Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

Chapter 535: Chapter 508: Inquiry (Request for Subscription)

Fang Ranran sneered dismissively upon hearing this: “Assassination? Don’t worry, I’m prepared.”

In fact, she had already received dozens of death threats recently.

Her election rivals, unable to defeat her outright, resorted to crooked and sinister tactics as though they could intimidate her.

Moreover, her current security forces were nearly as formidable as Lin Rui’s, comprising four 6S-level squads, four Type 7 Red Spiders, and they had also hired a 7S+ expert as the head of security, bolstered further by personnel arranged by Linghu Mingde, making her defenses extremely robust.

That said, how on earth did Lin Rui manage to recruit so many experts?

Fang Ranran also had ample financial resources, yet to this date, she had been unable to hire any real experts from the Seventh or Eighth Realm; whereas Lin Rui had several, along with at least sixteen 6S tactical squads.

Thinking of this, Fang Ranran couldn’t help but cast a sidelong glance at Lu Hanyuan standing behind Lin Rui.

She thought, could this be Lu Hanyuan? The one who had given up on life, thoroughly disheartened?

Looking at his impeccably dressed and upright stance behind Lin Rui, it seemed he had reoriented his allegiance?@@novelbin@@

How did Lin Rui accomplish this?

Beside him, Linghu Mingde’s expression shifted slightly, his face as stern as iron.

He was aware of Lin Rui’s other identity as the ‘Thunder Admiral’ of the Security Bureau and his substantial authority within the bureau.

It is known that the information network of the Security Bureau is often quite comprehensive and reliable.

Therefore, Ranran’s security concerns must be taken very seriously.

“Speaking of the election,” Fang Ranran said with a smile, arms crossed over her chest, “have you seen the poll conducted by our national committee? You have a good chance of being elected. Among the 153 candidates in the Ninth Base Congress election, you, Lin Rui, currently rank in the top twenty in terms of voter support.”

How infuriating! Fang Ranran had worked so hard for the campaign, visiting voters, organizing charity events, participating in political talk shows, only to just make it into the top 40 in popularity. She must rely on the ‘Light King Sect’ vote bank to possibly win.

Lin Rui had done nothing but register, yet his popularity soared, and his election prospects made it into the top 20.

As far as Fang Ranran understood, Lin Rui’s supporters were not just young women admiring his looks and talent, but also many young people who had just come of age and started learning martial arts.

Of course, polls are one thing, the real election voting is another.

Many people verbally say they will vote for Lin Rui, but when it actually comes to voting, they still choose the more reliable politicians who can bring them benefits.

“I’ve seen it,” Lin Rui responded indifferently: “My support rate is too inflated to be taken seriously. Besides, I’m currently embroiled in troubles, frequently targeted by negative news. The polls suggest my supporters are mostly young people, and the thing about young people is, they easily sway like the wind and rain.”

Lin Rui thought of the recent malicious rumors circulating in the martial arts critique community and shook his head slightly.

Currently, the three hottest topics across the fourteen base cities of Sky Extreme Star include the upcoming elections, the so-called ‘Luojing Tragedy’ that occurred recently, and the university martial arts championship soon to be held at the Martial Arts Palace.

These martial commentators and martial arts programs are repeatedly discussing the championship, predicting the rankings and the eventual winner.

Contrary to a month ago when almost all critics were optimistic about Mingde University’s martial arts team and Lin Rui.

Now, these people are discussing how Lin Rui’s so-called ‘Yang Pulling Slash’ was nothing special, relying solely on speed won’t get him to the finale; how Lin Rui’s martial arts skills are high, but his cultivation is still just at the Fourth Realm, and his bloodline power is not that strong, hence several senior hall players have a great chance of winning and so on.

Lin Rui guessed that some bookmakers stirring rumors, as well as prosthetic companies secretly manipulating things, were part of this.

Sky Blue Group was also leveraging media power to fight back strongly, but firstly, certain inside forces within the group were dragging their feet, and secondly, two fists can’t defeat four hands, failing to suppress the one-sided adverse wind in the martial critique community.

This also caused Lin Rui’s revenue from live-streaming sales this month to slightly decline, falling short of expectations.

This represents a loss of several billion federal coins, and Lin Rui’s face twitched slightly at the thought of this.

“If I’m not mistaken, large prosthetic companies like Abyss Group, Heavenly Sword, and Sun Biotech may have found a way to counter your ‘Yang Pulling Slash’.”

Fang Ranran also spoke with a hint of irony: “Your recent sales numbers have indeed been shockingly high, reaching nearly 400 billion this month. They couldn’t possibly not react.

However, these companies don’t have a foolproof plan yet, otherwise someone would have already tried to challenge you instead of waiting for the Martial Arts Tournament. They likely want to manipulate the schedule to test you first.”

Now, Lin Rui is not only a Fifth Realm Dragon Shedder, but his original body has been implanted with Dragon Armor, and his overall physical rating likely exceeds 6000!

Moreover, Fang Ranran heard from her family elder that Lin Rui’s alien identity could possibly undergo a Dragon Transformation within two months — around the semi-finals and finals of the Martial Arts Palace.

Speaking of Lin Rui’s alien identity, Fang Ranran actually suspected long ago that his capabilities were extraordinary, but as allies, she did not delve into it.

She always had a suspicion: Could Lin Rui’s alien identity be Commanding Officer Lin Hao of Spy Detection Bureau? Both hail from Wangcheng County and both possess exceptional talents.

This idea was incredibly bold, even somewhat absurd, yet Fang Ranran considered it highly plausible.

Although she hadn’t seen any conclusive evidence so far, she knew that Lin Rui’s profile in the Alien Body Administration had been modified.

At that moment, several individuals in the room slightly stirred and simultaneously pulled out their smart devices to open the news.

“Breaking news, just now, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Earth Federation has received a diplomatic memorandum from Great Song’s Honglu Temple, demanding the extradition of ‘Star Sea White Wolf’ Zang Shaochen, along with all related personnel and research materials of the Longevity Association, as a final ultimatum! If the Federation does not provide a satisfactory response to East Abyss from East Continent within 72 hours, East Continent along with Sky Extreme Star will declare a full-scale war with the Earth Federation—”

After reading the news, Lin Rui raised his eyebrows in surprise and exchanged a glance with Linghu Mingde across from him.

Both detected astonishment in each other’s eyes.

The main responsibility of Great Song’s Honglu Temple includes receiving foreign emissaries, handling diplomatic affairs, and managing foreign populations. Currently, the emissaries from Great Wei and Great Cheng housed in Great Song are managed by Honglu Temple.

The so-called Department of International Affairs of the Earth Federation is responsible for mediating conflicts among the Federation’s member states.

With the Federation lacking a Foreign Affairs Department, it made sense for Honglu Temple to approach the Department of International Affairs for professional correspondence.

However, Lin Rui and Linghu Mingde, who held high positions within Great Song, were completely unaware of Honglu Temple’s audacious move.

They also did not expect such a severe reaction from East Abyss, issuing a final ultimatum and threatening war.

This was truly unprecedented, marking not only the first diplomatic contact between the interior nations of Sky Extreme Star and the Earth Federation but also the first time they had issued a threat of war, a groundbreaking move.

Lin Rui crossed his arms and thoughtfully turned to look out the window.

Recently, he felt that the response from East Abyss had been too mild, almost like more bark than bite.

After the incident, Divine Above and Great Celestial Master of Divine Palace only strengthened Lin Hao’s authority, strictly ordering him to continue the investigation without further actions.

So there was a follow-up —

Perhaps these past two weeks, East Abyss was coordinating and aligning its stance with other Abysses?

It’s a move of thunderous magnitude once initiated!

What then would be the internal reaction of the Earth Federation? Would they ignore the ultimatum and wait for war to break out, or would they hand over the Longevity Association and that Star Sea White Wolf?