"Chip! Begin a full-body scan on me!"
After escaping the Mother of Ten Thousand Serpents' dream, Leilin immediately issued the command.
The Mother of Ten Thousand Serpents was a being far beyond seventh-level Wizards—her power even surpassed the limits of worlds, capable of launching attacks through dreams that crossed dimensional membranes. This kind of power was beyond even Leilin's current imagination.
When facing such an enemy, no amount of caution could be considered excessive. A thorough examination was absolutely necessary.
【Task established! Initiating scan program! Atomic microscope access authorized, examination commencing...】
Accompanied by the Chip's mechanical voice, beams of blue light began scanning every part of Leilin's body. Even at the cellular level, an atomic microscope was ceaselessly sweeping back and forth.
Layer upon layer of blue light rippled through Leilin's body like countless threads.
【Subject's skeletal structure and internal organs normal. Initiating bloodline scan. Consciousness Sea probing in progress...】
Leilin's expression had been perfectly calm, but the next moment, when the Chip's light swept across his blood and probed directly into his Consciousness Sea, his entire face changed dramatically.
Dense, minute black runes began emerging from the surface of Leilin's body, and the instant these runes surfaced, Leilin suddenly felt the blood within him surge to ten times its normal flow!
The massive rush of blood made his face flush crimson immediately, and even fine traces of red appeared deep from within his pores.
Layer upon layer of black runes climbed up to his forehead, forming the pattern of a small black serpent.
And surrounding the small black serpent, a ring of tiny, spiked runes—like chains and a prison cage—kept the black serpent trapped within.
"What's going on?!"
Leilin felt that the bloodline power within him had gone into revolt, pouring energy into the seal on his forehead while turning around to restrain him!
His own bloodline power had started to rebel, turning back to bind its master's strength. It sounded like a joke, but when it actually happened, Leilin found nothing amusing about it.
"Quiet! Domination Talent!" Leilin shouted in a low voice.
"Hsss..."
Behind him, the terrifying phantom of the Kemoyin Serpent Emperor materialized.
But at this moment, surrounding the massive Kemoyin phantom, a ring of black iron chains stretched across the void, binding the entire giant serpent.
The colossal Kemoyin Serpent Emperor roared and hissed, but it had no effect against these chain restraints.
Moreover, the chains bore sharp barbs that had nearly pierced the Kemoyin Serpent Emperor's scales, penetrating into flesh and muscle. The searing agony transmitted directly into Leilin's true spirit.
"Hsss..." The roar of the Kemoyin Serpent Emperor sounded extremely feeble now, but the fifth-level Serpent Emperor's willpower finally managed to somewhat suppress the bloodline revolt, bringing the anomalies on Leilin's body to a temporary calm.
"What... is this thing?"
Sensing the binding black serpent mark on his forehead not only absorbing his bloodline power but also turning around to restrain him, Leilin's expression was utterly grim.
In truth, he had already guessed that this must be a contingency left behind by the Mother of Ten Thousand Serpents. Befitting a being who had transcended the sixth level and wielded the power of rules—even if she had been momentarily careless and let him escape, that brief period of contact had been more than enough for her to lay down a trap.
As the origin of Leilin's bloodline, manipulating his bloodline power was far too simple for the Mother of Ten Thousand Serpents.
"Bloodline backlash! Warlocks who constantly rely on bloodline power will ultimately be bound by it!"
For some reason, Leilin suddenly recalled the words the Scarlet Grand Wizard had inscribed at the beginning of the Kemoyin Eye Meditation Method, back when he had first obtained it.
【Ding! Subject is suffering from an unknown curse! Comprehensive data decline in progress!】The warning box the Chip flashed at this moment was a vivid blood-red, indicating the severity of the situation.
"Pull up my data!" Leilin's expression was dark as the sensation of weakness emanated from within his body.
The revolting bloodline power, combined with the fact that a significant portion of his strength had been sealed, left him feeling more weak than he ever had before.
"I was too careless! This kind of power forcibly boosted through bloodlines—as expected, no matter how useful it seemed before, it always carries hidden dangers in the end. If my bloodline hadn't already evolved to the level of the Kemoyin Serpent Emperor, granting me a degree of autonomy, this seal alone would have stripped me of all my power, leaving me completely at the Mother of Ten Thousand Serpents' mercy!"
Leilin's expression was as dark as could be.
【Leilin Farell. Warlock Level Five. Bloodline: Kemoyin Serpent Emperor (Complete Form). Strength: 45 (76). Agility: 40 (62). Constitution: 100 (176.9). Spirit: 1013.5 (2003.5). Mana: 1013 (Mana determined by Spiritual Power). Soul Force: 101 (200). Status: Cursed debilitation—comprehensive data decline in progress. Currently at initial-stage Radiant Moon level. Post-curse status undetermined!】
Leilin's expression grew even darker. These stats were barely at the level of someone who had just entered the Radiant Moon stage.
The curse, in such a short time, had suppressed his strength by nearly a third, and there was even the possibility of further deterioration.
Leilin stared at the "undetermined" assessment at the end, and his voice carried an icy chill: "What does 'undetermined' mean?"