Chapter 1148: Chapter 1148: Surprise Attack on Xuanwu Pass!

After the time it takes an incense stick to burn, Ning Fan had beaten the Wansheng Dragon King down.

The test result satisfied Ning Fan greatly: If he doesn’t use the Life-Slaying Sword, his other methods can’t effectively harm the Wansheng Dragon King; but with the Life-Slaying Sword, the Wansheng Dragon King can withstand hundreds of strikes before getting hurt, much more resilient than the incomplete Eternal Ghost Soldiers.

This means that even if Ning Fan’s enemies happen to have some means to counter immortal creatures, they can’t kill the Wansheng Dragon King in a single strike.

If enemies lack such means, even a First Order Quasi-Saint would struggle to kill the Wansheng Dragon King.

"You are not bad!" With another powerful ally, Ning Fan was in a good mood and praised the Wansheng Dragon King.

"Thank you for the praise, master."

The Wansheng Dragon King replied weakly. Lying on the ground covered in wounds, all inflicted by Ning Fan’s Life-Slaying Sword, his recovery power as an immortal creature couldn’t heal them.

He was prostrate on the ground, battered to the point of immobility, all eight serpent heads filled with fear, not daring to meet Ning Fan’s eyes.

He felt defeated and dejected, the honor of being an Eternal Ghost Soldier shattered to pieces by Ning Fan.

Ning Fan had no intention of comforting the Wansheng Dragon King. He removed the remaining Sword Qi from the Wansheng Dragon King’s body, instantly healing his wounds. The recovery power of immortal beings is truly miraculous!

When Ning Fan formed seals with his ten fingers to dispel the Netherworld Ghost Flowers’ summoning, the Wansheng Dragon King, as an Eternal Ghost Soldier, vanished along with the summoned Netherworld Ghost Flowers.

The Eternal Ghost Soldiers can’t move freely in the mortal world; they must stay in the Netherworld. To summon the Wansheng Dragon King into battle, one must first summon the Netherworld Ghost Flowers to turn the battlefield into a nether environment.

This might be the one troublesome aspect of using the Wansheng Dragon King.

As for the Netherworld Ghost Flowers... they can not only change the battlefield environment but also absorb the souls of the dead to make Eternal Ghost Soldiers.

When Ning Fan made a pact with the true form of the Netherworld Ghost Flowers, three different summonings appeared in his mind.

Low-level summoning: The contractor bears no cost and can summon a small amount of Netherworld Ghost Flowers, altering the battlefield and releasing one Eternal Ghost Soldier. No more than one Eternal Ghost Soldier can be released with low-level summoning.

Mid-level summoning: The contractor needs to pay a certain amount of blood essence to carve a blood array. It can summon a medium amount of Netherworld Ghost Flowers, releasing up to ten Eternal Ghost Soldiers.

High-level summoning: The contractor must offer a million creatures as a sacrifice to summon a large number of Netherworld Ghost Flowers. If the contractor is willing to sacrifice an additional ten million years of life, they can summon all previously sacrificed creatures as incomplete Eternal Ghost Soldiers for a temporary battle; these incomplete soldiers last for two hours. High-level summoning can make Eternal Ghost Soldiers, with a base success rate of fifty percent, subject to variance based on the opponent’s strength. Only one Eternal Ghost Soldier can be made within 24 hours under high-level summoning, and the contractor can summon an unlimited number of Eternal Ghost Soldiers.

Sacrificing ten million years of life...

Lady Guihua turned decrepit and hideous, all for summoning a large number of incomplete Eternal Ghost Soldiers, probably for this reason.

Ning Fan wouldn’t follow Lady Guihua’s reckless sacrifice of lifespan. Even if he was performing a high-level summoning, he would never summon a horde of incomplete soldiers.

In the days that followed, Ning Fan spent a lot of time practicing the summoning of Netherworld Ghost Flowers until he became proficient, marking the end of his retreat.

As of now, with his help, the Ninth Path had been fully reclaimed. He had no intention of staying here longer as the Sixth Waterway hasn’t yet been completely regained, and it needs him!

He bid farewell to the Eastern Celestial Cultivators of the Ninth Path, and by night, he headed towards the Sixth Path.

The Sixth Path is a waterway connecting to the Northern Heavens, where the different race has stationed a heavy garrison far exceeding other waterways.

According to the information Ning Fan obtained, there are three Half-Saints of the different race on the water surface of the Sixth Path, twenty-two Immortal Emperors, and over two hundred Immortal Kings and Immortal Venerables!

With such formidable forces, the retaking of the Sixth Path is challenging. Even with Old Demon Bai and Emperor Cang, they could barely defend the pass.

What pleased the Eastern Celestial Cultivators of the Sixth Path was that recently, Old Demon Bai, the former First Demon of Eastern Heaven, miraculously injured one of the enemy’s Half-Saints despite being besieged by three of them!

Observers claimed that the injured Half-Saint was so severely wounded that their realm fell, and it would take hundreds of thousands of years of healing before re-entering the battle! Even then, their foundation would be damaged; progress in cultivation would be nearly impossible!

This implies that in the short term, the Sixth Path’s different race army has only two Half-Saints that could fight!

This is an opportunity, a chance for the Allied Forces of Boundary River to counterattack the different race!

This was good news, giving many Eastern Heaven cultivators hope of completely defeating the different race!

Unfortunately, their joy was short-lived as they soon received bad news.

A fourth Half-Saint from the different race appeared, carrying some secret medicine effortlessly healing all of the initially injured Half-Saint’s wounds.

In an instant, the Sixth Path’s different race Half-Saints increased to four, which was a significant blow for the Allied Forces of Boundary River.

Several days later, on the Sixth Path, at Xuanwu Pass.

Xuanwu Pass is the last stronghold on the Sixth Path and the different race’s final defense on the water.

At this moment, the different race inside Xuanwu Pass is hosting a grand banquet to entertain the newly arrived fourth Half-Saint reinforcer.

This half-saint returning to bolster the Sixth Path was none other than the Profound Tail Daoist, who had fled in panic from the Ninth Path the other day. It was he who used an almost ten-turn Primordial Demonic Medicine to rescue the unlucky Half-Saint gravely injured by Old Demon Bai.

"Hahaha! If it weren’t for brother’s generous gift of medicine, this Water Buffalo God would take countless years to recover. So let me first toast to brother!" The Minotaur Water Buffalo God, a favored general of the Foreign Clan Great Deity Director, expressed his gratitude.

"Hehe, I felt an instant camaraderie with dear brother; what’s a little expensive pill between us." Profound Tail Daoist drained a cup of water wine, suddenly recalling a past event, and sighed heavily.

"Why sigh, brother?" Surprised, Water Buffalo God inquired. The other two different race Half-Saints beside him also showed puzzled expressions.

One was the Crane Immortal Elder from the Black Crane Clan, appearing as a normal Human elder but with a pair of jet-black crane wings on his back; the other was Ahui Nan from the Merfolk Clan, his lower body a fish tail, upper body armored, incredibly handsome and androgynous, more like a woman than a man.

"Ah, I thought of an annoying brat whom I wish to dismember, yet I can’t defeat him, hence the sigh," Profound Tail Daoist explained.

"Oh? What sort of brat could elude someone as ancient as brother?" Water Buffalo God’s surprise was evident.

"You’ve definitely heard his name; he’s called Ning Fan. I suffered a great loss to this brat on the Ninth Path recently."

"What! Brother’s nemesis is that Yama child? Hmph! Have no fear, brother. Reliable sources say that brat will soon reach the Sixth Path. By then, if we strike together, surely four Half-Saints can handle a single Yama child!" Water Buffalo God proclaimed confidently.

"Indeed! This Yama child tops our Zi Wei must-kill list. When he comes to the Sixth Path, we’ll slay him together and share the rewards!" The Crane Immortal Elder laughed greedily, thinking of the reward for killing Ning Fan.

"Humph! The White-Clad Yama truly deserves death! If not for him, would Aflo have been imprisoned upon returning to the Sixth Path? He seduced Aflo; he caused Aflo to betray our faith. He deserves to die! If he dares come to the Sixth Path, I’ll join Profound Tail Daoist in slaying that beast!" Ahui Nan declared hatefully, his hatred for Ning Fan surpassing any other different race.

Hearing that the three different race Half-Saints are willing to assist, Profound Tail Daoist smiled satisfactorily, but with Ning Fan’s formidable means in mind, warned, "That Yama child ought to die, but his skills are formidable. Who knows how he subdued a Destroying Path Thunder Infant, willing to fight for him, and this Thunder Infant can’t be suppressed by anyone other than a Quasi-Saint..."

"What! He subdued a Destroying Path Thunder Infant!"

"I thought that rumor was false. Could it truly be true? Has the Yama Child really captured a Destroying Path Thunder Infant?!"

"The Destroying Path Thunder Infant is so proud that even if it were captured alive, it could not possibly submit to any creature other than the Dao Soul Clans! Daoist, you must be joking!"

The Water Buffalo God and others’ expressions changed, unable to believe the intelligence provided by Profound Tail Daoist.

The terror of the Destroying Path Thunder Infant is not just idle talk; being captured is already extraordinary. The notion that it would willingly submit to Ning Fan is absolutely unbelievable to them.

In ancient times, a Saint among the Ziwei Immortal Cultivators once captured a Destroying Path Thunder Infant, yet even the Saint could not make it submit.

What does Ning Fan have to accomplish something even a Saint couldn’t!

"This is absolutely true. If you don’t believe it, I, this old man, can show you the battle recording of that fight."

Profound Tail Daoist took out the Recording Jade Slip and displayed it to the Water Buffalo God and others.

After viewing the contents of the jade slip, the Water Buffalo God and others gasped in shock, finally believing the matter.

"This person is indeed able to make the Destroying Path Thunder Infant recognize him as master. If he attacks the Sixth Path, how can we possibly resist!" The Water Buffalo God and others said with dismay.

"I, this old man, have a plan that can destroy the Destroying Path Thunder Infant, but it requires your Grand Divine Minister to send out one person to act." Profound Tail Daoist said mysteriously.

"Invite someone? Daoist, do not jest. My Ziwei Immortal Cultivators are under the seal of the Purple Dou Immortal Sovereign, and for a certain period, there is a severe quota restriction on the emergence of strong individuals. Currently, the quota is exhausted, and the Grand Divine Minister cannot dispatch more experts for reinforcement. If not for this, considering the many Half-Saints and Quasi-Saints we have, along with Blood God, why would we fear that Yama Child! Ah, ultimately, it is the Immortal Emperor Seal that limits our Ziwei Immortal Cultivators’ development, but never mind, in a few months, that Immortal Emperor Seal will... heh heh..."

The Water Buffalo God and others seemed to have thought of something, and each harbored great expectations for the future of Ziwei Immortal Cultivators.

Seeing that the Water Buffalo God and others misunderstood his meaning, Profound Tail Daoist explained, "The reinforcement I wish to invite is not the living, but... ancestral spirits!"

"Ancestral spirits?" Upon hearing this, the Water Buffalo God and others were taken aback, then flatly refused, saying, "Impossible! The deceased has passed. How could we, the descendants, be willing to summon our ancestors’ spirits to join the battle? Moreover, there isn’t enough time to gather the materials needed for the summoning..."

"Don’t worry about the materials. I, this old man, happen to have some of the materials needed for the summoning ritual. As long as you all agree, we can kill that Yama Child with ease!"

"Ancestral spirits? What are those?"

Suddenly, a light, ethereal voice, without a known source, echoed above Xuanwu Pass.

Both the Profound Tail Daoist and the different race powerhouses of the Water Buffalo God were greatly shocked when the voice sounded!

Judging from the aura, the speaker was undoubtedly not a different race expert but an Eastern Celestial Cultivator! Could it be that an Eastern Heaven powerhouse dared to recklessly invade inside Xuanwu Pass!

The Profound Tail Daoist was the most deeply shocked!

Because he recognized the owner of this voice! He had only just clashed with him on the Ninth Path not long ago!

"Audacious fool! To dare invade Xuanwu Pass is truly reckless!"

The Water Buffalo God slapped the table and stood up, roaring with earth-shattering power.

The roar shook the space above Xuanwu Pass to its very core, tearing a rift from which a white-clad youth fell, his expression indifferent, looking down at Xuanwu Pass.

This person was Ning Fan, who was rushing to the Sixth Path!

Whether on the Third Path or the Sixth Path, he fought alone against the different race armies, having grown accustomed to this style of one-versus-many battle.

Therefore, this time upon arriving at the Sixth Path, instead of reporting to Emperor Cang, he came directly to Xuanwu Pass!

He intended to eradicate all different races on the Sixth Path in one move!

Currently, he possessed the dual formidable reinforcements of the Destroying Path Thunder Infant and the Eternal Dragon King of Ten Thousand Saints, more than enough to annihilate Xuanwu Pass!

"Damn it! It’s that White-Clad Yama! He’s actually attacked Xuanwu Pass alone!"

"Has he gone mad? Daring to assault Xuanwu Pass on his own, disregarding conventional tactics!"

"He truly ignores us!"

The Water Buffalo God and others were both shocked and angry. However, the anger was more a facade; the shock was the main point. The Half-Saints showed not the slightest composure.

Faced with the infamous Ning Fan, they could not remain calm!

The three Half-Saints from different races cursed Ning Fan’s arrogance outwardly while inwardly anticipating a tremendous threat with their hearts pounding. Innumerable bloody records proved Ning Fan’s strength; this person alone was possibly more challenging and dangerous than all the Allied Forces of Boundary River combined!

"Damn it! Why did he choose this moment to launch an attack! I haven’t even begun my formations or summoned the different race’s ancestral spirits to deal with him!" Profound Tail Daoist’s face was extremely grim.

He had spent nearly a whole cycle’s worth of Primordial Demonic Medicine to win the favor of the Sixth Path’s different race Half-Saints.

He expended much effort to gather the materials for summoning the different race’s ancestral spirits.

He was just starting to persuade these stubborn different races to follow his plan to summon the remnant spirit of their ancestors to combat Ning Fan’s Destroying Path Thunder Infant.

Such a perfect plan!

But why, just when the plan had barely begun, had Ning Fan already shown up!

According to the nature of the Allied Forces of Boundary River, shouldn’t they just stick to defense, wait for the different race to attack, and then launch counterattacks!

"Although I don’t know what the ancestral spirits in your plan are, it seems my arrival has thoroughly disrupted your plan... It’s truly unfortunate that you appear to have no chance to summon those ancestral spirits now."

Ning Fan sneered, hands forming seals, and above Xuanwu Pass, numerous Netherworld Ghost Flowers were summoned from thin air, growing frantically, flourishing with thorns.

The Eight-Headed Eternal Dragon King, taking on the identity of the Eternal Ghost Soldier, joined the battlefield!

The Destroying Path Thunder Infant was also summoned by Ning Fan, riding on the Ancestral Thunder Sparrow, the two combining their lightning power, becoming more terrifying than any Half-Saint!

"Kill!"

At Ning Fan’s command, the Eternal Dragon King and the Eternal Thunder Infant immediately charged at the different race army below, who were feasting and carousing.

This was a perfectly executed surprise attack!

The opposing army hadn’t even grabbed their weapons, nor had their military formations been assembled!