Chapter 100: Primordial Star Fire
Li Lang continued to cry out in agony as he was locked in a fierce struggle with the invading flame in his head.
He curled up on the ground and nursed his head, but the pain persisted. It came from within, and there was nothing physical he could do to remedy it. He tried directing his Qi to his brain to protect it, but it could only envelop him. It couldn’t do anything to the source of pain.
The only thing he could do was to continue his struggle and hope it would end soon.
It did not.
For hours, Li Lang had to endure the pain. The longer it went on, the worse his condition became. He was surely inching closer to giving in than before, but he persisted. Before he knew it, he had lost track of how much time had passed.
It felt like days, months, or even years at times. He began to question why he was even enduring the pain. The longing to take a break kept growing, but a part of him was curious about what was happening as well. It was this curiosity that kept him going.
He was confident something interesting would happen if he managed to outlast the flame. Nothing could have infinite energy.
He equated his state to bronco busting a wild steed. He just had to tire out his ‘horse’ to assert his dominance. Then it would submit and allow him to tame it. As weird as it was to apply animal submission training to a fire, Li Lang had a gut feeling he had hit the mark with it.
As his curiosity about the flame piqued, his perseverance peaked, as well.
Li Lang felt like another whole month had gone by before he felt the force assaulting him weakening.
It was subtle at first, but then rapidly decreased in resistance. When it finally subsided, Li Lang couldn’t help but let out a hearty victory cry.
A feeling of accomplishment and relief rushed over him as he appreciated the comforting feeling that was the absense of pain.