Three days later.

After three days of arduous travel, Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Bodies finally entered the Polar Ice Land.

The Polar Ice Land knew only one season—winter—stretching into infinity with its icy vistas and unending snowfields.

Due to the inability of the flying horses to withstand the chilling air of Polar Ice Land, from this point on, the two had to rely on their own feet to find the ancient city.

A few steps into the Polar Ice Land, and a thick layer of snow had already accumulated atop their heads.

"Hey jerk, come here!" Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body called out to Chen Hao.

"What do you want?" Chen Hao asked, puzzled.

Seeing that Chen Hao didn't move closer, Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body took two steps toward him and leaped up, brushing the snow off his head for him, then she pulled up the hood of his hoodie.

"Hehe!" She chuckled, then took Chen Hao's hand, "Jerk, I helped you, why don't you help me?"

"My hands are already taken by you."

Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body quickly released Chen Hao's hand and laughingly said, "Come on."

"Can you please stop being so childish!" Chen Hao said through gritted teeth, "I've heard that the Polar Ice Land is home to terrifying ancient mythical beasts. Aren't you scared at all?"

As he spoke, Chen Hao brushed the snow off Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body's head.

Looking at Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body's cheeks, reddened from the icy winds, Chen Hao asked, "By the way, are you cold?"

Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body rolled her eyes at Chen Hao and retorted, "Are you an idiot? Have you not thought about what blood flows in my veins? Besides, we both are so strong, what's there to be afraid of? As long as we join forces, we can almost fight any creature in the world without equal. No, I mean any mythical beast in the world."

Chen Hao inwardly sighed, thinking to himself how Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body was becoming more and more childish. And it wasn't the kind of childishness that was cute on purpose—it was genuine, from the heart!

"Jerk," Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body suddenly put on a long face, "You despise me!"

"Quit playing the victim!" Chen Hao saw through Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body's intentions in a glance, "Don't think you're the only one who can sense my feelings. I'm now tuned into the Nether King's Heart as well, and when you tune into the Nether King's Heart, I can also know what you're thinking through it."

"Hmph! That's no fun." Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body took Chen Hao's hand again.

Afterward, they quickened their pace. If all went well, they estimated they could reach the Netherworld City in about fifty days.

At that time, there would be just over ten days left until the deadline of the oath between Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body and the Netherworld Azure Bird.

Before long, the two arrived at a fork in the road.

Chen Hao took out a map leading to the ancient city from his chest. This map was a reinterpretation, which he carefully pieced together and traced from various maps; the red line on the map represented the route from the southern edge of the Polar Ice Land to the Dog Tribe's territory, while the blue line was the path from the Dog Tribe's territory to the ancient city.

The blue route was discovered by the chief of the Dog Tribe, who was also the father of the Ghost King, Lie. The red line was recorded by the Great Ancestor of the Nether King after obtaining the Nether King's Heart and returning to the mainland of the Netherworld.

Chen Hao activated the Nether Vision Technique, peering ahead and comparing it with the routes marked on the map.

After a while, he confirmed their direction and pointed to the left, "We go this way!"

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Night had fallen, and Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body had been walking through the Polar Ice Land for an entire day.

When the setting sun slanted its golden light across the snowy land and the crystalline mountains, it stained the icy landscape with a warm red hue. The warm red light, refracted by the ice, scattered wildly, turning the snowy land into what looked like a glittering red gem—a sight too beautiful to describe.

Looking at the silhouette of Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body, Chen Hao couldn't help but recall the girl who walked under the sunset on the way home from high school, becoming the most beautiful scene of those evenings.

"Chen Hao, you're not captivated by my beauty, are you?" Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body suddenly noticed Chen Hao staring at her spellbound. Although she knew he was actually thinking of her Yang Soul, she still couldn't help her cheeks flushing with tension.

"You little rascal!" Chen Hao suddenly stretched out his hand and pinched Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body's cheek playfully.

"Hmph, you're the rascal!" Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body feigned anger, "You're the most, most, most rascally person in the world!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Chen Hao said helplessly, "I'm the most rascally, and you, miss, are the cutest."

Ye Yuqiao smiled proudly, then moved Chen Hao's hand away from her rosy cheek.

"Ahem, ahem!"

Just then, suddenly, a series of strange shrieks filled the air around them. The noise was like that of a campus loudspeaker, fizzing and noisy, which was quite uncomfortable to hear.

"What an unpleasant sound!" Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body immediately covered her ears, her expression pained.

Chen Hao frowned slightly, then activated his Nether Vision Technique and looked in the direction of the sounds, only to see a group of strangely shaped beasts rolling around on the snow mountains to the southwest.

The beasts were round and pudgy, completely white, and after observing for a while, Chen Hao couldn't make out their faces or limbs.

Perhaps these beasts had no faces or feet, Chen Hao thought to himself.

Watching the round beasts climb up the peaks of nearby mountains and then roll down again, Chen Hao surmised that they were playing.

And the spot these beasts occupied was on the path to the Dog Tribe's territory.

"Let's just go around them," Chen Hao suggested.

"Why bother taking a detour?" Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body asked, "Are we scared of them or something?"

"Better safe than sorry," Chen Hao explained. "Those beasts may look silly, but the Spiritual Power they possess is no joke. If they latch onto us, it would take quite some time and effort to deal with them."

"No way!" Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body shook her head, "I want to..."

Before she could finish, Chen Hao pulled on her hand and steered them in another direction, intentionally distancing themselves from the group of beasts.

"Jerk, I don't want to take the long way around," Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body complained, stamping her feet continuously.

Knowing she was just being coy, Chen Hao paid no attention and instead hugged her waist, using Qinggong to speed them forward.

Some time passed.

The sun had left only half its face at the edge of the west, and the night sky overhead had begun to deepen.

Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body touched down on the snowy land, having successfully bypassed the group of beasts.

"It's gotten dark," Chen Hao said as he looked at the last of the sunset, "See, isn't this nice? We didn't have to lift a finger, so relaxing!"

But just as he finished speaking, suddenly...

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