Suddenly, the earth shook, and the mountains quivered.

The forest resounded with a thunderous noise as countless stones of various sizes tumbled down the mountain, crashing into the lower areas.

Tall trees swayed violently, startling the crows and other birds into a gray, murky sky where they converged, densely packed, forming a dark mass, as though the end of days had arrived.

"Ah!" Tang Jing screamed as she swayed unsteadily on the trembling ground, thankfully holding on to the hands of Xie Xiaofeng and Tang Chao on either side of her, otherwise she would have certainly fallen and rolled down the mountain like the surrounding stones.

Tang Chao's body shook like a tiger's, his lifelong martial arts training allowing him to stand firm on the heaving ground like a stabilizing anchor; then, he forced out his Sword Qi to fend off and deflect the stones hurtling toward the trio.

Just two meters ahead of them, Chen Hao gathered Ye Yuqiao into his arms, hugging her tightly, wishing he could tuck her inside his own body to prevent her from suffering the slightest injury. His body was surrounded by an abundance of Nether Eye Power, repelling any flying stones that approached.

At that moment, a woman dressed in green robes with a fierce expression floated before them, she was the Queen Mother of the West.

Immediately, Chen Hao's left eye emitted Nether Light, revealing the Queen Mother's true form—a banyan tree spirit. Her head was topped with a messy tuft of verdant young leaves, pale cheeks, and the part below her neck covered with fuzzy tree tendrils. Her hands were crooked, irregular branches marred with bruises; her feet entangled, chaotic roots, most of which were still embedded in the soil.

The Queen Mother snorted angrily and glared at Chen Hao, "This is just to give you a forewarning. If you still want to live, get away from Heavenly King Mountain immediately!"

Chen Hao lifted his proud head to look at the Queen Mother, raised his left hand and defiantly showed his middle finger, shouting loudly, "I never even considered going back alive!"

"Then prepare to die!" The Queen Mother's voice suddenly became piercing and tearful.

Suddenly, the shaking of the forest grew worse; the number of boulders rolling down from Jade Peak and Heavenly Son Peak increased; and the wind, which had been fast, began to roar and howl at this moment.

After a thunderous "boom" that shook the heavens, the ground began to split. A narrow crack appeared between Tang Chao's trio and Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao's pair.

The thunderous noise continued unabated, and the crack suddenly expanded into a dark, bottomless chasm, separating the mountainous regions on both sides.

"Chen Hao, Yuqiao!" Tang Jing shouted anxiously across the chasm.

As the ground shook violently, Chen Hao finally lost his footing and fell with Ye Yuqiao, rolling down the uneven ground into the chasm.

Seeing this, Tang Jing let out a loud scream.

"Don't worry, I'm here!" Xie Xiaofeng said with a slight smile, appearing very calm compared to Tang Jing and Tang Chao.

With that said, he interlaced his palms and fingers, shouting, "Wood Technique, no escape!"

At that moment, countless roots and vines drilled out from the crevices in the ground, then burrowed into the chasm.

After a while, the vines retreated from the chasm and brought back with them Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao, who had fallen in.

However, instead of appearing as if they were about to perish in the chasm, Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao were passionately kissing each other.

"True to form for two great gods!" Xie Xiaofeng exclaimed. As he spoke, his feet suddenly slipped, and his bottom slid toward the chasm. Thankfully, Tang Chao leaned forward and grabbed the back of his collar, stopping the slide.

After standing up, Xie Xiaofeng called out to the oblivious Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao, "You two gods, can you not get so carried away? Please open your eyes and look at the world you're in now!"

Upon hearing Xie Xiaofeng's voice, Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao abruptly opened their eyes to find themselves ensconced by thousands of roots and vines, suspended above the bottomless chasm.

"Xie Xiaofeng, you should have saved us later!" Chen Hao joked, then gave a thumbs-up to Xie Xiaofeng.

Xie Xiaofeng hummed disdainfully, then proudly said, "Watch closely, the more impressive part is coming up!"

After speaking, Xie Xiaofeng pulled up his left sleeve to his forearm, revealing an ancient text inscription of a Five Elements Seal on the inner wall of his forearm.

This Five Elements Seal contained the Five Elements Magic he had absorbed from the Five Elements Stone. Due to the excessive mana from the stone, he feared he couldn't control it, so he created this seal.

Xie Xiaofeng raised his right hand, the index and middle finger extended, and waved them a few times toward the Five Elements Seal.

Suddenly, a new red light flickered in Xie Xiaofeng's eyes, as he had released all the Five Elements Spells within him.

"This is my real strength," he roared. Then, he stepped forward to the edge of the chasm, spread the fingers of his right hand wide, and shouted, "Five Elements Forbidden Spell, Solidify Earth!"

In an instant, all the shaking and the sound of the wind stopped!

And a streak of white hair grew on the left side of the back of Xie Xiaofeng's head.

Taken aback, Chen Hao exclaimed, "Incredible!"

Xie Xiaofeng smiled proudly, his eyes still emitting a crimson glow.

"Wood Spell, retract!" Xie Xiaofeng retracted the roots and vines entwined around Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao, and Tang Chao immediately leaped up, carrying Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao across to the other side of the chasm.

"Tree spirit!" Xie Xiaofeng yelled toward the Queen Mother, "Your time of death has come!"

After taking a deep breath, Xie Xiaofeng squatted down, pressed his left hand to the ground, and shouted, "Five Elements Forbidden Spell, Withering Woods!"

In an instant, the nearby trees and bushes withered, leaving desolation! The Queen Mother, whose hair roots ran deep into the ground, also turned yellow, and her pale face aged instantly, covered with wrinkles.

And on the right side of the back of Xie Xiaofeng's head grew another streak of white hair.

"Amazing!" Chen Hao turned his head and exclaimed in awe, looking at Xie Xiaofeng once more.

"Amazing my ass," Xie Xiaofeng hissed through his teeth, "Bastard, won't you hurry and kill this tree spirit!"

Chen Hao nodded, then turned and walked toward the tree spirit.

As he walked, unbeknownst to him, a gigantic sword of Yang Energy had formed above his head.

"Rest in peace!"

..

Two days earlier

Netherworld.

At the end of the Eighteen Levels of Hell, before the Gate of the Nether King, there was a pool emitting plumes of steam.

The blood-red light flickering from within the pool cast a strange and eerie red glow over the entire Eighteen Levels of Hell.

The rolling lava within the pool was Purgatory Fire.

What lies beneath that pool? No one knows! And where did this Purgatory Fire come from? That, too, is unknown.

For Yin Souls with weaker Yin Qi Spiritual Power, merely approaching this pool, let alone being touched by the steam it emitted, would cause them to instantaneously combust into dust.

Today, however, there stood two figures beside this pool.

One was King Ning, and the other was King Shuanglin, who, like King Ning, was one of the Eight Great Law Kings.

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