Saleen calmed when he saw the armor appearing around Van Gogh's body. At that moment, he realized that Van Gogh was definitely not the most powerful being in the Holy See. In fact, he was not even among the top three, even when only the Black Dungeon was being considered.
However, he knew that he still needed to use his family badge when dealing with someone like that, as he was still far from strong enough to take on such an opponent. The elemental creatures were slow to recover, and the souls of the ancient warriors had weaknesses. While he was a level nine sorcerer, he was far from being the strongest among them.
For instance, the level nine sorcerer who destroyed the palace in Daliang City was immensely powerful. There were also the likes existences like Imposa to consider. If he were to take on Imposa in a one-on-one fight without his family badge, he would surely be killed.