Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

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After refining the remnants of Yuan Ji's soul essence, the No. 2 Battle Spirit Ji Shenyan only swallowed a small part.

She might have scorned these soul essences for not being pure enough, leaving the rest for 'No. 1 Battle Spirit' Xue Bogao.
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Lin Rui himself also absorbed a bit of the purest essence, and at the same time, a flurry of information suddenly popped up in his mind.

Alert: Killing a fifth realm demon, you have gained 3531 points of Soul Power.

It might be because Lin Rui and the two battle spirits devoured most of it, but this demon of quasi-general rank provided only a mere 3000 plus points of Soul Power.

Alert 2: The spiritual power level of the No. 1 Battle Spirit has broken through that of a major; his soul has reached a state of saturation, and spiritual impurities have reached the upper limit. He cannot absorb more soul power for a short time, but you can use Soul Power points to help him refine these spiritual impurities.

Note: Due to the damage to the Battle Spirit Ring, the ability to refine spiritual impurities cannot be used.

Alert 3: Changes have occurred in the skill lists of both the No. 1 and No. 2 Battle Spirits; you may check them in a timely manner.

Lin Rui raised his eyebrows, checking the skill lists of Xue Bogao and Ji Shenyan.

The two skill slots of Ji Shenyan did not change much, with only two high-level Cultivation Techniques added to the learnable skills.

The changes on Xue Bogao's side were much more significant, with over forty new items.

Things like Master-level Basic Illusion Technique, Genuine-level Great Dream Divine Technique, Proficient-level Intermediate Arrays, Proficient-level Intermediate Talismans, Grandmaster-level Pistol Usage, Accomplished-level Rifle Usage, Genuine-level Individual Combat Tactics, Accomplished-level Anti-tracking, and so on.

"This Yuan Ji was also a mage, and seems to have been a very powerful illusionist? He was also proficient in various firearms and infantry tactics, and his anti-tracking ability was stronger than Xue Bogao's, even replacing Xue Bogao's genuine-level anti-tracking skills."

Lin Rui was amazed, pondering what kind of person this Yuan Ji was, to have mastered such skills?

Fragmented memories then surfaced in his mind.

He was a retired special forces operative, currently employed by a certain special agency of the 'Western Alliance', and was also a member of some 'Longevity Society'.

Lin Rui blinked, his expression growing more bizarre.

I seem to have eliminated a federal agent? Even though it was only an agent from some institution of an Earth Federation member.

Soon after, Lin Rui calmed down, his mindset as stable as an old dog's.

It was no big deal for him now, given that he had already killed plenty of federation folks.

Speaking of which, it was bad luck for that man. Despite such sophisticated illusion techniques, he was transformed into a Heavenly Eye Demon.

It is said that the eyeballs of this kind of demon are extremely powerful, and those with weak wills would fall into an illusion just by looking into its eyes, becoming mentally unclear.

Yet Yuan Ji didn't use this ability on him, opting instead to start a soul-seizing process.

Lin Rui called out to the spirit within the ring.

"Ring Spirit, help me to replicate the Grandmaster-level 'Yuan Spirit Stakes' and the Accomplished-level 'Spirit Illusion Stakes'."

Alert: Replicating Yuan Spirit Stakes (Grandmaster) requires 1000 points of Soul Power; replicating Spirit Illusion Stakes (Accomplished) requires 4000 points of Soul Power.

Both these stake techniques belonged to mages and were mainly focused on increasing spiritual power.

Lin Rui, lacking in spiritual power, wanted to embed stronger and better implants which required a stronger and higher spiritual power!

Regrettably, Yuan Ji was essentially just an early fifth realm, equivalent to a federal colonel, who had reached the quasi-general rank through demonic transformation and special potions.

His spiritual power stake techniques were stronger than the previous white man's but only by a limited amount.

Lin Rui felt that his own spiritual power had only increased by thirty to forty points, so if he wanted a substantial increase in his spiritual power, he still had to rely on the transformation after tomorrow's Blood Training.

"Ring Spirit, help me replicate the Proficient-level 'Intermediate Arrays' and 'Intermediate Talisman Arrays'."

Alert: Since you have mastered the Great Grandmaster-level Magic Control Divine Technique, the thresholds for replicating the two skills are reduced. Replicating Intermediate Arrays (Proficient) requires 1000 points of Soul Power; replicating Intermediate Talisman Arrays (Proficient) requires 1000 points of Soul Power.

The Magic Control Divine Technique Lin Rui had previously learned varied in part with Intermediate Talisman Arrays but was not comprehensive. Now that was resolved, as these two intermediate skills included the vast majority of knowledge about intermediate runes and formations.

He then spent another 4000 points of Soul Power to raise both skills to the Great Grandmaster level.

Lin Rui felt this array skill was very useful and provided significant aid to him at the moment.

Wang Sen, who had been guarding in front of Lin Rui, looked back with some concern, "Are you okay, Twelfth Brother?"

He knew that someone had launched a mental attack on Lin Rui and had been very worried but powerless, doing his utmost to protect Lin Rui's body.

Only at this moment did Wang Sen sense the intense fluctuations of spiritual power within Lin Rui beginning to subside.

"I'm fine!"

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Lin Rui lifted his head and looked ahead, "It seems the battle has ended, so quickly. Twenty-Seven, what are you staring for? Go now! Remember, his life is for me to take."

His Blood Blade Ji was very considerate, always leaving their prey with a last breath so he could finish them off with his flying sword.

At this moment, Ji Xueying's pursuit was nearing its end. She had successively brought three Level Five demons to the brink of death before ceasing her chase.

The only reason was that the remaining two demons had fled three miles away. Although Ji Xueying could have caught up with them, she was unwilling to stray too far from her master and hence watched as the two demons escaped.

The key was that Lin Rui's flying sword could only pursue them this far.

Upon hearing these words, Wang Sen's heart was set, and he ran towards the Ice Claw Demon with joy.

This was a living Ice Claw Demon! He could extract the freshest blood, and it was of a superior king level—this time he'd made a fortune!

Right after that moment, Blood Blade Ji returned to Lin Rui's side in a flash, "Master, your servant has not failed your command."

Lin Rui was also quite satisfied. He had instructed Ji Xueying to fight a hundred yards out to prevent damage to the village and the nearby civilians.

Ji Xueying had perfectly executed his orders and helped him earn more than 10,000 points of Soul Power.

Lin Rui then noticed Ji Xueying stealing glances at him.

He understood in an instant what was the matter and couldn't help but laugh, "I'm fine! Don't we have the Ruyi Heart-to-Heart Knot? You should be able to sense it."

The girl was concerned that he had been possessed.

Lin Rui then took out a bag from his sleeve and handed it to Ji Xueying, "Alright, go handle those demon corpses for me, don't disturb the nearby civilians. Remember to keep Yuan Ji's head for me. I need to take it back to the government office. There are also a couple of other demons that seem to have bounties on their heads, so leave some evidence."

That guy's head must contain a biological chip, with this evidence, the case could be thoroughly concluded.

This is a real Heavenly Demon! Following this, the Divine Envoy can even take this case as a means to hold Prince Han and the Yuan family accountable.

Ji Xueying pondered that while there was no issue with the Ruyi Heart-to-Heart Knot's sensation, she had finally recognized that 'Illusion Eye Demon' as Yuan Ji!

This person was a skilled Illusion Technique master and had transformed into an 'Illusion Eye Demon' proficient in illusions, with a cultivation just a half-step into Level Six. Ji Xueying had to be more cautious.

If she had known earlier that this person was Yuan Ji, she would have not followed Lin Rui's command. She would have returned to her master's side first to ensure his safety.

However, she had not expected such a strong spiritual power like Yuan Ji's to be defeated so miserably.

Without showing any emotion, Ji Xueying carefully observed and concluded that her master was indeed fine. She nodded silently and took the bag Lin Rui passed to her.

She understood the hidden message in Lin Rui's words. By not disturbing the civilians, it meant to avoid their gaze while extracting blood from the demons.

She now knew that the blood of demons above Level Four could be sold for money, used to create synthetic serum, and also as a foundational blood element for cultivating heterotic practitioners.

The bags Lin Rui gave her were made by the Heavenly Demons to store blood, ensuring it would not spoil for a year.

It was said that materials for a superior king level synthetic serum could fetch as much as 6,000 taels of Demon Silver, and they were invaluable in the Heavenly Demon marketplace. A complete demon corpse could at least provide materials for three to four serums.

Moreover, parts of demons that underwent transformation above Level Five were extremely valuable; according to her master, in the home of the Heavenly Demons, there were many weapons crafted using demon corpses as materials.

As Ji Xueying turned to move towards the demon corpses, the ecstatic village head ran out from the room, knelt before Lin Rui, and said, "We thank the Great Master for slaying this Ice Claw Demon, saving us from dire straits! Who could have imagined the Great Master's divine might, killing those powerful demons as if slaughtering pigs and dogs."

The other villagers also rushed out, not minding the water melted on the ground, kneeling inside and outside the courtyard to thank Lin Rui.

At the same time, these people looked at Lin Rui with a bit of peculiarity in their eyes while genuinely feeling grateful.

They had just witnessed that, after the fight began, this official Lin stood motionless, and it was the beautiful demon who fought, effortlessly defeating the Ice Claw Demon and driving back the other demons.

They couldn't help but think to themselves that all of official Lin's skills seemed to be embodied in this female demon.

The village head thought the same, but being profound in his schemes, no trace of these thoughts showed on his face.

He fervently kowtowed and said, "Please, Great Master, stay in our village for a few more days. Allow us to prepare a feast to treat you as a small token of our deep gratitude!"

Unaware of these people's thoughts, Lin Rui would've undoubtedly swallowed the whole bounty from the county office had he known.

He shook his head and smiled. Now that the matter was resolved, why would he linger in this backward countryside?

And why trouble the folks here? It's quite troublesome and expensive to prepare a feast in the countryside.

He would likely stay only until dawn.

Lin Rui looked up at the sky, feeling increasingly urgent.

In four more hours, dawn would break, and he could complete his blood refinement, stepping into the Golden Core realm of Level Four!