Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

The eighth level of the Divine Prison, Lin Rui was equally astonished by the divine reward. The master had clearly said that after the two cases of the Assassination Bureau were concluded, the Temple Priest would bestow the 'Divine Merit Order'. Yet barely half a day had passed when Lin Rui had already received the 'Divine Merit Order,' personally granted by the divine being, its jade voice spreading throughout Luo City. This was Lin Rui's first contact with the East Abyss; he stood with a solemn expression, devoid of thought and desire, appearing supremely devout, "Your servant vows to loyally serve the Divine! Willing to protect East Continent's peace with iron-blooded loyalty and a sincere heart, to repay even a fraction of divine grace!" As soon as Lin Rui finished speaking, a golden light suddenly burst forth around him, sweeping and spreading over a space more than ten yards around him, illuminating the originally gloomy and dark prison with a bright, dazzling light, resplendent in gold and jade. With his head bowed, Lin Rui saw a drop of golden liquid fly into view and land on his forehead. Then, a cool sensation seeped into his body, spreading into his limbs and bones. Moments later, Lin Rui felt all the blood in his body boiling, surging and churning rapidly like the tides within his vessels. At the same time, deep within Lin Rui's marrow, bits of strength began to emerge, to awaken, to consolidate. Lin Rui had only recently awakened the SSS+ tier talent 'Divine Sun Celestial Body.' He had estimated that it might take one or two years of accumulation to awaken the next bloodline talent. Yet, in just a moment after the golden liquid entered his body, he felt a new kind of talent power being born deep within him. Lin Rui sensed that the strength of this talent was in no way inferior to the 'Divine Sun Celestial Body!' It was currently awakening at an astonishing speed due to the golden liquid. This made Lin Rui marvel. On one hand, it was because of his 'Sacred Thunder Body,' his 'Sacred Thunder Body' was a very powerful bloodline Sacred Body which even in its basic form, had 3 SSS tier talent powers. But now, the number of SSS tier and above talents he had awakened had already exceeded three! On the other hand, it was the golden liquid itself. Lin Rui wondered, what exactly was this thing that in such a short time, could awaken an SSS tier, or even SSS+ tier talent by nearly half? Lin Rui then had a slight stirring in his thoughts and thought of something— "It's divine blood, that's divine blood! This guy actually got divine blood!" "What is divine blood? Hmm~ I seem to have heard of it, it's said to be able to help people condense the most top-tier bloodline talents and significantly enhance their physical bodies, right?" "Don't say 'seem to' or 'supposedly,' it is! Fuck his ancestors, this bastard is really damn lucky, to have obtained the Divine Merit Order and divine blood at this age!" "Heh, this is called good luck? It's clearly bought with our lives and blood." "Gentlemen, better calm down, now that we've fallen this low, death is not far. What's the point?" Hearing the cursing voices coming from several rooms around him, Lin Rui immediately narrowed his eyes, wondering if these guys were seeking death. How dare they speak insolently in the presence of a divine being? However, the golden light around him was already slowly fading. Lin Rui looked up and forward, noticing that the blinding light sphere in front had also disappeared, leaving only the 'Divine Merit Order' hanging before him. Lin Rui then stood up with a cold expression and took the 'Divine Merit Order' in his hand, "Come! Whip these blasphemous wretches a thousand times to show respect and gratitude!" Even though the will of the divine being had departed, these people dared to criticize his new support right in front of him, totally disregarding him. After receiving the divine order, Lin Rui clearly felt that his attitude was much more respected by the Dragon Guards behind him and the jailers of the Divine Prison. Lin Rui then made arrangements for Hayden Smith and others before meeting with Zhu Tiantang, the eighth-tier Formation Master. Zhu Tiantang's look at Lin Rui was extremely complex. Though he was in the ninth layer's dark prison of the Divine Prison, his access to news and information was even more astute than Yuan Chengkai's. Zhu Tiantang knew not only of this Assassination Bureau Commander's glorious achievements and formidable reputation outside but had also heard the divine jade voice, knowing that Lin Hao had obtained the Divine Merit Order. — In the future, this guy will likely become one of the three Divine Envoys of the Great Song Empire, holding sway over the nation! If not, he would at least be a prominent candidate for a Divine Envoy. Falling into the hands of this guy, Zhu Tiantang felt it wasn't an injustice. Lin Rui stood with his hands behind his back, scrutinizing Zhu Tiantang, who had been interrogated to the point of being mangled, "Mr. Zhu, you've been in this dark prison for several days now, haven't you? Is there anything you'd like to say to me now? You know the rules of the Imperial City Division, mercy for those who confess, severity for those who resist. Plus, our Great Song lusts after outland Heavenly Demons such as yourself. If Mr. Zhu can voluntarily disclose information that interests us, not only can you avoid punishment, but you can also hold an official position within Great Song, enjoy wealth and luxury, or at the very least, I can assure you a swift end, sparing you decades of torment in the Demon Suppression Forest." As Lin Rui spoke, he felt an odd sensation. It reminded him of scenes in television dramas, where treacherous lackeys interrogate revolutionaries. But the person opposite him was no good Samaritan, rather someone who oversaw a human experimentation base, responsible for countless deaths. From the information gathered so far by the three Deputy Commanders, since the establishment of this base, just the victims from the eight provinces near Luo City alone were likely upwards of ninety thousand. And they not only captured individuals with a high concentration of "demon gene"—also known as the bloodline power of the people of Tianji Star throughout the eight states of Luo Jing, performing all sorts of inhumane experiments, attempting to mass-produce controllable biological weapons. They also transported large numbers of humans from the Earth Federation, exposing them to the "Hellish Light" from the Tianyuan, attempting to transform humans into demons as well, with the death toll exceeding seventy thousand. Zhu Tiantang sneered at this and spat a mouthful of blood in Lin Rui's direction. Lin Rui, having anticipated this, was not at all surprised. He cupped his hands towards the deputy captain of the Dragon Guard next to him, "As this person is unyielding, we can only ask for Sir Su to take action." The deputy captain, surnamed Su, named Su Xinmei, silently nodded her head and began setting up a formation inside the cell. She and Zhu Tiantang were both at the eighth realm, but there was a big difference in their bloodline powers. Su Xinmei, an eighth realm super emperor, easily plunged Zhu Tiantang into illusion with the help of the formation and a super emperor Divine Artifact in her hand. Lin Rui then force-fed him several pills disguised as elixirs, which were truth serums. Zhu Tiantang lived up to his status as an eighth realm Martial Cultivator; even after being tortured by them for days, his will was still very firm. When Lin Rui asked about some irrelevant matters, Zhu Tiantang explained everything in detail, but when he inquired about the mastermind behind Zhu Tiantang and the supercomputer and database passwords in that base, among other confidential information, Zhu Tiantang showed a very strong resistance and resolutely refused to utter a word. Lin Rui only managed to interrogate some secret funds that Zhu Tiantang knew about, probably, in this guy's eyes, those 100+ billion in black gold were just trivial matters. However, just as Lin Rui was leaving the Divine Prison Division with both joy and regret, as he passed the eighth level of the Divine Prison Division, he heard Yuan Chengkai suddenly speak from the cell next to him, "Lord Lin, please wait! I have something I wish to discuss with Lord Lin." Lin Rui glanced at him and continued toward the staircase ahead. Whether Yuan Chengkai wanted to talk to him would depend on whether Lin Rui was interested in listening. After all, he was eager to get rid of this guy as soon as possible, why keep an enemy around for the New Year? "Doesn't Lord Lin want to know why Yue Tianqing could blackmail Zhu Tiantang, forcing them to cooperate in the assassination attempt on Lord Lin?" Seeing that Lin Hao seemed to ignore him, Yuan Chengkai began to feel anxious. He had a premonition that if he missed this chance, he might never have the opportunity to speak to Lin Hao again. "Lord! This matter is related to your esteemed master, the Third Divine Envoy!" Lin Rui paused, turning to look at Yuan Chengkai. The many Dragon Guards at his side also halted their steps simultaneously, as the matter concerned their lord, they were all quite attentive. Lin Rui turned with a sweep of his robe, his gaze sharp as a knife, "You have half a moment to make things clear to me. If you dare deceive Lin, you will bear the consequences!" Upon hearing this, Yuan Chengkai first felt a tightness in his chest, then heaved a silent sigh, thinking what right did he have to be angry? The man before him was not only the Commander of the Assassination Bureau, but he also obtained the Divine Merit Order. In the future, his chances of inheriting the role of Divine Envoy were much greater than those princes succeeding the throne. Moreover, given his age, he was likely to succeed the First Divine Envoy and co-rule the Eastern lands with the Emperor. Yuan Chengkai, his face pale, cupped his hands, "This matter is of great importance, please, Lord, isolate us from the others." Lin Rui squinted and nodded towards the captain and deputy captain of the Dragon Guard nearby. Jing Yuefang and Su Xinmei immediately joined hands to seal the surroundings with the power of temporal void. Seeing a layer of shadow form around them, shielding the other prisoners' view and excluding all the prison wardens and guards from the vicinity, Yuan Chengkai took a deep breath and said, "Yue Tianqing is from the hidden sect 'Thunder Killing Sword Sect,' which specializes in producing assassins and hired swords, and has extremely close ties with the force behind Zhu Tiantang. "Yue Tianqing and I share a deep bond and he disclosed some secrets of the sect to me. The person behind Zhu Tiantang is likely the commander of the Second Fleet Group of the Outer Realms' Heavenly Demons, a ninth realm imperial-level powerhouse." Yuan Chengkai noticed that Lin Hao's patience was wearing thin and immediately got to the point, "This person once collaborated with the Ninth Candidate Divine Envoy, plotting to collude with Hell. Over the past year, they infiltrated the 'Demon Suppression Army' using various methods, even completely replacing part of it. For this, they did not hesitate to conspire with others to murder the Third Divine Envoy Luo Wangshu's former teacher, the Deputy Marshal of the Demon Suppression Army, a two-star general Wei Jian, a year ago, and framed the assassination on the Outer Realm Heavenly Demon Fei Yunlai. Yue Tianqing was involved in that operation and knows the details before and after." Lin Rui's pupils dilated with shock. It was a match! The information confessed by Yuan Chengkai matched the evidence that Fei Yunlai had given him! What Lin Rui never expected was that Fei Yunlai's target that time was actually Luo Wangshu's teacher!