A fierce chase broke out between the two as they ran wildly. Upon reaching a crossroad, the Shadow King split into four clones. Three of the clones came charging at Wilbur from three different directions, and the other one stood right there before turning to look at Wilbur.


    "You might have the protection of the middle and upper dimensions, which I definitely envy, but you''re far too innocent if you think that''s going to be enough for you to protect the world. This world is going to end in destruction by my hands. Remember my name-the Shadow King!"


    Upon saying the words, the Shadow King disappeared in a plume of ck miasma. Wilbur stood at the crossroads, detecting the three powerful aurasing from different directions. All three auras were extremely powerful, and Wilbur was at a loss. The Shadow King was far too powerful, to the point where even his clones were capable of emitting powerful auras.


    "F*ck it, I''ll take them as theye!"


    Wilbur charged down the path on the left, quickly finding a Shadow King in the middle of devouring a cultivator. The Shadow King devoured the powers of the cultivator and grew a good deal stronger but melted into the ground at the sight of Wilbur to flee.


    Wilbur had been prepared to battle the Shadow King for good, only for him to escape in such a way. Wilbur spent the whole night chasing after the Shadow King, but never got to battle him properly.


    With how powerful the Shadow King was, Wilbur would not be able to hold him down for a proper fight against his wish.


    Wilbur saw the Shadow King jump into the ocean just as the sky turned bright. He watched as the sun slowly rose, letting out a sigh of helplessness. Upon returning to the hotel, Wilbur told the ck Panthers what happened the night before.


    Perry said, "The Shadow King gains the power of every person he devours. That''s how he grows stronger. If we don''t stop him in time, he''s going to regain his actual power and you''re going to be going up against him in his full form. I''m afraid no one''s going to be able to stop him then."


    "What? Not even Senior Fremont?" asked Wilbur.


    Perry shook his head. "We''ve never seen our Master battle the Shadow King before, so we aren''t sure ourselves if he''s powerful enough to take him down. However, we''re undoubtedly cultivators from a lower dimension. Stopping the Shadow King as soon as possible is our main priority."


    The Shadow King came from a lower dimension, but it was considered a higher dimension to Wilbur and the others already. Wilbur could not help but grow nervous at Perry''s words. "If hundreds of cultivators were already killedst night, the Shadow King''s going to regain his powers in a matter of days."


    "Does the Shadow King really have no weaknesses at all?"


    Bernard said, "He doesn''t have any weaknesses, but Perry and I stayed up all night thinking about this. Since the Shadow King came to this world through sacrifices, each sacrifice''s personality and emotions when they were alive might be special traits of the Shadow King. After all, the Shadow King is here by borrowing the bodies of cultivators from our dimensions. I think that might be a good way to lure him out."


    "Ah, I understand. The Shadow King is here in our realm because Locke sacrificed himself, which means that the Shadow King has Locke''s emotions and personality. Since that''s the case, we might just be able to give it a try. If the Shadow King has a reaction to bringing up Hart, we''ll have a chance at taking him down."


    "Yeah. There''s no other way."


    "Alright, then. The Shadow King hides in the ocean by day. We can give it a try at night."


    Wilbur nodded. Just then, Perry switched on the television and flipped to the news channel. ording to the report, around ten whale corpses had been found floating on the surface of the Rostead ocean that morning.