Long Haochen watched the Earthfire Lizard's transformation with an unwavering gaze. His right hand was clenched tightly into a fist. Though blood continued to flow, his hand remained remarkably steady.
Layer after layer of golden halos washed over the Earthfire Lizard's body. White smoke rose continuously from its wounds, which clearly showed signs of festering. As an Earthfire Lizard with a Dark Constitution was struck by light energy, its body was evidently enduring immense agony.
If Long Haochen had not formed an Equal Contract with it, the immense Power of Light contained within his Child of Light constitution would likely have destroyed it already.
The muscles beside the Earthfire Lizard's cheeks bulged, and threads of blood continuously seeped from the corners of its mouth. Though its body trembled violently, its four claws remained dug tightly into the ground, refusing to let it move even a fraction.
Its raised head faced Long Haochen. Man and beast met each other's gaze, and beyond their resolute determination, there was also a trace of warmth. Yes, in each other's eyes, they caught that warmth akin to familial affection.
As the blood continued to flow, Long Haochen's face grew paler and paler, and weakness had begun to set in. Even though he possessed as much as a thousand points of spiritual energy, he was still human. For a human, losing more than a third of their blood was fatal. At his current rate of blood loss, he would reach that limit before long.
Second by second, time passed. Both Ye Hua and the one-eyed old man were extremely tense.
The one-eyed old man had guarded the Holy Mountain for many years, yet this was the first time he had encountered a situation like this. Several outcomes were possible. First, the Earthfire Lizard might be unable