Jingwu Bureau, sixteenth floor underground, inside the secret chamber.
Chen Sheng sat cross-legged, his posture as still and imposing as an ancient pine on a silent mountain.
Suddenly, the jet-black official robe he wore began to move without any wind, rustling audibly.
Then, a vast and powerful aura erupted from his body, instantly filling the entire sealed stone chamber.
Invisible ripples seemed to spread through the air, and even the light from the Luminous Pearls embedded in the walls dimmed in response.
He slowly opened his eyes, and for a split second, the dark room was flooded with white light.
Two beams of brilliant light, so condensed they seemed tangible, flashed from Chen Sheng's eyes, illuminating the dim underground chamber as if it were broad daylight before receding back into profound calm.
