Heavenly Fire, Red Lotus

Hiss.

A wisp of crimson flame broke away from the lotus petal and shot out, silently sinking into the rabbit's body.

The lively gray rabbit suddenly stiffened. Then it stopped moving altogether, its breath gone. Its once-bright red eyes dulled, as though its soul had been drawn out in an instant.

This fire really can destroy souls! What kind of flame has such power? Shen Luo was astonished.

Still, he was not satisfied. He tested the crimson flame on the other gray rabbit, with the same result.

After two trials, Shen Luo was certain of the lotus-petal flame's power. He searched his memory again for everything he had read about fire.

Crimson, shaped like a lotus petal, able to destroy souls... Could this be the legendary Red Lotus Karmic Fire, one of the ten great Heavenly Fires? He suddenly recalled a book on Heavenly Fire. Its description and illustration of Red Lotus Karmic Fire closely resembled the flame before him.

Shen Luo studied the flame again and again. The longer he looked, the more convinced he became.

"It has to be. Its shape, color, and effects all match the Red Lotus Karmic Fire described in the records! And legend says it is born deep in the Underworld. That's exactly where this flame came from." He murmured to himself, his face alight with excitement.

He needed Spirit Fire to refine the Pure Yang Sword Embryo. He had not dared hope for any particular grade, yet despite searching everywhere, he had found none. Who would have thought that a mission to the Underworld would bring him a cluster of legendary Heavenly Fire?

Red Lotus Karmic Fire had immense power to destroy souls, and ghosts were soul-bodies. It was their natural bane, ten times more potent than the Golden Sun Spirit Flame, which