Chen Lin broke through the barrier of his Talent Domain.
He first surveyed his surroundings.
The River of Destiny was just as it had been before, only calmer.
This was due to the advancement of his Talent Ability.
Now that he had entered the river in his true body, he felt no resistance at all. He was even more at ease than when he had been a swimming fish.
Rather than rush into action, Chen Lin checked his other possessions one by one to determine what he could use.
First was the Grotto-Heaven Jade Pendant.
He soon discovered that, just as when he had entered with the Sprite King Tear last time, he could open the pendant. This time, its entire internal space could manifest without being suppressed.
However, because the pendant needed to draw energy from outside, its interior was also affected by the power of the River of Rules.
Living beings of insufficient rank would suffer erosion.
Of course.
Hongchen was fine.
She floated quietly above the pool, completely unaffected. A little white snake lay coiled around the Spirit Plant at the center of the pool, likewise able to disregard the Destiny Rule.
Chen Lin relaxed.
He had known Hongchen would be fine, but he had not been sure about Little White Snake.
Still, Little White Snake had insisted on coming along, and he had not flatly refused. Now it seemed this snake did have a trick or two.
However.
The other two test subjects he had brought in were both being eroded by rule force. Without his protection, they would not survive for long.
That was also why he had not brought Chen Ling'er and the others.
For one thing, he did not know whether the Lake-Fishing Old Man would intercept and kill him. For another, finding