King Nanlin's heart shook violently, fear glaring in his eyes. Ominous premonitions invaded his heart like a tsunami.

His eyelids twitched, deepening the terror in his eyes.

"Ah!" King Nanlin let out a howl as he felt an incredibly powerful and irresistible force surge into his body.

It was the gravitational pull of the Netherworld's abyss!

Chen Hao had done it, using his mind to transfer all the gravitational forces of the surrounding abyss to King Nanlin. Thus, the howling sound produced by these forces in the air around them had suddenly gone silent, and the trees and rocks that had been rising into the air fell back to a distance.

Before him, King Nanlin's ears were subjected to a shrieking torture, as if he were in the eye of a storm.

"Ah!" King Nanlin glared at Chen Hao with fierce rage and roared again; the powerful gravitational force of the abyss twisted and deformed his face. Knowing he could not escape his doomed fate, he wanted to make sure Chen Hao would join him in death before it was too late!

If he could just remove the Nether King's Heart from Chen Hao's left eye, Chen Hao's physical body and Yin Soul would be instantly destroyed.

King Nanlin exerted all his strength.

But at that moment, a powerful force suddenly appeared behind him.

He glanced with the corner of his eye, and there was an extremely beautiful girl who seemed to share the same bloodline as his.

This girl was naturally Ye Yuqiao.

"My great-great-grandfather is the Ancestor of the Nether King, your elder brother!" Ye Yuqiao said coldly.

King Nanlin was taken aback!

Ye Yuqiao's eyes became fierce, and following that, a stream of the Nether King's Fire shot from her eyes, severing the roots that had penetrated Chen Hao's left eye, just before those crimson roots could pull the Nether King's Heart from Chen Hao's left eye.

King Nanlin's face turned ashen; before he had the chance to sigh, he was sucked into the giant abyss in the sky by that strong invisible gravitational pull.

"Ergh!" At this moment, Chen Hao, nearly charred all over, fell backward onto the grass, and the burned grass beneath him turned to dust.

Unable to speak due to lack of strength, he was fortunate to still be able to send a silent message to Ye Yuqiao, "Yuqiao, what should we do, I no longer have the strength to close the abyss!"

As soon as he finished speaking, multiple black and purple cracks appeared around Chen Hao's left eye, and wisps of gray smoke slowly drifted out from the cracks.

In a blur, Chen Hao saw Ye Yuqiao's familiar and beautiful face close to his own, and then Ye Yuqiao's left hand with a pale pink palm covered his left eye.

A bone-chilling Nether King's Power pressed down upon him.

Chen Hao stifled a pain-filled cry.

The moment before he completely lost consciousness, he saw with his right eye that the giant vortex in the sky was slowly closing.

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...

When Chen Hao opened his eyes again.

He found himself lying on a comfortable bed, the air filled with the unique fragrance of Ye Yuqiao.

He turned his head to look at the pillow beside him, and saw Ye Yuqiao lying quietly asleep next to him with her eyes closed.

After admiring Ye Yuqiao's profile with fascination for a while, Chen Hao rolled over towards her and reached out to gently hold Ye Yuqiao's left hand, thinking how wonderful it would be to wake up to the sight of Ye Yuqiao every morning.

It wasn't long before Ye Yuqiao slowly opened her eyes. When she realized Chen Hao was watching her with an infatuated gaze, she suddenly felt an inexplicable panic, and her face quickly turned red.

"Why is your face red?" Chen Hao asked in confusion.

"I don't know!" Ye Yuqiao's voice carried a hint of laziness, and then she turned to Chen Hao, whispering, "You're awake, how do you feel?"

"I feel quite good. The moment I opened my eyes, I saw a delightful young lady!" Chen Hao explained with a smile. After a pause, he quickly changed the subject, "Yuqiao, how long was I unconscious?"

"Almost a day and a night," Ye Yuqiao replied while placing her warm right palm on Chen Hao's pale cheek, "That's great, you've defeated King Nanlin!"

"Really?" Chen Hao was a bit incredulous, the events of the previous day seemed like a dream to him, "Then what is the other side of the Nether King's Portal like?"

"It's not a virtual realm, it's being drawn into the heart of the real Nether King!" Ye Yuqiao explained.

"Oh!" Chen Hao nodded in surprise, "I wonder if the Nether King's Portal can be used to deal with the Ghost King."

Ye Yuqiao's expression darkened, and after a long thought, she said, "It's difficult! I'm also unclear about the level the Ghost King has cultivated to now, but what's certain is that his strength is above King Nanlin's."

Chen Hao sighed in disappointment, thinking that he managed to defeat King Nanlin mainly because he had used the Yin Soul Solidifying Blood Spell to freeze King Nanlin's blood and power, thus barely able to absorb him into the Portal.

If King Nanlin had been more vigilant or prepared, the outcome would not have been the same.

"Don't think too much," Ye Yuqiao said in a gentle and delicate voice, "In any case, you indeed used your own strength to defeat King Nanlin. Let's take it step by step."

Chen Hao nodded with a smile.

"Yuqiao, now that King Nanlin is gone, we should also return to the Netherworld."

Ye Yuqiao's complexion turned grave, and her eyes suddenly filled with sorrow and loss.

As per the Blood Oath of the Bluebird she had set with her Nether Soul Body, once she returned, she would be imprisoned in the Flame Pit until Chen Hao discovered her Nether Soul Body was not her. Then her Nether Soul Body would release both her and Chen Hao.

If anyone reneged on the vow, they would immediately be burned to ashes by the flames!

Therefore, she had always kept the truth from Chen Hao. Of course, she was confident that Chen Hao would soon become aware.

Seeing Ye Yuqiao with a downcast expression, silent for a long time, Chen Hao asked, "Yuqiao, what's the matter? Don't you want to go back?"

Ye Yuqiao came back to her senses from her sadness, and with a dazed look in her eyes, she said to Chen Hao, "Chen Hao, hold me tight!"

Chen Hao did as she asked, embracing Ye Yuqiao in his arms.

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At noon, Chen Hao bid farewell to Yingji with Ye Yuqiao, Lin Huashan, and Yi Ning.

Yingji was very reluctant and unwilling to let them leave, especially since the Sword of Dust was in Chen Hao's hands. However, due to the curse on the Dust King Ring, she was helpless.

After leaving the Sunken City, Chen Hao and his group of four arrived at a desolate mountain.

Following the method taught by the Dust King, Chen Hao first summoned the Sword of Dust into his hands, then conveyed the command to open the seal's gate to the sword.

Soon after, the Sword of Dust in his hand began to quiver violently, then transformed into a golden dragon that leaped toward the sky, ultimately smashing a hole in the air.

"That must be the exit!" Chen Hao said, looking at the hole in the sky. Without further ado, he took Yin Yuqiao, Lin Huashan, and Yi Ning and leaped toward the hole.

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