As the Demon Dog lunged at Ye Yuqiao, Chen Hao, unable to move an inch, could only fret in his heart and bellowed, "Watch out!"

At that moment, the door suddenly burst open as Xie Xiaofeng, Tang Jing, and Tang Chao arrived for backup.

"Fire Spell, Earth Fire!" Xie Xiaofeng interlocked his fingers, raising his two index fingers together tightly. As soon as he spoke, a bright yellow flame erupted from the floor of Ye Yuqiao's home, rushing toward the Demon Dog.

With a "boom", the flame struck the Demon Dog.

This Demon Dog was actually a Nether Hound and, unlike a Yin Soul, it possessed a Nether Soul within itself, much like humans have a Yang Spirit. Thus, Chen Hao's Nether Fire could not harm it; however, Xie Xiaofeng's Fire Spell from his Yin Yang Five Elements Magic could damage its Nether Soul.

The Demon Dog let out a pitiful howl, its entire half-body scorched black, emitting an unpleasant charred smell. After its howl, the Demon Dog collapsed to the ground, whimpering softly with high-pitched "ow, ow" sounds.

Seeing his beloved hound severely wounded, Erlang Shen flew into a furious rage. He lifted his long halberd and thrust it at Xie Xiaofeng.

"Clang!"

Just as Erlang Shen's halberd tip was about to pierce Xie Xiaofeng's chest, Tang Chao drew his sword to block it.

Erlang Shen retracted his halberd and swiftly circled it around his wrist before thrusting it at Xie Xiaofeng's knee.

Standing behind Xie Xiaofeng, Tang Chao stepped forward with a quick move to block Erlang Shen's halberd strike once more.

"Not bad at all!" Erlang Shen exclaimed, his eyes wide as he glared at Tang Chao.

Tang Chao smiled; the martial arts he had studied for over a decade were rarely so applicable in exorcism.

Then, Erlang Shen gripped his halberd with both hands and leaped up, spinning in the air. When he landed, he swung the halberd down forcefully towards Tang Chao's face with a powerful strike.

"Clang... Thud..."

Tang Chao bent over, channeling seventy percent of his Inner Strength to withstand Erlang Shen's returning slash.

"Earth Spell, Seal!" Xie Xiaofeng cast another spell.

The floor of Ye Yuqiao's home started to shake violently, and then a crack appeared right beneath Erlang Shen's feet.

Erlang Shen, who had intended to use his halberd to jab at Tang Chao, took a big leap backward, escaping the range of the crack.

The ground stopped shaking, and the crack disappeared along with it.

Erlang Shen squinted, sizing up the few individuals before him, thinking that he was outnumbered and at a disadvantage. If he continued the fight, he might be defeated, so it would be better to retreat temporarily.

Thus, he reached out his halberd to the Demon Dog, gently lifting it up with the tip of the spear.

With a "swoosh", a Yang Energy arrow shot from between Tang Chao and Xie Xiaofeng's heads, striking down the Demon Dog lifted by Erlang Shen.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!" Three more Yang Energy arrows flew out from Tang Jing's hand.

Because these Yang Energy arrows carried a lot of Yang Energy, Erlang Shen, who was essentially a Yin Soul, dared not use his halberd to defend against them and had no choice but to dodge.

After barely avoiding three Yang Energy arrows, Tang Jing shot another ten at him in quick succession.

Facing the oncoming ten arrows with no space to dodge, Erlang Shen had to drop the Demon Dog and turn around abruptly, flying through the wall on a cloud to escape.

Although Erlang Shen left, the vortex released from the Ghost King's damaged eye remained, still ceaselessly absorbing the Yin Qi Spiritual Power from Chen Hao's body.

"Don't get close to him!" Seeing Xie Xiaofeng moving forward to touch Chen Hao, Ye Yuqiao quickly shouted to stop him. "This vortex will absorb the Yin Qi from your body, and it may even suck away your Yin Soul!"

Xie Xiaofeng exclaimed in shock, then urgently asked with furrowed brows, "Based on what you said, won't Chen Hao's Yin Soul also be sucked away?"

Ye Yuqiao didn't respond to Xie Xiaofeng's question but instead walked toward Chen Hao with her almond eyes wide open. The vortex could only absorb Yin Qi and Yin Souls, and wouldn't harm her Yang Soul. However, if she pushed Chen Hao away, she would be harmed by the Yin Qi being sucked from his left eye.

Ye Yuqiao hesitated once she was in front of Chen Hao, but ultimately she decided to push him away.

When Chen Hao was pushed outside the range of the absorbing vortex, the last stream of Yin Qi, which wasn't absorbed, slashed across Ye Yuqiao's body like a curved knife.

"Ah!" Ye Yuqiao let out a painful scream before fainting on the ground.

Chen Hao shouted Ye Yuqiao's name loudly.

"Don't come over!" Ye Yuqiao, with her last bit of strength, yelled at Chen Hao. If Chen Hao approached her, the vortex would again suck away the little Spiritual Power he had left and then take his Yin Soul.

Soon after, the vortex hanging in the sky closed and vanished after siphoning off a bit of Yang Energy from Ye Yuqiao.

Anxious, Chen Hao immediately rushed forward, embracing Ye Yuqiao in his arms, his voice shaking as he asked, "Ye Yuqiao, are you okay?"

Ye Yuqiao weakly opened her eyes and furrowed her brows, saying, "I'm fine, let me go, I don't want to be in your arms!"

A chill ran through Chen Hao's heart, accompanied by a twinge of pain. Ye Yuqiao was already seriously injured, yet she still didn't forget to reject him.

"Let me go!" The pain on Ye Yuqiao's pale face grew more intense.

With no other choice, Chen Hao gently set Ye Yuqiao down on the ground and signaled Tang Jing to come over and take care of her. He then stood up and retreated to a corner of the wall, clenching his fists and hitting the wall behind him fiercely. He didn't understand what he had done wrong for Ye Yuqiao to suddenly treat him this way.

Xie Xiaofeng came over to Chen Hao and patted him on the shoulder to comfort him.

Afterward, Tang Jing helped Ye Yuqiao to the room to rest, and Xie Xiaofeng used an earth spell to bury the Roaring Celestial Dog into the ground. Once Tang Jing came out of the room, the four left Ye Yuqiao's house and went upstairs to Chen Hao's home.

No sooner had the four stepped into Chen Hao's home than they heard the thundering sound of galloping horse hooves and the rumble of war drums from outside on the street. They immediately rushed to the balcony and saw Erlang Shen, leading thousands of celestial soldiers, arriving downstairs at Chen Hao's house. In addition to Erlang Shen, they also saw four Onmyoji, including the leader of the celestial group, Ren Deshan.

"Tang Jing!" Chen Hao said urgently, "Please take care of Ye Yuqiao!"

"Me!" Tang Jing was very surprised and unconvinced. In her opinion, she had the strongest Yin Yang Mana among the four, and at this moment, it should be Chen Hao who stayed downstairs to watch over Ye Yuqiao. Chen Hao's Yin Qi Spiritual Power had mostly been drained, and his cultivation in Yin Yang Magic was far less than hers.

"Sister, go," Tang Chao said to Tang Jing. Although he also thought Tang Jing would be of more use here, no one was more suitable to take care of Ye Yuqiao. Moreover, seeing the confident expression on Chen Hao's face, he guessed that Chen Hao must have thought of a way to deal with the situation, and Tang Jing was not part of that plan.

Tang Jing grimaced, huffed with discontent, and left resentfully.

After Tang Jing left, Chen Hao quickly asked Xie Xiaofeng, "Xie Xiaofeng, can you cast your wood spell to entangle the feet of those Yin Souls from this distance?"

Xie Xiaofeng was taken aback for a moment before responding, "I can, but it will consume a lot of Mana."

"That's fine!" Chen Hao said. He then turned to Tang Chao and said, "When my Yin Soul leaves my body later, remember to take care of my physical body. If my Yin Soul gets captured, quickly bring my body down so my Yin Soul can return to it."

"No problem!"

Chen Hao cast the spell Nether Light, and immediately a purple light shot out from him, illuminating the thousands of celestial soldiers below.

This was the last of the Yin Qi Spiritual Power in his body. The purple light appeared for only three seconds before it disappeared, and the purple glow in Chen Hao's left pupil also vanished.

However brief, it was enough to reveal the true forms of the fake Erlang Shen and the counterfeit celestial soldiers below.

By doing this, Chen Hao intended to slap the faces of Ren Deshan and the other three Onmyoji, forcing them to see that, despite being Onmyoji, they were in league with ghastly Yin Souls!

And sure enough, after all of the celestial soldiers revealed their true forms, Ren Deshan and the other three all showed looks of shame and bowed their heads in embarrassment.

"Xie Xiaofeng, start now!"

"Okay!" Xie Xiaofeng replied, then bent down, kneeling on one knee with his hands crossed, his right hand's fingers tapping the ground as he exclaimed, "Wood Magic! Roots Resurgence!"

In an instant, the street below undulated wildly, and the ghosts masquerading as celestial soldiers stumbled around. Thousands of tree roots sprouted from the cracked ground, wrapping around the feet of the ghosts.

As Xie Xiaofeng cast his spell, Chen Hao also closed his eyes and recited, ""The body of utmost Yang, Yin has no hold; the body of utmost Yang, Yin has no hold.."

Two seconds later, Chen Hao's body fell backward as his Yin Soul separated from his physical body.

Upon opening his eyes, Chen Hao reached into his pocket, and the dagger of the Ancestor of the Nether King appeared in his pocket once more. It seemed that the dagger could only be used when he was a Yin Soul, Chen Hao thought.

"I'm going down!" Chen Hao said to Tang Chao and Xie Xiaofeng.

Tang Chao nodded solemnly and said, "Go ahead, I'll look after your body. As soon as your Yin Soul is in danger, I'll bring your body over immediately!"

Xie Xiaofeng, drenched in cold sweat, merely blinked, too drained to speak from the effort of maintaining his spell.

Below, Erlang Shen, infuriated to see most of his minions tangled up by roots sprouting from the ground, raised his halberd and shouted angrily toward Chen Hao's balcony, "For the celestial command, whoever takes their heads will be rewarded by this general!"

"Yes!" The celestial soldiers echoed in response behind Erlang Shen.

"Kill!" shouted Erlang Shen, taking the lead and riding his Nether Horse into the air.

Chen Hao, on the other hand, drew the dagger of the Ancestor of the Nether King and floated down from the balcony to confront the enemy..

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