"What do you mean you can't predict their movements?" I asked Samantha over the phone.
"Four-star and five-star members of the Darkness have protection—some kind of ability that shields them from observation-related skills. Even my precognition can't track them."
I felt a chill run down my spine. I already had a theory about who made it. It was the same person who created those self-destructing marks.
The Messiah of Darkness.
This made things far more complicated. It meant Hazel was right.
They had a way to use mystic arts—magic, spells, or whatever they called it. That didn't really matter. The problem was that it was a power that could be taught and copied by others, just like my cultivation.
I hated admitting it, but magic was far more powerful in the early stages.
Martial arts cultivation had a harsh learning curve. Progress was slow at first. Real gains only came after years of effort, when everything finally stacked together.
