The scene changed, and Chu Hao once again appeared on the reef, with no temple in sight; indeed, everything was just a construct by Zhou Qi.

Zhang Fei returned, having explored the surroundings and realizing he was lost. It was Zhou Qi secretly working against him.

Zhou Qi’s words kept echoing in his mind.

Chu Hao couldn’t fully trust it; it was highly possible that Zhou Qi was just trying to use him.

It was time to leave.

Chu Hao used the Netherworld Teleportation Talisman and disappeared from the Netherworld reef, returning to the Netherworld Hell.

Shortly after Chu Hao left, Zhou Qi appeared on the reef.

Zhou Qi said, "That move of yours was not bad."

Zhou Qi’s shadow squirmed; it wasn’t his shadow at all but had transformed into a pitch-black humanoid silhouette.

If Chu Hao were present, he would have been very surprised, as his Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils hadn’t been able to detect the shadow’s existence.

The pitch-black shadow cackled eerily, saying, "This is planting a seed. I had no intention of making him believe. If one day he despairs, he will certainly come looking for you."

Zhou Qi replied calmly, "No wonder you stand out among the Foreign Ghosts. You are indeed skilled at strategizing, not wasting a single pawn."

"Ga ga... I must thank the Ghost Emperor for the compliment."

Zhou Qi asked, "So, what’s your plan? To resurrect the First Ghost?"

The Fourth Netherworld Ghost said, "Only the strength of the First Ghost can lead us. I suspect Emperor Shun has left behind measures we cannot afford to ignore. Among the Green Demons I’ve seen, he was the most formidable strategist."

Zhou Qi nodded, "Emperor Shun truly had a brilliant mind, but he’s already dead."

The shadow of the Fourth Netherworld Ghost shook its head, saying, "No! Do you think Emperor Shun left no other strategies? You underestimate him too much."

Zhou Qi took a deep breath and said, "Emperor Shun, the most enigmatic person in the Human World, his mind is unfathomable. Indeed, he was extraordinarily powerful. Among the Five Emperors, the one most feared is Emperor Shun."

The Fourth Netherworld Ghost laughed, "Ga ga... I didn’t expect there to be someone the Ghost Emperor fears."

Zhou Qi snorted coldly, "If it weren’t for Emperor Shun, I wouldn’t have been sealed."

The Fourth Netherworld Ghost replied, "Well then, Chu Hao’s seed has been set. He’s the chosen successor of the Northern Spirit Palace Master, and his future power shouldn’t be underestimated. I hope one day he can be fully utilized."

Zhou Qi asked, "What are you planning next?"

The Fourth Netherworld Ghost replied, "The Six Paths Reincarnation Technique is more complex than I imagined. Among the Five Emperors, none are simple, much harder to deal with than the deities of Hell."

Only then did the shadow of the Fourth Netherworld Ghost slowly vanish.

Chu Hao was unaware, but by then, he had already returned to the Netherworld Hell.

Back in the Netherworld Hell.

At this time, the Netherworld Army was attacking the Yang Realm, and no one noticed Chu Hao’s return.

Chu Hao gazed at the densely packed Evil Ghost Army, quietly approached, and pulled out the Purgatory Gourd, capturing fifty thousand evil ghost troops in one go.

"What’s happening?" The Evil Ghost Army was shocked.

Chu Hao closed the gourd’s stopper, quietly returning to the Yang Realm.

...

Returning to the Yang Realm, the chaotic battle continued.

The scale was enormous, with many people engaged in desperate combat.

Among them were Chu Hao’s friends, fighting for their lives.

Li Yin and Zhang Lili, among others, were fighting vigorously. They had great potential but lacked the time to rise.

However, in a true battle, they were not necessarily much weaker than the Evil Ghost Army.

Naturally, Chu Hao also joined the battle.

Chu Hao quickly entered the battlefield, looked up and shouted, "Netherworld Devils, Brother Hao is back."

His voice cracked like thunder, as powerful as a surging waterfall. Ahead, both the Evil Ghost Army and the United Army heard him.

On the battlefield ahead, there were too many evil ghosts, packed closely. Upon seeing Chu Hao, all the Evil Ghost Army were stunned.

"It’s... it’s that living person!"

"He’s actually alive, returning from the Netherworld!"

"Oh my God! Even the Ghost Saint couldn’t subdue him."

A group of evil ghosts who saw Chu Hao were nearly scared to death.

The fact was, Chu Hao’s actions in the Netherworld Hell were like those of an Overlord, ignoring the Netherworld Army, ignoring the Ghost Saint, and even abducting tens of thousands of the Evil Ghost Army, causing them great harm.

"Ding... Host successfully showed off under global attention, gaining 6000 Pretentiousness Points."

"Ding... Host successfully showed off under global attention, gaining 6000 Pretentiousness Points."

Chu Hao laughed heartily inside; this was the feeling, the gaze of the entire world upon him.

This feeling of being noticed was simply exhilarating.

Life for showing off should be like this.

Everyone and every ghost were drawn to Chu Hao’s voice.

"Chu Hao, he’s... he made it out alive."

The Yanhuang Alliance Army was incredibly excited.

Unconsciously, Chu Hao had become the symbol of faith for the Yanhuang Alliance Army, simply because his strength was too formidable.

"Damn it, how could this living person still be alive? Didn’t the Ghost Saint already deal with him? What I’m seeing must be an illusion." An evil ghost didn’t dare to believe it, shrieking in fear as if it had seen a ghost.

This was hard on them; they originally thought Chu Hao was dead, but unexpectedly, he appeared lively.

This "surprise" was truly too great.

Chu Hao looked at the swathes of the Evil Ghost Army, instinctively wiping his mouth.

One evil ghost, seeing this detail, was utterly terrified, saying, "He’s... he’s drooling over us, damn it!! What kind of pervert is this guy?"

Chu Hao took out the Purgatory Gourd and said, "A bunch of Netherworld imps, witness this Taoist Master’s magic treasure."

"Capture."

Then, Evil Ghost Army soldiers were seen being absorbed into the Purgatory Gourd en masse, disappearing in an instant.

"Run, run away!"

Countless ebony evil ghosts saw this and were almost scared out of their wits, turning around to flee.

Could they not run?

Two Evil Ghost Commanders had been captured, and tens of thousands of Evil Ghost Army soldiers faced the same fate. What could these ghosts count as? Facing Chu Hao, they probably didn’t even qualify as cannon fodder, right?

Chu Hao swallowed a Magic Recovery Potion, continuing to capture the Evil Ghost Army, in no time, the evil ghost forces in the Yang Realm had been whittled down to only twenty percent, retreating back into Hell.

This battle changed because of Chu Hao alone.

After expending twenty thousand Mana Points, in no time, Chu Hao estimated he had absorbed seventy to eighty thousand evil ghost forces. Including those in the Purgatory Gourd, it was around two hundred and thirty thousand.

These evil ghosts were enough for him to refine into Yin Yang Pills.

"Don’t run!"

Chu Hao pursued them all the way to the abyss entrance, where the evil ghosts all fled downward, making it impossible to capture more.

Chu Hao took out the Empty Wood Flame Fan, gave it a fierce wave.

The terrifying Two-Flavor True Fire surged into the depths of the Netherworld Hell.

"Ding... Host killed seven hundred evil ghost troops, and the Ghost Refining Cauldron automatically refined them, obtaining three hundred and twenty-four Yang Pills."

"Ding... Host killed seven hundred evil ghost troops, and the Ghost Refining Cauldron automatically refined them, obtaining three hundred and twenty-four Yang Pills."

"Ding... Host killed seven hundred evil ghost troops, and the Ghost Refining Cauldron automatically refined them, obtaining three hundred and twenty-four Yang Pills."

Another massive haul.

Below, a terrifying roar came—it was the Ghost Saint, still present.

"Living person, I will tear you to pieces."