"Yingying, where have you been all this time? Did you meet with danger? Why didn't you tell me?! Do you know how worried I was? "Scarlet District Mistress said hurriedly. She released umbrella girl and stroked her long hair gently.
"I … I … was captured by that … black-robed man … who destroyed the headquarters. After that, he … asked me … some questions and … let me back, "umbrella girl replied softly.
"Black-robed man? Do you know who he is? "Scarlet District Mistress's eyes flashed fiercely as she asked coldly.
Umbrella girl shook her head lightly.
"It's alright. I'll investigate slowly. Sooner or later, I'll find some clues. Once I do, I'll swallow him alive!" Scarlet District Mistress said viciously.
"Let's … go back …" umbrella girl's mind was in a mess. Although she was back, she still did not dare to tell her about the web inside her. She was worried that even her sister might not be able to solve it. What if she found out that it was Lu Sheng's doing …
Scarlet District Mistress hugged her tightly again.
"I won't leave you again in the future. I promise! "For the sake of Scarlet Dragon Tribulation, she had hunted and killed all the way. Although she had only obtained one fragment, it had greatly enhanced her strength. In addition to the cultivation method in that book. She could find a place to seclude herself for a hundred years and never come out again.
"Let's find a place to live together and ignore all the nonsense outside. What do you say, Yingying? "
Umbrella girl grunted in acknowledgment, but her mind was occupied with the web inside her.
"Oh, right. It's good that you're back. I'm still not up to the task of rebuilding Scarlet District. It's better for you to take command, Yingying. And those lanterns … I'll need your help to make them. "Scarlet District Mistress smiled sheepishly.
"Leave it to … Yingying …" umbrella girl nodded.
"Also, I'm going to Martial League. I've found Martial League's temporary residence. This organization changes its location every once in a while. They run really fast. We have to get there soon, or they'll have to flee again. " Scarlet District Mistress's face darkened. "Coincidentally, the Officiator of Ashoka Manor went missing during the investigation of Martial League. If I'm not wrong, the one who killed the Officiator and the one who destroyed my headquarters should be the same person. As long as we find the murderer of Ashoka Manor's Officiator, we should be able to find the culprit who destroyed my headquarters. "
"As expected of … Boss Sis …" The umbrella girl smiled sweetly and weakly.
"You can rest at home when the time comes. No … you'd better come with me. You're too weak now and need protection," Scarlet District Mistress pinched Yingying's cheeks gently and said tenderly.
"En … Yingying will listen … to you."
…
The Crimson Whale.
"Go to Martial Alliance?" Lu Sheng crushed the black note in his hand lightly. He didn't know what material the paper was made of, but it was completely black, and the words were white.
Fine black paper scraps fell from his fingers, but before they could fall to the ground, they turned into wisps of black smoke and dissipated.
This was the umbrella girl's secret message to him.
"This is going to be troublesome … Martial League knows that I've killed quite a number of Ashoka Manor's Emissaries. If they follow the clues, they might be able to find out that I'm the culprit. Although killing the Emissary doesn't mean that he killed the Officiator, he will definitely be investigated. "
Given his status and background, Ashoka Manor would at most deal with him in secret, even if they found out that he was a Prefectural Emissary. They wouldn't even dare to accuse him openly. Because Lu Sheng could totally deny it. If he wasn't caught red-handed, there was no way to talk about it.
He, Lu Sheng, was not an unaffiliated cultivator with no background, nor was he one of those weak exorcists. Shangyang Jiuli valued his strength, and the Shangyang Family backing him was much, much stronger than Ashoka Manor. So much so that even the Manor Lord dared not offend Shangyang Jiuli, who had yet to become a Manor Lord. Instead, they treated each other as equals.
"Martial Alliance, Martial Alliance …" Lu Sheng stood up and paced a few rounds. "I'm still in the stage of transformation. My strength hasn't reached the level of a Manor Lord, and there's an absolute gap between me and Ye Moling and Scarlet District Mistress. It's not convenient for me to fight them head-on. I don't know how long this stage of transformation will take. Even a top-notch genius like Shangyang Jiuli has been stuck at this stage for many years. I shouldn't be able to break through anytime soon. "
"If that's the case …" Lu Sheng began to plan in his mind.
Against ghosts, demons, and Noble Families, only Yang-attribute inner Qi was effective. Now, perhaps it was time to add Yin-attribute inner Qi to the mix.
Only inner Qi could harm those supernatural beings. Hard body skills, on the other hand, could only greatly enhance one's physical body. No matter how strong one was, how fast one's speed was, or how violent one's outburst was, hard body skills had only one use: resistance.
Of course, hard body skills could withstand supernatural attacks and those deadly poisons. These were difficult to achieve with inner Qi.
'Since I can't use inner Qi on a large scale for now, I'll focus my Yin Qi on hard body skills. The stronger my physical body, the better it will be for my future inner Qi. I'll have to invest in Yin Qi sooner or later, 'Lu Sheng made up his mind.
"Men," he stood up.
Two Sect personal guards entered the room swiftly.
"Greetings, Sect Master!"
"Bring me Song Zhenguo. Also, prepare my luggage for the trip," Lu Sheng instructed, then left the study and headed straight for the sanctuary.
"I need to resolve this matter in advance. Once Martial Alliance is found, Scarlet District Mistress and Ashoka Manor's attention will surely be on me."
He walked into the sanctuary and sat down cross-legged, quickly focusing his mind and calming his Qi.
"Deep Blue."
The pale blue Modifier popped up.
Lu Sheng looked at the frame, which was much simpler than before. Although he had returned the three treasures when he released the umbrella girl, he had already absorbed all the Yin Qi in them beforehand. Because of that, he had obtained close to twenty units of Yin Qi. In addition to the Yin Qi he had obtained from the horde of ghosts and Anomalies in Scarlet District.
The total amount of Yin Qi in his body had now reached an unprecedented number of close to eighty units!
The moment he opened the Modifier, a dialog box popped up.
"Proceed with martial arts extrapolation?"
"Yes," Lu Sheng answered affirmatively. Then, his consciousness landed on the column for Yang Extreme Dao.
'From the moment I stepped into the circle of Noble Families, as my strength increases, I'll run into the danger of being exposed sooner or later. I need to improve as quickly as possible before the Noble Families notice me. 'He pressed the button behind Yang Extreme Dao with his consciousness.
In an instant, large amounts of Yin Qi vanished from his body, as if swallowed by an invisible black hole.
"Hiss!"
Lu Sheng's body abruptly expanded from its normal Yin Extreme Mode to bursting his clothes. His body was like a compressed object that had been released. Large amounts of muscles and greenish-gray skin were squeezed out. Soon, he became a five-meter-tall giant.
The sanctuary was fine. Previously, it had been built higher in consideration of weapons. Although it was called a sanctuary, it could actually be considered a small martial arts training hall. It could also accommodate his current height.
"So comfortable … my body is no longer restrained …" Lu Sheng stretched his entire body. His current image was that of a fat man with an extremely large and muscular upper body. However, his legs were short and thick, and could only support his body in standing. It looked like they were not enough to support his rapid running and explosive movements.
His greenish-gray skin had already turned into something akin to leather armor. Two fleshy horns protruded from both sides of his temples. Because his skin was not the color of flesh, the horns looked like hard ox horns.
The most eye-catching part was his back. Behind his arms, there were two enormous lumps of muscles. One look and you could tell that these were the places that supported the strength of his arms. Only, these muscles of an ordinary person would not be so exaggerated. These parts of Lu Sheng's body had already turned into two enormous balls.
"Phew …"
Lu Sheng let out a long breath.
"Yang Extreme Mode is actually my true form. It's the state where my muscles are completely released. Yin Extreme Mode and ordinary form are just forcefully using hard body skills such as bone-shrinking techniques to compress the body into one piece. It's not a normal body state. "Lu Sheng moved his palms lightly. He felt that the blood and Qi in his body were flowing smoothly.
The Yin Qi was still being consumed rapidly. At this point, about thirty units had already been expended. Lu Sheng began to feel a faint prickling pain in his back.
"Ugh …"
He arched his back. His body was already sweating profusely.
Taking a few steps to the secret compartment, Lu Sheng grabbed a water bag and poured it into his mouth. Large amounts of fresh water flowed into his body, replenishing the water that had seeped out.
Time passed slowly. Finally, the consumption of Yin Qi stopped. Up until now, about forty units had been expended.
Lu Sheng felt the pain in his back increasing. He arched his back more and more, as if something was trying to protrude from his back.
"Splat!!"
At this moment, a white bone spike pierced out from his back.
The spike was straight and sharp. Under the light of the fire, it glowed with a pale white luster.
With the first bone spike, there was a second one, a third one …
Gradually, ten bone spikes pierced out from Lu Sheng's back. All of them were as straight as swords. Their surfaces were pale white and sharp.
The ten bone spikes formed a circular disk on Lu Sheng's back. A radioactive disk.
At the center of the disk was the vital point of his back. However, it was blocked by an extremely hard piece of black bone. It was this piece of bone that had extended out ten bone spikes. They shot out in all directions toward Lu Sheng.
At this moment, Lu Sheng was like a giant monster with a white bone disk on his back. The contours of his face and neck were no longer very clear. However, at some point, a ring of hard black keratin had grown around his cheeks. Like a helmet, it protected his facial features.
"It's stopped …"
After an indeterminate amount of time, Lu Sheng slowly straightened his body. The pain in his body had finally disappeared.
He reached out to touch the bone spike on his back. The sharp edge of the bone spike was even longer than his body.
He then looked at the status on his Modifier.
"Dao of Extreme Yang: Second Stage Yang Extreme Mode formed. Special Effect: Level 9 Strength Enhancement, Level 7 Defense Enhancement, Level 6 Recoil, Level 2 Scorch … "
"All special effects are only increased by one level. Forty units of Yin Qi … the price-performance ratio is too low … "The more Lu Sheng looked, the more he frowned.
It had not been easy for him to obtain so much Yin Qi. Was he going back to square one day?
But soon, he saw the last special effect. This newly added special effect made him feel that the forty units of Yin Qi were not wasted after all.
"Special Effect: Fire Blood."
When Lu Sheng moved his mind to it, he quickly received a detailed explanation of the special effect.
"Extreme activation. Makes the body's cells and blood become extremely devouring and invasive. It can resist most viruses and bacteria. Because of its high activity, it also has a strong resistance to toxins. If it is injected or devoured by other creatures, it will cause a very serious rejection reaction. At the same time, it will have a great impact on the inner Qi. "
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