At that moment, Wilbur suddenly raised his halberd and pointed it at the sky. A formless energy started to be released from his body.


    A hundred-meter-wide dark cloud formed in the sky, slowly bing a massive vortex that rotated slowly.


    "This isn''t something you can rely on to defeat me."


    Wilbur shouted, and a terrifying spiritual pressure spread out from him.


    Loja furrowed his brows, feeling an indescribable emotion inside him.


    Meanwhile, the cultivators below were stunned in ce by Wilbur''s overwhelming spiritual pressure, looking incredibly shocked.


    "The Twelve Chapters of the Divine Symphony, First Chapter: Dirge of Despair."


    Wilbur uttered those words and said to Loja calmly, "This is an ability a certain hero granted me. How do you feel right now?"


    "Lonely, hopeless, and in despair," Loja muttered.


    Wilbur smiled slightly, "That''s right. You''ll constantly experience despair and loneliness within this domain until you die."


    At that moment, various past events were assaulting Loja''s mind.


    Losing his lover those years ago, not being able to see his parents''st moments, beggars who starved to death because they never got food from him.


    Various painful and desperate emotions started to disturb Loja''s soul, causing an expression of intense pain to appear on his face. Even the Heavenly Conqueror had stopped its attacks and was just standing there.


    Everyone below had pained looks on their faces as well. All of them were filled with pain, regret, and despair.


    Prince Bhumi was further away, and the old man next to him released a spiritual shield and protected the two of them.


    Prince Bhumi muttered, "It looks like the victor isn''t certain just yet."


    "Then let''s wait and see," the old man said softly.


    Bailey, in the shield, was not affected at all. However, when she saw that horrifying vortex, she felt even more worried.


    At that moment, Wilbur slowly walked to Loja with his halberd in hand, saying, "You should already be at the Emperor level, right? Aren''t you going to bring out your true power?"


    As he said that, the halberd in Wilbur''s hand ignited as it shed down at Loja.


    Loja''s eyes glinted as golden runes appeared around his body, blocking that attack.


    The halberd was sent back, and the runes stopped as well.


    At that moment, Loja seemed to have awakened. He smiled at Wilbur, saying, "You''ve definitely surprised me. So, you''re at the Emperor level too."


    "You awakened so quickly. Truly impressive," Wilbur said casually.


    Loja slowly said, "The path I walk is one of the emptiness of the heart. What makes you think that your domain can truly plunge me into despair and loneliness?"


    "I can''t plunge you into despair, but you''ll constantly be affected by the negative states of loneliness and hopelessness. Can you still remain as strong as before?" Wilbur said.


    Lojaughed and said, "Didn''t you already guess that I''m at the Emperor level too?"


    Wilbur''s eye twitched.


    Loja sped his hands together and started to recite mantras that caused a golden light to pierce through the dark clouds, falling on Loja.


    "Demon-ying Heavenly Conqueror: True form."


    With a shout from Loja, the Demon-ying Heavenly Conqueror once again grewrger by ten meters, reaching a terrifying height of about thirty meters. It arrived before Loja and merged with him.


    With Loja within the chest of the Heavenly Conqueror, he shouted out, "Trevor, nothing can stop me. Demon-ying Heavenly Conqueror, kill him."


    At that moment, the Heavenly Conqueror''s spiritual mes surged all the way into


    the skies. The golden whip was full of inscriptions, and the chants in the skies were so overwhelming that it could hurt one''s ears.


    The Heavenly Conqueror tookrge strides toward Wilbur. With every step, the entire sky seemed to tremble.


    The golden whip struck down, and a sharp howl echoed in the air, causing numerous cracks to appear in the space.