Upon learning Lynn's intentions, Lin Chen's face drained of color.
I've fallen into a trap!
I have to escape as soon as possible, or this old bastard will drag me away!
At that thought, Lin Chen's body rapidly began to take on a beastlike form.
This was a new ability he had gained upon reaching false stigma: activating the mysterious bloodline within him to transform, greatly enhancing all his abilities.
His spine arched, his shoulders broadened, and his fingers grew longer and sharper.
A layer of silvery-blue scales surfaced on his skin, and the single horn on his forehead grew scorching hot.
An overwhelming sense of power surged through his body. Lin Chen gathered his strength and tried to break free.
But Lynn's arm held him like an iron clamp, without loosening in the slightest.
He struggled twice, but did not budge an inch.
Lynn was far stronger than he was. Despite having the body of a human wizard, Lynn was more powerful than Lin Chen's beastlike form, empowered by its mysterious bloodline.
An ordinary Stigma Wizard would naturally not have been this powerful, but Lynn also possessed the astral behemoth bloodline, and his physical strength had always outpaced his wizardry.
Although his power was currently at the Stigma Intermediate Stage, his body had long since reached stigma peak strength, putting him well beyond Lin Chen, who was only at false stigma.
"Don't rush," Lynn said. "We'll have plenty of time. Once we get home, we can have a nice, long chat."
Lin Chen's heart clenched.
He stopped struggling pointlessly and chose another means of escape.
His mental power abruptly contracted inward, activating the astral behemoth bloodline within him to tear open space.
He had used this move before, escaping from Lynn twice.
This time, I'll escape too.
As his