Although Leon's reaction made Fang Cheng feel somewhat abnormal, seeing the coalesced Dustfire made Fang Cheng quite satisfied.
The current Dustfire was still black, this flame was the condensation of despair and fear, symbolizing the real feelings of the players towards the game.
Although reluctant to release the game overseas, there was a sense of having given away something painstakingly created to strangers.
However, from the feedback of overseas players, the game was indeed frightening. It didn't feel right to scare their own people with it, so they might as well let the overseas players endure the distress.
The black Dustfire wasn't its true form. Once players got familiar with the game, they would discover the various settings within it, and then start struggling to survive in the game, eventually embarking on the path Fang Cheng had hoped they would take.
Fear, battle, then rebirth.