On the raised platform, Yin Hong slowly lifted his right arm and held his sword fingers upright before his brow. His divine sense surged, and spiritual power churned.
His straight-backed figure trembled slightly as he softly recited an incantation. "The Li Palace illuminates the soul, the Vermilion Bird communes with truth, stars merge at the southern pole, the heart shines upon the dark depths-Southern Bright Separation Fire, rise!"
Boom!
As his words fell, the scorching heat radiating from the platform instantly erupted like an exploding sun, sweeping through heaven and earth.
A crimson flame danced on Yin Hong's fingertips. Though it looked as feeble as an oil lamp, it radiated endless crimson light. Like a sharp sword piercing heaven and earth, its fiery radiance reached straight into the sky.
Master Yin wasn't bullshitting. This really is the legendary divine fire recorded in the New Year's Watchers' Records of Encounters-Southern Bright Separation Fire... Ren Ye was deeply shocked, and glistening drool dribbled from the corner of his mouth.
This was an innate divine marvel comparable to a supreme treasure!
Legend had it that Southern Bright Separation Fire was the first wisp of fire essence born from the Li position in the innate eight trigrams, the Vermilion Bird's natal flame. When it manifested, it was blood-red and shone for miles, the ultimate expression of yang among the world's divine fires.
Other innate divine fires lay hidden in countless secret realms and had remained dormant through untold ages. Naturally, the New Year's Watchers found it difficult to learn anything about them, or even establish whether such divine marvels had ever truly existed. After all, no one had seen them.
Southern Bright Separation Fire was different, however, because it had deep ties to Blue Star. Even setting aside the various legends and discussing only