Inside the police station.

After the bail was paid, the police allowed Xie Xiaofeng's family to take him home.

Not long after, considering that Chen Hao's parents were deceased and his grandfather was in a coma receiving treatment in the hospital, the police released both Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao back home after some education.

Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao had just stepped out of the police station when Xie Da drove up and stopped in front of them, frowning as he said, "Haozi, get in the car, Grandpa will take you two home."

Chen Hao sneered coldly and shook his head before saying, "There's no need, thank you!"

Upon hearing this, Xie Da first sighed, then asked, "I just heard from Xiao Feng that Miss Ye had her Yin Soul burned by a flame you unintentionally emanated from your left eye not long ago, leaving only her Yang Spirit. Is that true?"

"This is a matter between the two of us, and there's no need to explain it to you," replied Chen Hao, displeasure written all over his face. Though he looked displeased, his heart was actually filled with glee. Xiao Feng, thank you so much for telling your grandfather the lie I concocted! This is perfect. As long as Xie Da believes what Xiao Feng said, then the Yin Yang Master Association will all think it's true and won't suspect or investigate Ye Yuqiao's identity any further.

Xie Da sighed again, his wrinkled face bitter. He said, "There's something I must tell you. You burned the Seven Fairies, and the Pagoda Heavenly King will definitely not let you off. Take care!"

"Haha!" Chen Hao laughed, full of disdain. "Just have him come sooner, that will save me the trouble of looking for him!"

After a third helpless sigh, Xie Da didn't say anything more and drove away.

Half an hour later, Xie Da arrived at the Yin Yang Master Association. As soon as he got out of the car, he saw a dozen Onmyoji standing outside the entrance. Xie Da asked in confusion, "Why are you all standing outside?"

The leader of the Yin Yang Master Association's Spiritual Division, Liu Yongping, hurried over to Xie Da, speaking in an anxious and urgent tone, "President Xie, it's bad news, the Pagoda Heavenly King has come looking for us!"

Xie Da's expression darkened, and his brows furrowed deeply. After a moment's pause, he lifted his heavy feet and walked slowly into the Association.

Upon entering, Xie Da was blinded by the dazzling golden light. At that moment, a tall and burly figure stood in the hall, dressed in a golden general's armor and draped in a red cape, casting a majestic silhouette.

"Greetings to King Li!" Xie Da greeted with a bow and a fist wrapped in his palm.

The Pagoda Heavenly King, King Li, turned around, his face flushed with anger and his eyes fierce, exuding immense authority. In his left hand, he held a half-meter-tall pagoda, complementing his tall and imposing stature. In an angry and deep voice, he barked, "I heard that one of the Chen Family Onmyoji named Chen Hao burned my seven righteous daughters to death. Bring that rebel to me immediately!"

"To answer King Li, that young man withdrew from our Yin Yang Master Association a few days ago, I'm afraid we won't be able to bring him to you, and you'll need to take a trip yourself to find him!" replied Xie Da.

"What!" the Pagoda Heavenly King bellowed, "I order you to capture him and bring him to me now!"

Xie Da shook his head repeatedly and explained, "That young man has a natural magic power in his left eye, capable of emitting Nether Fire. If we go there, I'm afraid we won't be able to capture him; instead, we might end up being burned by the Nether Fire he emits from his left eye. Last night, several Onmyoji from our association followed the seven princesses to find him, and their Yin Souls were burned. Just a short while ago, the seven princesses were also burned to death in the same way!"

Hearing Xie Da's explanation, the Pagoda Heavenly King sighed, "If that's the case, then I'll go meet him myself!"

With that, the Pagoda Heavenly King immediately transformed into a stream of purple qi and drifted away!

In just a moment, the Pagoda Heavenly King had returned to his own Pagoda Heavenly King Temple. Stamping his foot heavily on the ground, he bellowed, "Troops, assemble!"

In an instant, patches of colorful qi drifted from all directions, then materialized into twelve celestial soldiers clad in silver armor, wielding silver spears and swords, standing neatly in two rows beside the Pagoda Heavenly King. These so-called celestial soldiers were actually wandering souls and famished ghosts that the Pagoda Heavenly King recruited from nearby, who normally received a share of the offerings and money from his followers.

After the celestial soldiers were arrayed, the Pagoda Heavenly King stamped the ground once more and then called out loudly, "King of the Terrestrial Realm, appear at once!"

Soon after, an old man with white hair emerged from the ground, leaning on a walking stick.

Seeing the unfamiliar old man, the Pagoda Heavenly King inquired, "Who are you? Where is the former King of the Terrestrial Realm?"

The white-haired elder explained, "Responding to the Heavenly King, I've recently been appointed as the King of the Terrestrial Realm by Princess Biluo. For some reason, the former King of the Terrestrial Realm has suddenly gone missing."

"Such a thing has happened; why didn't the princess report this to me earlier!" exclaimed the Pagoda Heavenly King, thinking to himself whether the former King of the Terrestrial Realm had also been burned by Chen Hao.

After pondering for a while, the Pagoda Heavenly King said to the new King of the Terrestrial Realm, "There is a Chen family of Onmyoji in this city, lead me to the Chen Family at once!"

The King of the Terrestrial Realm nodded in agreement.

Ten minutes later, the King of the Terrestrial Realm arrived at the old building where Chen Hao lived, accompanied by the Pagoda Heavenly King and twelve celestial soldiers.

"Lord Li, the Chen family resides on the fifth floor, west side of this building. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave!" said the King of the Terrestrial Realm to the Pagoda Heavenly King. No sooner had he finished talking than he burrowed into the ground and fled.

The King of the Terrestrial Realm knew perfectly well that the Pagoda Heavenly King sought revenge against Chen Hao. Just now, it had been the King who brought the Seven Fairies to the police station jail to find Chen Hao, and it had also witnessed the entire process of Chen Hao setting the Seven Fairies on fire and bringing them back to life. Knowing a fierce battle was imminent, he quickly escaped to avoid getting involved. In his opinion, Chen Hao, who could resurrect the dead, appeared to have a greater chance of winning, while the Pagoda Heavenly King, despite being called an immortal, was in fact nothing more than a fierce ghost.

Back in Chen Hao's apartment upstairs, Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao had just returned from the police station. Chen Hao walked over to the Eight Immortals table, lit three incense sticks, and thanked his ancestors for their blessings and for granting him the "Book of Yin and Yang Exorcism" that allowed him to get rid of the Seven Fairies.

"Chen Hao!" Ye Yuqiao suddenly exclaimed with a gleam in her eyes, "Something's coming for us!"

Chen Hao turned around, squinting as he pondered, "I guess it's the so-called Pagoda Heavenly King, Lord Li, the Seven Fairies' godfather!"

After speaking, Chen Hao went to the door, opened it, and with an air of defiance, shouted into the stairwell, "Come at me if you dare! This so-called Pagoda Heavenly King—like I'm scared!"

At that moment, Chen Hao saw clusters of ghostly auras in different colors drifting up the stairs. Leading the way and moving the fastest was a purple aura; before Chen Hao could react, it had already sped past him and into the room.

The other colorful ghostly auras were not so lucky. The purple smoke flame that shot directly from Chen Hao's left eye turned them into wisps of smoke that dissipated.

"Hmph!" The purple blob now materialized into the upper celestial king, his hands holding the pagoda and his body clad in golden armor. Furious at seeing the twelve celestial generals he had personally recruited burned away by Chen Hao, he roared with rage, "How dare you rebel! You will not escape my wrath!"

Chen Hao slammed the door shut with a "bang," then whirled around and spat, "Pah! You're nothing but a ghost and yet you dare claim the title of King for yourself!"

After speaking, Chen Hao's left eye emitted a Nether Light, trying to expose the true form of the Pagoda Heavenly King.

With a hiss, a plume of white smoke rose from the Pagoda Heavenly King. Once the smoke cleared, revealed was a ferocious male ghost scarred with knife cuts.

A fierce ghost, different from a vengeful ghost which harbors deep resentment, was a Yin Soul that only grew fierce and vengeful after death in the Netherworld.

The Pagoda Heavenly King's purple-black lips twisted in a sneer. With the air of a rogue plastered across his face, he chuckled wickedly, "Not bad at all! You've got some skills. No wonder my goddaughters couldn't handle you!"

Having said that, the Pagoda Heavenly King tossed the pagoda he held in his palm. Suddenly, it grew from half a meter to two and a half meters tall, and its base area expanded several tens of times over.

Accompanied by a "rumbling" noise, Chen Hao was trapped inside the tower.

Inside the dark tower where he couldn't see his own hand, Chen Hao groped and touched the smooth tower wall, concentrating all the power of his Nether Eye in his palms. After a loud shout, he pushed hard, but the tower didn't budge.

"Ye Yuqiao, I'm trapped in here, how can I get out?" Chen Hao pounded on the inner wall of the tower and asked.

Outside the tower, although Ye Yuqiao could hear what Chen Hao was saying, she was also at a loss. This tower was a Soul Locking Pagoda from the Netherworld, used to imprison evil ghosts and almost indestructible. Unless Chen Hao could cultivate the power of Nether Million and destroy the Soul Locking Pagoda, it would be very hard to escape.

"Wait a minute!" Ye Yuqiao furrowed her brow and said to the tower, "Wait until I take down the fierce ghost and force him to release you!"

"What did you say?" Chen Hao shouted, able to hear Ye Yuqiao's voice from inside the tower but unable to make out what she was saying.

Suddenly, a dark purple vortex formed atop the tower above Chen Hao's head, and purple auras began to spill out from within.

Upon inhaling the purple air, Chen Hao started coughing non-stop, before retching continuously, feeling dizzy as if poisoned.

"This is bad!" Ye Yuqiao became visibly anxious. The purple aura was a befuddling miasma, meant to torment the evil ghosts trapped inside. An excess of befuddling miasma would cause a Yin Soul to lose all Spiritual Power, leaving one weak and hallucinating. If Chen Hao stayed in the tower too long, he would lose all the Spiritual Power he had cultivated in the past days.

Ye Yuqiao quickly grabbed a Peach Wood Sword from the Eight Immortals table, then channeled the Yang Energy from her body to the sword through her fingertips, making the Peach Wood Sword flicker with a yellow light.

Holding the Peach Wood Sword, Ye Yuqiao stabbed at the Pagoda Heavenly King.

The Pagoda Heavenly King sneered; unbeknownst to her, he had a Soul Locking Pagoda in his hand again. He threw the tower, which instantly grew larger and taller, trapping Ye Yuqiao inside.

The Pagoda Heavenly King laughed heartily for a few moments, then walked over to the Soul Locking Pagoda that oppressed Chen Hao and patted its external walls. While the force of his clapping wasn't heavy, the sounds echoed deafeningly inside the tower, almost rupturing Chen Hao's eardrums. Clutching his ears, he knelt on the ground, letting out a desperate scream of agony.

Just as the Pagoda Heavenly King was full of triumph, Ye Yuqiao suddenly burst out of the tower behind him, sword in hand...

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