Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

Lin Rui finished patrolling the dock base, and then turned his attention back to the Alien on Sky Extreme Star. This was Lin Rui's Alien's intelligent assistant AI, reporting new developments to him. Just an hour ago, the Divine Envoy announced an edict to transport those twenty-some Sixth Realm, Seventh Realm, and Eighth Realm Outer Heaven Demons to the Demon Suppression Forest to be impaled on the iron spikes there! The Son of Heaven and several Divine Envoys believed that these few Outer Heaven Demons were stubbornly unyielding, unwilling to confess any information about their accomplices, and therefore, were of no further value. Thus, they decided to hang them in the Demon Suppression Forest to deter the multitude of demons! Besides, the Demon Suppression Forest itself was a form of severe punishment; the Outer Heaven Demons would not die even after half a month hanging there. During that time, if these people harbored any remorse and were willing to cooperate, they still had a chance to survive. The intent of the Divine Envoy was completely unexpected to Lin Rui. He had thought it would take a month or two more, after the Heavenly Demon cases were fully concluded, for the group of Outer Heaven Demons led by the Eighth Realm mage Zhu Tiantang to be hung in the Demon Suppression Forest. He hadn't expected the Son of Heaven and the Divine Envoys to be so impatient. Lin Rui felt this might also be a kind of 'political correctness' of the Great Song Dynasty, wherein the Son of Heaven and the three Divine Envoys likely intended to show the gods, officials, and the people of Great Song their unrelenting stance against the Outer Heaven Demons. With no other choice, Lin Rui had to return to Sky Extreme Star and work overtime. On one hand, he had to review the interrogation records of these Outer Heaven Demons and also confirm their final attitudes in the prison, asking them whether they were willing to surrender and confess. On the other hand, he had to plan the operation for the 'Demon Suppression Forest', although he had many opportunities to enter the Demon Suppression Forest recently, Lin Rui still wanted to secure the No. 3 Battle Spirit as soon as possible. Fortunately, he now held quite significant bargaining chips, being able to mobilize several combatants above Seventh Realm. Besides Lin Rui's studio and the National Security Special Action Center, he now also had command of a battalion from the Security Bureau's 'Sky Extreme Special Combat Brigade', as well as a battalion from the East Asia Republic's 'Execution Brigade'. The former was a privilege allocated by the Second General, but according to Zhou Yunfei, it was actually the First General's idea, allowing him to issue the edict by proxy for the Second General. The latter was provided by Xu Mengran, but was a bit troublesome to mobilize, requiring a report to Xu Mengran. After all, the two were not in the same system, and some procedures still needed to be followed. Both of these troops, like the Heavenly Soldiers Brigade, were among the Earth Federation's strongest special response forces. Each battalion had about 500 members, not only were all members Fifth Realm, but each battalion also had two powerful Seventh Realm commanders and a total of 24 Sixth Realm leaders, commanding 12 S6 enhanced tactical squads. This operation might well require these two formidable forces. —However, not for the Demon Suppression Forest, but to ensure Lin Rui's own safety. Just as Lin Rui returned to the Alien, busying himself in the Spy Detection Bureau, Shangguan Tianyi returned to Dragon Guard Capital. She had stayed at Lin's villa these past days, and after nearly a month, had finally stabilized her Battle Dragon form. After awakening the Battle Dragon, it generally took about twenty to thirty days to stabilize the form. According to the Federation's scientists, this was the reconjunction of the gene chain between the original body and the Battle Dragon. During this period, unless absolutely necessary, one should avoid combat; if unavoidable, the outcomes could be good or bad. The good outcome would further enhance the Bloodline Power, while the bad would degrade the bloodline., with both outcomes having a fifty-fifty chance. Since Shangguan Tianyi had an SSS+ grade Armament 'Godheart Clarity' implanted in her body, which artificially enhanced the bloodline strength, her Battle Dragon's awakened Bloodline Talent was quite unstable. Thus, she took an extra long time to consolidate her Battle Dragon form, only now getting the chance to make it to the Dragon Guard Capital to officially register as a Dragon Guard. Shangguan Tianyi had just arrived at the entrance of Dragon Guard Capital when she saw many people pointing and discussing animatedly. However, Shangguan Tianyi was accustomed to such situations, and without concern, walked straight to Xianyu Yan, who was waiting at the gate, and solemnly bowed deeply to her teacher to express her gratitude for the mentorship. Xianyu Yan was indeed a monumental figure to her. In reality, Shangguan Tianyi had been misled by other mentors, who saw her extraordinary talent and intentionally taught her things she should not have learned at this stage, including advanced Sword Dao content, which aggravated her Abyss Pollution. In the end, only Teacher Xianyu was willing to help her, taking the risk of bringing her before the supreme ruler, making a final effort to save her. Therefore, Shangguan Tianyi was extremely grateful and respectful. It was because of her teacher's final efforts that Shangguan Tianyi not only met the supreme ruler but also opened a path for her future beyond anyone's imagination. As a Dragon Guard deeply reliant on the Abyss Law, yet having a master who fully controlled the 'Purity' celestial rule, this sense of happiness was incomprehensible to others. Xianyu Yan looked up and down at Shangguan Tianyi with a look of surprised joy. "Sixth Realm! Have you really succeeded in your Dragon Transformation?" Xianyu Yan then looked around and asked, "But where is your Battle Dragon?" She had arrived at the gate an hour earlier, having been informed by Tianyi's Flying Book. However, she did not see Tianyi's Battle Dragon. "It is with the master," Tianyi replied, bowing slightly, "Enclosed within the Dragon Box!" The Dragon Box is a large wooden container specifically designed for maintaining Battle Dragons, which can be moved with a horse-drawn carriage. Although Tianyi was supposed to register as a Dragon Guard in the Dragon Guard Capital today, her Battle Dragon had to stay close to her master. Xianyu Yan narrowed her eyes upon hearing this. "Has your Battle Dragon awakened its Spiritual Wisdom?" Otherwise, Tianyi's actions would make no sense; she could not possibly command her Battle Dragon in battle from several miles away. "Interesting!" Xianyu Yan gauged Tianyi's expression and knew the answer. She was greatly shocked and turned to say, "I'll take you to file the record. Tianyi, what level is your Battle Dragon? Can you tell me how you succeeded in the Dragon Transformation? Since it has awakened its Spiritual Wisdom, your Battle Dragon hasn't been demoted, has it?" This was something Xianyu Yan had always been worried about. A demotion of a Battle Dragon could be troublesome; not only would it decrease the Bloodline Power of its origin, but recovery would also be difficult. Advancing in Bloodline Power would be much harder than for others. And Super Emperor level Bloodline Power is the threshold for a Sixth Realm Martial Cultivator to awaken the Spiritual Wisdom of a Battle Dragon. The higher the rank of the Bloodline, the greater the likelihood of awakening the Spiritual Wisdom of a Battle Dragon. But this was completely illogical! Considering Xianyu Yan's expectations, the chances of Tianyi succeeding in Dragon Transformation with her current Bloodline Power were almost nil. How did this child withstand the Abyss Pollution? "No!" Tianyi shook her head. "My Battle Dragon's Bloodline is now at 'Emperor Level'!" Tianyi was thankful to Xianyu Yan but knew well what to disclose and what to withhold. However, regarding the rank of her Battle Dragon's Bloodline, she was going to register it in the Dragon Guard Capital later anyway, and the purple runes on the Battle Dragon would eventually be seen by others. Yet, Tianyi's words hit Xianyu Yan like thunder, shocking her immensely. "Emperor Level? How is that possible?" Xianyu Yan's gaze was disbelieving. How could Tianyi's Bloodline Power possibly increase rather than decrease? Unless— She glanced around at the Dragon Guards and instructors peering at Tianyi, and then quickly pulled Tianyi aside. "Teacher?" Tianyi's eyes were filled with confusion. "What are you doing?" She instinctively wanted to resist, but she held back out of trust for her teacher. Xianyu Yan's expression was stern as she silently dragged Tianyi into her residence and then shut the doors and windows tightly. At that moment, Tianyi felt a pain in her right hand as Xianyu Yan, with a supremely controlled thrust of Sword Intent, opened a small cut in her skin and drew out a drop of blood. "Sixth Realm, Emperor Level?" Xianyu Yan examined the blood of Tianyi and knew the girl had not lied to her. This child's Bloodline Power had increased! But in her understanding, the only possible explanation for Tianyi's condition was the Abyss! Her deeply cherished student had been contaminated by the Abyss and had become part of it! Xianyu Yan then placed a drop of Tianyi's blood onto a palm-sized rune plate. As she activated the power of the rune plate to analyze the Abyss Power within the blood, she observed Tianyi's expression. Tianyi now knew what her teacher was trying to do and could only give a helpless, wry smile, letting it happen. Moments later, Xianyu Yan's pupils constricted as she looked at the pure red color in the rune plate, her eyes filled with disbelief. —Tianyi had not been polluted by the Abyss, but how could that be possible?