At the very moment when Wayne Malvin tried to contact Owen Bertram, Owen was just releasing a trace of Antiverse power. The instant that power appeared, Owen understood why the Immortal Venerables in the Heaven Realm were so fearful of the Antiverse. Owen truly released only a slight trace, but the terrifying scene that followed made him extremely relieved that he had heeded Azure Dragon's words and harbored deep fear towards the Antiverse power, not daring to release more.
It was a perception that was difficult to describe accurately; you could not say it was world-shattering, as it did not have that much terrifying power, but it was indeed able to restrain everything in the Real World! Imagine a sphere with a diameter of 5,000 zhang, everything within it was directly neutralized by that trace of Antiverse power, turning into nothingness!
Everything around Owen was affected, including the Communication Talisman. As a result, Owen did not receive Wayne Malvin's message at all.
