"This path is known as the Path of Pure Love. To pass this trial, you must be a crystallization of pure love—two souls who cherish each other and themselves above all else. Otherwise, it proves you are not truly pure love."
The very first sentence carried a heavy impact. No one knew whether this so-called Path of Pure Love was entirely without flaws. Sensitive beings, easily influenced, might treat these words as a golden rule; if they failed to pass, the bond between the "crystallization of pure love" would inevitably shatter. In that light, it would simply be the typical breakdown of a couple’s relationship, but upon closer reflection, the intent behind it felt malicious.
The reason was simple: two people who weren't a genuine crystallization of pure love could not open the Nine-Star Ice Coffin, and if they failed the trial, they would remain trapped. Unless their lifespan was infinite, or they managed to fall in love once more, they would surely die within the Nine-Star Ice Coffin.
Chapter 190