Clash I—As for who those people were that he needed to find.
Lu Sheng had always been a man who distinguished gratitude from grudges. Just like the branch sect master of the Thousand Sun Sect back then, and Tong Sheng, the old Holy Lord who had once looked after him. These were all people he intended to take care of in advance.
"If possible, can I bring a few people under your protection?" Li Shunxi had already vaguely sensed that Lu Sheng and the others might be about to do something earth-shattering. Though conflicted, he could not help asking.
"No more than ten." Lu Sheng smiled.
"Thank you, Brother Lu!"
Lu Sheng said no more.
By then, the other four Void Nethers had also divided up the spoils after the operation.
"Then I'll make the first move." Lu Sheng smiled and looked at them. "Let's make this clear first. Mother of Pain's side has two Void Nethers. As long as we end this quickly, those Void Nether reinforcements of unknown origin won't have time to come to their aid.
"So when you act, none of you can allow yourselves to be held back. If you can't end it quickly, withdraw at once. We'll join forces and crush one point first!"
"Well said." Cheng Huan nodded. "For this operation, the Sect Master specifically had me bring a Three-Sacred Soul-Summoning Mirror. If anything goes wrong, gather around me!"
Everyone nodded in succession.
"Then act on the signal," Lu Sheng said.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!
In an instant, they turned into black streaks and vanished from the water's surface, as if they had never been there to begin with.
"We should go too." Lu Sheng rested a hand on Li Shunxi's shoulder. Streams of light flashed before their eyes, and in the blink of