"You are mine..."

"Yes!" Ye Yuqiao hadn't finished speaking when she was interrupted by the woman from the Purgatory Fire Pool, "It was you who abandoned me in order to seal the Gate of the Nether King!"

Ye Yuqiao stared, dumbfounded, unable to believe what she was seeing before her eyes. The woman who looked exactly like her was actually her Nether Soul Body.

People born in the Netherworld are generally made up of a Yin Soul and a Nether Soul, similar to how people in the mortal world have both a Yin Soul and a Yang Spirit.

However, in the mortal world, people first have the Yang Spirit nurtured within the mother's body; then, after the Yang Spirit has fully formed, the Yin Soul reincarnates from the Netherworld into the mortal world, merging with the Yang Spirit to become a complete life;

In the Netherworld, on the other hand, the Yin Soul and Nether Soul are both nurtured within the mother's body, with the Nether Soul attaching to the Yin Soul. Therefore, when the Yin Soul dies, the Nether Soul also disintegrates.

Therefore, eighteen years ago, when Ye Yuqiao used her Yin Soul to seal the Gate of the Nether King, her Nether Soul, along with her Yin Soul, detached from her flesh and floated above the Gate of the Nether King, dissipating bit by bit.

And because Ye Yuqiao possessed a special constitution, being a rare three-souled being—composed of a Yin Soul, Yang Spirit, and Nether Soul—she was different from the previous three generations of Nether Kings who sacrificed their Yin Souls to seal the Gate of the Nether King. Without her Yin Soul and Nether Soul, she still had her Yang Spirit. Thus, she was able to come to the mortal world in her Yang Spirit body, waiting for Chen Hao to turn eighteen.

As Ye Yuqiao was still in shock, her Nether Soul Body suddenly reached out and clutched her throat, her eyes filled with resentment as she said, "Why did you abandon me in the Eighteen Levels of Hell back then, while you went off in search of Chen Hao!"

Ye Yuqiao was at a loss for words. She had never imagined that one day her Nether Soul would stand before her in a body of flesh and blood.

"It's all your fault!" her Nether Soul Body said directly, "It's your fault you couldn't protect Chen Hao properly, which is why he now lies unconscious. You simply don't deserve him."

With that, the hatred in her Nether Soul Body's eyes grew deeper and the grip on her hand tightened.

"Ugh!" Ye Yuqiao gasped for air, unable to breathe. Drained of the Nether King's Power within her, she had no strength to fight back.

In that moment, Zhao Chong hurried over and said to Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body, "You promised me you wouldn't kill her."

"Of course, I won't kill her," Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body said as she released Ye Yuqiao, "How could I kill myself! Besides, keeping her may be useful in the future."

"Zhao Chong!" Ye Yuqiao glared at Zhao Chong, tears shimmering in her eyes. She hadn't expected that Zhao Chong, who grew up with her and whom she considered her most reliable ally, would betray her.

Yet, she couldn't accuse Zhao Chong of betraying her; it was more that Zhao Chong had chosen another version of her.

And she was only a part of the real Ye Yuqiao.

Zhao Chong hung his head, his face filled with guilt.

"You also love Chen Hao!" Ye Yuqiao turned her gaze back to her Nether Soul Body, "You found out about everything that happened between me and Chen Hao in the mortal world through the connection of the Nether King's Heart."

"Yes!" Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body laughed, "Everything that happened between you and him, I experienced as if it were my own. When you fell for Chen Hao, I also developed feelings for him. You must be curious."

Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body then sharply changed her tone and paused, continuing, "You're curious why I, who am only a Nether Soul, stand before you in a body of flesh and blood?"

Ye Yuqiao nodded slightly.

"You certainly didn't expect that the Purgatory Fire in the Purgatory Fire Pool is actually the blood of the Netherworld Azure Bird, and its vengeful spirit resides there," Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body explained, "Fate has it that we are connected to fire, and we can inherit its fiery blood. Later, I made a pact with it, was reborn, and acquired this body of flesh and blood."

With that said, she took two steps to stand behind Ye Yuqiao, her left hand gathering up Chen Hao's Ye Yuqiao's waist-length hair, and she said coldly, "You've already taken over Chen Hao for more than a year, it's time for my turn."

As her voice faded, her right hand made a light stroke, cutting off a lock of Ye Yuqiao's hair.

"No!" Ye Yuqiao turned her head and shrieked at her, her eyes bloodshot.

"You simply can't protect him!" Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body said, eyes wide, "You don't even know, Chen Hao was captured by King Nanlin and brought to the Netherworld a month ago, and it was I who rushed to save him. Otherwise, the Nether King's Heart in his body would have already been taken by King Nanlin!"

Suddenly, the ground beneath Ye Yuqiao's feet twisted, gradually forming a vortex. Within this vortex was the crimson Purgatory Fire.

Her Nether Soul Body laughed coldly twice and said, "You will stay here forever from now on. Don't worry, I will love Chen Hao even more than you do!"

Before Ye Yuqiao could dodge, she fell into the vortex.

Immediately, the vortex vanished and became the ground it once was, Ye Yuqiao thus sealed by her Nether Soul Body within the abyss of fire.

"From now on, I can rightfully be Ye Yuqiao!" Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body excitedly said. After speaking, she crushed the mask in her hands and then attached the lock of hair she had just cut from Ye Yuqiao into her own hair.

Since it was the Nether Soul Body, lacking Yang Energy, she needed to attach Ye Yuqiao's hair—which emitted Yang Energy—to herself, to create a scent that was identical to Ye Yuqiao's.

"Zhao Chong, didn't I ask you to prepare a Turtle Spirit Stone before?" Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body asked, looking at Zhao Chong.

Zhao Chong took out an egg-sized Turtle Spirit Stone, shining with a golden light, from his chest, his face still showing guilt.

"Zhao Chong, from now on, I'm the one and only Yuqiao, the friend who grew up playing with you from our childhood," Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body said as she took the Turtle Spirit Stone from him.

Next, Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body forcefully inserted the Turtle Spirit Stone into her chest, furrowing her brow, a pained expression on her face. She did this to let the Yang Energy from the Turtle Spirit Stone merge into her blood, so that others would mistake her for the Nether Soul Body.

At the same time, to prevent Chen Hao from seeing the Turtle Spirit Stone in her chest with his Nether Eye, she had no choice but to boil her blood and burn the Turtle Spirit Stone to ashes.

For a moment, the tent became extremely hot, and her skin turned a dark red.

After a long while, she returned to her normal skin tone and said, "Zhao Chong, I'm going to see Chen Hao. Remember, from now on, there is only one Yuqiao in this world!"

Zhao Chong nodded slightly.

After Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body had left the tent.

Zhao Chong returned to the table, picked up his liquor pot, and began to pour it down his throat in big gulps.

He was just drunk, so that he could temporarily forget his pain and worry.

A few months ago, three days before he unexpectedly met the Yang Spirit of Ye Yuqiao in the mortal world, he had first encountered Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body at the Purgatory Fire Pool.

If he had met the Yang Spirit of Ye Yuqiao first back then, he thought he would not have helped Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body today.

But he had happened to meet Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body.

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