Contagious?

Night.

The evening breeze howled through the window.

Jiang Mu lounged casually on the sofa, his gaze fixed on the bed ahead.

Tang Ya was currently sitting cross-legged in cultivation.

The evening breeze drifted around Tang Ya as well, lifting her glossy black hair through the air.

The cultivation technique had already been passed on, and the blood essence had already been given. Tang Ya was now refining it.

The process of refining the blood essence had tinged the surroundings faintly crimson.

Yet there was no strange smell. Though "blood refinement" sounded agonizing, Tang Ya's expression was relaxed, not pained in the slightest. The uniqueness of the cultivation technique was enough to erase all pain.

Everything was steady. As time passed second by second, Jiang Mu gradually became bored.

"Isn't this taking a little too long?"

It had already been evening when he finished passing on the cultivation technique and teaching her. Three more hours had passed since then, yet it still had not ended.

He could not just stand around watching her the whole time. There was nothing wrong with looking at a beauty, but doing nothing but watching was still a little boring.

After thinking for a moment, an idea surfaced in his mind.

"How about I cultivate too?"

Jiang Mu opened the revenge list and set his gaze on Huo Yuhao. The others had yet to recover, while Huo Yuhao, the newest addition, had full health. His level was low, but a little was better than nothing. Besides, Jiang Mu was bored anyway.

He flipped the switch.

Red light rose from Jiang Mu's body as well.

He began drawing blood essence from afar.

The room fell silent...

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

Shrek Academy's inner courtyard.

Huo Yuhao, who had been peacefully following Mu En around to broaden his horizons, suddenly suffered an acute attack while walking!

"Ah!"

The sudden attack came with a sharp scream. Strength left his body, and he collapsed downward.

The sound startled the inner courtyard disciples nearby. They had been walking normally when someone beside them suddenly began shouting.

"Is he sick..."

But the moment they turned their heads, they were stunned, the words catching in their throats.

Buzz!

The instant Huo Yuhao fell, Mu En narrowed his eyes. Powerful soul power directly caught Huo Yuhao, preventing him from crashing into the ground.

The disciples who had been disturbed by the scene had their expressions shift slightly. They said nothing more, merely looking at Huo Yuhao and Bei Bei with strange gazes.

What was going on? Had they picked up some illegitimate child in the wild?

"What happened to Yuhao?"

Bei Bei's expression changed drastically. This looked exactly like his symptoms. Though he had only barely recovered, he hurried forward to support Huo Yuhao. The two unfortunate brothers clung to each other.

"Blood!"

"What's going on?"

Mu En beside them frowned as well. What was this situation? He had not sensed anything at all. And why was Huo Yuhao's blood essence still draining away?

"His blood essence is draining? Could this be the symptom you mentioned?"

Mu En frowned as he questioned them.

"Yes. Ancestor Mu, please save him. Yuhao saved me too."

Bei Bei supported the increasingly powerless Huo Yuhao. Both of them had already fallen to their knees.

Bei Bei could no longer hold himself up and gradually became disheveled.

Mu En nodded and raised a hand, directly carrying the two of them as he forcibly flew them into Sea God Pavilion.

They passed through a burst of golden light and entered within.

Inside a rather secluded secret chamber.

The golden light within had not diminished; the power of life flowing nearby was even denser.

Bei Bei looked around in astonishment. This was his first time coming here.

"Put him on top."

"Alright."

Bei Bei nodded and forcibly carried Huo Yuhao onto the bed.

"Urgh—"

Once Huo Yuhao was laid on the bed, he curled up, clutching his heart with both hands in torment.

"Let me try."

Mu En could not sense anything at all and could not make any promises.

He stomped his foot forcefully.

After all, Huo Yuhao had been reborn and had experienced much suffering. The blood loss was not enough to make him faint or leave him unable to speak.

Still, he was muddled, his consciousness hazy as though he were dreaming. He spoke in a daze.

"I... I feel like I'm losing blood inside. Can you stop it?"

Mu En said nothing. He mobilized the power of the Tree of Life.

This was also an experiment. Golden light from the Tree of Life enveloped Huo Yuhao, attempting to suppress the loss of his blood.

Huo Yuhao was quickly wrapped into a golden man.

The gentle light shone upon him, making him feel very comfortable. It felt wonderful, yet his heart was also in excruciating pain. Truly painful and blissful at once.

However, Mu En's pupils suddenly widened.

"How is this possible?"

Huo Yuhao was completely enveloped now, yet his blood continued to be extracted as though nothing obstructed it, vanishing into thin air.

Even Mu En could not detect where it had disappeared to. His pupils trembled violently, and amid his confusion, there was even more fear in his eyes!

What kind of baffling situation was this?

"How is it, Ancestor Mu?"

"Alas."

Mu En sighed and shook his head. His face held only desolation and helplessness.

Bei Bei sucked in a cold breath at the sight. Even his Ancestor Mu was powerless. This was a Rank 99 Ultimate Douluo—there were only a handful of people in the world who could defeat him. Yet even with his experience and insight, he could not deal with this.

Bei Bei could even read a trace of anxiety in Mu En's eyes.

He fell silent. Huo Yuhao had clearly been able to treat him before, had he not?

Since he could not figure it out himself, he could only ask the person involved!

His gaze returned to Huo Yuhao, who had curled into a ball on the bed.

"Yuhao, Yuhao, can you tell us how you treated me back then? Maybe we need to start there."

Bei Bei spoke urgently. This did not only concern Huo Yuhao's condition; if they could investigate it, perhaps they could prevent similar situations from occurring.

Mu En's eyes also lit up.

That was right. His great-grandson had said that Huo Yuhao saved his life. Perhaps Huo Yuhao possessed some special treasure that they could take out and investigate.

Yet upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao's heart sank.

He had not saved him at all. Huo Yuhao was powerless too; he had never seen such an attack or situation before.

All he had done was use divine power afterward to briefly restore Bei Bei's body, claiming credit merely to earn a favor.

He still had enough divine power to replenish it now, but who knew whether this curse had further effects!

"What is it? Is it some secret treasure? Don't worry. If it truly is precious, Shrek Academy will offer items of equivalent value in exchange."

Seeing that Huo Yuhao remained silent, Mu En assumed he was unwilling to reveal it and quickly spoke.

"Besides, we truly have no way to deal with your condition. If you keep it and die, it will be useless anyway."

"That's right, Yuhao, just tell us."

"I..."

Besides his pale face from being drained, Huo Yuhao's eyes began to dart about. He did not dare look at Mu En or Bei Bei at all.

He had no idea how to explain it.

"I... I don't know how to explain it. It was a token given to me by an elder of my family. There was energy inside it, but it was destroyed after the energy ran out."

Mu En frowned.

"Then do you know how you came down with these symptoms?"

"I don't know. Big Brother Bei Bei showed the symptoms first, and then it was my turn. Could this condition be contagious?"

"What!"

Mu En's face paled slightly in fright. He quickly turned to Bei Bei and asked.

"Bei Bei, did you get it first?"

"Yes. I was indeed the first to show symptoms. Yuhao did not have them while we were on the road."

"How could that be? Let me examine you first!"

Naturally, Mu En had to prioritize his own great-grandson, leaving Huo Yuhao aside.

With a lift of his hand, Huo Yuhao was about to ask for help, but in the next second, his origin began to drain away!

Huo Yuhao's pupils trembled violently!

Yet after the trembling came a sharp pain.