Hearing Qian Feng say that the Demon-Sealing Scroll had been destroyed, Chen Hao immediately felt uneasy, and a look of despair gradually showed in his eyes.

"Chen Hao, don't panic yet!" Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body sent a message through the darkness.

Then, she walked up to Qian Feng and shouted angrily, "Qian Feng, you treacherous official, how dare you deceive Us! Don't think We don't know what's going on with that Demon-Sealing Scroll!"

"Your Majesty, I am wronged—truly, I haven't deceived you!" Qian Feng bowed deeply.

Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body snorted angrily and then, glaring at Li Family's Clan Leader Li Zuole, said, "Clan Leader Li, you may withdraw for now, but don't forget to send that Demon-Sealing Scroll to Yang King's Mansion later."

"Yes!" Li Zuole replied, then left quickly with a frightened expression. Seeing Ye Yuqiao's anger, he felt somewhat afraid.

After Li Zuole exited the hall, Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body approached Qian Feng with an icy tone, "Qian Feng, this Demon-Sealing Scroll is not something ordinary, it's not so easy to destroy."

"Your Majesty, I never said it was easy to destroy," Qian Feng defended, "Initially, the Second Generation Nether King came to me and had me enter the Demon-Sealing Scroll to defeat the ancient beasts sealed within, then burn the obtained cloth."

Ye Yuqiao's eyes shone with interest. "And did you burn that cloth afterward?"

"Absolutely, I burned it. I wouldn't dare violate the Second Generation Nether King's decree, and I burned it in front of him no less!" Qian Feng responded.

Chen Hao's heart trembled violently, his face ashen. The glimmer of hope he had clung to once more turned to despair.

Seeing Chen Hao's grim and desperate expression, Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body furrowed her brows and said softly to Qian Feng, "You may go as well."

"Yes!" said Qian Feng.

With that, Qian Feng turned to leave.

However, after a few steps, he looked back, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Your Majesty, I always wondered why the Second Generation Nether King ordered me to destroy that Demon-Sealing Scroll. After all, when the Ancestor of the Nether King gave it to my father, he instructed him to safeguard the scroll."

After finishing, Qian Feng turned and strode out of the hall.

Reminded by Qian Feng, Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body said to Chen Hao, "Originally, the Great Ancestor left behind this map, clearly wishing for someone in the future to find the ancient city; yet the Second Generation Nether King ordered Qian Feng to destroy one of the map fragments, obviously not wanting anyone to be able to locate it."

Chen Hao wasn't listening to what Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body was saying, instead panicking, "What do we do? If one fragment of the map is destroyed, it means we won't be able to find the ancient city."

"Chen Hao, don't worry yet," Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body grasped Chen Hao's hand, "Don't you already have six fragments of the map? Later, the Clan Leader of the Li Family will bring the seventh to your residence. Although one is missing, it's only one-eighth of the route that's absent. When it comes to it, we can go to Polar Ice Land and slowly search for the missing segment of the route."

Chen Hao made a noise of agreement. Hearing Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body say this, he felt much better.

"Now that you have mastered the Nether King's Power, it won't be difficult to defeat the embodiment of the Great Ancestor's strength in the scroll. Once you enter the scroll, you might as well ask the embodiment for some information; perhaps you could obtain some important details from him," Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body continued.

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Accompanied by Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body, Chen Hao set foot in his own royal residence for the first time—Yang King's Mansion.

Yang King's Mansion is located in the southeast part of Netherworld City and was previously the residence of King Wanfa.

Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body chose this estate for Chen Hao because it is conveniently situated on a main street that leads directly to the Nether King Palace and the eastern courtyard.

Along the way, since word had spread that Chen Hao was officially conferred as the Yang King by the Nether King, many citizens of the city gathered on both sides of the streets, eager to catch a glimpse of him.

Moreover, rumors were already circulating throughout Netherworld City that the Nether King was to marry Chen Hao, and with both of them now seated in the same carriage, it attracted even more attention from the people.

After entering Yang King's Mansion, Chen Hao was dumbstruck by the sight of such a large estate, complete with two gardens and several separate courtyards.

"I never dreamed that one day I'd own such a huge mansion!"

"Do you like it? I personally selected this for you."

"The yard and gardens are so big, they're a bit wasteful. It would be great if we could remodel and build a swimming pool and a basketball court," Chen Hao said while looking around.

Ye Yuqiao gave Chen Hao a look and muttered, "Are you thinking about proposing your idea of modernizing the Netherworld again? Building roads, train stations, telecommunication and network base stations, aiming for modernization in every aspect?"

Chen Hao shrugged.

Just then, Li Zuole personally delivered the Demon-Sealing Scroll to Chen Hao.

Before long, after sending off Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body and Li Zuole, Chen Hao opened the Demon-Sealing Scroll and entered into the scroll itself.

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Evening.

The afterglow of the setting sun spilled over the ancient Netherworld City, bringing a day of bustle in the old city to a gradual calm.

Within Qian Mansion.

Just like every other day, Qian Feng sat alone in the courtyard, watching the sunset.

Warm red sunlight lit up his face, illuminating the wrinkles between his brows. He seemed to be worried.

But his hazy gaze was inscrutable, leaving one unable to guess what was troubling him.

With just a stir, the leaves in the courtyard suddenly made two strange sounds, alerting Qian Feng.

When Qian Feng turned to look in the direction of the noise, someone was already standing before him.

"Clan Leader Qian!" the person greeted Qian Feng with a smile.

"How come you're here?" Qian Feng asked, puzzled.

The person snorted and said, "So much has happened here in Netherworld City over the past year, and you haven't reported any of it to the Emperor! Had it not been for the recent chaos in the Netherworld of the mortal world that I personally investigated, the Nether King would still be in the dark."

"Didn't the Emperor say that we could only contact him once every ten years?" Qian Feng replied indifferently. "Besides, how does this qualify as a big event? It's nothing more than the Nether King's granddaughter reclaiming the throne, at most, it's a fortunate occurrence."

"The Fourth Generation Underworld King, is it still the same one from before?" the person questioned angrily. "Don't think I don't know that this Fourth Generation Underworld King has fused her own Nether Soul with the blood of the Netherworld Azure Bird. The Emperor sent me to have us kill the Fourth Generation Underworld King and that lad named Chen Hao. Clan Leader Qian, you must assist us covertly."

Qian Feng's eyes narrowed into dangerous slits: "Why does the Emperor want to kill them? The Fourth Generation Underworld King is his own granddaughter."

"The two of them are trying to find the Ancestral City, attempting to take away the thing that the Nether King values the most."

"Even if we join forces, we are no match for the Fourth Generation Underworld King and Chen Hao."

"You don't need to worry about that, there will always be a good opportunity to act! I will inform you when the time comes."

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