Riding the flying fish, they slowly ascended to the mountain peak. After witnessing the sunrise of the Netherworld from the summit, Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao returned to the military encampment.

Since the tent Chen Hao had been staying in during his coma was extremely hidden, and Zhao Chong had set up a Barrier preventing idle people from approaching, the soldiers in the camp had been unaware of Chen Hao's condition. Moreover, like many others in the Netherworld, most of them thought Chen Hao had already died.

When the soldiers saw Chen Hao appear again with the woman wearing a veil on her face, they were all very shocked. It wasn't long before the news that Chen Hao was still alive spread throughout the entire Netherworld.

Shortly after Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao returned to the camp, they asked Zhao Chong to come into the tent to discuss matters.

At that time, Niu Tou, Ma Mian, and Clan Leader Zhou Ke of the Zhou Family were also in Zhao Chong's tent.

Seeing Niu Tou and Ma Mian, Chen Hao immediately showed a grateful expression and bowed deeply in front of them, "I've heard that it was the two of you who saved me with your Split Spirit Essence. Otherwise, I wouldn't be standing here alive today. I am truly grateful for your life-saving grace."

"No need to be polite, no need to be polite!" Niu Tou and Ma Mian said repeatedly, appearing somewhat embarrassed.

"If it hadn't been for her..." Niu Tou looked at Ye Yuqiao, stopped mid-sentence, and his expression became very awkward. He intended to say that saving Chen Hao with their Split Spirit Essence was to reciprocate the life-saving grace that Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body had offered to him and Ma Mian.

Seeing how Niu Tou was acting, Chen Hao curiously asked, "What happened back then?"

After pausing, Niu Tou finally said, "If it hadn't been for you risking your own life to kill King Wanfa, we all would have probably not escaped unscathed from that battle. Saving you was only natural, there's no need for thanks."

Chen Hao's brows furrowed slightly; he felt suspicious, feeling that Niu Tou originally meant to say something else.

"Chen Hao, how are you feeling now?" Zhao Chong asked at this time, his expression slightly unnatural. Deep inside, he harbored a slight aversion toward Chen Hao, probably because Ye Yuqiao liked Chen Hao. More than that, he was envious and jealous of Chen Hao.

"Mm, I feel like I've recovered about seventy percent of my strength!" Chen Hao replied with a wry smile, feeling awkward from Zhao Chong's concern. In his view, Zhao Chong could be considered a potential romantic rival.

"The situation is getting more and more urgent," Zhao Chong said anxiously. "You need to speed up your recovery. Don't forget, you are our only hope of defeating the Ghost King."

Chen Hao nodded, feeling slightly impatient inside.

At that moment, Ye Yuqiao approached Zhou Ke, the Clan Leader of the Zhou Family, and said, "It's time for you to know who I am."

Zhou Ke's eyes shone with intense curiosity; he did not understand why this mysterious woman was addressing only him.

When Ye Yuqiao lifted the veil covering her face, Zhou Ke was instantly stunned, petrified.

After a long while, he opened his mouth wide in shock, "The Nether King! You are the Nether King!"

Ye Yuqiao narrowed her eyes slightly and nodded her head.

Zhou Ke immediately turned to look at Zhao Chong, then towards Niu Tou and Ma Mian, with a pained expression, "It seems that I was the only one unaware of this."

Having said that, Zhou Ke then looked at Chen Hao, sinking into thought: he had seen Ye Yuqiao day and night by Chen Hao's bedside, taking care of him during the past forty-odd days. The relationship between Ye Yuqiao and Chen Hao was already very clear.

"That is to say," Zhou Ke speculated while looking at Chen Hao, "that your reason for opposing the Dharma Kings in the mortal world was actually under the orders of the Nether King."

"Sort of," Chen Hao said uncertainly, then looked at Zhou Ke with a question, "Is it possible to see the Nether King and not kneel in homage?"

Taken aback by Chen Hao's question, Zhou Ke's eyes suddenly flashed with insight. As he prepared to kneel in homage to Ye Yuqiao, she quickly stopped him, saying coldly, "When I lost the Netherworld to the Ghost King, I had no right to accept such a royal tribute. Clan Leader Zhou, please stand."

After speaking, Ye Yuqiao turned her head, glanced at Chen Hao, and uttered a secret message, "Naughty!"

"Your Majesty, it's time for us to discuss serious matters," Zhao Chong said, looking at Ye Yuqiao.

Ye Yuqiao nodded, then instead of stepping forward to stand beside Zhao Chong at the place signifying the Nether King, she took a few steps back and sat down next to Chen Hao.

Her intention was obvious, as she would follow wherever Chen Hao went, staying by his side like a dutiful wife.

Zhao Chong internally disagreed with this, but he couldn't voice his objections. After a pause, he finally said, "The allied forces of the Wu, Zheng, and Wang families are about to fail in holding off the siege of the Ghost King Battalion. I plan to personally head to the Dayang Mountains to convince them to join us."

"Mm!" Ye Yuqiao nodded with a solemn face, "Keeping them around is still useful to us, at least they can play a role. If the Ghost King Battalion breaks through the Dayang Mountains, then they can form a pincer attack with the warriors of the Crow Tribe from Sunset Pass; they can also move directly southeast and join forces with the Ghost King's 'A' Camp stationed in the Dark Wind Hills, to attack the allied forces of the Qian and Li families in Wind Shelter Valley from two sides."

Ye Yuqiao was commanding the situation at hand, while Chen Hao sat quietly beside her, appreciating her. Even though he had looked upon her beauty for over a year, it still fascinated him.

When Ye Yuqiao, with a sidelong glance, saw Chen Hao's gaze, her face suddenly flushed a light red and her expression became somewhat unnatural.

Although he liked seeing Ye Yuqiao in a bashful state, at that moment Chen Hao suddenly felt an unfamiliarity.

He didn't understand why he had such a feeling.

"Is it because I've been unconscious for too long? Have I not seen Yuqiao for such a long time that she feels strange to me now?" Chen Hao thought to himself.

"Jerk!" Ye Yuqiao's angry voice suddenly echoed in Chen Hao's mind, "You actually feel I'm a stranger, I don't want to deal with you anymore!"

"Ah! It's just a misperception!" Chen Hao quickly explained. Ye Yuqiao calling him a jerk instantly brought back that familiar feeling.

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Night fell.

The news that Chen Hao was still alive had already spread throughout the entire Netherworld Continent.

After the meeting in the tent that morning, Zhao Chong took off on a flying eagle towards the Dayang Mountains, estimating that he would not return until the next day.

The Huiyin Mountains once again fell into silence.

Inside the tent.

Chen Hao had been meditating with his eyes closed for several hours.

Ye Yuqiao was anxiously sitting nearby. The sudden sense of unfamiliarity Chen Hao had felt towards her today worried her. She feared that everything would unfold as the shadowy figure in Chen Hao's mind had said, that Chen Hao would soon realize she was just a Nether Soul Body.

Therefore, she kept hypnotizing herself: I am my Yang Soul, I am Ye Yuqiao, who has been with Chen Hao for over a year.

Suddenly.

"Yuqiao!" Chen Hao's voice rang in Ye Yuqiao's ear.

Ye Yuqiao's body trembled violently.

"Yuqiao, it's me," Chen Hao said softly, laying his hands on Ye Yuqiao's shoulders to comfort her.

Ye Yuqiao clung tightly to Chen Hao, weeping, "Chen Hao, you are mine!"

"Of course, I'm yours," Chen Hao asked in confusion, "What happened? Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

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