It no longer burned with its usual restraint and stability. Instead, like a spark cast into pure oxygen, a blazing radiance faintly seeped from Shen Yi's body. The primordial power representing the concept of "heat" rejoiced, autonomously and greedily absorbing and resonating with the boundless mysteries contained within the fine mist of rules.
This sense of being drawn forth and stirred into activity surprised Shen Yi even more than when he had first encountered and attempted to absorb the origin of the Flame of Continued Combustion deep within the Shadow World.
That was because, as a primordial power, the Flame of Continued Combustion stood at an extremely high level. Its nature was stable and restrained, and it rarely displayed such intense activity in response to external stimulation.
It was more like a lofty monarch, looking down indifferently upon all other rules. Yet before the strange fine mist of rules from the Myriad Hearts Stone, it was as though it had encountered the catalyst most suited to it, becoming incomparably excited.
Then came the Shadow Authority.
That profound, silent force of darkness, as though capable of devouring all light, was no longer still.
Like the deepest night sky ignited by starlight, it was not suppressed by the infusion of the fine mist of rules. Instead, it displayed an unprecedented expansiveness and resonance.
The power of the Shadow Authority was no longer limited to concealment and devouring. It seemed to unfold into an invisible, intangible, yet immensely vast curtain, silently spreading outward with Shen Yi at its center.
This curtain of shadow was not meant for attack or defense. Rather, it was more like a perfect backdrop, actively and harmoniously setting off and guarding the Flame of Continued Combustion, which had become incomparably active and flickered with light under the Myriad Hearts