Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

Li Changguo's attempt to grasp was met with emptiness, as Lin Rui turned into a bolt of lightning and vanished with a flicker of his Escape Skill.

"Dual cultivation of magic and martial arts?"

Li Changguo was astonished.

It was not just the dual cultivation; Lin Rui's speed using the Escape Skill was incredibly fast, and he had completed it in an instant despite the magnetic interference.

This meant the man had mastered his Escape Skill and magic to a very high level.

This was troublesome; he had thought he could capture Lin Rui directly, swiftly and decisively addressing the matter with Inspector Zhang Tianchang and forcing Lin Rui into submission, but now the man had slipped through his fingers.

Li Changguo concentrated fully, trying to capture Lin Rui's current location.

This was the Wang City Government Office, where the emperor's personal troops were stationed, not a place where one could fight at will. Yet Li Changguo didn't want to leave with his tail between his legs; he still wanted to capture Lin Rui.

But just as Li Changguo's divine sense spread out, Blood Blade Ji Xueying had already slashed her blade towards him.

The long blade she wielded not only shone like lightning but also raged like a tempest; in a flash, she had delivered more than thirty slashes at Li Changguo. The thunderous blade lights almost drowned him completely.

However, in the next instant, Ji Xueying's eyes also showed a hint of surprise.

Li Changguo was practicing a Cultivation Technique of tough body training.

Responding with bare hands, his palms seemed to be forged from fine steel, emitting a series of 'clang clang' sounds when continuously struck by Blood Blade Ji, and sparks flew as if two pieces of metal were clashing.

"He really is beyond the four realms!"

Li Changguo's eyes grew solemn, feeling he had been too hasty.

When he first heard about this from the Dong Prefecture Magistrate, he was skeptical.

What kind of existence is someone who is beyond the four realms? Is that something one can easily achieve?

But now he felt that Blood Blade Ji here was likely a descendant of the Heavenly Demon bloodline.

At this moment, he was in a difficult position. Li Changguo now had to focus most of his True Yuan in his hands, or a moment's carelessness could lead to his skin being sliced open by Blood Blade Ji, even cutting into his flesh!

The speed and sword skills of this woman were astonishing. With sword moves as unpredictable as a wandering dragon, Li Changguo tried to grasp her blade but failed repeatedly.

Her strength was also formidable, forcing Li Changguo to persistently retreat, the raging thunder making his body go numb.

And there was Lin Rui; he had thought that this Blood Blade's master was a weak point, that by controlling this guy, Blood Blade Ji, however strong, would be helpless. Now it seemed he could not look down on him as just a simple three realms cultivator anymore.

As this thought flashed through his mind, Lin Rui had already reappeared behind Blood Blade Ji. He drew the 'Lei Shen' Blood Blade nurtured behind Ji Xueying and slashed down mightily like a celestial light from the nine heavens, aiming for the top of Li Changguo's head.

One of the most powerful secret techniques from the Purple Brilliance Thunder Blade—the Purple Brilliance Extreme Thunder!

As Lin Rui fused the Purple Brilliance Thunder Blade with the Can Yang Blade into the 'Ascending Sun Extermination Blade,' this secret technique underwent corresponding changes, incorporating light's attributes, becoming even more domineering and swifter.

Ji Xueying in perfect sync with her master, blasted her blade speed once more, increasing it by another thirty percent in an instant. She fully restrained Li Changguo's hands and movements, leaving him unable to defend himself.

"Clang!"

Lin Rui's blade actually struck the top of Li Changguo's head, ringing out like the toll of a bell.

The official hat on the top of Li Changguo's head was cleaved into two by Lin Rui's long blade.

But Li Changguo's head remained unharmed, with only some strands of hair floating down.

Lin Rui was shocked at the sight, "What a tough head!"

He hadn't even managed to break the skin, let alone anticipate that this Prefectural Governor's head was much tougher than Zhang Tianchang's.

But Li Changguo was left with his ears ringing, furiously exclaiming, "You actually dared to strike?"

If his body hadn't been trained indestructibly tough he would have had his skull cleaved by Lin Rui's blade!

No longer caring for the consequences, he violently lunged at Lin Rui with his hands grasping fiercely!

This time Li Changguo put his full effort into his magnetic grasp, its force erupting to the extreme.

But he caught air once again, as Lin Rui's form vanished and reappeared 30 meters away.

Li Changguo, casting aside all caution, fought with full strength. While resisting Ji Xueying's ferocious and relentless attacks, he still reached out towards Lin Rui from afar.
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His magnetic palm strength was extremely formidable; even though he couldn't grab Lin Rui, the surrounding buildings were left with huge gaping holes in his wake.

Li Changguo's protective aura was also fully unleashed, leveling several rooms of the inner courtyard, stunning the government secretary Wen Tailai who watched outside, speechless and with wide eyes.

Wang Sen's brows furrowed deeply, his desire to ascend to the four realms and complete his blood training growing even more urgent.

He couldn't even get involved, unable to remotely restrain and forced to continually retreat.

Meanwhile, Ji Xueying's eyes slowly turned a bloody red, changing from ice jade to blood jade.

How dare this guy?

Her master had said this was their home, where they would live from here on out.

Yet this damn Prefectural Governor had overturned their home!

"Kill!"

Ji Xueying's body ignited with blood flames, her slashing speed becoming even more brutal.

Li Changguo was inwardly alarmed as some unfortified parts of his body began to bleed.

A numbness also spread from his heart, affecting his blood circulation and response.

And then Lin Rui began to instruct, "Aim for his eyes! His groin! And between the fifth and ninth ribs; he hasn't trained much there."

Li Changguo's face darkened as he bit his tongue, continuing to extend his fists in Li Rui's direction from afar!

He now wished he could tear this little bastard apart, even if it meant facing accusations from the imperial court.

However, just as the battle between the two became increasingly intense, two figures flew across the sky from the distance.

"Stop! Both of you, stop!"

"Halt! Do you intend to flip this whole city over?"

One of them was the Prefectural Governor Dong Linghui, the other, clad in full armor and just as burly as Li Changguo, with a face full of stubble and a commanding presence — that was the local Commandant, Qin Xia.

Together, they went all out, each blocking Li Changguo and Blood Blade Ji.

Li Changguo was in a state of furious embarrassment and forcefuly shook off the hand that Governor Dong Linghui had reached out to grab him with.

But Governor Dong Linghui immediately shouted, "Lord Li, look around you! If you continue to fight, the surrounding residents' homes will be flattened by you! Will you keep fighting? Keep at it and I won't stop you, no! I can't stop you! This is colleague-on-colleague violence.

If the Imperial Censor finds out, you won't get away with it."

Only then did Li Changguo grunt and reluctantly ceased fighting, his face ashen.

He looked around and saw indeed a dire mess.

The Wang City Government Office was actually still in decent shape; all the high walls and houses were built of strong iron rock.

The courtyard walls, especially, were several feet thick and had protective talisman arrays, making them as secure as a small fortress.

So aside from a few rooms in the inner courtyard that they had brought down, the rest of the large courtyard separated by a front wall remained completely intact.

Even the walls on both sides of the courtyard were fine, whereas the residences outside the walls were unluckier, having been brought down in large numbers by his True Yuan Fist.

Li Changguo thought that in consideration of the local civilians, he would spare this scoundrel this time.

Lin Rui and Blood Blade Ji had already stopped fighting.

It was because Commandant Qin Xia had stepped forward to intervene, and considering that he had sent out three hundred soldiers to aid Silver Coin County after the bloodbath in Wang City, it was clear what the relationship between Zhuang Mingyue and Qin Xia was like.

Lin Rui had to give him that respect.

Although he had stopped, he glared with his eyes wide open, confronting Li Changguo, "I ask you both to bear witness! Today, this Prefectural Governor came to my door unprovoked, committing violence and destruction. His unreasonable behavior damaged my official residence and, disregarding the lives of civilians, destroyed dozens of surrounding homes, and injured dozens of people.

I will soon draft a formal complaint to the Governor and the imperial court to impeach him, Li Changguo, for his disdain for the emperor, harm to his colleagues, and wanton violence!"

Li Changguo's brows furrowed slightly, regretting his impulsive behavior even more. Why had he not held back in time? Mainly because that guy was so damaging, nearly splitting open his head with a blade.

This upstart's strength was no trivial matter; no wonder the Sha State Commandant had recommended this mere Third Realm individual for the position of Defense Commander of Wang City.

He was also extremely troubled, knowing that if Lin Rui filed a complaint against him, he would definitely not end up in a good position, as he was clearly in the wrong.

Especially the charge of 'disdain for the emperor' that Lin Rui was pinning on him made his scalp tingle.

He knew Lin Rui would certainly succeed; he had flattened the entire rear government office of Wang City; the emperor could tolerate it, but the Imperial Guard certainly could not.

If this complaint was filed, it wouldn't just be a matter of losing his office and position.

Even Governor Dong Linghui was beginning to regret it, as he had assumed that Governor Li Changguo would quickly deal with this Lin Rui.

The protective demon of Lin Twelve, although powerful in battle, Lin Twelve himself had only attained the third realm. With Li Changguo's fifth-realm reinforced dominant physique and magnetic levitation divine claw, wasn't it easy to capture?

Yet, after Li Changguo arrived, he suffered such a major setback.

Dong Linghui and Li Changguo actually had a very poor relationship. However, as civil officials and the Imperial Guard were natural enemies, if Li Changguo could suppress the prestige of the defensive-officer Lin Twelve, Dong Linghui would be pleased to see it happen.

Now he was worried that if the issue became a big deal, all the officials at their prefectural office might be held accountable by the imperial court.

In this battle between the governor and the outer-domain Heavenly Demon, their civil officials had not been involved; instead, a few branches of the Imperial Guard had been bloodbathed by the Heavenly Demon.

The current Protector of Sha State must be seething with nowhere to vent his anger.

If this person seized on the handle, he would undoubtedly sweep them all overboard with a single blow.

"Lord Lin, please calm your anger! Calm your anger! There's no need for this, no need for this!"

Dong Linghui hurriedly advised, "The Prefectural Governor acted impulsively this time, truly deceived by a cunning and evil person. We implore you, Lord Lin, to be magnanimous and not take it to heart. Wang City is currently in a challenging situation, and the Tianxiang River could potentially become blocked.

We four need to work together to suppress the demonic energy and not let today's events affect our comradeship or the administration and livelihood of Wang City."

He knew that these empty words would not persuade Lin Rui, so he changed his tune, "Lord Lin, on behalf of the Prefectural Governor, I would like to apologize to you, and am willing to offer financial compensation from our government office. We will repair all the furniture and houses of Wang City Government Office within one day.

In addition, the Prefectural Governor will compensate your personal property loss with 5,000 taels of demon silver. How about we consider today's issue resolved with this?"

Li Changguo's complexion grew even darker. Although Dong Linghui was helping him settle the dispute, the words belittled him as a rash and impulsive man—how could this be reasonable?

And a compensation of 5,000 taels? Such a presumptuous decision!

However, when he opened his mouth, he found himself unable to utter a single word.

Upon hearing Dong Linghui's words, Lin Rui's thoughts stirred, and a look of hesitation crossed his eyes.

Indeed, some of his luggage had been smashed by Li Changguo, but the loss was at most 100 taels.

This Eastern District Assistant Prefect sure knew how to be a man.

At this moment, the Prefectural Chief Inspector Qin Xia also nodded gravely, "The demon energy in Wang City is rampant, with bandits gathering, and the demonic dragon's revival is imminent. It is a time for tranquility rather than chaos. I ask you both to endure for the sake of the nation!"

Seeing Qin Xia speak up, Lin Rui relented, "5,000 taels is not enough. My luggage contained many valuable items, at least 30,000 taels!"

Upon hearing these words, everyone present couldn't help but twitch their faces. Demon silver, 30,000 taels? This Lin Twelve really dared to ask for a high price!

Li Changguo clenched his fists tightly, making a 'crackling' noise, thinking it might be better to just fall out with them.

"At most 8,000!" Dong Linghui offered with a wry smile. "Lord Lin, the Prefectural Governor is an honest official with limited wealth. And look at him, the Prefectural Governor himself has not come out of this unscathed."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but sneak a glance at Li Changguo's head, his lips curling slightly.

Not only was Li Changguo's official hat sliced open, but his topknot was also cut, with a third of his fine hair missing. His appearance was utterly disheveled.

Dong Linghui was very astute, usually able to keep his emotions from showing, but now he couldn't hold back.

Lin Rui inwardly 'tsked', thinking that he had to accept the offer.

It was regrettable not to have gathered all the funds for his sister's body transformation in one go.