Seeing the disharmony between Chen Hao and Zhao Chong because of her, Ye Yuqiao found herself at a loss in the middle.

After a long while, Zhao Chong's gaze finally shifted from Chen Hao to Ye Yuqiao as he asked, "Your Majesty, what are your plans now?"

Ye Yuqiao furrowed her brows and shook her head in confusion, muttering, "Let's wait until he cultivates the Nether King's Power."

Zhao Chong's handsome and gaunt face immediately took on a melancholic look as he sighed, "Now that the Ghost King has hidden himself away to cultivate spiritual power, the Netherworld is temporarily governed by the Dark Law King. If the Ghost King emerges and finds out that King Ning died at the hands of this youngster, he will definitely come to kill him personally in revenge for King Ning! Hence, in my view, this youngster must cultivate the Nether King's Power before the Ghost King emerges."

"When will the Ghost King emerge?" Chen Hao couldn't help but ask.

Zhao Chong glared at Chen Hao again, took a breath before answering, "At the fastest, three years; at the slowest, seven or eight years."

"So you're saying I should cultivate to the level of the Nether King's Power within three years?"

"Yes," Zhao Chong nodded, "and even then, it's not guaranteed that you'll be able to defeat the Ghost King! The Ghost King has been in closed-door cultivation for a full ten years now, no one knows how much his spiritual power might have increased!"

At that moment, Ye Yuqiao let out a sigh of lamentation, and then her expression turned gloomy as she looked towards Chen Hao, seemingly hiding an unspeakable secret. Suddenly, unable to hold back, a trail of tears fell from her left eye.

"Yuqiao, what's wrong?" Chen Hao and Zhao Chong almost asked in unison, their expressions filled with urgency.

Having said that, the two glanced at each other again!

Ye Yuqiao raised her hand to wipe the tears from her left eye, shook her head slightly, and said, "I'm fine, just suddenly felt a bit of soreness in my eyes!"

Looking at Ye Yuqiao, Chen Hao felt an uneasy premonition in his heart, always sensing that Ye Yuqiao had hidden many things from him, and they were surely not good.

"Yuqiao, aren't you still able to use the Nether King's Power?" Chen Hao asked. He didn't quite understand why Ye Yuqiao wouldn't directly use her Nether King's Power to defeat the Ghost King, instead waiting for him to cultivate the Nether King's Power.

Zhao Chong snorted angrily, coldly saying to Chen Hao, "You have been with her for a while now, how do you not understand her situation at all! She is now a Yang Soul, and since the Nether King's Heart has been given to you, naturally she cannot generate new Nether King's Power! The remnants of the Nether King's Power sealed within her, which isn't much, are to be reserved for life-threatening moments to save herself."

Zhao Chong was obviously unsatisfied with Chen Hao, whom Ye Yuqiao had chosen to entrust herself to.

Hearing what Zhao Chong said, Chen Hao was greatly surprised. He had always thought Ye Yuqiao was deliberately hiding her Nether King's Power to avoid detection by the Netherworld; he hadn't realized there was another, more important reason.

Previously, to save him, Ye Yuqiao had used the life-saving Nether King's Power several times. Reflecting on this, Chen Hao felt deeply ashamed and silently vowed in his heart to quickly enhance his own strength, so Ye Yuqiao would no longer have to expend her Nether King's Power for his sake.

"Damn it, don't blame yourself! And I believe in you, you will definitely protect me in the future!" Suddenly, Ye Yuqiao's voice echoed in Chen Hao's mind, as she transmitted her words to him through their connection with the Nether King's Heart.

"Yes!" Chen Hao silently affirmed, and then he looked towards Ye Yuqiao.

The two exchanged glances, both revealing a slight smile.

Seeing this, Zhao Chong felt a twinge of heartache. However, a faint smile quickly spread across his handsome and fair face, for he hadn't seen Ye Yuqiao smile so genuinely in years. As long as Ye Yuqiao was happy, he was content.

Moreover, being able to see Ye Yuqiao again after eighteen years was both a fortune and bliss for him, Zhao Chong.

After a brief silence, Zhao Chong spoke again. "Your Majesty, while the Ghost King is in seclusion for critical cultivation, why not take this opportunity to eliminate the Eight Great Law Kings and dismantle his arms and legs? Once he emerges from seclusion, even if his Yin Qi Spiritual Power is formidable, without the Eight Great Law Kings to support him, he will be unable to stand alone!"

Zhao Chong looked towards Chen Hao, continuing, "Don't you want to cultivate the Nether King's Power? This is the perfect chance to enhance it by confronting the Eight Great Law Kings!"

"Good!" Chen Hao nodded, his expression resolute, thinking that he must not show weakness in front of Zhao Chong.

"No," Ye Yuqiao frowned and shook her head repeatedly, "King Ning is the Ghost King's strategist, and among the Eight Great Law Kings, his Yin Qi Spiritual Power is the weakest, far less than the other seven kings by several or even dozens of times. With Chen Hao's current abilities, he's not yet capable of contending with the seven great kings."

Chen Hao's face darkened, and he fell silent. Although he wanted to argue, the recent battle with King Shuanglin had made him painfully aware of the vast gap between them. And defeating King Ning was partly due to his good fortune in receiving help from someone of unknown identity, and partly because King Ning had underestimated him, believing that possessing Purgatory Fire would be enough to kill him.

"Don't worry, take it easy, ha!" At that moment, Ye Yuqiao's gentle voice echoed in Chen Hao's mind again. Hearing Ye Yuqiao say this warmed Chen Hao's heart, and he was pleasantly surprised to find that Ye Yuqiao was paying special attention to his feelings, becoming more and more like a proper girlfriend.

"Don't get cocky!" came Ye Yuqiao's voice following up.

"Got it, Your Majesty, the Queen!" Chen Hao said inwardly.

"Your Majesty!" At this time, Zhao Chong, after pondering for a while, began to speak again. "This servant will go back and look for a place in the mortal world where this young man can cultivate."

"His Yin Soul can descend to the Netherworld, and the Yin Qi Spiritual Power and Yang Energy Power within him can also be brought to the Netherworld," said Ye Yuqiao.

Zhao Chong immediately showed a surprised and delighted expression, exclaiming, "That would be excellent. This servant will go back and arrange for this young man to undergo the trial as soon as possible!"

Not long after, Zhao Chong left, leaving only Ye Yuqiao and Chen Hao in the living room.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, huh!" Chen Hao murmured discontentedly, "I'll never call you 'Your Majesty, the Queen' again!"

Ye Yuqiao rolled her eyes. "Jealous again, aren't you? This time I'm not dealing with it, go ahead and be jealous!"

"Look at me," Chen Hao commanded Ye Yuqiao, "Tell me, do you know he likes you?"

Ye Yuqiao's eyes widened as she looked at Chen Hao, her face turning somewhat grim. After pausing, she gave a slight nod and said coldly, "To say I don't know would be to lie to you!"

"Hmph!" Chen Hao grew even more displeased.

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