After learning through the Nether King's Heart that Chen Hao wanted to fight the black dragon to see who was superior, Ye Yuqiao couldn't help but chastise him softly, "Naughty!"

However, she quickly changed her tone, secretly saying to Chen Hao in her heart, "Well then, just remember to be careful."

The reason for her swift change of attitude was because she saw the black dragon as a good opponent for training Chen Hao.

At that moment, Hua Shan, who had been beside Ye Yuqiao, had originally planned on taking her and Chen Hao to the northern district. But upon further thought, he realized that this indifferent, terrifyingly powerful girl didn't need his help to reach the northern district in an instant. Thus, he disappeared, leaving behind only the words, "Miss, I'll go after Tai Shan!"

Ye Yuqiao paid no attention, her mind wholly focused on Chen Hao, who was about to confront the black dragon.

Although dragons in the mortal world were either revered as symbols of supreme power or seen as the most terrifying mythical beasts, to her, the Netherworld monarch, dragons were just like the merpeople—ancient leviathans living in the East Sea; however, the black dragon before her was somewhat different.

What exactly was different about it? Ye Yuqiao couldn't quite say. Perhaps it was the black dragon's connection to the mysterious City of Yin and Time that made it appear somewhat mystical in her eyes.

"Sword Qi, annihilate!" Chen Hao roared, as the black dragon had already reached him.

As soon as the words left his mouth, Chen Hao himself turned into a mass of Sword Qi, hurtling towards the approaching black dragon!

"Whoosh whoosh!" The fierce Sword Qi rushed past the black dragon's body but couldn't injure it, with its sturdy dragon scales offering ample protection.

Then, the Sword Qi gathered above the black dragon's head, and Chen Hao appeared there. He immediately reached out with both hands to grasp the horns on top of the black dragon's head, then sat astride its back. Next, he gathered the power of the Nether King in his left eye between his hands and gritted his teeth in an effort to pull out the dragon horns.

Seeing this, Ye Yuqiao couldn't help but be torn between laughter and tears, murmuring, "So you really are planning to pluck the dragon's horns, you really are quite naughty!"

"Moo!" The black dragon let out a loud howl. A cluster of splitting blood threads appeared in its emerald dragon eyes, indicating immense pain.

"Hum!" The black dragon roared in fury. With its roar, Chen Hao felt as though his eardrums and internal organs were about to be shattered, causing his whole body to tingle and goosebumps to rise.

After shivering for a moment, Chen Hao steeled his resolve and injected even more power from the Nether King into his palms.

The black dragon's cries of pain grew more excruciating. It then began to leap and bound through the air, shaking its body violently in an attempt to throw off Chen Hao.

"Little dragon, I won't stop until I've plucked your horns!" Feeling dizzy and disoriented, Chen Hao said with his eyes closed, clinging to the black dragon's horns as though he was on an extreme roller coaster ride.

Half a minute later, a sudden sense of weightlessness overwhelmed Chen Hao, followed by a bone-deep chill. He snapped open his eyes, only to realize that he was now thousands of feet high in the sky, the biting cold wind ripping at his clothes. The skyscrapers of the city below were shrinking like toys, and the cars moving along the streets rapidly reduced to tiny spots of light.

Looking up, Chen Hao thought that if they continued ascending, they would soon break through the atmosphere and into space.

Therefore, he had no choice but to let go of the dragon's horns and then leap down toward the ground.

"Yuqiao, here I come, catch me!" Chen Hao joked, his body shivering uncontrollably from the cold.

"Naughty!" Ye Yuqiao quickly sent her thoughts to Chen Hao, then sighed and said, "In a moment, my Chen Hao is going to splatter into a pancake.

"Ah!" Chen Hao was astonished. Now, the city, skyscrapers, and cars in his eyes were all enlarging, while the cold air rushing into his nose filled his lungs and organs, making it difficult for him to breathe.

After a brief pause, Chen Hao wondered in his mind, "Will I really splatter into a pancake?"

Ye Yuqiao's light laughter echoed in Chen Hao's mind, followed by her saying, "Silly, don't you know Qinggong?"

"Oh, right!" A glint flashed in Chen Hao's eyes as he inwardly berated himself for forgetting his Qinggong skills. After a brief pause, he took a deep breath, wondering if he would have turned into a meat patty had he not known Qinggong, and if it would've hurt terribly just before death?

"Idiot!" Ye Yuqiao's voice once again echoed in Chen Hao's mind, "Even if you didn't know Qinggong, I'm still here. How could I bear to see you fall to your death?"

Hearing Yuqiao's words, a warm feeling surged into Chen Hao's heart, and his shivering body stopped trembling.

He lowered his head to look towards Yuqiao's position, feeling an urgent desire to take her into his arms.

Soon, Ye Yuqiao's peerlessly beautiful face became clear in Chen Hao's eyes. They looked at each other across the distance, exchanging smiles.

Just then, a black dragon appeared behind Chen Hao. Its head swung toward Chen Hao's back and sent him flying.

In the blink of an eye, Chen Hao was struck hundreds of meters away into the sky. Before he could recover, the black dragon swept up from underneath him, wrapping him in its body that glowed with golden light.

"Ah!" Chen Hao let out an agonized scream, the dragon's sturdy scales as solid as rocks, constricting him so tight he couldn't breathe or move.

Under the threat of death, a flicker of inspiration struck Chen Hao's mind, and in a desperate bid for survival, he instantly transformed into a streak of Sword Qi, freeing himself from the dragon's embrace.

Seconds later, the Sword Qi converged, and Chen Hao reappeared while the black dragon was nowhere to be seen.

"Watch out on your left!" Ye Yuqiao's cry of alarm suddenly rang out.

Startled, Chen Hao had no time to react before being rammed into the air by the black dragon that appeared suddenly on his left.

Instantly, Chen Hao rose nearly a hundred meters, and his speed was still increasing.

"Buzz!" The black dragon appeared on Chen Hao's right side, this time striking him fiercely.

Finally, Chen Hao spat out a mouthful of fresh red blood.

The black dragon was overjoyed and within a mere second, hit Chen Hao several times more. This continued until Ye Yuqiao appeared nearby, using the Nether King's Power to solidify the air around the dragon, effectively freezing it in place.

"Boyfriend, are you okay?" Ye Yuqiao instantly arrived by Chen Hao's side, catching him as the black dragon sent him flying eastward.

Chen Hao barely opened his eyes, his face pale and the corners of his mouth stained with blood.

He gave a weak smile and shook his head. The acute pain inside him was quickly ebbing away, and his color was rapidly returning to normal.

He had barely opened his mouth to speak when a fierce roar from the black dragon interrupted him.

Both startled, they turned to look at the dragon and saw the air around it beginning to loosen slightly.

"Girlfriend, trust me!" Chen Hao said, holding onto Ye Yuqiao firmly, "I can handle it!"

"Buzz!" The black dragon roared, the air around its body now freely flowing again.

After hesitating for a moment, Ye Yuqiao nodded repeatedly and then turned into a black shadow and left, leaving only her words in Chen Hao's heart, "Boyfriend, I believe you can do it!"

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