Ripples Rolling in from the Horizon

Shen Heng waited for a while.

Seeing that there was no useful information, he gave a brief reply and then put his phone away.

"We need to send out messages occasionally to ensure that most people in the Supervision Bureau have seen the reward offer."

Shen Heng placed his phone on the bedside table, opened his palm, and began his cultivation.

A pure white Origin Power extended upwards from his outstretched right hand.

Unlike the previous training camp, this extension was not difficult; in fact, it went very smoothly.

Since breaking through to the Clear and Pure Spirit Platform in his spiritual realm, he has made great progress in his cultivation of Origin Power control and flow.

In terms of controlling Origin Power, when condensing Origin Power branches, the Origin Power can stop where it should stop and extend where it should extend.

Liu, who could only maintain his cultivation for most of the day before, can now maintain it for the whole day.

At this moment, it was in Shen Heng's hands.

As the Origin Power extended, the shape of a branch gradually solidified.

The branches are winding and twisting, with many forks branching out along the way.

However, it differs from a real branch in many ways, the biggest difference being that it lacks wrinkles and patterns!

Shen Heng's eyes narrowed slightly as he focused his attention on the Origin Power branch in his hand.

Fine lines and wrinkles began to be carved into the branches...

More than half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

In the past two weeks, apart from carrying out two uneventful missions, the only noteworthy event was that Wu Cheng also broke through to the Tier 3.

Although Wu Cheng had previously declined the captain's suggestion that he follow Shen Heng's training schedule.

However, he has been practicing very diligently for the past two weeks.

Currently, only Shen Heng and Le Gu Nan in the Linhai Supervision Bureau have not yet broken through to the Tier 3, but they will be soon.

Bang!

The car doors closed.

Shen Heng lifted his leg and walked towards home.

"I'll post something on the Martial World Easy Exchange platform when I get back later..." Shen Heng thought to himself.

Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks.

"Buzz... buzz..."

A slow, continuous humming sound began.

The sound was initially very low, then quickly rose in volume.

Like the breathing of some ancient behemoth in its slumber, heavy and long, yet carrying an undeniable threat.

Shen Heng's fingertips tingled slightly, and his earlobes trembled uncontrollably.

He suddenly turned his head and looked up at the sky.

The distant sky remained calm, with clouds drifting as usual.

There was no fire, no smoke, not even a strange breeze, but...

The sound waves, like invisible ripples, spread from the horizon, swept over his body, and then quickly spread further away.

"This is..."

Shen Heng's eyes narrowed slightly; although he hadn't seen it, his ears told him.

Something, something unimaginably vast, has just erupted beyond that sky.

Earthquake? Tsunami? Or volcanic eruption?

Shen Heng raised his hand and caught a sonic wave rushing towards him.

"Hmm... I can't sense any information. Is this coming directly from the source of the sound?" Shen Heng gently twirled the sound waves between his fingertips.

As the fingers loosened, the sound waves dispersed.

Shen Heng looked up in the direction from which the sound waves were coming from the sky.

"That direction... is it... out to sea, or on the other side of the sea?"

Shen Heng withdrew his gaze and walked towards home, lost in thought.

He returned home, took out his phone, connected to the internet, and began searching for related information.

Vilandia resident Alaska Tom tweeted:

"Did any of my friends in Vilandia feel the tremors just now? There were no earthquake alarms, but my whole house shook for about ten seconds. The sound was like distant thunder, but deeper..."

A netizen Fuerbandes replied:

"I felt it too! The security camera footage showed the window shaking at exactly 7:17. Does anyone know what happened?"

Camelot's reply:

"It must be an earthquake. I felt the tremors too, and the three of us are at least several hundred miles apart! There shouldn't be any other disaster that could cause this."

There are many other messages, all with similar content.

They all described noticing something unusual, but no one could explain what exactly caused it.

One of the more popular ones is a video.

Juneau Anomaly

The video shows a bookshelf at 7:17:23 AM.

The items on the bookshelf suddenly started shaking, and the whole process lasted about 30 seconds, with a noticeable buzzing sound in the background.

Highly rated comments below:

"I heard the exact same thing in Sikate! It came from across the Boundless Ocean!"

Shen Heng's gaze lingered on that comment.

"The Boundless Ocean...?"

The Boundless Ocean is the ocean between Great Xia and the Rice Country, and it is the largest ocean in the world.

If this Calamity Beast had occurred in the Boundless Ocean, the damage would likely have been much less.

Shen Heng scrolled through the page for a while longer, but apart from some speculations and exceptions published by so-called news media, there was no other usable information.

Seeing this, Shen Heng could only temporarily abandon his idea of exploring further and planned to look up the official explanation later.

After exhausting all his internal Origin Power and meditating for a while, Shen Heng fell into a deep sleep.

night.

Supervision Bureau, Training Room.

Shen Heng stood quietly in place, holding a long sword.

He adjusted his breathing as he looked up at the figure standing opposite him.

Wang Hai stood quietly not far away, waiting for his attack.

Wang Hai didn't have to wait long. After briefly rehearsing the first few moves in his mind, Shen Heng began to move.

Shen Heng suddenly lunged forward.

The longsword traced a cold, sharp arc under the training room lights.

His movements were incredibly fast; the blade whistled through the air as it slashed straight towards Wang Hai's throat.

With his Late Tier 2 realm and the enhancement of his flow, Shen Heng's speed was approaching that of Third Tier.

But he hasn't reached Tier 3 yet, and besides, Wang Hai is at least in the Late Third Tier now.

Wang Hai slightly turned his body and dodged the attack.

Immediately, a cold-gleaming arm slammed straight down towards Shen Heng.

Shen Heng had anticipated this. He suddenly turned his forward footwork, pushing off the ground with his toes to dodge Wang Hai's punch.

He immediately flipped the long sword in his hand and slashed at Wang Hai once again.

This time, Wang Hai didn't dodge; instead, he raised his arm.

"Clang--!"

The sharp clang of metal clashing echoed through the training room. Shen Heng's blade was deflected, leaving his hand numb.

Wang Hai did not pursue, but stood still and said calmly:

"The strength is good, but not enough."

Shen Heng didn't pause. With a flick of his wrist, the blade's momentum instantly changed, from a slash to a thrust, aiming straight for Wang Hai's ribs.

Wang Hai remained unmoved, letting the blade pierce his side.