The Purgatory World was a strange and extraordinary realm — vast and boundless, second only to a handful of the most powerful worlds like the
Yet what was peculiar was that the Purgatory World's will had remained in a state of chaos, as if slumbering or simply addled, allowing numerous powerful extraplanar entities to invade at will. It had thus become a paradise for a multitude of outsiders.
However, the Purgatory World of the ancient era had not been like this — it had possessed its own formidable will!
Every world had its own will, instinctively acting to protect its own interests! Upon learning this from the Tree of Wisdom, Lei Lin instantly saw hope of defeating the Serpent Mother and obtaining the Blood of Origin!
Since the current Purgatory World's consciousness was trapped in slumber or chaos, then Lei Lin would simply awaken it! With the terrifying enlightening effect of the Tree of Wisdom's clone, accomplishing this was an exceedingly simple matter.
And after awakening the world will, how it would deal with the Serpent Mother and her kind went without saying.
To put it vividly, the Purgatory World's will was like a burly man guarding his house — and while he lay sleeping, a band of robbers had stormed in to lord it over his home. What would he do once he woke up?
Moreover, the Purgatory World was an incredibly powerful realm. Unlike those small worlds that could be burst apart by an eighth-tier existence, it was at minimum on par with the Frost World — more than sufficient to suppress entities like the Mother of Ten Thousand Serpents and render their invasions fruitless.
Now that the Purgatory World had awakened and seen these thieves brazenly siphoning its origin force right on its own territory, it was immediately consumed by fury.
And Lei Lin had proactively offered sacrifices to awaken it, which was already a meritorious deed. It was only natural that his request to expel these robbers would earn the world will's favor.
What's more, having received the world will's blessing, Lei Lin could now truly be called the Son of the World! Everything he did from here on was judgment executed on behalf of the Heavens!!!
"It's the will of Purgatory! It's awakened!"
"Wasn't it supposed to be lost in chaos? How did it suddenly become lucid?"
"I can smell the essence of wisdom — it's the help of the ancient Tree of Wisdom!"
After those cyan eyes opened, an oppressive force of terrifying magnitude descended upon the entire world. Those rule-level entities sensed it even more acutely — this was suppression emanating from the world itself, inescapable no matter where one hid within the Purgatory World, representing the terrifying authority of Purgatory's will!
And this internal suppressing power of such a formidable world could even force entities like the Mother of Ten Thousand Serpents and the Defiled Bird — powerful outsiders of considerable standing — to drop in tier. Truly terrifying beyond measure!
The other wills in the vicinity kept their distance, filled with wariness. Even for an eighth-tier existence, directly waging war against a world will would be an exceedingly poor bargain.
Especially since this was the Purgatory World — essentially the enemy's home ground. Once targeted, the outcome would surely be utterly miserable.
Whoosh! The multitude of powerful wills — along with the prying gaze from the deep sea — vanished without a trace, retreating back into their lairs.
"Jiu jiu!" Like a filth bird that had flown out from the void itself, it hurriedly traced an elegant arc at the sight. It seemed as though it was trying to flee.
"Get lost!!!"
Leilin raised his hand as though swatting at a fly, every movement carrying the force of an entire world. The filth bird wailed as it was sent tumbling far away, a great quantity of gray feathers drifting down in its wake.
"Even if it's only borrowed power — it's still terrifying!"
Leilin felt every cell in his body swelling with immense power. Moreover, compared to those supremes whose priestly attainment peaked at the sixth tier at most, the Purgatory
"The nuisances have all left. Seal it!"
Leilin spread his arms wide, and the Purgatory World cast down a multitude of cyan chaotic chains, seeming to seal off this entire region. Terrifying bolts of lightning clung directly to the links.
This was a seal formed from chaotic chains and rule lightning, and it caused the expressions of both Beilu Sebabu and the Mother of Ten Thousand Serpents — who had just been about to flee — to darken.
With the aid of the Chip and his own full-moon-level true spirit, Leilin had a precise estimate of his own power.
"Three times! With the assistance of the world's primal power, I have at most three chances left to unleash my peak strength!"
Leilin thought to himself. After all, an eighth-tier existence was certainly capable of resisting even the pressure of a world will.
And the world will was ultimately just an intelligence — its support could not be infinite. Even if Leilin was willing to serve as its enforcer, the world will might not be willing to expend too much of its strength.
After all, if war broke out against so many eighth-tier existences simultaneously, even an eventual victory would come at devastating cost — the entire Purgatory World might even be shattered.
However, given Leilin's current priestly rank, if he converted all his contribution points, it would be quite easy to have the Purgatory World deal with a few of them on his behalf.
"The merits from the ritual on the Tree of Wisdom — restoring it to its senses — all of that combined only earns me a few chances to act?"
Leilin's perception of this was perfectly clear.
"Eighth-tier existences — truly terrifying after all. But three chances will be enough!"
The situation now was that within this sealed region, both the Mother of Ten Thousand Serpents and the
And Leilin, having received the world will's augmentation, had also reached the seventh tier — even faintly surpassing it. The balance of power had instantly reversed!
"Emperor of Kemoin! My blood descendant! Even with the world will's blessing, you cannot hope to defeat us! I can lift your curse, and even elevate you as a new source of the Serpent bloodline — if only you swear fealty to me!"
Due to their shared enmity, Beilu Sebab and the Mother of Ten Thousand Serpents had drifted subtly closer together, and the Mother of Ten Thousand Serpents had even proposed peace.
"Haha… Before I had power, there was nothing to discuss, and now you come begging for peace? What good is such a fragile covenant?"
Leilin laughed wildly. The primeval force of the Infernal World couldn't remain wrapped around him indefinitely. Once this wave of ritual passed, he would be nothing more than a puny fifth-tier Wizard once again. Was he really supposed to place his life in the hands of their goodwill?
"All things in this world will crumble — only true strength is eternal!" By now, Leilin had come to understand the meaning of survival of the fittest on a far deeper level. If you didn't want to be violated and sacrificed, you had to make yourself into a powerhouse! Everything else was bullshit!
"First strike!!!"
After his wild laughter, Leilin struck without hesitation. The entire Infernal World seemed to boil over as abundant world primeval force clung to his hands, giving him the illusion that he could destroy the world itself.
"Ten Thousand Serpents — Devour!" The Mother of Ten Thousand Serpents bit her lip, and her beguiling power slowed the entire world for an instant.
A massive number of shadow serpents materialized out of nowhere, lunging toward Leilin's hands with bared fangs.
Crack! Crack! Terrifying bolts of lightning erupted from Leilin's hands, annihilating swaths of shadow serpents into nothingness. In the blink of an eye, Leilin's towering figure had closed the distance to the star-like sphere of snakes.
"Kemoin bloodline — sever!"
The attack transcended time and space itself, freezing the Mother of Ten Thousand Serpents' expression for an instant. Then, among the countless great serpents unfurled beneath her, a Kemoin serpent head bearing amber vertical pupils was abruptly sliced clean off.
"Hsss… hsss…" Every serpent head trembled in unison, and even pain flickered across the Mother of Ten Thousand Serpents' face.
This was a true wound to her original body — one that had damaged her very essence.
The colossal Kemoin serpent head tumbled through midair, melting as it fell, until it condensed into a massive glob of purple-red blood threaded with traces of azure.
"Essence Blood!" Leilin's eyes blazed with light. He could feel the desperate yearning of every single cell in his body.
He surged forward and swallowed the enormous mass of blood in one gulp.
[Alert — Subject has ingested the Mother of Ten Thousand Serpents' Essence Blood. Gene chain disrupted and recombining. Data is being recompiled!]
Almost instantaneously, the Kemoin Serpent Emperor bloodline gene chain — already at its absolute limit — shattered apart and began incorporating the vast number of genetic fragments contained within the Essence Blood.
Moreover, under the Chip's direction, the recombined gene chain did not follow the Mother of Ten Thousand Serpents' old evolutionary path. Instead, guided by Leilin's own will, it evolved toward a far more powerful form.
This transformation soon spread to his very soul.
Crack! The thorned iron chains on Leilin's forehead shattered apart in an instant, and a massive black serpent materialized behind him, hissing excitedly as its body underwent subtle but tremendous changes.
[Ding! Ten Thousand Serpents Curse Seal — Unsealed!]
The feeling of breaking free from his shackles left Leilin utterly exhilarated.
"Beilusebabu! Do you know why I let the Eye of Judgment and the Filth Bird go, but insisted on keeping you?"
Arcs of electricity crackled around him as Leilin, wreathed in the world's primal force, appeared before Beilusebabu once more.
Compared to the towering Leilin, Beilusebabu's demonic form looked as small as a ragdoll.
"Because I've set my sights on the Rule you command!" Without waiting for Beilusebabu to speak, Leilin gave the answer directly. "Your Rule of Gluttony is a perfect match for my Innate Talent! I couldn't resist making my move — which is why I specifically summoned you to the Infernal World, and even gifted you a clone!"
"A clone? This Horal Black Snake?!" Beilusebabu retreated again and again, fear evident in its multitude of compound eyes. In its view, this Leilin was far more of a demon than it could ever be.
"No! Impossible — I checked it over thoroughly!"
"I didn't tamper with your clone in any way. For me, as long as its true body is a Horal Black Snake, that's more than enough!"
A scorching light blazed in Leilin's eyes as he suddenly spread wide and seized Beilusebabu's demonic wings.
"Second strike!!!"