"Seniors, how is she?"
Huo Yuhao looked a little nervous when he saw the five of them shake their heads.
One of the five elders sighed.
"Kid Huo, this demon... This little girl isn't from our world, so her body can't adapt to the laws of heaven and earth here. There's only one way to save her."
"What way?" Huo Yuhao blurted out.
"It's actually quite simple, but it will harm your body and severely deplete your vitality."
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao said respectfully once more, "Seniors, I'm still young. If my vitality is severely depleted, I can recover slowly. But if this little girl isn't treated, she won't have long to live!"
"Sigh, since that's how it is, I'll tell you!"
The elders exchanged glances, and one of them continued.
"The only way for this little girl to remain in our world is to first let her constitution adapt."
"The method is simple: replace some of her blood with yours, so that her body contains the Spiritual Energy and laws of this world. And only two people who have entered into an Equal Contract can do this."
"But to replace her blood-she looks about six years old, so at least a third of her blood would have to be replaced. Your vitality would be severely depleted as a result."
As he spoke, the other elders all shook their heads in silence. This was also why they hadn't wanted Huo Yuhao to proceed with the contract.
If he saved the little girl, his vitality would be severely depleted at best; at worst, his very foundation would be damaged and he would drop dead.
Replacing a third of her blood was a matter that could have grave consequences.
But they couldn't bear to watch something happen to a little girl right in front of them, either.
After hearing the explanation, Huo Yuhao understood the others' concerns.
But this was the Silver Dragon King in front of him! And even if she weren't the Silver Dragon King, she was such a cute little girl. Saving her wouldn't actually kill him, so what was there to be afraid of?
As for his vitality being severely depleted, that was no great matter. He wouldn't be able to cultivate for a while after returning to the Holy City anyway, so he could just treat it as a rest.
With that thought, Huo Yuhao spoke to the five elders without hesitation.
"Seniors, I understand the consequences. Please help me save this little girl first!"
At his words, the five elders couldn't help laughing.
"Good, you're a kind child. You've done very well with all ten precepts of the Knight Temple. With your talent, it's truly rare that you're neither arrogant and willful nor inclined to harm others."
"Improving this little girl's constitution is simple too. Just activate your Equal Contract and drip your blood into its center, and the blood exchange can begin."
"Huo Yuhao, don't worry. With the five of us old fellows here, we absolutely won't let you suffer serious injuries."
Huo Yuhao rose and bowed, saying gratefully, "Many thanks, seniors. I can't thank you enough."
What Huo Yuhao didn't know was that although Gu Yuena had fainted, she was still aware of what was happening around her.
She felt somewhat grateful to Huo Yuhao for trying to save her, but even more than that, she was curious about humans.
After all, on the Douluo Continent, the hatred between Soul Beasts and humans had sunk into their bones. Yet human Soul Masters and Soul Tools were advancing with every passing day, while the number of Soul Beasts was dwindling by the moment.
By the time she fully recovered, she didn't know whether the Soul Beast Clan would still have the strength to resist.
Therefore, to deal with humans, she first had to understand them.
Not to mention that Huo Yuhao was the child of destiny of the Douluo Continent.
Perhaps this unfamiliar continent was where her opportunity lay.
As Gu Yuena pondered, Huo Yuhao, who was holding her, activated their Equal Contract with the help of the five elders. He then cut his wrist and dripped blood onto it.
In only an instant, color began to return to Gu Yuena's originally pallid face.
More importantly, Gu Yuena's breathing grew steady.
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao's face lit up with joy.
He thought, It's good that this method works. This Gu Yuena isn't complete; her physical body is still on the Douluo Continent. I hope that after saving her, I can resolve the hatred between her and humans.
During the transfusion, Gu Yuena's Equal Contract unexpectedly flickered with six colors of light: gold, black, blue, yellow, red, and cyan.
The sight made the five elders exchange glances. They immediately understood that this little girl's talent truly was extraordinary: she could actually use six elements.
With such talent, she would certainly be a great help to Huo Yuhao in the future.
As time slowly passed, Huo Yuhao's face grew paler and paler. The blood he had transferred into Gu Yuena had already exceeded thirty percent and was approaching forty percent.
Seeing this, the five old men around him looked anxious. If Huo Yuhao continued to lose blood, his life would be in danger.
Although they had already prepared potions, if he kept losing blood, they feared even the potions would stop working.
Just as Huo Yuhao's blood loss exceeded forty percent and approached fifty, Gu Yuena, who was absorbing it through the Equal Contract, suddenly opened her eyes.
A terrifying suction radiated from her, drawing all the spiritual energy in the cave toward her.
In less than a moment, she went from a little girl too weak to truss a chicken to rising three levels in succession, becoming comparable to a second-tier professional.
"This..."
The five elders had all seen much of the world, but this was the first time they had seen someone rise three levels in succession-and she had done it right under their noses. Such talent was clearly extraordinary.
Then, a sight that shocked them even more appeared.
Having gained some cultivation, Gu Yuena saw Huo Yuhao lying on the ground with a pale face. She promptly cut her own wrist and activated the Equal Contract, reversing the transfusion to give Huo Yuhao her blood.
But she had only just arrived on the Holy Demon Continent, and her body was very weak. Her cultivation had also risen so quickly that the transfusion didn't last long before she too fainted, collapsing into Huo Yuhao's arms.
Seeing the state the two were in, the old men acted swiftly. With a flash, they came to their side and fed each of them a potion.
After sealing the wounds on their wrists, the elders began talking with smiles on their faces.
"Good, good. This little girl knows to give back. With a nature like that, she won't become a person of great wickedness in the future."
"Indeed. Her talent is so great that it's rarely seen in this world. She rose three levels in succession from a simple blood transfusion. A second-tier professional of five or six years old-I wouldn't even dare imagine it."
"If the two of them came to share the same feelings and became husband and wife, it would make quite a fine tale!"
"That's not for us to worry about. Although Huo Yuhao lost quite a bit of blood this time, he's also found a blessing in disguise and will gain quite a few benefits."
"There probably won't be any prodigies coming here to use the ancient teleportation array to search for mounts in the near future. Let them rest here!"
"..."