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[Event Activated: The Storm Approaches]

[The cultists who revere the Primal Fury Owl, in the face of imminent destruction, have erupted into their final madness.]

[They are about to summon the Owl God, now one with the Evil God of the Abyss, regardless of consequences.]

[Your most valiant warriors are struggling to prevent all this, and your subsequent actions will have a decisive impact.]

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Looking at the messages flooding the event interface, Gu Hang took a deep breath and decided to personally head north.

He was, of course, aware of the situation in Polar Industrial City; the headquarters were constantly reporting information to him.

He knew that the city could now be said to have hoisted the banners of the Alliance; he also knew that his most elite warriors had descended into the so-called subterranean space of C7 Zone, engaging the cultists in gunfire.

He knew that this time, following Georgette's proposal, although at a higher cost, the Alliance mobilized immense power in an instant, pouring their cutting-edge forces into a single effort.

But as it stands, this choice was the right one. The full force of the Alliance delivered a powerful strike, exhibiting formidable strength in a manner unforeseen by the local forces of Rage Owl Star, achieving a rapid surprise assault that indeed completely subdued Polar Industrial Group, and the entire North Territory was within easy reach.

Although stabilizing other regions and rebuilding the Alliance's governance system would take some time, overall, it would definitely be shorter than the time spent reclaiming the Eastern Provinces.

Moreover, there was a significant value to this operation—that was to sweep away the Primordial Wrath Owl Sect, a thorn in Gu Hang's side.

Gu Hang knew that things might not always go so smoothly, and he had prepared for the possibility of accidents, with contingency measures in place.

And he himself was part of this "contingency measure."

Indeed, he had spent a long time toiling over government affairs, but that did not hinder his status as the most powerful Psychic Caster within the entire purview of the Alliance's forces.

With the identity of a Level 5 Psychic Caster, he could exert fatal control over opponents at the level of the Beastman Fleet General using solely spiritual energy.

Not to mention, he had long accumulated enough experience to advance to a Level 6 Psychic Caster.

However, he had not upgraded up until now.

Advancing from LV5 to LV6 required a bit too many grace points.

LV5 only needed 500 grace points, but to level up to LV6 required 2000 points.

This was an expensive price to pay, and even after obtaining that sum of ten to twenty thousand grace points previously, he did not rush to upgrade.

One can always level up whenever there are enough grace points; conversely, every second of development for a territory is precious, golden time.

Without foreseeing any battles that would require his personal intervention, he had not made such a choice.

Two thousand grace points saved up could be used to acquire technology, expand the military, conduct multiple rounds of political officer training to fill his government departments, or expand the Demon Hunter Squad to be the main force of the anti-corruption campaign...

His own personal strength wasn't that urgent.

But now, it seemed about time.

On the Wind Falcon flying northward, Gu Hang used the grace points saved over the past two months to raise his personal level to LV6.

Firstly, both his physical and spiritual attributes increased by one point each. Discover exclusive tales at empire

Secondly, among the options, Gu Hang chose the spiritual direction as his specialization for this upgrade.

And this provided him with a brand new ability: Iron Will.

[Iron Will: You will have an iron-like will. From now on, you won't feel fatigue, wavering, or fear before you reach your limits; your emotions will become more stable and strong; effects targeting your spirit and soul will be reduced depending on the difference in spiritual attributes between you and the caster.

When the caster's spiritual attribute is more than 4 points lower than yours, all such effects will be invalid; when the caster's spiritual attributes are more than 4 points higher than yours, the reduction effect is fixed at 35%. You gain an additional point in spiritual attribute.]

Gu Hang was overall quite satisfied with this newly acquired trait.

Spiritual defenses are never a bad thing.

He had protective spiritual energy to block physical and energy attacks, and now this was perfect for countering mental damage. The two complemented each other.

Not to mention, the extra strong resistance against normal states of fatigue, wavering, and fear could be of great help to him outside of combat.

The additional point increase in his spiritual attribute was expected.

As a result, his personal attribute panel now looked like this:

[Hero: Gu Hang (Faction Leader), LV6, insufficient experience to level up]

[Physique: 11, Spirituality: 22]

[Traits: Psychic Caster, Supreme Commander of Rage Owl Star, Enemy of the Storm]

[Talents: Protective Spiritual Energy, Advanced Telekinesis Control, Mind Manipulation, Iron Will]

A full 22 points in spiritual attribute, which was an increase of two points and effectively 2.25 times what it was at level five.

Undoubtedly, his strength had once again been significantly enhanced.

Upon testing it out, he felt that if he were to encounter that Beastman Fleet General again from the previous star battle, perhaps he wouldn't need any assistance; he alone could use his spiritual energy to break the General's will, or use the energy to tear his body apart from the inside of his heavy armor.