Ye Yuqiao suddenly burst out of the Soul Locking Pagoda, thrusting the Peach Wood Sword in her hand towards the back of the Pagoda Heavenly King.

Sensing a surge of Yang Energy incoming from behind, the Pagoda Heavenly King swiftly turned around, and seeing Ye Yuqiao thrusting her sword towards him, his eyes widened in shock. He had never anticipated that Ye Yuqiao could actually pass through the Soul Locking Pagoda. He pressed his whole body against the pagoda that trapped Chen Hao, and even though he tried, his right arm still couldn't evade Ye Yuqiao's Peach Wood Sword and was pierced through by a small hole.

Despite having his arm pierced, the Pagoda Heavenly King seemed unscathed as if nothing had happened. For him, who had struggled in the dark depths of the Netherworld for over ten years, this was merely a scratch. He sneered at Ye Yuqiao, "The Soul Locking Pagoda can only lock in Yin Souls, yet you easily passed through it! It seems your body only possesses a Yang Spirit."

With those words, a burst of intense purple Yin Qi suddenly emerged from the Pagoda Heavenly King's body, as he aimed to severely wound Ye Yuqiao's divine Yang Spirit with the extreme Yin Qi inside him.

Seeing this, Ye Yuqiao immediately forced out the Yang Energy within her body, knowing that the best method to combat Yin Souls in the world was to drive them away with extreme Yang Energy! The Yang Energy that gathered above her head flickered with a hint of golden light.

Then, the purple extreme Yin Qi clashed with the golden extreme Yang Energy, causing severe ripples in the air around them.

Inside the pagoda, after the earth-shattering noise ceased, Chen Hao finally had a chance to catch his breath. Feeling the two strong energies of Yin and Yang colliding outside, he endured the torment of the bewildering miasma and slowly stood up, supporting himself against the inner wall of the pagoda. Then, he closed his eyes and bit down on his teeth, coercing the Yang Energy within his body out.

Next, outside the pagoda, Ye Yuqiao, who had been at a disadvantage in the confrontation, pushed back the Pagoda Heavenly King's purple Yin Qi with the force of Yang Energy that Chen Hao had brought forth.

In a moment, the purple was completely suppressed by golden yellow, and the Pagoda Heavenly King's Yin Soul body was on the verge of being devoured by the lion-like golden Yang Energy.

The Pagoda Heavenly King's eyes bulged, with pale pupils threaded by fine purple bloodshots. He grimaced hoarsely, his cyanotic face becoming pained, twisted, and cracked under the encroaching Yang Energy, looking extremely terrifying.

After a painful cry through clenched teeth, he raised his right hand and smashed it heavily against the wall of the pagoda that trapped Chen Hao.

Inside the pagoda, a "hum" of sound reverberated, with a decibel level that went beyond the threshold of what eardrums could bear.

"Ah!" Chen Hao let out a heart-wrenching scream of agony as the humming in his ears penetrated deep into the most inner part like worms, bursting his eardrums, then continued further inside, reaching into his brain and making every nerve in his body itch unbearably.

"Chen Hao!" Hearing Chen Hao's agonized scream, Ye Yuqiao couldn't help but feel heartache for him.

However, even in such agony, Chen Hao was still struggling to push the Yang Energy outwards.

"Hum!" The Pagoda Heavenly King struck the pagoda wall heavily again.

"Ah!" Chen Hao emitted another long and excruciating scream. His cries gradually became hoarse and weak amid the high-pitched sharpness.

Hearing this, Ye Yuqiao slightly shook her head, her eyes brimming with tears.

After the resonating noise inside the pagoda subsided, Chen Hao bled from all seven orifices, as if that worm had hollowed out his entire head.

"Ye Yuqiao!" Chen Hao's voice was rough as if it had been smoked, low and hoarse. "I will not let you be harmed in the slightest!"

Before the Pagoda Heavenly King could strike for the third time, Ye Yuqiao and Chen Hao's bodies suddenly erupted with two fierce bursts of Yang Energy, which not only brought down the pagoda trapping Chen Hao but also devoured the Pagoda Heavenly King's Yin Soul.

After the two Yang Energies dissipated, Ye Yuqiao saw a wisp of purple smoke rising and then felt completely drained as she fell to the ground.

"Ye Yuqiao!" Chen Hao's voice was incredibly weak, and now blood remained from his seven orifices, with his hearing, sense, and taste already lost. He could only weakly grope with his hands.

Ye Yuqiao slightly opened her eyes and slowly extended her hand forward, clasping it with Chen Hao's searching hand.

"Have we done away with the Pagoda Heavenly King?" Chen Hao whispered, finding warmth and solidity in Ye Yuqiao's cold hand.

Ye Yuqiao knew Chen Hao couldn't hear her voice for the time being, so she gently squeezed his hand with hers.

Chen Hao let out a weak sigh of relief and then asked, "Then you're alright?"

Ye Yuqiao slightly lifted her head to look at Chen Hao, her mouth curving into a faint smile, and she murmured softly, "Idiot!"

Following that, both of them fainted away.

About five minutes later, a light suddenly flickered in Chen Hao's left eye, and instantly the blood from his seven orifices receded back into his body, with his complexion also returning. He abruptly opened his eyes and sat up from the ground, and noticing Ye Yuqiao lying not far beside him, still tightly holding his hand, he immediately moved to her side, cradling her in his arms.

Feeling the icy coldness of Ye Yuqiao's body, Chen Hao was very worried and anxiously called out, "Ye Yuqiao, Ye Yuqiao!"

After a long time, seeing no response from Ye Yuqiao, Chen Hao quickly reached out to check under her nose.

Not feeling any breath from Ye Yuqiao, Chen Hao's heart jolted with fear, turning his face deathly pale. He held Ye Yuqiao's pale, cold cheeks in both hands and kissed her, rapidly transferring a large amount of Yang Energy into Ye Yuqiao's body.

After a minute of kissing, Ye Yuqiao suddenly coughed twice.

Chen Hao lifted his lips from Ye Yuqiao's, asking softly, "Ye Yuqiao, can you hear my voice?"

Ye Yuqiao coughed again, then slightly opened her eyes, and weakly said with an expressionless face, "Silly, my recovery isn't as fast as yours! I'm fine, I just expended too much Yang Energy just now, so I'm a bit tired!"

"I'm sorry!" Chen Hao looked at Ye Yuqiao with self-reproach, "I'm useless, letting you get hurt!"

Ye Yuqiao's corners of the mouth lifted slightly, smiling tenderly at Chen Hao, then slowly raised her right hand to touch his increasingly rosy cheek, whispering softly, "Silly! I'm alright, no need for you to blame yourself."

As she spoke, Ye Yuqiao closed her eyes, a sudden flush appearing on her pale face. After taking a breath, she continued, "Chen Hao, I'm so cold, you... kiss me!"

"Hmm!" Chen Hao nodded, then leaned in to kiss Ye Yuqiao.

In an instant, Ye Yuqiao's heart pounded chaotically, feeling almost suffocated. Inside her heart, a torrential rain began to pour again, but this time she didn't dodge, instead choosing to face it head-on, walking into the center of the storm, enjoying this crazy and willful sensation.

It was a long kiss.

After a long while, Ye Yuqiao finally pushed Chen Hao away. She looked at him and chuckled softly, "May I take a rest now?"

"Hmm!" Chen Hao nodded, lost in the long kiss they had just shared. This was the first time he felt Ye Yuqiao's engagement, the first time he could feel their heartbeats in unison, and the sensation was so tender, so sweet.

Chen Hao had just settled Ye Yuqiao on the sofa when the door of the house was knocked.

"It's a person knocking, not some filthy thing!" Ye Yuqiao said softly.

"Hmm!" Chen Hao nodded, then left a gentle kiss on Ye Yuqiao's forehead. "You rest well, I'll handle what comes next."

Ye Yuqiao smiled at Chen Hao and said nothing more, then she closed her eyes.

After leaving the room, Chen Hao opened the door and saw a panting Xie Xiaofeng standing in front of him.

"Why are you here?" Chen Hao asked in surprise.

"I just heard from my grandfather that the damn Pagoda Heavenly King was coming for you, so I rushed over to back you up! How are things? Did the Pagoda Heavenly King show up?" Xie Xiaofeng said between breaths.

Seeing the urgent look on Xie Xiaofeng's face, Chen Hao felt a touch of warmth in his heart. In the face of a powerful foe, Xie Xiaofeng didn't shrink back; he truly was a rare, reliable comrade. After a pause, Chen Hao shrugged slightly and said with some pride, "You're a bit late. We wiped out that Pagoda Heavenly King five minutes ago!"

"What? Wiped out!" Xie Xiaofeng was stunned, disbelief written all over his face.

At that moment, two figures appeared behind them.

"Why did you both come?" Chen Hao was very surprised. He never expected that Tang Chao and Tang Jing, the siblings who had left the dinner in anger, would also show up.

Xie Xiaofeng blinked and then explained for the siblings, "I've already cleared up the misunderstanding for you, and I also told them about how you dealt with the Seven Fairies in the prison cell. When I heard from my grandfather that the Pagoda Heavenly King was coming for you, I informed them both. So, they're reliable just like me, right?"

"Yes, yes, welcome, welcome!" Chen Hao nodded repeatedly, then warmly ushered the three inside. When Tang Chao came up to him, he smiled; Tang Jing, however, gave him a cold glance.

Once inside Chen Hao's home, seeing the door, walls, and windows glass painted with dog's blood sigils, Xie Xiaofeng was initially startled, then asked Chen Hao, "Chen Hao, did you really get rid of the Pagoda Heavenly King?"

"Hmm!" Chen Hao nodded, "About fifteen minutes ago, if you don't believe me, turn on your Yin Yang Eyes and see for yourself, his Soul Locking Pagoda is still sitting in my living room."

Upon Chen Hao's words, the other three activated their Yin Yang Eyes. After confirming that what Chen Hao had said was true, they were all quite surprised.

"Chen Hao, where's Ye Yuqiao?" Xie Xiaofeng inquired.

"She's resting in the room, she just expended too much Yang Energy!"

Xie Xiaofeng nodded.

At that moment, a piercing, ear-splitting ghostly scream suddenly rang out from outside the window.

The four people hurried to the corridor and looked down, only to see that the entire street below was filled with drifting Yin Souls, among which were quite a few chained ghostly prisoners.

"Not good!" Xie Xiaofeng frowned, "It must be that someone saw an opportunity with the Pagoda Heavenly King gone and deliberately released Y City's ghostly prisoners to cause chaos in the Netherworld!"

"Then what are we waiting for, hurry down and clean up those Yin Souls!" Tang Jing said.

The other three nodded.

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