After letting out that roar of rage, the leaves and branches on the trees around him all trembled violently, emitting a series of rustling sounds.

And the evil aura from his body swept across the surface of the Western Luo Lake in an instant, assaulting the opposite shore.

In that moment, aside from Ye Yuqiao, Chen Hao, Xie Xiaofeng, and Tang Jing—all three sensed that surge of evil energy.

Instantly, Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao separated.

"Now you must have smelled that evil aura, right?" Ye Yuqiao asked Chen Hao, still holding a grudge about Chen Hao not believing her earlier.

"Didn't I just admit I was wrong?" Chen Hao said, gently pinching Ye Yuqiao's cheek.

Just as he was about to turn around and look towards the other side of the lake, an angry voice floated over the water into his ears—"Let go of your hand, don't touch her again!"

Chen Hao looked at Ye Yuqiao in confusion, only to find that she wore the same bewildered expression on her face.

After exchanging glances, Chen Hao turned to look out over Western Luo Lake. There on the lake's surface, reflecting the broken sunset, was a boy about his age, exuding an aura of evil, striding over the waves, with the woods behind him still shaking and swaying.

"What's the deal with this guy?" Chen Hao exclaimed. "Why does he have both demon qi, yin qi, and beast qi all over him?"

Ye Yuqiao shook her head, while holding onto Chen Hao's arm with a furrowed brow, "I don't know either. I've never seen such a monster before! Be careful, it might be tough to deal with!"

"Uh-huh!" Chen Hao responded just as the figure approached him and Ye Yuqiao.

At this moment, the setting sun was quickly disappearing over the western horizon, and the cool, breezy woods were quite dark and sinister, making the four kinds of evil energies surrounding the figure barely discernible, like a colorful halo enveloping him.

"Let her go!" The figure glared fiercely at Chen Hao.

Surprised, Chen Hao looked at Ye Yuqiao beside him and asked, "Do you know him? He seems to mind you being close to me. Could he be your ex-boyfriend?"

Ye Yuqiao rolled her eyes and huffed in displeasure, "Asshole, you know perfectly well that you're my only boyfriend to date, yet you say such irritating things!"

"Then why is he so angry? Could it be that you look like his old flame?" Chen Hao guessed.

"That's not it; I've never had a sweetheart before!" the figure suddenly interjected.

Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao were shocked. They hadn't expected that this strange person, whose origins were a mystery, could hear their whispers from such a distance.

"I just feel that you are unworthy of such a pure and noble lady. I won't allow you to touch her again. It's a desecration!" the figure explained, his sharp eyes filled with terrifying anger.

Chen Hao's expression darkened, and he looked at the figure, "Who are you, you freak, and what does it have to do with you who I touch? Besides, whether I'm worthy of her or not is for her to decide. Do you have any say in this?"

"Not worthy!" Ye Yuqiao murmured under her breath and then couldn't help but let out a couple of giggles.

"Hey!" Chen Hao was discontented and turned his head to look at Ye Yuqiao, holding his left arm, then raised his right hand to pinch Ye Yuqiao's cheek, "Don't be naughty!"

"Hmph!" Ye Yuqiao pinched Chen Hao's hand lightly in return, "You were the one who said it was up to me, and I just spoke the truth. How can you accuse me of being naughty."

Seeing Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao flirting again and ignoring him as though he was invisible, the figure—fury uncontainable—shouted at them, "Stop it, you two! Split up this instant!"

After curling his lips into a smile, Chen Hao turned his gaze back to the figure and defiantly flipped him the middle finger, "Like you can dictate us!"

At that moment, the figure's eyes turned blood red, and a terrifying demonic qi surged out from him.

"Boyfriend, be careful!" Ye Yuqiao said with her eyes full of caution.

"Yes!" Chen Hao agreed, and immediately forced the Nether King's Power from his left eye to surround him and Ye Yuqiao.

"Let her go!" The figure demanded, his blood-red eyes wide open, and his voice had changed, becoming hoarse and deep. Bizarre and frightening lines began to appear on his face.

"Damn, Yuqiao, what's happened?" At this moment, a loud shout came from outside the woods—Tang Jing calling out.

The figure turned his head to look in the direction of the voice.

"Not good!" Chen Hao exclaimed, realizing that the figure, whose identity was unknown, might intend to harm Tang Jing. He immediately activated his Nether Vision and looked towards the outskirts of the woods, seeing Tang Jing and Xie Xiaofeng running towards it.

"Whoosh"—a red stream of Magic Power burst forth from the figure, like a dragon crossing a river, swiftly maneuvering around the scattered, towering trees of the woods and heading straight for the approaching Tang Jing and Xie Xiaofeng.

Seeing this, Chen Hao quickly summoned a Nether Acupoint above Tang Jing and Xie Xiaofeng's heads, sucking them into it to dodge the red stream of Magic Power.

Watching Xie Xiaofeng and Tang Jing disappear with the Nether Acupoint into thin air, the figure felt astounded, his blood-red eyes shifting back to Chen Hao.

"Boyfriend, let me enter the Nether Acupoint too. I haven't practiced much lately, and I'll save the Nether King's Power for a critical moment!" Ye Yuqiao sent a coded message to Chen Hao, so the figure couldn't overhear their conversation.

"Yes!" Chen Hao nodded in agreement. "But before you enter, I have something to do first."

"What is it?"

Chen Hao first flashed a mischievous smile, then suddenly kissed Ye Yuqiao.

"Such a tease!" Ye Yuqiao inwardly scolded herself, her eyes half-closed, a faint smile on her lips.

"Ah!" The Nether King roared furiously, leaping up in rage. After the roar, he swiftly dashed towards Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao.

Feeling the Nether King closing in, Chen Hao first glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, then harnessing his qinggong to carry Ye Yuqiao away like a swift wind, they left the woods in the blink of an eye and in another instant arrived at the edge of Xiluo Lake.

At that moment, the bright and pure moonlight replaced the remnant glow of the setting sun, casting its light over Xiluo Lake and suddenly adding a desolate chill to the surroundings.

"Let's go in!" Chen Hao said to Ye Yuqiao, as he summoned a purple Nether Acupoint vortex beside her.

Ye Yuqiao nodded, gave Chen Hao a peck on the cheek, and then ducked into the Nether Acupoint.

No sooner had the Nether Acupoint vanished into the air than the Nether King arrived before Chen Hao with a powerful and terrifying magic power.

Chen Hao puffed out his chest and bellowed, harnessing the Nether King's Power throughout his body and lunging at the Nether King.

With a thunderous "Bang!" the sound echoed in the sky!

To Chen Hao's surprise, the Nether King's magic power was far beyond his imagination. Underestimating his opponent, Chen Hao was knocked flying by the overwhelming demonic qi, and with a "splash," he plunged into Xiluo Lake, creating a two-meter-high splash on the water's surface.

After falling into the lake, Chen Hao was immediately paralyzed by the icy coldness of Xiluo Lake, his consciousness blurring.

It was only when he reached about twenty meters under the lake that he began to blow out round bubbles from his mouth, his consciousness slightly recovering.

Before he could fully regain his senses, a muffled "splash" sounded above him in the water, and the Nether King, surrounded by a circle of red magic power, came into view. To his astonishment, the Nether King moved as swiftly as a flying fish, reaching him in a matter of seconds.

Chen Hao was shocked!

His hand was grasped by the Nether King's, and he was thrown directly out of nearly thirty meters deep water to the surface, and then sent flying into the sky.

With a "whoosh," the Nether King, who moved like a flying fish in the water, leaped out right behind Chen Hao.

"Cough, cough!" Having been choked by the icy water at the bottom of the lake, Chen Hao coughed a few times, feeling somewhat grateful that the Nether King had thrown him out of the lake since he had difficulty fighting back underwater.

However, while he was still disoriented, the Nether King had already reached beneath him and landed a punch on his back.

"Crack, crack!" His cervical vertebrae shattered.

"Ah!" Lying horizontally in midair, Chen Hao let out a heart-wrenching scream of agony into the night sky. After the scream, his entire body felt numb and senseless as if he had lost all feeling.

Then, the Nether King grabbed Chen Hao's left ankle with his left hand and threw Chen Hao toward the forest next to Xiluo Lake with great force.

After a bout of extreme weightlessness, Chen Hao, who had nearly completely lost sensation in his body, felt waves of faint pain.

"Crack, crack!" His rapidly falling body continued to break through tree after tree, branches snapping under the force.

When Chen Hao hit the ground, the trees he had struck in his fall path also snapped and fell down, creating a chaotic mess.

"Ugh!" Clenching his teeth, Chen Hao uttered a painful groan, closed his eyes, and waited for the Nether King's Heart above his left eye to heal his shattered bones and open wounds.

"Boyfriend, are you okay?" came Ye Yuqiao's deep, distressed voice.

"It's fine, girlfriend. There's no need to feel sad. I'm already used to this feeling; it will be alright soon," Chen Hao replied with a laugh.

Ye Yuqiao didn't speak again but let out a sigh of heartfelt pain and helplessness.

Not long after, a powerful magic power approached!

The Nether King landed beside Chen Hao.

"Chen Hao, that fairy just now?" the Nether King asked with a ferocious expression, looking as if he wanted to devour Chen Hao.

After a while, Chen Hao opened his eyes and looking at the Nether King, he asked, "Do you want to see her again? Then answer me one question first. Did Luo Pengfei send you?"

"Yes!" the Nether King replied. His eyes suddenly shot out a fierce light, "You have no right to call my foster father by his name!"

Chen Hao beckoned to the Nether King, weakly saying, "Come here, I'll tell you where the fairy has gone."

Thinking that Chen Hao could no longer cause him harm at that moment, the Nether King bent down and brought his ear close to Chen Hao.

"Seeking death, daring to covet my girlfriend!"

As he spoke, Chen Hao suddenly grabbed the Nether King's neck with both hands and threw him back with a suplex onto the ground beside him.

He sprang to his feet, sitting on top of the Nether King, and slammed his right fist, charged with a great deal of Nether King's Power, into the Nether King's face.

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