I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield

Chapter 490: Chapter 404: Damage Transfer, Revival from the Brink

The heavy snowflakes were still falling all over the sky, dyeing the world in a vast expanse of white.

The cold wind carried snow grains, cutting across the cheeks like sharp knives, settling on Dongfang Mingyue’s hair tips, quickly forming a thin layer of frost flowers.

She knelt in the snow, holding Xiao Yu tightly in her arms, clearly feeling the body in her embrace gradually growing cold, the once faint life breath like a candle flickering in the wind, could extinguish at any moment.

Dongfang Mingyue’s body trembled violently, not from the cold, but from bone-deep fear, and hot tears fell one by one onto the snow in front of her, instantly melting small snow pits, soon to be covered again by newly fallen snowflakes.

The surrounding guards stood silently to the side, watching this heartbreaking scene, each with red-rimmed eyes.

In their eyes, Xiao Yu always seemed like a little sun, bouncing around by Dongfang Mingyue’s side, handing hot soup to the guards on duty, and telling jokes to entertain everyone when bored.

But who could have thought that this lively and lovely girl would eventually head toward death in such a withered and decaying manner?—for a girl in her youth, such an ending was too cruel, and too heavy.

Just as everyone was shrouded in despair, even their breathing turning heavy, a black figure suddenly broke through the storm, landing in the snow like black lightning.

It was Qin Tian!

As soon as he landed, his gaze locked tightly on Xiao Yu in Dongfang Mingyue’s arms, his spiritual sense quickly scanning over, and when he sensed that there was still a trace of faint life breath within Xiao Yu, he didn’t hesitate at all, immediately crouching down, and placed his palm on Xiao Yu’s head.

”Buzz——”

With Qin Tian’s palm landing, a faint black halo spread from his palm, enveloping Xiao Yu’s body.

This was his innate ability [Damage Transfer], capable of forcibly transferring all negative states and thirty percent of injuries from the target’s body to his own.

In the next moment, something miraculous happened.

The thick black aura on Xiao Yu’s face receded at a speed visible to the naked eye, as though meeting its nemesis, the originally wrinkled and aged face started slowly smoothing out, the loose skin gradually tightening, and even the graying hair faintly showed a hint of black—although not yet completely restored to its original appearance, this obvious change was like a beam of light, instantly illuminating everyone’s hope. The previously dying flame of life seemed to be doused with oil, suddenly becoming vigorous.

”Xiao Yu!” Dongfang Mingyue exclaimed in surprise, her body jolting, eyes bursting with intense ecstasy, tears welling up again, yet this time tears of excitement and relief.

The surrounding guards also showed expressions of disbelief, their tense bodies relaxing at last, faces displaying the relief of surviving disaster.

Meanwhile, Qin Tian’s face soon appeared with the same black aura that Xiao Yu had earlier, a sign of the curse transferring to him.

However, his Emperor’s Dominator Physique state hadn’t dissipated yet, the trait of ”immune to all control and debuff effects” instantly activated, causing the black aura on his face to vanish entirely almost the moment it appeared, leaving not the slightest trace.

After dealing with the curse, Qin Tian didn’t pause, the gentle life energy continuously channeled into Xiao Yu’s body through his palm.

Seeing this, Dongfang Mingyue immediately reacted as well, concentrating her Power of Qingmu at her fingertip, gently pressing it on Xiao Yu’s wrist, nurturing Xiao Yu’s body alongside Qin Tian’s life energy.

With the combined forces of the two energies, the changes in Xiao Yu became more pronounced: the aging face quickly rejuvenated, the skin restored its usual fair and tight complexion, the graying hair returned to a glossy black, and her breathing gradually became steady and strong.

However, her eyes remained tightly shut, showing no sign of waking.

Qin Tian withdrew his palm, frowning slightly, and said solemnly, ”This still isn’t enough. Her life force has been too severely eroded by the curse. Although her life is temporarily stabilized, to fully awaken, she likely needs the assistance of elixirs or Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to repair her damaged essence.”