Morning.

Gloria, carrying the unconscious Sophia, entered the Rosaries Palace.

Aurek sensed something and immediately arrived.

"Your Majesty!"

Josephine bowed respectfully.

Gloria bent slightly in a greeting.

Aurek nodded, his gaze shifting to the bed.

At this moment, Sophia was in a semi-conscious state, asleep under the soft glow of the Contract Spirit.

"Her divine aspect core has suffered some damage, but she is slowly recovering. There's no danger to her life anymore," Gloria explained, standing beside her.

Aurek silently observed.

The two hadn't met in years, and who could have imagined that their reunion would be in such a scene?

Seeing Sophia so gravely injured stirred a volcano of anger inside him.

However, with Sophia's condition so severe, he forcibly restrained the overwhelming killing intent. He summoned two 8th-level Life Sorcerers.

A Level 8 Life Sorcerer could easily repair damaged mind power origins.

The two sorcerers held Sacred Life Tomes inscribed with life runes, and pure life energy flowed like a gentle stream into Sophia's brow, wrapping her in a cocoon of warmth.

Both Gloria and Natasha watched, puzzled by the scene.

Meanwhile, deep within Sophia's spiritual sea...

"Such pure life essence!"

The Contract Spirit marveled.

On the other side, Sophia also felt the powerful, warm healing energy.

"Don't get distracted!"

The Contract Spirit warned.

"This life essence is extremely precious. It can restore your divine aspect core to a perfect state, and may even make it stronger."

Sophia immediately focused, fully channeling the energy.

"These two Imperial Sorcerers… could they be the legendary Life Saints?"

The Contract Spirit sensed the two Life Sorcerers' auras and was amazed.

Even a powerful Sage Rank life magician couldn't handle life essence this pure with such skill.

But these two had done it effortlessly.

In the Eura continent, Life Saints had long since vanished. What were these two doing here? This didn't make sense.

And considering that Aurek had recruited such powerful beings, Sophia's big brother was clearly no ordinary person!

Boom!

At that moment, a violent energy explosion came from the direction of Eryndor City!

Aurek's mind power instantly spread out, reaching the William family estate.

Gloria immediately expanded her senses.

Outside the estate, in the sky, William's white hair was ruffled by the surging energy, his body surrounded by a powerful aura of Imperial will. His cold gaze locked onto three uninvited guests in the sky.

They were three Stellar Rank powerhouses!

William remained unfazed, the boundless Imperial force pressing down on them like a mountain.

The three Stellar Rank warriors, sent by the Skyborne Church to capture Sophia's relatives, had finally arrived in Paris Eryndor City after a long journey from Godfall Gorge. They had been informed that the William family was just a regular noble family, with the strongest elder being weaker than Hero Rank.

They expected to quickly capture the main members of the William family, like squashing ants, before returning to Godfall Gorge to report.

But now, facing this terrifying aura from a single old man who seemed to hold his ground against all three of them, their faces turned pale.

Their minds were filled with absurdity and frustration.

Who spread the rumors that the Crossbridge Empire royal family had fallen?

Who said that Sophia's family was weak and insignificant?

Which fool spread such lies?!

An "ordinary old man" capable of holding off three Stellar Rank powerhouses?

The three were stunned and almost laughed at the absurdity of it!

The leader, a Stellar Rank Level 8 powerhouse, struggled internally.

Though he had survived the Stellar Rank Calamity, William's strength was unfathomable and not weaker than his own!

An immense weight from the Empire's will locked down their powers and movements, as if shackling them in place.

Capture them?

Impossible!

Whether they could even escape in one piece from this "ordinary old man" was now uncertain.

"Senior Officer, what is this power?"

"Yeah, why does our Purifying Holy Light have no effect on him?!"

"Damn, who am I supposed to ask about this?!"

The three were becoming more frustrated.

Their attacks felt like punches into cotton—ineffective and doing no damage.

Instead, William's power continued to increase, and the mere pressure of his aura made them feel suffocated!

William controlled 80% of the Imperial will!

Now that the Crossbridge Empire was at its peak, the gathered power was enough to crush them.

But he was being cautious, not wanting to turn Eryndor City's splendid buildings into ruins.

"Retreat!"

The senior Stellar Rank Officer scanned Eryndor City with his mind power, his voice tinged with panic.

"This city… it's eerily quiet!"

With such a commotion, why hadn't Eryndor City's defenses responded?

This was clearly impossible. The silence was more terrifying than any alarm bell, amplifying their fear.

William was Sophia's grandfather and one of the Empire's greatest bastions. If they couldn't shake this one old man, how could they capture anyone else?

At that moment, they desperately wished for a Sage Rank to arrive and break the impasse!

A silent agreement passed between the three, and they began to prepare for their retreat.

Just then—

The space let out a strained, agonizing sound as the laws of space were forcibly twisted.

They were immediately thrown into an isolated void!

As their vision returned, 300 9th-level Void Warlocks in Void Combat Robes surrounded them completely.

"Stellar Rank…?!"

"Are you out of your minds?!"

Feeling the overwhelming auras of the 300 Void Warlocks, their hearts pounded like they had been struck by a hammer.

They quickly formed a defensive formation back-to-back, their faces drained of color.

Where were they now? This wasn't Eryndor City—this was a forbidden place from ancient times!

One William had already thrown them into disarray, and now there were 300 Stellar Rank powerhouses arrayed against them…

Had the Crossbridge Empire become so abundant in top-tier power that such a force could be mustered just to capture three Stellar Rank individuals? Was this necessary, my dear Emperor?

The three were filled with unimaginable dread.

"Honorable gentlemen!"

The leader of the Skyborne Church Senior Officer forced himself to maintain his composure and said loudly,

"We come from the Skyborne Church, and our mission is not to offend the Empire. We humbly request your cooperation!"

William stepped out from the void, his voice cold.

"Didn't you just say you'd capture me, an old man? Where exactly are you planning to take me?"

The three couldn't control their facial muscles as they twitched.

"You dare harm my granddaughter, and now you must be prepared to be crushed!"

Standing amidst his army, William no longer held back.

A vast force from the Empire descended like a hammer, pressing down heavily on the three.

At the same time, William shot forward like a streak of light.

The three roared, understanding that this battle was not going to end easily.

Their Stellar Rank light exploded as they tried to gather strength to fight back.

However, all around them, the Void Warlocks raised their hands.

Three Spatial Fractures, which consumed light, formed instantly, and their powerful spatial pull sent them tumbling in all directions!

William seized the fleeting opportunity, imprisoning one of them with his immense power. He placed his palm on the person's head and—slammed!

Crack!

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