"No, that's not right!" the Ghost King exclaimed, a flash of realization dawning in his eyes just as he had cried out in surprise.

He had noticed that the Fourth Generation Underworld King standing before him possessed a Yang Spirit body.

This outcome was entirely unexpected to him! However, it also allowed him to quickly understand many things: firstly, the Fourth Generation Underworld King had a tripartite soul, which explained why her Yin Soul had become the seal on the Gate of the Nether King, yet she could still appear within the ranks of the five major families; secondly, the mysterious woman who had inherited the Netherworld Azure Bird was not the Fourth Generation Underworld King.

As for the true identity of that mysterious woman, the Ghost King couldn't think of who it could be for the moment.

Then, many questions arose in the Ghost King's mind—"If the Fourth Generation Underworld King can still live with a Yang Spirit, then why did she go to the trouble of handing over the Glacier Heart to Chen Hao? Could it be because she has no Yin Soul? Since she doesn't have the Glacier Heart, how could she possess the Spiritual Power of the Glacier Heart?"

Thinking this, the Ghost King looked at Chen Hao and then came to a conclusion: "The Yang Spirit of the Fourth Generation Underworld King must be acquiring Spiritual Power from the Glacier Heart through Chen Hao! That must mean she doesn't have much Spiritual Power herself."

At that moment, Ye Yuqiao released Chen Hao and took a few steps towards the Ghost King, saying, "That's right, I've been orchestrating all of this since nineteen years ago! Had it not been for the urgent need to seal the Gate of the Nether King back then, I would never have let you go!"

"I never would have thought!" the Ghost King sighed. "You've played a long game, and I can only admire your foresight. Now, to win the entire game, all that's left is to kill me, this final move!"

Ye Yuqiao's brows furrowed, her icy gaze emanating a majestic authority as she spoke coldly, "Killing you is not my ultimate goal. My aim is to restore order to the Netherworld and to take back what rightfully isn't yours."

"Who says it isn't mine! The Ancestor of the Nether King and the Second Generation Nether King were both treacherous and unfaithful, stealing everything that was rightfully mine!" the Ghost King said indignantly. He suddenly remembered how the Great Ancestor had betrayed his father and his people, and how he had been deceived, entrapped by the Second Generation Nether King, and ultimately imprisoned at the Gate of the Nether King.

"The one who's treacherous and unfaithful is you!" Ye Yuqiao glared at the Ghost King with widened eyes, a murderous intent visible in her gaze.

Perceiving a shift in the atmosphere around him, the Ghost King furrowed his brows deeply and spoke coldly, "There's much you still don't know!"

"I don't need to know!"

A hint of helplessness and anger crossed the Ghost King's face, then he looked at Chen Hao and asked, "The three streams of black Spiritual Power that surged from your left eye just now, one of them belonged to the Ancestor of the Nether King. Could it be that you have entered the Demon-Sealing Scroll before?"

"You're asking another stupid question," Chen Hao said with a derisive tone. "Do you think I'd tell you?"

"You!" the Ghost King ground his teeth, glaring at Chen Hao with suppressed fury.

Just then, out of nowhere, seven or eight cracks appeared around the Ghost King, and streams of the Nether King's Power flowed from the cracks, hurtling towards him.

The Ghost King was taken aback, then a ring of powerful Yin Qi Spiritual Power involuntarily exploded from within him, spreading out, and colliding violently with the oncoming Nether King's Power!

"Boom!" The surrounding mountains and forests shook due to the collision of the two forces.

"Hiss!" Chen Hao couldn't help but shiver; he felt the temperature around him plummet below freezing point.

He saw the Ghost King turn into a phantom and retreat dozens of meters away in an instant.

"I have achieved my purpose for coming here," said the Ghost King with an expressionless face. "I believe we'll meet again soon!"

Upon saying that, the Ghost King's body swelled, transforming into the same colossal mastiff beast as before, and then let out a loud roar, a signal to his soldiers currently in the Netherworld City to retreat.

Then, the mastiff beast turned and swiftly departed.

"Weren't you also going to kill me?" Chen Hao shouted at the retreating figure of the mastiff beast.

"Killing you isn't difficult!" With those words, the Ghost King vanished into the dark mountain landscape. His decision to retreat at this time was partly because he was still unclear about how much of the Nether King's Power Ye Yuqiao possessed, and partly because he had urgent matters to attend to.

"Yuqiao, shall we not pursue him?" Chen Hao asked.

Ye Yuqiao shook his head, "We can't beat him."

"The Ghost King doesn't seem all that formidable, feels like his strength is similar to the Dark Law King's, with the most formidable thing being the five strands of Nether King's Power inside him! I feel like the two of us together could kill him."

"No! You underestimate him too much!" Ye Yuqiao said, "He has a seal on himself, one that he has placed there. Once that seal is broken, a terrifying amount of Spiritual Power will be unleashed from within him, and by then, I'm afraid even he will not be able to control it!"

Chen Hao was shocked, and questioned, "Where did he get this Spiritual Power from?"

"While he was imprisoned in the Gate of the Nether King, fragments of spirits from within the Gate entered his body and gradually formed this power, including from the father of the Ancestor of the Nether King, the Hell King, as well as his three sons. Those spirits want to use his body to take revenge on us!"

"The Hell King!" Chen Hao's expression grew increasingly astonished. Standing before the Gate of the Nether King, he had once heard Zhao Chong saying that the Hell King was killed by his son, the Ancestor of the Nether King.

Ye Yuqiao made a sound of agreement and continued, "Although the Ghost King is very resistant to this power inside him, if he is driven to desperation, he will unlock the seal!"

"So, is it that only with sufficient Nether King's Power can one defeat the power of the Ghost King?" Chen Hao asked.

Ye Yuqiao nodded.

"Then I need to redouble my efforts!" Chen Hao's face was full of fighting spirit, "I am just one step away from mastering the Nether King's Power."

Ye Yuqiao did not respond verbally but took Chen Hao's hand and leaned on his shoulder.

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Two quarters of an hour later, the two returned to Netherworld City.

By then, most of the Ning army inside the city had already withdrawn, leaving only a few dozen wounded soldiers, while the spectral soldiers of the Dust Tribe were conducting a thorough search throughout the city to see if any of the Ning army had slipped through the net.

While passing by the Nether King Palace, Chen Hao suddenly looked at the ruins of the Nether King Palace and exclaimed, "I heard that the fake Yuqiao once summoned the Purgatory Fire from the Eighteen Levels of Hell to save Niu Tou and Ma Mian, thus destroying the Nether King Palace. It's unimaginable what that scene must have looked like back then?"

"I'm not the fake Yuqiao!" At that moment, a voice floated down from above.

It was Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body arriving.

"The Ghost King just left like that," Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body said, "Don't you find this matter very suspicious?"

"He said he found out what he wanted to know," Chen Hao said.

Without saying anything more, Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body walked up to Ye Yuqiao's Yang Soul, "I guess things won't be peaceful from now on, I hope you're always ready."

"Ready for what?" Chen Hao asked, feeling like both Yuqiaos were hiding something from him.

"Ready to kill the Ghost King!" Ye Yuqiao's Yang Soul answered eagerly.

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