The temperature, which had reached its limit, shattered Bologue's pain threshold the moment it touched him. He could feel nothing anymore, only endless numbness, a sensation that also descended upon Aimou.
Bologue forced out Jia Meng's Blood Transfer Sword, but he was struck directly by the power of the Negative Power User. The explosive fire pushed him, a series of burns and impacts driving him toward the scarlet earth, where he ultimately succumbed to the sea of flames.
Aimou tried to call Bologue, but it seemed as though he had lost consciousness, and the surrounding sensations too became a numbing warmth. However, Ether soon poured into his body, and his flesh rapidly regenerated.
Bologue awoke swiftly, and those delayed sensations of pain returned once more. He opened his eyes in the midst of the fire, his whole body charred black, ash-laden flesh shedding away like molted scales, new flesh buds growing and smoothing out dents as they intertwined.
