Within the Yin Yang Master Association, after the clear sound of the Nether Bell rang out, all the Onmyoji present revealed a nervous demeanor, looking extremely unnatural.

Although everyone had absolute faith in Chen Hao's method just a moment ago, when it came to actually facing the Hand of Death, they still couldn't help but doubt and fear. After all, it involved their own lives and fortunes.

Seeing this, Ren Deshan, the deputy chairman, clapped his hands and said, "Everyone, relax. We are now doing what we are best at!"

Hearing Ren Deshan say this, many people heaved a sigh of relief and then pretended to be absorbed in their current work.

As the only one not holding a position within the association, Ye Yuqiao sat on the sofa in the hall, fiddling with her cellphone, while maintaining contact with Chen Hao through the Nether King's Heart.

"The cloud of mist has already reached the doorway! Yuqiao, be careful," Chen Hao instructed Ye Yuqiao in his mind.

"Mm!"

Suddenly, the Nether Bell shook even more violently.

With a "bang," the glass door of the association was forcibly smashed open, and a hazy mist drifted in. Within that hazy mist, Ye Yuqiao saw the white-clothed ghost—Xinyu.

Ye Yuqiao stood up and, with an unchanged expression, coldly said to Xinyu, "You've got some nerve, ghost woman, daring to come to the Yin Yang Master Association!"

"Where's the kid from last night who spewed fire from his eyes?" Xinyu glared at Ye Yuqiao viciously, her snarling face looking as if she was about to devour Ye Yuqiao.

Ye Yuqiao frowned slightly, leisurely walked into the mist, approached Xinyu, and looked up at the surrounding fog, saying, "Since you're here, why not show yourself?"

The moment her voice fell, the surrounding mist suddenly condensed into a solid mass, coalescing into a figure.

Seeing Zi Que in front of her, Ye Yuqiao's pupils shrank several times, and a cold light flickered in her eyes. At this moment, her furious expression showed she wished nothing more than to eliminate this traitor on behalf of her Second Generation Nether King grandfather.

"You're no ordinary person!" Zi Que said to Ye Yuqiao, feeling a sense of familiarity and intimidation from her proud face.

Ye Yuqiao ignored Zi Que, instead focusing her gaze on Zi Que's left hand, which surged with the Nether King's Power.

Seeing that Ye Yuqiao did not respond, Zi Que asked again, "Who are you, really? How do you know that this left hand of mine is the Hand of Death?"

"I just want to know how many people you've killed with this hand?"

"No more than ten to date!" Zi Que said assertively, "including the two Onmyoji yesterday."

Ye Yuqiao turned her gaze towards Xinyu, expressionless, "So that means all the others were killed by this female ghost."

Xinyu glanced at Ye Yuqiao with contempt in her eyes, then surveyed the surroundings and asked, "Where are the Onmyoji? Are they all too scared to hide, leaving only you, a young girl, here?"

Hearing herself called a young girl made Ye Yuqiao somewhat amused and helpless. Aside from Chen Hao, it was the first time she had heard someone dare to call her that.

"Who says we're hiding?" At that moment, Ren Deshan's resonant voice drifted from the conference room. Then, he walked out from the conference hall with a stern expression, followed by more than a dozen Onmyoji including Tang Chao and Tang Jing. "You two have killed quite a few people these past days, and two of them were our colleagues. We will definitely take revenge for our two colleagues today!"

"Oh?" Xinyu scoffed disdainfully, "Well, that depends on whether you have the ability to do so."

Without another word, Xinyu retreated behind Zi Que, her face fierce, "Kill them all, leave none behind, except for this young girl. Only by keeping her can we find that boy from that night."

Zi Que nodded, his face full of murderous intent. Instantly, he transformed into a cloud of mist, spreading throughout the entire hall of the Yin Yang Master Association.

"Be careful, everyone—!" Ren Deshan began, but before he could finish, he felt a powerful force land on his shoulder. He turned his head and, through his Yin Yang Eyes, he saw a hand glowing with black light.

After a few seconds of being stunned, Ren Deshan's face, which was serious, suddenly broke into a smile, and he exclaimed excitedly, "It seems that President Chen was right; this method really works! I'm not dead, I'm still alive!"

Hearing Ren Deshan say this, the Onmyoji behind him could finally set down the stone in their hearts, and their tense faces relaxed at last.

"What's going on here?" a surprised voice came from within the mist.

"Haven't you figured it out yet?" Liu Yongping said excitedly, "We're all people without a Yin Soul!"

As Liu Yongping spoke these words, Zi Que's Hand of Death landed on the shoulders of seven more Onmyoji.

"Why are you so stubborn," Tang Jing sighed, being the last one patted on the shoulder by Zi Que, "Although your Hand of Death is terrifying, it can only send a Yin Soul to the Eighteen Levels of Hell at most!"

"Soul-Locking Formation!"

"Seal Technique!"

"Three Purities Spell!"

Immediately thereafter, over a dozen Onmyoji cast different spells upon the mist. Despite the variety of spells, none were effective against Zi Que, who possessed only a Nether Soul.

Eventually, Tang Jing used the Ming Soul Tower given to her by Ye Yuqiao to trap Zi Que.

"Evil-Banishing Moon Sword, unsheathe!"

Seeing Xinyu suddenly attack her, Ye Yuqiao quickly summoned the Evil-Banishing Moon Sword.

Faced with the Evil-Banishing Moon Sword radiating yellow light before her, Xinyu turned pale with shock and asked, "Who are you? How do you have this sword?"

More than two thousand years ago, it was an Onmyoji wielding this sword who had sealed Xinyu and Zi Que.

"This sword belonged to that kid from last night whose left eye could breathe fire!" Ye Yuqiao said thoughtfully.

"Uh!"

Xinyu was still in shock when the Evil-Banishing Moon Sword suddenly pierced through her body.

"Zi Que!" Xinyu fell to the ground, struck by the Evil-Banishing Moon Sword, "Zi Que, I'm sorry, I can't be with you anymore!"

With a loud "bang!", the Ming Soul Tower shattered under the Hand of Death wielded by Zi Que.

"Yingying!" After two clear sounds of sword chimes, the Evil-Banishing Moon Sword left Xinyu's body and aimed at Zi Que.

Zi Que did not dodge, allowing the Evil-Banishing Moon Sword to pierce through his chest. He knelt before Xinyu, hands reaching behind him, and said sadly, "Xinyu, don't go!"

"Hold me with your hands, quickly!" Xinyu said weakly. By then, quite a few grains of Primordial Spirit and Primordial Soul particles had left her Yin Soul and were drifting away into the air.

Zi Que slowly extended his hand and touched Xinyu's haggard face.

"Such warm hands!" Xinyu cried with tears, "Zi Que, I forgive you!"

With that, Xinyu's spirit completely dispersed!

"No!" Zi Que howled to the sky as the Evil-Banishing Moon Sword, embedded in his chest, was forced out by the rage within him.

In an instant, he transformed into a cloud of mist and drifted away.

"Don't chase him!" Ye Yuqiao stopped the Onmyoji who were attempting to pursue Zi Que, "Even the Ming Soul Tower couldn't contain him, there's nothing we can do if we catch up to him."

The night was deep.

After dinner, Chen Hao held Ye Yuqiao as they lay on the sofa in the living room of her house.

After a long silence, Chen Hao suddenly said in a low tone, "We're going to see Grandpa tomorrow, I'm so excited."

Ye Yuqiao's face was somber, silent.

"Oh, right," Chen Hao suddenly remembered something, "Yuqiao, there's something I forgot to tell you. Niu Tou and Ma Mian knew all along that I possessed the Nether King's Power, that's why they gave me the Ancestor of the Nether King's sword. Why they pretended to be ignorant about this is highly suspicious, I must get to the bottom of this when we see them tomorrow."

Ye Yuqiao's heart trembled, and tears welled up in her eyes. It seemed that the secret couldn't be kept any longer, she thought.

After eleven o'clock at night, just as Chen Hao was getting ready to leave, Ye Yuqiao suddenly said, "You don't have to ask them tomorrow, I know what's going on."

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