However, before he had even approached the phoenix, he had turned into ash, leaving only a black-gleaming Nether King's Heart lingering in the air.

After the phoenix had flown away, the Nether King's Heart brought Chen Hao's Yin Soul and body back to life, and he reappeared in midair, alive once more.

"Chen Hao, are you an idiot!" Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body was very angry.

"I forgot I can't just approach you carelessly!" Chen Hao said with a bitter smile, then forced a sphere of Nether King's Power from within his body.

Once he was surrounded by the Nether King's Power, when Chen Hao approached the phoenix that was the incarnation of Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body again, he wasn't burnt to ashes by the flames emanating from the phoenix.

Finally, he successfully landed on the back of the phoenix and soared through the sky with it, all the while chasing away the ancient beasts that were busy fleeing.

As nightfall approached, Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao descended to the ground. The icy and snowy landscape behind them was turned upside down by Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body, unrecognizable from before.

"You were really naughty just now!" Ye Yuqiao chided Chen Hao gently as she pinched his cheek with her hand.

Chen Hao smiled broadly, the meaning apparent on his face, "Riding on a bluebird feels amazing. How about we travel like this every day from now on? It would definitely make our journey smooth and unobstructed."

"Keep dreaming, do you want to exhaust me to death!" Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body rolled her eyes and said, "Anyway, from now on, whenever I get tired, you will have to carry me, otherwise, I'll burn you to ash just like earlier!"

Afterward, while it was not yet completely dark, the two hurried along their path.

The disturbance caused by Ye Yuqiao earlier had made all the nearby behemoths aware that she could turn into a phoenix, so along this stretch of road, the two didn't encounter any strange, gigantic beasts.

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The night had grown deep.

Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body had already settled down in the Nether Acupoint.

Having laid out the bedding on the ground of the Nether Acupoint, Chen Hao said to Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body, "Okay, time to sleep."

Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body smiled and then lied down on the comfortable bedding. Although the Nether Acupoint was a bit cold, in her world, there was never such a thing as "cold," unless she wanted to earn Chen Hao's sympathy by pretending.

Just as Chen Hao was about to lie down on his own bedding, Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body suddenly reached out and clasped his arm, saying, "Jerk, I want to hear a story."

"No way!" Chen Hao said coldly.

"You're lying!" Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body darkened her expression, "Don't think I don't know, you used to tell stories to my Yang Soul almost every night. You better not play favorites, or be careful, once our three souls unite, your Yuqiao might not like you anymore."

"Alright, I surrender!" Chen Hao said helplessly, then turned and sat facing Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body.

"Tell me, what kind of story do you want to hear."

"I want to hear a ghost story."

Chen Hao's expression darkened, and he gritted his teeth, "Big sister, you are the Nether King, would ghost stories be of any interest to you?"

"As long as it's you telling them, they will always be interesting to me."

Chen Hao sighed in defeat, completely at the mercy of Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body.

"Back on the mainland of the Netherworld, you used to be rather domineering and carried yourself like a queen. Why does it seem like you've suddenly changed into a different person recently?"

"All that was just a front, you have no idea how tired my heart was. Now it's great, it's just the two of us, and I can be myself. Chen Hao brother, hurry up and tell me a story, quick, quick!"

Listening to Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body's coquettish tone, Chen Hao shivered involuntarily and then began to tell a story that he made up on the spot.

Sometime later, Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body had fallen asleep listening to Chen Hao's story, whereas Chen Hao, his speech becoming slurred and incoherent from storytelling, was also on the verge of sleep.

Just then, a crack tore through the Barrier of the Nether Acupoint beside them, and a blinding light seeped in through the fissure, piercing Chen Hao's slightly closed eyes and waking him up.

Chen Hao was startled, then instantly alert. He looked up at the crack that kept widening and saw the Second Generation Nether King's figure appear once again.

"It's you again!" Chen Hao's eyes filled with hostility.

"You're already on your way."

"Of course!" Chen Hao said.

The Second Generation Nether King let out a cold laugh, "Your friend is in my hands, aren't you worried I might make him disappear for good?"

He was referring to Xie Xiaofeng.

Chen Hao's expression darkened, and he had no words to respond.

"If you make him disappear, then we will have even more reason to come after you, and then we'll make you disappear from this world!" An icy voice came from behind Chen Hao.

Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body had awoken.

"My dear granddaughter, you dare to utter such rebellious and unfilial words," the Second Generation Nether King scoffed.

"Even tigers don't eat their young—Grand Emperor, you clearly watched me die without lifting a finger. Yet you have the gall to put all the blame on me. You truly lack respect for your elders."

"That's right!" Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body suddenly changed her tone, "Grand Emperor, are you sure my father was your biological son? Just as the Great Ancestor can confirm if you were his real son."

She was deliberately speaking sarcastically.

The Second Generation Nether King immediately became enraged; the last thing he wanted to hear in his life was the truth about his relationship with the Ancestor of the Nether King.

"Didn't you just talk about being unfilial?" Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body continued, "I've heard of someone who calls his father's murderer 'Father', knowing full well that his own father's spirit has been sealed."

"Shut up!" the Second Generation Nether King roared loudly.

"I'll shut up, but you better remember, if our friend suffers even the slightest harm, I will spread that rumor throughout both the Yin and Yang Realms!"

The Second Generation Nether King was so angry he couldn't speak. After a pause, his image suddenly disappeared within the Nether Acupoint, and the torn opening in the Barrier also closed up and healed.

Chen Hao turned to look at Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body and muttered, "You little thing, I didn't expect you to be so sharp-tongued!"

"Hmph, of course!" Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body said arrogantly, "Don't you admire me now?"

Chen Hao chuckled twice, then lay down and pulled up his blanket.

"Jerk, I'm cold!" Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body immediately turned over and burrowed into his blanket.

Seeing Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body clutching the blanket tightly, Chen Hao felt helpless and could only roll out of the bed himself.

Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body followed suit, always clinging tightly to him.

The ancient city.

At the top of the ice sculpture building, the Second Generation Nether King stood on the terrace, gasping for breath.

He had gone to sense the Nether King's Heart in Chen Hao's body, wanting only to know where Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body were at the moment. But he didn't expect to have his most painful secret sharply exposed by his own granddaughter.

Now, he faced a predicament, how could he stop Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao from reaching the ancient city? With their strength, finding someone capable of contending with them was incredibly difficult.

After a long while, the Second Generation Nether King finally thought of someone.

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