Signs of the new Netherworld King have emerged again!

Three days later, this news had spread throughout the entire Netherworld.

In the Black Forest.

The Dark Law King, King Wumeng, and King Qingyu led a hundred thousand troops once more, rolling in like a storm, launching an attack on the alliance of the five great families. They had two choices: one was to head north into the Dayang Mountains and take down Falling Shade Mountain, where the main forces of the five families were gathered; the other was to head northwest towards the Huiyin Mountains.

Moreover, the three Dharma Kings had received information from scouts at the front: Yuqiao, the Fourth Generation Underworld King, had not died. She was the mysterious woman who had inherited the blood of the Netherworld Azure Bird and burned down the Nether King Palace.

And at that very moment, she was in the Huiyin Mountains.

Although this news had not been confirmed, the Ghost King immediately dispatched thirty thousand soldiers of the Ghost King Battalion from the south to Sunset Pass upon hearing it, obviously aiming to quickly eliminate the allied forces of the five great families and kill Yuqiao, who might be in the Huiyin Mountains.

Before the departure, the three Dharma Kings, fueled by the fury over King Shuanglin's death, led the hundred thousand strong Ghost King Battalion with full confidence and determination to succeed.

However, after just learning that signs of the new Netherworld King had emerged again, the Dharma Kings suddenly became uneasy.

"King Qingyu, who do you think will become the new Nether King?" King Wumeng suddenly asked.

King Qingyu looked toward King Wumeng, took a long time to think, and then said, "Of course, the Ghost King!"

In the past, when all Eight Great Law Kings were alive, King Qingyu was the one with the least presence among them; almost no one would take the initiative to speak to him. Now that only the three of them remained, King Wumeng actually took the initiative to strike up a conversation, which surprised and flattered King Qingyu.

However, it also emphasized to him from another angle that only three of the once mighty Eight Great Law Kings remained, which made him feel a sense of melancholy.

"But does the Ghost King even need to be crowned king?" said King Wumeng, his face full of sorrow, "And this is the pink sign of the new Netherworld King!"

Next to him, the Dark Law King snorted in anger, turned his head, and challenged King Wumeng, "What are you trying to say?"

"I think it might be the return of the Fourth Generation Underworld King," King Wumeng whispered, afraid that the soldiers behind him would overhear and thereby affect their morale.

"You!" The Dark Law King's face instantly turned green with anger.

Without showing any emotion, King Wumeng met Dark Law King's gaze and said, "Dark Law King, why be angry? I'm just expressing my thoughts, which won't affect the soldiers' morale. Sometimes, caution and self-deprecation aren't necessarily a bad thing. Just look, only we three Law Kings remain. Which one of us hasn't been acting cautiously and preparing for the worst?"

The Dark Law King took a deep breath, sighing with gravity, "Indeed, compared to them, we have always been cautious in our actions. Although we use a hundred thousand troops this time, we must not be careless and must never underestimate our enemy. Let's treat the re-emergence of this sign of the new Netherworld King as a reminder to us."

"But the signs of the new Netherworld King have never been wrong!" said King Qingyu.

The Dark Law King and King Wumeng twitched the corners of their mouths bitterly. King Qingyu's words plunged the morale, which they had just managed to stabilize, back into pessimism.

Feeling embarrassed, King Qingyu explained, "Didn't King Wumeng say we should prepare for the worst?"

The Dark Law King and King Wumeng were left speechless.

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Within Wind Shelter Valley.

Upon learning that signs of the new Netherworld King had emerged again, the Clan Leader of the Li Family swiftly sought out Qian Feng, who at the time was still sound asleep on his couch.

"Clan Leader Qian, something big has happened!" Li Zuole's panicked voice woke Qian Feng, "The signs of the new Netherworld King have emerged once more!"

Qian Feng abruptly rose from his bed and asked urgently, "Is it still the same pink one?"

Li Zuole nodded.

"Ah!" Qian Feng's face lit up with surprise and delight, for to him this was good news.

"Chen Hao, that boy, must not be dead yet." After a moment, Qian Feng murmured to himself, his mind, always so keenly aware of anything and everything, already running far ahead.

"Clan Leader Qian, how do you know that Chen Hao isn't dead?" Li Zuole asked in confusion. "Could it be that you've received news about him?"

Qian Feng snapped out of his elation and his face immediately turned serious, "Not yet, I'm just speculating."

Li Zuole nodded blankly, paused and then changed the subject, "By the way, Clan Leader Qian, there's something else, the Ghost King has sent people to attack the five major clans again. This time, he deployed a total of one hundred thousand troops. And I heard..."

Li Zuole's voice grew softer as he spoke, then he moved closer to Li Zuole and continued in a hushed tone, "I heard that the Fourth Generation Nether King is among the camps of the five major clans, so the Ghost King is in such a rush to eliminate them. Now, the allied forces of the five major clans only add up to a mere seventy thousand. I'm afraid they won't be able to withstand the one hundred thousand-strong Ghost King Battalion this time."

Qian Feng nodded slightly, his expression impassive. His gaze remained vacuous and hazy, still not allowing anyone to see the concerns of his heart.

"Don't you find it astonishing, Clan Leader Qian?" Li Zuole asked blankly. "The Fourth Generation Nether King is still alive!"

"It is somewhat surprising, but given the pressing circumstances, we need to consider carefully whether to send troops to attack Netherworld City?"

"What!" Li Zuole was greatly shocked. "They are killing each other; isn't it good for us to stand by and watch the fire from the other side of the river? When they have fought to the bitter end, we can swoop in and reap the benefits."

Qian Feng shook his head and sighed helplessly, "But considering their current strengths, it is clearly a one-sided situation, not a mutual slaughter. If the five major clans are wiped out by the Ghost King Battalion this time, next the Ghost King Battalion will gather all their forces to attack us. Even if this Wind Shelter Valley is easy to defend, I fear we won't be able to hold off the repeated assaults of the Ghost King Battalion."

"Then what do you suggest, Clan Leader Qian?"

"To send troops to attack Netherworld City and force the Ghost King Battalion to withdraw from the north! As long as the five major clans still exist, the Ghost King will not send troops to attack us."

"But the Ghost King Battalion still has one hundred thousand troops! I just worry that we won't be able to force the Ghost King Battalion to withdraw; instead, we might be severely damaged by them."

Qian Feng huffed, pausing before replying, "We'll also have tens of thousands of troops. Years of maintaining an army can see action in a moment, and finally, the money I, Qian Feng, have spent will come to good use."

"Clan Leader Qian! Are you serious?"

"Very serious. I still have forty thousand troops in the Valley of Myriad Ghosts!"

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Night fell.

The Dark Law King, King Wumeng, and King Qingyu, three of the Dharma Kings, led one hundred thousand troops to a fork in the road on the north side of the Black Forest.

Going west would lead to the Huiyin Mountains, and northeast would take them to the Dayang Mountains.

Now, they had to make a choice.

"Which way should we go?" the Dark Law King asked the other two Kings by his side.

"It's a day and a night's journey to the Huiyin Mountains from here, but only half a day to the Dayang Mountains. Moreover, the main forces of the five great clans are concentrated on the Dayang Mountains," said King Qingyu.

"The Fourth Generation Nether King is on the Huiyin Mountains!" King Wumeng replied, simple and clear.

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