The Ghost King and the Dark Law King stayed in the courtyard behind the Nether King Palace for a while before King Shuanglin, King Qingyu, and King Wumeng entered the Nether King Palace one after another.

"Ghost King!" The three Dharma Kings greeted the Ghost King with a bow and spoke in a respectful tone.

"Is everything taken care of?" the Ghost King asked.

"It is taken care of!" the three Dharma Kings replied in unison. Two days ago, the Ghost King had dispatched them to three different main army camps to deliver his orders and boost morale,

"As of now, all our main forces and the warriors of the Crow Tribe have been assembled. We are only waiting for the King's Guard led by King Wanfa and the Ning Army," the Ghost King mused.

Upon hearing this, King Shuanglin, King Qingyu, and King Wumeng were all somewhat surprised, while the Dark Law King, standing beside the Ghost King, had a gloomy look on his face, appearing quite displeased.

The King's Guard was the most powerful faction among the Ghost King's military forces. Before entering seclusion to cultivate, the Ghost King entrusted it to King Wanfa, not the Dark Law King who was in charge of managing the affairs of the Netherworld in his stead.

A month ago, King Wanfa went to the Polar Ice Land, and even though there was a possibility of no return, he did not hand over the command token of the King's Guard to the Dark Law King. It was evident that he had previously been instructed by the Ghost King that under no circumstances should he give the token to the Dark Law King.

A seed of suspicion grew in the Dark Law King's heart: the Ghost King did not trust him that much, otherwise he wouldn't have done this.

Even though he had complaints, the Dark Law King could only swallow his pride and keep his grievances to himself.

"King Wanfa will return to Netherworld City in two days, and the King's Guard will soon be assembled," the Ghost King continued, seemingly unaware of the change in expression among the Dharma Kings around him, "Then only the Ning Army will be left. Yi Ning is very stubborn. She won't hand over the Ning Army until Chen Hao is captured and brought before her."

Having said that, the Ghost King looked towards the Dark Law King.

After a few seconds of being startled, the Dark Law King belatedly said, "Rest assured, my lord, I will capture that youngster Chen Hao as soon as possible."

"What were you just thinking about?" the Ghost King asked, his tone growing colder, his eyes sharp as a blade, his expression like that of a man ready to kill.

The Dark Law King's heart skipped a beat, his complexion immediately paled, and he bowed and explained, "I was contemplating the possible hideouts of that youngster Chen Hao, which is why I was momentarily distracted. I beg the Ghost King for forgiveness."

In reality, the Dark Law King was taken aback by the Ghost King's decision to have King Wanfa manage the King's Guard.

The Ghost King huffed, looking like he was already angered.

The other three Dharma Kings were so frightened that they dared not speak, trembling as they watched.

The Ghost King lifted his hand, making the Dharma Kings gasp, thinking he was about to punish the Dark Law King.

However, the Ghost King simply placed his left hand gently on the shoulder of the Dark Law King and said, "Then make it quick! You've had it tough during the time I was away, dealing with those old and cunning Clan Leaders is certainly not easy."

All four Dharma Kings let out a silent sigh of relief.

The Ghost King's left hand withdrew from the Dark Law King's shoulder, and he walked towards the throne of the Nether King with his hands clasped behind his back. He didn't sit down but stopped before the throne, muttering to himself, "After eliminating these traitorous officials and collecting the eight pieces of the map leading to the ancient city, I will officially ascend to the throne and become the Nether King."

"Hahaha!" The Ghost King's hearty laughter resonated throughout the Nether King Palace, "Issue my command: Niu Tou and Ma Mian, for sheltering the Sun family rebels and allowing the escape of important prisoners under the Gate of the Netherworld, are unforgivable and must be beheaded for all to see."

"Ah!" upon hearing this sudden announcement from the Ghost King, the four Dharma Kings were all quite shocked.

But upon reflection, they found it not surprising at all. The Gate of the Netherworld is the main entrance between the mortal world and the Netherworld. Now that the Ghost King was about to become the Nether King, it was only natural that he should not leave such an important checkpoint to outsiders.

"Ghost King, with countless incarnations, Niu Tou and Ma Mian might be difficult to deal with," the Dark Law King said.

"Then I will deal with them myself."

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Half an hour later.

A burst of hurried footsteps. Nearly ten thousand guard soldiers were rushing towards Naihe Bridge from all over Netherworld City.

Seeing this, the citizens on the streets quickly hid back in their homes. Although they did not know what was about to happen, it definitely was not going to be anything good.

Looking over the increasing number of guard soldiers gathering at the bridgehead, the Niu Tou guard split inquired of the group of guard soldiers, "Why are so many of you suddenly gathering here, what are you trying to do?"

The guard soldiers did not respond to him.

Niu Tou and Ma Mian exchanged blank looks, a sense of ill-omen suddenly growing in their hearts.

Not long after, a powerful surge of Yin Qi Spiritual Power was closing in.

At the middle of the bridge, Niu Tou and Ma Mian split looked ahead and saw the Ghost King approaching with four Dharma Kings.

"The Ghost King is coming to take us to task!" Niu Tou exclaimed, "He wants to take over the Netherworld Gate."

"What should we do now?" Ma Mian asked urgently. The guard army had already surrounded them, and even with their numerous split forms, they would find it difficult to escape this calamity unless they fled to the mortal world.

However, that would mean giving up the Netherworld Gate. Moreover, once they fled to the mortal world, they would soon be captured by the Ghost King's men, and not only would they fail to escape, but they would also harm many innocent people in the mortal world.

"Whoosh whoosh," a cold wind suddenly whistled by.

A mass of gray-white clouds suddenly gathered in the sky above Netherworld Gate from three sides, causing the temperature to plummet abruptly.

At that moment, the Ghost King arrived in front of the guard army, already stepping onto Naihe Bridge.

With a mere wave of his hand, he shattered the Niu Tou and Ma Mian splits guarding the bridgehead.

"Moo...!"

"Neigh...!"

The bellowing roars of Niu Tou and Ma Mian echoed as the waters of the Naihe below Naihe Bridge began to surge violently.

Subsequently, hundreds upon hundreds of Niu Tou and Ma Mian splits fell from the city walls of the Netherworld Gate, each wielding long knives and whips as they charged onto Naihe Bridge. And from atop the city walls, countless arrows fell like a torrential downpour, crashing down upon the guard soldiers.

The Dark Law King raised his hand, signaling the guard soldiers not to act just yet.

Therefore, even as a dense barrage of arrows was about to reach their heads, the nearly ten thousand guard soldiers remained motionless.

Just then, a violent whirlwind-like surge of irregular Yin Qi Spiritual Power erupted from the Ghost King's body, sweeping up the arrows in the sky and instantly pulverizing them.

The Niu Tou and Ma Mian splits, wielding their long knives and whips, had reached the Ghost King. But seeing the sweep of Yin Qi Spiritual Power coming their way, the splits took a step back.

The Ghost King let out a cold laugh, directing his Spiritual Power to the sole of his left foot.

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle," countless cracks appeared on the surface of the bridge, and then suddenly, with a "boom," Naihe Bridge fractured and collapsed.

Many of the Niu Tou and Ma Mian splits fell into the Naihe River.

Unconsciously, the Ghost King now held a scepter in his hand, raising the scepter, a myriad of crimson light scattering from it.

The splits of Niu Tou and Ma Mian emitted cries of agony...

At this very moment, within the Eighteen Levels of Hell.

When Zhao Chong learned that the Ghost King was leading the guard soldiers to attack the Netherworld Gate, he immediately went to find the woman in the Purgatory Fire Pool.

Niu Tou and Ma Mian were an extremely important part of their plan.

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