"Who's there?"
Seeing the figure that had appeared in front, Wei Yun's face turned solemn. Focusing her gaze, she saw a tall, thin middle-aged man with prominent cheekbones.
The man was dressed in white, gently playing with a small twig broken off from somewhere. On his chest was embroidered a palm-sized Black Dragon.
The Black Dragon was lifelike, as if alive.
After clearly seeing the man's face and the Black Dragon embroidery on his chest, Wei Yun's expression changed, and she couldn't help but cry out.
"It's someone from the White Dragon Gang, the Black Dragon mark! You are the White Dragon Gang's Third Leader, Shi Gu!!?"
She had never met Shi Gu, but she was quite familiar with his appearance and features, as his notorious reputation was widely spread in Wanhua City.
"Shi Gu!"
Hearing Wei Yun's words, Lin Sheng thought to himself, 'Just as expected.'
After sensing the danger nearby through his danger perception, he had already guessed this.
Originally, he still held a glimmer of hope that as long as Shi Gu didn't come personally, everything could still be managed. But now, it seemed that glimmer of hope in his heart had been extinguished.
"Your reaction is quite fast, but unfortunately, in the face of absolute strength, these little tricks won't do anything."
The middle-aged man, or rather Shi Gu, looked at the group on the carriage playfully, his gaze sweeping past Wei Yun and landing on the grim-faced Lin Sheng.
"Lin Sheng, a direct Disciple of the Qingniao Yard of the Seven Forms Sect. Fei Long died by your hand..."
Shi Gu looked at Lin Sheng, a hint of curiosity in his eyes.
"But you've only just entered the Blood Transportation Realm, yet you were able to detect my presence in advance. Kid, you're much more interesting than I imagined."
Before Fei Long made his move, he had already reported to him. It could be said that only after his permission did Fei Long dare to take this action.
Originally, after Fei Long's action succeeded, he would immediately send him a message, and he would naturally arrange the next step. However, he didn't expect that two days had passed without receiving any news.
Fei Long naturally wouldn't dare to hide anything from him. Whether the operation succeeded or failed, he would definitely send him a message immediately. But now there was no news, which clearly meant something had happened.
After guessing this, he immediately retrieved all of Lin Sheng's information and focused on his residence in the city.
After confirming that he hadn't returned, he wasn't anxious. Instead, he contacted his informant in the Seven Forms Sect. After learning that Lin Sheng had returned, he predicted that the other party would likely come back for a visit, as his parents were still here. If the person didn't come, then he would just capture his parents.
Fortunately, the result didn't disappoint him; the other party did indeed come.
"Leader Shi, what is the meaning of stopping us? This matter was caused by your subordinate Branch Master's initial mistake. My Seven Forms Sect has already learned of this. If you do anything to Junior Brother Lin, the Seven Forms Sect will definitely not let it go."
After recognizing the other party's identity, Wei Yun slowly spoke with an extremely solemn expression.
"Are you threatening me?"
Hearing Wei Yun's words, Shi Gu, who was smiling a second ago, suddenly his expression turned cold. The next moment, he smiled again.
"As long as I kill all of you, what can the Seven Forms Sect do?"
"I..."
Hearing this, Wei Yun still wanted to say something, but as soon as she opened her mouth, her expression changed. Without thinking, a ball of green light appeared on her palm, and she slapped it fiercely forward.
With a muffled bang, Wei Yun's figure flew backward like a cannonball, smashing through several large trees before stopping and falling heavily to the ground.
"Senior Sister!"
Lin Sheng's expression changed. He glanced at Wei Yun but didn't act rashly.
In his heart, huge waves were already surging, ready to enter the body of the Three-Eyed Spirit Monkey and Blood Demon Centipede at any time.
Just now, he didn't even see how the other party attacked, but the twig in his hand had disappeared by now.
He could feel that Wei Yun, who had crashed into the woods on one side, although her Aura was much weaker and there was no immediate danger to her life, was already seriously injured.
Although he had never sparred with Wei Yun, he knew that her strength was definitely more than a notch higher than that of Fei Long, who had died by his hand.
With her above-average Bloodline potential and good comprehension, she could definitely be considered a rare expert in the Blood Transportation Realm.
But even so, she was severely injured by Shi Gu in just one exchange.
He didn't even truly make a move, just relying on an ordinary twig.
Such power was truly terrifying.
"Is this the power of the Bones Transformation Realm!?"
He muttered in his heart. He knew very well that with the terrifying power the other party displayed, even if he went all out, he would definitely not be his opponent.
"What? Are you scared silly?"
Shi Gu walked slowly towards them with his hands behind his back, a smile reappearing on his face as he looked at Lin Sheng.
"I'm somewhat interested in you, so you have a chance to live. Since you killed Fei Long, join the White Dragon Gang and become my subordinate, and I can spare your life."
"Of course, before that, you have to kill that talkative woman first."
As he said this, the smile on Shi Gu's face became more playful, like a cat that had just caught a litter of mice and was thinking about how to play with them.
At this moment, Xiao Shi, Lao Zhou, and the others in the carriage had long been so terrified by the inexplicable pressure emanating from the other party that they huddled inside the carriage, not knowing what to do, and could only place all their hope on Lin Sheng outside the carriage.
Hearing the other party's words, Lin Sheng's expression didn't change much. He just watched the approaching steps, subconsciously clenched his fists, and furrowed his brow tightly, almost forming the character 'river'.
But soon, his brow relaxed, and no expression showed on his face. He looked at Shi Gu and slowly spoke.
"Aren't you afraid that doing this will provoke a war between the Seven Forms Sect and the White Dragon Gang? If something happens to us, anyone can guess that you did it?"
"Haha..."
Shi Gu burst into laughter upon hearing this.
"So what if they guess? I don't believe that old fellow Ouyang Bing really dares to start a war with my White Dragon Gang."
"It seems you've made your choice. In that case, I'll send you on your way. But don't worry, your parents will accompany you..."
As he said this, the smile on his face instantly stopped, replaced by a somewhat crazed ferocity.
Seeing this scene, Lin Sheng sighed. He understood that things had still reached the worst outcome.
Immediately, he planned to enter the body of the Three-Eyed Spirit Monkey. Facing Shi Gu of the Bones Transformation Realm, he had no confidence at all. He knew that his only sliver of a chance was the deterrent effect after activating the Heart Monkey Talent. If it could take effect on him, he could kill him directly in a short time.
If he failed, he could only flee frantically. As for whether he could escape, he also had no confidence at all.
"Shi Gu, what do you want to do!!?"
And just at this moment, a clear, cold shout came from afar.
Hearing this voice, Lin Sheng's eyes lit up.
Because this voice was none other than his Master, Xie Qingyun.
Upon hearing this sound, a hint of surprise also appeared in Shi Gu's eyes. He stopped, but he had no intention of giving up. With a tap of his toe, a piece of gravel on the ground instantly turned into several stones, which shot towards Lin Sheng.
The terrifying speed was mixed with dense, rapid air explosions.
A strong sense of threat instantly surged into Lin Sheng's heart. Without the slightest hesitation, he directly chose to enter the body of the Blood Demon Centipede and simultaneously activated his secret technique.
"Ape Demon Ghost Decomposition!"
His two arms left behind several afterimages, wrapping the surrounding air and exploding in front of him, forming a protective air wall.
At the same time, the gravel, like cannonballs, slammed into him fiercely.
The gravel seemed to carry unimaginable power. It hit the protective air wall he had unleashed with all his might, and after only a moment's pause, it pierced through the wall and landed squarely on him. As soon as it came into contact with him, the strange power carried by the gravel completely erupted.
The force was extremely strange and powerful. It actually directly penetrated his tough physique and entered his body.
Lin Sheng's body was sent flying backward, just like Wei Yun before him, and fell into the dense forest nearby. However, his trajectory was much straighter and larger than hers. He didn't know how many large trees he had smashed before finally stopping and crashing to the ground.
"Shi Gu, how dare you!!"
At this moment, Xie Qingyun's furious roar came from afar.
Shi Gu, however, completely ignored her and looked towards the woods where Lin Sheng had crashed. His eyes narrowed, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.
"He's not dead!?"
Although he was wary in his heart, his movements were incredibly fast. He slapped out with his withered hand, smashing a piece of rock next to him and sending all the fragments shooting towards Lin Sheng's direction.
But this time, as the gravel reached Lin Sheng, a green light flashed in front of him, directly turning all the gravel into dust.
At the same time, Xie Qingyun's slender figure finally appeared.
Glancing at Lin Sheng and Wei Yun, Xie Qingyun's originally fair complexion turned red with anger. Her chest rose and fell slightly, and green light surged around her body. Even on her exposed skin, patches of greenish fuzz grew out.
"Shi Gu, you're courting death!!"
"I didn't expect there was an old one following behind. Xie Qingyun seems to cherish these two Disciples of yours very much."
Shi Gu snorted coldly, glanced behind Xie Qingyun, and a series of crisp bone sounds came from all over his body. His originally gaunt figure actually expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if countless dense insects were crawling beneath his skin.
Soon, he transformed, becoming a monstrous creature over two meters tall with a ferocious and ugly appearance.
Layers of black scales appeared on his massive body, giving off an indescribable sense of evil.
"Xie Qingyun, since you care so much about your Disciples, then I'll send you all on your way together!!"
Before he finished speaking, Shi Gu's figure had disappeared from the spot.
Xie Qingyun didn't speak, but the Aura around her had already expanded to its peak. Her figure also disappeared before their eyes, and she fiercely collided with the other party.
A series of explosions constantly rang out around them. The battle between two experts in the Bones Transformation Realm shattered the surrounding ancient trees and rocks with just the aftermath.
Fortunately, Lao Zhou crawled out from inside the carriage and drove it away from here. Otherwise, the people in the carriage would likely have been buried in the aftermath of this powerful collision.
At this moment, Lin Sheng was lying on the ground, his muscles constantly trembling. The strange force originating from Shi Gu was continuously wreaking havoc in his body, but the destructive force at this time was significantly weaker than when it first hit.
After activating his Rapid Healing Talent, he had consumed a large amount of Qi and blood, and had already completely offset more than half of this force.
"Junior Brother Lin, how are you?"
At this moment, Wei Yun walked over, clutching her chest, with a look of concern on her face. Her complexion was pale, a trace of blood hung at the corner of her mouth, and her Aura was weak, but she was also constantly recovering at this time, apparently having taken some medicine.
"I'm fine."
Lin Sheng's face was also somewhat pale, and he replied somewhat weakly.
"This is San Yu Dan. Eat it quickly. It can weaken the force in your body."
Looking at Lin Sheng's constantly trembling muscles, Wei Yun quickly took out a small porcelain bottle from her bosom, poured out the last pill inside, which looked like green jade, and put it into Lin Sheng's mouth.
He didn't refuse. After all, taking a direct blow from Shi Gu and being completely fine would be a bit too unbelievable.
After taking the pill, a strange cool energy quickly surged throughout his body. And the remaining strange force, under the cleansing of this cool energy, indeed became sluggish.
His originally chaotic and violent Aura also gradually returned to stability.
Seeing that Lin Sheng's injuries had improved, Wei Yun breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the two figures, one large and one small, constantly colliding in the distance.
"Damn it, this Shi Gu is really a lunatic! He actually attacked us regardless! Now that Master is here, he still hasn't given up!!"
She stared intently at the two people fighting, a hint of worry on her face.
"Can Master defeat that Shi Gu?"
Lin Sheng noticed her expression, and his gaze also fell on the battlefield.
"I don't know, but that Shi Gu is the third most important figure in the White Dragon Gang. Although his temperament is cruel and crazy, it is said that he has been in the Bones Transformation Realm for over thirty years..."
Although Wei Yun didn't say it directly, the meaning was very clear.
As the third person in the White Dragon Gang, his strength should be above Xie Qingyun's.
After all, Xie Qingyun is ranked lower among the heads of the Seven Forms Sect's yards, and her strength is ranked outside the top five in the Seven Forms Sect.
The speed at which the two fought on the battlefield was extremely fast, but Lin Sheng still had the Caiyu Worm integrated at this moment. With the amplification of high perception, he could still clearly see the speed of their attacks. At this time, Xie Qingyun was indeed at a disadvantage.
And Xie Qingyun naturally realized this point. With a low shout from her, the green light surging around her body suddenly surged.
The fuzz outside her skin also elongated at a speed visible to the naked eye, actually turning into feather-like objects.
"Xie Qingyun, are you going to fight with your life!!?"
Seeing this scene, Shi Gu's tyrannical, hoarse voice sounded. His crimson eyes fell on Xie Qingyun, and he actually still had no intention of retreating. Instead, the Aura emanating from his body also began to surge.
"You want to play? Then I'll let you have a good time!! Hahahahaha..."
Amidst the crazed laughter, a second layer of scales appeared on the black scales covering his body, and two horns even protruded from his head.
But soon, as if he sensed something, the Aura around his body changed, and he suddenly turned his head to look to the side.
He saw a figure in green robes standing on an ancient tree a hundred meters away, without anyone knowing when he got there.
The figure seemed to be integrated with the ancient tree, and the surrounding people had no awareness at all.
The moment he saw this person, Shi Gu's pupils shrank, his expression changed, and he gnashed his teeth as he uttered three words.
"Ouyang Bing!!"