(Congratulations to 'Youxia Max' for becoming this book's Sect Master!)
(Thank you very much to 'Lei Xiang' and 'Yume no Shouyou' for their tips!)
The pure white flame was only the size of a palm, yet it had become the only thing in this world that still burned as though alive.
Reflected in Sakuya's silver eyes, the White Flame slowly burned, growing ever fiercer. It was not until it expanded from the size of a palm to the size of a human head that Sakuya finally reacted.
Unfortunately, by the time she reacted, it was already too late.
"Bang—!"
With a muffled boom that only Sakuya could hear, the head-sized White Flame suddenly burst apart, transforming into specks of pure white fire that shot in all directions like lasers.
The white sparks did not travel very far. They only erupted within roughly ten meters around Sakuya. Some landed on the ground and continued burning, while others stopped directly in midair. As they burned, this absolutely frozen world actually began to distort.
The White Flame was burning this absolutely frozen world to nothing!
No!
It would be more accurate to say that the White Flame was burning away the thing that had caused this world to enter a state of absolute stillness!
It was burning time!
Once she realized that, the shock in Sakuya's heart was unimaginable.
Flames that could directly burn time?...
Could such flames even exist?...
"It can't be helped that you'd think so..."
Just as Sakuya's heart was filled with shock, a voice suddenly rang out in this silent world.
"After all, even I didn't quite believe it at first—that flames like these had actually become my power..."
As the voice sounded, the hand resting on Sakuya's shoulder, which had remained motionless ever since Sakuya stopped time around