With a bang,

neither Zhao Chong nor the Dark Law King could see that a hole had been broken open at the top of the city wall.

The fifth son of the Hell King, the brother of the Ancestor of the Nether King, the one once known as King Nanlin Yao, burst out from within.

Zhao Chong and the Dark Law King could only sense a powerful explosion of Yin Qi.

The Dark Law King let out a sigh of relief, thankful that the city guardians had been called away earlier due to Zhao Chong's recent awakening; otherwise, they would likely be lying on the ground bleeding from every orifice by now. He looked at Zhao Chong with a tinge of gratitude but was more confused than anything else. He didn't understand why Zhao Chong had warned him, considering the relationship between the Dharma Kings and the Eight Great Clans should be adversarial at this point.

The Dark Law King sighed helplessly, thinking it was best not to speculate about Zhao Chong's motives. If it was that easy to guess, he wouldn't be known as Zhao Chong. Moreover, the more pressing concern at this moment was the mysterious person who had released such potent Yin Qi.

"You just said that an important prisoner was being held under the city wall," the Dark Law King mused, "Can you tell me who it is?"

Zhao Chong turned to look at the Dark Law King, his brow slightly furrowed. Just as he was about to speak, a hoarse scream suddenly pierced the air.

Another explosion of powerful Yin Qi accompanied this ghastly howl, which was obviously much stronger than the previous one.

If there were fierce ghosts and spirits nearby, they would undoubtedly have been scattered by this Yin Qi; even some high-level experts from the clans would likely be injured by the blast. Fortunately, the only ones nearby were Zhao Chong, the Dark Law King, and Niu Tou and Ma Mian, who weren't much affected.

"Aren't you going to deal with that person?" the Dark Law King asked Zhao Chong.

"I would like to, but I can't step forward even once more," Zhao Chong replied.

At this time, Zhao Chong still remembered the prohibition: Except for the Nether King, no one could step half a foot over the Naihe Bridge.

"Even now?" the Dark Law King questioned.

"At no time is it permissible, unless Niu Tou and Ma Mian agree!" Zhao Chong said. He looked back at the Dark Law King and asked, "Why doesn't the Dark Law King rush forward to confront the escapee? After all, you are the acting ruler of the Netherworld now."

The Dark Law King exhaled slowly through his nose. He knew Zhao Chong wasn't genuinely asking him for a reason but rather taunting and mocking him, so he didn't deign to respond.

But Zhao Chong was not one to let it go and continued, "Is the Dark Law King afraid of violating the prohibition? Didn't you say that if Niu Tou and Ma Mian didn't hand over the Sun Clan leader, you would charge over the Naihe Bridge to demand his release?"

The Dark Law King remained silent, his face turning ashen.

Above the thick clouds, King Nanlin Yao continued his painful wails, but there was a hint of excitement in his screams. His pain came from the agony of the bright light piercing his eyes and searing his ice-cold skin after being imprisoned for tens of thousands of years. His excitement was, of course, due to regaining his freedom and shaking off the chains of his prison.

Just then, a heaven-shaking long knife suddenly pierced the clouds beneath his feet and slashed towards him.

This long knife was half the height of the city walls; it was Niu Tou's weapon, the Soul Reaper long knife.

Yao's eyes, still not adapted to the harsh light, were slightly closed. Thus, he couldn't see the knife approaching, but he could feel its presence through its Qi.

So, he flew higher, with the Soul Reaper long knife closely following him.

After a roar, Yao forced his eyes open, compelling them to adapt to the long-absent light.

"Hiss hiss" his eyes emitted white smoke, as if they were being scorched by fierce flames. He dodged the blade while rising, all the while emitting heart-wrenching screams of agony.

After a while, his eyes finally stopped emitting white smoke, and the ever-shrinking Netherworld City appeared below him.

In an instant, his eyes moistened. Even though the current Netherworld City had undergone earth-shaking changes compared to more than 60,000 years ago.

But the sensation persisted!

After a loud shout, he instantly gathered a tremendous amount of Spiritual Power in his palms, then ceased ascending, spread his arms open, and braced himself for the oncoming soul-capturing sword.

Finally, he brought his hands together and caught the descending soul-capturing sword between his palms.

Both his palms and the soul-capturing sword trembled intensely as they locked in a struggle of power.

After a while, only his palms trembled slightly, while the soul-capturing sword continued to quake violently.

A little later, the sword trembled faintly and was completely steadied between his palms.

"Moo!"

An earth-shattering bellow rose from below, and Yao saw all the clouds shudder at the sound.

Then, a gigantic shadow flickered in and out of visibility among the dark clouds before a pair of immense bull horns pierced through, and the colossal face of a bull appeared within the clouds.

Its form had expanded hundreds of times over, its body was indeed twice as long as the walls of Netherworld City's gate. The soul-capturing sword, now reaching to the skies, appeared like a mere toothpick in its massive palm.

"Moo!" Niu Tou bellowed furiously at Yao, and the soul-capturing sword in its hand thickened.

It continued to enlarge until it matched Niu Tou's current size, and in the blink of an eye, Yao could no longer control the ever-expanding blade with his palms. Thus, he released his grip and headfirst, he charged towards the bull head below.

He plummeted like a meteor, a crimson firelight erupting from his body.

That was his Spiritual Power burning outside his body; he wanted to char the immense bull head.

"Moo!" Niu Tou was not outdone and bellowed back at Yao, its eyes flashing with a dazzling green light.

Instantaneously, the thick clouds around dispersed due to Niu Tou's roar.

In another instant, Yao was very close to Niu Tou, the flames trailing him now spanning dozens of meters, like a scarlet fire dragon.

Yao sneered. Niu Tou had imprisoned and overseen him for more than sixty thousand years, so he loathed Niu Tou, and killing Niu Tou was the first step of his revenge.

However, at that moment, he suddenly noticed an enormous shadow underneath Niu Tou, which emanated a power not unlike his own.

Beyond that, he felt another strong Spiritual Power approaching rapidly.

He was taken aback. Quickly, his gaze found the Dark Law King and Zhao Chong, who stood at the head of the Naihe Bridge.

"These two are not to be underestimated!" Yao thought, "They both are using their own Spiritual Power to bolster Niu Tou, and I have no chance of winning, not to mention Ma Mian has yet to make a move."

Therefore, Yao suddenly changed direction, gliding past the enormous body of Niu Tou, then turned and headed towards the source of Naihe at high speed.

At that moment, the long neigh of a horse sounded, and Ma Mian transformed into a large steed, pursuing Yao as he fled.

"Don't chase him!" Zhao Chong shouted, "You won't catch him, and even if you do, you might not be able to hold him."

After Zhao Chong spoke these words, Ma Mian was already miles away; and the scarlet firelight had completely vanished.

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