Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

The County Magistrate Zhu Lingshi's unusual expression caught the attention of Zhu Tianmao on the altar.

Zhu Tianmao clasped his hands together, and turning his head, he asked, "What has happened?"

"A minor issue!" Zhu Lingshi replied nonchalantly, bowing toward Zhu Tianmao, "Just that a few fierce rats have made their way in; they've already broken through the team I had stationed in the south."

Zhu Lingshi then looked back and said, "Jiang Hanzhang, I'm giving you four fourth-realm demonic beasts, along with three teams of demonic beasts and three teams of demonic cultivators. Please take your men and deal with those rats quickly, remember! That Lin Twelve, I want him alive, try to bring him to me unharmed."

Actually, Zhu Lingshi wasn't very confident in Jiang Hanzhang, but with his current critical injuries preventing him from fighting and his most trusted Blood Blade Yi Yuan having been slain by Lin Twelve, he had no choice but to rely on Jiang.

Jiang Hanzhang immediately bowed in response. He signaled the two arrest officers behind him to follow, and with a pair of iron maces in hand, he walked toward the southern cave entrance with a dragon and tiger's stride.

Jiang Hanzhang also surmised that the enemies were those constables, with both Lin Twelve and Zhang Tianchang being tough to handle.

However, the four fourth-realm demonic beasts given to him by Zhu Lingshi were all vigorous and lively.

In addition, there were three squads of third-realm demonic beasts and three squads of third-realm demonic cultivators, each team consisting of ten members. The overall strength surpassed that of the average third-realm Martial Cultivator.

If it hadn't been for Blood Blade Ji Xueying severing four of the six fourth-realm demonic beasts to near death right before leaving during the previous battle at the county government, they would have slaughtered Lin Twelve and his group of constables long ago.

In Jiang Hanzhang's view, they could simply overpower the group with sheer numbers.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Tianmao seemed unconcerned. He had previously learned about Silver Moon County's situation and knew aside from the County Magistrate, there was no one of concern.

He then thoughtfully turned his head to look at the crystal coffin on his left side. He contemplated the Ji Xueying inside the coffin.

A moment later, Zhu Tianmao's eyes turned profound, and the corners of his lips curled up, "This is getting interesting!"

At that moment in another crystal coffin, the body of the seventh-realm Blood Blade Ji had begun to decompose, transforming into fine blood mist that merged into the array altar, blending with the blood of other Da Zhou dynastic members.

But on this side, the primary consciousness of this Blood Blade Ji was still intact.

Ji Xueying was putting up a strong resistance, and her willpower was far stronger than he had anticipated.

Zhu Tianmao had concentrated countless Purple Glow Primordial Crystals into Purple Glow Primordial Flames via the Array, and up to now, he had still not burned through Ji Xueying's superficial psyche.

She still possessed endless fighting spirit and was unwilling to give up.

Was it because of the group of rats that had just come in? According to Zhu Lingshi, the person who had made a Blood Covenant and shared a psyche with Ji Xueying was one of the constables.

This person must have come inside as well, hence why Ji Xueying was unwilling to cease her resistance.

Thus, the girl's core consciousness not only hadn't been washed clean, but instead, her body, after assimilating some of the Da Zhou dynasty royal blood, actually showed signs of bloodline transformation.

Zhu Tianmao was not angry but pleased; he changed his hand sign, and his sixth-grade official robe fluttered without wind, "Lingshi, can you find a way to stimulate the psyche of this Blood Blade Ji directly, as quickly as possible?"

This material was better than he had anticipated, but there was one condition; they must stimulate Ji Xueying to transform before Lin Twelve dies.

He had a premonition that once he completed the ritual, the 'Blood Blade Ji' that would be forged would be unimaginably powerful.

"Stimulate her psyche?" Zhu Lingshi looked puzzled, wondering why this was necessary.

But this task was quite simple and precisely to his liking.

Zhu Lingshi turned his head to look at Ji Xueying's mother next to him, then chuckled, "Bring her over to me!"

At his command, a Flaming Scythe Demon approached and grabbed the crying middle-aged woman sitting on the ground. It carried her over like a chicken, placing her in front of Zhu Lingshi.

"Watch carefully, Ji Xueying!" Zhu Lingshi smiled broadly and then viciously stabbed a knife deep into the woman's thigh meat. He twisted fiercely, causing the woman's originally beautiful face to contort in pain, emitting a heart-wrenching scream.

Zhu Lingshi was in no rush to amputate the woman's leg; after all, how could he allow Ji Xueying's mother to suffer only once.

He laughed loudly, "How does it feel? Did you enjoy chopping my leg earlier? What about now, how do you feel?"

While speaking, he once again brandished his knife, stabbing it into the other thigh of Ji Xueying's mother.

Ji Xueying in the crystal coffin had already tensed all the muscles in her body.

Her eyes were blood-red, her blood pulsating at full speed, and a large number of blue veins emerged on her delicate skin.

The blood under the crystal coffin was rapidly absorbed by Ji Xueying; her broken bones also rapidly healed. As she struggled frantically, the chains binding her limbs emitted a 'clack clack' sound.

However, in the next instant, Ji Xueying felt an intense controlling force from the Array, as a tremendous pressure suddenly pressed down on her limbs.

Ji Xueying could only look at Zhu Lingshi with her blood-red eyes, as tears of blood overflowed from the corners of her eyes.

She harbored resentment in her heart, cursing the blind heavens for allowing a fiend like Zhu Lingshi to exist in this world!

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She didn't even need him to take action; as long as she could be set free, she would definitely slaughter this uncle and nephew duo, smashing their bodies into ten thousand pieces!

"You hate me, don't you? Hating me is right," Zhu Lingshi, looking at Ji Xueying's expression, felt a great sense of satisfaction and continued to provoke Ji Xueying with his words, "What a pity, after today, you will forget all about today and obediently serve Prince Han, becoming his Blood Blade Ji. This is the fortune you attained in your past life, ha ha—"

At that moment, his speech abruptly paused, all because those Purple Sun Crystals on the surrounding cave walls simultaneously sounded 'clack,' and faint cracks appeared.

Even the giant twenty-zhang Purple Sun Crystal at the very center of the Array podium also developed some cracks.

Zhu Tianmao, standing in front of this gigantic Purple Sun Crystal, also halted his hand signs in that instant, his expression extremely ugly as he looked ahead.

Zhu Lingshi sensed that the operation of the Array was nearly at a standstill, feeling both alarmed and perplexed, "Uncle, what's going on?"

"Can't you see?"

Zhu Tianmao clenched his fists tightly, his arms emitting a 'crack crack' sound, his eyes piercing like knives: "The ley line under my feet has been tampered with. The Purple Sun Crystals in the south are excessively fierce, causing the Array to lose balance and hard to stabilize.

I didn't expect that in Yinmoon County there would still be such a proficient artificer. Just talking about the basics of Arrays, he is even more skilled than me."

He is far more skilled! This person must be a very orthodox artificer, with extremely high proficiency in Array paths, unlike me, who dual cultivates both arts and martial skills, limited by time and energy, inevitably having some inadequacies in cultivation—"

"Is it those rats?" Zhu Lingshi's pupils constricted as he considered whether this artificer might be that Master Du. No, that person should not have such high skills.

He frowned deeply, "I'll call on a few more teams right away!"

"That's not enough!" Zhu Tianmao stared deadly at the giant Purple Sun Crystal in front of him.

During their short conversation, the cracks had continued to widen, and that person was destroying the natural network of the crystal mine, damaging the perfection of this Array.

Zhu Tianmao's voice was chilling, "Lingshi, you go personally and take my Dragon Puppet! Find that artificer and kill him."

Zhu Lingshi, upon hearing this, hesitated, thinking how he could fight others with his arms and legs cut off?

Just then, he saw that the wounds on his shoulder and leg began to 'sprout.'

In just a moment, Zhu Lingshi had grown arms and a left leg composed completely of branches and vines.

Zhu Lingshi blinked, then, without any hesitation, headed toward the southern cave entrance, his gaze fierce: "Everyone, follow me!"

With his command, the remaining demons and demonic cultivators, all crowded behind Zhu Lingshi.

These demons had forbidden techniques within them, all controlled by him, while the demonic cultivators were daily refined by his medicines, most of them with a dull expression.

Zhu Lingshi understood his uncle's intent, that even in hunting a rabbit, the lion uses all its might; they must capture and kill these rats with the fastest speed and greatest power!

At that moment, Zhu Lingshi's expression shifted, and he snatched Ji Xueying's mother from the hands of a Four Territory Fire Scythe Demon, then continued forward with a cold laugh.

This woman was a useful tool; later, when facing Lin Twelve, she might also come in handy.

Inside the crystal coffin, Ji Xueying endured the immense pain while observing the outside.

She felt both anger and amazement; anger at Zhu Lingshi's actions and amazement at the situation outside. What exactly was happening that could cause Zhu Tianmao to be so furious?