Everyone looked at the scene before them with some confusion.
Dahuang walked naturally to Shen Heng and stood still.
Then, after Shen Heng asked if she was ready, her whole body suddenly began to tremble uncontrollably.
It looked up, its gaze fixed intently on Shen Heng.
But they dared not make a single move, not even a sound, as if they had encountered their natural enemy.
"Hmm? This..." Wu Cheng was slightly surprised.
"Is this what Shen Heng meant by Emotion Manipulation?" Han Ling asked curiously.
"Using Origin Power to exert pressure, and then amplify the fear in the other person's heart...?" Wang Hai turned his head and looked at Shen Heng was unusually radiating Origin Power outwards.
The goal was achieved.
Shen Heng glanced at the increasingly fearful Dahuang and withdrew his overflowing Origin Power.
The next moment, a panting "haha" came from Dahuang's mouth.
Dahuang's paws were trembling as it gripped the ground. Although the dog was still shaking, it was much better than before.
Shen Heng looked at the trembling Dahuang and slowly opened his mouth again.
"Calm down."
The sound wave emanated from Shen Heng's mouth once more.
This time, Shen Heng did not control the sound waves to converge, but let them spread outward.
But this sound wave was different from the previous ones; it carried an indescribable feeling.
It's an emotion, it's resonance, and it's redemption.
The sound waves reached Dahuang.
Dahuang's trembling body suddenly stopped.
It stood there, feeling both confused and strange.
Thinking back to the fear it had just felt, it should have continued to feel fear, or at least be somewhat afraid, but now, inexplicably, all that remained was calm.
Looking at Dahuang's appearance, Shen Heng slowly said again:
"Go to sleep!"
Dahuang's eyelids twitched a few times, but finally slowly sank down.
It fell to the ground and fell asleep.
"Words become law?" Wu Cheng calmly observed the scene before him.
Normally, he would have been shocked that the dog would fall asleep so easily when told to.
But after that voice just passed by, he inexplicably felt that there was no need to be too shocked by the situation before him.
"It's just about stirring up Dahuang's emotions," Shen Heng said calmly, standing beside Dahuang.
"You can't really Emotion Manipulation like that, can you?" Le Gu Nan looked at Shen Heng with some doubt, "Especially since Dahuang is only Tier 2."
"It's indeed difficult to achieve this level simply by Emotion Manipulation," Shen Heng nodded slightly and explained.
"However, I first stirred up its fear, and then suddenly calmed it down."
"Short-term, drastic emotional fluctuations can cause a sense of disorientation in its mind, making it feel very tired."
"In this situation, getting it to sleep again will be much easier."
"And..."
Shen Heng looked at Dahuang.
"In terms of Emotion Manipulation, it seems to involve some form of psychological attack."
"Then, at the Tier 2, there isn't much difference in mental aspect between them and ordinary creatures, plus Dahuang didn't use Origin Power to resist."
"And that's how it ended up being what it is now."
Everyone looked at Dahuang and nodded thoughtfully.
"And what about the other aspect?" Han Ling asked Shen Heng.
"On another note..." Shen Heng pondered for a moment, glancing at the captain, Wu Cheng, and Wei Leyang.
"Who wants to play with me? I want to confirm an idea."
Wang Hai glanced at Wu Cheng and Wei Leyang, his gaze finally settling on Wei Leyang.
" Wei Leyang, go ahead. It's perfect timing. You fought Shen Heng when his Ability Evolution last time."
"Okay, sure." Wei Leyang nodded.
Seeing that a sparring match seemed to be about to begin, the group walked towards the wall.
Old Li turned his head to look at the two people walking in the opposite direction behind him, then turned to Wang Hai and said:
"Captain, never mind, I'd better head back first. I'm getting old, I can't handle so much trouble."
Wang Hai looked down at Dahuang, who was still fast asleep and whom he was holding in his hand.
"Okay, Wu Cheng, why don't you take Old Li home? You're on the day shift today, so you can go straight back."
"Okay, I understand!" Wu Cheng nodded in response.
"If there's nothing else, I'll head out too." Zheng Anlin glanced at the two people standing on either side behind him, then turned to Wang Hai and said.
Wang Hai looked at Zheng Anlin, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded, "Mm."
"Clatter!"
The wooden knife lightly tapped the ground.
Shen Heng raised his eyes and looked at Wei Leyang in the distance.
Are you ready?
Wei Leyang took a deep breath and slowly nodded. "Ready? Let's go."
"Clatter!"
The sound of the wooden knife hitting the ground sounded again.
Shen Heng looked at Wei Leyang in the distance and leaned slightly to the side.
The frequency of the Origin Power flowing through the body increases, but it is kept at a minimum level that will not cause injury.
The next moment.
"Bang!"
Shen Heng transformed into a black shadow and charged straight at Wei Leyang.
The unexpected speed caused Wei Leyang's pupils to contract slightly.
"Is this the 'Flow Overclocking' that Shen Heng mentioned before?"
"No, with this speed alone, he shouldn't be able to take down Shadow Erosion by himself. Is he still holding back...?"
Without time to think further, Wei Leyang sprang into action.
He pushed off with his feet, his figure quickly retreating, raising his bandaged hands, his five fingers pointing at Shen Heng.
" Thread Bullet!"
Threads, barely perceptible to the naked eye, were emitted.
Shen Heng lowered his gaze slightly, and could only barely make out short, thin threads that seemed to reflect light.
It would be very difficult to completely block this attack with the naked eye.
The best approach is to have Wu Cheng's shield in front of you, allowing you to charge straight through.
If that doesn't work, move significantly backward or to the side to dodge most of the Thread Bullet.
but...
Shen Heng listened carefully to the sounds around him.
With each step, the figure dodged with minimal movement.
The objects flew past Shen Heng with a constant 'whoosh' sound, but none of them managed to hit him.
Despite Wei Leyang continuing to fire Thread Bullet, the distance between the two sides was closing at an extremely rapid pace.
Wei Leyang wasn't too surprised by what he saw.
"Hmm... given Shen Heng's current speed, I should have a chance to win."
"As long as you maintain the right distance, then just like last time, suddenly tie him up."
"However, given Shen Heng's cautious nature, he certainly won't fall for it like last time; we'll have to find a different approach."
"Hmm... like this, put the Thread Bullet and the Ground Net..."
Shen Heng glanced at Wei Leyang, but kept his pace.
The distance between the two sides was rapidly closing: twenty meters, ten meters, five meters...
Wei Leyang's eyes lit up, and he pulled hard with both hands.
Strands of Thread Bullet suddenly shot up from the ground and flew straight towards Shen Heng.
A hint of joy flashed in Wei Leyang's eyes, but he suddenly paused just as he was about to raise the corners of his mouth.
What came into his view were the young man's calm, unwavering eyes, like the surface of a deep lake.
It seemed as if he had expected it, yet also as if he didn't care at all.
There was no panic in those eyes, only a powerful aura of composure.
"How come Shen Heng... seems to know?"
"Whoosh--"
The long sword slashed through the air at lightning speed.
The broken threads fell like snowflakes...