Upon learning that the allied forces of the seven great families had already occupied Wushuang City, the Ghost King was furious.

At this moment, the snow continued to fall more heavily, and nightfall was approaching—the coldest and most difficult time of the day was nearly upon them. He turned around, looking at his soldiers who were shivering in the cold wind and were utterly exhausted, and felt a pang of discomfort in his heart.

Whether it was the right timing, geographical advantage, or unity of people, his army seemed to have none.

Behind the Ghost King, King Wumeng watched with a grave expression, hesitating on whether to advise the Ghost King to retreat and choose another day to fight. Given the condition of the army, it seemed almost impossible to breach Wushuang City, which was guarded by the hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the alliance of the seven great families.

Just then, the Ghost King turned his head back, squinting his eyes at King Wumeng and King Qingyu, hesitated for a while before he said, "Rest for two days, we will attack the city again after two days."

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Inside Wushuang City, upon hearing that the great army of the seven families had arrived, the general sent by the Ghost King to defend the city immediately led the soldiers in a retreat, fleeing northward from the city.

Wushuang City, nestled between high mountains, was indeed an ancient city by name and reality. With an average altitude of over seven thousand meters, unparalleled in both the realms of Yin and Yang, it was thus known as Wushuang.

Wushuang City was built shortly after the ascension of the Second Generation Nether King, and after tens of thousands of years of development, its scale and prosperity were now comparable to that of Netherworld City. The scenic beauty of the mountains, coupled with the warm winters and cool summers, also made it one of the most desirable places for the people of the Netherworld to spend their later years.

However, Wushuang City had another name—City of Sorrows. Over twenty thousand years ago, Qian Feng had led his troops in a massacre, nearly wiping out the city's population of over a hundred thousand, hence earning the city its grim moniker. It was said that Qian Feng's reason for the massacre was that the city's civilians had provided shelter for the treacherous followers of the Ghost King.

Although most of the residents in the city now had moved in after the massacre, they still harbored deep hatred and fear towards Qian Feng. Thus, when they heard that Qian Feng had once again entered Wushuang City, panic spread among them.

After entering the city, Qian Feng and Zhao Chong were responsible for accommodating the hundreds of thousands of soldiers, while the others took up residence in the largest mansion in the city—King Ning's Manor.

King Ning's Manor, as the name implied, was the former residence of King Ning. It was here, in this very manor, where the Ghost King personally conferred the titles upon the Eight Great Law Kings.

"So King Ning used to live here?" Chen Hao looked around the corridors as he spoke, "I didn't expect his house to be this big, or that he was so wealthy."

"He was originally the richest person in Wushuang City, and quite insightful at that. Later, he turned to the Ghost King for assistance only after being framed and rescued by him," Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body told Chen Hao.

"Since this is King Ning's old mansion, could Yi Ning be here?" Ye Yuqiao's Yang Soul voice suddenly rang in Chen Hao's mind.

"Whether she is here or not, what does it matter?" Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body said indifferently.

At this moment, Chen Hao utilized the Nether Vision Technique in his left eye, looking towards the forest in the southeast direction. He could see the soldiers of the Ghost King Battalion busily setting up camp, building bonfires, and foraging for food.

"It looks like there will be a big battle in a few days!"

"The Ghost King is suddenly so aggressive and eager to lay siege, mainly because he wants to eliminate you as soon as possible," said Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body.

Chen Hao laughed and said with a confident look in his eyes, "Then I will certainly disappoint him, and I will master the Nether King's Power in the shortest time possible."

Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul gave a cold laugh.

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In the following two days, to the Ghost King's disappointment, the rare heavy snowstorm persisted.

Compared to the seven major family alliances that were warm and well-fed inside Wushuang City, the soldiers of the Ghost King Battalion had to endure the bitter cold in the forest for two days. The best food they could get was cold steamed buns transported from Netherworld City and frozen fish scooped out of a nearby iced-over lake, both as hard as rocks.

However, such days were about to come to an end, for they were going to attack Netherworld City tomorrow.

The next morning, as the sun rose and the temperature in the mountains warmed slightly, the Ghost King led his two hundred thousand-strong army towards Wushuang City.

Soon, this news reached Wushuang City, and Zhao Chong and Qian Feng, as the two main commanders, respectively took their positions at the southeastern gates of the city.

Before long, the sight of the two hundred thousand-strong army densely packed in the southeast became visible, and Zhao Chong immediately ordered the launch of explosive firestones, followed by Qian Feng commanding the archers to shoot their arrows. Their position atop the elevated city provided them with a tremendous advantage.

The Ghost King Battalion had long been prepared to respond, the entire two hundred thousand-strong army conjured a storm-like Spiritual Power, destroying the incoming explosive firestones and arrows before continuing to advance, repeating the process.

This method of advancing, though simple, was also the most effective.

When they were only a few miles away from Wushuang City, the Ghost King ordered his two hundred thousand-strong army to spread out and surround the southeastern sides of Wushuang City. Then, archers perched in high places nocked their arrows, and the siege engines were all ready to go—the siege was about to begin!

Just at that moment, Chen Hao suddenly appeared behind the archers of the Ghost King Battalion and, with a wave of his Sword of Dust, he released thousands of phantom soldiers from the Dust Tribe.

"You've finally shown yourself!" the Ghost King glared at Chen Hao furiously, having anticipated that Chen Hao would launch a surprise attack at this moment.

Then he flashed in front of Chen Hao with a phantom movement.

Chen Hao swung his Sword of Dust, and countless particles of dust enveloped the Ghost King, after which each grain of dust released its maximum power,

forming a massive beam of light with a golden glow.

Within the beam, the shadow of the Ghost King swelled and expanded, transforming into a gigantic mastiff. Chen Hao swung his Sword of Dust again, driving more yellow-glowing dust particles toward that beam of light.

At that moment, the sky suddenly turned hazy, and then a green rain infused with cold Spiritual Power fell, landing on the phantom soldiers of the Dust Tribe.

It was King Qingyu who had summoned this rain!

Chen Hao paused, then remembered that the people of the Dust Tribe feared water the most.

Indeed, once penetrated by the raindrops, the movements of the Dust Tribe phantom soldiers slowed down.

Seeing this, and observing that the mastiff beast the Ghost King had transformed into was about to break through the dust light beam, Chen Hao immediately ducked into a Nether Acupoint and reemerged atop the eastern wall of Wushuang City, next to Qian Feng.

"Ao ao ao!" The earthshaking howl of the Ghost King resounded.

Chen Hao waved his Sword of Dust, calling all the Dust Tribe's phantom soldiers back to him. However, to his surprise, the influence of the Qing rain slowed down their dissolution into dust and their return to the Sword of Dust.

The soldiers of the Ghost King forced Spiritual Power from within their bodies to pulverize the dust forming the Dust Tribe phantom soldiers.

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