"Zzz-Zzz!"

The lights in the hospital ward flickered, and everyone lifted their heads, the strings inside their brains taut,

When the air in the ward grew suffocatingly thin, ripples suddenly surfaced, followed by the solidification of a humanoid figure right before their eyes—adorned in a golden dragon robe, sporting two jade-green thumb rings, a head of half-black, half-white hair tied up with a glittering golden hairpin, the persona of an emperor. This man was none other than the Ghost King's Eight Great Law Kings, King Ning, who had been masquerading as the Jade Emperor in the mortal world.

"Father!" Ye Yuqiao exclaimed in delight upon seeing King Ning.

King Ning lifted his gaze toward Chen Hao and the others, his round eyes brimming with oppression, his face a mixture of anger and indifference, and his lips curling into a half sneer. After what seemed like an eternity, he finally spoke, "Release my princess!"

King Ning uttered each word with a pause, and from each pause emanated a surge of chilling Yin Qi.

Overwhelmed by King Ning's presence and the staggering pauses in his speech, Chen Hao, Xie Xiaofeng, Tang Jing, and Tang Chao were all stunned into silence for a long while.

"Since you refuse to comply," King Ning spoke again, his voice growing increasingly forceful with Yin Qi Spiritual Power, "then I shall retrieve her myself!"

No sooner had his words ceased than a gust of Yin Qi burst forth from King Ning, hurtling towards Chen Hao and the rest.

As the Yin Qi swept past, Chen Hao instantly felt his body temperature drop several degrees. After shivering, he widened his eyes, filled with both tension and excitement, and kept telling himself, "If I can take out this guy in front of me, I can get my grandfather's Yin Soul back!"

Suddenly, King Ning disappeared from the air, leaving only a few faint ripples.

"Where did he go?" Xie Xiaofeng called out, having come to his senses, as he frantically looked around.

So did Tang Chao and Tang Jing.

Chen Hao immediately activated his Nether Vision Technique with his left eye. Then, he saw King Ning approaching them in the form of an intangible Yin breeze. With each step closer, the aura in the surrounding air twisted and warped.

As King Ning's invisible hand reached out for Yi Ning, Chen Hao quickly grabbed King Ning's wrist.

King Ning was taken aback; he had not expected Chen Hao to be able to see him, let alone catch his hand with such speed! He looked at Chen Hao and noticed the purple glow twinkling in Chen Hao's left eye.

Then, ripples surfaced in the air once more, and King Ning materialized right beside Chen Hao.

"What's the deal with your left eye, boy?" King Ning demanded, staring at Chen Hao while he grabbed Chen Hao's wrist with a countermove.

Under the imposing pressure of King Ning, Chen Hao shuddered. After a moment's pause, he mustered his courage, puffed out his chest, stared right back at King Ning, and retorted, "Don't you see it? That's exactly what it is!"

Having said that, Chen Hao unleashed the Nether Light Technique from his left eye. A gentle purple beam shot out and bathed King Ning in its glow.

Suddenly, a plume of white smoke rose around King Ning.

When the smoke cleared, King Ning appeared unaffected.

"Hmph!" King Ning snorted coldly, "I am no mere Yin Soul ghost!"

With that, King Ning's eyes suddenly flashed with a cold light.

Feeling the piercing pain, Chen Hao closed his eyes in time. When he reopened them, he found himself in a dark, enclosed world.

"Where am I?" Chen Hao panicked and then called out loud for Ye Yuqiao, Xie Xiaofeng, and Tang Chao.

Chen Hao's Yin Soul had been taken to King Ning's realm by King Ning.

King Ning's realm refers to the world created by King Ning's consciousness. By casting a bewitching spell through his eyes, King Ning imprisoned Chen Hao's Yin Soul in a world of darkness formed by his own consciousness.

In the real world, what Ye Yuqiao and the others saw was Chen Hao, fast asleep.

"Close your eyes, quick!" Ye Yuqiao urgently warned the others.

But she was a step too late; Xie Xiaofeng, Tang Jing, and Tang Chao had also been transported to King Ning's realm.

Subsequently, inside King Ning's realm, Chen Hao saw the three appear before him and asked, "How did you guys end up here, too?"

Xie Xiaofeng shook his head and squinted his eyes, "All I remember is seeing blinding cold light flash from the fake Jade Emperor's eyes before I shut mine. When I opened them again, I was here."

"I heard Ye Yuqiao telling us to close our eyes!" Tang Jing pondered, "I also closed mine after seeing that cold light. It seems very likely that it was that light that brought us here."

Tang Chao frowned and anxiously said, "Then what should we do next?"

"You are doomed for sure!" Just then, King Ning's voice resonated throughout the space and he appeared in the enclosed area as well.

After opening his eyes, King Ning turned around and was about to speak when he suddenly furrowed his brow and asked, "Where's the other one?"

The person King Ning spoke of was none other than Ye Yuqiao. He distinctly remembered that when he used King Ning's realm technique on Ye Yuqiao, her eyes were open, and wider than anyone else's.

"Haha!" Chen Hao laughed loudly, for he had figured out King Ning's oversight. Ye Yuqiao was a Yang Spirit, while this space was supposed to be accessible only to Yin Souls.

After laughing, Chen Hao looked at King Ning with pride and asked, "You never would have guessed, right, that she only has a Yang Soul, and her Yin Soul was accidentally burned away by my fire?"

"Fire?" King Ning frowned, completely puzzled. "What fire?"

Chen Hao closed his eyes, and instantly his blood began to boil.

"Watch closely!" said Chen Hao, eyes still closed. "It's this fire!"

Suddenly, he opened his eyes wide, and a burst of fierce, scorching flame shot out from his left eye, lunging toward King Ning.

The purple flames lit up the entire dark space, so bright, so splendid.

Without a sound, a dazzling white light covered the entire area, and the splendid purple fire disappeared along with it, as Chen Hao and the others returned to the real world.

To Chen Hao's disappointment, the fire that erupted from within him did not harm King Ning at all. He felt despondent in his heart; with his current strength, he was no match for King Ning.

Fortunately, Ye Yuqiao, who had not entered King Ning's realm, had now seized Yi Ning by the throat.

"Release her!" King Ning bellowed furiously, his face darkening.

"I can release her," Ye Yuqiao said with a cold laugh, "but you have to agree to a condition."

King Ning's face turned even more livid. After a moment's thought, he asked, "What condition?"

"From now on, the Netherworld in Y City falls under our jurisdiction, and your people from King Ning's Manor shall not interfere ever again!"

King Ning snorted and asked, "And if I refuse?"

"Then you will lose your princess."

"I can find a way to summon her Yin Soul back!"

Unbeknownst to anyone, Chen Hao's Yin Soul had already left his body. He took out the Ancestor of the Nether King's dagger from his pocket and made a slash toward King Ning.

A green light appeared in the air, followed by a strong gust carrying the blade's energy hurtling toward King Ning.

With a flick of his sleeve accompanied by green light, a fierce gush of Yin Qi flew out from King Ning's cuff.

When the blade's energy collided with the Yin Qi, the Yin Qi was devoured by it, catching King Ning off guard. Subsequently, with no defenses, his left arm was wounded by the green light, bleeding a dark red.

Chen Hao clearly saw each drop of King Ning's blood that fell to the ground evaporating with a strong force of Yin Qi. This revealed just how profound the Yin Qi within King Ning was! Chen Hao's heart shook as he realized just how vast the gap was between his own strength and King Ning's!

"Where did you get that dagger?" King Ning asked.

Chen Hao did not reply but instead aimed the dagger at Yi Ning and said, "You say you can find a way to summon her Yin Soul back, but I can guarantee that you will never be able to summon her Yin Soul again!"

King Ning's furiously contorted face was barely keeping the tremors of rage from showing. He was restraining himself from revealing his true, fearsome visage.

After a long silence, he finally spoke, "I accept your terms!"

..

The night was deep, and only Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao were left in the hospital room.

Seeing Chen Hao's preoccupied look, Ye Yuqiao asked, "Were you really wishing to defeat King Ning earlier, to recover my grandfather's Yin Soul?"

Chen Hao looked at Ye Yuqiao, nodded, and tried to smile, saying, "Indeed, I did, but I felt the profound Yin Qi Spiritual Power within him. With my current strength, defeating him is impossible!"

After speaking, Chen Hao reached out to hold Ye Yuqiao's right hand, placed it in front of him, and gently rested his right cheek on the cold back of her hand. He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and said in a weary voice, "I'm just reflecting on the past few days' experiences, suddenly feeling so tired. I never imagined that I could actually do it; I defeated the Seven Fairies, the Pagoda Heavenly King, and Erlang God, it all feels like a dream."

Ye Yuqiao's expression dimmed when she saw the lines on Chen Hao's forehead, feeling a pang of distress.

After a while, Chen Hao lifted his head, his hands gripping Ye Yuqiao's right hand tightly. He smiled slightly and said, "But now is not the time for me to talk about being tired. I still have to defeat King Ning; I still have to beat the Ghost King to restore order to the Netherworld; I still have to..."

Chen Hao trailed off.

"You still have to what?"

Chen Hao wanted to say he still wanted to be with Ye Yuqiao but, fearing her aversion, he left it unsaid.

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