"That is the meaning."
Han Yuchen grinned, flashing a row of white teeth.
As Leng Yuebai looked at his smile, an imperceptible ripple passed through her glasslike eyes.
Sometimes, this man had an infuriatingly sharp tongue.
But at other times, he seemed capable of seeing through everything.
"What about you?"
Leng Yuebai asked in return. "Why do you want to become stronger?"
"Me?"
Han Yuchen clasped his hands behind his head and lay back, looking at the glowing canopy overhead.
"So I won't be a pawn."
"So I can... flip this chessboard over and become the dealer myself."
His voice was soft, yet it carried an arrogance that made one's heart tremble.
Leng Yuebai froze.
Looking at Han Yuchen's profile, she suddenly felt that beneath this seemingly carefree young man lurked a giant dragon.
Just then.
Boom!
A muffled explosion suddenly echoed from deep underground.
The earth shuddered violently.
Han Yuchen abruptly sat up, his expression turning grave in an instant.
It's here!
It felt as though the blood in his body had suddenly begun to boil.
It was the resonance of the Divine Soul Origin!
"Buzz—"
In the distant valley, a pillar of golden light that only Han Yuchen could see shot into the sky.
It pierced straight through the heavens, punching a hole through the heavy black clouds.
[Warning! Warning!] The system alarms blared frantically in his mind. [Detected activation of the Soul Fragment's self-defense mechanism!] [High-energy reaction! Divinity eruption!] [Dark energy is attempting to forcibly devour the fragment. Immediate intervention required!]
Han Yuchen snuffed out the campfire in one motion.
"Something happened."
He spoke rapidly, and his lazy air vanished without a trace.
In its place was a blade-sharp edge.
"What is it?"
Leng Yuebai sensed that something was wrong as well. She swiftly rose