Tai Shan was shocked when he heard the mysterious youth declare his intention to enter the Mirror Realm that very moment to kill Chen Hao.

Due to a powerful force the youth inherently possessed, he could freely traverse any seals, boundaries, and void realms unhindered, including the world within mirrors.

"No way!" Tai Shan firmly vetoed the mysterious youth's idea, "You cannot go in."

"Why?" The youth asked, appearing quite angry.

"Are you worried I'll be killed by that kid Chen Hao?"

After pondering for a moment, Tai Shan replied: "I'm not worried about you being killed by him, I'm just worried you won't be able to kill him, and he'll remember your face. If Hua Shan brings him into the City of Yin and Time and identifies you, our years of meticulous planning would all be in vain."

"Moreover!" Tai Shan continued, "We have the next phase of our plan. There's absolutely no need for you to confront him directly at this time."

"I assure you I can kill him!"

"No one can make such a guarantee!"

Tai Shan once again threw cold water on the mysterious youth's enthusiasm: "Just like you couldn't kill that female Nether King twenty years ago! Remember, your advantage isn't in killing!"

After hearing Tai Shan's words, the youth felt indignant but was unable to retort.

Tai Shan had told him multiple times: he did not want the youth to expose his identity at this time because as he grew older, the power within his body was increasing daily. For safety's sake, Tai Shan would rather wait a few more years.

"When will the next phase of the plan commence?" The mysterious youth asked after pausing, by which time he had abandoned the idea of entering the Mirror Realm to kill Chen Hao.

"It can start at any time!"

Tai Shan responded: "However, as I've told you before, in order not to let our next step be interfered with, I have to think of a way to deal with that kid Chen Hao first!"

"Excellent!" The mysterious youth smiled.

But Tai Shan couldn't manage a smile because the next step of the plan was indeed dangerous.

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...

Within the Mirror Realm.

When a black light emitted from the mysterious stone in Chu Xiangjie's possession, a golden column of light suddenly shot down from the sky. The dust particles within the column solidified, slowing the spread of the black light towards Chen Hao.

Seeing this, Chu Xiangjie was stunned; neither of his trump cards could threaten Chen Hao.

At that moment, a golden light column shone upon him, and the energy released from the enveloping dust made him feel suffocated.

He let out a roar to the heavens, a fierce beastly aura erupting from inside him, scattering the dust surrounding him and causing the light column that had struck him to warp and scatter in all directions.

Chen Hao withdrew the column of light and approached Chu Xiangjie as a silhouette.

He had intended to seize the stone in Chu Xiangjie's hand, but alas, Chu Xiangjie's body exploded with a burst of primal beastly power, along with the black light from the stone.

He had to dodge!

He jumped into the air and spewed Nether King's Fire at the man-wolf Chu Xiangjie had transformed into.

However, when the Nether King's Fire met the black light, it was absorbed just like Hua Shan and the others had been.

"Where did you get that stone in your hand?" Chen Hao landed about twenty meters in front of Chu Xiangjie, his eyes fixed on the stone while remaining highly alert.

"This is an heirloom of our Wolf Tribe - the Stone of Dark Eyes!"

"An heirloom?" Chen Hao was curious, "Did your Wolf Tribe also live atop the legendary Nan Shan before?"

"Why do you bring up Nan Shan?" Chu Xiangjie was surprised.

"Recently, a peak over a thousand meters tall emerged from the East Sea called Nan Ling Ridge, said to be part of the legendary Nan Shan. Isn't the chief of the giant ape-like beasts from Nan Ling Ridge?"

Chu Xiangjie nodded, his gaze deep as he looked at Chen Hao and sighed, "I didn't expect you to know so much!"

"But not as much as you!" said Chen Hao.

"Of course!"

Chu Xiangjie sneered, "You definitely don't know that originally, there was a continent in this world, and Nan Shan was located at its southern tip. All life was born from Nan Shan, including your ape ancestors!"

Chu Xiangjie's words piqued Chen Hao's interest immensely. The origins of life had always been speculative and unproven.

"So how did Nan Shan come to be sealed beneath the deep sea? And who possessed such terrifying power to seal an entire mountain range?" Chen Hao asked earnestly, looking at Chu Xiangjie.

"According to the legends passed down by our Wolf Tribe ancestors, there was a great earthquake on that continent, the landmass was fragmented and drifted apart to form the world we see today, with Nan Shan sinking to the ocean floor, and all creatures residing there perishing."

"I've already mentioned, your ape ancestors were extremely weak, hence they were driven out of Nan Shan early and managed to escape the catastrophe."

"So your Wolf Tribe also survived to this day just like us?" Chen Hao challenged.

"No!" Chu Xiangjie was adamant, "Our Wolf Tribe loves to hunt and explore, so many of our members were not on Nan Shan at that time."

Chen Hao did not argue further with Chu Xiangjie, instead falling into contemplation:

Based on Chu Xiangjie's account, Nan Shan was a coveted territory for various races back then; the stronger clans must have occupied the center of Nan Shan, while the weaker ones could only dwell on the fringes, or even be driven out.

Moreover, Nan Shan was sealed deep beneath the ocean, suggesting the circumstances were far from a simple earthquake.

"At that time on Nan Shan," Chu Xiangjie continued, "There were many races that became humanoid before your ape ancestors; your kind was merely a lower species!"

"But ultimately, nature and history chose us, not those races, and certainly not your Wolf Tribe."

"You're just luckier!" Chu Xiangjie was impassioned.

Chen Hao frowned slightly, thinking why bother arguing over such meaningless matters with Chu Xiangjie?

"Release our people," Chen Hao said, "you can't beat me."

"Even if I can't, I can still fight to the death, that's the spirit of our Wolf Tribe!" Chu Xiangjie's body began to swell again, "Besides, without me, you can't rescue those who were absorbed into the Stone of Dark Eyes."

"I could just destroy the Stone of Dark Eyes!" Chen Hao retorted nonchalantly, with the Nether King's World-Slaying Blade already in his left hand.

"Awroo!"

After a howl, Chu Xiangjie unleashed a surge of primal beastly power from within, sweeping towards Chen Hao.

Chen Hao infused the Nether King's Power into the Nether King's World-Slaying Blade and swung it towards the incoming primal force, repelling it!

With a flicker of a phantom, Chu Xiangjie disappeared from in front of Chen Hao. To avoid being exposed by Chen Hao's Nether Light, Chu Xiangjie circled widely before launching a sneak attack from Chen Hao's left.

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