"Bang!"

The earthen house beneath Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao's feet collapsed due to the erosion and softening from the rainwater.

Immediately, Chen Hao, with Ye Yuqiao in his arms, leapt toward the swirling vortex in the mud pit. At the same time, he swung the Nether King's World-Slaying Blade in his hand, and a black-purple streak of light appeared in the air, instantly spinning toward the vortex with a fierce whistling energy from the blade.

Chen Hao could clearly see that the purple light was twisting and rotating as it passed through the surrounding aura on its path.

After the spinning purple light entered the vortex, it caused the vortex to deform violently, with mud and sand splashing everywhere.

Before landing, Chen Hao swung his blade twice more, churning the mud pit beneath them into utter turmoil. "Eek! Eek!" The mud pit let out strange screams.

Soon after, a hazy mist of water rose up a few meters in front of Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao, and the mud pit beneath their feet also solidified, leaving behind an irregular, twisted, vortex-shaped form. At the very center of the vortex, the deepest part, lay Chen Hao's physical body.

As soon as the Rain Demon emerged from the ground, it immediately sped forward, attempting to flee.

"Don't even think about escaping!" Chen Hao shouted at the Rain Demon.

No sooner had his words fallen than countless eyes flickering with black-purple light appeared in the air around the Rain Demon. In an instant, those eyes turned into purple vortices.

Then, Chen Hao swung the blade in his right hand twice more at the ground in front of him, cutting off all escape for the Rain Demon.

In the end, amidst its hesitation, the Rain Demon was torn into pieces by the gravitational force of countless Nether Acupoints around it, and its fragments were absorbed into different Nether Acupoints.

The two strikes of blade energy from the Nether King's World-Slaying Blade directly tore the ground apart, causing tremors between the fissures, shaking the entire Yanluo City and whipping up a storm of wind and sand.

It was only after a long while that the blade energy vanished into the gusting winds, and the ground finally stopped shaking.

"The power of this blade is just too strong!" Chen Hao exclaimed, his left eye covered by a haze of rain mist, assimilating the Spiritual Power of the Rain Demon.

Ye Yuqiao looked at Chen Hao's left eye, pondering, "Not long ago you devoured a Soul Devouring Beast, and now you have devoured the Rain Demon. Both were ancient beings with ancient powers, I really wonder what you will become in the future?"

"Haha!" Chen Hao laughed heartily. Suddenly, his eyes sparkled, and he sighed, "No good, I forgot that Lin Huashan's mother is also inside."

Ye Yuqiao's eyebrows furrowed, and she asked with a darkened expression, "What, are you in such a hurry because you're worried that the little girl will be angry with you?"

Chen Hao showed a bitter face, took Ye Yuqiao's hand, and pleaded earnestly, "My queen, I'm worried about their parents seeking revenge on me. We've just had a meeting of minds, how could you be jealous already?"

Ye Yuqiao huffed angrily, pulled her hand away and said, "Who's jealous? Who's had a meeting of minds with you?"

"This blade is the best proof!" Chen Hao said with a smile, then frowned, took Ye Yuqiao's hand again, and implored, "My queen, please tell me quickly what I should do?"

Ye Yuqiao raised her hand and lightly patted Chen Hao's head, her face expressionless, "Haven't you always enjoyed entering the Nether Acupoints?"

Reminded by Ye Yuqiao, Chen Hao instantly grasped the idea. He handed the Nether King's World-Slaying Blade to Ye Yuqiao and then summoned a Nether Acupoint in front of him before entering it.

Once inside the Nether Acupoint, upon seeing the shining Primordial Spirits and Primordial Soul particles floating above his head, Chen Hao brought his palms together, pushed out the Yang Energy within him to gather above his head, and started the technique of Summoning the Primordial Spirits and Souls.

A minute later, a palm radiating golden Yang Energy pressed down the Primordial Spirits and Primordial Souls below the Nether King Orchid Heart. Then, the Yin Soul of a beautiful woman, along with the Rain Demon's Yin Soul, slowly emerged. In the end, before the Rain Demon's Yin Soul could fully materialize, Chen Hao rescued the woman's Yin Soul from the Nether Acupoint.

After exiting the Nether Acupoint, Chen Hao asked, "Are you Lin Huashan's mother?"

Chen Hao could feel that the Yin Qi Spiritual Power of the woman in front of him was not weak.

"Who are you?" The woman asked in panic as she looked at Chen Hao. Then she looked around and sighed, "Isn't this Yanluo City? Wasn't I consumed by that demon? How come I'm still here?"

"Mother!"

"Madam!"

At that moment, the excited shouts of Lin Huashan and Lin Mo echoed from the darkness ahead, as they caught sight of the woman's face illuminated by the purple glow radiating from the Nether King's World-Slaying Blade.

Seeing Lin Huashan and Lin Mo running towards them, Chen Hao immediately took Ye Yuqiao's hand and walked into the alley.

"Why are you taking me into this alley?" Ye Yuqiao asked in confusion.

Gazing at the Nether King's World-Slaying Blade, Chen Hao inquired, "Is this blade going to be like this from now on? It's not convenient to carry around like this, is it?"

"Take it," Ye Yuqiao passed the blade to Chen Hao, "Close your eyes, merge your Spiritual Power into the blade, and then command it to split in two."

After taking the blade, Chen Hao closed his eyes and followed Ye Yuqiao's instructions. It took him more than ten tries before he successfully commanded the Nether King's World-Slaying Blade to separate into two daggers. He put each dagger into his pocket and, with a silly smile, extended his hand to wrap it around Ye Yuqiao's waist, bringing their bodies close together.

"Your Majesty, when a family of three finally reunites, it's best not to disturb them," Chen Hao whispered softly, "Besides, didn't we also just reunite?"

"It's all because of your nonsense and willfulness!" Ye Yuqiao raised her hand and pinched Chen Hao's cheek as she spoke forcefully.

"If I hadn't been willful, how would I have discovered the secrets of the ancient city, and found the Great Ancestor's main blade?"

Ye Yuqiao closed her eyes, trying to maintain a look of indifference and anger, but it was at that moment that Chen Hao kissed her.

...

The next day.

As soon as the day broke, Chen Hao, Ye Yuqiao, Lin Huashan, and her parents left Yanluo City, rushing towards the exit of the scroll that led to the real world, which was the cave where the Sand Demon resided.

By almost noon, the group finally caught sight of the cave entrance nestled among the distant sand dunes.

"That's the cave where the Sand Demon resides," Lin Mo turned back to say to those behind him, "Huashan, young friend, and Your Majesty, my wife and I will not accompany you any further."

"Ah!" Lin Huashan's expression immediately turned sorrowful, and sadness showed on her face. "Father, Mother, if you both aren't going, then your daughter won't go either!"

"Huashan!" Lin Mo floated in front of Lin Huashan, gently patting her shoulder, his gaze and tone filled with reluctance. "You must understand that your mother and I are dead, and returning to the Netherworld, we can't be reincarnated like the people of the mortal world, and can only live in Hell. It's better to stay in this painting, free and at ease. Besides, your mother and I met and fell in love in this painting and have a special attachment to this place. But you are different!"

As he spoke, Lin Mo turned to Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao, pleading, "Nether King, young friend, please take care of Huashan from now on."

Chen Hao's mouth curved slightly upwards, nodding in response; Ye Yuqiao simply looked at Lin Mo expressionlessly. Aside from Chen Hao, she almost always wore this expression when facing others.

"Huashan, take care, Mother will miss you!"

"Mother!"

...

Chen Hao turned to Ye Yuqiao, thinking to himself, "Yuqiao, after we defeat the Ghost King, let's find a world within a painting for just the two of us to live in."

Ye Yuqiao furrowed her brows and stared at Chen Hao, echoing in his mind, "But could you endure the loneliness?"

"With you here, how could I feel lonely?"

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