Chen Hao, wielding the Nether King's World-Slaying Blade, leaped forward.

In the eyes of Ye Yuqiao, Xie Xiaofeng, and Tang Jing, they saw only a dark purple shadow leaping forward.

Chen Hao's speed was almost comparable to that of the man who had been an assassin. It's worth noting that Chen Hao was merely running, not using Qinggong.

In the eyes of the man up ahead, Chen Hao almost seemed to merge with the Nether King's World-Slaying Blade; he saw a gust of purple blade wind. This caused the man to feel astonished; so this was what the shape of blade wind and blade energy looked like.

Faced with such terrifying blade energy, naturally, the man did not dare to meet it head-on and had to dodge instead.

Hence, in the eyes of Ye Yuqiao, Xie Xiaofeng, and Tang Jing, another shadow appeared.

And soon, that colorless shadow moved too quickly for their eyes to catch.

Although not as fast as the man, Chen Hao, with his left eye employing Nether Vision, could keep up with the man's figure. As his heartbeat slowed and his mind became calm, the man's actions gradually slowed in his vision, and the previously rapid and blurry figure became clear.

"Hmph," Chen Hao let out a slight sneer with the corners of his lips curled up.

"Kill him!" the icy voice of Ye Yuqiao sounded in Chen Hao's mind, "Kill him, and then absorb the Nether King's Power from his Hand of Death."

"Ah!" Chen Hao was somewhat surprised, "Shouldn't we interrogate him first?"

"No need, we pretty much know what we need to know already."

"Alright then!"

After taking a deep breath, Chen Hao, with blade in hand, chased after the man, whose speed now seemed as slow as a jog to him.

Blade energy wreaking havoc!

"Argh!" the man let out a heart-wrenching scream as his back was struck by the Nether King's World-Slaying Blade.

While his screams were still reverberating in the air, he reappeared in the sight of Ye Yuqiao, Xie Xiaofeng, and Tang Jing, collapsing in agony on the grass.

"In front of the bastard, that man was simply no match at all!" Xie Xiaofeng sighed, "The bastard is getting stronger and stronger!"

"Mhm!" Tang Jing nodded in complete agreement with Xie Xiaofeng.

By this time, Chen Hao had already reached the man's side.

The man turned his head, glaring at Chen Hao. Though his death was imminent, he still retained the dignity of a king.

Chen Hao did not waste time, he simply raised his blade and brought it down, decapitating the man.

Not long after the man's Primordial Spirit and Primordial Soul particles drifted into the air, a stream of black Nether King's Power surged out from his body.

Chen Hao immediately summoned the Nether Acupoint and absorbed the Nether King's Power into his body.

"Boyfriend, come with me to a place," Ye Yuqiao sent a secret message to Chen Hao, walking towards the upper courtyard.

Eventually, Ye Yuqiao led the other three into the armory of the upper courtyard.

She remembered that in the armory of the eastern courtyard of the true Netherworld City, there hung a huge map of the Netherworld.

Fortunately, this armory also had a map of the Netherworld. Besides, the armory was filled with all sorts of weapons, among which were some ancient weapons from the Netherworld.

"This map is of the Netherworld!" Ye Yuqiao explained to the other three, pointing at the map.

Then, her hand meandered to the western part of the map: "Here is the Netherworld Gate, this river that runs through north and south is the Naihe, this is the Naihe Bridge, and here is the Netherworld City."

Looking at the map, Chen Hao, Xie Xiaofeng, and Tang Jing all nodded dumbfoundedly. The three saw that in comparison to the entire Netherworld, the Netherworld City was incredibly small.

The Polar Ice Land occupied nearly one-sixth of the entire Netherworld, and beyond the Polar Ice Land to the north lay an uncharted region that no one had reached, its vastness unknown.

"The forest to the south is called the Twisted Forest. It's very likely that the bastard was captured by King Nanlin and taken into this forest a while ago. The reason why he is known as King Nanlin is precisely because…"

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Two days later.

Inside Netherworld City, everything seemed very calm.

However, this calm made what should be a restless day even more unsettling for everyone.

No one was unaware that today was the day that the Dark Law King said the Ghost King would emerge from seclusion. Although no one spoke of this matter within Netherworld City, everyone was anticipating this day in their hearts.

Everyone was well aware that regardless of whether the Ghost King emerged from seclusion today or not, a great war would break out in the Netherworld.

In Wind Shelter Valley in the eastern part of the Netherworld, the soldiers of the Qian and Li families were ready to cross the Hong River region and attack Netherworld City at any moment.

And on the plains in front of the Polar Ice Land to the north of the Netherworld, countless eyes stared at each exit from the Polar Ice Land to the plain. Everyone believed the Ghost King was cultivating within the Polar Ice Land, and King Wanfa had entered a month ago to ask the Ghost King to come out of seclusion.

Would the Ghost King and King Wanfa emerge alive from the Polar Ice Land?

What level would the Ghost King's Spiritual Power reach once he emerged from seclusion?

Upon his return to the Nether King Palace, was the Ghost King intent on killing Chen Hao to avenge the three fallen Dharma Kings, deploying troops to attack the Qian Li clans in Wind Shelter Valley, or holding his forces in check to first stabilize his position in the Netherworld?

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Many questions that everyone concerned themselves with would be unveiled today.

Besides, a rumor amongst the common folk of Netherworld City was spreading: Chen Hao was also about to enter the Netherworld to declare war on the Ghost King.

But what everyone cared about even more was who would become the new Nether King.

The omen of the Netherworld's new king was slowly drifting in the distant sky.

In front of the Nether King Palace, on the Nether King Avenue.

Zhao Chong was leading the Clan Leaders of the other four great families towards the Nether King Palace. Zhao Chong's heart was somewhat apprehensive, and a trace of worry hung on his face. Even he could not hide the unease in his heart at this moment.

The current situation was complicated, and often, he wouldn't make a move until the very last moment.

The woman from the Purgatory Fire Pool had told him, once Chen Hao descended to the Netherworld, that would be his time to raise an army.

And a few hundred meters in front of the five Clan Leaders, inside the Nether King Palace.

The Dark Law King, King Qingyu, King Wumeng, and King Shuanglin, four Dharma Kings, stood with solemn faces inside the Palace.

Although the Dark Law King had been inside the Nether King Palace every day these past few months,

At this moment, the Dark Law King in the main hall was merely the incarnation of his shadow. His true body had entered the Demon-Sealing Scroll more than twenty days ago in search of the Ghost King.

Since the real world and the world within the scroll were two different realms, the incarnation of the Dark Law King's shadow could not know everything that happened to his real body inside the scroll.

The four Dharma Kings also did not know whether the Dark Law King and the Ghost King would emerge from the scroll as scheduled.

Their hearts were more anxious than anyone else's in Netherworld City.

"Report to the Dark Law King," a guard entered the room, "the Clan Leaders of the five great families have arrived."

Suddenly, the incarnation of the Dark Law King's shadow furrowed his brows tightly and pulled out a rolled-up Demon-Sealing Scroll from his sleeve.

For the past two years, the Ghost King had been cultivating inside this scroll.

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