Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

Luo Wangshu tilted her head with curiosity and looked at Lin Rui, "How did you manage to cultivate this thing at twelve?"

Meng Weiyun also perked up her ears to listen, as she, too, wanted to know how Lin twelve managed to cultivate dragon armor that surpassed the emperor tier, yet Luo Wangshu actually asked about the essence from the deep abyss.

Lin Rui met Luo Wangshu's gaze, his eyes as pure as those of an innocent child, "This was not cultivated, it seems some unknown force propelled it, and it just appeared out of nowhere."

——That is, the result of a foreign body assimilation effect.

Doubt flickered in Luo Wangshu's eyes as she scrutinized Lin Rui from head to toe.

Her gaze seemed to penetrate the heart, yet she couldn't find any flaws and subsequently pondered aloud, "Not cultivated? That's possible; this thing indeed isn't something you can obtain just by wishing for it, let alone cultivate it. It might be related to the martial arts that you, twelve, practice. What kind of martial arts have you learned? Perform them for me from the very basics you started with, and try not to miss anything."

Lin Rui was stunned for a moment, glanced around, and wondered if he was supposed to practice inside this thatched room.
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He soon realized that this was Luo Wangshu's test for him.

"Then your disciple will humbly demonstrate," Lin Rui said with a salute, "The arts I've learned are quite mixed; it might take some time to go through them all."

Luo Wangshu and Meng Weiyun initially thought nothing of it, assuming it was just a demonstration of martial arts, which wouldn't take long.

Standing by the door, Ji Xueying had a different look in her eyes, thinking that if he practiced the full set, it wouldn't end in just a short while.

Following that, Lin Rui began practicing with the Thunder Fire Pile, Red Thunder Palm, Red Thunder Saber, Nourishing Spirit Pile, Thunder Pole Divine Glory, Purple Glow Thunder Saber, Purple Glow Thunder Palm, Red Sky Thunder Protection Skill, Primal Spirit Pile, Spirit Illusion Pile, Lesser Yang Palm, Lesser Yang Saber, Lesser Yang Pile, Divine Breath Technique, and the Eighteen Piles of Divine Gate——as well as the two stances he had exchanged for this month, Rising Sun Yang Movement Pile, Purple Light Thundering Pile, leading up to his self-created Rising Sun Pile, Rising Sun Tribulation Saber, as well as the Purple Sun Pile, Purple Sun Tribulation Saber, and so on, along with various other powerful secret moves he had mastered.

The area inside the room was small, which would have certainly constrained others from fully displaying their skills.

But Lin Rui pushed each one to the Great Grandmaster and Grandmaster level, at the very least to a high degree of proficiency, surpassing the original scope of those martial arts stances.

As he practiced in this small room, he managed not to damage the surrounding mud walls, and even the furniture inside the room remained unaffected, staying in its place without moving.

The only thing Lin Rui didn't demonstrate was the 'Easy Muscle Bone Refinement'; this was his foundation for resisting the Heavenly Demon Test, and he did not want the two before him to make any unfavorable associations.

Meng Weiyun's scalp began to tingle with shock.

She knew Lin twelve had high talent; whatever martial arts secret technique he saw, he would instantly know how to do it, and do it well after learning, but she really didn't know that Lin twelve had practiced so many martial arts — a total of well over forty of them, each one deeply mastered.

He even created his own martial arts, which looked rather well-formed, with divine might that was unmatched at his level.

Meng Weiyun thought to herself, how could this guy have cultivated so many martial arts in less than a year, and all of them to the pinnacle?

Luo Wangshu's expression gradually became more solemn as she watched Lin Rui practice one martial art after another, and secret sabers techniques, and she slowly felt that Lin Rui's formation of the superior emperor dragon armor and the condensed essence from the abyss were quite reasonable.

In her youth, she hadn't mastered even one-sixth of the martial arts Lin Rui had, and none were as profound as Lin Rui's, so she could not see the views seen by Lin Rui.

Luo Wangshu patiently waited until Lin Rui finished practicing, which was two hours later.

During that time, she even had Meng Weiyun brew a pot of tea for her, and Luo Wangshu, while sipping tea, said, "Xiaoyun was not wrong in her words, your talents and comprehension indeed are unmatched in this world. This is the first time in my life that I've seen someone like you. The problem is, with your comprehension being so high, it's actually not good, making your master feel like there's nothing to teach, and any teaching becomes unnecessary."

Lin Rui was stunned for a moment, realizing, that's right, he had never thought about this issue before.

If his master couldn't teach him martial arts, how could their relationship grow close? Without a close relationship, how could he securely cling to this powerful leg?

The problem was that his persona had already been established, and changing it now would not be easy.

At that moment, Luo Wangshu fell into deep thought, then instructed, "Starting from the day after tomorrow, come here every morning and stay for an hour. In terms of martial arts, I can't help you much, at most I can teach you a few secret martial arts moves to increase your combat strength;

However, your master has some insights into the abyss and the methods of Longevity, which might prevent you from taking detours in your cultivation, and also help your future achievements soar even higher. Xiaoyun, it's getting late now, take him to meet the Emperor and the First Divine Envoy, go to the 'Divine Dragon Hall' and obtain the dragon seal that protects the country."

She had originally thought this meeting would take no more than an hour at most, but she ended up watching Lin Rui's martial arts demonstration for over two hours.

Lin Rui felt helpless.

"Do I have to come to Divine Scenery Mountain every day for an hour? Another fixed item has to be added to my daily journal."

However, there was no big problem in the short term; it was adjustable.

For starters, the frequency of martial arts competitions in the base city had already declined after its peak period.

Furthermore, that insane Deputy Director You from the Security Bureau's Ninth Division! The Security Bureau was not only enforcing a citywide curfew but had also mobilized many National Guard militias, stationed at numerous traffic checkpoints in the lower district.

Under such conditions, the Nursery Rhyme Killer going out to commit crimes would be suicidal.

Lin Rui guessed that You Ming's plan was first to ensure no new murder cases occurred, then slowly seek out the Nursery Rhyme Killer.

Lin Rui believed that the Nursery Rhyme Killer would definitely lay low for a while, not courting disaster.

He even suspected that the Nursery Rhyme Killer might consider targeting pirate and smuggling groups, or commit crimes in other base cities, rather than confront the Security Bureau head-on.

Meng Weiyun first took Lin Rui to the imperial 'Qianyuan Hall' to meet the Emperor, but regrettably did not get to see him; an eunuch inside merely conveyed a sentence, "His Majesty is in good health," before sending them away.

Then they turned back to Divine Scenery Mountain to see the First Divine Envoy.

This Divine Envoy was far less approachable than his master, seated high on a cloud platform, surrounded by a curtain of precious light descending majestically, looking imposing and unfathomable. His voice was like the sound of jade chimes, noble and melodious.

Lin Rui not only didn't get to see this person's face, but he also didn't get a clear view of the person's figure.

Following that was the Second Divine Envoy, whom Lin Rui also did not get to meet.

The 'Chief Historian' of the Second Divine Envoy's residence politely stated that the Second Divine Envoy had matters to attend to outside and was not in the capital.

Lin Rui and Meng Weiyun didn't mind this cold reception; they were content as long as they had fulfilled the proper rituals and didn't care what the Emperor and the two Divine Envoys thought.

As long as he could get the Emperor's Dragon Seal, he would be the commander of the Bureau of Inspectors, in charge of the department with the heaviest authority within the imperial city.

Finally came the Commander of the Imperial City Division, a man named Shui Chengtian, whose appearance was rough, body as strong as an ox, face fierce, with a head of thick black hair.

His facial features were fierce and menacing, but when he met Lin Rui and Meng Weiyun, he was very warm and hearty.

He not only efficiently handed over all the paraphernalia associated with being the commander of the Bureau of Inspectors – seals, identification plaques, letters of appointment, Tiger Talismans, and clothes and armor – but also personally escorted them out the door.

Half an hour later, Lin Rui, now attired in the full official robes and armor of the commander of the Bureau of Inspectors, stood in front of a massive hall on the left side of the Imperial City. The hall stood forty-nine zhang tall and was built entirely of white jade stone, exuding a majestic atmosphere.

The twelve external pillars of the great hall were also made of white jade stone, each carved with various majestic dragons that seemed lifelike and impressively majestic.

"This is Divine Dragon Hall! Our Great Song Empire's twelve ninth realm Emperor class garrison dragons and three tenth realm Emperor class national protection dragons are all housed here. I can't accompany you inside; you have to go in alone, and your guardian demon must stay behind."

Meng Weiyun, with her hands clasped behind her back, looked up at the grand plaque of Divine Dragon Hall, her eyes inexplicably strange, "I've already taught you the rules inside; just follow them, and you can receive the Emperor's Dragon Seal, oh, and—"

Meng Weiyun pointed toward another courtyard nearby: "If you're interested later, you can also go to the Dragon Guard Residence to choose a Dragon Guard candidate. Dragon Guards are trained for the Emperor and the three Divine Envoys, to be their trusted aides. As the commander of the Bureau of Inspectors, you can also choose one to protect your daily safety. The real talents among the candidate Dragon Guards have long been noticed and reserved by the Emperor and the Envoy. The rest are all poorly skilled rejects. However, these 'candidate Dragon Guards' can be induced to the sixth realm of dragon transformation through special methods, so they're at least a fighting force."

Lin Rui nodded and then stepped toward the inside of Divine Dragon Hall.

Minister Zhou had been worried about one thing: could Lin Rui, as an extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon, withstand the Emperor's Dragon Seal?

Also, would the process of imprinting the Emperor's Dragon Seal turn out to be a higher-grade Heavenly Demon Test?

Lin Rui was also nervous, but he knew he had no other choice.