Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

Lin Rui knew his current status and obediently took a seat next to Linghu Tianchou.

Despite now possessing a fortune that to the ordinary person would seem like an astronomical figure, along with a not insignificant power base,

he was in the eyes of these Ninth Realm bigwigs merely a little shrimp barely worth a proper glance.

The several Ninth Realm bigwigs in the study were either active Four-star Marshals of the Federation, commanding heavy troops, or top-tier power brokers within the Federation with real authority.

Not only were they individually very powerful, but they also controlled extremely powerful financial and influential forces.

Every one of them could easily produce eight or nine Martial Artists of the Eight Realms, and might even have several personal armed forces of the Heavy Equipment Division at their disposal.

After all, Lin Rui's Sky Extreme Star Alien Company had over 2000 Alien Walkers of the Fourth Realm and up, so what about these Armament moguls who had been in business for hundreds of years?

Their discussion topics were wide-ranging, from the Earth Federation's elections to the current situation on Sky Extreme Star, to the progress of Biochemical Martial Arts, and even to amusing anecdotes about the current President; they even specifically mentioned the new Commander of the Spy Detection Bureau of Great Song, Lin Hao.

How come, with prices rising like this within the Federation and smuggling trade getting increasingly difficult, no one had taken action to slaughter this Lin Hao?

That Second Starship Group Commander Zang Shaochen was too useless, why wasn't he more thoroughly prepared?

Not only did he fail to take down Lin Hao in one fell swoop, but he also suffered heavy losses. The crucial point being, after Zang Shaochen startled the snake by beating the grass, it was not so easy for others to make a move.

Now, Great Song had obviously strengthened its defense of Lin Hao, specifically transferring two Seventh Realm Dragon Guard instructors to follow at his side.

They even discussed in detail how much force would be necessary to kill Lin Hao and what obstacles they would have to overcome.

Upon hearing this, Lin Rui couldn't help but curse inwardly, these old fellows actually dared to discuss how to kill him right in front of his face!

When he rose up later, he would have to teach these people a lesson.

They then moved on to discuss the influence on the overall political situation of the Federation caused by the price increase of major trade goods on Sky Extreme Star, and the conversation drifted further and further from the original topic.

Lin Rui vaguely felt Linghu Mingde's friends seemed to have an advisory intent, seizing every opportunity to urge Linghu Mingde to know when to stop and make peace with Jin Bolong as soon as possible.

These people were indicating both openly and covertly that the struggle between their two families not only led to a large number of Alien Walkers dying a grievous death but also affected the overall situation of the Federation.

However, Linghu Mingde pretended not to understand and didn't engage in the conversation.

Lin Rui, gradually becoming bored, didn't hear anything of substance and let his intelligent terminal enter recording mode, ensuring he wouldn't miss any key information, while he let his mind wander and observed the interior of the study.

Linghu Mingde's study was very simple, aside from a desk, a sleeping cabin, there were only two large bookshelves on the east wall.

On top of the bookshelves, aside from a large number of physical books and various documents, there were also some medicines.

"Hmm?"

Lin Rui's gaze suddenly sharpened, and he focused intently on a bottle of medicine on the shelf.

"Shen Zhu Ning?"

It was a medicine specifically used for Armament Syndrome, effective both in reducing the rejection of Armaments and in slowing the alterations.

When a rejection reaction occurs, the spirit of the Armored Warrior cannot coordinate with the Armament, which can lead to structural deformities, causing the Armored Warrior to suffer immense pain. In severe cases, it can lead to a complete alteration in shape, or genetic collapse, losing the original effects of the Armament.

At this point, various medicines are necessary to strengthen the spiritual power's control and connection to the Armaments, to reduce the possibility of mutation, or to slow the rate of mutation.

This was a medication commonly used by Gong Hengdao. However, Gong Hengdao's purpose in using Shen Zhu Ning was to counteract the distortion and influence of Ling Huan on his Armament.

Lin Rui then realized, recalling that Linghu Mingde was one of the original Alien Walkers, who had used the earliest Armaments, which were riddled with countless bugs and defects; it would have been strange had his spirit not had any issues.

Even though he had switched to a new type of Armament later on, the impact of these Armaments on Linghu Mingde's spirit and body had already taken effect, proving very difficult to reverse.

When I first met Linghu Mingde at the Imperial Censorate of Great Song, I was preoccupied with his cultured and composed demeanor as an Alien, that I forgot he was likely suffering from Armament Syndrome.

However, he disguised it well; it was almost imperceptible on the outside.

Lin Rui then fixed his gaze on Linghu Mingde, sensing the fluctuations in his Spirit Mechanism.

He wanted to use his medical expertise and diagnostic methods to ascertain the extent of Linghu Mingde's Armament Syndrome and how many years he might have left to live.

There were rumors that he had already fallen into the decline of man, not far from death.

When Lin Rui had first joined the Martial Arts Club, Fang Ranran had also told him that her father-in-law didn't have many more years to live.

After taking a closer look, Lin Rui couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, scrutinizing Mingde even further.

Doubting his own eyes, he simply took a high-definition screenshot of Linghu Mingde's appearance and sent it to Huang Fuqing, who was currently in Possession of the Emperor Haoshen Dragon.

Gu Ying Tiandao (Lin Rui): Academician, take a look at his appearance, does his spiritual power seem to be in severe conflict with the Armament?

Huang Fuqing: Sorry, BOSS, I'm not on-site, so I can only judge Linghu Mingde's features and complexion through the video. Aside from looking like his vitality is obstructed, I can't tell much.

Lin Rui thought that made sense.

Gu Ying Tiandao (Lin Rui): How about this, I'll draw a few electromagnetic field diagrams and ether element diagrams for you. This is what my Spiritual Sense perceives.

Right after Lin Rui completed the drawings with his mind and sent them over, Huang Fuqing quickly responded: Indeed, it's strange. If your drawings are correct, the conflict between his spiritual power and the Armament should be very severe, which is highly unusual.

Huang Fuqing: With someone like Linghu Mingde, who has access to top-tier medical resources, they have multiple methods to adjust the Armament. If the Armament really can't be used, they could also replace it. Although this would mean losing the harmony of Spirit and Body Integration, if his Armament and spirit are already conflicted to this degree, it would be better to replace it all. This is very odd, extremely odd.

Huang Fuqing: I've noticed his spirit is quite weak but incredibly stout and resilient, like a lion entering old age. Though its flesh may wane, the skeleton remains, and the claws are still sharp. His spiritual power hasn't truly entered the phase of Exhaustion; his flesh shouldn't have deteriorated this much. How could he have fallen into the decline of man?

Huang Fuqing: If I'm not wrong, his Alien should still be relatively healthy. The issue seems to lie with this physical body. You could try to examine him, but a mere sensing won't reveal much.

As Lin Rui was discussing with Huang Fuqing, he saw several of the heavyweights in the study start to rise.

One of them, a middle-aged man in a suit with a square face, had a face pale with fury, "Mingde, we are old comrades-in-arms and all have been graced by your kindness. We will help where we can. However, Jin Bolong has been building his power for hundreds of years, with that organization backing him, his connections are also extraordinary. Be careful not to end up in a situation where both the fish dies and the net splits."

Linghu Mingde chuckled and stood up as well, "Minister, rest assured, if I have resolved to stake life and death against Jin Bolong, I will naturally be wary of his desperate actions."

The middle-aged man nodded slightly upon hearing this, his voice indifferent, "Well, since you've made up your mind, I won't try to dissuade you any further. From now on, you are on your own; having made the choice, you must bear the consequences."

He then left the room with an aloof expression, and the rest of the Ninth Realm figures also took their leave with varying expressions.

Soon, only Linghu Mingde and his son, as well as Lin Rui, were left in the study.

"Father!" Linghu Tianchou was about to say something when he saw Linghu Mingde raise his hand, "You go out! I have something to discuss with Xiao Rui. Remember, after you go out, keep watch and don't let anyone disturb our conversation."

Linghu Tianchou was momentarily stunned, looking at Lin Rui with even more surprise and bewilderment in his eyes.

He greatly admired his father and regarded Linghu Mingde's orders as inviolable. Though he was curiously reluctant, he still obediently left the room, closing the door behind him.

Lin Rui was also very surprised at this time.

As he was filled with questions and astonishment, Linghu Mingde courteously bowed to him, "Linghu Mingde has seen Commander Lin. I'm here to thank you for your life-saving assistance previously!"

Lin Rui blinked, then smiled, replying with a bow as candid as can be, "Minister Zhao, there's no need for such formality. I share an inseparable friendship with Ranran and have received many favors from her. Since the case fell into my hands, how could I just stand by and watch?"

He knew the man before him had certainly confirmed his identity. Hiding anything in front of someone like Linghu Mingde was pointless.