"So you are Chen Hao!"

Upon hearing Niu Tou call this youngster who suddenly appeared Chen Hao, all the surrounding Ghost King generals and soldiers were immediately taken aback in astonishment.

Although no one here had seen Chen Hao before, his name was engraved in their hearts like a knife. It was widely known that three Dharma Kings, King Ning, King Xin, and King Mieji, had consecutively lost their lives to Chen Hao's hands in just the past nine months.

For a moment, thousands of gazes converged on Chen Hao. Then, the soldiers of the generals' group noticed that this kid, called Chen Hao by Niu Tou, had remarkable skills, and moreover, the Yang Energy emanating from him was so intense that it made them feel suffocated, as if their Yin Souls were being oppressed and restrained.

"He must be Chen Hao!" said a general of the group. "Quick, retreat, and go inform the Dark Law King and King Wanfa that Chen Hao is here in the Netherworld right now!"

With those words, the general riding his warhorse atop the clouds turned his head and urged his steed to gallop away towards the northwest.

"Don't let him escape!" Ye Yuqiao urged Zhao Chong, who was beside her.

Zhao Chong nodded.

Right as he was prepared to make his move, dozens of purple vortexes appeared around the escaping general, and tufts of purple Nether Eye's Fire immediately spewed out from the vortexes, instantly incinerating the general and his horse's souls completely.

Zhao Chong looked towards Chen Hao. It had been a while since he'd last seen Chen Hao take action, and Chen Hao's Yin Qi Spiritual Power had greatly advanced.

Seeing their leading general consumed by the terrifying purple fire and his soul scattered to the winds, the morale of the soldiers in the generals' group plummeted, causing chaos in their ranks. In contrast, the appearance of Chen Hao greatly boosted the morale of Niu Tou, Ma Mian, and the Zhao Zhou families.

"Retreat! Retreat quickly!" Amidst the flames and chaos, a vice-general from the group shouted loudly.

Immediately, thousands of warhorses leaped into the sky, fleeing towards the northeast.

In a grassland thousands of miles in the northeast direction, King Wanfa and the Dark Law King were camped in their tents.

While Niu Tou, Ma Mian, and the Zhao Zhou families pursued relentlessly, Chen Hao was a few steps ahead of the soldiers from the generals' group, reaching the open space miles away in the sky. He took out the Nether King's World-Slaying Blade, turned around, and swung dozens of strikes in various directions.

In an instant, the dusky night sky was illuminated by streaks of black and purple blade lights, and dozens of blade qi roared like hurricanes rising to the heavens.

Watching the purple blade lights attack, carrying an unprecedented and terrifying Blade Soul, the soldiers from the generals' group immediately reined in their horses, scattering in all directions.

Ahead of them, their path was blockaded by the highly spirited doubles of Niu Tou and Ma Mian, along with the experts from the Zhao Zhou families.

"Kill!" the people from the Zhao and Zhou families shouted in unison.

"Boom boom boom!" A loud noise erupted, and the ground trembled slightly as dust and sand rose—many soldiers from the generals' group burrowed into the ground, attempting to escape underground.

Suddenly, a shadow enveloped in black and purple light swept across the night sky; Chen Hao had instantaneously moved from the air to the ground.

Immediately, he raised the Nether King's World-Slaying Blade in his hand and began pouring a vast amount of Yin Qi Spiritual Power into the blade.

Shortly after, the Spiritual Power on the Blade Soul of the Nether King's World-Slaying Blade overflowed, forming a black and purple dragon at the tip of the blade that reached up to the belly of the night sky.

Chen Hao was now completely in tune with the Nether King's World-Slaying Blade; his Spiritual Power had thoroughly conquered the Blade Soul within the blade, and his will was now that of the Nether King's World-Slaying Blade.

"It seems he has improved again!" Zhao Chong frowned and sighed.

Ye Yuqiao hummed in agreement.

"But right now, he might not be able to contend with the Ghost King," Zhao Chong's tone became light, "No one knows how powerful the Ghost King has become. However, it is certain that he has started down the path of beastification and will soon become a demon. Perhaps, it's time for Chen Hao to consider this path as well."

"No!" Ye Yuqiao's response was resolute and decisive, "Chen Hao is human, I cannot let him become a beast, never!"

"But if he—"

"There are no 'buts'!" Ye Yuqiao coldly interrupted Zhao Chong, "He has already done enough for me!"

Zhao Chong's expression turned ugly.

Suddenly, a gusty whirlwind that seemed to ravage everything arose ahead, and many soldiers of the King's Guards were caught up in the wind, screaming in panic. Shortly thereafter, a thunderous rumble sounded, and the ground around them shook.

Chen Hao had already driven his blade, charged with a great amount of Spiritual Power, into the ground beneath his feet.

Countless cracks appeared, spreading instantly deep into the ground, and then they were filled with the surging blade energy of the Nether King's World-Slaying Blade.

In this way, hundreds of King's Guards soldiers who tried to escape by burrowing into the earth were finished by the blade energy deep in the ground, leaving no survivors. On the surface, the extra blade energy from the Nether King's World-Slaying Blade exploded into the air around, and then inflicted damage far and wide.

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Half an hour later.

The riverside wetlands nearby had returned to their former tranquility.

Under the fog that permeated the surrounding woods lay the bodies of thousands of the King's Guards soldiers.

A month ago, the fact that Chen Hao was taken to the Netherworld by King Nanlin was known by very few. Today, it could be considered his formal debut in the Netherworld. On his first appearance, Chen Hao demonstrated to the people of the Zhao and Zhou families his profound Yin Qi Spiritual Power and that fearsome Nether King's World-Slaying Blade.

It was a perfect debut.

Moreover, Chen Hao had only shown his Yin Qi Spiritual Power. Everyone knew that in the mortal world, his true identity was as an Onmyoji, yet his feared Yang Energy Power in the Netherworld had not been displayed.

"Chen Hao, truly remarkable!" Zhou Ke clasped his fist toward Chen Hao, his tone full of admiration.

"This.." Chen Hao scratched his head and chuckled foolishly before adopting the formal phrases of the Netherworld inhabitants, "I dare not accept such praise, far too generous!"

Ye Yuqiao, standing by, let out a snort of laughter, finding Chen Hao's awkward demeanor somewhat silly, but also endearing.

Seeing Ye Yuqiao looking at Chen Hao with a certain intensity, Zhao Chong cleared his throat and asked, "What's next? Should we head to Dayang Mountains to meet up with the allied forces of King Wu and King Zheng, or move northwest to confront the Dark Law King and King Wanfa and seize this opportunity to eliminate the two Dharma Kings?"

Ye Yuqiao's brows furrowed as she fell into contemplation.

Seeing Zhao Chong once again consulting with this veil-shrouded woman respectfully, Zhou Ke from the Zhou Family was baffled. He wondered, who exactly was this woman who possessed only a Yang Spirit? Additionally, he was puzzled by something else: why did all the women Zhao Chong listened to cover their faces, just like the masked woman who had left earlier?

Behind Zhou Ke, Niu Tou and Ma Mian were caught in a painful dilemma. They were hesitating whether to tell the Nether King in front of them about the masked woman. Although the two were the same Nether King Ye Yuqiao, it had always been the one in front of them who covertly communicated with them, not the one with the mask.

"Chen Hao!" Niu Tou suddenly called out to Chen Hao, deciding to share the information with him.

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