultivation apparatus or radiation device himself. To elevate the overall strength of all Komodo warlocks, constructing a similar radiation tower was highly necessary.
Looking at the smiling Frie, Leilin suddenly felt a moment of trance.