Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

Zhang Zhili had no idea that outside the prison, Deputy Inspector Zhang Chen's face was pale with shock and anger at that moment.

He was locked in fierce battle with Lin Twelve's Blood Blade Ji, and the swordstorm they set off had already swept across all the buildings within thirty feet, slashing and leveling them to the ground.

This was a tough situation for the many black-clad men around them. They had lost their cover and suffered heavy casualties under the oppressive crossbow fire of the Imperial Dragon Guards.

They had no choice but to beat a hasty retreat, taking shelter in farther houses.

What alarmed Deputy Inspector Zhang Chen was the formidable combat power of Blood Blade Ji. Aside from her strength and physical toughness, her spiritual power, speed, and reflexes, among other qualities, were all on par with his!

Their long swords clashed and thundered. They had been fighting for nearly twenty-three breaths but remained evenly matched, equally strong!

Zhang Chen found it unbelievable. How could Blood Blade Ji be so strong?

This woman was at most at the peak of the fourth realm. How could she confront him, who was nearly at the sixth realm?

"Clang!"

That was Zhang Chen unleashing an extreme move with all his might, yet it was still blocked by Blood Blade Ji. She merely slid back thirty feet before dissipating his sword's force, then swept a golden-red sword glow across the void, firmly blocking Zhang Chen's path toward Lin Twelve.

This woman was completely different from the intelligence they had gathered beforehand. Her martial traits had also undergone significant changes.

Previously, she practiced the "Blood Thunder Demon Breaking Saber," a martial art that primarily used lightning combined with the power of blood. Now, she had switched to an unfamiliar intermediate level martial technique Zhang Chen had never seen or heard of before, focusing on light as the main element and thunderfire as support.

Blood Blade Ji had not yet mastered it fluently and was only practicing it to the point where she could barely use it in battle.

However, this sword technique was clearly more suitable for her current True Yuan nature, enabling her to maximize her power.

And as the battle progressed, Blood Blade Ji's sword moves grew increasingly skilled and sophisticated. It was evident she was gradually grasping the true essence of this sword technique through combat!

This demoness had just been driven back thirty feet before she was back in the fray.

A six-foot-long saber shimmered like light, tracing interweaving streaks of glow in the surrounding void.

Her blade was so swift it was unimaginable, forcing Zhang Chen to rely on his movements to dodge and retreat, unable to defend fully.

What shocked Zhang Chen was that this woman, with just the body of a peak fourth realm, dared to fight him head-on. Her body seemed to be made of steel and iron bones; despite being hammered by his immense power, she remained unharmed, sustaining her peak combat strength.

Steel and iron bones?

Zhang Chen's pupils and facial muscles twitched slightly. "You actually possess steel and iron bones?"

Wasn't she just a Blood Blade Ji? The bloodline abilities of a demon should be fixed, so why did she possess the abilities of steel bones and iron tendons?

However, Blood Blade Ji didn't care about this. She had asked Lin Rui about her bloodline abilities.

Lin Rui, with eyes wide open, had replied, "I'm not your first master, and you've been through a secret ceremony in Silver Moon County. Who knows how you've gained these abilities?

"I'm puzzled too. If you ask me, who do I ask?"

Blood Blade Ji felt this made sense. In the future, if anyone asked, she would just blame it on her previous master, Yuan Yi, and the Zhu family's uncle and nephew.

Dead men tell no tales.

—And regarding that Prince Han, it was unlikely anyone would question him about it.

Zhang Chen, on the other hand, felt an immense headache and vexation.

Blood Blade Ji was a demon known for her speed and lethal power, displaying combat capabilities stronger than other demons.

Her bloodline talent for explosive power was extremely potent, allowing her slashing speed to reach one-thousandth of a breath, and at her strongest, she could unleash power close to a late fifth realm elite Martial Cultivator.

Now that Blood Blade Ji had steel and iron bones, she could make up for her weaknesses in strength and physical toughness. This brought her combat ability almost to the same high level as Zhang Chen's in all areas!

Zhang Chen was acutely aware that the situation had become troublesome.

His concern was no longer how to shake off Blood Blade Ji to aid Wang Tiandong, but how to ensure he wasn't defeated by her.

She was clearly an opponent on equal footing with him, and she even had an advantage in speed and endurance!

He took a deep breath as his eyes began to show a hint of blood-red luster. Soon, a layer of bone-pale armor began to spread and cover him from head to toe, until it completely enveloped his body!

This was the fifth realm's "Dragon Transmutation"!

The more this dragon armor enveloped a Martial Cultivator's body, the closer their cultivation approached that of transforming into a dragon.

When he transformed into a dragon in the future, this bone armor would become the most core skeleton of the "battle dragon."

And as the skeleton covered him, Zhang Chen's strength and speed both surged explosively.

His defensive power also increased by a notch, effectively adding another layer of fifth realm royal armor to his body.

However, Zhang Chen still didn't dare to take Blood Blade Ji's slashes with his bare flesh. Her saber was extremely sharp, coupled with lightning-like speed, it could slice through armor as if cutting tofu.

"Boom!"

Empowered by the Dragon Transmutation, Zhang Chen swung a mighty slash that sent Blood Blade Ji flying twenty feet away, raising a cloud of dust.

Zhang Chen immediately flashed towards Lin Twelve's direction.

At this moment, Wang Tiandong's situation was grim. His subordinate seemed fierce in his assault, his pair of iron clubs whirling like a tornado, sweeping the surrounding area of thirty feet, utterly domineering.

But this was a desperate measure. To prevent Lin Twelve from gathering momentum to execute that superior imperial move, Wang Tiandong had to burst out with his limit.

Such an eruption, reckless of one's True Yuan and life force, was doomed not to last.

Therefore, Zhang Chen had to quickly lend his support.

However, just as Zhang Chen moved to assist, a red figure flashed into existence, blocking him in mid-air with a wildly ferocious blade technique.

"This guy—"

Zhang Chen's eyes twitched slightly, his thoughts as cold as ice.

The Blood Blade Ji had come back too quickly!

He then shockingly discovered that both of Ji Xueying's eyes had turned blood red, not only burning with blood flames but also releasing bursts of red lightning around her.

At this point, Ji Xueying's skin started to show veins like serpents, and some parts of her body even exhibited scales unique to demons.

Zhang Chen's heart sank.

This was the imperial talent 'Ghost Blood Red Eyes'!

That must be the core ability that elevated her bloodline powers to the level above imperial! It was also one of the strongest innate abilities this demon-like Ji had!

With this power activated, Ji Xueying's blade speed and strength had increased by nearly half!

What was more frightening was that her blade intent had reached a peak; every clash of their martial intents caused tremors in Zhang Chen's soul.
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She could also pinpoint the flaws and deficiencies in his sword technique, now striking at the most uncomfortable spots for him, almost directly targeting his vitals.

At this time, Ji Xueying was furious to the extreme.

She would never want to use 'Ghost Blood Red Eyes' unless absolutely necessary, as this form would greatly increase her combat strength but make her appearance unspeakably grotesque.

Therefore, since her battle with Zhu Tianmao, Ji Xueying had never used 'Ghost Blood Red Eyes'.

But today, under Zhang Chen's pressure, she was forced to unleash it, compelled to let her master see her ghost-like ugly appearance.

Now Ji Xueying's killing intent almost matched the day she battled Zhu Tianmao.

Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!

She began to lash out at Zhang Chen without reserve, slashing wildly.

The Blood Blade, catalyzed by her emotions, flowed with extreme smoothness, coming forth effortlessly! The bright traces she left began to stir even the aura of the abyss.

As Zhang Chen struggled to resist, his gaze became more and more perplexed, more and more incredulous.

Because Ji Xueying's entire body was, at that moment, ablaze with a layer of crimson gold flames, illuminating everything around her like a fiery torch.

Zhang Chen felt a tingling in his scalp. Could this woman also possess 'Blood Core Frenzied Yang'?

From the beginning of their battle until now, Ji the Blood Blade had been striking with all her might.

Yet her True Qi remained in a peak state, seemingly without any depletion. The ceaseless flow of lightning, fire, and elemental True Yuan powered her relentless slashes, requiring no adjustment, no rest.

With time passing, Zhang Chen became increasingly certain.

Only a bloodline power like this or the advanced capability of 'Blood Core Frenzied Yang', named 'Blood Core Constant Yang', could endow Ji the Blood Blade with such a terrifying recovery ability.

The problem was that such bloodline powers outside of a Blood Blade's physique could only come from an Outer Domain Heavenly Demon!

"How is this possible?"

Zhang Chen's pupils dilated with fury, his gaze fixed on Ji Xueying: "You actually have Blood Core Frenzied Yang! Where did you get such a power, from Zhu Tianmao or the Yuan family?"

He instinctively excluded Lin Twelve.

Zhang Chen hadn't dismissed the idea that the young man colluded with a Heavenly Demon, but for Ji Xueying to awaken the above-imperial ability 'Blood Core Constant Yang' or to receive related implants would cost at least 400,000 demonic silver. That was the current market price in Luo Jing's black market, virtually equivalent to the most basic set of Heavenly Demon armor, and professional physicians had to be involved.

How could such a young man of humble origins afford to lavish such wealth on Ji the Blood Blade?

It was unlikely the Yuan family, more likely Zhu Tianmao, King Han, and Yuan Ji, the Outer Domain Heavenly Demon!

They were insane, investing so much into this Four Realms Blood Blade! And then to simply hand over this expensively crafted demonic protector to Lin Twelve! What absolute imbeciles!

Ji Xueying remained silent, responding to Zhang Chen with even more ferocious slashes!

Zhang Chen's heart felt as cold as ice.

A Ji Xueying with 'Blood Core Frenzied Yang' could sustain explosive slashing indefinitely.

Zhang Chen had to be fully on guard to resist, but his spiritual power couldn't maintain such a heightened level of mental alertness for long.