"Princess, please return. The Netherworld Lord has instructed that you should not appear outside casually!" an elder spoke to Kong Feifei respectfully.

"Kid, take your filthy hands off, or don’t blame me for being impolite!" another middle-aged man said to Chu Linfeng.

Chu Linfeng glanced at these three men and discovered that aside from the elder who possessed the Fourth Level of Venerable Martial Realm, the other two were only at the Third Layer of the Venerable Martial Realm. He then smiled, "What if I don’t let go? Are you planning to kill me?"

"No one has dared to be so presumptuous in front of me before. Kid, do you really think we wouldn’t dare to kill you? The Netherworld Lord had warned that anyone who dares to act presumptuously in the Royal City will be killed without question. Considering the Princess, I’ll give you a chance to leave the Royal City immediately. Otherwise, there’s only one outcome for you: death!" the middle-aged man said.

"Death to you! With your ant-like abilities, you dare to lecture me? Even if the Netherworld Lord were here, he wouldn’t dare to be so arrogant. Who do you think you are? You’d better step aside, or you’ll be the one who dies!" Chu Linfeng retorted angrily.

He then unleashed a powerful aura towards the middle-aged man, causing him to feel an overwhelming pressure that made him uncomfortable. He was shocked by the strength of this young man.

Chu Linfeng then retracted his aura and said to the middle-aged man, "Before I change my mind, you better disappear. I’m taking Feifei to see the Netherworld Lord. If anyone dares to stop me, don’t blame me for being ruthless."

At this moment, the elder looked at Chu Linfeng and asked, "Are you the human young man who killed the Ghost King and the Beast King?"

Clearly, news of Chu Linfeng’s deeds had begun to spread. Chu Linfeng smiled and said, "You’re not too dumb. If you think you have the strength of the Ghost King or the Beast King, you can try. Otherwise, you’d better step aside. For Feifei’s sake, I’ll let you off."

"Kid, you need to stop being so arrogant. This is the Nether Race. Do you think you can escape?" the other middle-aged man yelled angrily.

The elder glared at the middle-aged man, then said to Chu Linfeng, "Since Princess Feifei is under your protection, we feel relieved. Thank you for sparing us. I shall take my leave now."

The other two middle-aged men didn’t understand why the elder acted this way, but felt ashamed to argue, so they obediently stepped aside. Chu Linfeng laughed, "Good thing you know your place!" Then he grabbed Kong Feifei’s hand and instantly teleported away from their sight.

After Chu Linfeng and Kong Feifei left, one of the middle-aged men asked, "Third Elder, why did you let him go? How could this kid possibly have the power to kill the Ghost King and the Beast King? Even if he started training in the womb, it’s impossible for him to be that powerful."

"You know nothing! His aura just now was incredibly strong. I think you must have felt it too. The fact that he let us go is already rare. Don’t be ungrateful. Even if the Netherworld Lord knew about this, he wouldn’t blame us," the elder said.

The two middle-aged men showed an incredulous expression. "Such a terrifying person appearing here. If we can’t make him an ally of the Nether Race, then he’ll surely be a formidable enemy," one of them said.

"With the current situation, he might become an ally of the Nether Race because of Princess Feifei. Whether he’s friend or foe, it’s not for us to question. Now that the Princess has left, we should focus on guarding the Royal City," the elder said.

Chu Linfeng continued to teleport rapidly with Kong Feifei, whose quick speed surprised her. Unconsciously, she held onto him tightly, afraid of falling from the sky. She gained a new recognition of Chu Linfeng’s rapid improvement in strength, realizing he was indeed a heaven-defying monster.

The two of them were swiftly teleporting in the air, while at this moment, the Human King Xiang Shaolong and the Netherworld Lord were engaged in a sky-shattering battle. Within a thousand-mile radius, there were no towering structures to be seen, and countless energy storms were spreading around in the sky, creating a bizarre and dangerous atmosphere that changed the color of the heavens and earth.

Of the Netherworld King’s three clones, only one remained, all covered in blood, clearly heavily injured. Xiang Shaolong’s two clones were also down to one, similarly severely injured. In terms of strength, Xiang Shaolong was slightly stronger.

The Netherworld Lord’s body bore many deep wounds that revealed bone, the blood seemingly drained, and he was holding on sheerly by willpower. Of course, if he wanted to kill Xiang Shaolong, he could still do so, as the Nether Race had a deadly technique to ensure mutual destruction, the Nether Soul Spirit Splitting Slash.

Only those who had used it could know its power because this Nether Soul Spirit Splitting Slash could only be mastered by the strongest ruler of the Nether Race, and it had never been used for tens of thousands of years.

Xiang Shaolong’s situation was relatively better, full of wounds yet rapidly healing. His clone’s injuries were also healing quickly. If Chu Linfeng were here, he’d undoubtedly be shocked by the speed of healing, no less impressive than his own.

At this moment, neither of them continued fighting. Xiang Shaolong knew that if they continued, the angered Netherworld Lord would certainly use the Nether Race’s ultimate move, and at that time, he would not escape death. Besides, Chu Linfeng was returning, and he needed to recover quickly to await their fight.

The Netherworld Lord, on the other hand, was stalling for time. Though these injuries weren’t fatal, he needed several months of rest for recovery. The primary issue was the damage to his soul due to the destruction of his clones, while physical injuries could normally be ignored.

He did not expect Xiang Shaolong to be so powerful, already at the Sixth Late Stage of the Venerable Martial Realm, and with the combined attack power of his two clones equivalent to that of a Seventh Layer Venerable Martial Realm expert. Despite having three clones, his attack power was weaker than his opponent’s, which made this loss extremely frustrating.