The Dragon Horse Twelfth Prince is named Longx Cheng, unlike his brothers, he does not like to show his dragon form, preferring instead to display his horse form.

After leaving the Mount Tai Fish Tribe, Longx Cheng transformed into a majestic horse with flames under its four hooves, galloping swiftly in the water. As an Immortal Emperor of the Shui Clan, he could advance with the water flow; his speed in the water was beyond the reach of an Eastern Heaven Immortal Emperor of the same level. If Ning Fan merely used Void Fragmentation as a fake cultivation level, it would be impossible to catch up with Longx Cheng. Thus, he had no choice but to use some real cultivation.

Longx Cheng was leisurely heading towards the Sea Wolf Clan, when he arrived at a remote water area, his brows suddenly furrowed, sensing something.

He wasn’t wrong in his perception; behind him, there was a Mount Tai Fish chasing him at an astonishing speed!

It was bizarre, exceptionally bizarre that this Mount Tai Fish was moving at such a terrifying speed, even faster than him, an Immortal Emperor of the Shui Clan. Even the strongest of the Mount Tai Fish Tribe are merely Immortal Kings; how could there be such a master skilled in water escape...

Nonetheless, hehe, a Mount Tai Fish with such speed is just what he needed...

At that moment, Longx Cheng was no longer in a hurry to continue on his way but instead stopped, leisurely waiting for Ning Fan to arrive, unable to hide a hint of greed in his eyes.

The Mount Tai Fish Tribe is not adept at fighting, yet they are born skilled in water escape, with their fins and tails being natural treasure-refining materials, used to create flying escape-type magical treasure.

Most different races do not value magical treasures, but the Twelfth Prince is one of those rare exceptions.

"A fine Mount Tai Fish, this fish seems so eager to catch up with me, perhaps the Mount Tai Fish Clan Leader forgot to inform me of something, therefore urgently sending him to tell me. From the cultivation perspective, this fish appears to be merely an Immortal Venerable Fish, insignificant. But its speed in the water is faster than mine, surely because its fins and tail have an extremely high grade. If they are used to refine magical treasure, there might be a chance to create an innate escape treasure. If so, I might as well kill this fish and take its fins and tail to refine treasure. As the main race of the Mount Tai Fish Tribe, even if I openly kill its clansmen, I doubt the Mount Tai Fish Tribe would dare to harbor any grievance! Of course, if I could find a reason to attack, it would be better. Hmm, just say it was a moment of anger that led to an accidental killing..."

Since Longx Cheng had stopped, within a few breaths, Ning Fan caught up with Longx Cheng.

One must admit, the speed of a Shui Clan Immortal Emperor in the water is too fast; had Longx Cheng not stopped voluntarily, Ning Fan would have had to chase for quite a long time.

Upon seeing Ning Fan swimming over, Longx Cheng gave Ning Fan no opportunity to speak, directly speaking in a deep voice,

"Bold Mount Tai Fish! How dare you spy on the traces of the Emperor, following me! Is this how your Clan Leader teaches you etiquette! This act is outright disrespect to this old monster’s Immortal Emperor dignity! No matter what your tribe wants to convey to this old monster today, I must kill you to teach the Mount Tai Fish Clan Leader a lesson!"

Without further ado, he directly attacked Ning Fan, opening his mouth wide and spewing out numerous small dark green swords in flames.

Each of these small swords is one of the Twelve Nirvana Flying Swords, numbering over a hundred, suddenly forming a sword array rushing forth, its power three times mightier than a single innate treasure sword.

Ning Fan was slightly surprised, unable to comprehend why the opponent would suddenly attack him; the excuse Longx Cheng provided was weak, unable to withstand scrutiny. However, the opponent’s eyes were filled with undisguised greed, likely misunderstanding something hence harboring sinister intentions.

Never mind, does it matter why the opponent wanted to kill him? Ning Fan didn’t want to ponder these reasons, as he also wanted to kill Longx Cheng.

Boom!

Ning Fan’s fish mouth opened to spit out a ray of light, it was the Sun, Moon, and Stars Steles.

The power of the two steles rivaled innate mid-grade treasures, far beyond Longx Cheng’s sword array, as the twin steles crushed through, Longx Cheng’s flying swords were shattered by the stele, completely unable to withstand even one round.

"These... these two steles, you... you are the White-Clad Yama!" Upon seeing the Sun, Moon, and Stars Stele, Longx Cheng, who previously displayed a stance ready to kill and rob, was suddenly overwhelmed with fear!

These two steles are Ning Fan’s treasure, he witnessed Nero using these steles to block Big Brother’s Sword of Severing Bonds attack!

It turns out it’s Ning Fan, it’s Ning Fan indeed!

And the little Mount Tai Fish trailing behind him... was the very Ning Fan his brothers were planning to deal with!

Why is this person in the water area! How could he disguise as a Mount Tai Fish without detection!

No, there’s no time to consider these now! This person is extraordinarily powerful, and without the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle in his possession, facing Ning Fan alone is destined for defeat!

"Great Subduing Demon Circle!"

Longx Cheng sprayed out a stream of light from his mouth, aiming at Ning Fan, and without looking at the outcome, he immediately turned around to escape, ignoring even the magical treasure he sent against Ning Fan.

In the process of escaping, he instantly emitted hundreds of message-transmitting flying swords, hoping that one might reach his brothers, calling for their aid.

"Trying to leave now, don’t you think it’s a bit late!"

Ning Fan sneered, using the Sun, Moon, and Stars Steles to block the attack of the Great Subduing Demon Circle, his spirit sense transformed into a phantom waterfall encompassing thousands of miles, directly extinguishing all of Longx Cheng’s message-transmitting flying swords.

Longx Cheng’s Great Subduing Demon Circle is a ring-type innate treasure; its power is decent but still pales in comparison to the Sun, Moon, and Stars Steles, only needing a few strikes from the steles before its spiritual essence was greatly damaged, its treasure light scattered, and without a master to control it, was swallowed by Ning Fan’s fish mouth directly into his belly, erasing its spirit sense imprint.

In an instant, Longx Cheng, whose magical treasure was seized, spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. He dared not look back to see how the Great Subduing Demon Circle was faring, only concealing his shock within and fleeing for his life!

No, impossible! How long has it been since I last saw this kid, and his cultivation seems to have grown much stronger! And his spirit sense has even broken through to the Waterfall Realm! How can this be!

If East Heaven Immortal Emperor were to face Ning Fan, he certainly wouldn’t be forced to the point where even a plea for help couldn’t be transmitted.

The fault lies with the Different Race Immortal Emperor, who doesn’t cultivate the divine sense. Even if he can emit some spirit sense, it’s not from the divine sense, but rather an innate perception of their souls.

This level of spirit sense cultivation, how could it be a match for Ning Fan’s Waterfall Realm spirit sense? To break through Ning Fan’s spirit sense blockade and send out a message-transmitting flying sword, it’s utterly impossible!

Whoosh!

Ning Fan flicked his fish tail, disappearing instantly from the original spot, and in the next moment, blocked Longx Cheng’s path ahead.

"Innate Dragon Fire!"

Longx Cheng turned pale with fright, immediately spitting out his life dragon fire to attack Ning Fan, then turned and fled in another direction.

While fleeing, he sent out numerous message-transmitting flying swords for help, but all were sealed by Ning Fan’s waterfall spirit sense.

Using fire techniques deep underwater would naturally weaken their power somewhat, and Ning Fan wasn’t afraid of fire attacks. When the opponent’s innate dragon fire came at him, he was too lazy to defend, directly opening his mouth to swallow the dragon fire. With a cold smile, he pursued Longx Cheng again.

Longx Cheng was desperate!

He couldn’t beat Ning Fan, nor was he faster than Ning Fan. Even sending a plea for help was impossible. With no options left, he suddenly steeled his mind, activating his Eternal True Body, transforming into a hundred-zhang gigantic horse, stomping fiercely at Ning Fan.

The force of that stomp could crush spirits across millions of miles of territory! Such a fierce attack was not meant to kill Ning Fan but to create a big enough disturbance for nearby powerful Different Race Immortal Emperors to notice and come to his aid.

Ning Fan could clearly see Longx Cheng’s plot, naturally not allowing that stomp to land. Before Longx Cheng’s foot came down, he directly spewed out a sword flash, severing the horse’s leg!

In an instant, blood stained the water territory, but due to Ning Fan’s blockade, the stained area was limited and didn’t spread too far.

Longx Cheng screamed repeatedly, looking incredulously at the culprit who severed his horse’s leg — the Reverse Sea Sword!

No mistake, this sword was clearly just Ning Fan’s Dao Weapon, but its power turned out to be stronger than most Innate Inferior Grade flying swords. Could a Dao Weapon known for its weakness truly possess such terrifying might!

Swoosh!

With a rebuke from Ning Fan, the Reverse Sea Sword sliced at Longx Cheng again. If Ning Fan hadn’t blocked the surrounding sea territory, the entire sea might have been cut open by the Reverse Sea Sword.

Longx Cheng’s expression changed drastically, he dared not face the edge of the Reverse Sea Sword head-on, he dodged deftly, avoiding the sword, but was then slammed on the back by the Sun, Moon, and Stars Stele, his internal organs shattered, bitter beyond words.

Now, boasting powerful magical treasures, Ning Fan didn’t even need to use the Eternal True Body, nor did he need to activate the Cross Halo; capturing Longx Cheng was a breeze.

However, to quickly resolve the battle and avoid others noticing the disturbance in this place, Ning Fan still opened the Cross Halo. Although Longx Cheng possessed a mysterious Immortal Talisman, preventing body sealing, Ning Fan still relied on the focused fire of the Cross Halo’s divine abilities, finding an opening to blast Longx Cheng to pieces with hundreds of high-level divine abilities.

That scene was like hundreds and thousands of cannons being fired at a mortal, sweeping everything clean, killing the enemy in an instant.

In the end, the unlucky Twelfth Prince Longx Cheng became the eighth Dragon-Horse True Spirit captured by Ning Fan. Counting them, among the Sixteen Princes of the Dragon-Horse Clan, half had already become Ning Fan’s prisoners.

"Don’t be too happy too early. My brothers have borrowed the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle; they won’t let you go!" Longx Cheng’s true spirit was seized by Ning Fan, he spoke resentfully.

"Indeed, you’ve borrowed a magical treasure to restrain my water attack divine abilities..."

"Hmph! Scared, aren’t you? If you’re afraid, then release me, release all my brothers, then cripple your cultivation and become a footman of my Dragon-Horse Clan. Perhaps I can request my big brother to spare your life!"

"..." Ning Fan was speechless.

How come each captured Dragon-Horse Crown Prince is so confident? Do I really need to capture all of them before they realize that I’m beyond their reach?

"Hmph! Why aren’t you saying anything? You’re scared, you... ah!"

Longx Cheng was about to talk nonsense when Ning Fan activated a divine ability, torturing him fiercely. He was in so much pain he couldn’t speak, and his heart grew fearful of Ning Fan, no longer daring to talk nonsense.

Seeing this, Ning Fan relieved him from the divine ability’s torture. He was too lazy to deal with Longx Cheng, but there was one question he really wanted to ask him, although the latter probably wouldn’t answer anyway.

"Did your big brother send more than just you to deliver the conscription order to the Dragon-Horse Affiliated Clans?" Ning Fan asked with a smile.

"Wh-What! What do you want to do! My big brother only sent me out! I’m warning you, don’t have any crooked thoughts, or my Dragon-Horse Clan will cut you into pieces!" Longx Cheng exclaimed in shock, vehemently denying.

But Ning Fan didn’t need Longx Cheng’s confirmation; just from his expression, Ning Fan could judge. This time to convey the recruitment order, it definitely wasn’t just Longx Cheng alone!

Surely... there are other Dragon-Horse princes who are alone!

It was precisely because Longx Cheng feared Ning Fan might go capture other lone Dragon-Horse princes that he was so shocked.

"Alright, you’re useless now. Go obediently be locked away with your other brothers!"

Ning Fan extracted all the Innate Dragon Fire from Longx Cheng’s body, swallowed it completely, took away his Immortal Talisman that counteracts the Body Sealing Technique, and planted heavy restrictions on him, then locked him in the Xuan Yin Treasure.

Ning Fan already had four such Immortal Talismans, obtained respectively from the Sixteenth Prince, Aflo, Yuan Dan, and the Twelfth Prince. They aren’t single-use items but do have a limit on the number of uses, seemingly developed specifically by a different race to counteract body sealing.

With his Divine Skills activated, Ning Fan cleaned up the surrounding battlefield, then took out the Treasure-searching Compass, using it to search for the Dragon-Horse princes’ positions.

The Treasure-searching Compass claims to search everything above and below; as long as Ning Fan’s divination is strong enough, the compass’s search won’t even alert the target.

The Dragon-Horse princes, whose spirit sense isn’t their strong suit, had no idea that their positions had been entirely exposed to Ning Fan, transformed into dots of light displayed on the compass.

Eight points of light, representing the remaining eight Dragon-Horse princes!

Among them, five larger points of light were gathered together, while the other three were scattered across different locations in the Eleventh Water Territory.

Ning Fan understood clearly, there were surely three more lone princes, tasked like Longx Cheng with conveying the recruitment order to affiliated clans.

Ning Fan hadn’t killed Longx Cheng nor allowed him to send out a distress signal, so the others naturally wouldn’t know that the White-Clad Yama was causing trouble underwater.

"If you Immortal Emperors gathered together, I might fear you a little. But if you’re alone, don’t blame me for taking advantage of that..."

Ning Fan sneered. Being a demoness himself and learning all kinds of means from the old monster, he naturally wouldn’t miss this heaven-sent opportunity to capture the Dragon-Horse princes.

Silently, Ning Fan swam towards one of the three lone lights.

...

Days later.

Dragon-Horse Great Crown Prince Longx Anguo was gloomy. The Dragon-Horse princes he sent out to convey the recruitment order—Eight, Ten, Eleven, Twelve—all vanished!

He sent people to investigate and finally discovered four hidden signs of duels in the Eleventh Water Territory, judging that an Immortal Emperor battle had occurred there...

"What’s going on! Who can tell me where my four brothers have gone!" Longx Anguo roared, his anger blazing, while countless Shui clansmen prostrated below him, all of them his subordinates.

Seeing the subordinates silent, only knowing fear and trembling, Longx Anguo’s fury grew even more, devouring dozens of subordinates before somewhat calming his anger and regaining composure.

"Could it be the work of the Eastern Celestial Cultivators..." Second Prince Longx Wu said in a deep voice.

"No! Eastern Celestial Cultivators don’t have the ability to sneak into the water and capture Immortal Emperors. You must know, even though the Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth Brothers are only of Six Calamities Cultivation, the Eighth Brother is of Seven Tribulations Cultivation. Moreover, the battlefield is in the water territory advantageous for us, so even if the Eastern Celestial Cultivators sent their only Nine Tribulations Immortal Emperor here, they couldn’t capture four brothers," Longx Anguo refuted.

"Could it be the White-Clad Yama?" Third Prince Longx Ao asked.

"This..." Mentioning Ning Fan made Longx Anguo hesitant. In his heart, what the Eastern Nine Tribulations Immortal Emperor couldn’t do, Ning Fan seemed possible to achieve.

This doesn’t mean Ning Fan’s power has surpassed the Nine Tribulations Immortal Emperor, but his endless unpredictable methods make it too difficult to defend against.

"No, it’s still unlikely, for the White-Clad Yama is ultimately an Eastern Celestial Cultivator, sneaking into the water can’t be done without being noticed. It’s a pity, the battlefield has been cleaned, making it impossible to collect fragmented traces from heaven and earth to watch. Don’t let me find out who committed this act, or I’ll tear them to pieces! So hateful, truly hateful!" Longx Anguo said bitterly.

How could he not hate?

Ning Fan had captured seven of his brothers, and now four more brothers were missing. Of the Dragon-Horse Sixteen Princes, only five remained, how could it not make him sorrowful?

"Could it be... the Divine Hidden..." Fourth Prince Longx Lian suddenly showed fear and said.

With these words, not only him, but everyone present showed fear, including the Nine Tribulations Cultivation Longx Anguo.

In the Eleventh Territory, there is a clan named the Heavenly Shadow Clan. Their most proud secret technique is known as the Shenyin.

But what everyone fears at this moment is not the Shenyin of the Heavenly Shadow Clan, but rather the source of the Heavenly Shadow Clan’s secret technique, that truly terrifying existence...

"If it’s the Shenyin, then the four brothers, even with Immortal Emperor cultivations, wouldn’t be able to withstand that monster. Their mysterious disappearance wouldn’t be surprising. But if that monster made a move, why would it give the four brothers a chance to resist? There shouldn’t be any evidence of a duel..." Longx Anguo shook his head, but his expression betrayed his inner thoughts, showing he was somewhat convinced by the Shenyin explanation.

"I have a friend who takes orders under the Grand Divine Minister. He visited some time ago and told me a piece of news... The Blood God has entered a period of weakness. If not for this, the Grand Divine Minister wouldn’t just stall with the Eastern Celestial Cultivators, a full-scale war would have been launched long ago. If the Blood God acts, even the likes of Xiang Mingzi, Houtu, and Mu Song would have to flee in defeat..." The Sixth Prince Longx Cheng, after contemplating for a long time, finally decided to reveal this matter.

Hearing this, Longx Anguo and the others changed their expressions drastically once more, and said in shock, "A period of weakness? Could it be that the Blood God is eating to pass through this period of weakness? If that’s the case, if that’s the case... the four brothers may find it difficult to retain their Immortal Emperor cultivations... Even if they were to be released by the Blood God in the end, they wouldn’t be able to maintain their former realms."

"Damn Blood God, daring to lay a hand on my brothers, how hateful, how detestable!" The Second Prince cursed.

"Second Brother, hold your tongue! Have you forgotten that on the Ninth Path Water Territory, there was once a First Order Quasi-Saint who, upon casually cursing the Blood God, was eaten alive? That’s not an existence you and I can comment on, that is... an Ancient Great Cultivator!" Longx Anguo said with a pale complexion. He had witnessed the Quasi-Saint being eaten with his own eyes back then, naturally making him especially afraid of that scene. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Big Brother is right, I was reckless." The Second Prince cursed out loud, but it was only because of a momentary flash of anger. As soon as he had cursed, he remembered the terrifying nature of the Blood God, no longer daring to speak more.

For a moment, the site fell into an eerie silence, the atmosphere unprecedentedly heavy.

After a long while, Longx Anguo gritted his teeth and said unwillingly, "If it truly is the Shenyin, the four brothers are most likely beyond saving and can only be relinquished temporarily. But losing the four brothers, we Dragon-Horse Princes are left with only five, our forces severely diminished. Thus, it becomes all the more necessary to rescue the seven brothers trapped by the enemy! Have all the conscriptions that Little Ba and the others couldn’t complete been sent to each clan?"

"They have all been sent. This time, only the subordinates of the Immortal Venerable and Immortal King were sent to deliver the orders."

"Hmph! That should have been the way! If we gather together, even the Blood God would have to think twice, and wouldn’t dare to act against us during the period of weakness." Longx Anguo said, after the fact.

None of the brothers dared to bicker with Longx Anguo, who had no outlet for his anger, but instead quietly complained in their hearts.

Who could have predicted that a dignified Immortal Emperor would be transported to deliver an order and end up being concealed by the Blood God?

Should someone with a peak Second Step level Immortal Emperor cultivation be so cautious when stepping out of the door? Of course, if one knew this would happen beforehand, it would indeed warrant a little apprehension.

In thinking of this, the Dragon-Horse Princes felt a little fortunate. It’s a relief that they weren’t the ones sent to deliver the order, or else they would have been the ones concealed.

"By the way, for this time, how many Immortal Emperors from other clans are willing to lend a hand against the White-Clad Yama?" Longx Anguo asked a group of subordinates again.

On hearing this, everyone below exchanged glances, unsure of how to respond.

Finally, under the pressure of Longx Anguo’s sharp gaze, someone eventually yielded to the stress and spoke the truth.

"The last time, the Lord invited Immortal Emperors to deal with the White-Clad Yama, and a total of thirty-three Immortal Emperors came to lend a hand. However, due to the Boundary River’s seal, only a few Immortal Emperors could actually emerge to assist. This time... this time, only five Immortal Emperors are willing to get involved. They, they all say, with the Grand Divine Minister’s major endeavor imminent, it’s inappropriate to wage war again over a White-Clad Yama..."

"Hmph! They’re just scared by that little Ning Fan! They think I’ll fall into the hands of that little Ning Fan again this time! Short-sighted, utterly short-sighted! Do they not know that this time, I’ve borrowed the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle again! With two Innate Mid-grade Treasures in my hands, I can fight even a Quasi-Saint; a mere Ning Fan, without his Backwards-Sea sword attack, why should I fear him! Kill him as easily as slicing a chicken!"

Longx Anguo was furious; angered by people’s coldness, they involve themselves when there’s a good thing, but each minds their own business when there’s danger.

But Longx Anguo didn’t consider, if the identities were swapped, he probably wouldn’t risk himself for people of another race either. Who doesn’t know that within the Eastern Heaven’s alliance army, the one not to be provoked is Ning Fan?

"How many days until those five assisting Daoists arrive?"

"Three days! They said to give them three more days to prepare, and then they can come to lend a hand to the Lord!"

"Good! This time, even though we only have ten Immortal Emperors coming out, with the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle on our side, capturing Ning Fan shouldn’t be difficult! Notify our clan’s affiliated tribes, the army can begin to gather!"

...

After capturing four Dragon-Horse Immortal Emperors, Ning Fan didn’t immediately merge into other Shui Clans but continued staying in the Mount Tai Fish Clan, planning to respond to the Mount Tai Fish Clan’s conscription.

Those Dragon-Horse Princes probably couldn’t even dream that the White-Clad Yama they wanted to deal with wasn’t at Lingyun Pass, but instead, lying hidden within their own camp.

Ning Fan’s hiding was not without reason.

Isn’t the opponent’s reliance the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle? He decided to hide behind the Dragon-Horse Princes, launch a surprise attack secretly, and at all cost, snatch away the one holding the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle.

Without this item, even with more Immortal Emperors on the enemy side, what does it matter!

Once the waters open, all bandits shall be killed!