Ning Fengzhi's fingers paused on the edge of the table, motionless for a long while.
He could sense that the energy fluctuation was gradually stabilizing, like the surface of a deep pool returning to stillness after a pebble had fallen into it. But the ripples stirred by that pebble had already spread far away.
"That wasn't Soul Power." Ning Fengzhi's voice was slightly lower than usual. "Soul Power wouldn't carry that kind of... almost natural aura. It was like the entire forest was breathing at once."
Yu Yuanzhen had felt it as well. He had witnessed the Soul Power fluctuations of countless powerful figures, from ordinary Soul Masters to Title Douluo. Every type of Soul Power had its own distinctive frequency and texture.
But that fluctuation had been different. It held no aggression, no oppressive force. It was more like the pure, vast sense of existence of something immense had been illuminated in a single instant.
"Did something happen over at the Star Dou Great Forest?" Yu Yuanzhen's voice was deep, as though he were asking Ning Fengzhi, yet also asking himself.
"An anomaly of that level couldn't have been caused by an ordinary Soul Beast breaking through. If some heavenly treasure has emerged..."
Ning Fengzhi did not answer immediately.
He rose to his feet and walked to the window.
The sky outside had indeed grown faintly brighter, as if it had been tinted by some invisible radiance. A nearly imperceptible warmth glowed around its edges.
That halo was slowly fading, but the trace of its existence had already been etched into the heavens.
"Send people to take a look." Ning Fengzhi finally spoke, his voice returning to its usual calm. "Choose several experienced scouts. Don't go deep—observe from the outskirts. It would be best if they can confirm the