Because these five map fragments had all undergone special treatment by the Ancestor of the Nether King, even the Nether King's Fire couldn't burn them.

Watching these five map fragments slowly drift past right before his eyes, Chen Hao stood in a daze for a while before dropping down and snatching away all five maps.

After landing, he looked at the five maps, not understanding what purpose these map fragments could possibly serve for him.

If Ye Yuqiao were still here, perhaps he would have been a bit interested in collecting all the map fragments and then taking Ye Yuqiao to Netherworld City to have a look.

Unfortunately, Ye Yuqiao was no longer here. In this world, he was left utterly alone.

The eternity of two people is an enviable happiness; the eternity of one person, however, is a chilling and fearsome solitude.

He then retracted the Nether King's World-Slaying Blade in his hand, uninterested in the bestial Blade Souls that had just surged out trying to devour him.

One could say that after defeating the Ghost King, there was nothing left in this world that could interest him.

He activated the Nether Vision Technique, looking in the direction of Netherworld City. By now, the Dust Tribe undead soldiers he had summoned had defeated the Ghost King's city-guarding battalion and occupied Netherworld City.

From this moment on, the order of the Netherworld had been restored!

However, Chen Hao didn't feel even the slightest bit of joy in his heart.

"After we get rid of the Ghost King and restore order to the Netherworld, we will fulfill our eternal promise,"

"Chen Hao, I promise you, once we defeat the Ghost King, I will marry you!"

..

At this moment, some words that Ye Yuqiao had once said to him echoed in Chen Hao's mind.

Those were beautiful vows.

And it was precisely because the vows were too beautiful that they brought such sorrow when they could not be fulfilled at this time.

"Yuqiao!" Chen Hao cried out heart-wrenchingly, then knelt on the ground, burying his head and weeping bitterly.

In the seven days after Ye Yuqiao vanished, he had barely cried a single time. He walked through the Wanhua Forest alone, like a walking corpse, in search of Ye Yuqiao's figure.

Even though he was very aware at the time that he could never find that figure again.

It wasn't until seven days later that he accepted that fact.

After weeping for a while, Chen Hao stood up from the ground, his eyes red-rimmed and his gaze hollow and lost. His soul had died seven days ago, along with Ye Yuqiao's disappearance.

A life without Ye Yuqiao's company had no meaning for him, held no expectations, and what remained were only some beautiful memories that would eventually fade.

Those beautiful memories had become the only thing he still longed for in his heart.

"I've already killed the Ghost King," Chen Hao sent a whisper to the Nether Soul Body of Ye Yuqiao.

"Chen Hao!" Immediately, the excited and happy voice of Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body came back, "That's wonderful!"

She wanted to say more, but Chen Hao suddenly sealed and froze the Nether King's Heart.

"Chen Hao, Chen Hao, Chen Hao!" She kept calling Chen Hao's name in her heart.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?" Zhao Chong asked Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body, noticing the change in her expression.

Ye Yuqiao looked at Zhao Chong with a certain urgency. She did not know where Chen Hao would go after defeating the Ghost King.

"The Ghost King is dead!" Ye Yuqiao said to Zhao Chong.

"Ah!" Qian Feng and Zhao Chong were surprised, then joy spread across their faces.

Ye Yuqiao took a few steps forward, walked to the railing of the city wall, and said, "Spread this news immediately, the more people know the better, especially in the Ghost King Battalion's camp."

Zhao Chong and Qian Feng nodded. Following that, Zhao Chong personally led a cavalry unit of several thousand soldiers to the battlefield in the front, bringing the news of the Ghost King's death by Chen Hao's hand; while Qian Feng ordered his subordinates to announce the news in Wushuang City and also sent experts to Netherworld City to spread the word.

Before long, the news of the Ghost King's beheading by Chen Hao had spread throughout Wushuang City. Citizens who had been hiding in their homes flocked to the streets to discuss the matter, and many wealthy households set off firecrackers to celebrate, creating a festive atmosphere.

However, the people in Wushuang City were not celebrating the death of the Ghost King, but rather the hope that the war was finally going to end and peaceful days would soon return.

At the same time, Zhao Chong arrived at the center of the battlefield, in front of King Wumeng.

"Family Leader Zhao, after fighting in several major battles and being hailed as a war god, you finally show up! I thought you would just hide on top of the city wall and not dare to come out," King Wumeng said mockingly to Zhao Chong.

No sooner had King Wumeng finished speaking than King Qingyu landed beside him, intending to join forces with King Wumeng to face Zhao Chong.

"I came to tell you something," Zhao Chong said expressionlessly, "the Ghost King has just died at the hands of Chen Hao."

Upon Zhao Chong's declaration, shock rippled through the surrounding crowd, naturally including both King Wumeng and King Qingyu.

After being stunned for a moment, King Wumeng scoffed twice and said, "I've heard that Family Leader Zhao has always been upright in his dealings, making a name for himself with real swords and spears. I didn't expect that today, Zhao Chong would also resort to such tricks! However, I'm afraid Family Leader Zhao will be disappointed; although the Ghost King is indeed not here right now, we won't be fooled into disorder by your deception."

"Whether you believe it or not is up to you, I'm just here to tell you the facts," said Zhao Chong coldly. "I see that the situation is now clear, and I don't want to start fighting again, leading to needless casualties!"

After speaking, Zhao Chong turned around and left, shouting, "Retreat!"

Immediately, tens of thousands of soldiers from the seven major allied families followed Zhao Chong and withdrew back into Wushuang City.

Seeing this, King Qingyu asked King Wumeng with a solemn face, "King Wumeng, could what Zhao Chong said be true?"

King Wumeng shook his head repeatedly, anxiously saying, "Impossible, it can't be true!"

"Then shall we continue the siege?"

After a blink, King Wumeng inconsistently said, "No siege, we'll withdraw first, go back and gather some information."

Thus, King Wumeng and King Qingyu also led a great army of over a hundred thousand and retreated.

Back at the camp, King Wumeng immediately sent a message by flying eagle to the Ghost King.

Night fell, and as the eagle that was sent with the message was still on its way to Netherworld City, two soldiers from Netherworld City's guard suddenly arrived, bringing news that the gates of Netherworld and the Samsara Path had been unsealed by Chen Hao, and the Dust Tribe's undead soldiers had occupied the city.

"What about the Ghost King?" King Wumeng asked the two soldiers.

"We don't know!" the soldiers responded, "It is said that he went outside the city with Chen Hao. The general sent us to find both Dharma Kings, hoping you could lead troops back to support us in retaking Netherworld City."

"So, your general's wish," King Wumeng's face darkened, "is not the Ghost King's wish."

He thought to himself, perhaps the Ghost King had died at the hands of Chen Hao, just as Zhao Chong had said.

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