"Mm."
Xiao Yan nodded, gritting his teeth as he forcibly endured the tearing agony. Under this excruciating pain, he could feel the blood within his body rapidly vanishing. An extreme sense of weakness swiftly spread from within, making his eyelids droop uncontrollably.
"Do not fall asleep! Otherwise, the old blood will not be completely removed, and the power of the bloodline cannot be brought to its fullest potential. The bloodline power within the Xiao Clan members of today has already completely vanished, so it cannot be awakened through gentle methods like that of other clans. We can only use the most brutal method." Seeing Xiao Yan's gradually drooping eyelids, Xiao Xuan suddenly shouted sharply.
Hearing Xiao Xuan's shout, Xiao Yan abruptly shuddered. He hurriedly focused his mind and endured bitterly beneath the agonizing pain and extreme weakness.
Beside the blood pool, Xun Er could not help clenching her jade-like hands as she watched Xiao Yan suffer so greatly, her heart aching for him.
"Alas, desperate times call for desperate measures." Xiao Xuan sighed, then sat cross-legged beside the blood pool. Blood Replacement required quite a long time, which meant Xiao Yan would have to endure this pain for a considerable period.
Time swiftly passed within the quiet hall. In the blink of an eye, seven days had gone by. Throughout these seven days, Xiao Yan's body remained immersed in the blood pool. After seven days of blood removal, he had nearly become skin and bones. His face was frighteningly pale, and if not for the faint breaths still lingering from his nose, no one would have taken him for a living person.
Beside the blood pool, Xun Er watched Xiao Yan's changes over these ten days, and her heart felt as though it were being cut by knives. Watching the