Chapter 605

Madison shook her head. "No, it wasn't." Otis' expression dimmed instantly. Ian stepped in to explain, "The Blood Curse of the Eight Trigrams' power isn't nearly strong enough to affect the entire family. Plus, Enigmus' dragon doesn't even exist. Back in ancient times, completing a formation like this required the blood of royal descendants, such as princes or heirs to the throne. "Ms. Locke said the Enigmus involved in your family's case was just a snake. That makes the power of the curse even weaker." Otis, who had been carrying the weight of this tragedy for decades, now found his hopes dashed again. He gave a bitter smile. "Mom! What exactly did you do back then to drag the Cox family into this abyss?" he thought. Madison added, "While the Blood Curse of the Eight Trigrams doesn't involve Enigmus' dragon anymore, in ancient times, royal descendants were killed to fill the void in the ritual's structure." Ian frowned instinctively. "But there are no emperors anymore!" Withou