The runes inside the Black Demon Banner were still seeping true demonic qi. Purple Sun High Person's golden soul huddled within the rune-web, its light trembling like a candle guttering in the wind.
The interrogation continued.
"Something from over a thousand years ago... An ancestor of my clan mentioned it once. It was an absolute secret of the Fire God Hall." His voice was hoarse from the damage to his soul, and he dared not mix in even half a lie. "The Fire God Hall's High God wanted to fuse the nine great demonic fires and restore the primordial fire seed."
Qin He's divine sense remained focused inside the banner. His fingertips unconsciously rubbed its surface, where the patterns of the Gold-Black Law flickered in and out of sight.
"Then it exploded!"
Purple Sun High Person paused, a trace of horror creeping into his voice. "At the sixth step of the fusion, the origin laws of seven demon flames collided. Half the Fire God Hall turned to ash, and even the foundations of law beneath the ground shattered. The disturbance was so great that it woke the Lord of the Divine Court..."
Long Qingyun's soul projection jolted. "The Lord of the Divine Court? Even an existence like that was disturbed?"
"The explosion of the demon flame origins was as powerful as an Imperial Dao Realm cultivator detonating himself at full strength." Purple Sun High Person shook his head.
"The origins shattered into a rain of stars, and many fell into the Lower Realm. Afraid of unsettling people's hearts, the Divine Court gathered the demon flame origins while sealing off all news. They even activated a veil of Dao laws."
He paused, his soul curling inward slightly. "Only fire cultivators like us could scrape a few fragments out of our elders'