Harvest

The old man in silver robes was none other than Vandis, who had rushed back from the Temple of Light, arriving just in time to see Chen Rui unleash Starburst.

Within the God Seal Peak region, Vandis's strength could be amplified to the SS tier. From several hundred meters away, he unleashed overwhelming power and actually extinguished Starburst outright.

Although only a few seconds passed between the appearance of the golden light and its extinguishing, far more had happened than that. The distant guardian knights and light knights might not have seen clearly, but Pusmir, Eudora, and the other five understood perfectly. The moment that enemy saw Vandis arrive, he immediately abandoned his attack and cast a "spell" similar to a spatial gate, intending to flee. Vandis's lightning-fast, devastating strike was about to land when, for some reason, everyone was struck by the illusion that time itself had suddenly slowed. By the time everything returned to normal in the blink of an eye, "Richard" had vanished, leaving behind only a fading gate of light.

Though bloodstains remained on the ground, it was certain that the enemy had merely been injured, not killed.

Vandis reacted swiftly, reaching for the gate of light that had not yet completely vanished. With his power, even if the other party had already entered the spatial gate, he could still pursue them or destroy the transmission. Yet that hand containing kingdom-level power passed straight through the light gate without the slightest obstruction, as though it were nothing but a phantom. The seven could only watch helplessly as the light gate disappeared from sight. What vanished was not only "Richard," but also the three Xuedalai trees! This enemy had disguised himself and infiltrated the Holy Mountain, fought the Church's six great leaders after exposing his identity, escaped