All was silent.

Atop Soulbreak Mountain, the white fog was thick and vast.

Soulbreak Mountain was located in the center of the territory of King Mieji's residence, straddling the border between City C and City E, over two hundred kilometers from where Chen Hao and the others were in City B at the moment.

Suddenly, a gust of wind arose, the leaves rustling with the wind, shattering the tranquility atop Soulbreak Mountain.

After the gust, an overwhelming surge of Yin Qi suddenly filled Soulbreak Mountain, startling the nearby wandering Yin Souls into cries of terror and despair. The Yin Qi continued to strengthen in the air, and a figure appeared at the riverbank at the foot of Soulbreak Mountain.

This man had just ascended from the Netherworld; he was none other than the Dharma King who governed the Netherworld of this territory—King Mieji. Soulbreak Mountain was where his bedroom and War God Hall were located.

Back in the mortal world, King Mieji stood with his hands behind his back on the riverbank, deep in thought for a while, before walking onto the rapidly flowing river and heading upstream towards the mountain.

Since Chen Hao had entered the territory under his control, King Miejie had descended to the Netherworld upon receiving a summons from the Dark Law King to discuss the matter of dealing with Chen Hao.

The Dark Law King had originally planned to send some sealed demons or top assassins from the Netherworld to deal with Chen Hao, but this proposal was rejected by King Mieji. In his view, Chen Hao's strength was already on par with many Dharma Kings, so sending anyone would be futile. Thus, the best and quickest way to dispose of Chen Hao was to have King Mieji himself eliminate Chen Hao.

So King Mieji made a military vow in front of the other Dharma Kings to the Dark Law King that he would kill Chen Hao within half a month!

In fact, King Mieji was angry because the Dark Law King was worried he wouldn't defeat Chen Hao. Proud and haughty, the thing he could least tolerate was being underestimated.

Previously in the Netherworld, he had always borne the title of the First War God. However, after Zhao Chong became famous in one battle, stealing his title of the First War God, King Mieji was mockingly referred to as the "Second War God" among the common folk of the Netherworld. This had become a knot in his heart which he couldn't untie; he had always sought an opportunity to fight Zhao Chong for supremacy.

Eliminating Chen Hao would be an opportunity for King Mieji to reassert his reputation, as Chen Hao's notoriety in the Netherworld had skyrocketed due to his consecutive assassinations of two Dharma Kings.

Walking against the waves for nearly a hundred meters, a blackish-purple and a green puff of smoke suddenly floated down from the mountaintop and appeared in front of him.

The blackish-purple smoke then transformed into a bat with a pair of wings, though it was a bat as large as a human. This bat had cultivated into a demon, but the surrounding monsters and ghosts addressed it as the Bat Demon King;

The green smoke transformed into a one-eyed monster, with an eye placed above its nose, twice the size of an average human eye. It also had two eyebrows, not positioned above the eye but on either side of the eye corners. Aside from that, it was indistinguishable from an ordinary person. This one-eyed creature, belonging to an ancient beastly lineage, was referred to as the Cyclops Demon King.

"Second Brother, Third Brother, you've arrived!" King Mieji said to the Bat Demon King and the Cyclops Demon King.

"Big Brother, you're back!" The Bat Demon King and the Cyclops Demon King spoke almost simultaneously.

"Big Brother, Second Brother heard that this kid named Chen Hao has come up to our King Mieji's residence? Is it true?" the Bat Demon King inquired.

King Mieji nodded.

"How did you become the second in command?" the Cyclops Demon King angrily looked at the Bat Demon King and said, "Clearly, I am the one who's second in command! Big brother, leave that kid to me. I guarantee I will bring you his severed head within five days!"

The Bat Demon King shuddered, feeling uneasy every time the Cyclops Demon King glared at it with its single eye. It wasn't that it was afraid of the Cyclops Demon King, but rather it wasn't used to the sight of this one-eyed creature. After taking a deep breath, it said, "Big brother, let me take care of him! I am the real second brother!"

"I am the second in command!"

"I am!"

The Bat Demon King and Cyclops Demon King began arguing on either side of King Mieji.

"Enough, that's enough!" King Mieji roared in fury, his face turning an ashen gray, "The two of you have been arguing about this for over a dozen years, haven't you gotten over it yet? I'm tired of hearing it. If you argue again, I'll lock you both back in Soulbreak Tower!"

Hearing the words "Soulbreak Tower," the Bat Demon King and Cyclops Demon King were immediately petrified with fear, their faces turning pale, and they dared not speak. Over a thousand years ago, this place was not known as Soulbreak Mountain, but as Peach Mountain. At that time, to fight for control of this mountain peak, the Bat Demon King, residing in a nearby bat cave, and the Cyclops Demon King, living in the mountain forests, engaged in fierce battle.

After ten whole years of fighting, neither of them could claim victory until an Onmyoji passed by this place. At the time, the Bat Demon King and Cyclops Demon King had been fighting for three days and nights and were utterly exhausted. Seizing the opportunity, the Onmyoji used Yin Yang Arts to seal them both beneath Soulbreak Tower.

Eighteen years ago, King Mieji was sent to the mortal world by the Ghost King to control the Netherworld. Since King Mieji was a warrior king, he often felt an itch for battle and wanted to spar with someone. Hearing that Soulbreak Tower on Soulbreak Mountain held two millennium-old demon monsters, King Mieji came here, broke the seals on Soulbreak Tower, and released the Bat Demon King and Cyclops Demon King.

When the three met, they began battling without a second word. Finally, after three days of brutal combat, King Mieji defeated both the Bat Demon King and Cyclops Demon King. Convinced of King Mieji's strength, they both agreed to recognize him as their leader. Just like that, the three brothers, due to a twist of fate, swore brotherhood; King Mieji, finding the peach blossoms on the mountain captivating and the scenery tranquil, relocated his War God hall to the top of Soulbreak Mountain.

Although they had become sworn brothers, the Bat Demon King and Cyclops Demon King could not stop arguing about who was to be the second in command. Unable to decide, King Mieji asked them to determine the order through combat. Just like a thousand years ago, after over a dozen years, they still could not determine a winner. So, to this day, the matter remained unresolved.

After a long silence, King Mieji's mood finally calmed down, and he coldly said, "What difference does it make who is the second or third in command? How about this? Bat, you be second in command, and Cyclops, you take my place as the leader."

The Cyclops Demon King's eyes lit up instantly, and he hastily said, "Big brother, I dare not, I dare not!"

"Then what do you suggest?" King Mieji said, his expression showing some displeasure. In his eyes, both of his sworn brothers were loyal and not troublesome, except for their incessant bickering over who should be second in command.

"How about this?" the Bat Demon King had a sudden flash of inspiration, "Big brother, since Chen Hao has arrived, why don't we see who can kill that kid? Whoever wins will be the second in command!"

"Good idea!" the Cyclops Demon King clapped in approval, "Little brother, didn't expect you to have a bit of smarts."

"Go to hell, you're the little brother, your whole family are the little brothers!"

King Mieji frowned and hastily raised his hand to interrupt, speaking in an impatient tone, "Fine, fine, fine, whoever kills that kid will be the second in command."

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