After Chen Chuan let go, he felt as if he were sinking into a viscous, dark sea. The surface beneath his feet was resilient and solid, with an uneven, undulating texture. Looking down, he saw that it was also covered in bulging folds.
He was, in fact, standing on the creature's body.
It was a being whose full form was almost impossible to discern. Most of its body was hidden by the pitch-black seawater; only the part where he stood seemed to emit a faint light due to their contact.
Just then, faint signs of an incursion appeared on his Second Self.
He could confirm that his Second Self was bearing the full brunt of the incursion, yet he wasn't ejected from the scene. This meant it wasn't a simulated Domain like the ones at the academy, but a purely mental connection.
He was only making contact with it through the medium of the Lost Object.
