It hurt so much!
If the fire was burning outside the body, one could still roll around and flail to put it out.
But what if the fire burned from the inside out, starting with the soul, then the bones, the nerves, the muscles, and finally the skin?
Wails of agony swiftly rang out across the area beyond the ancient city. Countless people collapsed, their faces twisted beyond recognition from the pain in less than a few seconds.
This fire was simply too terrifying.
The sensation was like bone-deep poison clinging to the marrow. Even if one tried to flee from it, there was nowhere to escape.
It was impossible to suppress it or refuse to think about it. Their consciousness seemed to have been thrown into a furnace; when they exhaled, smoke rose from within them, black soot and sparks visible in their breath.
Many people rolled until their flesh tore apart, only to discover that the insides were already cooked—and rapidly charring black.
Logically speaking, such torment should have killed them before long.
But it would not!
At this moment, Immortal Prison's recovery was incredibly swift. Even if great swathes of flesh had been burned to charcoal, once they fell away, new flesh would grow back.
This inability to live or die was enough to shatter both body and mind.
The Heavenly Court elder could not endure it, and neither could the natives.
Even madmen like them were burned back to their senses, howling and roaring without pause.
Standing where he was, the Heavenly Court elder at least managed to maintain his composure, but the pain consumed all his focus, leaving him unable to utter a single word.
At this moment, his expression was extremely grim.
The nature of this fire reminded him of records in the Heavenly