After being illuminated by the light of the Netherworld for a short while, King Xin's Yin Soul and the flesh that only contained the Nether Soul transformed into millions of sparkling red light particles of Primordial Spirit and Primordial Soul.

Looking up at the night sky lit by red starlight, Chen Hao let out a long sigh of relief, thinking that up to this point, he had already killed two of the Eight Great Law Kings, leaving six more. The difficult and perilous road still stretched ahead.

At the same time, Chen Hao also reminded himself that he must become stronger as soon as possible. He had been able to defeat King Ning the first time because King Ning had underestimated him, and this time, he defeated King Xin by exploiting King Xin's fatal weakness. It could be said that both times were flukes, and he might not be so lucky next time. Additionally, within just a few months, he had eliminated two of the Law Kings, which would inevitably draw the overt and covert attacks from the remaining six kings. The days ahead would certainly be fraught with extreme danger.

"Boyfriend, don't worry too much!" Ye Yuqiao's voice suddenly drifted into Chen Hao's ears from behind, "For now, we can only take it one step at a time!"

"Hmm!" Chen Hao turned around, then immediately faced Ye Yuqiao. Every time he felt anxious, Ye Yuqiao always appeared by his side. Without her needing to say or do anything, his heart would soon calm down. "Girlfriend, it's so good to have you here!"

With that, Chen Hao stepped forward and wrapped his arms around Ye Yuqiao.

"Falling for me again, aren't you?" Ye Yuqiao whispered in Chen Hao's embrace, "Actually, I also feel that it's really good to have you!"

"Yes, yes, then let's stick together every day for everyone's sake."

"Okay!" Ye Yuqiao agreed cheerily, then closed her eyes, savoring the moment that belonged only to the two of them.

After a long silence, Ye Yuqiao squirmed a little in Chen Hao's arms and then said in a soft voice, "Boyfriend, my feet are getting numb."

"Hmm!" Chen Hao let go of Ye Yuqiao, "Then I'll find a place to sit down."

"Don't," Ye Yuqiao laughed and shook her head, "I want you to hold me, like a princess carry."

Chen Hao laughed, then lightly pinched Ye Yuqiao's cheek and said, "You're clearly a queen asking for a princess carry; it doesn't suit you."

Ye Yuqiao huffed, glaring at Chen Hao and said, "That's not necessarily true. If the boyfriend is obedient, then he can be a princess; if the boyfriend is disobedient, then he has to be a queen."

Seeing Ye Yuqiao suddenly become childish, Chen Hao was caught between laughter and tears, then while lifting Ye Yuqiao into his arms, he asked, "Why do you suddenly want a princess carry?"

"Silly," Ye Yuqiao looped her arms around Chen Hao's neck, "you don't ask a lady's heart, nor should you guess, just do as told."

"Alright, alright!" Chen Hao feigned a helpless tone and began walking towards a pine tree whose branches were weighed down by snow.

Reaching the pine tree, Chen Hao sat down slowly on the snowy ground holding Ye Yuqiao, leaning back against the thick trunk. Although the cold wind was biting and the snow still fluttered down, this made the two of them hold each other even tighter.

"Girlfriend, are you cold?" Chen Hao asked Ye Yuqiao as she lay in his arms, while pushing out a little bit of his Yang Energy.

Shaking her head, Ye Yuqiao closed her eyes, her pale cheeks filled with sleepiness, then said, "Boyfriend, let's play a game?"

"What game?"

"Let's see who can stay silent the longest. Whoever speaks first loses!"

"Hey!" A trace of displeasure immediately showed on Chen Hao's face, "If you want to sleep, just say so!"

"You caught me!" Ye Yuqiao's eyes curved into two arches, "So, do you dare to play?"

Sighing helplessly, Chen Hao asked, "Girlfriend, have you always been treating some childishness with medicine, and the old ailment relapsed because you haven't taken it these past couple of days?"

"Hmph!" Ye Yuqiao huffed, "If you can't take the game, just say it; don't make personal attacks on your opponent!"

"Who said I can't take the game?" Chen Hao said with disdain, "Then the game starts now."

Ye Yuqiao nodded, no longer speaking.

Afterward, although Chen Hao didn't speak again, he harassed Ye Yuqiao by kissing her lips instead.

...

Four in the morning.

Netherworld, Nether King Palace.

Aside from the Dark Law King, the other five surviving Law Kings had already arrived at the Nether King Palace one after another. At this point, unaware of King Xin's death, the five exchanged glances, speculating about the reason why the Dark Law King had summoned them overnight.

Among them, King Shuanglin stood to the side feeling secretly delighted, thinking that the Dark Law King had called all the Law Kings to announce happy news—the announcement that King Xin had killed Chen Hao to avenge King Ning.

"Why hasn't King Xin arrived yet?" asked King Mieji, ranked fourth among the Eight Great Law Kings, "Could something have happened?"

"King Mieji, what could possibly go wrong!" King Shuanglin laughed heartily, his face filled with barely concealed excitement. "Just relax, if Dark Law King has summoned us, he must have some good news to announce!"

"Brother, how do you know it's good news?" inquired King Mieji.

King Shuanglin started to reply but stopped himself, realizing he couldn't let the others know he had gone to King Xin's mansion without permission.

At that moment, a heavy tread of footsteps came from outside the door. Although they could not yet see the face of the newcomer, all five Law Kings inside the hall guessed it was Dark Law King approaching. In the current state of the Netherworld, aside from the Ghost King, only Dark Law King exuded such a chilling spiritual power, which not even King Shuanglin, born with freezing powers, could match.

Listening to the slow, heavy footsteps of Dark Law King, King Mieji's brow furrowed. He had a premonition that this wouldn't be the good news King Shuanglin was talking about but rather a catastrophe, probably concerning King Xin.

King Mieji shook his head slightly. He couldn't believe King Xin would actually fall to Chen Hao.

Similarly, the other Law Kings harbored the same thought, except for King Shuanglin. His smile grew on his face, oblivious to the silent, icy atmosphere around him.

Not long after, Dark Law King entered the Nether King Palace, his face ashen, his expression grave.

Seeing the look on Dark Law King's face, King Shuanglin's expression darkened, and his eyes widened in shock. Realizing that this wasn't the face of someone with good news to announce, he could not help but ask impatiently, "Dark Law King, could it be that King Xin, she..."

King Shuanglin choked up.

Dark Law King lifted his gaze toward King Shuanglin. Under the candlelight flanking the red carpet inside the Nether King Palace, the sorrow on his face shone brightly.

Dark Law King said nothing but continued to gaze steadily at King Shuanglin.

All the Law Kings held their breaths, their puzzled and bewildered eyes fixed on Dark Law King as they awaited his words.

After a long while, the atmosphere within the Nether King Palace grew so cold it seemed to reach its limit, with the hearts of all Law Kings becoming increasingly unsettled with every silent second passing from Dark Law King.

Finally, Dark Law King's gaze no longer focused on King Shuanglin but slowly swept over the other Law Kings.

After looking around at them twice, Dark Law King finally opened his mouth slightly and said in a hoarse voice, "I just received the news, King Xin is dead, killed by that boy Chen Hao!"

"What!" The other Law Kings exclaimed in unison, then fell into an even colder silence.

"Impossible! Impossible!" King Shuanglin shook his head vehemently, his face a mixture of shock and anger. "Yesterday when I found King Xin, she had already captured that boy Chen Hao and promised me she would personally bring him to me in a few days."

"King Shuanglin!" Dark Law King roared in anger. "You went to King Xin's mansion on your own? Did you take my words as nothing but the wind beside your ear!"

At that moment, a dark shadow crawled out from Dark Law King's body, racing toward King Shuanglin along the red carpet at the speed of lightning.

"Ugh!" King Shuanglin let out a terrible scream as the shadow entered his body.

"Dark Law King, stop!" King Wumeng immediately stepped forward to persuade, "Now that we've already lost two great generals on our side, we can't afford to fall into disarray!"

After a moment's thought, Dark Law King withdrew the shadow from within King Shuanglin.

King Wumeng quickly took three steps as if they were two to get to King Shuanglin's side, pulling him aside and pressing a hand over his mouth as he earnestly advised, "Brother, the urgent matter at hand is to consider how to deal with King Xin's aftermath. Don't be rash!"

King Shuanglin snorted with fury, pushing King Wumeng away and turning his head to the side, gasping for breath.

"Gentlemen, I summoned you here as soon as I learned of King Xin's death, to discuss our next move before the Eight Great Clans catch wind of this. I have just one question for all of you, do we or don't we kill that boy to avenge King Xin? If so, the six of us will go to the mortal world and kill him right now, and I will take responsibility for whatever happens!" declared Dark Law King.

Hearing Dark Law King speak this way, the other five Law Kings were somewhat surprised. In the past, Dark Law King would have certainly urged everyone to keep their cool, saying everything should wait until Ghost King's return, but now he had taken a sudden and unpredictable stance, becoming so impulsive and aggressive.

"Dark Law King, are you serious!" King Shuanglin asked incredulously.

"Do you think I'm in the mood to joke with you now?" Dark Law King said angrily, "Make a decision quickly, before the Eight Great Clans find out and come to interfere."

"No, no, absolutely not!" King Wumeng furrowed his brows deeply. "While killing Chen Hao may satisfy our immediate desire for revenge, the Eight Great Clans will certainly use this as a pretext to attack us. With Ghost King not around, I fear we'll be at a great disadvantage!"

It was expected for King Wumeng to react this way since it was well-known he was always cautious.

"What's there to fear!" King Shuanglin shouted, "Out of the Eight Great Clans, only Zhao Chong and Qian Feng have some skills. Are we few unable to take them down? If it comes down to it, let's go all out! It's settled then; we'll kill Chen Hao to avenge King Xin and King Ning!"

"Who's going for a do-or-die battle?"

Suddenly, a voice rang out in the Nether King Palace.

The six Law Kings turned in surprise, all turning to look back at the entrance of the Nether King Palace.

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