Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

Shangguan Tianyi and Ji Xueying both sensed something amiss and simultaneously moved in front of Lin Rui to protect him on both sides. "Indeed, they've come!" Lin Rui let out a cold laugh, straightening his body in the commander's seat, "All Spy Detection Bureau personnel are to rest and stand by; let each unit repel the enemy according to the manual on their own!" In reality, he also did not know how to command these soldiers of Great Song, which was different from the modern military skills he possessed. These imperial guards and the Imperial City Department's Imperial Dragon were not personally trained by him; he could not know them inside out. Therefore, at this time, it was better to let his temporary subordinates do as they saw fit; blind commands would instead cause harm. However, Lin Rui still had a reserve force at hand, ready to respond to any situation. Then, just moments later, hundreds of arrows shot into the sky from three ships, a dense mass falling toward the surface of the water. Those underwater bubble torpedoes and submerged missiles all possessed extremely high intelligence, not only able to sense the enemy and friendly situations around them, accurately calculating the best trajectory but were also capable of rapidly altering course. However, the elite archers of the Great Song's three imperial guards were extraordinary in strength; their arrows, like living things, could slither through the water as if they were snakes, and some could even rapidly change trajectory under the remote control of the archers. In an instant, a great number of torpedoes and missiles were intercepted and shot by these arrows, resulting in a series of thunderous explosions. They exploded underwater, creating huge shockwaves that caused dozens, even hundreds of massive waves, up to ten or dozens of zhàng in height, to rise on the surface of the Sky Suspension River. The three huge ships they were aboard also trembled and rocked unstoppably. In the midst of these towering waves and thunderous roar, a few steel giants suddenly revealed their forms in the void fifty li away. Lin Rui glanced over from afar and thought to himself, good gracious, these people have actually employed four 'Destroyer Starships'! Looking at the condition of these four destroyers, they must have undergone enhanced modifications, their stealth capabilities, as well as their firepower, were clearly top-notch. Without the top-tier stealth device, it would not have been possible to slip this close to Luojing and the Demon Suppression Forest. The two Star Annihilation Cannons, each mounted on those destroyers, made Lin Rui's hair stand on end. These were real Star Annihilation Cannons! Capable of firing incredibly powerful electromagnetic pulses, if they targeted asteroids less than a thousand kilometers in diameter, a single shot could shatter them. The mastermind behind this operation was clearly willing to bleed money in order to kill him. How much would it cost to fit a 'Star Annihilation Cannon' into a ship less than 500 meters in size, along with the energy modules to sustain its firing? "How dare you!" Song Yingwu, the middle general of the 'Imperial Guards', could not contain his anger; his Battle Dragon flew out from the Dragon Box, and together with Song Yingwu himself, they charged towards the eastern direction. The man and dragon crossed thirty li in an instant. Song Yingwu had been vigilant and ready to act during the river crossing, and when those four destroyers appeared, he immediately burst forth with full strength, locking on two of them and launched a long-range Extreme Move that had been long in the making. Song Yingwu had never seen a 'Star Annihilation Cannon' in person before, but instinctively sensed the danger and that they should not be allowed the chance to fire. Thus, he went all out from the beginning, his tremendous Blade Astral spanning twenty li in the sky, reaching the front of those two destroyers! Such majestic power caused the gravity to distort violently even before the Astral reached its destination, further affecting space-time and instantly shattering the energy shields outside the two destroyers, causing the alloy steel on the surface of the warships to crack. At that moment, a Martial Cultivator from the Eight Realms appeared in front of the two warships, also accompanied by a dragon, each protecting one of the Destroyer Starships. The individual, in his thirties, wore an Emperor Model 8 Exoskeleton Armor in silvery white, his entire being dazzling with blinding silver light. Upon his appearance, his hands formed signs, his body surrounded by a faint mist as though he merged with the heavens and earth, and as he softly chanted, the sky abruptly changed with wind and clouds, amassing a massive cold air ice dragon, with a dragon's cry reverberating through the heavens, carrying the might to freeze the world, confronted Song Yingwu's massive Blade Astral. In that instant, Song Yingwu's Blade Astral and the surrounding twisted gravity, the nearly collapsing space-time, were all forcibly frozen by this grand and majestic cold air! However, merely half a breath later, the Blade Astral from Song Yingwu and his Battle Dragon erupted with a bang, instantly scattering countless pieces of ice and snow dust, and although the two starships were not gravely damaged by Song Yingwu's Extreme Move in one fell swoop, the warships, under the impact of the shockwave and gravitational disturbance, each veered to the side, unable to further lock onto the three large ships on the river. In another direction, a fierce battle was also taking place. This was Wei Tianqing, the middle general from one of Luojing's three imperial guards—the Godly Stratagem Army—right as Song Yingwu made his move, he and his Battle Dragon also soared into the sky, charging two destroyers in the opposite direction. His Martial Arts Extreme Move was even more dominant and imposing, its might surpassing that of Song Yingwu, and innumerable huge Thunder serpents formed in the sky, roaring thunderously as they pierced the void and entangled the two destroyers. That endless thunder plasma rapidly heated up the surrounding space, and just a few strands of it shattered the energy shields of the destroyers. However, just as the two destroyers were about to be swallowed by the Thunder serpents, another Eight Realm Martial Cultivator appeared in the sky. This was a woman in her twenties with a graceful appearance, white teeth and crimson lips, eyes like autumn waters, wearing a white dress purer than snow, as if a Fairy descended from the moon to the mortal world. She did not wield weapons but instead had an ancient zither floating before her, and as the woman's hands gently stroked the strings, the melodious sound contained endless killing intent. As the sound of the zither surged, stars began to emerge in the sky, appearing as if awakened, their light rapidly converging in the heavens to form a dazzling Star River. The martial arts of this person actually resembled Song Yingwu's, capable of manipulating the gravitational forces between heaven and earth, corresponding from a distance with Song Yingwu's Blade Astral, yet also mutually repelling one another. When that Star River encountered General Wei Tianqing's thunderous colossal serpent in midair, a blinding light burst forth, as though the entire world had been set ablaze. The colossal serpent collided fiercely with the Star River, and at that moment space seemed to become extremely fragile, with cracks spreading like a spiderweb, unleashing destructive energy. The two were evenly matched in strength, but those two Destroyers could no longer fire smoothly. The shattered space-time around them made it impossible for them to lock onto the three warships on the river's surface; they were even forced by the spatial rifts to retreat ten miles in midair, so as to avoid the aftermath of the clash between the two mighty Eight Realm powerhouses. Fei Yunlai had already recognized the identities of the two Federation Eight Realm martial artists and exclaimed in the battle channel. Invincible Bull (Fei Yunlai): "These two people, 'Moonlight Zither Fairy' Li Yuehua and 'Snowy Night Ice King' Hou Yuting, have they gone mad? To dare to show up and take action in this place." Powerful Horse King (Wang Tianwu): "They're definitely not mad! Look behind them; they each carry such a large Rune Disc. That must be the latest product of the Federation Science Academy combined with Sky Extreme Star Rune Technology, which allows them to Leap through space-time at any moment. As long as that Divine Envoy doesn't make a move, they could escape." Powerful Horse King (Wang Tianwu): "But this thing is unbelievably expensive. It's said that a single Rune Disc costs 5 billion federal coins, and you can't buy one even if you have the money." Wang Tianwu had previously thought of buying a few for self-preservation but could never find a way to acquire them. Lin Rui indeed saw a Rune Disc floating not far behind the two, about five meters in diameter, seemingly composed of some alloy and covered in mysterious Runes. This Rune Disc constantly emitted a fluorescent light, covering a radius of 300 meters. Li Yuehua and Hou Yuting, in the midst of battle, never dared to leave the range of this fluorescent glow, which made their fight increasingly passive. He secretly marveled at this: such were the Sky Extreme Star Martial Cultivators who could tear warships apart with their hands. The Earth Federation's expeditionary army had fallen before these individuals. Even the fearsome Star Annihilation Cannons of their powerful warships didn't have a chance to fire. At this moment, the many Sixth Realm Sevens under Lin Rui's command also took to the skies, with some diving underwater attempting to sink those submarines, while others flew up, trying to assist the two Imperial Generals in combating the four Destroyers and the two Eight Realm Outer Heaven Demons. However, to everyone's surprise, a multitude of Sixth and Seventh Realm experts suddenly surged out from underwater, clashing with them on the river's surface, making the battle situation even more chaotic. The aftermath of their encounter's Astral Force continuously stirred up huge waves, making Lin Rui's warship he was aboard rock unstably. At this time, even those Fourth Realm Martial Cultivators had to focus, exerting all their energy to control the balance of their feet and bodies in order to stand steady on the warship, while the sailors were all pale-faced, feeling like vomiting. Lin Rui, however, still sat firmly in his commanding seat, chin propped in his hand, eyes mocking as he looked out over the river. "These Heavenly Demons have stirred up such a commotion, and this is all they've got? I wonder if there will be any Eight Realm powerhouses appearing? I'm very much looking forward to it!" Xianyu Yan, standing nearby, shook her head slightly, thinking the likelihood of that was not great. Though the Divine Envoy often fell into 'Divine Sleep' for some reason, His Spiritual Sense was always perceiving the outside world. If too many Eight Realm Heavenly Demons gathered here, it would certainly awaken the Divine Envoy. The Divine Envoy rarely roused from slumber, especially in the past 200 years—His waking moments and frequency had become less and less. But if today's battle was deemed valuable enough for the Divine Envoy to intervene personally, He would not hesitate a moment. These Outer Heaven Demons also didn't really stand a chance. Xianyu Yan had already sensed strong auras increasingly appearing in the northern skies! —Those should be the Second and Third Divine Envoys! The turn of events here had already drawn two fated Divine Envoys to the battlefield! With their tunneling speed, they would probably arrive in an instant. And behind Lin Rui, that Seventh Realm Emperor Stage 'Invincible Emperor Dragon' had not moved at all to this point. One should know that this Battle Dragon also possessed Quasi Eighth Realm combat strength! Yet just as this thought flashed through Xianyu Yan's mind, her expression turned extremely grave. Her 'Heavenly Vision and Earthly Hearing' had prematurely sensed something was amiss. "Be careful!" As Xianyu Yan spoke, suddenly, a loud 'boom' resounded around the great ship as forty massive waves shot up from both sides of the vessel. —That was unmistakably the doing of twenty Heavenly Demon Martial Cultivators and their Battle Dragons. Xianyu Yan's eyes were filled with shock; for this ambush, these Outer Heaven Demons had actually mobilized so many Dragon Stage experts! What chilled her to the core was the presence of an Eight Realm among these Heavenly Demons!