A square brazier made of special stones.
Burning with a strong, hot and quite regular flame, the flame is a warm yellow, but there is a white inside. This white flame layer seems to have life, breathing with the rhythm of the flame, as if it is sleeping.
As Yi Chen stared at the bonfire,
Like a fly stuck to ointment, consciousness is firmly stuck to it.
Even if he was standing twenty meters away, he could still feel the burning most directly, which not only heated up his body but also burned his consciousness.
Those who failed to obtain fire in the past did not do so because the ritual failed.
It's just that they simply couldn't withstand the direct burning brought by the campfire. Before they even got close, their consciousness was burned away and they became demented. Their bodies were also burnt and thrown into the fire pot in a charred state.
This is why the sound of burning flesh can be heard along the mountain trails, because too many people die in this process. When the number reaches a certain level, the dying process becomes integrated into the environment, causing climbers to develop a reverence for the campfire from the very beginning.
Yi Chen is completely different from ordinary climbers.
Not only did his body and consciousness not feel any discomfort, but they were actually enjoying the burning from the ancient evil sun.
Because Little Grape itself possesses evil yang properties, Yi Chen, as its symbiont, is extremely familiar with this burning sensation, even friendly to it, and is eager to take the firewood for himself.
Slowly,
Yi Chen's body of flesh and blood began to become restless under the burning firewood.
The "needle-pricked iron chains" in the body reacted, and they danced, yearned, and spun in pain under the burning of the Evil Sun's flame, as if they could use the burning energy to forge the iron chains to a higher purity.
Needles symbolizing pain penetrated the skin, softened and swayed, looking like thin and short iron tentacles, urging Yi Chen, the subject, to throw his body into the fire basin to be burned.
Just as Yi Chen stepped forward and prepared to approach the bonfire, a hand suddenly stretched out from behind and grabbed the corner of his clothes.
"Teacher, please wait a moment! I just felt the abnormal 'greed factor' overflowing from your mind. Although I know very well that as a student, I should not meddle in these matters,
But the bonfire in front of you is of great significance to the entire Old World. If you try to plunder it, the balance of the Old World will be completely disrupted, and you may fall into the central vortex of chaos, which is too dangerous. "
Yi Chen never ignores the advice of others, let alone his students.
A jet of black substance overflowed from his brain, allowing his rationality to take over instantly. He stopped and asked, "Thirteen, why do you say that?"
"Because the firewood burning in this bonfire is not the remnant of the Evil Sun... She existed long before the Evil Sun fell.
According to the book, she is the second son of the Evil Sun, the White Flame - 'Ozun'.
She was given an eternal mission since her birth, becoming one with the mountain range that connects to the sky, severing the connection between life and death and limiting the contact between life and death.
It is also because of her existence that even after the fall of the Evil Sun, the dead are still restricted from entering and leaving, and most of them are confined to the valley. Any dead who dares to approach the campfire will be directly burned by the Evil Sun.
You have both the evil yang attribute and the attribute of the dead in your body. If you come into contact with them, it will inevitably produce unimaginable reactions, and may even cause the bonfire to become unstable... Once the balance is broken, disaster will come."
"I told you~ This thing must have existed before Xie Yang died, and when I was just looking at it, I vaguely felt the vitality hidden in the campfire.
Xie Yang's second son, so this is what he is like."
Yi Chen used the absolute control of his brain over his body to push all the iron chain needles back into his body. "Thirteen, go and accept the fire. I'll wait for you here."
“Thank you for your trust, teacher.”
Thirteen ignored the heat and stepped forward.
When she got close to the bonfire, a large amount of white smoke immediately rose around the brazier, so that she could not see what was happening inside with normal vision.
But the Gray Eyes provided by Little Grape could see a rough outline, and saw a white individual wearing a crown rising from the brazier.
Thin, long skirt, unknown face.
The white individual reached out and held the candle above Thirteen's head, injecting a special fire into it. The candle trembled slightly in the process and there was even a possibility of cracking and collapsing.
Finally stabilize and complete acceptance.
The white mist dissipated, and when she came back, the flames of the candle burning above her head were also embedded with a layer of white flames like fresh life.
When Yi Chen looked at and felt the white flame as a living person, his body seemed to be infused with energy. His strength increased by about 10%, and the umbilical cord in his body also seemed quite excited.
It is this white flame that allows the living to cross the canyon and visit the dead.
At this time, the little grape in the body transmitted a message: "Hey! William, are we really not going to give it a try? We might be able to get something good from the campfire and strengthen our remaining strength."
"Go next time. We have just arrived in the old world, so try not to touch these 'important nodes' that can affect the balance of the world."
The reason why we were stopped in Heikou City just now was not because of the "risk avoidance" mentioned by Renato, the person in charge wearing a crow helmet, but because he saw my peculiarity and used risk avoidance as an excuse to lead us up the mountain, trying to influence, shake or even extinguish this bonfire.
Even if we can really influence this bonfire, we have to wait until our strength allows it, that is, after we have passed the "channel".
"Okay, okay~ Hurry up and go to the original tomb to get other opportunities for improvement. Hurry up and find a way that suits you. When you are strong enough, remember to come back here and pick the two grapes from the crow for me to eat.
Firewood is everywhere, there is really no need to touch this dangerous creature. 』
Yi Chen no longer responded and went down the mountain with Tong Shisan.
Returning to the streets of Heikou City again, the dead avoided the white light contained in the candlelight and retreated to the dark place. Even if they just looked at it for a moment, the dead's eyeballs would be burned out.
In the room of the spire in the center of Heikou City,
The Crow Knight Renato also grasped the dark eyeballs in his palms and put them back under the mask. His decayed and old face was squeezed into a ball, full of disdain and anger.
…
In Heikou City, Yi Chen was unable to get anyone's guidance, so he had to cross the city alone and head to the gorge of the Bonfire Mountains.
The dead on top of the city gate began to spin as they felt the burning white flames, the gears were driven and the gate opened.
A dark and deep canyon corridor that looked like a huge black mouth seemed to swallow up the visitor Yi Chen.
The light from the mountain campfire also fell just at the mouth of the gorge, not going any deeper.
Without the illumination of fire, the endless darkness alone would be enough to peel off the skin of a living person, plunder his fresh flesh, and bury it in the depths of darkness.
"Thirteen, come here..."
“Okay, teacher.”
Clang~ An iron chain wrapped in black leather and without any pain properties grew out and locked Zhuou's wrist to ensure that the two would not be separated.
Yi Chen maximizes the effect of the "black dead skin" in the clothing room to enhance the appearance of his own death attribute.
The dead ridge is removed and attached to the coccyx as a tail, further increasing its dead content so that it can blend in with the locals.
Immediately afterwards, another chain grew out.
Clank, clank, clank~
The hollow metal mask made of needle-pierced iron chains is worn on the face.
Some of the needles are inserted directly into the lips, gums and chin, which can not only conceal the appearance but also provide the most direct pain to the brain, ensuring that one stays awake in such darkness.