At the very instant this "Flower of the Other Shore" left the water's surface, the bloodline power that had originally been weakening within Li Yan strengthened again, stopping the force dragging him over.
The agony of having his life drained from Li Yan also greatly subsided. His bloodline power once more tried to pull the streams of one cold and one hot water toward him, as though trying to draw them into Li Yan's body, yet it was still too weak.
Enduring the lingering waves of pain within him, Li Yan was utterly horrified.
This "Flower of the Other Shore" had been picked by the yellow-haired young man and had already absorbed his lifespan. Yet after touching the waters of the "Netherfall River," it could actually drain lifespan again.
In that brief instant just now, Li Yan felt that he had lost at least one or two hundred years of lifespan. Had he not reacted quickly and immediately removed the "Flower of the Other Shore" from the river water—
Then, with the river's inexhaustible power at its disposal, after his bloodline power resisted for only a little longer, his lifespan would become like a breached dam, impossible to stop any longer.
Perhaps in no more than a dozen breaths, he would have died completely. Borrowing the power of his bloodline, Li Yan flung the "Flower of the Other Shore" to the ground.
Then he began gasping heavily. Only after roughly twenty or thirty breaths did Li Yan feel the intense pain in his body ease to the point where it no longer affected his movements.
After steadying himself, he looked at the "Flower of the Other Shore" on the ground. Aside from its petals closing together, no other abnormality appeared.
Nor did those terrifying eyes appear. The petals around it