"You flatter me, Sister Yu. You forced your way through the Heavenly Tomb's barrier, so you must be a Dou Sheng Expert."
"Enough pleasantries. Now that you're here, inherit the Dou Emperor Bloodline your ancestors left behind."
"Huh? The Dou Emperor Bloodline?"
"Come. Let's go inside!"
Xiao Xuan led them into the hall and stopped beside a pool.
He submerged his palm in the water. The scarlet blood he had preserved flowed steadily into the pool, turning its clear water red.
Xiao Xuan asked, "Are you ready?"
"I'm ready!"
Xiao Yan took a deep breath, stepped into the pool, and began the blood transfusion.
The moment the water touched his skin, he felt as though countless needles had pierced it.
The blood inside him strained to burst free.
He hurried to the center of the pool and sat cross-legged, allowing his blood to flow into the water.
More than ten days later, all the blood in Xiao Yan's body had been expelled.
Blood bearing the power of the Xiao Clan Bloodline began to enter his body.
After several more days, the new blood awakened the Dragon-Phoenix Power within him.
"Xun'er, I need a little of your blood. It won't affect the strength of your bloodline."
Xun'er didn't mind. A small vial of her blood appeared, and Li Wan'er took out a small vial of phoenix blood. They poured both into the pool.
At the same time, Xiao Xuan sent the bloodline-fusion method directly into Xiao Yan's mind.
Several days later, a layer of violet-gold energy formed over Xiao Yan's body, preventing any more blood from entering.
With a sweep of his hand, Xiao Xuan tore open the barrier formed by the Dragon-Phoenix Power and sent a clot of Xun'er's blood, roughly half the size of a fist, into Xiao Yan's