Morning.

In the mortal world, Y City.

Within the warmth of their bed, Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao clung tightly to each other. Chen Hao's room, which had been desolate for so long, regained its past coziness with their presence and dispelled the chill in the air.

After opening his eyes, Chen Hao placed his hand on Ye Yuqiao's shoulder and called out softly, "Yuqiao."

He wanted to know if Ye Yuqiao had woken up.

Not long after, Ye Yuqiao moved slightly and then turned to face Chen Hao, saying, "I've forgotten again that you've frozen the Nether King's Heart, I spoke a lot of secret words to you, and you didn't hear any of them."

"What did you want to say?" Chen Hao asked.

"I wanted to scold you for being mischievous, waking me up, it's really annoying!"

Chen Hao smiled proudly, then pulled Ye Yuqiao into his embrace and said, "Yuqiao, I really want to ask you a question. Now that I've frozen the Nether King's Heart, can you still obtain the Nether King's Power from me?"

"What a strange question!" Ye Yuqiao's face turned slightly red, then she explained, "It's possible. Even though the Nether King's Heart has been frozen by you, don't forget that it's because of the Nether King's Heart that your physical body can continue to function normally. The Nether King's Heart has fully integrated with your body and blood. In other words, you are the Nether King's Heart."

Chen Hao's face filled with questions, he blinked and continued to ask, "Didn't you say that the Nether King's Heart must attach to a Yin Soul? That's why you, with your Yang Spirit, couldn't control the Nether King's Heart and placed it in my left eye, so how did the Nether King's Heart integrate with my physical body?"

"The Nether King's Heart is nothing but a shell, the main thing is the Nether King Orchid Heart inside, and the Nether King Orchid Heart is a void entity that must attach to a Yin Soul. The relationship between the Nether King's Heart and the Nether King Orchid Heart is like you and your Yin Soul, do you understand now?"

Chen Hao first nodded his head, then shook his head, he probably only understood half of it.

"Oh dear, how did my Chen Hao become so dumb?" Ye Yuqiao teased, "Let's go back to sleep."

"Wait, I just thought of something."

"Hmm?"

"That impostor Yuqiao said that when she was in the Purgatory Fire Pool, she learned everything about what you and I experienced in the mortal world through the connection with the Nether King's Heart. Since she could sense the Nether King's Heart from the Eighteen Levels of Hell, then why couldn't you sense the Nether King's Heart after I arrived in the Netherworld?"

Ye Yuqiao opened her eyes and looked at Chen Hao, arranging her thoughts before speaking, "Between Hell and the mortal world, there is a channel called the Samsara Path, which every person in the mortal world must pass through to be reincarnated. She could sense the Nether King's Heart in the mortal world because of the existence of the Samsara Path. And the Samsara Path is one-way, just like a one-way road in the mortal world, do you understand?"

"So that's how it is!" Chen Hao had an epiphany.

"If you can't even understand this, then I really have to wonder if you are an impostor Chen Hao," Ye Yuqiao said, closing her eyes, "So sleepy, no more talking."

"Wait a moment!" Chen Hao gently pinched Ye Yuqiao's cheek with his hand, "I still have a question."

Ye Yuqiao opened her eyes, looking aggrieved, "What else do you want to know?"

"That impostor Yuqiao was reborn after merging with the blood of the Netherworld Azure Bird, and before that, her soul, which is your Nether Soul, was always drifting near the Gate of the Nether King. So that means, the Nether Souls of the previous three Nether Kings should be there too, right? Why didn't the Netherworld Azure Bird choose any of them, but specifically chose your Nether Soul? And where did your father's, grandfather's, and great grandfather's Nether Souls go?"

"Because I was born with a fire destiny, my soul could withstand the blood of the Netherworld Azure Bird," Ye Yuqiao pondered, "As for the Nether Souls of the father king and the others, they might have dissipated a long time ago. Nether Souls and Yang Spirits are different; Nether Souls must attach to a Yin Soul, which is why people in the Netherworld can usually live much longer."

"Could it be that their Nether Souls didn't die but combined with some other substance and went somewhere else?"

"Where?" Ye Yuqiao casually asked, followed by a yawn.

"Could it be the ancient city?" Chen Hao pondered for a moment before his eyes lit up with insight.

Ye Yuqiao simply responded with an "Oh," her eyelids fighting the invasion of drowsiness, barely able to stay open.

"Don't fall asleep yet, I still have the most important question to ask!"

"Why do you have so many questions!" Ye Yuqiao petulantly said, her small feet continuously pattering against the mattress in protest, "You swear, this really is the last question."

"I swear!" Chen Hao raised four fingers, then pressed on, "What exactly did you agree on with that fake Yuqiao in the beginning?"

Instantly, the previously coquettish Ye Yuqiao calmed down, her complexion turning grim. She opened her eyes, looked at Chen Hao, and after a long hesitation, she said, "I had agreed with her at the time that no matter what happened, defeating the Ghost King and restoring order to the Netherworld would always be our top priority."

"Is that all?" Chen Hao asked. He was somewhat surprised, expecting a more complicated matter based on Ye Yuqiao's initial reaction.

"Mhm!" Ye Yuqiao closed her eyes, "That's all!"

Actually, she closed her eyes in order to avoid Chen Hao's gaze because she had lied to him.

"Chen Hao, I really need to sleep now."

...

...

In Netherworld City, the eastern court.

Having returned to Netherworld City with the Dark Law King and King Qingyu after the defeat at the Huiyin Mountains with an army of a hundred thousand, King Wumeng joined them in apologizing to the Ghost King.

The formerly great situation had vanished completely due to the loss in that battle. Now, Qian Feng, with an army of seventy thousand, watched hungrily from the Dark Wind Hills; meanwhile, the allied forces of the five great families of the Huiyin Mountains seemed ready to capitalize on their victory and attack Sunset Pass, forming a pincer movement with Qian Feng's forces without any explicit agreement.

For such an outcome, the Ghost King was naturally extremely dissatisfied.

Looking at the Ghost King's somber face, none of the three Dharma Kings dared to utter a word.

After a long while, the Ghost King stood up from his chair and walked over to the Dark Law King, King Wumeng, and King Qingyu, saying coldly, "By rights, I should kill the three of you to quell the rage in my heart. However, I currently do not have enough capable warriors at my disposal, so I shall spare your lives for the moment."

The Ghost King's brief statement felt like an eternity to the three Dharma Kings. When the Ghost King finished speaking, their anxious hearts finally relaxed at that moment, and they let out a long sigh of relief.

"The situation is going to get even worse," the Ghost King continued, "You must not disappoint me again!"

"Yes!" The three Dharma Kings responded loudly with a fist salute.

"I need to go somewhere and will return as quickly as possible. I leave Netherworld City and the army of a hundred and ninety thousand in your hands."

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