Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

Lin Rui's eyes lit up, astonished to find that Silver Moon County, such a small place, also possessed a Battle Spirit.

Moreover, it was of a general rank, equivalent to the 'Dragon Transformation' later stage of the sixth realm of martial arts in Tianji Star, already possessing its own 'Dragon'!n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Lin Rui did not rashly attempt to capture it, but instead asked in his mind.

"Spirit Ring, is it possible for me to know the orientation of this Battle Spirit's Cultivation Technique?"

If the captured Battle Spirit's nature didn't match his own Cultivation Technique, wouldn't that be a loss?

Another piece of information then appeared in his mind.

Notice: Insufficient power in the Battle Spirit Ring, identification failed.

Lin Rui immediately realized that this was the Spirit Ring reminding him to recharge.

"Spirit Ring, help me use 5850 Soul Power points to repair the Battle Spirit Ring and continue to search for the orientation of that Battle Spirit's Cultivation Technique."

The completeness of the Battle Spirit Ring was previously at 14.15%; adding 5850 points would just restore it to 20%.

As Lin Rui willed it, the Battle Spirit Ring briefly warmed up, and the ring's surface emitted a faint eerie red light, especially at the eye sockets of the skull which were particularly chilling. Read new chapters at empire

Lin Rui knew others couldn't see the Skull Ring on his hand, yet he still subconsciously tucked his hand into his sleeve, hiding his fingers.

Then, two more pieces of information entered his mind.

Notice: Identification successful, this Battle Spirit possesses Dragon rank fire attribute martial arts, Dragon rank light attribute martial arts, high rank thunder attribute martial arts, high rank Body Refining Techniques.

Notice: Battle Spirit Ring repair entering stage three, needs 30000 Soul Power points, to repair up to 30%.

Lin Rui couldn't help but squint his eyes.

Dragon rank fire attribute and high rank thunder attribute? And it even includes Body Refinement methods and a light attribute? It seems that this Battle Spirit is just barely usable.

However, the next repair stage of the Battle Spirit Ring requires 30000 Soul Power points? That doesn't seem like a lot, cleaning up two to three Blood Lizard Gang strongholds should suffice.

No sooner had this thought surfaced in Lin Rui's mind than he quickly shook his head.

He thought that he must have been corrupted by the number one Battle Spirit to even consider such a terrifying idea, hoping that the upcoming number two Battle Spirit wouldn't be as manic as Xue Bogao.

"Spirit Ring, help me capture that Battle Spirit."

Notice: Battle Spirit capture failed, insufficient power in the Battle Spirit Ring, your distance is too far, the Battle Spirit is 1.3 kilometers below you, and there is intense radiation interference, please move within 500 meters, clear the radiation, and then attempt the capture.

Lin Rui couldn't help but frown and looked toward the pit in front of him.

1.3 kilometers below? And there's intense radiation interference? Could this Battle Spirit also be related to today's events?

His communication with the Spirit Ring was instantaneous; meanwhile, everyone else was still inspecting and sensing the situation of this pit.

The pit was not large, only around fifteen meters across, and its walls were lined with streaks of blue stones.

Beyond that was invisible, mainly because a dazzling purple light inside the pit prevented them from seeing the bottom.

And in just a breath's time, the faces of Cao Jun and several other arrest officers and deputy arrest officers turned flush red, showing signs of agony.

Only Wang Sen and another arrest officer practicing ice attribute magical techniques, Ximen Shou, remained unharmed.

Zhang Tianchang just glanced once and knew that it was the purple glow crystals below the pit causing the violent reactions with the accumulated purple glow dust inside the bodies of Cao Jun and the others.

He himself also felt unbearable, as if his internal organs were on fire.

Zhang Tianchang flicked his sleeve slightly, "Fall back!"

His mind grew cold, realizing that Cao Jun and the others could no longer be of any help.

It was at that moment that a white figure suddenly burst out from below the pit.

Seeing this, everyone became more alert and guarded.

Lin Rui's hand clutching the knife tightened abruptly, with a thunderous flicker on the blade.

He then raised his eyebrows, "Is that you?"

He recognized the white figure; it was none other than Ji Shenyan, the fourth realm High Priest of the demonic cult.

Li Qiufeng had also sensed their presence; she did not rashly ascend but stopped 20 meters below the pit, grasping the rock wall with one hand.

This position just happened to avoid being attacked by Zhang Tianchang and others.

She looked up, "Head Arrest Officer Zhang, Arrest Officer Lin? Did you also come because of the incident at the crystal mine?"

Zhang Tianchang's gaze was sharp as a knife as he scrutinized Li Qiufeng. "You are Li Qiufeng, the High Priest of the Four Realms of the Demon Sect. Why are you here? Could it be that you colluded with the County Magistrate Zhu Lingshi to orchestrate today's affairs?"

He considered the time, speaking hurriedly and swiftly, with virtually no pauses.

"I am not acquainted with your county's magistrate; how could I collude with him? On the contrary, I came here after detecting that the city was filled with dense crystal dust and the fire element was exceedingly fierce, which might lead to the death of thousands of my sect's followers."

Li Qiufeng's figure floated up without any preparation and landed opposite Zhang Tianchang. "Do you want to go down from here? I wouldn't advise doing so. The scale of the Purple Radiance crystal vein beneath this cave is immense, emitting a vast surge of solar fire mana, so much that even I, who specialize in both lightning and fire techniques, find it uncomfortable."

Priest Du snickered coldly, "Who knows whether what you say is true or false?"

The Guang Ming Holy Sect was the sworn enemy of the imperial secret police.

Priest Du's real identity was a mage hired personally by Zhuang Mingyue, merely a servant of this seventh-rank inspector, not within the system of the imperial secret police, but he was just as hostile and vigilant towards the Guang Ming Holy Sect.

Previously when Li Qiufeng led the followers of the Guang Ming Holy Sect in a procession through the city, the masters and servants of Priest Du had wanted to disperse and suppress them, but unfortunately, they lacked the power at the time and had to endure.

Lin Rui raised his hand and said, "Mr. Du, let's hear what Priest Li has to say first."

Lin Rui judged that it was unlikely for the High Priest to collude with the county magistrate, as there was no benefit for the Guang Ming Holy Sect to sacrifice thousands of its followers. What did they stand to gain?

The key was his extraordinary perceptiveness; he sensed some residual battle traces on Li Qiufeng.

This woman had been through an intense battle before rushing out of the pit.

He looked at Li Qiufeng. "Priest Li, I want to know what the situation is below now. Have you seen my Blood Blade Ji?"

"I just met your Blood Blade Ji briefly; her situation is quite awkward now. Her parents and siblings are being controlled by the magistrate, held as hostages. She dares neither fight nor flee, only able to scurry about below, waiting for an opportunity."

Li Qiufeng gave a bitter laugh, "As for the specific condition below, I'll just project it for you to see."

She raised her hand and formed a spell, using her mana to distort the surrounding light, projecting several illusory images around her. "Pay attention, these are the scenes I saw when I entered the deepest part of the mine a hundred breaths ago. The images show many demons and demon cultivators present, and that's just what I could see.

Your county's scholar Jiang Hanzhang and that magistrate are both there, but this man is key."

Li Qiufeng pointed at the center of one illusory image. "If my senses are correct, this sixth-rank eunuch should be a fifth-realm expert!"

Hearing this, everyone present changed their expressions drastically and simultaneously looked toward the man Li Qiufeng was pointing at.

The man appeared to be around thirty, dressed in a sixth-rank palace attendant's official robe, with a jaded belt around his waist, without a beard, clean eyebrows, and handsome features. His waist was naturally bent, possibly due to habit.

Zhang Tianchang's complexion turned even paler, the fifth realm 'Dragon Molt' was an overwhelmingly dominant presence in their Silver Moon County.

Priest Du also spoke hoarsely: "This person should be named Zhu Tianmao, the uncle of the magistrate, who entered the palace at a young age and is now a trusted eunuch of Prince Han."

Seeing this person, he already knew there was no hope for the Silver Moon County right now.

It was unexpected for this Master Zhu to personally come to this place.

This meant that they had utterly no hope of turning the situation around, meaning everyone in Silver Moon County was doomed—

Lin Rui inwardly grew anxious, but then he noticed that in front of the sixth-rank eunuch, there was a coffin made entirely of Purple Radiance crystals.

Inside the crystal coffin lay a young woman dressed in a bright red robe, covered with bone armor, and bore some likeness to Blood Blade Ji.

"Who is this woman?" Zhang Tianchang also noticed the woman and pointed to the purple crystal coffin, asking sternly, "Looking at this woman's appearance, could she also be a Blood Blade Ji?"

Lin Rui turned his head and exchanged a glance with Wang Sen beside him.

Both of their minds raced with a guess—this woman could very likely be the great general named Ji Shenyan, who triggered the great fire in Silver Moon County 6700 years ago.

According to historical materials collected by the Earth Federation from the Sands State, it was ninety percent likely that Ji Shenyan was female, and her cultivation level was at the peak of the sixth realm before her death!

To protect Silver Moon County, she willingly transformed into a formidable demon, but the history texts did not mention her species, only speculating that she ultimately transformed into a seventh-realm fire demon, thereby causing a great fire in Silver Moon County.

Lin Rui instantly understood the origin of the battle spirit sensed by the Battle Spirit Ring.

The peak of the sixth realm, wasn't that precisely the rank of a federal lieutenant general? This battle spirit was most likely Ji Shenyan!

However, for her battle spirit to exist for 6700 years was unusually long, wasn't it?