After ending the conversation with the dark shadow figure, Chen Hao was still immersed in the excitement of being able to resurrect Ye Yuqiao.

However, the thought of having to contact Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body immediately dampened his spirits.

Finally, after hesitating for a long time, he sent a covert message to Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body, "Uh, are you asleep?"

"Chen Hao, I'm not asleep yet!" Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body quickly replied, "I don't go by 'uh'."

"What should I call you then? Calling you Yuqiao definitely isn't appropriate, you understand." Chen Hao's brow furrowed slightly, and he felt extremely awkward.

After a moment of silence, Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body spoke up again, "From now on, you can call me Xiao Ming, 'ming' as in Nether Soul."

"Oh!" Chen Hao felt a strange sense of amusement. Suddenly, his expression turned to one of surprise; he remembered that when he had attempted to end the Nether King's Heart within the Nether Acupoint, Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body had rushed to the mortal world trying to stop him. After he woke up, Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body was no longer in his house.

"Aren't you surprised?" Chen Hao asked doubtfully, "I'm still here. Don't tell me you already know what happened afterward?"

"I know, that dark shadow figure from your mind came out and told me," she said.

"What!" Chen Hao was shocked, "The dark shadow figure in my mind can leave my body? Why haven't I ever seen him come out before?"

"That's because I'm adorable and likable, whereas you're rather annoying!"

Chen Hao's expression soured, and after a while, he said, "Did he tell you anything else?"

Just then, a purple door appeared in front of Chen Hao, and Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body walked out from it.

"Chen Hao!" As soon as she saw him, tears welled up in the eyes of Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body. Without waiting for Chen Hao's response, she threw herself into his arms.

"If you dare push me away, I won't help you save your Yuqiao," Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body declared.

Chen Hao's face showed his embarrassment, and he sighed, "It seems he told you everything."

"It wasn't him who told me, I told him, okay!" she countered.

"You told him!" Chen Hao exclaimed in surprise, "Then why didn't you tell me sooner?"

Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body scoffed and punched Chen Hao's chest hard, "You've been hiding for the past three months, how was I supposed to tell you? When I finally see you, you say you hate me. Since you hate me so much, why should I even tell you!"

Once again, Chen Hao was at a loss for words. The Nether Soul Body of Ye Yuqiao seemed a bit spoiled and adorable, which was quite a clear distinction from her Yang Soul.

"Uh, actually, there's something I've been wanting to ask you."

"I'm not called 'uh'!" Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body emphasised, slightly annoyed.

Chen Hao sighed inwardly and, after hesitating for a moment, finally spoke, "Xiao Ming, why must Yuqiao sacrifice her Yang Soul for me to cultivate the Nether King's Power?"

Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body looked up at Chen Hao, curious, "Did she ever tell you that the Nether King's Heart and the Nether King Orchid Heart are like the Yin Soul and Yang Spirit, or the relationship between the Yin Soul and the Nether Soul?"

After thinking it over carefully for a while, Chen Hao nodded.

"Then you should know the principle that Yin and Yang energies give birth to and overcome each other, right? The Nether King's Heart and Nether King Orchid Heart are the same. At that time, the spiritual energy stored in the Nether King Orchid Heart was sufficient, but you had already reached the end of your yang life, and on your physical body, only the Nether Soul remained, thus lacking a Yang Spirit to hold the Nether King's Heart to enable its qualitative change and drive its most powerful force," Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body explained.

"If that's the case, then why didn't Yuqiao come to find me earlier? Why didn't she let me start cultivating the Nether King's Power before my mortal lifespan ended?" Chen Hao asked.

"Hasn't she already told you? If you were to unravel the Nether King's Heart before your mortal lifespan ended, the Yang Energy inherent in your body would clash with the Yin Qi in the Nether King Orchid Heart, affecting your growth and development. Besides, can your Yang Spirit compare with hers? Your Yang Spirit simply cannot withstand the power from the Nether King's Heart, but her Yang Spirit can."

Hearing these words, Chen Hao deeply agreed. When Ye Yuqiao's Yang Spirit merged into his body, he had felt an incredibly powerful and profound Yang Energy that was far superior to his own.

"It could be said that in this world, there's only one person whose Yang Spirit is capable of bearing the full power released by the Nether King's Heart, and that is Yuqiao. Born with a special constitution of possessing three souls, her Yang Spirit is much more powerful than that of mortals."

"I understand now," Chen Hao said, his tone heavy. Finally, he had resolved a great doubt in his heart.

At that moment, Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body left Chen Hao's embrace and said, "You should go to the Netherworld tomorrow; aren't you supposed to obtain the Demon-Sealing Scroll from Qian Feng and Li Zuole?"

Chen Hao nodded slightly, then said with a look of shame, "I'm sorry for being rude earlier today."

A line of clear tears fell from Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body as she spoke with a look of grievance, "You said you hated me, and you said it three times. You're just a jerk, always bullying me! Anyway, I'm helping you with conditions this time, and if you don't agree, forget about it."

"What conditions?" Chen Hao asked.

"When the time comes, I want my Yin Soul and Yang Spirit to merge together. In this way, what you will get is the real Yuqiao, and you can finally accept me."

...

...

The next morning, bright and early, Chen Hao went to the Netherworld.

After cultivating the Nether King's Power, he could travel freely between the Yin and Yang realms just like Ye Yuqiao used to do.

Upon arriving at Netherworld City, Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body arranged for a whole troop of maidservants to dress him in an official robe. Since this was his first appearance in Netherworld City as the Yang King, he needed to be dressed formally.

In the presence of the Clan Leaders of the four major families and the nobles of Netherworld City, he personally accepted the ennoblement ceremony from Ye Yuqiao, officially becoming the Yang King, primarily responsible for managing the Netherworld of the mortal world.

After the Yang King's ennoblement ceremony, everyone dispersed, and Ye Yuqiao specially kept Chen Hao, Qian Feng, and Li Zuole behind.

"Clan Leaders, soon after the Great Ancestor of the Nether King ascended the throne, didn't he entrust each Clan Leader with a Demon-Sealing Scroll for safekeeping?" Chen Hao asked Qian Feng and Li Zuole.

"Indeed, that is true, Yang King. Why do you suddenly ask about this?" Li Zuole questioned.

"Clan Leaders, please return the two Demon-Sealing Scrolls," Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body said.

Li Zuole bowed slightly, respectfully saying, "Your Highness, I shall comply, and I will have the Demon-Sealing Scroll delivered to the Yang King's Mansion shortly."

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid I cannot return it," Qian Feng suddenly spoke.

Both Ye Yuqiao and Chen Hao were taken aback.

"Why is that? Could it be that Clan Leader Qian intends to defy a royal command?"

"I dare not!" Clan Leader Qian said expressionlessly, "It's just that more than thirty thousand years ago, the Second Generation Nether King ordered me to destroy that scroll."

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