Huang Yue was astounded to hear this man of unknown origin claim to have killed twenty-two of her clan members. Regaining her senses, she glared fiercely at the man and bellowed angrily, "You killed so many of my people, I must avenge them!"

"Hmph!" The man sneered contemptuously, his gaze on Huang Yue as if he were looking at a piece of food soon to be his, his demeanor somewhat sleazy, "With the merfolk power in your body now, you're far from being my match."

"Huang Yue," Xie Xiaofeng stepped forward two paces to stand in front of her, "leave this man to us to deal with!"

"Oh?" The man let out an even more disdainful laugh, "You little ones seem to be Onmyoji, huh? Do you think you can deal with me the same way you deal with Yin Souls?"

"It's just a few merfolk hearts, what's so great about that!" Chen Hao said dismissively, rolling his eyes at the man, then muttering, "And they're just ordinary merfolk hearts at that, nothing compared to my friend's!"

Upon hearing Chen Hao's words, the proud man felt displeased and snorted angrily. Simultaneously, the blue merfolk power swirling around him doubled in intensity, and the nearby bamboo began to sway under the intimidation of the merfolk power, making creaking noises.

This night was destined to be restless.

Just then, Chen Hao suddenly thought of a question: Ye Yuqiao once mentioned that those with merfolk hearts could resurrect ten times, and each time, their strength would double; if this man claimed to have twenty-two merfolk hearts, wouldn't he be able to resurrect over two hundred times, by then his strength would be unimaginable;

Besides, there was another question that puzzled Chen Hao: if the merfolk hearts could resurrect people, why did Huang Yue's sister die after being struck by a torpedo only once?

"Boyfriend," Ye Yuqiao's voice suddenly rang in Chen Hao's ear, having learned of his doubts through the connection with the Nether King's Heart, she explained, "Humans are relatively weak, and reviving humans requires far less energy than reviving merfolk, so usually a regular merfolk heart can resurrect ten times, but can't resurrect a merfolk, only maintaining their immortality; the man in front of us must have fused the twenty-two merfolk hearts together because so many merfolk hearts inside him would certainly reject each other."

Having heard Ye Yuqiao's explanation, Chen Hao roughly understood. Thereupon, he activated his Nether Vision in his left eye and looked at the man before him; just as Ye Yuqiao said, the man had indeed fused the twenty-two merfolk hearts into one, so he probably could only resurrect ten times as well.

"Yo!" At that moment, the man suddenly let out a mocking noise, his wicked eyes fixed on Ye Yuqiao behind Chen Hao, "What a beautiful little beauty, I hadn't noticed her before, almost missed out!"

Having said that, the man swallowed a mouthful of saliva and sneered lasciviously, "I can have a good time soon."

Upon hearing such disrespectful words from the man, a cold light flashed in Ye Yuqiao's eyes, and she revealed the indifferent and ruthless expression she used to have as the Nether King; her eyes glared furiously, wishing she could completely obliterate him on the spot.

Seeing her angry look, the man's heart chilled, feeling an inexplicable unease, and suddenly felt that the stunningly beautiful girl in front of him carried an aura of inviolable authority.

"You're asking for death!" Chen Hao's eyes suddenly narrowed, and his face turned extremely dark, "How dare you speak ill of my girlfriend, I'll make sure you're beaten so hard you can't find your teeth!"

By now, a raging fury had ignited within Chen Hao's heart.

The man gasped in shock, the cold gaze of Ye Yuqiao making him increasingly uneasy. After closing his eyes and taking a few deep breaths, he opened them again, looking at Chen Hao with a sneer, "Little Onmyoji, what can you do to me?"

"I told you, I'd beat you until you're looking all over for your teeth!" Chen Hao exclaimed, and before his words faded away, he reached the man like a gust of wind leaving no trace, throwing a right punch to the man's left face.

The unprepared man's face twisted out of shape, his head jerked violently to the right, his neck made a "crack" sound, and blood sprayed out as his head twisted to its limit. He never imagined that Chen Hao was not just an Onmyoji skilled in exorcising ghosts and evil spirits but also a legendary martial arts master.

Then, while a buzzing sounded in the man's head and he was still disoriented, Chen Hao suddenly lifted his right foot and kicked the man's abdomen, sending him flying backward more than ten meters, breaking several slender bamboos in succession.

"Your friend is so powerful!" Huang Yue praised to Xie Xiaofeng at that moment.

"Yes!" Xie Xiaofeng nodded, adding with a smile, "So rest assured, we'll handle this guy and avenge your people. And another thing, I'm actually even more powerful than my friend here."

Huang Yue smiled slightly with the corners of her mouth.

After being kicked away by Chen Hao, the man quickly got up from the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood. When that blood hit the ground, Chen Hao noticed two white teeth sparkling in it.

In the short few seconds that followed, the man's mouth wound healed under the effect of the merfolk power within him, and the pain dissipated. Unfortunately, there are two things on a human body that merfolk power cannot repair, and teeth are one of them.

After feeling the gap left by the two missing teeth with the tip of his tongue, the man looked at Chen Hao furiously and shouted, "I'll kill you, and before you die, I'll let you watch how I'll enjoy your girlfriend!"

In an instant, rage engulfed Chen Hao's entire body, boiling his blood, as the power of the Nether King Orchid Heart seeped into his bloodstream. He clenched his teeth, his eyes furious, and said, "I have already beaten you to a pulp, and now I'm going to pluck the mermaid's heart out of you!"

The man was initially startled, then glared fiercely, his voice hoarse as he roared, "Come on then!"

At that moment, a green light flashed in Chen Hao's eyes, illuminating the entire bamboo forest.

Ye Yuqiao was shocked and wondered what the green light that had just flashed in Chen Hao's eyes was about. It wasn't the power of the Nether King!

Chen Hao, his mind occupied by fury, took a step and appeared in front of the man, delivering a heavy and powerful punch.

The man screamed, raising his fist that had gathered a great amount of mermaid's power, meeting Chen Hao's.

As the fists collided, Ye Yuqiao saw the power surging from Chen Hao's fist was glowing green! It indeed didn't look like the power of the Nether King!

"What on earth is happening?" Ye Yuqiao murmured, frowning in confusion. She closed her eyes and, through her connection with the Nether King's Heart, felt the Nether King Orchid Heart on Chen Hao's left eye. Then she saw a massive amount of Yin Qi emitting a green glow flowing into the Nether King Orchid Heart.

Because Chen Hao was using the power of the Nether King Orchid Heart at that moment, this green Yin Qi took the place of the power of the Nether King, seeping into Chen Hao's blood for him to use.

The source of this green Yin Qi was the Spiritual Power of the ancient giant wolf that Chen Hao had absorbed days ago.

Ye Yuqiao opened her eyes, her heart returning to peace, her gaze towards the front filled with expectation, eager to see how much Chen Hao had improved after finally digesting and absorbing the Spiritual Power of the ancient giant wolf.

At this moment, Chen Hao's right fist glowing with green light and the man's fist shining with sky-blue light had already collided.

In that instant, both lights suddenly became incredibly dazzling!

Suddenly, a splendid ring of light appeared at the intersection of the two fists, expanding tens, hundreds, thousands of times... until it filled the whole world. Each time the edge of the outer ring expanded, the surrounding air and atmosphere distorted and deformed.

The majority of the ring's color was green and the smaller portion was sky-blue.

This meant that Chen Hao's power was stronger.

As expected, when the light ring faded and the wind around them stilled, the man finally couldn't help but vomit a lot of blood.

"Hmph!" Chen Hao's mouth curved in a slight smile, his eyes still full of anger. He reached out his hand, grabbed the man's throat, and said, "I only used three layers of my strength, and you couldn't handle it. You're pathetically weak! I'll tell you, I could disregard insulting and mocking words directed at me, but you dared to disrespect my girlfriend, and that's a taboo! Even if you weren't my match, I would fight you to the death!"

Having said that, Chen Hao applied force and directly strangled the man to death. However, the man was soon to revive.

After a minute, when he felt the man's weak breathing resume, Chen Hao channeled a large amount of Spiritual Power into his left palm, driving back the resisting mermaid's power from the man's throat, and once again cut off his breathing.

At that time, Huang Yue looked towards Xie Xiaofeng with a panicked expression, the coldness of Chen Hao making her somewhat scared. Xie Xiaofeng nodded slightly at her and whispered in her ear, "He's not usually this cold-hearted. It's just that this man was too stupid, he crossed his line. He treasures his girlfriend more than his life."

Just then, Ye Yuqiao, holding Tang Jing's hand, walked up behind Chen Hao and then raised her other hand to grasp Chen Hao's left wrist, softly saying, "Okay, my boyfriend, calm down now!"

Chen Hao turned his head to look at Ye Yuqiao, their eyes met, and the tenderness emanating from Ye Yuqiao's eyes was like that of a clear and cool spring, instantly extinguishing most of the rage in his heart.

With a smile, Ye Yuqiao said, "Let Tang Jing extract the mermaid's heart from him."

Chen Hao closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then whispered, "Alright, I'll listen to you, girlfriend."

Tang Jing stepped forward to the man's chest, placed her left palm on his chest, then closed her eyes and began chanting a spell to dissolve the seal.

A while later, the man revived and, feeling the heart of the mermaid being stripped from his body, immediately broke down and shrieked, "Stop, I beg you to stop! It took me so much trouble to collect these many mermaid hearts!"

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