Days passed one after another.
Dugu Chen's body was gradually buried beneath the falling snow, silver-white flakes arriving silently and departing just as silently.
The world became pure and tranquil, as though everything had frozen completely in that moment.
Within the Spiritual Sea.
Dugu Chen wandered aimlessly through the darkness. There was no light, no sound, as if everything had been lost.
Only boundless darkness and an abyss remained.
One month.
Two months.
Three months...
Time seemed endless. Dugu Chen's body walked through the darkness as ages passed and the years fell silent.
A speck of golden light emerged in the dark world without warning, bringing a precious glimmer of hope.
Dugu Chen looked up at the sky and reached out to touch that starlike point of light.
All of a sudden, the darkness around him gradually twisted, and countless starlike golden lights continuously emerged from within it.
"Is this... Star Power?"
A dark gleam suddenly lit up in Dugu Chen's dim, profound eyes, which reflected the heavens above.
Stars gathered within his night-dark eyes, and light bloomed in the darkness like the glow of fireflies.
What was light?
A silent question echoed through the darkness. There was no sound, yet the entire space seemed to tremble with something unknown, transmitting the question.
"Light... I... I don't know!"
He answered in his heart.
Dugu Chen could no longer control his body. A gentle force carried him into the air, facing the boundless inky meteor stars.
"Who are you? And where is this?"
The endless darkness trembled once more, as if this space were a living thing. It could not only change, but also answer his questions.
"This is your inner world."
A vast voice rang out in his mind. This time, Dugu Chen heard it more clearly.
The voice was