Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

Lin Rui actually had no intention of using this identity to recruit Wang Tianwu. Gu Ying Tiandao (Lin Rui): Mr. Wang, I just inquired about your situation, and as I understand, Mr. Wang, you have been quite active in the dark web mercenary world in recent years, making quite a few enemies. In addition, I've heard that you and your teacher Ling Huan have some grudges, and lately, you're troubled by complications? Gu Ying Tiandao (Lin Rui): I'm very sorry, Mr. Wang, your strength is indeed formidable, but you do not meet my recruitment requirements. This Powerful Horse King is very strong and quite versatile, the problem is that this person also carries a lot of trouble with him. Lin Rui wanted to subdue this person for the sake of using him for dirty work, and he had no intention of attracting the man's troubles as well. Therefore, Lin Rui did not even plan to meet with this fellow. What if meeting this fellow attracted his teacher 'Ling Huan'? That would be a big problem. Although a few days ago, Lin Rui had already learned that 'Ling Huan' was targeting Thunder General. Speaking of this matter, Lin Rui also felt tremendous pressure. According to the intelligence, this person's two trusted aides had already visited the office building of the 'National Security Special Action Center' more than once. 'Thunder' General's personal information had also been accessed illegally four times during this period. It is speculated that this person might very soon take action against Thunder General. But 'Thunder' is 'Thunder', Lin Rui is Lin Rui. Hiding in an underground passage far away, Wang Tianwu became extremely anxious after reading Lin Rui's message. He still felt that Xu Mengran was being too mystical, and was definitely deceiving him. However, Xu Mengran promised that as long as he was willing to sign a contract, they would arrange for him to undergo a cybernetic implantation surgery, helping him reinstall the cybernetics that had been removed before. Xu Mengran was also willing to unlock his bank and underground bank accounts! Furthermore, Wang Tianwu had thoroughly checked Lin Rui's information, only to find that this guy had no background, merely a college student, a martial arts star backed by Sky Blue Company. This guy's current income is high, he could make perhaps several billion a month by live streaming and selling products, but what about later? He can't rely on live streaming to make money for a lifetime. Lin Rui had also started a pharmaceutical company, selling some health care products and skin care items, reportedly selling like hotcakes. However, the company hadn't gone public, nor had it announced financial statements or sales figures, so it was estimated that its future business scale wouldn't be all that grand. This guy even wanted to sign a 200-year contract with a seventh realm master? He isn't afraid of bursting his belly from overeating! If Lin Rui were to hire him, the annual expenditures would be even bigger, amounting to over a hundred billion. Could he afford it after a decade or so? Wang Tianwu was full of confidence. Even if Lin Rui could afford it now, once he broke through to the ninth realm in the future, this guy would definitely not be able to handle his contract and would have to set him free. So this was essentially a deal to make a profit from another's capital, and according to Xu Mengran's request, staying by Lin Rui's side for a while wasn't a bad idea. Yet this guy actually said he wasn't interested in him! Powerful Horse King (Wang Tianwu): Mr. Lin, I have two 8S-class combat robots in my possession, and together with my body and Battle Dragon, it's just 1 billion Federal Currency a month. Moreover, I guarantee that during my service, I will fulfill my duties wholeheartedly and serve you with all my effort. I have a 'Divine Law Venerable's' Abyssal Covenant. We can use this covenant to sign the contract, witnessed by the abyss. Wang Tianwu was only asking that his income be enough to cover his expenses, including his personal expenses and the maintenance costs for his cybernetic body and the Battle Dragon. He was not like that fool Fei Yunlai, who lived such a miserable life, almost going bankrupt a few months ago. Wang Tianwu was wealthy himself and had inherited the fortunes of several fellow disciples, with a massive deposit of 130 billion Federal Currency in major banks and underground money houses. He wasn't short of money in the short term and had even considered using his own funds to redeem his cybernetic body and Battle Dragon from Fei Yunlai's boss. While internally cursing Fei Yunlai as a fool, Wang Tianwu noticed Fei Yunlai had sent a message, calling him a fool, followed by a bunch of garbled text, probably insults. Wang Tianwu didn't understand why, but he didn't care. Powerful Horse King (Wang Tianwu): I'll tell you the truth, Mr. Lin. Not long ago, someone told me that my teacher, Ling Huan, wouldn't be much trouble for you, which is why I came to you. Lin Rui was taken aback once again. Ling Huan isn't much trouble for him? How could that be? And who said this? Lin Rui touched his forehead, pondering that if it were just an illusion technique, he might not necessarily be afraid of Linghuan. The problem was that this guy was at the ninth realm; a single slap could kill him, and besides, he had battle dragons and combat robots. "Thunder" General could resort to the Security Bureau's power to contend with Linghuan, but Lin Rui's true self couldn't do the same, after all, he was still ostensibly just a student. Just as Lin Rui was puzzled, he received another message from Zhou Yunfei. Zhou Yunfei: Xiao Rui, has Wang Tianwu come to you? Don't rush to decline, this matter is related to "Linghuan." We've redrawn the battle plan, and Wang Tianwu is more suitable bait than "Thunder." He subsequently sent several messages explaining the reason. After reading all the messages, Lin Rui suddenly understood. They indeed had prepared a combat plan for Linghuan; since the man had already set his sights on "Thunder," Lin Rui no longer had the option to refuse battle. However, a big shot from East Asia—also considered his master—had a new plan that was safer. Zhou Yunfei: My teacher said he discovered a special spiritual connection between Linghuan and Wang Tianwu. Wang Tianwu is likely a parasitic primordial spirit cultivated by Linghuan, so he made a sudden decision. A parasitic primordial spirit? Lin Rui felt puzzled and looked up relevant information. The surprise in his eyes grew even more intense. Zhou Yunfei: Have you heard of the horsehair worm? It parasitizes inside a praying mantis, growing and developing until it takes control of the mantis. Wang Tianwu and his fellow disciples share this kind of parasitic relationship with Linghuan. It is an extremely powerful and eerie secret technique. Linghuan's ability to recover from injuries and continuously elevate his bloodline power to the imperial realm might be linked to this. Zhou Yunfei: We can use this man to plan an operation and have you replace Wang Tianwu to do a spiritual face-off with Linghuan. Even if Linghuan isn't killed in the end, we can blame Wang Tianwu. Zhou Yunfei: However, we can't help him for free. Although he seems to take on all sorts of tasks, he is actually quite clever. Up to now, he hasn't made any real enemies, and his strength and potential are pretty good. He could be another "Linghuan" in the future, so recruiting him is worthwhile. Having him serve you is his good fortune; we'd be giving him a bargain. Lin Rui held his chin, thinking that could work. Not only did Linghuan have exceptional illusion techniques, but he was also vengeful to the extreme. If the snake isn't killed in one blow, endless troubles will ensue. For the operation to surround and kill "Linghuan," they prepared massive forces. But this man's methods were too variable, and no one could guarantee 100% success for this hunt. Lin Rui glanced at Wang Tianwu's chat logs again. 1 billion federal dollars? This was an 8SS-rank two-star marshal proficient in symbols and illusion techniques; Wang Tianwu's price was incredibly low. Still, Lin Rui inwardly lamented that these high-ranking martial cultivators were indeed gold-eating monsters. Just Wang Tianwu alone would cost 12 billion federal dollars a year—this was only the salary, not including other expenses. Lin Rui also hired a Fei Yunlai, signed on 12 sixth realm martial cultivators, and planned to build 6S-rank tactical teams across the Tianji star and Earth Federation. His income had greatly increased recently, but thinking about supporting this facade still put immense pressure on him. Suddenly, Lin Rui felt that the forty-odd million magic silver he had earned before was really nothing. In the future, if he wanted to contend against colossal entities like the Longevity Society, he needed to earn a lot more money— He should press Wang Tianwu; listening to his terms, only his true self and the battle dragon were included, not the alien forms. That 1 billion federal dollars was too much; a monthly salary of 700 million was more reasonable. At this moment, he noticed that Yu Feicui's negotiations with the group of soldiers had finally concluded. The grim-faced marshal led his subordinates away, while Yu Feicui furrowed her brows, seeming to rub her temples with an expression of great headache.