Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

Chapter 543: Chapter 516: Demon Slaughter Order (Subscription Requested)

The next evening, Lin Rui led a group of people from the Ministry of Rites, following the carriage of the Second Divine Envoy, arriving at Huishen Slope outside the city.

The arrival of the Second Divine Envoy was completely unexpected by the Ministry of Rites. This envoy had not previously revealed any intention to participate in welcoming the Heavenly Demon President. It was only today, as they were preparing to leave the city, that the Second Divine Envoy suddenly decided to attend, catching the personnel of the Ministry of Rites somewhat off guard.

Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Cao Xi, guessed that this was mostly the intention of the Divine Above, giving impromptu instructions to the Second Divine Envoy to come.

The Second Divine Envoy, held in extremely high regard in the presence of the Divine Above, ranks only after the emperor, the Great Celestial Master, and the First Divine Envoy. This level of reception would not overly humiliate the king of the Heavenly Demons, yet it did not include too many courtesies.

Thus, it can be seen that while the Divine Above is extremely annoyed with these Heavenly Demons, he also does not wish to lose the demeanor of courtesy.

Cao Xi’s admiration for Lin Hao grew even more in his mind, thinking that it was fortunate that it was this Mr. Lin who took up the office, who truly deserved to have obtained a Third-rank Divine Office in just half a year, and who even more deeply understands the will of the Divine Above.

At this moment, Lin Rui was sitting inside a flying car gifted by the Divine Envoy not long ago, studying a document that Li Li sent him via his hundred thousand li flying book.

The document came from Wang Chenghua, the Commander of the Demon Destruction Bureau in charge of demon extermination affairs in the northern part of Jingzhou.

This Commander first sent his apologies, stating that his troop of seventy thousand demon extermination soldiers encountered obstacles and minor setbacks in Xuanhua County and Tiantong County.

At the same time, Wang Chenghua requested assistance from Lin Rui, asking that Lin Rui deploy more experts and military forces, and it would be best to mobilize a battalion of Divine Guards while also issuing a ‘Demon Slaughter Order’.

He believes that demonization in these two counties is deep, with almost all the commoners having transformed into demon followers, allying themselves with the Bright Demon Sect.

To completely purify Xuanhua County and Tiantong County and eradicate the remnants of the Demon Sect, it’s necessary to slaughter the people of these two counties.

After receiving the document from Wang Chenghua, Li Li did not dare make decisions on his own and forwarded the document to Lin Rui for review without delay.

Lin Rui also had to deal with this urgent official matter on the way to Huishen Slope.

He thought that Wang Chenghua’s heart was truly ruthless; is the ‘Demon Slaughter Order’ something that can be issued lightly?

The ‘Demon Slaughter Order’ is specifically for areas where demonization is particularly severe or that have been deeply infected by purgatory powers, and the situation has gone completely out of control. It’s the highest level of extermination order.

Once the ‘Demon Slaughter Order’ is issued, then within that area, everyone regardless of age will be slaughtered to near extinction.

By that time, it’s feared that out of the more than nine million people of these two counties, very few will survive.

Lin Rui directly activated quantum communication and checked the relevant information in the internal database of the Federation Security Bureau.

The reason he was so confident and not afraid of the Second Divine Envoy in the vehicle ahead was because of the flying car he was riding in.

This flying car, bestowed by the Divine Envoy, was constructed by the Divine Affairs Office’s internal manufacturing bureau. Its defensive capabilities are extremely high, making it a large Magic Artifact of the Eighth Realm of Super Emperor Rank.

However, with Lin Rui’s caution, naturally, he wouldn’t be so foolish as to not take any precautions against the things gifted from above.

A few days ago, Lin Rui had the Saintess of the Mechanical God Temple send to Sky Etreme Star. He asked Wang Yinyue to modify and refurbish this flying car according to the formation blueprints he had designed.

During the process, they indeed discovered many issues within this large Magic Artifact.

This also caused Lin Rui not to feel reassured about his Heavenly Demon Armor ‘Heavenly Decree’. He had Wang Yinyue check it for him as well.

Coincidentally, Wang Yinyue had also participated in the making of ‘Heavenly Decree’. Upon her inspection, there didn’t seem to be any problems inside. However, one of the most critical functions was locked.

This item, a tribute specifically crafted for the East Abyss, even though it only holds Seventh Realm status, the Mechanical God Temple still incorporated their research on the Abyss Concept into it.

They embedded a ‘Heaven’s Will’ device into ‘Heavenly Decree’, which can limit enhancement of the Abyss Concept. According to their own projections, they should be able to amplify the divine might of various complete Abyss Concept by thirty percent.

Unfortunately, Wang Yinyue is currently sealed in her main body, her Alien cultivation is insufficient, and she currently lacks the strength to unlock the device.

Lin Rui felt regret but also anticipation. If he could possess an even stronger Pure Concept, he was confident he could lift the divine restrictions on the two Dragon Guard Captains beside Luo Wangshu!

In any case, with the defensive strength of this flying car, as long as Lin Rui does not meddle with using Ninth Realm or higher powers and artifacts inside, he doesn’t need to worry about his actions being detected.

Lin Rui was browsing through various intelligence reports on Xuanhua County and Tiantong County when his expression suddenly shifted. He connected to a video call with Xue Lingxue, causing her image to be projected directly in front of him.

The Alien Body Administration’s data traffic is very expensive, and video calling is even more so, but as an Admiral of the Security Bureau, Lin Rui is entitled to a certain amount of free data traffic each month.

Lin Rui, rubbing his temples, said, “Lingxue, I need you to dispatch some people as soon as possible to conduct a thorough investigation in Xuanhua County and Tiantong County north of Jingzhou. I want to know the details of the rebellion there, as well as the current situation of the Bright Holy Sect.”

“Let me arrange that,” Xue Lingxue responded immediately, then looked doubtful: “BOSS, the eight regions around Heluo have always been key targets of surveillance by our Security Bureau. Our database should have reliable intelligence regarding this area.”

So, why conduct another detailed investigation?

“It just seems rather unbelievable.” Lin Rui shook his head: “Under the command of Wang Chenghua to suppress the Bright Holy Sect, both Xuanhua and Tiantong counties turned in revolt—total mobilization of the people. One must realize that this is near Luojing, no more than 9,000 li away.

Does the Bright Holy Sect have such prestige here? These peasants should be aware of the consequences of opposing the court—they are doomed! Yet, knowing this, they chose to rise up, with millions of them no less.”

Wang Chenghua, also a capable figure, led an army of 70,000 to suppress the revolt, initially unguarded against the local peasants until entering the county of Xuanhua, where millions of Light believers in both counties suddenly raised the banner of rebellion.

Caught completely off guard and surrounded by enemies on all sides, Wang Chenghua managed to withdraw nearly eighty percent of his 70,000-strong army.

His request for a Demon Slaughter Order must be due not only to the heavy casualties among his troops and an intention to vent his anger but also due to the sense that the situation in these two counties had become exceedingly grim, hoping to eradicate the Bright Holy Sect in one fell swoop to prevent further spread to nearby areas.

Surprisingly, in the last three years, both Xuanhua and Tiantong counties have exceeded the tax quota set by the Ministry of Revenue, and only once reported a medium-scale ‘demon disaster’, resulting in the Ministry of Personnel’s assessments of the local officials’ performance being uniformly rated as ‘Excellent’ or ‘Above Average’. The Colonel of the Imperial City Department stationed locally has also consistently reported calm and peaceful conditions.

——This is precisely why Wang Chenghua was unguarded.

“I see now!” Xue Lingxue suddenly realized: “Actually, I know something about the situation in the north of Jingzhou. Two members of my team just returned from there, and they said that the spread of the Bright Holy Sect is extensive in both counties, partly because the previous local officials were excessively corrupt, squeezing the locals too harshly; and partly because the ‘Tian Xiang Divine Envoy’ in charge is both skilled and compassionate.

This woman took over the church affairs in the northern part of Jingzhou five years ago, and in just a few years, she has significantly improved the lives of the local believers, particularly in Xuanhua and Tiantong counties where for three consecutive years, there have been no starvation deaths nor demon transformation incidents. The people live in peace and contentment, with bountiful goods and safe citizens. As such, this woman is deeply revered and beloved by the locals; by our Federation’s terminology, she is practically a living Buddha to thousands.”

Lin Rui then reviewed the ‘Tian Xiang Divine Envoy’s’ profile, and with a nod, commented: “Indeed, this woman is quite a character.”

Her actions began with rapid expansion, followed by threatening local officials into cooperation with a million believers, leveraging punctual tax payments as a condition to gain local autonomy, then joining forces with some officials to eliminate local tyrants and redistribute the land.

These things may sound simple, but actually achieving them requires considerable skill and wisdom.

This ‘Tian Xiang Divine Envoy’s’ commercial talent is unmatched by those officials who only know how to extort from the people.

According to intelligence from the Security Bureau, the woman has cooperated with several Federation trade companies to cultivate various cash crops and has run a number of businesses—simply by commercial means, she has gathered enough taxes to pay the court.

“So it’s likely these peasants worry that if the court restores its rule, their lives will revert to the dire state they were in years ago, barely worth living. Plus, those who obtained land from the Bright Holy Sect also fear retribution from the officials.”

Xue Lingxue’s eyes showed a hint of sympathy: “BOSS, you just need to check the situation in the two counties five years ago to know—it was practically hell on earth.”

“People are not afraid of death, so how can death be used to scare them?”

Lin Rui squinted his eyes: “But this matter is still very fishy! Deploy a few reliable people to investigate.”

“Yes! I understand!” Xue Lingxue’s expression became serious.

She too realized there was an issue. If the ‘Tian Xiang Divine Envoy’ truly cared for her followers, she wouldn’t allow them to rush to the forefront of the court’s army and swords to die.

If she were truly clever, she would’ve known that inciting the people of these two counties to take up arms would bring no benefit to the Bright Holy Sect.

If Xue Lingxue were this ‘Tian Xiang Divine Envoy’ herself, she would have had the high-level members of the sect evacuate as soon as possible to find a place to hide.

The court’s suppression was essentially a passing storm, and after the storm, with the reputation built by the ‘Tian Xiang Divine Envoy’, the Bright Holy Sect could effortlessly revive in the area.

After ending the communication with Xue Lingxue, Lin Rui personally wrote a reply to Wang Chenghua.

There was no chance of issuing a ‘Demon Slaughter Order’ now. It must be handled carefully, but given the situation in those two counties, an increase in military force was indeed needed.

Lin Rui promised to mobilize 200,000 state soldiers from the surrounding areas and 50,000 of the Feather Forest Guards’ left army as reinforcements. In addition, he would assemble at least 200 Dragon Transformation Masters to await Wang Chenghua’s command.

Just as Lin Rui sent his 300,000 li Flying Book, the flying car he was in came to a halt.

Lin Rui pulled back the curtain to look out and saw that the convoy had arrived at Huishen Slope. From here, one could see a huge Heavenly Demon warship suspended to the south of Huishen Slope.

That was the flagship of the Federation President—the ‘Common Destiny’, a battleship converted from a Constant Star-class vessel!