Wilbur was pale in the face as he gasped, "Don't get too cocky. If I was able to break through the second seal, it means I'm able to wield all twenty percent of the dark energy." "Let's hope so," the Dark Lord mumbled in annoyance. Just then, No-Night's cries could be heard in the distance, "Jade! Jade!" … A powerful wave of energy rippled over. The tower Wilbur was sitting in shattered under its pressure, causing him to widen his eyes in shock as he flew toward the lake. Wilbur landed to see No-Night sitting in the middle of the debris, cradling a lifeless Jade in his arms. His black hair was completely white now, and he looked beside himself with grief. Tears rolled down his face as he muttered Jade's name over and over again. Wilbur's chest ached at the sight, but he knew that this had been Jade's fate from the start. "Miss Jade has passed on, Senior No-Night. Take care of yourself." No-Night turned to look at Wilbur, his voice oddly calm all of a sudden as he said, "I
Babbit's gaze flashed coldly. "You should know that whatever energy aura you're getting here is only a portion of what's in the Azure Dragon Lake, Wilbur. If you join the Reyne family, I promise you the best treatment on top of the chance to cultivate in the Azure Dragon Lake with Felix and me." "What?" Wilbur was shocked to hear his offer. Babbit was right. The energy aura in Planter Lake was only a fraction of that in the Azure Dragon Lake. If Wilbur really did get a chance to cultivate in the Azure Dragon Lake, he would be able to improve his cultivation much more quickly. But was this a sincere deal, or not? The Reyne family was the most powerful out of the Eight Great Families. Was Babbit, the head of this family, really willing to share such all that energy aura with him? Wilbur found it hard to believe and was hesitating when Babbit barked out a laugh. "What's the matter? Are you scared to come back with me? I'm sure you know that I'm more than capable of flattening y
Wilbur wobbled over to the small town by the mountain. His chest ached with every step he took, and it did not take long for blood to seep from the wound once more. The seal had clearly scabbed when he was by the river. Why was it splitting again? Could it be… him? The Dark Lord was now residing in Wilbur's body and would feel the same pain he felt. It should follow that the Dark Lord would be unconscious as well after Wilbur had passed out. Now that Wilbur had woken up, the Dark Lord should have awoken too. The thought made Wilbur bark out a laugh of self-deprecation. It seemed like the wound on his chest was never going to heal at this rate. Wilbur had thought that the Dark Lord would follow the orders Wilbur had given him, but he hardly even respected Wilbur at all. The Dark Lord's consciousness could still be controlled because the other ninety percent of his dark energy was sealed off, but he had devoured the powers of two Night Demons at the fishing village and Gemglass V
Through eavesdropping on the conversations in the crowd, Wilbur found out that the people of Greenpeak Town had found out through the fortune tellers that the worst tragedy they had ever seen in fifty years would be coming for the town in the next few days. If the town was able to get through this tragedy, the townsfolk would come out stronger and their luck would improve. However, if they could not get through the tragedy, they would suffer a terrible fate. In an attempt to mitigate the tragedy, the entire town had pooled together money to get the help of Lord Ourea, a statue of the Mountain God. Wilbur was confused as to what this tragedy coming for Greenpeak Town could be. Was it the Night Demon? If the tragedy to befall upon the town was the fifth Night Demon, Wilbur was going to stay here to help the townsfolk get rid of it. Despite the fact that the seal on his chest had opened up, Wilbur at least knew that the Dark Lord would not harm him in his battle against the Night De
Just then, a belt of lightning lit up the sky. It was followed by a deafening rumble, causing Wilbur to look up in terror. Dark clouds were gathered in the sky as if the end of the world was coming. "Dark clouds!" A manic smile spread across Wilbur's face. "It was the Night Demon! The Night Demon killed these people!" White light flashed all of a sudden, and Nightless Elder appeared behind Wilbur. "Don't you understand yet, Wilbur? You killed all the people of Greenpeak Town." "What?" Wilbur whipped around to face Nightless Elder. "What are you doing here, Nightless Elder? How could it be me? No, no, it couldn't be. It's the Night Demon, the Night Demon killed the townsfolk." Nightless Elder looked at Wilbur frostily. "This is my dimension. It's only natural that I can appear wherever I want. And you're right. The Night Demon did kill the townsfolk." Wilbur heaved a sigh of relief at the words, but Nightless Elder proceeded to say something that shocked him to his core.
"That's not what I'm talking about. The people of Leafy Village, the fishing village, Gemglass Village, and now Greenpeak Town. They either died at your very hands or died because of you. Do you think that your life is greater than theirs?" "I…" Wilbur blinked at Nightless Elder for a moment before saying, "You're right, Elder. All those villagers and townsfolk died because of me. It's all my fault, all of it." Despite the fact that the snake man and the Dark Lord had been the ones killing these people, Wilbur still played an undeniable role in their deaths. Nightless Elder was now here to have Wilbur face the truth, who then let out a sigh as he watched the elder leave. Every last bit of regret and hopelessness in Wilbur vanished as he said, "You're right, Nightless Elder. I, Wilbur Penn, owe my life to these innocent people. A real man owns up to his mistakes. These people died because of me, so I'm going to avenge their lives with my own." The power of light expanded al
"What the…" Amidst Wilbur's confusion, the air was filled with the chatter of people. Wilbur's eyes lit up, and he scrambled to get up before rushing out of the temple. He was greeted with the sight of a street bustling with people and grinned as he reached out to touch a man's face. The man moved out of the way, frowning at him. "What the hell are you doing?" "It's real! You've been brought back to life!" "What are you going on about? I don't know what you're saying…" The man turned to leave when an old man guarding the Mountain God Temple walked up to Wilbur and handed him a letter. "Congratulations, Mister Penn. You've passed the test. This is a letter from Nightless Elder, who wants you to see him right after you read the letter." "Okay. Thank you, sir." The old man walked away, and Wilbur opened up the letter. Upon reading it, he finally understood that the Eternal Sunshine Dimension was one that could be revived. Its inhabitants were not real people at all. Nightless
With the goal of population control in mind, there was a strict system set in place for the people in the towns of the middle dimensions. This was why most people who were sent to the middle dimensions usually ended up in Buck Town or the two other bloodthirsty main towns. Out of the cultivators who had landed here, there had been a dozen or so upper-dimension elites who had faced a massacre here. Some upper-dimension elites thought they would be able to return to the middle dimensions to prove their strength, only to learn the hard way that they should never, ever enter the main towns. There were a few mysterious elites stationed throughout the main towns to keep the peace and maintain the reputation there. Thus, even upper-dimension elites ran the risk of getting killed if they acted out of line in the main towns. The guard tests, maintaining the reputation of the main towns—that was all just for show. That was a place that awaited the real elites to show up, and only one out o