"You can now enter the valley. Don't worry about him. I will take care of him," the mysterious figure who was emitting dazzling golden light declared.

Upon hearing this, the Sage Level warriors nodded and hurriedly dashed into the valley. They knew who the person was, so they quickly trusted his instruction.

Seeing that they had finally disappeared from the entrance, the mysterious figure put out the golden light. As Zachary had the opportunity to stare at him up close, he found that the masked figure was a dreadful master. Judging from his figure and attire, he must be an old man with lots of experience, especially in battle. Moreover, he emanated an aura at the premium stage of Sage Level. Zachary couldn't help but clench his fists as he clearly felt the oozing killing intent from the mysterious elder.

"So, it looks like you're on their side too. But why are you alone? Don't you have any companion?" Zachary asked with a straight face as he studied the mysterious old man.

overwhelming suction force that absorbed the Sage Level soul's power.

Caught off guard, the old man quickly tried to put away his soul but to no avail. It seemed like he had now totally lost control of the soul, and he assumed that it must be the work of Zachary's Soul-gathering Bell. Hence, he planned to forcefully take the bell away from the young man.

However, even his response was already anticipated by Zachary. Thus, just as the mysterious man approached, he released an ice force that formed an ice flower beneath his feet. In the blink of an eye, the ice flower turned into waves of ice that quickly spread throughout the area.

Without any chance to dodge, the mysterious man was directly hit by the gushing waves of ice force. Although he didn't suffer a fatal injury, his mask was broken. At that moment, his face and true identity were finally revealed. As Zachary saw the face behind the mask, he was greatly surprised. It was none other than Elijah from the Zi Clan.