The red and blue Fusion Flame had barely stabilized when it suddenly erupted with a violent, uncontrollable aura.
This was not the friction of two Demon Flames that had yet to harmonize, but the utter rampage of their fused primordial power spiraling out of control.
The life force of crimson woodfire and the azure Vermilion Bird's power of incineration twisted into one, instantly breaking through the Sourcebirth Law formation patterns Qin He had laid down.
The formation patterns shattered like fragile spiderwebs. Their gold-black lines melted away inch by inch in the blazing flames, turning into ash that filled the sky.
Qin He felt a mountain-collapse force surge through his palm. He was blasted backward by the shockwave, his back slamming heavily into the stone wall of the secret chamber.
The out-of-control heat of the flames pierced through the secret chamber's barriers and spread toward the entire City Lord's Mansion.
The white jade pillars of the main hall softened in an instant, flowing into crimson magma that spilled down the steps.
The gilded roof tiles melted into droplets beneath the intense heat, hissing as they crashed down.
The fire-element spiritual plants in the courtyard, which had originally been heat-resistant, now withered rapidly as though they had encountered their nemesis. Their leaves burned into charcoal before they could even hit the ground.
On the streets farther away, the stone-paved roads split apart and wisps of white smoke rose from them. If not for the formation Qin He had arranged beforehand as a safeguard, this heat would have been enough to raze the City Lord's Mansion to the ground and set the entire city ablaze.
Qin He pushed himself upright against the stone wall, the gold-black patterns in his eyes flickering violently.
He finally understood the Fire God Hall's tragedy back then—merely