The deck was littered with Crimson Whale Sect guards. Dark red blood seeped out from the densely packed corpses, forming small rivulets that flowed out of the gutters on both sides of the deck.
Lu Sheng looked up at the bow of the ship. His gaze swept past the layers of corpses and landed on that blood-red figure.
The moment he saw that figure, his pupils shrank.
"Hehehe …"
"You hit me so hard …" The woman with the red umbrella stood on one foot at the edge of the bow, almost falling into the water. The wind blew, but she did not budge an inch. Only her blood-red dress billowed in the wind.
"Hehehe … you're … Sect Master Lu? So you're the new Sect Master … "
Another figure with a red umbrella appeared on the right side of the road, as if out of thin air.
Then, as if they had cloned themselves, streaks of red figures appeared one after another around Lu Sheng.
Shrill, eerie laughter rang out from all directions.
"You guys …" Lu Sheng's gaze darkened. He realized that he had underestimated this Ghost Lady with the red umbrella.
"Your servant is Red Umbrella. Remember this name …" The umbrella girls turned to face Lu Sheng.
In an instant.
"Chi chi chi chi chi …"
Streaks of red figures shot towards Lu Sheng like lightning.
"ROAR!!"
Lu Sheng roared at the sky. His body expanded and a faint red web appeared around him.
"BOOM!!!"
All the red figures landed on Lu Sheng at the same time. Then, they exploded like bombs.
The red web of inner Qi spread out in all directions with Lu Sheng at its center.
"BOOM!!!"
All the red figures were blasted away like countless red pieces of cloth. Large amounts of red cloth flowed rapidly and gathered together to form a human figure.
The umbrella girl turned and opened it to cover her face, the tassels hanging down.
The umbrella spun slowly. With a swoosh, her entire body was sucked into the paper umbrella, as if she had been sucked in. All that was left was the red paper umbrella spinning slowly, as if someone was holding it up and shooting it at Lu Sheng.
"Without the Zhen Family, I don't believe that a mortal like you …!" Amidst the sharp screeches, the red umbrella's sharp edges spun rapidly. It spun faster and faster.
The pink plum blossoms embroidered on the umbrella rotated, forming a pink ring. Black Qi was faintly emitting from it.
* Hiss … *
Lu Sheng took a deep breath and clasped his hands together in front of his chest. He gathered all the Blood Web and Internal Qi around him into his palms.
Under the full power of Ultimate Crimson Nine Furies Skill, all the blood web and inner Qi swiftly condensed into a small, translucent red ball.
"Changing the Heavens in Seven Days …" A blood-red thread shot from Lu Sheng's chest to his forehead.
"Divine Might!!" His eyes grew fierce, and he gathered all the power in his body to strike out with his palm.
Rumble!
The small ball was hit by the palm and exploded instantly. With a huge impact and red light, it shot towards Red Umbrella.
Boom!
The black gas and the red light collided head-on. They entangled and sputtered into even finer smoke and red shadows, scattering on the deck and the corpses around them.
Chi chi chi chi …
Streaks of black gas and red light splashed and fell.
The wooden deck was set ablaze in an instant. As the poisonous smoke of Bind spread, the entire area outside the great hall on the first floor was suddenly engulfed in a sea of fire.
Boom!
A small section of the pavilion slowly fell to the ground. It had been smashed by the huge impact and explosion, crashing heavily onto the deck and igniting an even more intense fire.
Amidst the raging flames, Lu Sheng slowly stood up from the pile of rubble and looked at the umbrella girl who was also standing nearby.
Both of them had thoroughly grasped each other's limits when they fought head-on earlier.
They were both in the Bind realm, but the difference between them was quite similar. Lu Sheng could hardly kill the umbrella girl, and the umbrella girl could not break through Lu Sheng's hard body skill defense.
The fire burned around Lu Sheng, but was kept at bay by the Ultimate Crimson Nine Furies Skill blood web that he naturally emitted. Coupled with his extremely high resistance to heat, he was completely unscathed even if he stood in the middle of the fire.
The umbrella girl, on the other hand, completely ignored the flames. The faint black aura circulating around her was the aura of Bind. It was a perfect defense against the high temperature and poisonous smoke.
"I've never seen a human like you before …" the umbrella girl stared at Lu Sheng with a solemn expression. She had one hand behind her back. Half of her palm was gradually turning into charcoal where Lu Sheng could not see it.
"So now you've seen me," Lu Sheng said calmly.
"I … will come again …" the umbrella girl said softly at the end.
"Whoosh!"
The umbrella girl was instantly ignited, turning into a ball of fire and melting down like a candle.
Lu Sheng's expression did not change in the slightest as he watched his opponent burn and disappear.
This was his first time fighting a real Anomaly, and he had only come out on top by a hair. His opponent's spontaneous combustion was caused by the outburst of Ultimate Crimson Nine Furies Skill he had injected into her body.
He was certain that he had broken through the defensive layer of Bind many times and thoroughly destroyed her body with Ultimate Crimson Nine Furies Skill.
Unfortunately, he had not been able to completely destroy her despite repeated attempts. Her final spontaneous combustion seemed more like a way for her to escape.
An Anomaly's indestructibility … was indeed impressive …
"Sect Master!!" Only then did many of the upper echelons in the grand hall dare to come out.
"Put out the fire!! Release the water umbrellas! "
"Hurry, hurry, hurry!! The pharmacy is on fire!! "
Both Chen Ying and Hong Mingzi leapt up and landed beside Lu Sheng. Chen Ying struck swiftly, extinguishing the flames that were still burning beside him with a few palm strikes.
"Are you alright, Junior Apprentice Brother?" Hong Mingzi coughed violently the moment he moved.
Previously, Lu Sheng and the umbrella girl's earth-shattering battle had turned the entire deck into a sea of flames. There was also a large amount of Bind poisonous smoke spreading in all directions. They had not dared to come out at all.
Now that the umbrella girl had naturally vanished in front of everyone's eyes, they thought it was safe and hurried out.
"I'm fine. To think that a random Anomaly would be on par with me, "Lu Sheng said in a low voice.
"That's no ordinary Anomaly," Hong Mingzi shook his head. "Junior Apprentice Brother, you may not know this, but the umbrella girl is the Scarlet District's Deputy District Mistress. She's the strongest expert second only to the District Mistress. It's already incredible that you could fight her to this extent."
"Deputy District Mistress?" Lu Sheng was instantly enlightened. He had once exchanged blows with a little girl from Song Manor who was on the verge of becoming an Anomaly.
That little girl could not even withstand a single blow from him at that time. He did not believe that after becoming an Anomaly, the level of Bind would be so much stronger.
"Scarlet District and Zhen Family fought. Their vitality was greatly damaged, and their Anomalies were almost obliterated. I reckon that's why their Deputy District Mistress personally attacked us, Crimson Whale Sect," Chen Ying said in a low voice.
Facing the current Lu Sheng, his attitude had unwittingly become a little more respectful.
This was an acknowledgment of his position as Sect Master. But more than that, it was an acknowledgment of Lu Sheng's strength.
"Junior Apprentice Brother, we must arrange our retreat as soon as possible. The Crimson Whale Sect has become a public enemy. Even without Scarlet District, other forces will come knocking. Without Zhen Family as our backer, we won't be able to hold out … cough cough cough …" Hong Mingzi spouted a long paragraph in one breath, but could not help coughing at the end.
"Do you know where Scarlet District's headquarters is?" Lu Sheng asked in a low voice.
"Junior Apprentice Brother, you mean …?" Hong Mingzi could not follow Lu Sheng's meaning.
"If it's possible, we can go test it out," Lu Sheng said in a low voice.
"Absolutely not! Scarlet District's District Mistress is powerful, much more powerful than umbrella girl. She's on par with Zhen Family's Family Head, "Hong Mingzi hurriedly advised.
"Then why hasn't she made a move?" Lu Sheng countered.
"Because … she probably thinks that our Crimson Whale Sect isn't worth her personal effort?" Chen Ying said hesitantly.
"I don't think so," Lu Sheng shook his head. "The reason they attacked us is because Zhen Family escaped. That's why they're trying to find clues from us. If I'm not wrong, Scarlet District's District Mistress won't act rashly. Otherwise, she would've gone after Zhen Family herself. "
"This … Junior Apprentice Brother's words make sense. The reason they attacked us is none other than the treasure in Zhen Family's possession. If they don't mobilize their main force, they'll just be meat delivered to their doorstep. That's why once they give chase, they'll definitely go all out, "Hong Mingzi finished in one breath, then coughed deeply.
"In that case, as long as we can confirm that their main force has left, we'll know if Scarlet District's District Mistress is around," Chen Ying nodded affirmatively.
"From the fact that Deputy District Mistress personally attacked our Crimson Whale Sect, we can deduce that there's a sixty percent chance that Scarlet District's main force has left." "Otherwise, if I were Scarlet District's District Mistress and knew that Zhen Family might have left, and that Crimson Whale Sect might have left behind some clues, I would strike at Crimson Whale Sect at the first opportunity. I would strike like a thunderbolt, capture all of them and interrogate them. I wouldn't probe slowly like boiling a frog in warm water, then strike from the sidelines. Only then would I attack. That's too much of a waste of time. If I'm wrong, we'll just have to fight it out with Zhen Family. "
"Not bad. Junior Apprentice Brother's deduction is correct," Hong Mingzi nodded in agreement.
"Then now we …" Chen Ying asked, his gaze fixed on Lu Sheng.
"It's indeed dangerous to probe now. Let's gather our assets and manpower first. We'll look for outside help!" Lu Sheng narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice.
"Junior Apprentice Brother, you mean to seek refuge with other Noble Families?" Hong Mingzi was taken aback. "But will they be willing to take us in?"
"Our Crimson Whale Sect has the largest intelligence network in the Northern Lands. We also have all kinds of resources and manpower on hand. Even if they summon men from other places, they won't be as deeply rooted as us who've been running the Northern Lands for decades. We might not be put in an important position if we seek refuge with them, but we'll definitely be able to protect ourselves, "Lu Sheng said calmly. "It all depends on which power we seek refuge with."
By now, the fire on the Crimson Whale had been completely extinguished by a huge basin of water hanging from the side of the ship.
The remaining sect members who were still alive came out one after another, carrying the corpses away with pale faces. Most of the corpses were charred. In some places, the entire deck had been burnt through, leaving behind only holes of varying sizes.
The Internal Affairs Emissaries quickly took up their roles, directing the men to tidy up the scene.
Looking at the mess before him, Lu Sheng fell into deep thought.
"Since Zhen Family has abandoned us, there's no need for us to speak of loyalty and benevolence. Senior Apprentice Brother, Chen Ying, please make the necessary arrangements. Tomorrow, we'll pay a visit to the representatives of the other powers in the city. Open up a new path. "
Given that Scarlet District was unable to destroy Crimson Whale Sect for the time being, Lu Sheng had won a chance to turn the situation around for Crimson Whale Sect.
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