Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

When Zhang Tianchang saw Ji Xueying turn around, his heartbeat almost stopped.

However, in the next moment, he saw Ji Xueying glance at Lin Rui before turning back with a blank expression.

Her face was still filled with pain, yet she stood still, knife in hand, without moving an inch!

Zhu Lingshi also felt slightly surprised upon seeing this, puzzled and frowning deeply.

He subconsciously thought that the blood he had splashed on the golden seal was not enough, and he poured all the remaining blood in the bottle onto it.

Behind Ji Xueying, Lin Rui and Wang Sen both had slight smiles on their lips, each revealing a hint of amusement.

Wang Sen, holding his sword and shield at Lin Rui's side, thought to himself that although the County Magistrate was cunning and sly, how could he match Brother Rui's brilliant and martial prowess?

Why didn't the Blood Blade Ji turn on her master? Simply because the current Lin Rui was not only the master of Blood Blade Ji but also the sword nurtured by her!

How could Blood Blade Ji possibly harm the sword she nurtured? This was the meaning of her being called Blood Blade Ji, and it was fundamental.

So, his Brother Rui was indeed very clever and had also paid a significant price. In recent days, Lin Rui had to take three cold baths every day, and Wang Sen even suspected that Rui had used his golden left hand, although there was no evidence.

Three breaths later, County Magistrate Zhu Lingshi saw that Ji Xueying still did not make a move, his face slightly changed.

Why didn't Blood Blade Ji swing her knife at Lin Rui?

"Why aren't you taking action?"

County Magistrate Zhu Lingshi suddenly stood up from his seat, holding the golden seal and coldly looking down at Ji Xueying, "I command you to kill him now!"

Ji Xueying still did not respond; she not only did not swing her knife but also gradually regained focus in her pupils, slowly recovering some consciousness.

She was originally extremely scared, worried that after regaining consciousness, she would see her blood-stained knife and Lin Rui's corpse.

However, in the next instant, she sensed Lin Rui's presence through the "Mutual Heart Knot."

Although their Blood Covenant was interrupted, the Mutual Heart Knot still worked between them.
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Ji Xueying's eyes suddenly widened, filled with joy and disbelief.

Her master was still alive? He hadn't died by her knife!

What was going on?

She had clearly lost control, so why didn't she follow County Magistrate Zhu Lingshi's order to turn on her master?

This question, County Magistrate Zhu Lingshi also couldn't understand. He involuntarily stepped back, his eyes filled with doubt as he looked at Lin Rui.

—What on earth had Lin Rui done to Ji Xueying?

Fortunately, the only thing he could be thankful for was that, though the seal in his hand couldn't control Ji Xueying or force her to turn on her master, it was still able to suppress her, temporarily preventing her from acting.

"County Magistrate, you might as well save your effort." Lin Rui shook his head lightly, extending his hand toward Ji Xueying, "Xue Ying, hand me your Blood Blade 'Thunder God'."

Ji Xueying, without any hesitation, marshaled all her strength. Briefly breaking free from the internal prohibition, she violently flung her sleeves, and the six-foot-long Blood Blade 'Thunder God' came flying out of its sheath, spinning towards Lin Rui.

As the Blood Blade was unsheathed, a trace of confusion appeared in Ji Xueying's eyes; she felt as if the blood connection she once had with this blade had disappeared.

What was going on?

This blade had been nurtured by her own blood, almost akin to her own avatar.

After Lin Rui caught the Blood Blade 'Thunder God', he casually swung it a few times.

Truly worthy of a blade that had been forged with great expense by the Yuan family, and nurtured by Ji Xueying for years, even though the blade was still of the fourth rank, both the solidity of the blade and the power of its thunder far surpassed its current level, and its edge was unmatched! When the blade edge sliced through the air at high speed, it made almost no sound.

Lin Rui then positioned the blade in front of him, his eyes stark and piercing as he addressed the hall. "Chief Arrest Officer Zhang and the other arrest officers, you all saw, didn't you? The one who incited Blood Blade Ji to betray her master and concocted the tragedy at Zuihua House is right in front of us!"

"I saw it!" Zhang Tianchang, also staring at County Magistrate Zhu Lingshi and Recorder Jiang Hanzhang, began to take on a bronze hue, and his fists glowed even brighter in that color.

He said, almost articulating each word, "County Magistrate Zhu, Recorder Jiang, you owe an explanation not just to me and my brothers, but to all the citizens of Silver Moon County!"

Deep down, Zhang Tianchang actually had reservations about the covenant between Lin Rui and Ji Xueying, but considering the bigger picture, had restrained himself until now.

After all, this was a fourth realm king-level demon, possibly even beyond, and currently, no one in Silver Moon County, apart from the County Magistrate, could match her.

If Lin Rui had not taken her in as his protective demon, countless more in Silver Moon County would have died to subdue her.

Zhang Tianchang knew well the great sacrifice Lin Rui had made; he was at risk of being killed by Ji Xueying at any moment.

However, each time he reminisced in the dead of night about the brothers and subordinates who had perished at the hands of Ji Xueying that night at Zuihua House, he felt both shamed and helpless.

Until this moment, Zhang Tianchang had transferred all his discontent and fury onto the trio led by County Magistrate Zhu Lingshi!

Compared to that official who was always striving to maintain the situation in Silver Moon County, he felt the two before him were more like demons.

"What else is there to explain?" Lin Rui sneered, his expression disdainful, "Old Zhang, you're just too honest. According to our Great Song's law, anyone who colludes with demons to drive them to harm others should be immediately arrested; those who dare resist shall be killed without mercy!"

Before his words had fallen, his body suddenly exploded with two purple thunder fire dragons, his figure flickered to the desk in front, slashing towards the top of County Magistrate Zhu Lingshi's head.

Lin Rui's Thunder God Saber had already begun to emit a faint purple glow.

The crisis was not yet completely resolved, and he had to first eliminate Zhu Lingshi's control over Blood Blade Ji, otherwise they would all die here!

Therefore, this slash he had been charging for a long time, and he exerted all his strength, was indeed the "Thunderclap Absolute Slash" taught by Fei Yunlai!

He hoped that this move, rated S+ by the Martial Arts Association and which he had developed to the Great Grandmaster level, would not disappoint him.

"Kill!"

Seeing this, the halberd beside him, Ying Yuan, dilated his pupils and roared immediately, swinging his halberd towards Lin Rui.

He was furious beyond measure. Did this Lin Rui think he was just a decoration? How dare he kill his way to their faces?

Now without the assistance of Blood Blade Ji, this little rascal was nothing in his eyes!

While slashing, he bellowed, "Everyone come out, strike!"

At that instant, the forty large wooden boxes placed along the walls burst open simultaneously, sending black and red figures swarming toward Zhang Tianchang and the numerous arrest officers and black belts in the center of the hall.

County Magistrate Zhu Lingshi was holding the seal and took another step back.

His lips curled slightly, smiling sinisterly with a hint of irony.

Zhu Lingshi knew Lin Rui's slash was aimed at the golden seal in his hand, but that thought was delusional!

Although he could not control Blood Blade Ji, those large wooden boxes contained no less than six four-realm demons and ten three-realm demons, along with twenty-four three-realm demon cultivators nurtured for Prince Han.

Their collective power was enough to completely annihilate Lin Rui and all the constables in the hall within 100 breaths!

Today, no one in this hall would survive!

But in the next moment, he saw a flash of purple thunder fire before his eyes.

The purple light suddenly burst forth, almost filling Zhu Lingshi's entire field of vision.

Zhu Lingshi only felt a hint of heat in front of him, and then his robust arm was suddenly severed from the shoulder, with copious amounts of blood spurting from the wound.

He was initially stunned, then let out a heart-wrenching roar.

This was both due to the pain from the thunder fire dragons entwined around the wound, gnawing at his flesh, and due to fear.

Zhu Lingshi's eyes held disbelief. How did Lin Rui make that slash, and how had he managed to sever his arm?

What was even more terrifying was that with the loss of his left arm, the golden seal also slipped beyond his control.

This meant that Blood Blade Ji—the super king-tier four-realm artificial demon—would also regain her ability to move freely!

Beside him, Ying Yuan looked bewildered. How had the County Magistrate's hand been severed?

He hadn't seen clearly what had happened, only witnessing the purple thunder fire flash and explode, and Lin Rui severing the County Magistrate's arm.

The question lingered, what sword technique had Lin Rui used? It was so fast that he couldn't even discern the trajectory of Lin Rui's blade.

In the hall, Zhang Tianchang also promptly launched an attack.

While using his fists to remotely strike at the back of Government Official Jiang Hanzhang, he was mindful of his surroundings, watching over the numerous constables behind him.

Although Cao Jun and the dozen deputy arrest officers were also highly capable, they were only at the three-realm level, which was significantly inferior to those four-realm demons. The only one who could truly stand their ground in this entire hall was he, Zhang Tianchang.

What worried Zhang Tianchang even more were Lin Rui and Wang Sen.

Wang Sen, this kid, actually charged at Jiang Hanzhang with a shield while Lin Rui was even more reckless, rushing forward to the desk to slash at Zhu Lingshi.

Bumping against Ying Yuan and Zhu Lingshi, both four-realm figures, with his current three-realm cultivation was practically synonymous with suicide.

But just as a purple light dazzled near the desk, Zhang Tianchang was similarly stunned, utterly astonished.

What had just happened?

What martial arts had Lin Rui used to sever County Magistrate Zhu Lingshi's arm?

It must have been some kind of secret sword technique, that slash was incredibly fast! So fast that it eluded his vision!

While Zhu Lingshi roared, his other hand desperately reached for the golden seal!

He needed to regain control of that seal as quickly as possible.

But just as his fingers were about to touch the seal, he saw a white, slender hand, smooth as if carved from cream, snatch the golden seal just before him.

County Magistrate Zhu Lingshi jerked his head up to see Blood Blade Ji standing just a yard in front of him, her crimson eyes like blood jade, staring intently at him.

The bone-chilling murderous intent and the extreme fury made Zhu Lingshi tremble, his whole body breaking out in goosebumps.