The Romance of the Immortal Cauldron

Chapter 2274 Mana disappears again

His eyes were fixed on the ancient stone platform like a hawk, his brows were slightly furrowed, and an indescribable strange feeling surged in his heart.

It felt like something was watching him in secret, or like some long-dormant power was awakening.

There was a faint smell of decay in the air, which mixed with the cool touch from the stone platform, making him shiver involuntarily.

At this moment, he keenly realized that this stone platform was by no means as simple as it seemed.

Its existence seems to be integrated with the ruins, but it also reveals a strange feeling of being out of place.

The surface of the stone platform is covered with traces of time, and the mottled cracks are like wrinkles on an old man's face, telling of the long years it has experienced.

Matthew's eyes scanned back and forth across the stone platform, not missing any details.

His eyes were as sharp as a knife, trying to find some clues from those complex symbols and patterns.

The stone platform is engraved with strange symbols, some of which look like ancient characters, while others look like some kind of mysterious totems.

He reached out and gently touched the stone platform, feeling a cool touch at his fingertips, as if he was touching a piece of thousand-year-old ice.

At the same time, he seemed to feel a faint pulsation coming from deep within the stone platform. The pulsation was extremely slight and would have been almost imperceptible if he had not been concentrating fully.

The pulsation was like the heartbeat of some living being, or like some power slowly awakening inside the stone platform.

"What secrets does this stone platform hide?"

Matthew whispered to himself, his voice echoing in the empty stone chamber, carrying a hint of confusion and curiosity.

His voice bounced back and forth between the stone walls, as if countless voices were responding to him at the same time.

The voice made him feel inexplicably oppressive, as if the ruins themselves were watching him, waiting for his next move.

He did not notice that some subtle changes were taking place in his body.

Strands of golden light, like fine silk threads, slowly seeped out from his body and silently merged into the stone platform.

The golden light seemed to have life, flowing slowly, as if weaving an invisible net on the stone platform.

As the golden light continued to flow in, the abnormality of the stone platform became more and more obvious.

The originally calm stone surface began to tremble slightly, and those ancient symbols and patterns seemed to be flashing with a faint light, as if they were given life.

Those symbols and patterns looked particularly strange under the light, as if they were telling some ancient spell.

Matthew felt uneasy as he realized that things were moving in an uncontrollable direction.

After hesitating for a moment, Matthew decided to jump off the stone platform and check it out for himself.

He took a deep breath and prepared to exert force.

However, just as he was about to get up, his face suddenly turned pale.

"What's going on!" Matthew cried in horror.

He found that his body seemed to be stuck to the stone platform by a layer of invisible glue. No matter how hard he tried, he could not move at all.

His limbs seemed to be firmly bound by some invisible force, and even his fingers could not move.

It felt like being held tightly by an invisible hand, and no matter how he struggled, he could not get rid of it.

He struggled desperately, pushing the stone platform with his hands and kicking with his feet, but it was all in vain.

His breathing became rapid and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead and slid down his cheeks.

His heart was beating like a drum in his chest, as if it would burst through his chest at any moment.

"Could it be that this stone platform is causing trouble?"

Matthew thought to himself, his brain working rapidly, trying to find a solution to the problem.

However, his thoughts seemed to be disturbed by some force and became confused.

He tried to calm himself down and tried to recall the various spells he had learned, but those memories seemed to be covered by a layer of mist and were blurry.

At this moment, he felt that the magic power in his body was like a floodgate opening, rushing towards the stone platform.

It felt like the strength in his body was being forcibly extracted by some invisible force, flowing along his limbs and bones, and into the stone platform.

The powerful force that originally filled his body disappeared without a trace in an instant.

His body became weak, as if all his energy had been drained away.

The feeling of weakness made him feel dizzy and the scene in front of him began to become blurry.

His body went limp, and he could barely support himself. His breathing became rapid and heavy, and sweat kept rolling down his forehead, soaking his clothes.

"No! How is this possible!"

Matthew's eyes widened in horror. He couldn't believe what was happening before his eyes.

His voice echoed in the stone chamber, carrying a hint of despair and powerlessness.

His fingers weakly scratched the surface of the stone platform, trying to find a little support, but the surface of the stone platform was as smooth as a mirror, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't grab anything.

At the same time, the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill that was originally calmly and slowly merging into his body also became dim at this moment.

The golden elixir that once emitted dazzling light now lay quietly in his body like a stone that had lost its vitality, no longer able to provide him with any strength.

It felt like the fire of life in his body was gradually extinguished, replaced by an endless emptiness and coldness.

Matthew was like a deflated ball, his whole body limp as he leaned against the stone platform.

His breathing became rapid and heavy, and sweat kept rolling down his forehead, wetting his clothes.

He knew that he was in an unprecedented crisis.

The feeling of powerlessness made him feel desperate, as if he had been completely swallowed up by some invisible force.

However, Matthew had experienced many ups and downs after all, and he knew that panicking at this moment would only make the situation worse.

He tried to calm himself down, closed his eyes, and began to recall what had happened carefully.

After calming down, he suddenly noticed something strange.

Just at the moment when the magic power in his body suddenly disappeared, he vaguely sensed something strange.

He discovered that the magic power in his body did not disappear for no reason, but was all absorbed into the stone platform beneath him.

It felt like the strength in his body was being forcibly extracted by some invisible force, flowing along his limbs and bones, and into the stone platform.

"What is the origin of this stone platform? Why does it absorb my magic power?" Matthew was full of doubts.

Countless questions emerged in his mind, and those questions came like a tide, almost drowning him.

He tried to calm himself down and tried to find a clue from those confused thoughts.