The sensation of being submerged in the lake should have been cold, suffocating, and made one feel a desperate struggle for air.
However, as Duan Chen was thrown into this milky white lake, he didn't experience any such discomfort.
His body plummeted, and he closed his eyes, feeling the gentle energy emanating from the lake. He even involuntarily opened his mouth, allowing the pure white lake water to flow into his mouth and into his very being.
Only after this pure white liquid flowed in and instantly vaporized, disappearing, did Duan Chen suddenly awaken.
This was not liquid at all, nor was it lake water.
It was the purest energy between heaven and earth, so concentrated that it had taken on a liquid form and was sealed here. Upon entering his body, it transformed into energy that integrated with his pores and opened his meridians.
This feeling was absolutely incredible.
Duan Chen couldn't help but breathe in deeply with a touch of greed.
Countless pure energies, without causing the slightest harm to his body, slowly repaired it, and also mended the white chess pieces within him, which had been depleted of their strength.
...
"What's going on?"
In the sacred temple.
Wu Suowei was playing chess.
But at that moment, he suddenly overturned the chessboard.
The Silhouette Monster opposite him was pelted by countless chess pieces to the face.
The Silhouette Monster's face turned dark with anger. He stood up abruptly, clenched his fists, and roared loudly.
"Damn you, Wu Suowei, don't think I'm afraid of you."
"You utterly terrible chess player, you finally managed to let me win a game, and you destroyed the whole match like this. Have you no shame?"
The Silhouette Monster didn't notice that he was calling Wu Suowei a bad chess player while also saying he had finally won a game.
However, Wu Suowei was no longer able to speak. He gritted his teeth tightly, enduring the surges of energy within him.
His face quickly turned red.
The Silhouette Monster opposite him, being highly perceptive, noticed Wu Suowei's current state and his eyes rolled.
He spoke with a hint of malice.
"Don't tell me your power has been siphoned away?"
Wu Suowei forcibly endured the internal energy surge, still having the leisure to half-open his eyes and appraise the Silhouette Monster sitting opposite him.
The Silhouette Monster felt extremely uncomfortable under his gaze and shifted his body uneasily.
"Of course not."
Wu Suowei said with a half-smile.
He had always only distributed his divine power, never expecting to receive a reward one day.
He wondered what kind of fortuitous encounter Duan Chen had encountered, to be able to send back such a significant amount of energy through the chess piece within him, thus providing much-needed assistance to Wu Suowei, who was already in a weakened state.
Wu Suowei let out a laugh of relief, but quickly composed his expression.
The Silhouette Monster was exceptionally surprised and confused.
He urged him.
"What exactly is wrong with you?"
Wu Suowei lazily waved his hand.
"You don't need to worry about this matter."
Although he addressed the Silhouette Monster respectfully, his words dripped with mockery.
The Silhouette Monster truly felt that every time he spoke to Wu Suowei, he was almost driven to death by his sarcastic tone. He felt that he had learned from it.
So, the Silhouette Monster, imitating Wu Suowei's sarcastic intonation, spoke.
"Oh, I don't need to worry about it? I wasn't planning to, but you look like you're not doing so well."
Wu Suowei continued with a forced smile.
"I may not look well, but I'm certainly better off than you. After all, you don't even have a body right now, and the chess piece I distributed is already feeding back power to me."
Feeding back power?
The Silhouette Monster, not even fully comprehending Wu Suowei's previous words, completely disregarded the mockery directed at him. His mind was entirely consumed by the phrase "feeding back power."
He stood up in utter shock. Although his face was a dark mess even in his astonishment, the emotions radiating from him revealed his state of mind without reservation.
"How is that possible?"
"How can your chess piece still have such a function? Doesn't it only siphon your power?"
Wu Suowei lazily shrugged his shoulders, his expression still a half-smile, yet it was precisely this demeanor that infuriated others.
"How should I know?"
He answered irresponsibly.
Then he reached out and collected the chessboard he had just overturned.
He smiled and said.
"Oh dear, I wasn't paying attention and accidentally knocked over the chessboard. It seems we'll have to start a new game."
The Silhouette Monster clenched his fists in fury.
"You did that on purpose!"
Wu Suowei pouted with a smile and said in a particularly provoking tone.
"So what? Come and hit me if you can."
Although Wu Suowei spoke defiantly, his heart sank.
However, Wu Suowei was not foolish. In the beginning, he was delighted that Duan Chen had obtained such a fortuitous encounter, which replenished his internal strength, giving him ample time to recover and find new chess pieces and new living vessels to accommodate them.
But in his heart, he was also worried.
What kind of danger would Duan Chen face in obtaining such a tremendous opportunity?
At this moment, his gaze fell upon the chessboard, now flipped over, between him and the Silhouette Monster.
The front of the chessboard depicted the actual game they were playing.
The reversed chessboard, however, appeared exceptionally magnificent and mystical.
If one were not a god, even a brief glance would result in the soul being instantly absorbed.
Even as gods, they both approached the chessboard with a degree of caution.
Wu Suowei's gaze was fixed on the board.
His eyes were like sharp swords, constantly scanning the chessboard.
The various formations and changes on the board were all captured by his eyes.
Wu Suowei slightly raised his eyebrows. His previously calm eyes underwent a complete transformation, revealing a trace of astonishment.
The changes on the board were something he had never anticipated.
"It can actually change like this..."
Wu Suowei murmured to himself. Hearing his muttering, the Silhouette Monster, filled with curiosity and anxiety, also cast his gaze upon the entire game, but found nothing.
He was slightly agitated.
"What exactly have you discovered?"