The Eighteen Levels of Hell, as the name suggests, are divided into eighteen layers. However, in the Netherworld, the Eighteen Levels of Hell are further divided into two parts: the Palace Hells and Purgatory. The upper nine levels of hell are called the Palace Hells, and the lower nine levels are known as Purgatory.

Before the Hell King had opened the passageway between Hell and the Netherworld, the people of the Netherworld treated the upper nine levels, the Palace Hells, as their own territory, and the lower nine levels, Purgatory, as the place where souls went after death.

The reason for this distinction is that there is a small island floating between the ninth level of Hell and the tenth level of Purgatory. At the far end of this island, there is a black vortex resembling a door.

The ancient people of Netherworld City called this vortex the Black Realm, symbolizing the terrifying end of life, where anything that entered would disappear forever.

And this black vortex is the Samsara Path, where the Yin Souls of the mortal world come to be reincarnated after death.

A quarter of an hour after jumping into the hole that led to the eighteenth level of Hell, Chen Hao arrived at the island suspended between the ninth and tenth levels.

Beyond that island, Chen Hao discovered several thick layers of purple Yin Qi separating the two levels of Hell. These layers of Yin Qi Spiritual Power converged to create a tremendous buoyant force, covered with dense black particles on the surface, making it as stable as solid ground to tread upon.

Without profound spiritual power, it was impossible to pass through these layers of Hell. The hole that had been broken by the surge of Purgatory Fire last year was already filled with Yin Qi by now.

Chen Hao had only taken a few steps on the island when hundreds of soldiers rushed towards him from the direction of the Samsara Path.

"Could it be that you are Chen Hao?" asked a commander.

Chen Hao paid no attention and simply raised the Nether King's World-Slaying Blade in his hand.

Just as a confrontation was about to ensue, a voice suddenly came from behind the several hundred soldiers, drifting into Chen Hao's ears.

"Hold on!"

Chen Hao's brows slightly furrowed, as he recognized the Ghost King's voice.

The hundreds of soldiers then parted to each side, clearing a path in the middle, and the Ghost King walked slowly forward, his face wearing a sinister smile.

Chen Hao's eyes suddenly widened in surprise, but they quickly settled back into calm.

Or more precisely, back to being cold and merciless.

The Ghost King before him had once been the target he had sworn to defeat.

Now that the Ghost King stood before him, and he had the power to defeat him, he felt not an ounce of excitement or anticipation.

Because the person who had once said she would be with him until eternity after defeating the Ghost King was no more!

What he was doing now, was fulfilling her and his final responsibility and mission!

This was also the only thing he now found meaningful.

"You may go," commanded the Ghost King to the commander, "From now on, you needn't come here anymore."

The commander nodded, knowing that a peak battle would soon take place here. Then, he led the hundreds of soldiers carefully past Chen Hao.

But how could Chen Hao allow them to just slip away like that?

In the past few months, it was because of these people that the mortal world had lost tens of thousands of new lives.

He wanted these soldiers to pay the price for their actions over the months.

With incredible speed, he swung the Nether King's World-Slaying Blade, cutting through the soldiers around him. At the same time, rings of icy Sword Qi also spread out from within him!

The whooshing of the blade's Qi and the piercing shriek of the Sword Qi intertwined, echoing like the chorus of dragons and phoenixes.

Before long, the noise of the blade's Qi and Sword Qi subsided!

And around him, there now lay hundreds of corpses.

Seeing his own men slaughtered by Chen Hao, the Ghost King not only wasn't angry but even applauded Chen Hao, cheering, "Impressive!"

For him, the death of a few hundred soldiers in exchange for Chen Hao was a trade well worth it.

Since the Nether King's Heart was still sealed and frozen within Chen Hao, he was unaware that Chen Hao had already mastered the Nether King's Power. It wasn't until he saw three streams of Nether King's Power roiling within the Nether King's World-Slaying Blade in Chen Hao's hands.

Chen Hao frowned; he had not expected that the Ghost King would be even more ruthless and merciless than himself.

"Are you feeling puzzled?" The Ghost King misunderstood Chen Hao's expression, "why I am here?"

Chen Hao did not speak, but instead set down the Nether King's World-Slaying Blade he held in his hands.

"Do you think I am still on the battlefield commanding the troops?" the Ghost King continued with a laugh, "No one has seen you on the battlefield for the last few battles, so I guessed you were planning to take advantage of my absence from Netherworld City to open the gates of the Netherworld and the Samsara Path. That's why I came back early, and have been waiting here for you to take the bait. And the me you saw on the battlefield was nothing more than a mere clone of myself."

"Indeed, as I expected, you finally came today," the Ghost King said, moving closer to Chen Hao.

Chen Hao watched the Ghost King approach, not retreating nor showing any discomfort on his face.

When the Ghost King came face to face with him, Chen Hao finally spoke, "Wait until I've opened the Samsara Path then I'll deal with you."

"Go ahead; I would do the same after killing you anyway," the Ghost King said.

Chen Hao walked past the Ghost King toward the Samsara Path. His facial expression remained the same, and his heart was also calm.

"I have already set up a barrier throughout the entire Hell, so hiding in that vortex will be of no use," the Ghost King called out behind him.

"Don't worry," Chen Hao paused, "the one who will want to hide later will definitely not be me."

The Ghost King's eyes gleamed, an inexplicable unease stirring within him.

As he arrived in front of the Samsara Path, Chen Hao used the Nether King's World-Slaying Blade in his hand to directly break the seal that the Ghost King had placed at the entrance.

Then, he turned to face the stairwell next to the Samsara Path - this stairway was the only passageway between the tenth and ninth levels of Hell, as well as the mandatory path for Yin Souls to undergo reincarnation.

Again, he raised the Nether King's World-Slaying Blade and shattered the seal at the entrance of the stairway.

"My mission is now complete!" Chen Hao murmured with closed eyes, "All that's left is the Ghost King, and I can fulfill Yuqiao's mission."

After a pause, he turned and looked at the Ghost King.

Then, in an instant, he teleported back to the Ghost King's side.

"You are rather trustworthy," the Ghost King said with a smile, "you didn't hide in the vortex."

"Why would I need to hide?" Chen Hao asked, and then suddenly grabbed the Ghost King's shoulder with his right hand.

The Ghost King was startled; he had not anticipated Chen Hao would attack so hastily, and said, "Because if you don't hide, you will die here."

At that moment, a giant sword imbued with Yang Energy materialized above the Ghost King's head.

"A minor trick," the Ghost King said with disdainful laughter, "the spells of you Onmyoji from the mortal world are only good for scaring lesser ghosts; they're utterly useless against me."

Having said this, the Ghost King forced out a ball of Yin Qi above his head, resisting the giant sword of Yang Energy.

Chen Hao sneered coldly, his grip on the Ghost King's left shoulder tightening.

"This spell isn't meant to deal with you."

The Ghost King was taken aback.

"It's meant to deal with myself!"

As soon as Chen Hao finished speaking, the sword of Yang Energy suddenly thrust towards his own left eye, breaking the seal that froze the Nether King's Heart.

"Ah!" the Ghost King cried out in panic, because...

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