The Reason
That last word fell like thunder in Hao Xuan's mind.
"Compromised how?! Can I still make the gate??"
"The host will need to find a four eight square meters area that has not previously been contaminated by the powers of the shadow world."
"4 square meters isn't too much, I should be able to find a couple of rooms like that," Hao Xuan muttered ignorantly before even seeing the conditions inside the settlement.
The gate opened and he went inside, only to come face-to-face with a world shrouded in shadows. These were not like the shadow beasts he had fought along the way since their physical forms only seemed to manifest away from the light.
Hao Xuan jumped on top of one of the nearby buildings and made his way around the entire settlement that way, avoiding all shadows scurrying around on the streets and structures below.