pertwk 882. Stubborn Xun'er
882. Stubborn Xun'er
"Sister Xun'er, my older brother just told you not to do that!" Lei Jingxiao realized that it was too late to stop Xun'er.
As the blood flowed out, an unhealthy pallor appeared on Xun'er's face, and fine beads of cold sweat instantly covered her forehead. Her delicate body swayed, as if a flower was about to break in the wind.
She had been injured and her life force was damaged. Although she had been recuperating for two years, she was not fully recovered. Normally, she could use her battle qi to fight enemies without any problem, but now that she was going to have her own essence blood extracted, it would be harmful to her.
Xun'er's eyes, as clear as autumn water, looked at Xiao Xuan with unusual determination, a hint of pleading in them: "It's alright, Senior Xiao Xuan, please use my essence blood to help Brother Xiao Yan as well, I... I'm fine."
"Nonsense!" Xiao Xuan's voice was already filled with anger.
"With your fundamental nature damaged and not yet fully healed, doing this might not only affect your cultivation level, but it could also shake your foundation. It could even cause your divine bloodline to decline, do you understand?"
Xiao Xuan once stood at the pinnacle of the continent, and the matter of the Xiao clan's bloodline affected his entire life, so he understood better than anyone what a divine-grade bloodline meant.
This girl is practically gambling with her future cultivation prospects for Xiao Yan!
Faced with Xiao Xuan's stern rebuke, Xun'er took a deep breath; her resolve was no less than Xiao Yan's.
"I understand your concerns, senior."
"But I have made up my mind about this matter, so please grant my request, senior. Consider this essence blood as compensation for the ancient clan's debt to the Xiao clan. This amount of essence blood is not enough to endanger my life, and I know what I'm doing."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xuan fell silent for a moment. He stared at Xun'er's beautiful face, pale from blood loss, and knew it was his mistake; he hadn't noticed Xun'er's actions immediately.
While it can be explained that he focused all his attention on Xiao Yan, and that Xun'er had promised Xiao Yan that she wouldn't sacrifice her essence blood, there are many reasons, but it is undeniable that this was Xiao Xuan's own mistake, a mistake that should never have happened.
As for why such a mistake occurred, Xiao Xuan reflected on himself and suddenly realized that he might have unconsciously harbored some prejudice against the young girl from the Gu Clan. Because she was a member of the Gu Clan and the daughter of Gu Yuan, he had deliberately ignored her. He couldn't escape the common prejudice; did he still feel resentment towards the actions of the Gu Clan thousands of years ago and now?
Because of this, Xiao Xuan even felt somewhat guilty towards Xun'er.
This girl from the ancient clan actually went to such lengths for Xiao Yan. This young man, Xiao Yan, though lacking the bloodline of a Dou Di, truly won the heart of the most dazzling jewel of the ancient clan.
"That's enough!"
Xiao Xuan looked at Xun'er again, the reproach in his eyes gone: "Stop immediately, this essence blood is enough."
He also said to Huo Zhi and Lei Jingxiao, who were still bleeding, "You two should stop immediately. More blood will only harm Xiao Yan."
This statement had a tremendous impact, and Lei Jingxiao and Huo Zhi immediately stopped fighting, circulating their fighting spirit to seal their wounds.
Huo Zhi's gaze towards Xun'er was filled with indescribable complex emotions.
Lei Jingxiao breathed a huge sigh of relief, looked at Xun'er's pale face, scratched his head, and muttered, "Sister Xun'er, you're really ruthless..."
Three clusters of blood essence from different Dou Di descendants were presented to Xiao Xuan. In terms of quality alone, these blood essences had reached their limit. They were not only the blood essences of the top Dou Di descendants in their respective clans, but also the blood essences of the youngest prodigies. And now it was his turn to show his miracle—using the bloodline of the Xiao clan's Dou Di descendants as the main force, and the blood essences of the Spirit Clan, Ancient Clan, Flame Clan, and Thunder Clan as the auxiliary force, to create a heaven-defying bloodline!
If they ultimately succeed, Xiao Xuan believes that Xiao Yan's bloodline will surpass all his peers.
He slowly raised both hands, his ten fingers flying across the screen, and the bloodline fusion officially began!
……
Meanwhile, in the ancient realm.
The doors to the ancient clan's council hall were flung open, and a member of the clan's guards rushed in, utterly astonished. In the chaos, he disregarded even the most basic courtesies.
"Reporting...Reporting to the elders! Something terrible has happened!"
Several Dou Sheng-level elders in the Elder Hall were alarmed by the commotion. Gu Yu, one of the chief elders, was quite displeased, and a terrifying pressure belonging to a Seven-Star Dou Sheng crashed down like a mountain.
"presumptuous!"
"What's with all this panic? What kind of behavior is this? Has the sky fallen?"
As elders of the ancient clan, they were able to sense changes within the clan immediately. At this moment, the ancient realm remained calm, indicating that nothing unusual had occurred within it.
The guard commander was struck by this terrifying pressure, and immediately felt as if his internal organs had shifted, his blood churning. His face turned deathly pale, and he couldn't utter a single word.
Fortunately, this pressure only lasted for a very short time.
"He should always have to say it," one of the people next to Gu Yu said.
"Hmph!" Ever since Xiao Yan stormed into the Ancient Realm, killed the Ancient Demon, and left safely, Gu Yu's mood has been terrible. Now, the guard commander has inexplicably become the target of his anger.
"What's the matter that you're so panicked?"
The guard captain, as if granted a pardon, gasped for breath, forcibly suppressing his surging blood and qi, and shouted with all his might, "Reporting to the elders, it is... it is Miss Xun'er, the Eternal Token is acting strangely!"
"Xun'er?" Upon hearing this, the elders all frowned. Xun'er was currently in the Heavenly Tomb. What could possibly happen to the Eternal Tablet? It was merely a fluctuation in its state. Was it really worth making such a fuss about?
However, the guard commander's next words were like a bombshell dropped into a calm lake, instantly causing all the elders, including Gu Yu, to change color and stand up abruptly.
"Miss Xun'er's Eternal Talisman... its bloodline aura has faded! From ten-colored divine light... it has fallen to... nine colors!"
"What?!"
"Bloodline decline?!"
"How is this possible?!"
"Say that again?!"
Several incredulous voices rang out almost simultaneously, and the atmosphere in the entire hall changed instantly.
The elders of the ancient clans were all top-tier powerhouses who had experienced countless vicissitudes and weathered many storms. But at this moment, this news completely threw them into disarray!
Divine bloodline is the greatest hope for ancient clans to reach higher levels; it is a unique miracle that has only appeared after a thousand years of waiting.
A drop in bloodline rank? This is absolutely devastating news, worse than the sky falling!
Then, several elders vanished from their spots in an instant. They wanted to take a look for themselves, their target being the ancestral hall where the life-bound tablets of all the important clansmen were kept.