House Sealed

"So strange!"

Liu Daimei could not help shuddering. The vampire bloodline she belonged to was a near-sci-fi type of vampire, with no inheritance of magic or anything like that. Rather than belonging to the mystical side, it would be more accurate to say she was a mutant creature from the sci-fi side.

Such mutant creatures had a huge advantage against ordinary sci-fi- or martial-arts-side opponents. Their powerful physiques, keen instincts, and formidable recovery speeds allowed them to dominate during the early stages. But when facing the mystical side, the real enemy might not even have met you before you were already dead.

Their advantages were obvious, but so were their weaknesses. Mutants were subject to far too many accidents and uncertainties, and the upper limits of bloodline-based abilities, in particular, were essentially fixed from the start.

Moreover, because their physiques had been altered, their bodies differed greatly from those of ordinary people, rendering most cultivation techniques useless to them. They could be said to have both praise and blame—advantages and disadvantages alike.

Gu Sheng walked into the corridor. It seemed that an unknown calling had reached him. He followed it for a while, then stopped in the section of the corridor near the well.

"Drip!"

Although it was not raining, this place was abnormally damp. The ground was covered in water stains, and the sound of dripping water came from behind him as well. He had just raised his head when he saw a ghastly, filthy face hanging from the ceiling of the corridor.

The face was covered in crisscrossing bloody wounds, with not a patch of good skin left. Both eyes had been punctured into bloody hollows, while the chin and lips were dry and charred black. The skin of the lips was gone, exposing two neat rows of teeth, with blood-laced drool filling the gaps between them.

A mass of wet black hair meandered downward. Gu Sheng saw clearly that this Female Ghost, bold enough to emerge in broad daylight, had actually split open her mouth and squeezed a ferocious smile through her face full of wounds.

"Whoosh~ Whoosh~ Whoosh~"

The Female Ghost did not hesitate. The moment Gu Sheng discovered her, she attacked directly. Her long hair pierced through the air like tentacles, stabbing toward his face.

"Be careful!"

Seeing Gu Sheng come under attack, Liu Daimei immediately grew tense. In her anxiety, she forgot that Gu Sheng was far stronger than she was and cried out as she ran toward him.

"Zzz~"

Gu Sheng suddenly swept his right hand through the air, winding all the Female Ghost’s attacking hair into his grasp. He had no intention of showing courtesy to this mindless fiend. The Inner Force within him, masculine as the sun, burst from his palm and traveled along the Female Fiend’s hair.

"Eek~"

The Female Fiend let out a shrill scream. Trembling, she was pulled toward Gu Sheng’s right hand, and while still in midair, she opened her bloody mouth at him.

"Whoosh!"

Black vapor spewed from the Female Fiend’s mouth and transformed into a Black Snake that shot toward Gu Sheng.

"Hmph~"

Gu Sheng snorted coldly, seemingly mocking the Female Fiend’s overconfidence. He thrust out his left hand, wrapped it in Inner Force, tore through the black vapor, and accurately seized the Female Ghost by the head. The Inner Force in his palm poured out like a bursting mountain torrent.

"Ahh~"

The Female Ghost wailed. Two white eyeballs suddenly rolled out from the bloody hollows in her face, then abruptly flushed red. Her pair of icy, wet hands flailed rapidly as she prepared to clamp them around Gu Sheng’s neck.

"Die!"

A layer of flame-like crimson radiance suddenly covered Gu Sheng’s left hand. The instant it appeared, it surged toward the Female Fiend in his palm.

"Ahh~"

The Female Fiend’s wails grew even more heartrending. Her eyeballs turned as red as fresh blood, while her head, like a sack filled with pus and blood, began spurting blood in gouts from its wounds, both large and small. With his sharp eyes, Gu Sheng even saw white maggots writhing beneath her mangled eyes.

"How about I take you out to bask in the sun?"

Gu Sheng gripped the Female Fiend’s head with his left hand and pulled most of her hair with his right. Ignoring her struggles, he prepared to drag her into the courtyard. No matter how fierce and vicious she was, she had been transformed from a ghost. Unless she had reached a certain realm and could transform yin and yang, exposure to sunlight would still scatter her soul.

"Ahh~"

Seeing that Gu Sheng was no pushover, the Female Fiend suddenly released both hands. With a violent movement, she shrank back into the ceiling like a water snake, clearly intending to retreat. But the price she paid for that movement was not small. Gu Sheng’s hands possessed tremendous strength; once he had pulled her, he held on for dear life. She escaped only by abandoning most of her hair and half the skin on her face.

"Trying to run!"

"One should press the attack against a fleeing enemy, rather than seek a reputation like Overlord." Gu Sheng would not pass up the chance to kick someone while they were down. He released the piece of facial skin and hair in his hands and shot forward, while the Inner Force within him surged and energy continually gathered in both hands.

"Hiss, hiss~~"

The piece of flesh and hair Gu Sheng had thrown down began reacting the instant it hit the ground, with countless wisps of white vapor continuously billowing out.

"Stop!"

Liu Daimei had already reached the end of the corridor in a single leap. The nails on all ten fingers of both hands rapidly lengthened, and when she opened her mouth, her canine teeth protruded. Her entire bearing changed, and her aura became extremely powerful.

Although she still feared sunlight, she had reached the Second Star Level. As long as she was not directly exposed to sunlight, it would not be life-threatening.

"Looking for death!"

When the Female Fiend saw this, she roared and charged toward Liu Daimei. She could not afford to provoke the man behind her, but what was this woman supposed to be? She was merely an evil creature on the same level as him. Why should she fear her?

"Ding~"

A layer of An Jin suddenly covered the five fingers of Liu Daimei’s right hand. With a forceful grab, the hair the Female Fiend had whipped over was directly torn apart. Faced with this change, not only was the Female Fiend stunned—even Liu Daimei herself wore a bewildered expression.

"Ahh~~"

The Female Fiend let out a furious roar and flew toward the well during the brief moment when clouds covered the sunlight.

"Why are you leaving so fast?"

A crimson blur flashed past, and Gu Sheng stood above the well. No matter which direction the Female Fiend approached from, she would ultimately have no choice but to come into contact with him.

"Zzzla~~"

The Female Fiend’s hands struck Gu Sheng’s chest. Her cold palms met his warm chest, yet it was as though hot coals had touched water, constantly producing hissing white vapor. Before long, the flesh on both her hands had completely rotted away, with the stark white bones faintly exposed.

Yet for some unknown reason, despite suffering such severe injuries, the Female Fiend still used all her strength to push Gu Sheng into the mouth of the well, then leaped forward, intending to return to the well.

"Ahh~"

Gu Sheng naturally would not let her escape like that. He reached out, seized her scalp, and violently poured his true qi into her body. Crimson radiance flashed, and most of the Female Fiend’s flesh rotted away and fell off, revealing a half-skeletal corpse that dropped into the water.

"Consider yourself lucky!"

Gu Sheng glanced at the scalp in his hand, sighed, and tossed away the filthy object.

Outside Gu Residence, Gu Xuanwu finally arrived with several men.

"What happened? Where’s Chief of Staff Zhang? Did he not come just now, or did he leave?"

Gu Xuanwu looked around. When he failed to find Gu Sheng and Liu Daimei, he grew tense, afraid that something had happened to them.

"Reporting to the Commander, the Chief of Staff and Madam have already been inside for quite some time. We tried to persuade them, but they would not listen."

"What? You actually let them go in alone?" Gu Xuanwu nearly exploded. At the thought that Xiao Chunzi might be in mortal danger, he drew his pistol without hesitation and shouted at all the soldiers, "Brothers! Follow me inside!"

"No need!"

Gu Sheng’s voice rang out. "The thing inside was injured by my Protective Talisman. It will not have the ability to cause trouble for a month or two. Old Gu, issue the order. Have the troops put up a cordon and seal the residence completely to prevent anyone from entering.

"The evil creature is now seriously injured. As long as she cannot replenish her energy, she will eventually vanish without a trace. So the residence must be sealed completely."