"How interesting," said Lex as he materialised outside the necklace and looked at the silver liquid. He was more and more convinced that this place, whatever it was, was related to the Temple in some way. Otherwise, it would not have been able to so easily separate him from Pearl, or allowed him to undergo a test.
Lex dipped his finger in the silver liquid - though he was technically just a projection. Still, since when had being a projection stopped anyone from doing anything? Of course, in reality, he did far more than just dip his finger in the liquid.
He channeled his energy into it and observed how the liquid reacted, taking in all of its properties. By now, Lex had enough energy to basically use his powers normally without issue.
A big fight would be challenging, but fortunately he wasn't in a fight. This place also had abundant energy, so it would not be a problem.
