Dole had already reacted. A small portion of his spiritual force had returned, and with an icy expression and boundless majesty in his eyes, he turned back for a glance.
Before him was a sea of light—the Light God's unique wizardry, Holy Light Judgment. It condensed light into swords of radiance, sharp and blazing, with rays that cleaved through everything. Nothing could stop light from advancing.
He saw the light. In the next instant, six swords of light struck his body behind the spatial barrier almost simultaneously.
Dole only had time to do one thing: hide the Spatial Calamity Pearl underground. Then, in the next moment, his body was swallowed by light. Every defensive measure was like paper, and in an instant, his entire body turned to ash.
Like a wisp of green smoke, the body Dole occupied in this world vanished into ashes in an instant, leaving not the slightest trace behind.
The light had been too fast. It had not given him any time to react. If his spiritual force had returned a little earlier, he could have stopped the attack.
Unfortunately, it had not.
Having lost his eyes outside, Dole's spiritual force inside the light barrier immediately lost all connection with the outside world.
Inside the barrier, Dole looked at the bones beneath his feet—a jade-colored skeleton—and felt somewhat helpless.
He had actually wanted to sever the past and have no connection whatsoever with it. But now that his spiritual force had lost its support, it was equivalent to losing its protection. He could only take possession of this skeleton first.
As for whether these were the remains of his former self, or something else entirely, this was the only thing he could use for now.
Only now did Dole have the chance to examine the two