"Very well. Your opponent will be Commander Miller. We''re heading to his quarters now."


    The old man was confused. "His quarters? Is this battle going to happen in Commander Miller''s own quarters?"


    "That''s right. Is there a problem with that?"


    "Shouldn''t a battle happen in a wide and open space so that there are no innocent casualties?"


    Hagin chuckled. "It seems that you do not understand merfolk quite enough yet. The six main energies are the roots of our cultivation, and themanders'' quarters are all supported with energy formations. Themanders'' powers will get a boost there, and having the battle in Commander Miller''s quarters will definitely be a benefit to him. As for your other concern, I''ll have the quarters evacuatedpletely."


    Wilbur and the old man had not expected there to be a formation in themanders'' quarters.


    They just had to defeat Commander Miller and pass the eighth checkpoint, then pass the ninth checkpoint to retrieve the eighth dragon cauldron.


    The thought filled Wilbur with glee. He had battled the Shadow King to get the sixth dragon cauldron and even defeated his clones in the process.


    The process of getting the eighth dragon cauldron was a little moreplicated than that of the sixth dragon cauldron, but it was thankfully not as tricky. Until now, Bannon had been the strongest opponent Wilbur faced from the merfolk.


    Bannon''s powers were a far cry from the Shadow King, but Wilbur found himself thanking Bannon for giving him the secret of the power of light and the power of destruction.


    Thanks to him, Wilbur now knew the power of light and the power of destruction stemmed from the middle-dimensionalws, and they were bound by their own rules. The power of light represented all that was good and could support all positive powers.


    At the same time, the power of destruction represented evil. It could support all powers that symbolized darkness, and Wilbur''s Light Gloves could convert the lower dimensional powers to the power of the light, and even transform the power of light into the power of destruction.


    This meant Wilbur was free to choose between using both powers. Equipped with this understanding, he was going to test it on Commander Miller to see if middle- dimensional powers could defeat lower-dimensional powers.


    Hagin brought the two men to Commander Miller''s quarters. The ce waspletely empty then, save for Miller standing in the middle of the courtyard staring at the huge coral tree his father had nted thirty years ago.


    "Commander Miller."


    "Sir Hagin."


    Miller hurried over to greet Hagin with a bow, who smiled and said, "Commander Miller, I''m sure you know about these two human cultivators and their challenge against you?"


    "Yes, I know about it and have evacuated the quarters. I extend my warm wee to the two human elites. These quarters might be blown to dust, but don''t you worry, Sir Hagin, I shall not back down regardless of the circumstances."


    Hagin nodded. "I''mforted by your words, Commander Miller. Well, then. The pride of the underwater city now rests on your shoulders."