Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body nodded slightly and said, "That's right, it's about that matter. When the Netherworld Azure Bird's spirit wanted to fuse its blood with my soul, it made me swear a Flaming Oath: I must find the ancient city within twenty years and destroy the Glacier Heart that suppresses the Volcano King's heart, or else I will be burned to death by the flaming curse."

The shadowy figure paused for a moment, then said, "So, are you saying you're not planning to fulfill the Flaming Oath?"

"Of course not!" Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body firmly stated, "If that Glacier Heart is destroyed, half of the snow in the Polar Ice Land will melt, and the entire Netherworld continent will be submerged, freezing all the creatures to death in the intense cold. Even Hell won't be able to avoid this calamity! I would certainly not do such a thing."

The shadowy figure nodded slightly and then released the hand that was pressing on Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body's face, speaking in a tone filled with regret, "That must be one of the reasons why you are in a hurry to have a decisive battle with the Ghost King Battalion."

"Yes!" Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body nodded once and withdrew her hand from the shadowy figure's ear, "In three more months, the deadline for that Flaming Oath will be upon us. That is why I want Chen Hao to marry me soon, so that when I die, he can inherit the position of Nether King."

"So all this time, when you declared in front of the Clan Leaders that you would marry no one but Chen Hao, and later when you proclaimed Chen Hao as the so-called Yang King, it was all to pave the way for Chen Hao to ascend as the Nether King," the shadowy figure sighed.

"I've discussed this matter with my Yang Spirit," Ye Yuqiao continued, "She shares the same thoughts as me; we both hope that Chen Hao can inherit the Nether King's position."

The shadowy figure heaved a sigh and shook his head.

"Both of you Yuqiaos are masters of strategy. One laid out plans to eliminate the Ghost King twenty years ago, while the other set up the scheme for Chen Hao to inherit the Nether King a year ago. Furthermore, both plans revolve around Chen Hao."

Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body's countenance grew somber, and she said with a sense of grievance, "But her plan has already been perfectly executed; she succeeded in eliminating the Ghost King, restored order to the Netherworld, and even won Chen Hao's true heart. I, on the other hand, am just one step away. Chen Hao doesn't want to inherit the position of Nether King; all he wants is my Yang Spirit."

"But now you've changed your mind, haven't you," the shadowy figure said with a smile, "You're going to start laying out your plans anew. You will surely succeed this time, and I will definitely help you."

Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body gave the shadowy figure a dismissive glance and spoke in a disdainful tone, "Help me? You're just looking out for yourself. If Chen Hao disappears, you too will cease to exist. If you truly wanted to help me, why didn't I see you making a move before?"

The shadowy figure frowned, his helplessness and agony clear only to himself.

He was supposed to have disappeared long ago or never belonged to this time and space, but due to an odd twist of fate, he survived inside Chen Hao's mind, discovering a new mission that was meant for him.

His mission was to bring about Chen Hao's rebirth.

After contemplating for a while, he walked towards the sofa. Sitting down, he slightly relaxed his eyebrows and asked thoughtfully, "Didn't you say the Glacier Heart was in the ancient city? How did it end up in the hands of the Ancestor of the Nether King and get passed down ever since?"

"I'm not sure about that," Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body shook her head.

After saying that, she looked at Chen Hao lying on the ground and suddenly kicked him hard, scolding angrily, "Bastard, always bullying and frightening me. Now you must be happy, your Yuqiao can be saved."

Seeing this, the shadowy figure sitting on the sofa was startled, thinking to himself that this Nether Soul Body was indeed a bit brutal.

"What are you looking at? Believe it or not, I'll beat you up too. All of you are bastards!" Ye Yuqiao in her Nether Soul Body glared at the shadowy figure angrily.

The shadowy figure shook his head repeatedly, mumbling softly, "Believe, believe, of course I believe. So I wouldn't dare bully you."

Ye Yuqiao, in her Nether Soul Body, gave a hum, then sat down next to the shadowy figure. After a pause, she told the shadowy figure: After the Glacier Prince killed the Volcano King, the injured Netherworld Azure Bird fled to the south. It was not until thousands of years later, when its grievous wounds had healed, that it returned to the Volcano King's domain, only to find that it was covered in ice and snow.

Back then, it responded to the Volcano King's residual spirit's call and found the ancient city. Seeing the Volcano King's heart sealed beneath the ground of the ancient city, the Netherworld Azure Bird was furious. Therefore, it burned its blood to release flames in an attempt to destroy the ancient city.

However, when it approached the ancient city, a cold blast of black Spiritual Power burst from the temple within the ancient city, striking it and causing severe injury. Only then did it discover that within the ancient city lay a Spirit Crystal Heartstone left by the Glacier Prince.

That was the so-called Glacier Heart.

Subsequently, the Netherworld Azure Bird made multiple attempts to ram the ancient city but not only failed to achieve its goal but also sustained grave injuries and bled profusely.

Therefore, it had no choice but to give up and, dragging its heavily injured body, fled to the Eighteen Levels of Hell, where it soon died from excessive blood loss. Over time, its seething blood corroded the ground of the Eighteen Levels of Hell, forming the Purgatory Fire Pool.

Many millennia later, when the Ancestor of the Nether King led troops to kill his father and brother in a bid for the throne and dived into the Purgatory Fire Pool to stir the Purgatory Fire and attack the Hell King's palace and the three Primordial Demons of the Underworld. He unexpectedly found that the Ancestor of the Nether King was carrying half of a Glacier Heart.

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"That Glacier Heart is now the Nether King's Heart on the left eye of Chen Hao," said Ye Yuqiao in her Nether Soul Body, "and the remaining half of the Glacier Heart should still be inside the ancient city. After being split in two, the Glacier Heart's power was surely weakened, which is why the Netherworld Azure Bird wanted to merge its blood with me, so that I could destroy the Glacier Heart and restore the Volcano King's domain from the past."

"So that's how it is!" said the shadowy figure with a tone of realization.

"By the way," the shadowy figure suddenly shifted the topic to something even more important, "what's the deal with the three Primordial Demons of the Underworld inside the Gate of the Nether King? Weren't they just the mounts and steeds of the Hell King? Why couldn't even the Nether Kings of past generations who possessed the Nether King's Heart defeat them, having to sacrifice their Yin Soul to seal the Gate of the Nether King to prevent them from getting out?"

"According to the Netherworld Azure Bird, those three Primordial Demons of the Underworld were among the earliest creatures in the Netherworld, just like the Glacier Prince and the Volcano King, all possessing the terrifying Spiritual Power that could destroy half of the Netherworld. Back then, if they weren't cursed and poisoned like the Hell King, the Ancestor of the Nether King probably wouldn't have been able to seal them inside. So, if we want to release my Yin Soul, we first need to think of an alternative method to seal the Gate of the Nether King."

"Leave that to me, I have a way," said the shadowy figure with confidence in his eyes, "Chen Hao is about to wake up. You go back first; I need to talk with Chen Hao."

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