The appearance of the Plunderers hung over Shrek Academy like a heavy dark cloud.
Flender ordered the entire academy placed on high alert. Zhao Wuji even moved directly into the room next to Lin Kun and Oscar's dormitory, personally standing guard.
Grandmaster temporarily halted those dangerous "Second Spirit Awakening Experiments" and instead began frantically consulting every ancient record concerning the "Holy Spirit Cult" and the "Plunderers," trying to uncover their weaknesses, patterns, and purposes.
Lin Kun felt pressure unlike anything he had ever experienced. The Shadow Blade assassins were still lurking in the dark, and now there was an even stranger, more powerful Plunderer.
The two attacks had each been more dangerous than the last. What about the next one? A sneak attack from a Spirit Sage? Or something worse?
Relying on others for protection was ultimately the inferior option. Becoming stronger himself was the foundation.
But the bottleneck in raising his Soul Power was like an impassable chasm.
His body's "leaky bucket" constitution could not store any more Soul Power. His level rose slowly; that was a fatal flaw.
"I have to find another path!" Lin Kun shut himself in his room, sank his consciousness into his mind, and repeatedly studied his system panel.
"If my Soul Power Level can't undergo a qualitative change in the short term, then I'll improve my combat strength in other ways!"
His gaze swept across one skill and status after another.
Mastery of Basic Movement Techniques, basic hidden weapon mastery, Swift Wind Steps, Insight Skill, Information Overload... These were all technique-based and support-type abilities. They had played major roles in previous battles, but he lacked a decisive offensive method.
The Silent Sleeve Dart had been enchanted with Minor Armor Pierce, but its power was insufficient against opponents above the Soul Ancestor rank.
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