The next afternoon.
Holy Spirit Temple, sixteenth floor.
Twelve oracles responsible for guarding the teleportation magic array were replaced by a new shift for the handover.
The oracles on duty carried out their responsibilities as usual, maintaining the smooth operation of the magic array that connected to the spiritual world.
"Huh?"
After the shift change, a young oracle suddenly made a soft exclamation as he looked toward the center of the magic array.
"What is it?"
A companion nearby asked.
"Archbishop Kevin... hasn't co out yet?"
"Archbishop Kevin?"
Upon hearing this, others turned their gaze to the elderly figure standing at the center of the magic array.
Archbishop Kevin often cultivated for over ten hours straight.
But now...
"I rember, the Archbishop passed into yesterday morning, right?"
"That's right. When our last shift handed over, he had already entered the spiritual world for more than twenty-four hours."
"That long... isn't that a bit unusual?"
The young oracle showed so concern.
Although Archbishop Kevin's ntal strength was powerful, it was extrely rare for anyone to remain in the highest-level spiritual world continuously for more than a day and night.
"He should be fine. The Archbishop's physical body is stable."
An older high-tier Oracle checked Kevin's physical condition, then turned back only to see the other companions' faces suddenly change.
"Sothing's wrong! Look!"
Kevin Archbishop's cheeks visibly lost color, and his skin and muscles shriveled rapidly.
"Not good! Sothing's happened!"
"Quick! Notify the bishop imdiately!"
The lead oracle team captain, Leo, hurried forward and entered the center of the teleportation magic array to check on Archbishop Kevin's condition.
Not good!
Leo reached out and touched Kevin's neck, and his heart jumped.
The bishop's vitality was rapidly declining!
"Report imdiately to the Archbishop. Colin, stay here and watch! Everyone else, follow and teleport into the spiritual world to rescue Archbishop Kevin!"
"Yes!"
For ordinary people, dying in the spiritual world trial ant death.
But Kevin was different.
He was a forr church Archbishop, a highly respected position.
Leo did not dare take chances. He imdiately led the oracle protection team to teleport into the spiritual world, leaving only one person behind to notify the bishop and another to watch over everyone's physical bodies in the real world.
...
Huh?
Entering the spiritual world, Leo and his oracle team looked around, exchanging glances.
Where was he?
There was no sign of Archbishop Kevin within the magic array domain.
That wasn't right.
Kevin's spirit had suffered severe injuries, so he normally wouldn't leave the alchemy magic array area.
So where had he gone?
Leo scowled tightly, sensing sothing was amiss.
Just as he hesitated whether to have the team disperse and search beyond the magic array's protection zone, a strong sense of crisis suddenly surged from behind and the side!
"Who's there!"
Leo reacted quickly, spinning around instantly while erecting a golden spiritual defense barrier.
"Whoosh!!"
A figure enveloped in purple light suddenly charged toward him!
Huh!?
A spirit construct!?
Leo's pupils contracted sharply.
That spirit construct surged with wild berserk Ray-elent aura fluctuations, and it was shrouded in a tangible purple lightning attribute armor.
The armor's shape resembled holy armor very closely!
Strange!
This was completely different from any spirit construct Leo had known.
Before he could think further, the Thunder Martial Soul's right hand materialized a giant axe of ntal strength and swung it forward!
"Boom!!!"
Thunder roared.
A thick lightning serpent leapt from the sky, fiercely crashing against Leo's holy defensive barrier outside his body!
"Bang!!!"
Leo's expression changed drastically.
With a loud explosion, his entire holy barrier violently trembled under the thunder strike, flickering and nearly breaking!
Dense purple electric currents still swirled around the holy barrier's exterior, continuously causing damage.
"The enemy is abnormal! You all retreat first!"
Leo was greatly shocked.
Just one strike had consud a third of his ntal strength!
No sooner had he spoken than he looked up to see the Thunder Martial Soul rapidly closing in, swinging the lightning axe toward him.
Leo's pupils shrank sharply, and with a ntal strength surge, he condensed a holy fire long sword and slashed forward!
"Boom!"
A trendous force arose forth!
Such terrifying power!
Compared to spirit constructs of the sa level, this ray-elent spirit construct's strength had increased by more than double!
Leo's condensed form dimd significantly, and gritting his teeth, he used the recoil force to retreat into the magic array.
Whoosh!
A dark gleam flashed across the magic array.
Leo imdiately returned with the surrounding oracles' ntal strength to the Holy Spirit Temple.
...
Leo's figure appeared in the magic array, looking disheveled, his ntal strength severely damaged, his face pale.
"Captain Leo!"
Everyone rushed forward to support him.
The oracles stationed outside the magic array had never seen Captain Leo in such a state and instinctively asked, "Captain, what happened? What did you encounter?"
"An unprecedented spirit construct..." Leo panted heavily, looking up and asking, "Have you inford the church?"
"Already inford."
As they spoke, hurried footsteps ca from outside the passage.
Bishop Hadin Reyes pushed open the door, followed by a team of high-tier Oracles.
Everyone saluted in unison.
"Greetings, Bishop."
Seeing Leo's miserable condition, Hadin Reyes frowned deeply and asked sternly, "What happened?"
"Report, Bishop. We entered the spiritual world to investigate, but were attacked by an unknown spirit construct. To avoid casualties, I chose to retreat temporarily."
A heavy expression appeared on Hadin Reyes's face.
Only one spirit construct had forced Leo's oracle team to flee so miserably?
"The spirit construct's attacks carried enhanced Ray-elental attributes, with extrely high spirit intensity. Also... strangely, its external armor resembled our holy armor."
"Constructed armor?"
Everyone exchanged glances.
After guarding the spiritual world for so many years, they had never heard of a spirit construct capable of autonomously forming armor.
Could soone be controlling it from behind?
Hadin Reyes's heart sank further as he asked, "What about Archbishop Kevin? Did you find him?"
"No. We were attacked as soon as we passed into and had no chance to search."
"Bishop Hadin Reyes!"
An oracle who had entered the hall checked Archbishop Kevin's physical body in the magic array, shook his head slightly, and said softly, "Archbishop Kevin's spiritual body has already perished."
Everyone's hearts sank, and their expressions darkened.
Dead.
The situation was worse than they had imagined.
Archbishop Kevin was dead, and the spiritual world faced an unknown enemy.
"Report imdiately to Archbishop Auston! Lock down all entrances and exits and restrict all access until the Archbishop arrives."
"Yes!"
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