The approaching Fourth Tier

"Two weeks ago, a new Calamity Beast codenamed ' Leviathan ' appeared on the East Coast of the Rice Country. The country's Paranormal Threat Defense Agency successfully responded and killed the target..."

"Around the same time, a near- Fifth Tier lava behemoth ravaged the eastern coast of Sangnia. The Sangnia government requested assistance from neighboring countries, and after half a day of fierce fighting, the behemoth was successfully killed. This incident resulted in..."

"Recently, a 5th Tier Cloud-Breaking Eagle appeared in the Qinling Mountains of China. Later, Comrade Jiang Xingwei, President of the Martial Arts Association..."

On television, the announcer is recounting noteworthy Calamity Beast that have recently appeared both domestically and internationally.

Shen Heng watched as he peeled the shrimp in his hand.

The television screen showed a mountain range, and above it, a Xiaoxiao black dot was moving.

The camera zoomed in quickly, revealing a colossal eagle-like beast with a wingspan exceeding twenty meters, its bluish-gray feathers gleaming with a metallic sheen under the moonlight.

Suddenly, a bolt of purple lightning, piercing the heavens and earth, fell straight down.

The screen lit up, and a flash of purple lightning streaked across the screen.

When the Cloud-Breaking Eagle reappeared, its once glossy feathers had turned pitch black, and its body was falling limply.

Just when everyone thought the Cloud-Breaking Eagle would fall straight to the ground, its figure suddenly stopped in mid-air.

Then, with its wings drooping limply, the Cloud-Breaking Eagle flew rapidly into the distance.

The camera attempted to follow the shadow, but ultimately only managed to capture a blurry human figure near the head of the Cloud-Breaking Eagle.

' Lightning Punishment is so handsome!'

Hey bro, does anyone know if Chairman Jiang is currently the strongest fighter in our Great Xia?

Shen Heng glanced at the various comments scrolling across the screen, then popped the peeled shrimp into his mouth.

He picked up a damp towel from the side and wiped his hands, then looked at his mother, who was eating and chatting with the nanny.

"Mom, I'm going to work."

"Okay, go ahead, be careful!" Xu Yuqin snapped out of the conversation, turned and smiled at Shen Heng.

Shen Heng nodded slightly, picked up the coat hanging on the side, and walked outside.

The two people inside watched Shen Heng's departing figure.

They only turned their attention away after they heard the door close.

"Sister Xu, I really envy you for having such a good son!" said Lin Shuhua, the nanny, with some emotion.

Xu Yuqin chuckled twice, "Don't let Xiao Heng's current state fool you; he used to be quite disobedient for a while."

"Oh? Even the boss does that?" The nanny, Lin Shuhua, asked, somewhat surprised.

Xu Yuqin smiled and said, "Yes, but back then it was probably because I was rebellious..."

After a moment, Lin Shuhua nodded in realization, "I thought the boss had always been this composed."

Xu Yuqin smiled.

"By the way, Sister Xu," Lin Shuhua said, as if she had just remembered something, "Have you considered asking the boss to change the working hours? Otherwise, sleeping during the day and going out at night every day isn't sustainable!"

Xu Yuqin was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and after a moment she said:

"Since the children have their own jobs, let them do them well..."

On the way to the Supervision Bureau.

Shen Heng was sitting in his car waiting for the traffic light to change.

Suddenly, the cell phone rang.

He glanced at the contact on his phone screen, his expression slightly surprised, before answering the call.

"Hey, Daoist priest."

"You're about to break through to the Fourth Tier?" Li Daoyi's voice came from the phone.

"Yes, that's right. I was originally planning to tell you after my application was approved and I went to Capital," Shen Heng replied.

"Hmm, you've got some conscience, buddy, you haven't forgotten this old Daoist priest." Li Daoyi slight satisfaction, then changed his tone and said:

"However, you don't need to come to Capital."

Shen Heng, who was waiting at a red light, paused slightly and asked, "What's wrong?"

Li Daoyi did not directly answer Shen Heng's question, but instead asked, "Do you know why you had to come to headquarters to break through to the Fourth Tier before?"

This... Shen Heng lowered his eyes; this was indeed something he had found very puzzling.

All he knew was that the difference between the Fourth Tier and Third Tier was significant, but how significant did it have to be for him to need to go to headquarters?

Is a breakthrough requiring special materials? Or what?

He answered honestly, "I don't know."

Li Daoyi explained over the phone,

The main differences between Fourth Tier and Third Tier physics are in two aspects.

"The difference lies in the total amount of Origin Power, and also in the application of that Origin Power."

"Among them, the main factor affecting the breakthrough is the first point: the difference in the total amount of Origin Power."

"This difference could be more than tenfold."

"If it's normal, gradual improvement is fine."

"But such a sudden increase in dosage is a huge burden on the human body."

"If this burden cannot be managed, it will cause the Origin Power to surge uncontrollably within the body, leading to physical damage..."

Could the sudden surge of too much Origin Power have caused the person breaking through to lose control? Shen Heng's eyes flashed with a thoughtful expression. He remembered what Li Daoyi had once told him: one only begins cultivating mental power at the Fourth Tier.

"So, is mental power just for dealing with this kind of situation?" Shen Heng asked.

"Yes, that's right, that's why I said you didn't need to come." Li Daoyi's words carried a hint of a smile, but his tone quickly turned serious:

"In order for our bodies to accommodate such a sudden increase in Origin Power Origin Power, we need to change the way we store and circulate it."

This process is called ' Configuration '.

Li Daoyi paused, seemingly organizing his thoughts to make himself more understandable.

"The so-called Configuration is to organize and construct the Origin Power that is originally scattered in your dantian into a new Origin Power hub."

"This hub can automatically absorb external Origin Power inwards, and can output Origin Power more efficiently outwards."

"In Daoist terms, it's the Golden Core; in Buddhist terms, it's Sarira; in Western terms, it's the Core Furnace."

"Although the names are different, the underlying principles are the same."

"In short, it's just a more efficient Origin Power operation structure."

"That's why it's called Configuration!"

Shen Heng nodded slightly; he roughly understood.

"So, how do we construct this shape?"

"When you break through, use your mental power to forcibly compress and condense the Origin Power, then solidify it into the form you want, and finally operate within that form," Li Daoyi said.

"Form it into a shape you desire?"... Shen Heng was slightly taken aback and asked:

"Is there no fixed form?"