As someone calm, rational, and inclined to follow his heart—
The instant he heard the words "near-Saint," Li Su should have turned and fled without a second thought, putting as much distance between himself and this place as possible.
Yet at this moment, he seemed nailed to the spot. Even though he had already sensed mortal danger once before, he still could not move his feet in the slightest, as though roots had grown beneath them.
His breathing was heavy as a bull's.
His chest rose and fell in wave after wave.
His eyes were dragged tight toward that astonishing mountain, the sight of it taking root deep in his soul.
An utterly unbelievable, intense longing kept erupting from the depths of his soul, an incomparably powerful desire for those azure crystals.
Li Su discovered that he could barely resist the emotion. It was like a newborn instinctively seeking its mother's milk, or a wolf that had gone hungry for seven days and nights.
Something as trivial as life and death could no longer restrain him.
At this moment, that mountain seemed as important as the very meaning of Li Su's life. Everything else had been cast from his mind.
Something was wrong. There was something very wrong with him.
This was so unlike him!
Li Su felt a chill at his own reaction.
"Don't be surprised by your reaction. As long as one is still a living creature, it is difficult to refuse."
The Kindling Flame Banner's voice rang out. "Those are crystallized souls, an exceedingly rare substance. Even in the ancient Primordial World, they were incredibly scarce. Especially after reincarnation was established—the environment that gave birth to them no longer existed, and they vanished completely."
"After reincarnation was established? The environment?"
"Yes. The conditions required for their creation