To be precise, it wasn't just overpowered—it was completely outrageous.
To be capable of Overcoming Adversity and Attacking Upward against an opponent two full Grand Realms higher—if you said that wasn't due to Innate Wisdom from a past life, no one would believe you.
As the Dean of the Academy, while his goal was to seek the ultimate truths within books, he was, first and foremost, a citizen of the Great Zhou Country.
Alleviating the suffering of the common people was their natural duty, one that took precedence even over their search for ultimate truth.
It was for this very reason that the Academy existed. Otherwise, why would the Saint Martial Emperor bother funding such an institution? It's not like he had nothing better to do.
The Dean said slowly, "Would you allow me to conduct an investigation? I know it is a bit presumptuous of me to ask, but I have no other choice."
The first thing he had to do was investigate whether Shen Bai was susceptible to such a possibility.
