Around 3 a.m. was when most people were sound asleep.
If an earthquake occurred at this time, a high-level one would inevitably cause massive casualties. The current Level 2 one, however, would have little impact, and most people would not even be able to sense it.
But the official personnel responsible for monitoring and receiving reports were on high alert. The moment the instruments detected the data, employees of the earthquake bureau immediately reported the longitude and latitude coordinates.
The Shadow Guan Tong had sent out was lurking in the shadows in the corner of the room. After overhearing the crucial information about the earthquake's source, he immediately entered the coordinates into the computer and pinpointed the target location.
"The epicenter is in the outskirts of Fengping City. The nearest Shadow Line is... one kilometer away. Lucky!"
Guan Tong immediately found the Shadow Line closest to the epicenter and controlled it to rush toward the center at top speed. Once he saw the Earth Vein Pillar standing in the wasteland outside the city under the moonlight, he immediately activated Phase Shift and swapped places with the Shadow Line.
The next moment, he appeared at the scene.
He did not dare waste even a second. Before the official dispatched team arrived, he rushed to the Earth Vein Pillar at once.
According to information disclosed online, once an Ascendant's body came into contact with the Earth Vein Pillar, their Mind Power Cap would begin to decline. However, overseas tests had shown that this process could be interrupted at any time.
As long as the person touching it changed their mind or deliberately gave up, they could immediately pull their hand back and stop. It would not keep draining them dry the moment they placed their hand on it.
However, Guan Tong had