The Blazing Hollow was enormous and vast. Fiery-red boulders fell endlessly from above, then, as the gravity field shifted, fell upward from below.
If they had merely been ordinary stones making those booming sounds, it would have been one thing. Unfortunately, they were tainted with the exotic fire even you greatly feared—Lovesick Embers!
Lovesick Embers, also known as Obsession Fire, Longing Flame, and Soul Return Flame. Perhaps its power was not the greatest among the myriad exotic fires, but its reputation ranked near the top, and it was one of the most dreaded exotic fires. Even true peak experts of the Emperor Realm avoided it like the plague, because it was itself the manifestation of a Rule Flame. Touch even a wisp of it, and one would suffer all the bitter anguish of lovesickness in the mortal world.
No matter how profound one's cultivation, no expert could truly sever all feeling and affection. The more deeply devoted a person was, the more easily they would be tormented by Lovesick Embers. Nor did this fire torment its victim only for a time. If the proper method of removal could not be found, it would burrow ever deeper until it completely fused with the victim's spirit body. In this life, and even through the reincarnations of past lives, whenever one encountered a bottleneck related to emotion, the obstruction of Lovesick Embers would make it vastly more difficult for no reason at all.
With that thing present, it was no wonder Xunyoudu had warned Ru Shou. Without even being able to see the situation within the Blazing Hollow clearly, there was simply no way to evade it. Once tainted by it, even if Ru Shou promptly found a way to remove it, he would likely have to pay a considerable price.
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