Silence returned to the large mine, with only Wilbur remaining there. Besides a puddle of water on the ground, nothing else remained. Wilbur frowned and said, "What kind of creature was that?" The black liquid creature clearly was not a Shadow Man. The power of the Shadow Men could not transform themselves into liquid water. When the creature was cut into two parts, both segments continued to have vitality. One extended deeper into the mine, while the other one disappeared. At that moment, Wilbur felt like there seemed to be an unknown secret hidden with the Ezekiel Mine. Out of curiosity, he continued deeper into the mine. Since he had already ventured quite far in, he did not have to go much further to reach the end of the mine. There, he found nothing but three messy rock walls. Wilbur picked up a handful of soil from the ground and found it to be very dry. If he had not experienced the recent events himself, he would not have believed that such a strange creature existed in t

Later, the public suggested searching the sealed Ezekiel Mine, so the police entered the mine and indeed found some of the missing persons inside. These bodies were already decomposed and displayed strange postures. After further investigation, it was determined that these individuals had drowned under unusual circumstances as if they were forcibly held underwater. Initially, the police theorized that the mine might have a unique magnetic field causing hallucinations. The victims might have believed they had fallen into a river, leading to frantic struggles and mutual choking, resulting in asphyxiation. To validate this hypothesis, the police checked for fingerprints on the bodies but found none. The lack of fingerprints and the unnatural drowning in a waterless mine turned the case into a mysterious unsolved incident. Some speculated that cultivators might have been involved, given the world’s many cultivators. However, it seemed unlikely that a cultivator would harm ordina

Therefore, Barker would rather die than let Adam devour his soul, becoming merely an appendage of Adam's body. Before his death, there was one crucial task Barker needed to complete: to cleanse his shame. Wilbur's arrival was undoubtedly an opportunity. If Wilbur died, Fremont would certainly come. At that time, Barker could join forces with Adam to kill Fremont. Once Fremont was dead and Adam was gravely injured, Barker would then destroy the soul contract. Upon destruction of the soul contract, the soul fire would surely annihilate both Barker and Adam. Barker believed that achieving this would not only wash away his past humiliation but also prevent him from losing to Adam. In Barker's view, this was a man's choice. Moreover, Adam's earlier words had provoked him. If given another twenty years, Adam would be able to control this dimension entirely. When that time came, Adam would no longer need Barker and would certainly try to kill him. Thus, all grievances had to be sett

"Punishment? Hahaha!" Adam laughed loudly, raising his head and saying, "Mother, you are too cautious. We could have had the greatest power in this dimension, but why do we have to hide underground all the time? It's because you are too cowardly." "Enough, child. You know too little. Our mission here is to complete our own task. We cannot interfere with the progress of the human world." "I don't care!" Adam's eyes suddenly turned red. He stared at Wilbur and said, "Mother, no matter what you say, I am definitely going to kill him today!" "You, prepare to die!" Liquid in Adam's hand condensed into a long sword. He swung it toward Wilbur, who quickly dodged to avoid the attack. Black liquid flowed and formed walls, trapping Wilbur from all sides. Four Adams appeared in different directions, each holding a long sword, thrusting them at Wilbur. "Let's see where you can hide this time!" Seeing the dangerous situation, Wilbur hurriedly chanted a spell to activate the Dragon's

Wait a minute! That voice! Wilbur widened his eyes as realization hit him. "Do you remember me now?" The middle-aged man glared at Wilbur, striking him viciously in the chest and sending him a dozen meters backward before walking into the room calmly and shutting the door. Wilbur rubbed his chest as he caught his balance, watching the man walk into the room and sit down on the sofa before asking, "Are you Adam?" "Precisely." The middle-aged man put a leg up. "I'm Adam. You should consider yourself lucky to get my mother's approval, but you must be dreaming if you think getting my approval is going to be that easy." The ache in Wilbur's chest slowly faded as he looked at the middle-aged man. "I don't need your approval, nor do you need mine. Everyone has different personalities. It's normal for everyone to do things differently." The middle-aged man snapped his fingers. "You nearly convinced me, Wilbur Penn. How about you become my pupil?" "What?" Wilbur frowned at the