The Man

Light Holy Mountain, the Radiant Forest of the Hall of Holy Favor.

The Radiant Forest lay on the mountain behind the Hall of Holy Favor's palace complex. Every tree in this forest was white. At its center stood a statue of an angel, roughly four meters tall, with handsome features and two pairs of wings behind its back. It held a book in its hands and emanated a faint holy aura.

Saintess Eudora was kneeling on one knee before the statue, praying softly. Suddenly, gentle gusts of wind swept through the entire white forest, and a man had appeared before the statue. He was of average build, with brown hair and blue eyes, a book tucked beneath his arm. His appearance closely resembled the statue's, refined and handsome, but beneath those tranquil eyes lurked an invisible, imposing majesty.

"Eudora, I heard your anxious prayers in my sleep and awakened ahead of time. Has something happened?"

"My lord Isyorul," Eudora lowered her head. "Forgive me for waking you ahead of time, but this matter is too grave. I had no choice but to disturb you."

"Oh?" The man frowned. "What exactly is it?"

Eudora recounted every detail of how "Richard" had impersonated the attendant of a Temple knight, infiltrated Light Holy Mountain, and destroyed the holy tree, concealing only the matter of the Phoenix egg.

"What?" The man had remained calm at first, but when he heard that the Xuedalai tree had vanished, he was finally moved. He snapped furiously, "You useless fools! You actually let an enemy break into Light Holy Mountain and destroy the holy tree! Do you know how severe the consequences are?"

Feeling that powerful pressure, Eudora's body trembled faintly. She did not dare summon her strength to resist and lowered her head even further. "Please calm