Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

Just as the three escaped convicts were fleeing from the county jail, the crowd gathered for roll call at the assembly point scattered in alarm, some hiding in corners of the courtyard, others standing against the wall.

Even the assembly organizer himself went 'bang' and shut the door of his government office.

Although he also possessed the strength of the Third Realm, he was not skilled in combat. Having served as a civil officer for decades, his martial arts abilities had long grown rusty.

In the courtyard, only a few constables drew their weapons and feigned readiness, posing as if they were about to fight.

Not daring to confront them head-on, they kept a distance of a dozen steps, shouting loudly and fiercely.

In fact, there were not many constables remaining inside the county government office, as the majority were civil officials, all with terrified expressions.

"How did these three escape? Are all the prison guards dead?"

"How else could they have escaped? Didn't you see that the Town Yuan nails in their bodies have been pulled out? They are also brimming with vitality, obviously well-fed before the jailbreak."

"Could it be Jiang Dianshi? That's outrageous. If we're unlucky, someone could get killed."

"Silence! Is this something we can discuss? Right now, we don't even know if Lin, the arrest officer, can stop them."

"I don't know. Although Lin the arrest officer killed three demon cultivators at the Zhao residence three days ago and displayed exceptional combat prowess, as far as I know, he defeated them one after another. Today's situation is different, and don't forget he's only of the Second Realm."

"Exactly! These three are joining forces and taking desperate measures, fighting with the ferocity of trapped beasts."

At this moment, everyone inside the courtyard was watching Lin Rui, eager to see if he could stop the three escaped convicts.

Lin Rui stood still, his hand resting on his saber, gathering momentum.

Without waiting for the three to reach him, he suddenly drew his blade, and a burst of thunderous red fire erupted around him!

Immobile as a mountain when still, he was like a thunderbolt when he moved.

With a flash, he appeared before the man in the center of the trio.

Lin Rui targeted the strongest among them, aiming to break their momentum with a direct strike!

The man appeared to be in his thirties with muscles coiled like dragons, and on both sides of his forehead were budding horns yet to fully form.

Caught off guard by Lin Rui's direct attack, the man was surprised and unprepared.

What a fast blade!

The horned martial cultivator never expected Lin Rui to act so fiercely and swiftly when he made his move!

He let out an angry grunt and his arms swelled rapidly, exerting all his strength to slam the chains in his hands toward his opponent.

"You're looking for death!"

Unable to intercept, he resolutely chose to trade blow for blow! As long as he could force the other side to divert the saber strike, each of them swinging a chain could smash this fellow into pieces!

But the next instant, he saw a surge of thunder and lightning erupt from Lin Rui's arm and the blade.

Lin Rui's saber speed suddenly increased!

"Fizz!"

Lin Rui's saber once again doubled in speed and directly cleaved through the brow of the horned martial cultivator, ending his life with a single strike!

Seeing this, the other two convicts were first stunned, then their expressions changed drastically, their eyes filled with horror.

— Who is this person that he could kill Ge Jiu with a single strike?

Ge Jiu was the strongest among them, not only in the mid-stage of the Third Realm but his body had also begun to undergo demonic transformation, his strength over 50% superior to that of an ordinary person!

And his saber technique, was that the Red Thunder Saber? Why was it able to accelerate abruptly?

After their shock, both convicts roared simultaneously and swung their chains like mad tigers, perfectly in sync and without reservation, giving their all to either kill or wound Lin Rui!

They realized that this young deputy arrest officer was not a weakling but an extremely dangerous enemy!

If they couldn't neutralize this threat, neither of them would escape the government office today, and might even face death!

However, just then, Wang Sen, with his shield up like a heavy tank, barged in and sent the untransformed convict on the left flying three meters away.

Lin Rui then slightly shifted, evading the chain from the right, and like a specter, he closed in on the convict to his right.

Red Thunder Palm, Red Thunder Top Heart!

Xue Bogao had cultivated the Red Thunder Palm to the level of a Grandmaster, and by incorporating the techniques of the ancient Chinese martial art Bajiquan, he sought to evolve this basic martial arts form to the realm of a Great Grandmaster.

This move, Red Thunder Top Heart, originated from the Bajiquan's Top Heart Elbow, its power on par with the ultimate secret technique of the Red Thunder Palm, the Red Thunder Snake Hand, even though it was of a high threshold.

Lin Rui previously couldn't manage it with limited True Qi and a body not strong enough, but now that he had opened the six meridians, he could perform this technique without relying on Soul Power.

"Thud!"

At that moment, the entire county government office shook as the escaping prisoner's body slammed into the wall behind like a cannonball, blasting a huge hole in the tall wall constructed of large blue bricks.

The two clerks walking by nearly failed to dodge in time and were almost crushed to death by the body of the escaping prisoner.

When the prisoner hit the ground, he was not only silent but also had a large hole torn open in his chest and abdomen, with all his organs decayed.

At this moment, the entire government office was deathly silent, everyone looking in disbelief at the scene before them.

They had long heard of Lin Rui's accomplishments, having slain three third-realm demon cultivators in succession, and they knew that in the past few days Lin Rui had caught and killed several third-realm demons.

However, witnessing Lin Rui before them today, snapping his fingers and slaying two third-realm Martial Cultivators in an instant, still left them in shock, speechless for a long time.

The complexion of the last escaping prisoner turned as pale as paper.

As Lin Rui's stern gaze turned toward him, the man's heart trembled, and he gave up resisting, allowing Wang Sen and several government officials beside to press him firmly to the ground.

He wondered what kind of monster this was, with the cultivation level of merely second-realm yet possessing such formidable physical quality and martial arts prowess, slaying third-realm Martial Cultivators as if slaughtering pigs and dogs.

Although their vital energy had been damaged in jail and they bore wounds from punishment, their strength had retained at least seventy percent capacity. Under such conditions, they were still unable to deliver even a single move in front of this young arrest officer.

After a moment of silence in the courtyard, a thunderous cheer erupted.

"Good! Arrest Officer Lin's saber technique is impressive!"

"Sure enough, it's Lin Rui, Arrest Officer Lin, truly possessing extraordinary skills!"

"A sight to behold, truly a sight to behold! These three were unfortunate to cross paths with Arrest Officer Lin's saber today."

"So sharp! With Arrest Officer Lin's Red Thunder Saber, even the Imperial City Division should be well within reach."

Zhang Tianchang entered right at that moment.

After receiving the alert, he hurried to the government office as fast as he could, only to arrive a step too late.

Fortunately, the outcome was not as bad as he had feared in his worst-case scenario.

Glancing around, Zhang Tianchang could roughly deduce what had happened just by looking at the two corpses.

Afterward, his gaze towards Lin Rui was somewhat complex.

That night, Zhang Tianchang had been shocked to the core when he learned that Lin Rui had slain three third-realm demon cultivators at the Zhao residence, it seemed inconceivable.

How could Lin Rui's combat power be so strong?

If even Zhang Tianchang found those three third-realm demon cultivators somewhat tricky to handle, yet they were killed by Lin Rui and his companion working together.

Today's scene was even more startling to him.

Lin Rui's strength had grown even more formidable.

Zhang Tianchang felt it very peculiar.

Lin Rui was like a small sapling he picked casually by the roadside without much thought, but the next day, the sapling had turned into a towering tree, reaching the same height as himself.

"Lin Rui's aura is very restrained and doesn't show much, but he must have taken the Dragon-Tiger Path-Opening Pill, having opened more than five meridians," Zhang Tianchang thought.

Zhang Tianchang possessed a unique spiritual vision talent, yet he could not discern the depth of Lin Rui's actual strength, only Wang Sen's vigorous vital energy was visible to him.

It must be the residual of practicing stake skills until reaching the peak of vital energy.

Zhang Tianchang knew that Zhao Yuanwai had given Lin Rui and Wang Sen two Dragon-Tiger Path-Opening Pills and two mid-grade Soul Stones.

They should have used those items by now, having opened several meridian channels and made significant advancements in their cultivation.

Zhang Tianchang was very pleased, as their strengths should be even greater now, able to stand on their own.

Lin Rui also saw Zhang Tianchang at this time. His spirits lifted, and he walked over with a beaming face: "Chief Arrest Officer!"

Seeing him approaching, Zhang Tianchang, as if seeing a fifth-realm evil spirit, quickened his pace in a hurry and dashed towards the main gate.

Even with Lin Rui shouting "Chief Arrest Officer, Chief Arrest Officer" behind him, Zhang Tianchang pretended not to hear, without slowing down his steps, in fact, going even faster.

He waved his hand backwards, laughing: "It's fine! We are all brothers, no need for formalities. What's that? I didn't catch that, I have some matters to attend to, I'll take my leave first."

Lin Rui's team lacks several members, especially since Hanhua Alley is an important area for the county's revenue and usually required additional personnel.

The problem is, there are only about sixty constables in the entire government office at the moment; the rest have either resigned or are on leave at home.

Although the government office has been recruiting these past few days, the County Magistrate has given specific instructions to favor quality over quantity. The new recruits must not only have a clean personal and family background, be honest and reliable, but also possess strong martial abilities, and so only six people have been recruited in total.

With staff shortages all over the county city, where would Zhang Tianchang find extra people to allot to Lin Rui?

That's why he felt a headache whenever he saw Lin Rui.