Chapter 1405: Chapter 1405 - 1390: Broken Horn

In a mountain valley with a wide expanse near Cow Heart Mountain, waterfalls roared and waters raged, yet the banks were filled with oppressive wails and cries.

On closer inspection, one could see the rocky forests on both banks were filled with Human Clan captives, mostly young adults, many children and young girls, but almost no elders.

A rough scan revealed that there were at least hundreds of thousands of captives here, while in the distance, Water Demons continued to transport more humans captured from the mountain.

Numerous Water Demons with blue face and fangs patrolled in between, kicking captives occasionally. Every so often, some Water Demons, overwhelmed by lust, would grab a woman, tear off her clothes, and commit beastly acts amidst the storm.

Occasionally, some Water Demons would secretly pull a young man, trying to gulp him down whole as Blood Food, but before he could be devoured, a Water Whip would lash at him causing his screams.

"Have you eaten up Crown Prince’s orders too? While hunting in the mountains, you may eat the young adults, no one stops you, but these captives are related to Crown Prince’s major scheme, repeat it, and I’ll whip you to death!" A short and small yet sturdy Water Demon with a human head emerged from the void, angrily scolding.

Ye Zhen stood in the rainy mist, idly gazing downward toward the river in the mountains.

Being so close, he had long since clearly sensed the Dragon Fish Water Lord’s location, just in the river’s tempestuous current below.

Moreover, in Ye Zhen’s perception, the fierce current below hinted at hundreds of strong presences, one of which made his Black Dragon Spirit Pillar tremble faintly.

Dragon Clan!

Only a true Dragon Clan member could make Ye Zhen’s Black Dragon Legacy-concentrated Black Dragon Spirit Pillar respond.

Here, a true member of the Dragon Clan was likely only one — Dragon Prince Ao Zheng from Blue-scaled Dragon Palace!

The water vapor in the void gently trembled in an unseen trajectory, and Ye Zhen had already infiltrated the deepest part of the tempestuous river below.

A temporary yet luxurious Water Palace stood at the riverbed, its exterior with shimmering light screens, countless Dao Patterns faintly visible within the water, indicating this Water Palace’s Guardian Formation was extraordinary.

Such Guardian Formation might be insurmountable for others, but for Ye Zhen who was adept at Innate Five Elements Divine Abilities, especially in such a place where Water Spiritual Power was abundant, it was no different than facing an unguarded area.

Inside the Water Palace, stood over a dozen humanoid Water Demons, including the Dragon Fish Water Lord.

One young man, dressed in white embroidered dragon robes, atop his head a pair of faint yellow Dragon Horns, was particularly striking.

Needless to say, this person was the Dragon Prince Ao Zheng of Blue-scaled Water Palace.

At this time, Dragon Prince Ao Zheng was apparently discussing affairs with his followers.

"Your Highness, reports from Water Mansion Water Monarchs restraining Soldiers of North Sea County indicate they all suffered counterattacks from well-equipped armies, with heavy casualties. Even the hundred eighty thousand Water Army left intentionally to restrain County City of North Sea was defeated!

Normally, North Sea County shouldn’t possess such powerful combat strength; it’s likely the Imperial Guard of Great Zhou, as Dragon Fish Water Lord mentioned.

From an elder’s perspective, we should probably withdraw and cease this raid," a water demon in human form advised.

"Imperial Guard of Great Zhou, impossible!" The towering Water Scorpion General Yin Quan retorted, "Even with Ancient Teleportation Formation, Imperial Guard of Great Zhou reaching here would take at least five days!

Dragon Fish Water Lord was attacked three days ago, wasn’t he? Moreover, according to Dragon Fish Water Lord, it’s only after Viscount of North Sea, Ye Zhen, intruded that such changes occurred! I presume someone merely provided elite military armory!

Hmph, as long as it’s not an attack by Imperial Guard of Great Zhou, what do we have to fear! If we desire, we can mobilize tens of millions even billions of the Water Clan."

Dragon Prince Ao Zheng, having remained silent, suddenly inquired, "What’s the progress on the underground waterway?"

"Reporting to Crown Prince, the Earth Vein on Primordial Continent is dense, the underground waterway excavation is quite slow, at the current pace, at least eight more days are needed to open a waterway just wide enough for one person to pass through," a Water Demon replied.

"Eight days?"

"Still too slow. This storm might last only five to seven days more, so within six days, it must be completed! Once we break through this underground waterway, we can traverse in and out freely within the web of North Sea County.

Then, I’ll build a true land palace right here in Cow Heart Mountain and invite my father to stay for a few days, so he can witness my capability!"

Ye Zhen, hidden within the hall, was suddenly shocked; this plan was truly terrifying.

Within North Sea County, there are over a thousand officially registered large rivers; its territory is genuinely filled with a web of water routes.

Earlier, to prevent Water Demons from invading through rivers, Ancestral Shrine of Great Zhou spent significant resources to seal nearby seaside entrances, slightly alleviating the threat.

Should they succeed in creating an underground waterway, with rivers crisscrossing, Water Demons would come and go without warning, considering their terrifying numbers, would North Sea County not become the realm of Water Demons?

Whether Great Zhou lives or dies, as an outsider, Ye Zhen wouldn’t care much, but North Sea County is Ye Zhen’s fiefdom.

This is something Ye Zhen absolutely would not allow to happen.

Despite his fiery rage, Ye Zhen quickly adapted and perfected his previous plan based on the actual situation.

"Send the order down, as soon as the traces of Viscount of North Sea Ye Zhen are found, report to me immediately! That Ye Zhen, daring villain, harmed my Aquatic Race of North Sea in the thousands, weakened my military might, unless killing him in the thousands, I can’t dissipate the anger in this Crown Prince’s heart..."

Before Dragon Prince Ao Zheng finished speaking, Water Scorpion General Yin Quan and the dozen experts inside the hall simultaneously changed expressions, looking towards a certain spot on the hall’s roof and exclaiming, "Someone has intruded, be careful!"

Almost simultaneously, a thunderous purple lightning bolt struck down from the rooftop.

The thunder was extremely fierce, the speed of the lightning exceptionally fast, almost instantly, the purple lightning slammed onto Dragon Prince Ao Zheng’s forehead.

At this moment, a scale armor at the suppressing device level, purely forged from Dragon Scales and emanating a shocking dragon aura, surfaced on Dragon Prince Ao Zheng’s body.

Dao Patterns flickered, the light of the Evil Punishing Divine Thunder was mostly offset by the scale armor, yet Dragon Prince Ao Zheng still screamed, flying backward and plummeting.

Ye Zhen’s Evil Punishing Divine Thunder was aimed at Ao Zheng’s Dragon Horn, and the thunder was extremely fierce and powerful; under the strike, one of Ao Zheng’s Dragon Horns was blasted into two pieces, blood flowing profusely.

Seeing Ao Zheng being blown away, the Water Clan within the Water Palace turned pale, rushing towards Dragon Prince Ao Zheng’s direction for one simple reason: if Dragon Prince Ao Zheng were to suffer any mishaps, all of them would die.

For Ye Zhen, who had just revealed himself after unleashing the thunderclap, no one cared.

Indeed, there was an exception, and that was the Dragon Fish Water Lord.

At this moment, Dragon Fish Water Lord was trembling uncontrollably; he could finally confirm that his Divine Soul had been restrained, by none other than the man right in front of him.

In fact, this instinctive fear in his heart had been increasing for an hour, only now, with Ye Zhen’s appearance, could he be certain.

"Someone, capture the assassin!"

Discovering Dragon Prince Ao Zheng had no mortal danger, those Water Demons roared in anger, and simultaneously, Water Scorpion General Yin Quan charged towards Ye Zhen.

At the same time, at least a dozen auras lunged towards Ye Zhen, among them four auras surprisingly at the Realm King level.

Realm King level experts were not something current Ye Zhen could handle; one careless move, and Ye Zhen would perish on the spot.

However, Ye Zhen had the confidence to come out, so he had a method to preserve his life.

As the crowd rushed towards him, with a thought of Divine Sense, Ye Zhen’s figure vanished into thin air.

Instantly, not only did the four Realm King level experts miss their target, but two clumsy Water Demons collided, ending up with bloody heads.

The Dragon Prince Ao Zheng, recovering from the intense pain, merely glanced at his situation and roared angrily, "My Dragon Horn, my Dragon Horn got shattered!

Damned, I want to tear you apart, obliterate your ten clans; my Dragon Horn!"

Ao Zheng held the half-charred Dragon Horn, almost exploding with rage.

For the Dragon Clan, the Dragon Horn held extremely special significance.

It symbolized their status, their strength and bloodline; it would grow back even if shattered, but to recover to the previous extent was nearly impossible.

To put it most vividly, the importance of the Dragon Horn for the Dragon Clan was akin to the importance of a woman’s face.

Simply put, with the Dragon Horn destroyed, Dragon Prince Ao Zheng would lose face in front of other Dragons.

Dragon Prince Ao Zheng’s anger was imaginable.

Ao Zheng’s angry roar made the four Realm King level entities swiftly move to Ao Zheng’s side, surrounding him tightly with a tense expression.

"Your Highness, be careful, the assassin is still in the Water Palace, but the aura is too bizarre; even with our abilities, we can’t find him!" A water demon at the Realm King level nervously said.

Ye Zhen’s Innate Five Elements Divine Escape, in essence, transformed the escape technique practitioner into one of the Innate Five Elements.

In this Water Palace, Five Elements Water items are ubiquitous, with the Innate Five Elements Divine Escape activated, Ye Zhen could escape anywhere.

Unless someone could instantaneously obliterate everything with Five Elements in the Water Palace, finding Ye Zhen was nearly impossible.

Of course, the main issue was these realm king existsences generally had normal Divine Soul Cultivation. If it were the Moon Priest Ge Xuan of the Temple, Ye Zhen wouldn’t dare do this.

Though Ge Xuan couldn’t force Ye Zhen, who applied the Innate Five Elements Divine Escape, out of the void, the extremely powerful Divine Soul of Ge Xuan could lock Ye Zhen’s approximate location, thus dealing with Ye Zhen.

"Still here?"

Dragon Prince Ao Zheng was stunned, then with his head steaming hot, he exhibited a look of utmost disgrace, holding the broken horn, and roared furiously into the void, "Who dares, get out for this Crown Prince!

If you’re a hero, show yourself openly!"