Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

After the battle in the hall ended, everyone, including several arrest officers, collapsed on the ground without regard for their appearance

They lay or sat amongst the piles of corpses, each gasping for breath and resting.

Although the battle was brief, only lasting a moment, it almost exhausted their vital energies.

Wang Sen took only a short break before he moved close to Lin Rui's ear and whispered solemnly, "I didn't expect it to be a problem with the True Yuan crystal vein below, given the astonishing amount of radiation."

When his consciousness returned to the ninth base, he had checked many materials about Silver Moon County and knew early on that there was a large purple True Yuan crystal vein beneath this county town.

A federal mineral resources exploration team came here three hundred years ago and discovered this True Yuan crystal vein that spans over twenty kilometers.

However, purple True Yuan crystals are very common and not an urgently needed resource for the Earth Federation; thus, although the reserves here are impressive, no mining company has shown interest in this place.

Wang Sen had seen the purple crystal dust outside and realized the terrible consequences.

Lin Rui frowned deeply. During the battle, he had been distracted, listening to the County Magistrate's conversation, and knew the County Magistrate had gone to Huoxu Villa.

Lin Rui felt a headache coming on. He had already subtly reminded the County Magistrate, yet problems still arose.

It must have been that the 'hints' he gave were not informative enough.

But he had no choice; he could not possibly tell the County Magistrate directly that there was a large purple True Yuan crystal vein beneath the county town.

"It seems the situation is not good," Wang Sen glanced around, looking at the demon corpses in the hall, the unconscious county soldiers, and many colleagues.

He noticed that several of the county soldiers, who had been knocked unconscious by the aura of Ji Xueying's Blood Blade, were now unconsciously frowning.

These county soldiers were weaker in cultivation, most of them only at the first realm "Tongjing," and had already been affected by the purple crystal dust.

Wang Sen also heard groans coming from a few civil officials outside the hall.

With a troubled look, Wang Sen asked, "Brother Twelve, what do we do next? Should I send a message to my family?"

What he meant by this was for his consciousness to return to the ninth base and seek help from Fang Ranran and the Tian Lan Corporation.

Although Wang Sen used his wind-based True Yuan to keep his voice low, he was still afraid of being overheard, speaking very cryptically and with great caution.

He was now in a dilemma.

At first, Wang Sen also had the impulse to simply leave, which was undoubtedly the best response plan.

He and Lin Rui's altered bodies were only perfected half a month ago; they hadn't breathed in too much purple crystal dust and were not affected by the dust, so if they left the county town now, they should be fine.

But what about the future? If everyone in the entire county town burned to death and only the two of them survived, what would be the reason for that?

Of course, they could change their names and flee far away afterward, but doing so would negate the point of the identities they had assumed; they would still be unregistered afterwards.

The sunk cost seemed a bit too high.

"Send what message? There's no time," without a second thought, Lin Rui shook his head: "First, we must find the source of the mutation in the purple True Yuan crystals and see what can be done."

For some reason, not a single thought of retreating crossed his mind.

Lin Rui contemplated that even if they had to leave, they must first retrieve 'Ji Xueying,' a crucial asset.

Lin Rui reached into his sleeve and secretly released a bit of blood from Ji Xueying's blood bag.

This blood, drawn from Ji Xueying's body, was originally his backup plan to control the Blood Blade demoness.

If Professor Han's proposed method didn't work, Lin Rui could use this blood to perform a secret technique, briefly restoring clarity to the Blood Blade demoness.

Lin Rui also planned to send some of Ji Xueying's blood back to the ninth base when he had enough spare money, paying a hefty sum for a research team to analyze Ji Xueying's DNA.

It appeared that even artificially created demons like the Blood Blade could use various enhancement drugs developed by the Federation.

Yet, the DNA of demons is different from that of normal people from Tianji Star and is also different from altered beings; the drugs used by demons also need special optimization, which requires a dedicated team to research.

Lin Rui reasoned that as long as he could make enough money and was willing to invest, then raising Ji Xueying to the Imperial and Super Imperial ranks was not an issue.

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However, the greatest use of this blood now was to find the location of Blood Blade Ji.

As Lin Rui single-handedly formed a spirit gesture, he muttered incantations under his breath.

The dozen drops of blood in the palm of his hand instantly soared into the air, transforming into a tiny blood-colored butterfly that circled and danced around him.

"Old Zhang, Old Cao, Master Du, I'd like to check out that vein of Yuan-crystal ore underground. Do you still have the strength?"

Zhang Tianchang had the same intention; he turned his head to look at Lin Rui, "Do you have a way to find the entrance to the underground mine?"

He then noticed the blood-colored butterfly beside Lin Rui and his eyes lit up at once, "Is this the Blood Attraction Technique? Is it the blood of that Blood Blade Ji? Good! I was itching for a fight to the death, how could I not have the strength?"

Zhang Tianchang feared that in the end, they wouldn't even have the chance to fight for their lives and would simply sit waiting for death.

Cao Jun exchanged glances with several arrest officers and deputy arrest officers present, then all stood up from the ground without hesitation.

Even the constables with black belts rose to their feet one after another.

Their current condition was actually quite bad, most of them were injured, and their True Yuan was greatly depleted, feeling a slight burning sensation inside.

But they were going to fight for their lives now! If they didn't fight, they would die!

The burning sensation from the purple Yuan crystal dust was getting stronger and if they didn't fight to the death to carve out a path to survival, not only would they themselves be doomed, but the family members back in Silver Moon County would also die from spontaneous combustion.

Seeing this, Cao Jun's brows furrowed slightly, and he assumed the authority of a seasoned arrest officer, "Those above the third realm can follow, the rest stay above and try to maintain order in the city."

He knew that most of these black-belted men were at the end of their tether. The demon cultivators and fourth-realm monsters lying in ambush in the main hall were a real handful.

If it hadn't been for Ji Xueying's timely slashing with her eight blades, they might have lost several people.
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For these eight slashes alone, Cao Jun could let go of his hatred for that Blood Blade Ji.

Lin Rui had already used his magical power to make the blood butterfly fly up high, following Ji Xueying's scent.

Master Du was inwardly amazed when he saw this. Lin Rui's display of magic was seamless and exquisite!

Was this guy really just learning magic?

Master Du was also a mage about to enter the fourth realm, but his Blood Attraction Technique was not as slick as Lin Rui's.

He then looked at the Flash Thunder Talismans and Blazing Fire Talismans plastered all over the main hall and outside.

The talismans drawn by Lin Rui were extremely ugly, almost too painful to look at, yet the man had a good grasp of the true meaning of talismanic magic, and each talisman was well crafted, potent in power.

It turned out that Lin Rui's martial arts were also formidable. Just now, Master Du had seen Lin Rui's Red Thunder Saber and Red Sky Thunder Protection Skill and was utterly mesmerized by their marvelous intricacy.

Master Du shook his head, attributing these miraculous phenomena to Lin Rui's great insight and talent.

After all, geniuses were beyond the understanding of ordinary people.

What's key was that to his knowledge, there was no such individual among the Heavenly Demons from other domains.

Everyone followed behind Lin Rui and the blood butterfly, rapidly running across the rooftops.

Their expressions became more and more solemn. Along the way, they saw some people lying on the streets, motionless. Some were directly passed out, while others were rolling on the ground, moaning in pain.

The rest of the people also sensed that something was wrong and were bravely enduring the pain, rushing towards their homes.

After running swiftly for about fifty breaths, they saw the blood butterfly suddenly stop, circling a deep pit that seemed bottomless.

Everyone quickly leaped forward, landing beside the pit.

Cao Jun looked around and his expression changed slightly, "I've been here before; this was a pond in the County Magistrate's villa."

Lin Rui's eyes also flickered slightly as a piece of information emerged in his mind at that moment.

Prompt: A war spirit of the rank of lieutenant general has been discovered. Would you like to capture it?

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