The effects of spending money were obvious. After five Beginner Spirit Power Enhancement Potions and one Mental Power Strengthening Potion, Lin Kun's Soul Power finally struggled past level 13. His Mental Power also rose by a small amount, and both the duration of Insight Skill and the amount of information he could process through Information Overload improved significantly.
The Random Weapon Enchantment Coupon yielded Minor Armor Pierce. He enchanted the Silent Sleeve Dart with it, increasing its penetrating power somewhat. Better than nothing.
However, the fundamental problem the Grandmaster had identified—that Lin Kun's body was like a "leaky sieve," unable to store and condense Soul Power—remained unresolved. The rate of his Soul Power growth became abnormally slow once again, as if level 13 were a new threshold that required several times more effort than usual to cross.
The Grandmaster became even more obsessed with his research. He practically lived in the laboratory, spending all day calculating and analyzing piles of data. From time to time, he dragged Lin Kun in for even "deeper" tests. He even began trying to stimulate Lin Kun's acupoints with weak electric currents, supposedly an ancient method recorded in old texts for awakening potential. The result was Lin Kun's hair standing on end as he was nearly electrocuted into shock, forcing the experiment to stop.
"No... I must have overlooked some crucial point..." The Grandmaster stared at the failed data again, deep in thought. "Your body clearly possesses enormous potential, yet it's as if it has been locked away... Soul Power is only the surface... What exactly is the key?"
Suddenly, the Grandmaster raised his head. A nearly crazed light flashed in his eyes as he fixed his gaze on Lin Kun. "Lin Kun! Tell me honestly! Is it possible... that you have twin spirits?!"
"Twin