The temple shook, and Leng Yuebai's body swayed slightly.
Han Yuchen instinctively reached out again, wrapping an arm around her slender waist and shielding her at his side.
This time, Leng Yuebai did not stiffen in the slightest.
Instead, enveloped by that familiar presence that made her feel safe, she imperceptibly moved a fraction closer to him.
She could feel that the fragment deep within her soul was experiencing an intensely contradictory emotion toward that polluted "thing of the same origin" at the bottom of the lake.
Intense rejection.
And... an uncontrollable desire to devour it.
After stabilizing the situation, Han Yuchen spoke calmly.
"Take me to see that fragment."
"While we're at it, let me sense whether anything else is sleeping at the bottom of this lake."
He was referring to Di Tian and the Silver Dragon King.
The Sky Azure Bull Python did not hesitate in the slightest. Its enormous head lowered slightly in compliance.
It took the lead, guiding the two of them deeper toward the lakebed.
Han Yuchen's soul perception had long since silently covered the entire Lake of Life.
Mm, found them.
Di Tian and the Silver Dragon King were both asleep in the deepest part of the lakebed.
Their auras were weak, but their life origins were still relatively stable.
Da Ming and Er Ming seemed completely unaware of the two beings' existence.
Heh, of course.
At their level, they could not sense an existence on the Dragon God's level.
Han Yuchen did not mention it.
This was not the time to alert those two, especially the Silver Dragon King. She was in far better condition than he was, and fighting her would bring no benefit.
He would deal with the immediate problem first.
Meanwhile, on the lakeshore.
The Shrek group waited anxiously.
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