Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

"That must be the Prefectural Governor and his deputy, both are using Heavenly Demon Dragon Armor!"

Ji Xueying, already capable of brief levitation, floated behind Lin Rui after dismounting her horse, holding a blade defensively as she used a powerful and vast Blade Aura to protect both Lin Rui and his steed as they moved forward.

The 'Heavenly Demon Dragon Armor' originated from an outer realm Heavenly Demon. It was created 800 years ago by numerous master craftsmen who combined a so-called mobile armor technique of the Heavenly Demons with the Magic Artifact manufacturing techniques from Tianji Star.

They fused this combat machinery from the Heavenly Demons with magical artificing techniques to create the powerful 'Heavenly Demon Dragon Armor,' which surpassed ordinary Magic Artifacts in combat prowess.

However, due to the difficult manufacturing process of Heavenly Demon Dragon Armor and strict imperial control, currently, only high-ranking officials of the fifth rank or above could purchase it from Great Song's artisanal bureau.

The Heavenly Demon Dragon Armor varied in quality, and their prices varied accordingly.

Those two ahead, their armors must have reached the fifth realm king level, combined their strength to just barely manage to contest with the demonic dragon.

Ironically, her master's armor was also of the fifth rank but only served as a means of protection, and even its defensive capabilities could not compare to the Heavenly Demon Dragon Armor.

At this moment, the two, relying on the might of the Heavenly Demon Dragon Armor, battled fiercely with the demonic dragon in the middle of the Tianxiang River, creating Sword and Fist Auras that swept across several miles around, causing Lin Rui's iron-scaled horse to almost be blown away as it ran.

Furthermore, countless powerful water droplets mixed with scattered Punch and Blade Auras propelled towards them, presenting great danger.

Ji Xueying had no choice but to clear the way with her Blade Aura, protecting the two as they moved forward.

Lin Rui thought to himself that these two must be really wealthy.

From his recent inquiries, while these two Prefectural officers conducted themselves with considerable integrity, they could still afford such expensive 'Heavenly Demon Dragon Armor.'

Especially the one who was tallest, unarmed, his battle armor was covered with a layer of crimson gold horizontal outer Qi, manifesting exceptional combat strength.

By observing his martial prowess, Lin Rui knew he was the Prefectural Governor, Li Changguo.

This man countered the demonic dragon with his Yuan Magnetic Fist technique head-on in mid-air, not retreating a single step, his aura fierce and domineering.

When the demonic dragon's claws occasionally landed on Li Changguo's armor, they only managed to leave shallow pits.

Lin Rui estimated that Li Changguo's armor was worth at least 300,000 demonic silver or more. Prefect Qin Xia's armor wouldn't be worth much less.

Previously, the County Magistrate mentioned that these two came from major clans, which Lin Rui hadn't taken to heart.

Now it seemed he had quite underestimated the weight behind the term 'major clan.'

Lin Rui spurred his horse near the riverbank to quickly survey the surroundings, then headed towards a nearby hill.

He dismounted at the summit of the hill, then took out the Yuan Stones and Dharma Seals from his pouch, setting up an Array with precise and swift movements.

Next, Lin Rui signaled Ji Xueying to open her clothes, and he used a cinnabar pen to draw runes on the skin of Blood Blade Ji.

He had only drawn part of the runes when a faint golden light appeared around Ji Xueying's body.

"The technique I'm using now is called 'Divine Altar Golden Body,' which uses the power of this Divine Altar to enhance your strength and physical body. However, be very careful, you must protect yourself with spiritual power, and make sure these runes don't get wet!"

At that moment, Lin Rui emitted a surprised gasp.

He saw a figure rising into the sky near the riverbank, joining the battle.

That person was none other than the Prefect Dong Linghui. He held a war bow and stood on a disk-shaped Magic Artifact, shooting arrows at the demonic dragon from a thousand zhang away.

The arrows in his hand, compared to the massive body of the demonic dragon, seemed like a child's slingshot, but they were shot with astounding momentum.

Whenever they hit, they could pierce through the demonic dragon's scales and embed into its flesh.

The demonic dragon, however, didn't take them to heart. While the arrows were coated in deadly poison, they only penetrated about a foot into its flesh.

It simply burst open the patch of flesh soaked in poison, expelling both the tissue and the arrows from its body, and the demonic dragon's powerful regenerative abilities instantly healed these wounds.

The beast relentlessly pursued Prefectural Governor Li Changguo, aiming to destroy the Heavenly Demon Dragon Armor on him.

Li Changguo was relying on this armor to contend with it; if he broke it, there would be no one left in Wang City who could oppose it, leaving it to rampage at will.

With every forceful scratch, the demonic dragon left more and more marks on the Qi outside Li Changguo's armor, its lips curling slightly to reveal a row of sharp, fine teeth.

"Li, you bastard, it looks like you're not up to it anymore, huh? You've gotten much weaker since our last encounter!"

The face hidden behind Li Changguo's armor turned livid.

Today it wasn't that he faltered, but rather, the combat strength of the demonic dragon had increased significantly since it was last injured, by at least 20%.

A few months ago, the three of them, along with the former Defense Enforcer, had managed to severely injure this demonic dragon. Now, they could barely cope.

Li Changguo could hear his armor creaking internally under the demonic dragon's brutal assault, steadily nearing collapse.

His organs were continuously being jarred.

Prefect Qin Xia was desperately trying to hold back, wielding a six-feet-long horizontal blade, hacking at the demonic dragon's back from behind, but his strikes were deftly blocked by the agile tail of the dragon.

Prefect Dong Linghui frantically increased his arrow speed to relieve their pressure, "Governor, just hold on a little longer. I see that the Defense Enforcer, Lin, has arrived with Blood Blade Ji's assistance. We will definitely subdue this beast."

Li Changguo's face was bloody, and he felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

Blood Blade Ji, at the fourth realm overlord level, was indeed powerful enough to confront him without armor.

Li Changguo had previously estimated that the three of them together with this demonic beast could suppress the dragon,

However, today's situation greatly exceeded his expectations; this demon dragon, as if having consumed some potent drug, had its combat power swell to this extent.

Blood Blade Ji was only at the late stages of the fourth realm, vastly inferior in both spiritual power and physical quality compared to this sixth realm demon dragon, and without the Heavenly Demon battle armor that he and the Prefectural Governor Qin Xia possessed. Even if she arrived, she wouldn't be of any help.

At that moment, Li Changguo suddenly realized, his eyes widening, "You used the Heavenly Demon's enhancement potion, Yuan Ji?"

Previously, Lin Twelve had brought back the head of Yuan Ji, which had turned demonic, thereby confirming the identity of this Jijing port tycoon as an extraterritorial Heavenly Demon.

After becoming demonic, Yuan Ji mingled with the underlings of the demon dragon.

Upon hearing this, the demon dragon burst into laughter, "So what? Or what if not? Either way, you are all doomed today—"

But at that instant, a net of lightning suddenly spread across the sky, and a red silhouette flashed behind the demon dragon. A blazing white blade light cleaved down, instantly carving a deep wound on the left rear side of the demon dragon's body, causing a copious amount of blood to spurt out.

"What's this?"

The demon dragon raised its claw to grab, but found that the red silhouette was extremely agile and sensitive, also mastering the thunder light Escape Skill. It kept moving around it, dodging and flashing, launching a slash whenever an opportunity arose.

The blade light was particularly domineering. Although it couldn't grievously wound the demon dragon in one blow, the slashes it made were nearly five feet deep into the flesh, causing the demon dragon not only immense pain but also rapid blood loss.

The demon dragon swiped at the red silhouette over twenty times, but failed to catch it, and subsequently went into a rage.

"Die!"

It furiously swung its tail, smashing it towards the red silhouette like a long whip.

This time Ji Xueying couldn't completely avoid it, simply because as the long whip came crashing down, the surrounding void compressed and cracked, causing her Escape Skill to temporarily fail.

Ji Xueying was forced to use her longsword, Jing Xue, to block in front of her.

"Booming("

Ji Xueying was flung away like a shooting star, savagely smashed into the water by the demon dragon's tail-whip.

Li Changguo and Prefectural Governor Qin Xia both sank in their hearts.

They knew the strength of the demon dragon was ferocious, and Blood Blade Ji, having been struck by its tail, probably had all her bones shattered!

But the next instant, they saw Blood Blade Ji burst out of the river, continuing to flash to the side of the demon dragon and fight it, significantly relieving their pressure by restraining the demon dragon.

Though blood trickled from the corners of her mouth, her demonic resilience was extremely formidable; she recovered in an instant.

"Is this Steel Bones?"

Li Changguo's eyes widened in surprise, unavoidably shouting out, "Good!"

At this moment, not only had Blood Blade Ji's combat power exceeded his expectations, being more than twice as strong as in the battle a dozen or so days ago, but she had also awakened the bloodline talent of 'Steel Bones,' her skeleton as tough as fine steel!

Steel Bones was only a royal-grade talent, but its actual utility was very strong and practical, allowing Blood Blade Ji to possess an incredibly high resistance to impacts.

Additionally, the layer of golden light around Blood Blade Ji was likely a spell called 'Divine Altar Golden Body,' greatly enhancing her defensive power and strength.

Li Changguo's spirits were immediately lifted, thinking that this way, the tide of battle between them and this demon dragon was about to turn!

Although that Lin Defense Officer had caused him embarrassment before, today he was quite effective.

The demon dragon also realized that the situation was not good.

It could not focus all its power on Li Changguo, as the annoying red shadow continued to bleed it.

"Are you that Blood Blade Ji?"

The demon dragon again repeatedly bombed Ji Xueying with its tail.

This was one of its innate bloodline talents, extremely powerful, but it required consuming a vast amount of blood energy.

After several unsuccessful attempts to kill Blood Blade Ji, it roared in anger, its eyes glaring toward the hill next to the riverbank.

It saw the man standing at the top of the hill, clad in heavy armor, his hands forming Dharma Seals.

That must be Ji Xueying's master, Lin Twelve.

"Presumptuous!"

The demon dragon was full of rage and hatred; it had long known from its subordinates that Yuan Ji had been killed by Lin Twelve.

Yuan Ji was an extraterritorial Heavenly Demon it had not easily found, the channel through which it obtained Heavenly Demon potions, yet destroyed by Lin Twelve.

This guy had also slain several of its fifth realm demonic lieutenants, significantly weakening its forces.

At that time, it had just injected an enhancement potion provided by Yuan Ji, so its body wasn't quite stable, and it didn't take any action.

Yet today, this presumptuous man kept appearing in front of it, continuously controlling the protective demon to inflict severe injuries on it.

The demon dragon suddenly let out a furious roar, stirring the winds and clouds within several miles, "Go, kill him for me!"

At this moment, hundreds of demons hidden under the water surged toward the hill where Lin Rui was.

Seeing this, both Li Changguo and Qin Xia's faces fell again, both thinking that the demon dragon indeed struck where it hurts.