Wilbur scrambled to avoid the attack from the sword, taking out his historical halberd and swinging it towards the sword. A loud ng rang through the air, and a powerful spiritual aura held the sword still.


    Yet just secondster, the sword began to quake tremendously before zipping toward Wilbur once more. Wilbur scrambled to let go, ducking from the attack before grabbing the halberd once more in another attack.


    This time, Wilbur struck the sword to the ground using the halberd. The sword jumped about on the ground, before soaring into the air once more and making a beeline for Wilbur again.


    Wilbur turned abruptly to the side, and the sword''s razor-sharp de scraped the left side of his face. This made Wilbur boil with rage. That Shadow Man had not even done anything, and Wilbur had been hurt by his sword already. It was absolutely humiliating.


    Wilbur thought of the ck spider and that half-woman immediately. A thick cloud of murderous intent welled up within him as ck miasma entered the historical halberd.


    The next second, Wilbur swung the halberd toward the iing sword. Just as it came into contact with the sword, a powerful murderous aura shattered the swordpletely.


    Wilbur heaved a sigh of relief, sweat beading on his forehead. Just then, the Shadow Man sitting on the stone bed spoke up in a soft voice. "You''ve lost."


    The voice was ice cold, emitting a chill that seemed to seep into his bones. Wilbur had not expected the Shadow Man to be capable of speech, which both shocked and enraged him.


    Wilbur turned around abruptly. "Who are you to say that? We haven''t even fought yet, how are you so sure I''ve lost?"


    Amidst his rage, Wilbur raised the halberd and pointed it at the Shadow Man. "I dare you to fight me! I''d like to see who woulde out on top!"


    "Your temper is too fiery, and there''s a mere line between light and darkness. You''ve put out the light in your heart, which means you can onlynd in darkness. You''re not defeating me in this state. You must know that the power of destruction has no effect on a Shadow Man."


    "You!"


    Wilbur froze but realized that the Shadow Man had a point. He had indeed borrowed the power of destruction from a lower dimension, but even the power of destruction from a middle dimension would not be able to defeat the Shadow Men.


    He had destroyed the Shadow Man''s sword but was still no match for him.


    Just then, the Shadow Man on the bed lifted a finger. It pointed at the ground, and a line of light shot out of his fingertip. Itnded on the ground, turning into a ck dot. Following that, the ck dot began to grow at a rapid rate, turning into a shadow swamp.


    Right after that, three jets of mud spurted out of the swamp. They continued to climb upward, coalescing into three Shadow Men.