From the moment Theron saw the second beam, he had already analyzed the battle style of the Eighth Elder.
He was definitely an archer like his disciple—that much was easy enough to grasp. But he didn't want to pull out his actual weapon against Theron, so instead he was processing his Mana into concentrated lines like he would his arrows.
This was his way of maintaining his pride as a Cloud Realm expert, and only a Cloud Realm expert could possibly manage to display such might on an attack at such a distance…
At least that was what most of them had thought until Theron suddenly appeared and struck out a finger that killed the Seventh Core Disciple in a single go.
Clearly, it was also because of this that the Eighth Elder wanted to kill Theron in the same way, his wispy white hair dancing so wildly it seemed like they'd be ripped from the age spots of his scalp.
However, this second beam missed as well.
Theron executed [Shadow Step] again, seamlessly and without fail.
