Chen Hao forced the Nether Eye Power out of his body when suddenly, several flying snakes in the air attacked him. Following that, hundreds of snakes on the ground, like compressed springs released suddenly, lunged at Chen Hao with a leap.

Before the hundreds of snakes could touch Chen Hao's body, they were first stunned or even killed by the Nether Eye Power that enveloped him.

With the Nether Eye Power protecting him, Chen Hao was temporarily safe from attack.

However, since he had been swallowed by the Serpent King and had passively expended too much Yin Qi Spiritual Power, Chen Hao felt somewhat panicked. He didn't know how long the remaining Yin Qi in his body could last. Once his Nether Eye Power was completely exhausted, he would be devoured clean by the tens of thousands of snakes in an instant.

"If I were devoured by tens of thousands of snakes, would I still be able to come back to life?" Chen Hao wondered anxiously. He had a bad feeling and guessed that it would be very difficult to resurrect again.

Five minutes later, feeling the invisible power outside Chen Hao weaken, the tens of thousands of snakes surrounding him inched closer. By now, all the snakes from the nearby forests around Y City had gathered here. Every spot in the park was filled with snakes, with layers of them piling nearly half a meter high into dense snake mounds.

The tens of thousands of snakes hissed softly, but together they formed a tremendous decibel level that filled Chen Hao's ears, disturbing his focus. If not for the Nether Eye Power reducing some of the decibel level, the resonating, strange hisses would have caused Chen Hao unbearable agony.

Not far from Chen Hao was the Serpent King's corpse, which had been carried by thousands of snakes and thrown into the giant crack in the park. The crack was then filled with earth and stones, giving a grand burial to the once formidable Serpent King of the realm.

Another two minutes passed, and Chen Hao could feel his strength waning, able to force out the Nether Eye Power intermittently, little by little. He closed his eyes and saw the purple flame in his left eye dimming, as if it were about to extinguish.

Meanwhile, in the hospital ward.

Ye Yuqiao lay on the hospital bed alone, receiving an IV treatment. Suddenly, she sensed that the power of the Nether King's Heart in Chen Hao's left eye was fading. She furrowed her brows and immediately closed her eyes. Through her connection with the Nether King's Heart, the scene that Chen Hao's left eye was witnessing appeared in her mind.

Upon seeing the tens of thousands of dense snakes, Ye Yuqiao was instantly stunned. When she opened her eyes, her pale face was full of worry.

Without a second thought, Ye Yuqiao removed the IV needle from her hand. She closed her eyes and a terrifying black shadow, like a mysterious presence, emerged beneath her feet and began to crawl up her legs. Ignoring the risk of being detected by the Ghost King and the Eight Great Clans of Netherworld, she used the Nether Eye Power hidden within her to rush to Chen Hao's rescue.

After the blackness enveloped Ye Yuqiao's entire body, she suddenly vanished.

Two seconds later, in the park.

A shadow suddenly appeared on the ground next to Chen Hao, and as the shadow expanded, the figure of Ye Yuqiao gradually materialized.

"Ye Yuqiao!" Chen Hao was initially overjoyed, then his expression abruptly changed to one of intense worry, "It's so dangerous here, what are you doing coming to a place like this?"

Ye Yuqiao gave Chen Hao a cold glance, offering no reply, still angry about Chen Hao not taking her to the hospital himself.

Then, Ye Yuqiao walked up to Chen Hao, looking around at the group of snakes with a scrutinizing and oppressive gaze. She raised her left hand, and immediately a dark purple flame appeared in her palm.

Chen Hao gasped for air! Standing before him, Ye Yuqiao emitted an oppressive Yin Qi that was no less fierce than that of King Ning.

Under Chen Hao's watch, the purple flame in Ye Yuqiao's hand quickly grew and expanded.

Once it had grown to the size of a soccer ball, Ye Yuqiao clenched her left fist, and the dark purple flame orb exploded violently, sending waves of Yin Qi-laden flames spreading out like ripples.

In the blink of an eye, the tens of thousands of snakes surrounding Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao vanished without a trace, incinerated to ash by the dark purple flames.

After clearing away the group of snakes, Ye Yuqiao retracted the Nether King's power back into her body and concealed it with a seal.

"Wow.. that was amazing!" Chen Hao exclaimed, dumbstruck.

Ye Yuqiao paid no attention to Chen Hao and took a step forward to leave. After walking a few steps, a gust of wind blew, causing her to feel dizzy and unsteady on her feet.

Chen Hao quickly went forward and wrapped his arms around Ye Yuqiao's waist from behind.

"Let go of me!" Ye Yuqiao said, clearly displeased.

Chen Hao tightened his grip slightly and turned Ye Yuqiao around to face him, then asked, "Are you angry because I didn't take you to the hospital myself just now?"

Ye Yuqiao ignored Chen Hao, her face dark with anger and her gaze fixed distantly on the ground.

"Haha!" Chen Hao couldn't help but laugh twice, raised his eyebrows, and said playfully, "Actually, seeing you jealous makes me quite happy."

After Ye Yuqiao turned her gaze onto Chen Hao, her face instantly fell dark with rage. After a moment to compose herself, she suddenly lifted her hand and slapped Chen Hao's right cheek, neither too lightly nor too heavily.

"Ouch! My mistake, Your Majesty the Queen!" Chen Hao said sincerely. As he spoke, he leaned forward and hugged Ye Yuqiao tightly. Then, he whispered into her ear, "No matter what happens, I will always be by your side."

Ye Yuqiao did not respond but tears of grievance fell down her face. She held her breath to keep Chen Hao from hearing her sobs, her left hand quietly climbed up Chen Hao's back to wipe away her tears. Internally, she was torn and struggling.

After a brief silence, Chen Hao asked softly next to Ye Yuqiao's ear, "Ye Yuqiao, what was that technique just now? It was very powerful."

"The Netherworld Flame!" Ye Yuqiao's tone was as cold as ever.

"What!" Chen Hao was shocked, his face turning abruptly pale. He knew that using the Nether King's power was dangerous for Ye Yuqiao.

"Don't worry," Ye Yuqiao said coldly, "Although I used the Nether King's power, I only used a little bit. It shouldn't be detected."

Chen Hao held Ye Yuqiao even tighter. Thinking about how Ye Yuqiao would risk being discovered by the people of the Netherworld for his sake, warmth filled his heart. He silently vowed to himself to become stronger. He had already witnessed the power and terror of the Netherworld Flame, and his immediate priority was to cultivate his left eye's Nether Eye Power to the level of the Netherworld Flame.

After the two parted, Chen Hao picked up the Book of Yin and Yang Exorcism from the ground.

"Ye Yuqiao, we really owe it to this book for saving us. Ah!" Chen Hao suddenly cried out in surprise.

"What's wrong?" Ye Yuqiao asked, coming to Chen Hao's side in bewilderment.

A month ago, when Chen Hao first opened the Book of Yin and Yang Exorcism, he could only see the first four chapters of the Spirit Communication section; the rest of the pages were blank.

Now, upon his second examination of the book, there were a dozen more pages of content, and it now included the second section on Exorcism. The first chapter of the Exorcism section was the demon-catching method "Nowhere to Hide in Heaven and Earth."

"I can see another dozen pages of content!" Chen Hao explained to Ye Yuqiao.

What on earth was going on? He was thoroughly perplexed.

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