"Shh!" Chen Hao interrupted Lin Huashan, as if he had heard a strange noise.

Lin Huashan immediately fell silent, looking at Chen Hao with eyes filled with doubt and surprise.

"Did you hear a weird sound just now?" Chen Hao asked Lin Huashan.

Lin Huashan shook his head and said, "No, I didn't hear anything. Chen Hao, what did you hear?"

At that moment, Yi Ning lunged at Chen Hao with a dagger again. Chen Hao dodged at first, and then forced out a slash of Sword Qi that landed on Yi Ning's left wrist, which held the dagger.

After a scream, the dagger slipped from Yi Ning's hand. A thin, bloody mark now adorned her wrist.

She looked resentfully at Chen Hao, holding her injured left wrist with the palm of her right hand, and said, "I'm going to kill you!"

"What's the use of killing me now?" Chen Hao said helplessly, "The urgent matter is to find a way to leave this place first."

"All I want is to kill you and avenge my father!" Yi Ning's tone was firm. "If I were really afraid of dying, I wouldn't have followed you here."

Chen Hao scoffed and asked, "Why are you being so foolish! Do you really think you can kill me all by yourself? So, your coming here is meaningless; not only will you not kill me, but you might also end up dying here. Can't you think a little before seeking vengeance?"

"I don't care, all that matters is that I'm going to kill you!" Yi Ning's expression was stubborn and angry. She crouched down, picked up the dagger from the ground, and once again thrust it towards Chen Hao."

This time, Chen Hao did not dodge. First, because he wanted Yi Ning to accept a fact: with the protection of the Nether King's Heart, Yi Ning could not kill him no matter what; second, because he had heard that strange sound again.

It was as if someone was calling to him, beckoning him to come over.

"Ah!" Lin Huashan's scream echoed through the woods as she saw Yi Ning's knife pierce into Chen Hao's left chest, and Chen Hao did not dodge.

She thought Chen Hao would dodge!

"Chen Hao!" After a moment of stunned shock, Lin Huashan finally came back to her senses. She looked at Chen Hao, her face ashen, and said, "Chen Hao, why didn't you dodge?"

Unexpectedly, Chen Hao's face was very calm at that moment, showing no sign of pain from the knife stabbing through his heart.

"He's fine!" Yi Ning suddenly collapsed to the ground, sobbing, "The Enchanted Seal's power above his left eye can heal him quickly; I can't kill him at all!"

Unlike Lin Huashan, Yi Ning, as Chen Hao's enemy, was naturally more aware of him. She knew that Chen Hao had an indestructible body due to the enchantment in his left eye, and without the combined strength of King Ning's soldiers, she could not kill him.

Her pursuit of Chen Hao into the Dust Realm was impulsive; her act of stabbing at Chen Hao with the knife was only to vent the anger that had been suppressed in her heart for a long time. Less than half of this rage was because she hated Chen Hao, but more than half was directed at herself, hating that she didn't have the ability to kill Chen Hao and avenge her father, King Ning.

Although her stab couldn't kill Chen Hao, it did temporarily relieve her anxiety and clear her mind.

At that moment, Chen Hao pulled the knife out of his chest, and almost instantly, the wound on his left chest healed due to the effect of the Nether King's Heart.

Seeing this, Lin Huashan let out a long sigh of relief.

"You have two choices," Chen Hao threw the dagger next to Yi Ning, "One is to search for the exit from this place with us, and then continue to seek revenge on me afterward; the other is to look for your own way, as we look for ours."

"I'll search for the exit with you!" Yi Ning answered quickly. Now clear-minded, she realized that in order to kill Chen Hao and avenge her father, King Ning, she first needed to survive and leave the Dust Realm.

"Very well!" Chen Hao gave a slight smile, "You're somewhat smart after all, not so obstinate as to make enemies with yourself."

"I don't need your praise!" Yi Ning rolled her eyes, her face full of disdain, "What should we do next? How do we find the exit from this place?"

Lin Huashan looked at Yi Ning with disgust, then made a face at her, muttering in a mocking tone, "We're all out of options and you still have the nerve to put on such a sour front, if you're so capable, go find the exit yourself!"

Hearing what Lin Huashan said, Yi Ning was very angry.

"I think I heard someone calling me," Chen Hao said with a slight frown, "Besides that, I also sense a familiar power."

"What power?" Yi Ning and Lin Huashan almost asked in unison.

At that moment, a sharp gleam flickered in Chen Hao's eyes as he felt the presence of the power more and more clearly.

"Quick, follow me!"

He then led Lin Huashan and Yi Ning toward the west side of the forest.

About half an hour later, guided by the light emanating from Chen Hao's left eye—the Light of the Nether Realm—the three of them passed through thorn-covered shrubbery to arrive at the base of a mountain.

Chen Hao felt that the familiar force he had sensed was right under this ominous and gloomy mountain base.

At the same time, the voice that was calling to him was becoming clearer.

"Friend, come over!"

It was an exceedingly deep and bewitching voice, faintly tinged with a great power.

"We've arrived!" Chen Hao announced as he looked at the mountain path ahead, then led Lin Huashan and Yi Ning into the mountain.

Before long, pulled by that force, the three came to the back of the mountain, to a ridgeline covered by random stones and weeds, seemingly unremarkable.

"That power is nearby," Chen Hao said, looking toward a spot at the mountain peak, "I can feel it. Quickly, grab my hand, I'll take you up."

Yi Ning humphed and then launched herself up the mountain.

"Chen Hao, you should stop caring about her in the future, it's best if you let her fend for herself," Lin Huashan said while firmly holding Chen Hao's hand.

Chen Hao merely smiled lightly, then leaped up the mountain with Lin Huashan.

Just as he was about to reach the peak, a burst of golden light suddenly shot up from below, followed by a 'boom' as countless fragments of rock flew out from where the light had emerged, and a haze of yellow dust rose, enveloping the mountaintop.

After dodging the flying rocks, Chen Hao landed on the mountaintop with Lin Huashan, and Yi Ning followed closely.

At the spot where the ground had suddenly burst open and emitted a bright light, the three spotted a sword.

This sword was not unfamiliar to Chen Hao. It was the weapon used by King Mieji—the Sword of Dust.

"This is the Sword of Dust!" Chen Hao said as he looked at the sword.

"It's Uncle King Mieji's sword!" Yi Ning exclaimed excitedly, instantly feeling a sense of kinship due to the sword's connection to King Mieji.

Chen Hao frowned and said, "I remember, after King Mieji was shattered soul from spirit, this Sword of Dust transformed into a golden dragon and plunged deep into the ground. I never imagined it would appear here."

The familiar power he had sensed was emanating from this Sword of Dust.

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