Plate was a little stronger than Ophi, but his body was not very powerful. His speed and strength were only average.
Fang Cheng was now so fast that, when he moved, time seemed to slow down to his senses.
It was only natural that Plate couldn't react in time and was killed instantly.
"Your strength exceeds my expectations."
Plate's pure-white eyes stared fixedly at Fang Cheng. Neither his dignified expression nor his tone changed in the slightest, despite having his heart ripped out. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought he had the upper hand.
Fang Cheng crushed his heart in his hand. The Blood Element swarmed over Plate's body like sharks that had smelled blood, devouring him in a frenzy.
In the blink of an eye, Plate had been devoured until only his head remained.
He didn't even furrow his brow. He simply spoke his final words.
"You are strong, but I represent the will of God."
Before his words had faded, his head disintegrated into golden particles and flew toward the Heavenly Gate in the sky.
Fang Cheng looked up at the Heavenly Gate. The two doors had opened wide enough for an adult to squeeze through sideways.
Blood gathered beside him and formed a rocket-shaped bomb, which shot toward the Heavenly Gate.
Boom!
A sun appeared over Jerusalem, shrouded in dark clouds, driving away all darkness.
In an instant, the blinding light covered the entire Holy Land. Under its radiance, clouds of vapor rose from the ground, impossible to distinguish as steam or dust.
When the glare faded, a gigantic fireball, as bright as the sun, hung above Temple Mount. Patterns shifted constantly across its surface as the plasma inside churned and roiled.
The fireball's base touched Temple Mount, swallowing the Third Temple whole, while its