The Talent's overheating effect sounded mysterious, but its principle was actually much simpler than Chen Yi had imagined.
The reason three Lingering Embers were needed to produce an effect was that, under the Talent's guidance, they resonated with one another.
The three Lingering Embers were merely the manifestation. The real key lay in the Talent.
Every technique Chen Yi released through Fire's Finale would undergo a second round of processing through this resonance.
It raised the technique's temperature and intensified the degree to which the flames burned enemies.
This process was not without consumption.
Fortunately, the Lingering Embers that had already formed could absorb the Heart Fire produced by burning low-quality firewood and recover.
This reduced the consumption in that regard.
If he relied solely on the Talent's overheating effect,
then Chen Yi would have to keep three Lingering Embers at all times, or he would only grow weaker as the battle continued.
Now that he understood the principle,
what would happen if he detonated all the energy in the Lingering Embers at once, then used that energy to make them resonate again under the Talent's control?
The answer was simple. For five minutes, Chen Yi's flames would become 120% hotter, and Flame Burning would inflict an additional 1,100 points of True Damage.
Chen Yi named this move Overload.
However, after those five minutes, it would place a considerable burden on the Talent.
He would be unable to use it for roughly the next twenty-four hours. This period would shorten as Chen Yi's soul grew stronger.
Thus, Chen Yi regarded this move as a life-or-death trump card.
Against ordinary opponents, there was no need to use Lingering Embers.
Against sufficiently powerful enemies, triggering overheating with the remaining three would be enough.
Only if they still did not die would he