Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

Chapter 195 The Limit of Heart Origin (Three More for Subscription)

Duan Pengxuan, the Imperial Inspector from Shazhou, arrived at Wang City the next day.

The distance between Shazhou and Wang City was not far, and having set out at the second watch after midnight upon receiving the news, Duan Pengxuan arrived at the gates of Wang City mere three hours later.

This gentleman deliberately entered from the northern gate of Wang City and then saw the bodies of Wang Tiandong and many others hanging on the city walls, along with several large white banners with characters as big as buckets.

"The Governor-General of Shazhou and the Imperial Inspector are in collusion with the Heavenly Demon from beyond our domain, using the Heavenly Demon's power to eliminate dissent, and plotting rebellion!

"The two culprits attempted to cover up the truth and brazenly attacked our Wang City prison last night, plotting against the witness—"

"—He who may kill me in the future must be the Governor-General and Imperial Inspector of Shazhou!"

These banners attracted a large crowd of townsfolk, who gathered at the city gate, whispering and chattering amongst themselves.

Duan Pengxuan felt a sharp pain in his head and involuntarily raised his hand to rub his temple: "Where is Lin Rui? Have him come see me."

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Zhang Chen, the Deputy Imperial Inspector standing at Duan Pengxuan's side, said with a pale face, "Sir, Lin Rui is arrogant and overconfident, lawless and unrestrained, brutally greedy and cunning, I fear he will not obey orders."

In other words, he wouldn't give them any respect.

Duan Pengxuan frowned slightly then immediately dismissed the idea of meeting with Lin Rui.

Given Lin Rui's character, it was unlikely that a meeting would be of any use.

The chances of the young man bowing his head to them were slim to none.

Moreover, the situation had escalated to such a point that there was little room for negotiation between the two sides.

It was estimated that the memorials from the Shazhou Defense Commander and the Shazhou Government Office for impeachment had already flown into the capital by now, and were known to the court officials.

Therefore, even if he could convince Lin Rui to take down those banners, it wouldn't hold much significance.

Afterward, Duan Pengxuan coldly looked at Zhang Chen and Zhang Zhili: "What made you think of attacking the Imperial Prison, have you gone mad? Do you think we aren't in enough trouble?"

Zhang Chen's face was flushed with embarrassment as he explained helplessly, "We received inside information that the 'Demon Blood Locust Tree' of the seventh realm will be dormant within two days, and the Heavenly Demon team led by Professor Han is about to enter Qin Yan's cave. Once they get what they want, they will leave. It now seems that our mole has been exposed; the false news was deliberately spread by the Heavenly Demon team to force us to rush to the Wang City prison."

Their bought inside information about the Heavenly Demons didn't come from Professor Han's team, but was gained through limited external intelligence.

The intelligence from the opposing party was clearly problematic this time.

Duan Pengxuan heard the explanation but was not convinced.

Nevertheless, there was no need to attack the Wang City prison to rescue anyone.

The crux of the matter was his deputy's overconfidence, who had underestimated both Lin Rui and Professor Han's Heavenly Demon team.

They had not anticipated these two forces joining together to set this trap.

And then there was Zhang Zhili, whose on-the-spot decision underneath the prison was the height of idiocy!

Could they kill more than a hundred men? Since it's impossible to wipe them all out, why kill anyone to silence them?

Duan Pengxuan involuntarily placed his hand on the hilt of his saber: "So does this Lin Rui really have an issue, or not?"

"The man has passed the 'Heavenly Demon Test' at the highest level," Zhang Chen squinted, speculating, "However, we can't rule out the possibility that this individual is colluding with the Heavenly Demon from beyond our domain. Besides, there's something worth noting: Wang City is proclaiming that their prison warden died in battle, but last night, Zhang Zhili didn't kill any of the fourth realm."

Duan Pengxuan couldn't help but laugh sardonically; they had made such a big show of force, suffered so many casualties, and yet failed to kill even one person of the fourth realm—it was utterly shameful.

"So you have only gathered these clues after a whole night?" Duan Pengxuan looked hopelessly at them.

According to his former temper, he would have just stormed up there by now.

So many officials died unexpectedly every year in the Great Song dynasty—Lin Rui wouldn't be missed.

But now things were different, if Lin Rui were to die today, then the three Divine Envoys of the Imperial City could descend upon Shazhou tomorrow.

At that time, not just him but even his patron and the Governor-General of Shazhou could not escape.

Those three Divine Envoy Lords didn't care about any evidence—if they considered you suspicious and a threat to their 'God,' that would be enough.

What made Duan Pengxuan's heart tremble was the likelihood that the Governor-General indeed harbored such a scheme.

His relationship with the Governor-General was only cooperative, mutually providing conveniences; however, now they were tied together with the Governor-General of Shazhou.

"Sir, we have investigated the situation at Luotian Mountain, and Qin Yan's cave is indeed located below it; Zhu Huaimeng was not lying about this!"

Zhang Zhili gave a respectful hand gesture, "We have also received news that Meng Weiyun, the sister disciple of the Shazhou Defense Commander, may have arrived in Wang City a few days ago."

Duan Pengxuan was startled upon hearing this: "If you knew Meng Weiyun might have reached Shazhou, why did you dare to attack the prison?"

The face of Deputy Imperial Inspector Zhang Chen turned even paler: "Sir, we only received this news last night. Although some 'War Dragon' tracks had appeared near Wang City these few days, we were unable to confirm the identity of the War Dragon's master until our prison raid last night. We learned from witnesses that the War Dragon was lurking near the Wang City prison. Based on the description, it should be Meng Weiyun's 'Ultimate Heaven War Dragon'."

Duan Pengxuan's gaze sharpened as he pondered. Could yesterday's trap in Wang City Government Office also be related to Meng Weiyun?

Could it be that the town defender of Shazhou was dissatisfied with his collaboration with the governor of Shazhou and intentionally used this incident to strike at him and his benefactor?

Duan Pengxuan quickly collected his thoughts, "From this moment on, keep a close watch on Qin Yan's cave dwelling. I want to know every single move over there."

He then soared into the sky, arriving above the city wall and released a blade aura, severing the hemp rope hanging Wang Tiandong.

Duan Pengxuan caught Wang Tiandong's half-remaining body with one hand, his eyes slightly dim.

Although Wang Tiandong was still hanging onto a breath of life, he was doomed. Someone had destroyed his spine, causing him to die a slow death.

Duan Pengxuan's eyes were piercingly cold and stern, "Take down the brothers from the wall and give them a proper burial!"

Since that Lin the twelfth had already named their Judicial Inspectorate, there was no need to continue hiding anything.

Those who were hanging here were all from their Judicial Inspectorate; even if they denied it, no one would believe them.

Duan Pengxuan then moved to the other side of the city wall, looking down at the Wang City Government Office inside, his eyes becoming even sharper.

In this world, no one has ever offended him without paying the price; it was just a matter of time.

This scoundrel had truly angered him.

What Duan Pengxuan did not know was that at this time, Lin Rui was not in the Wang City Government Office, but in a mountain villa 50 miles away from Wang City.

Lin Rui had come here to practice martial arts to the extreme and to strengthen his Golden Core.

Yesterday, he was only a hair away from forming his martial intent when he had to interrupt it abruptly due to the upheaval in Wang City Government Office.

After handling the various affairs within the government office, Lin Rui couldn't wait to rush back here.

Lin Rui, after butting foreheads with Meng Weiyun for an hour, finally completed his martial arts extreme intent, capable of truly applying it in real combat.

He no longer needed to build up momentum like before when using martial arts extreme intent. Now, as soon as the thought arose, he could use and summon it at any time and place.

The only issue was that the level of martial arts extreme intent seemed a bit too high. Although it was very powerful, it also consumed a lot of spiritual power.

Lin Rui found that he could only use it for a maximum of ninety seconds. After ninety seconds, he would suffer a severe headache, as if his head was about to explode, and it would take half an hour to recover.

This meant he needed to allocate its use wisely during combat.

And just when Lin Rui was itching to use his martial intent in the courtyard, Meng Weiyun approached him, offering to teach him a secret technique passed down in her sect, the "Emperor-Level Secret Move"!

Lin Rui didn't think twice, wondering, could there be such good fortune?

He was eager for anything that could enhance his combat abilities.

Emperor-Level Secret Moves were not something he could simply learn whenever he wanted, even with the help of his Battle Spirit Ring, he could not deduce it without any foundation.

However, after Meng Weiyun demonstrated it twice and explained the method of cultivation in detail, Lin Rui frowned slightly, "So this secret move can only be executed with the help of the Emperor-Level bloodline ability 'Ultimate Heart Source'?"

The problem was, he didn't have 'Ultimate Heart Source'.

"That's right!" Meng Weiyun nodded, "However, correspondingly, as long as you can truly understand the mystery of this 'Ultimate Slash,' it can also help you awaken this Emperor-Level talent rapidly!"

Meng Weiyun then swung her accompanying Immortal Sword 'Burial Sun': "Although this secret move doesn't have the same destructive power as your Light Transition Slash, it can enhance all your martial arts moves for a period of time. And 'Ultimate Heart Source' is one of the bloodline abilities that allows me to gather and strengthen any substance."

She looked at Lin Rui expectantly, "With your talent, you should be able to grasp its essence quickly. Is there anything you don't understand? I can explain it to you now."

"So that's how it is~"

Lin Rui had already sensed something was off. This woman was clearly suspicious of him, using this move to test his intelligence.

Lin Rui chuckled to himself, "There's no need for further explanation, I roughly understand what this secret move is all about."

He actually only understood a little and still couldn't fully comprehend it.

But—

"Ring Spirit, help me deduce this 'Ultimate Slash' to the level of proficiency—"

After careful consideration, Lin Rui thought it best to be more conservative.

Even if he wanted to maintain the image of a genius, he couldn't display an abnormal level of talent. Mastering proficiency would be enough.

Upon hearing this, Meng Weiyun's pupils contracted sharply.

She was half-convinced, half-doubtful. Could this child really grasp the mystery of the Emperor-Level Secret Move after hearing her explanation twice? Impossible!