Boom!


    The white dragon disintegrated into dust and vanished, while a mass of ck mist rapidly spread out like a spider web. The sky within a few hundred meters was instantly covered by the ck web. Wilbur nced up at the web in the sky, then looked down at the mist below.


    At that moment, the mist abruptly gathered up and formed a ck sphere. Hadirt stood within the sphere and red menacingly at Wilbur. A sudden sense of foreboding welled up within Wilbur. Then, numerous tendrils extended from the ck web above, swiftly entangling the cultivators in the sky.


    Wilbur watched as a cultivator was pulled into the web by the tendrils, only to be instantly consumed. Streams of energy flowed through thework of the web, all converging into the ck sphere below. Hadirt was absorbing the energy from the cultivators!


    "Sir!" a cultivator yelled.


    Suddenly, Felix, Grote, Edmund, and the others rushed over. Wilbur nced at them and asked, "Where''s Locke?"


    "Locke?" they asked.


    Everyone looked around, but no one saw Locke. Suddenly, Augheimer said, "Look. Is that Locke?"


    Everyone looked down upon hearing that, and they saw Locke charging toward the ck sphere below. A massive fist formed of cyan light instantly struck the ck sphere with a swift motion of his right hand.


    However, the unexpected attack did not ur. The fist was swallowed by the ck sphere, and Hadirtughed, saying, "Haha, you want to attack me? Unfortunately, it''s simply impossible with your level of cultivation!"


    Dozens of tentacles extended from the ck sphere, wrapping around Locke and dragging him inside as Hadirtughed.


    Locke was instantly absorbed by the ck sphere, his energy was transferred into Hadirt''s body. Meanwhile, tentacles continued to extend from the web in the sky, reaching out toward the others.


    Despite their efforts to resist, the cultivators were ensnared by the tentacles, and they were dragged into the web. Wilbur clenched his jaw in frustration and anger when he was hovering in mid-air. He said, "Senior Horne, Lord Edmund, Augheimer... Damn it, Hadirt, I swear I''ll kill you."


    A white light shield formed around Wilbur, and as soon as the tentacles made contact with the shield, they dissolved into ck mist and dissipated. The tentacles retreated rapidly, and the massive web began to close in swiftly, centering on Wilbur.


    The web enveloped Wilbur, and the ck sphere below rose to the same height as him. Hadirt, standing within the ck sphere, gazed coldly at Wilbur and said, "Give up, Wilbur. All your friends have died by my hand, and you''re next."


    The web rapidly contracted towards Wilbur after Hadirt finished speaking. A sharp pain surged from his left chest at that moment, which caused the white light to vanish as dark energy began to seep out. A wave of electrical sensation coursed through him, forcing Wilbur to involuntarily lower his head.


    "Haha, you did well, Wilbur. This is the attitude you should have when you''re faced with a real powerful opponent. Now, I''m turning you into energy. You''ll be part of me," said Hadirt.


    The ck web rapidly contracted, and it eventually wrapped Wilbur in itsyers. However, Wilbur suddenly opened his eyes right when he was fully ensnared by the tentacles.


    His eyes turned pitch ck at that moment, and a powerful energy began to emanate from within him.


    Then, a ck vortex was formed. It started to absorb Hadirt''s energy instead. "What? I can''t believe it''s the power of an evil god!" eximed Hadirt.


    Hadirt trembled all over. He never expected that Wilbur would sacrifice himself to an evil god, bing its minion. An ancient voice could be heard from Wilbur at that moment, "I haven''t seen you in a long time, Hadirt. How dare you do this to me? You''re going to die today!"


    Hadirt widened his eyes and said with shock, "Dark Lord! Y-You''re not dead? No! My Lord, please! Spare me!"


    The hysterical Hadirt knelt in front of Wilbur, but Wilbur did not intend to forgive him.