However, after the ball of Sword Qi whooshed over Nezha's body, Chen Hao was shocked to see that Nezha remained unharmed.

"Hmph," Nezha smirked at Chen Hao, seemingly gloating in delight.

Chen Hao furrowed his brows in confusion, then transferred a large amount of his Inner Strength to his right foot and lifted it up, before stomping down heavily onto Nezha's right shoulder.

As his right foot came down on Nezha's right shoulder, with a "crunch" sound, the bones in his right foot broke due to the rebounding Inner Strength from Nezha's shoulder.

"It's like stepping on diamond!" Chen Hao couldn't help but lament inwardly. Pain from the broken bones in his right foot began to torment him, causing him immense suffering.

Back when there wasn't much Yang Energy in his body, Chen Hao could still force out all the Yang Energy from his body to numb himself. But now, with the cultivation of the "Return to Yang Spell" and the significant increase of Yang Energy within his body, it was nearly impossible for him to expel the Yang Energy from his body in a short amount of time.

"Now it's my turn!" Nezha suddenly sneered coldly, the green glow in his eyes growing brighter.

With that, Nezha flung his hand and once again threw Chen Hao into the cold lake.

Compared to the first time he was thrown into the lake by Nezha, completely unprepared, this time Chen Hao was calm and ready; he stopped breathing before landing in the water to prevent water from choking his nose upon entry. In addition, he pushed out Yang Energy from his body to envelop himself, to prevent the cold lake from freezing him and causing a loss of consciousness.

With a "splash," Chen Hao hit the water. Once again, the lake surface was disrupted by splashes. This was a rare commotion for Xiluo Lake, nestled within the deep forests and mountains.

Nezha followed closely behind and jumped into the water as well.

Even though Chen Hao was conscious, he could not use his Qinggong underwater and his movements couldn't be as swift as on land. Soon, Nezha's right hand had captured Chen Hao's right shoulder.

With a strong grip of his right hand, Nezha turned Chen Hao around, and his left fist followed, striking Chen Hao's face.

After taking the punch, heavy as a sledgehammer, Chen Hao immediately felt dizzy and disoriented. If it weren't for the water's cushioning effect, his teeth might have been knocked out by Nezha's fist, hard as an iron mace.

Watching Chen Hao dazed, Nezha laughed out loud.

Then, he continued to throw punches at Chen Hao's face, returning the punches Chen Hao had landed on him in the woods, with interest.

After a few blows, a large amount of blood spurted from Chen Hao's mouth, staining the clear depths of Xiluo Lake red.

Seeing Chen Hao spitting out blood, Nezha grew increasingly crazed with his attacks, and a wild laughter spread across his face.

"Isn't the enchanting power on your left eye supposed to heal your wounds?" Nezha suddenly stopped and said to Chen Hao, "I really want to see whether the enchanting power of your left eye is faster, or my fists!

No sooner had he spoken than Nezha hit Chen Hao's face with two more punches, seeking to kill Chen Hao before the Nether King's Heart could heal his injuries. Simultaneously, his alert green eyes were fixed on Chen Hao's left eye, guarding against the possibility of the three strands of Nether King's Power that had pierced his body suddenly bursting forth.

Soon, a black and purple light flashed over Chen Hao's left eye. Surprised, Nezha halted the fist that was about to strike Chen Hao's face, and with a swift stroke of his arms, he swam beneath Chen Hao to avoid the impending Nether King's Power that might erupt from Chen Hao's left eye.

After reaching behind Chen Hao, Nezha quickly somersaulted to face Chen Hao's back, coiled his legs, and then with a sudden release, kicked Chen Hao's back, propelling him out of the lake.

With a "bang," Chen Hao was thrown into the air out of the lake, creating a splash more than two meters high.

Another "bang," and like a massive rock, Nezha burst out of the water behind Chen Hao, attempting to take him down before Chen Hao could turn and unleash the three strands of Nether King's Power.

However, to Nezha's sheer astonishment, when he reached behind Chen Hao, Chen Hao's hands suddenly grasped down, seizing his arms.

Immediately, two streams of black and purple Nether King's Fire burst forth from between Chen Hao's palms, igniting Nezha's arms.

Nezha laughed unconcernedly, believing that his arms, thick and iron-like, could completely resist the invasion of the Nether King's Fire.

However, he quickly felt a searing pain spreading from his arms. The mild burning sensation turned intense in a blink, and unable to bear it, Nezha clenched his teeth and shrieked. His body convulsed violently from the burning pain that assaulted his blood, bones, and nerves.

With two loud "booms," the Nether King's Fire burned through Nezha's flesh, as hard as iron walls, igniting his blood, his body.

"Ahh!" Nezha's screams became piercing and hoarse as the searing heat overwhelmed him. Thus, he leaped into Xiluo Lake, hoping the cold lake water would extinguish the Nether King's Fire engulfing his body.

But the Nether King's Fire was no ordinary fire!

The waters of Xiluo Lake couldn't extinguish the Nether King's Fire, even as Nezha dove over a hundred meters to the lake's bottom.

After several minutes of struggling at the lakebed, steam started rising from the surface of the lake.

"Has it turned into a hot spring?" Chen Hao wondered in disbelief. Then, he deliberately jumped into Xiluo Lake.

Feeling the comfortable water temperature, the submerged Chen Hao was both shocked and pleased, incredulously saying, "I never expected the Nether King's Fire to be so powerful. At this rate, Xiluo Lake might turn into a geyser."

No sooner had Chen Hao expressed his amazement than his expression suddenly changed! The surprise that bloomed on his face when he fell into the water turned into shock!

He felt a scorching heat and a strong bestial aura rapidly approaching from underground.

With a smirk, he plunged his head into the lake only to see that Nirvana, covered in Nether King's Fire from head to toe, had already arrived beneath him.

"What is he trying to do?" Chen Hao muttered to himself.

"Idiot, he wants to take you down with him before he dies!" Ye Yuqiao's anxious voice rang in Chen Hao's mind.

"Ah!" Chen Hao was taken aback, his whole person falling into a brief stupor.

By the time Chen Hao came back to his senses, Nirvana had already embraced him and, holding him tight, leaped toward the sky. At this moment, Nirvana seemed to become a phoenix reborn from the flames.

"Chen Hao, even if I die, I want to turn both of us to ash!" Nirvana said with a hoarse voice.

Hearing this, Chen Hao not only showed no sign of panic, but his lips curled into a faint smile instead.

Seeing this faint smile, Nirvana—who was still enduring the intense burning of the Nether King's Fire—furrowed his brows deeply, greatly puzzled. He could not understand why, at this point, Chen Hao's face could still bear a smile.

Consequently, he gripped Chen Hao even tighter, his entire body pressing close against Chen Hao while hoarse screams occasionally escaped his lips.

"Do you really think the flames I spew out can burn me?" Chen Hao said coldly.

It was then that Nirvana realized that the Nether King's Fire on his arms wouldn't spread or burn Chen Hao. Suddenly, his eyeballs bulged out in horror.

"Then before I turn to ash, I'll tear your body in half!"

No sooner had Nirvana finished speaking than Chen Hao's fist struck his face.

"Ah! It doesn't hurt at all!" Nirvana said in agony, yet the corners of his mouth lifted with a touch of triumph. His pain was due to the Nether King's Fire's searing; his pride stemmed from the fact that the force of Chen Hao's punch would rebound back to Chen Hao.

"Do you really think I have no way of dealing with your impregnable body?" Chen Hao asked in an almost identical tone as before.

Nirvana didn't reply to Chen Hao. Instead, he suddenly bellowed, gathering all his strength in his palms, intending to tear Chen Hao in half with his bare hands.

Just as Nirvana's palms were about to exert force, Chen Hao suddenly said coldly, "Man-sword as one!"

Sword Qi flashed!

Under the moonlight, that sword Qi was incredibly dazzling!

Before he could tear apart Chen Hao, Nirvana's fortress-like torso was cleaved in two by Chen Hao's sword form and fell into the waters of Xiluo Lake.

Two "plop" sounds in quick succession, and once more, high sprays of water were stirred up on Xiluo Lake.

This night was destined to be restless, and the unrest was just beginning.

"Boyfriend, you really are being reckless!" Ye Yuqiao's reproachful voice echoed in Chen Hao's mind, "At such a critical moment just now, you actually had the mind to go into the lake and test the water temperature!"

Chen Hao scratched his head and laughed, then explained to Ye Yuqiao, "I was just curious! I didn't expect the Nether King's Fire to be so powerful that it could boil the whole lake's water in a matter of minutes."

"Of course, did you think it was just ordinary fire?"

A gleam flashed in Chen Hao's eyes. He dared not imagine what it would have been like if the Nether King's Fire he had just released had fully ignited Xiluo Lake—the lake would probably have turned into a hot spring in an instant, he thought.

"Boyfriend, is that monster dead?" Ye Yuqiao asked.

Chen Hao shook his head, saying, "It probably isn't!"

He activated Nether Vision and looked down at Xiluo Lake. Two seconds later, his sight reached the bottom of Xiluo Lake.

At this time, the two halves of Nirvana's body that had been severed had already merged together, lying motionless at the bottom of the lake, as if in deep sleep.

"He has on him the four evil auras of monster, demon, beast, and ghost. The demon and beast forms have already appeared. Now, will his next form be a monster or a ghost?"

As Chen Hao waited in silence, Nirvana finally opened his eyes. In that instant, a purple glow shone in his eyes.

"It's the ghost form!" Chen Hao said.

Upon opening his eyes, Nirvana slowly floated up from the bottom of the lake toward the surface. In a moment, Chen Hao felt a chilling Yin Qi gradually suffusing the air around him.

Once his entire form had emerged above the lake, Nirvana flashed a ghastly smile at Chen Hao.

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