Eighteen Levels of Hell.

Atop the Gate of the Nether King, the Yue Moon Exorcism Sword was channeling Yang Energy into the seals left by Chen Hao on the gate.

And this continuous stream of Yang Energy came from an array meticulously arranged below, using dozens of precious Turtle Spirit Stones.

To prevent anyone from disrupting the Yang Energy array as well as the seals on the Gate of the Nether King, Chen Hao had also set up a Yang Energy Barrier around it. Beyond that, at the three entrances leading to the Gate of the Nether King, there were Niu Tou's clones personally standing guard.

However, just as Hua Shan took people to the Yang King's Mansion to kill the soul baby in Ye Yuqiao's belly, an intruder suddenly passed through the Yang Energy Barrier and arrived in front of the Gate of the Nether King.

The clones of Niu Tou guarding outside the Yang Energy Barrier were completely unaware. They would never have imagined that someone in this world could effortlessly breach the barrier personally set by Yang King Chen Hao, and that too, in an instant.

"Hmph!" the intruder let out a cold laugh.

He looked at the seals and the Yue Moon Exorcism Sword on the gate, a hint of proud contempt in his eyes.

For him, there were no real barriers or seals in this world that could impede his steps.

"I am here again," the intruder murmured to himself, as this was not his first time here.

He had been here twenty-one years ago, except back then, he was still a soul baby not yet fully formed.

He was that mysterious soul baby who kicked open the Gate of the Nether King back then!

As his words fell, the intruder, treating the seal as nothing, entered through the Gate of the Nether King.

Inside the Gate of the Nether King was a long corridor, leading to a palace that was now only ruins.

And behind the palace was a garden that once seemed like a paradise but now was nothing but a sea of fire and ruins, encircled by a wall dozens of meters tall.

Outside the wall lay a sunless wilderness. There was a water source on the southern side of the wilderness, the only water source in the world inside the Gate of the Nether King. The area around the water source was covered with various bizarre vines and wild fruits.

The three mounts of the Hell King, the three Primordial Demons of the Underworld, used to reside near this place.

The beasts sealed within the Gate of the Nether King, to survive, had no choice but to stay there.

After walking for nearly half an hour, the intruder finally saw the three Primordial Demons of the Underworld.

A bad smile appeared on his face, and then with the speed of lightning, he stepped on the heads of the three Primordial Demons one by one, using tremendous force with each step.

What he did was deliberate, to awaken the three slumbering Primordial Demons of the Underworld;

He also deliberately provoked the rage of the three demons.

Everything went as he wished, and when the three Primordial Demons saw him, they roared in anger.

Yet in their eyes, he seemed more like a piece of sweet cake fallen from the sky.

"Ha ha!" The intruder began to tease the three Primordial Demons and slowly drew them towards the Gate of the Nether King, just as he had done twenty-one years before.

Finally, when he led the three Primordial Demons to the Gate of the Nether King, the intruder's expression suddenly turned serious.

A powerful force emerged from within his body and then gathered in his palms.

He slammed his palms against the Gate of the Nether King.

...

In the eastern part of Netherworld City, within the Zhao Residence.

"Your Majesty, please have some tea to calm your nerves," Zhao Chong offered a cup of tea to Ye Yuqiao.

Ye Yuqiao nodded with a pained look on her face, but she did not do as Zhao Chong suggested.

Her heart was filled with fear and unease; firstly, because there was no longer contact with Chen Hao, and secondly, just as Chen Hao focused on Gu Lai's right eye to foresee the impending catastrophe, she, through sensing the Nether King's Heart, saw everything.

Like Chen Hao, she couldn't fathom how the birth of her child could trigger the apocalyptic prophecy.

When she heard from Hua Shan that there was an intention to kill the child, she was extremely fearful.

Before she could recover, she lost connection with the Nether King's Heart bound to Chen Hao.

Thus, she hastily sought out Xie Xiaofeng and Tang Jing, informing them of the situation. After discussing, they decided to have Xie Xiaofeng stay in the Yang King's Mansion to deal with Hua Shan, while Tang Jing would take her, hindered in her movements, to hide at Zhao Chong's residence.

She knew full well about Hua Shan's capabilities, understanding that no one besides Chen Hao could break through Hua Shan's control over time-space.

Ever since arriving at Zhao Chong's residence, she's been trying to sense Chen Hao's presence.

After repeated failed attempts, her emotions began to grow agitated and uneasy.

Affected by her emotional state, the baby in her womb also became anxious, kicking at her belly.

"Zhao Chong, it's very likely that Chen Hao has been imprisoned in the Mirror Realm by Lin Xiaofan!" Ye Yuqiao said with furrowed brows.

Zhao Chong's eyes narrowed sharply, thinking that if what Ye Yuqiao said was true, then there was simply no way to rescue Chen Hao.

"Your Majesty, don't worry for now," Zhao Chong said, repeating this sentence for the fourth time to Ye Yuqiao.

Because apart from this statement, he couldn't think of anything else to say.

At that moment, Ye Yuqiao let out a long, pained shriek, her expression extreme agony.

Zhao Chong looked towards Ye Yuqiao, shocked.

On both sides of Ye Yuqiao's face, he saw two different colors: a crimson and a pale blue.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?" Zhao Chong hurried to Ye Yuqiao's side and asked urgently.

"The baby inside me is frightened!" Ye Yuqiao said.

On her face, Zhao Chong could see fine lines formed from the pain.

"Yuqiao!" Tang Jing rushed in with a basin of water, followed by a flustered Lin Huashan.

Tang Jing hastily set the basin down on the table beside her, then took Ye Yuqiao's hand, soothingly saying, "Yuqiao, don't panic. If you get anxious, the baby will also be affected."

"Tang Jing, here!" Lin Huashan passed a warm towel to Tang Jing's left hand.

Tang Jing quickly took the towel from Ye Yuqiao and wiped her cheeks while instructing, "Take deep breaths, deep breaths."

Ye Yuqiao followed Tang Jing's advice, taking deep breaths.

After wiping Ye Yuqiao's face, Tang Jing brought a tea cup to Ye Yuqiao's lips, saying, "Take a sip of tea."

Ye Yuqiao opened her mouth slightly, taking a small sip, and the odd colors on her face faded a bit.

"Chen Hao will be back soon, he's so smart."

Tang Jing continued to reassure Ye Yuqiao, "Remember how we've been to the Wooden City Virtual Realm and Rainbow Paradise? In the end, it was always Chen Hao who found a way out."

Hearing Tang Jing say this, Ye Yuqiao's frown eased slightly.

"Yes," Ye Yuqiao sighed softly, "he's so smart, he will definitely find a way out of the Mirror Realm."

Then, she looked towards Tang Jing: "I wonder how Xie Xiaofeng is doing?"

Tang Jing smiled, just about to speak, when suddenly the ground began to shake!

Tang Jing and Lin Huashan swayed from side to side, and the cups on the table clinked sharply.

"What happened?" Zhao Chong's brow furrowed tightly.

As soon as his words fell, an avatar of Niu Tou suddenly appeared outside the door.

"Nether King, Clan Leader Zhao, there's trouble! The Gate of the Nether King has been pushed open by three Primordial Demons of the Underworld!"

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