The Might of a Kick and the Broken Doorbell

"Boom!!!!!!"

That dull thud didn't come from the vibration of the air, but directly impacted the soul, the very foundation of the land beneath their feet! It was as if the core of the entire planet had been struck hard!

Su Wanqing felt an indescribable, overwhelmingly heavy shockwave, originating from the foot Ling Ye had stomped down. Like an invisible tsunami, it instantly pierced through the floor, the rock layers, the crust, and surged towards the deepest part of the core! She even "saw" countless fine, spiderweb-like cracks of chaotic color appear in the air – the groans of space itself buckling under the strain!

The villa shook violently! The crystal chandelier on the ceiling swung wildly, clanging and crashing! The walls emitted a teeth-grinding creak! The half-eaten ice cream box on the coffee table jumped up from the impact and fell back down, splashing a few drops of cream!

Su Wanqing screamed, covering her ears tightly, and curled up in the corner like a leaf in a storm, her soul trembling from the terrifying roar!

Deep underground, the shadowy energy that had been stirring and attempting to infiltrate was crushed by this absolute "suppression" will. It didn't even have a chance to struggle, instantly... turning to ash! Like ice and snow under the sun, it completely melted away, its very trace erased!

What was even more terrifying was that the dreadful will didn't stop! Like an invisible orbital weapon, it precisely struck the Primordial Anchor Fragment that had been repeatedly coveted!

"Clang--!"

A crisp sound, like metal striking metal, or stars colliding, echoed from the depths of the core!

On the surface of the fragment, the extremely subtle traces of pollution that had been corroded by the shadowy energy were instantly purified and smoothed away by the cleansing power of this force! The incomplete Spatial Beacon contained within the fragment was forcibly reinforced and sealed by that "constant" will, becoming more stable, more... "dead silent" than before! It was as if it had been stamped with a chaotic seal, absolutely forbidden from ever being opened again!

Having accomplished all this, the terrifying will slowly receded like a receding tide, dissolving into nothingness.

The shaking of the villa stopped.

The chandelier slowly ceased its swinging.

All that remained was a deathly silence, and Su Wanqing's rapid heartbeat.

Ling Ye slowly withdrew his foot. On the carpet, where he had stomped, there was no damage, not even a footprint, as if the world-shattering blow had been a mere illusion.

But the annoyed hostility on his face had vanished, replaced by a sense of refreshing relief, like "finally swatting a fly." He clapped his hands as if dusting off imaginary dust, and glanced disdainfully at the spilled ice cream stains on the floor.

"Tsk, what a waste," he muttered, seeming more concerned about the spilled ice cream than the confrontation deep underground.

He no longer paid attention to the pillar, and walked back to the sofa with a light tread, settling back in. His gaze once again fell upon the only remaining box on the sofa... the "special edition" ice cream that had slid to the corner, miraculously not spilled.

It was as if the kick that could have altered the structure of the Earth Vein was just him getting up to swat a buzzing mosquito.

Su Wanqing slumped in the corner, soaked in cold sweat, her teeth still chattering uncontrollably. She looked at the man leisurely scooping ice cream again, and immense fear and lingering dread washed over her like ice water.

This... is a true powerhouse's strength?! One stomp, and the planet itself trembles?! All to... clean up disobedient "bugs" underground?!

She felt her previous reverence and fear were laughably childish! In the face of such an existence, she wasn't even an ant!

Just as Su Wanqing was lost in boundless shock--

"Ding dong--! Ding dong--! Ding dong--!"

A crisp and urgent doorbell rang from the direction of the entrance, shattering the deathly silence within the villa!

Someone's here?!

Su Wanqing jolted, snapping back from her fear! Who could it be at this hour?! Property management? Security? Or... those special forces in black suits?!

Her heart leaped into her throat! She instinctively looked at Ling Ye.

Ling Ye's ice cream scooping didn't pause, as if he hadn't heard the noisy doorbell at all. He even frowned slightly, as if bothered by the sound, shifted into a more comfortable position, and continued to focus on savoring his "special" ice cream, completely ignoring everything outside.

The doorbell continued to ring insistently: "Ding dong! Ding dong!"

Su Wanqing's palms were sweating with nervousness. What should I do? Open the door? What if it's an armed unit outside? Don't open it? What if they force their way in? Will it anger the powerhouse?

Just as she hesitated, her heart filled with dread--

The doorbell stopped, without warning...

It wasn't a stop like someone pressing the button, but rather... as if the entire doorbell system had been erased from existence, a complete, deathly silent... quiet.

Immediately after, a faint voice with static crackled from the direction of the entrance, seemingly from the intercom outside the door, but the sound was intermittent, as if severely disturbed:

"...Director Su... Ms. Su Wanqing... we are from the Yunqi Mountain Property Security Management Center... please respond if you can hear us... we detected an anomaly at your villa just now... a tremor... please open the door immediately to cooperate with the inspection... otherwise, we will take forceful measures..."

Property management? Detected a tremor? Su Wanqing's heart sank! It really attracted attention after all!

However, before the person outside could finish speaking--

"Zzzzzzzzz--!!!"

An ear-piercing burst of static exploded from the intercom! Immediately after, all sound vanished completely! Not even a trace of static remained!

It was as if the intercom screen outside, along with the entire doorbell system, had been instantly... completely burned out and disabled!

Su Wanqing: "!!!"

She understood instantly! It wasn't that the people outside had given up, but that... the powerhouse, annoyed by the noise, had casually "muted" it again!

Just like he had done with the refrigerator before! This time it was the entire doorbell and intercom system!

This... this works too?!

Just as Su Wanqing was shocked by Ling Ye's crude method of "solving a problem by eliminating the device causing it"--

"Bang!!!"

An even duller, more violent impact sound came from outside the heavy oak door! It vibrated the door panel slightly!

The people outside... are forcing their way in?! They clearly decided to take forceful measures after losing contact!

Su Wanqing's face turned instantly pale! She looked at Ling Ye in terror!

Ling Ye was finally disturbed by the rude banging sound. His ice cream eating paused, his brows furrowed tightly, and his face showed extreme displeasure and annoyance!

He suddenly raised his head, his gaze shooting coldly towards the entrance, as if he could penetrate the thick door and see the "insects" outside, who were courting death by repeatedly disturbing his peace!

"Endless!"

He cursed in a low voice, a hint of genuine anger in his tone.

This time, he didn't "mute" them from afar.

Instead... he slammed the half-eaten ice cream box in his hand heavily onto the coffee table!

Then, he abruptly stood up, barefoot, exuding a chilling, almost tangible aura of low pressure, pattering... he walked directly towards the entrance door!

Su Wanqing, seeing his terrifying demeanor as he was about to personally "clean house," was scared out of her wits! She had no doubt that if those people outside really broke down the door, they would turn into dust the next second!

"Wait... wait!" Su Wanqing, with a courage she didn't know she had, screamed and rushed over, spreading her arms to try and stop Ling Ye, "No! Don't do it! I... I'll open the door! I'll talk to them! Please!"

She couldn't let the people outside die! At least not at her doorstep! That would cause immense trouble!

Ling Ye's steps halted. His cold gaze fell on Su Wanqing, who was blocking his path, his eyes looking at her as if she were a mantis in his way.

Su Wanqing felt a chill run through her body under his gaze, but she gritted her teeth, blocking him, her eyes filled with pleading and determination.

Ling Ye's brows were tightly knitted, as if he were weighing whether to simply crush her or listen to what this "mantis" wanted to say.

Outside the door, the "bang! bang!" of the door being rammed continued, even more violently! Interspersed with some indistinct shouts.

The impatience in Ling Ye's eyes was almost palpable. He clicked his tongue with extreme annoyance, and finally, very displeased... he casually waved his hand towards the door.

Not an attack.

But an invisible, flexible, yet incredibly powerful force instantly enveloped the entire villa's entrance area!

The several security guards who were forcefully ramming the door outside felt a massive, irresistible rebound force suddenly surge from the door panel! It was like hitting a mountain! Several people cried out in alarm, being thrown back and nearly falling to the ground!

The door panel itself, along with the surrounding walls, was instantly covered with an invisible, absolutely "solid" chaotic law!

Forget ramming it, even if a tank were brought over to blast it now, it wouldn't budge this door an inch!

"So noisy." Ling Ye commanded Su Wanqing with extreme impatience, "Go, tell them to scram."

After speaking, he didn't even look at the result, turned around, and pattered back to the sofa, picked up his ice cream box again, though the low pressure emanating from him showed he was in a very bad mood.

Su Wanqing let out a long sigh of relief, feeling as if she had walked through the gates of hell. She didn't dare to delay, quickly tidied her disheveled appearance, took a deep breath, and forced herself to calm down as she walked towards the entrance.

She looked through the peephole and saw several security guards in property uniforms, holding tools to break down the door, staring at the unharmed door in confusion, exchanging glances.

Su Wanqing turned on the intercom switch (and found it still worked? It seemed the boss only "muted" external input). She said in a voice that was as calm as possible, yet carried an undeniable authority:

"I am Su Wanqing. I was doing some... special fitness activities just now, and the commotion might have been a bit loud. It's fine now, you can leave."

The security guards outside were stunned, exchanging bewildered looks. Fitness activities? To cause an earthquake-like commotion?! Was Ms. Su training to demolish buildings?

But since the owner said so, and the door was mysteriously unbreachable, they didn't dare to force their way in. The leading security captain could only shout at the door: "Ms. Su, for safety reasons, we still hope..."

Before he could finish speaking--

"Whoosh--!"

A wooden ice cream spoon, with a little bit of milk residue still on it, from which the ice cream had just been finished... flew through the air like a precision-guided missile from the living room sofa!

It flew with extreme precision... grazing Su Wanqing's ear!

Then, with a dull "thud!"

It fiercely... embedded itself into the thick oak inner door panel, which had been reinforced by chaotic laws and couldn't be broken even by a tank!

The spoon was almost completely submerged in the hard oak, leaving only a shallow end outside, trembling slightly!

Everyone inside and outside the door instantly turned to stone!

Su Wanqing's heart nearly leaped out of her throat!

Outside, the security captain's half-finished words got stuck in his throat. He looked at the trembling... ice cream spoon that had suddenly appeared embedded in the door from the inside?! He was frozen in place as if under a spell!

What... what was going on?! A new type of defense weapon?! An ice cream spoon launcher?!

From the living room, Ling Ye's cold and impatient final command echoed:

"...Scram."