Drip.
As the flames ignited, crimson blood dripped from Luo Li's fingertips and fell into the surging, scarlet Luo River below.
This Luo River had formed when Luo Shen, the ancestor of the Luo God Clan, perished in ancient times. Legend held that it contained Luo Shen's power, but only the purest royal blood of the Luo God Clan could awaken that power.
As the blood fell into the Luo River, its scarlet waters grew ever more vivid. Crimson motes of light rose from it in an endless stream, gathering around Luo Li's body on the white jade platform and making the dark red flames burn even more fiercely.
Splash!
The Luo River below gradually began to boil, countless scarlet bubbles rising to its surface.
Pop!
The bubbles burst one after another. Suddenly, a cluster of scarlet light rose slowly from one of them. As it ascended, it grew increasingly distinct, until it transformed into a scarlet flower the size of a palm.
Scarlet flames burned upon the flower. Most wondrous of all, a slender silhouette seemed to linger on each of its petals. Though those silhouettes were extremely blurred, they possessed a beauty that could ensnare the heart.
The flower bloomed, and at the same time, an ancient, boundless power of blood faintly emanated from it.
When Luo Tianshen, Luo Tianlong, and the other powerful members of the Luo God Clan saw that flaming, blood-red flower, their faces twisted with unrestrained joy.
"That is... that is a Luo God Flower!"
During the Luo Shen Ceremony, different phenomena would appear according to the purity of the participant's blood. But in the legends, the manifestation of the purest blood was the Luo God Flower!
It was said that these Luo God Flowers had formed from the blood of their ancestor, Luo