The Tree Demon had never anticipated that the force it had channeled into Chen Hao's body would be purged by a mysterious and formidable power, which then even infiltrated its own body.

This mysterious and potent force was one of the three strands of Nether King's Power located in Chen Hao's left eye.

After being invaded by the Nether King's Power, the Tree Demon trembled violently from the extreme coldness of the Yin Qi, convulsing all over.

"Ah!" The Tree Demon roared through gritted teeth, its facial expression becoming hideous. It struggled fiercely, deploying all of its Tree Demon's Power against the Nether King's Power that had entered its body.

"I promised mother that once I became a demon, I would definitely protect all our companions here, so I must not lose to you!" The Tree Demon roared. Upon finishing, dozens of roots burst forth from various parts of its body, plunging into the nearby soil to draw upon the strength of the earth.

In an instant, the Tree Demon's power swelled, expelling the invasive Nether King's Power from its body.

Then, the Tree Demon pulled out the roots that had pierced into Chen Hao's body and channeled its Tree Demon's Power into the vines wrapped around him in an attempt to tear his body to shreds with these dozens of tendrils.

If Chen Hao had not promptly infused the other strands of Nether King's Power in his left eye into his bloodstream, the Tree Demon might have succeeded!

"If I can't kill you, I can first kill your beloved!" the Tree Demon bellowed in rage.

Hardly had the Tree Demon finished speaking when several roots suddenly burst through the ground next to Ye Yuqiao.

A tremor ran through Chen Hao's heart, for nothing in this world could make him more anxious than Ye Yuqiao being in danger.

Before Chen Hao could utter a cry of alarm, Ye Yuqiao froze the surrounding air with the Nether King's Power.

"Ah!" The Tree Demon gasped in shock, not expecting this ethereal beauty to be someone extraordinary.

Ye Yuqiao glared at the Tree Demon, and suddenly, the air around the Tree Demon solidified!

Next, Ye Yuqiao took a step forward and dissolved the vines wrapped around the Evil-Banishing Moon Sword with the Nether King's Power.

However, just as Ye Yuqiao was about to pull out the Evil-Banishing Moon Sword embedded in the Tree Demon's chest, the immobilized air around them began to loosen.

"Ying Ying Ying!" The Evil-Banishing Moon Sword chimed crisply, attempting to free itself from the Tree Demon's chest, but it was quickly bound again by the vines that had split from within the Tree Demon's body.

"Sizzling!" At this moment, the Tree Demon's body began to split open on both sides.

With a loud "Bang!" the fleshly part on the left side of the Tree Demon fell to the ground, and immediately countless roots shot out from the right side, rapidly intertwining and forming a new half-body. Eventually, as blood and Yang Energy began to circulate in the newly grown left side of the Tree Demon, a creature with a human face and a tree body, a fully-formed Tree Demon, emerged.

Though its face remained human-like, vines and tender green leaves had crept all over its neck, and the originally dark hair on top of its head had been replaced by tree tendrils. Its eyes were like the compass held in Chen Hao's hand at the moment, flickering with a blood-red brilliance.

At that moment, a purple vortex appeared before Ye Yuqiao, sucking her into it.

"Why have you pulled me into the Nether Acupoint?" Ye Yuqiao, who had been prepared for a grand battle with the Tree Demon, asked.

"I already said, I want to prove that I can protect you!" Chen Hao thought, "The Nether King's Power inside you should be conserved for your own protection."

"Does this mean I must hide forever?"

"You are not hiding! You are staying alive for our sake!"

Having said that, Chen Hao closed his eyes and began to circulate his inner strength and sword energy, saying coldly, "Sword Qi, extinguish!"

A gust-like sword qi burst forth from Chen Hao's body, severing all the vines wrapped around him.

After freeing himself from the vines, Chen Hao closed his eyes and looked toward the Nether King Orchid Heart above his left eye. He drove the three streams of Nether King's Power coursing through the Orchid Heart into his bloodstream, then forced it out of his body.

Seeing a powerful force with a black luster emanating from Chen Hao, and surging toward him with overwhelming momentum, the Tree Demon howled and forced all its inner Tree Demon force out of its body to meet the oncoming Nether King's Power.

When the two forces collided above their heads, it wasn't long before the Nether King's Power from Chen Hao's body gained the upper hand, gradually pressing down toward the Tree Demon's crown.

The Tree Demon, baring its fangs and grinning, roared and howled relentlessly, but even with all its might, it could not stop the mighty Nether King's Power.

Just as the Nether King's Power was about to crush the Tree Demon's force, the Tree Demon's feet suddenly burrowed into the ground.

Subsequently, Chen Hao felt the ground beneath his feet trembling slightly.

With a "bang," a muffled sound came from behind Chen Hao. Twisting his head back as far as he could, he saw two roots erupt from the ground on either side of the millennia-old spinning turtle, then burrow into the giant towering turtle shell through the turtle's neck.

In an instant, the Tree Demon's force, which had been suppressed by the Nether King's Power, greatly increased. Not only did it stop the downward trend, but it also slowly, bit by bit, turned the tide.

Chen Hao was shocked!

"Boyfriend, it's absorbing Yang Energy from the millennia-old turtle's Turtle Spirit Stone, boosting its inner Tree Demon power!" Ye Yuqiao's voice rang in Chen Hao's mind.

"Hmm!" Chen Hao thought to himself, "If it can draw Yang Energy from the turtle to enhance its Tree Demon power, then so can I!"

With a "whoosh," as swift as a gust of wind, Chen Hao moved back and arrived next to the millennia-old turtle's head, which resembled that of a bird.

After murmuring an incantation, he slammed his hand heavily on the turtle's head, now petrified.

By that time, the Tree Demon's force had already gained the upper hand in the contest with the Nether King's Power.

It wasn't long before Chen Hao felt an extremely Yang energy, hot as fire, transfer into his body through the turtle's head.

This Yang energy was so scorching that if Chen Hao had not promptly carried out the Yin-Yang conversion technique to transform this Yang energy into Yin Qi, his internal organs and muscles might already have been cooked.

Chen Hao closed his left eye, and as his inner spiritual power continued to surge, the Nether King Orchid Heart, radiating a black and purple glow, became more and more dazzling. He forced the additional Yin Qi Spiritual Power out of his body and merged it into the Nether King's Power that was being suppressed above his head.

Instantly, the Nether King's Power counterattacked the Tree Demon's force, pressing it back.

"Ah!" The Tree Demon thrust both hands into the ground. The earth trembled slightly again, and then two thick roots emerged from the ground near the millennia-old turtle, entering under the turtle shell and drawing upon the Yang Energy.

"Hmph! Useless!" Chen Hao's mouth curved into an arc, "I am an Onmyoji, there's no way you can absorb Yang Energy faster than me!"

With that, Chen Hao sped up his incantations.

And the Tree Demon also quickened its Yang Energy absorption.

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