Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate
Chapter 867 - 761: Wronged!

When Lin Rui took control of his alien body with the One Origin Two Forms technique, the Great Celestial Master of the East Continent indeed sent a flying book to the Starport Governor's Mansion, summoning him to the Ten Thousand Dragon Tower for questioning.

Lin Rui dared not delay and immediately rode his steed, Ma Tianlong, tearing through the sky towards Luojing. In half a moment, he spanned ten thousand miles and arrived outside the Ten Thousand Dragon Tower.

On the Sky Extreme Star, the majority of the mounts kept by the aristocracy were actually not much faster than the people themselves. The main purpose of using mounts was still to conserve their own True Yuan, ready for battle at any time.

However, this Demon Dragon of Lin Rui's, having awakened various bloodline powers under the persistent irradiation of the Purgatory Source Crystal, was particularly suited for escaping and stealth, so its tunneling speed was truly fast, capable even of short-range void shuttling.

Under the Demon Dragon's full-speed flight, Lin Rui had to use several of his light and thunder concepts to keep up.

When Lin Rui walked into the Ten Thousand Dragon Tower under the welcome of numerous personnel from the Imperial City Department and the Divine Affairs Department, he sensed the Great Celestial Master standing on the 122nd floor inside the tower, in front of the cell door of Huang Fuqing's Battle Dragon.

Lin Rui immediately ascended into the air, arriving behind the Great Celestial Master of the East Continent.

"Divine Envoy," Lin Rui looked into the ten-zhang-tall prison cell before him with a puzzled expression: "What is happening here?"

Inside the cell was that clone of the 'Emperor Hao Shenlong' belonging to Huang Fuqing, about seven zhàng and eight chǐ, its body interwoven with dark gold and purple gold patterns.

With its eyes closed, it sat cross-legged inside the cell, its body bound with numerous iron chains, as unmovable as a stone.

Lin Rui's expression changed slightly, and he frowned: "What's going on with this Battle Dragon?"

He sensed that this 'Emperor Hao Shenlong' appeared normal, yet was essentially a mass of blood and flesh without Spiritual Wisdom.

Behind the Great Celestial Master at this time were also three kneeling individuals: one was the current Tower Guardian of the Ten Thousand Dragon Tower, named Duan Huaixia, who was a Ninth Realm Emperor Rank, Vice Divine Envoy level expert; a Deputy Manager of the Divine Affairs Office, Zhai Yingjie; and lastly, the already promoted Vice Divine Envoy, who continued to serve as the Commander of the Demon Destruction Bureau under the Imperial City Department, Wang Chenghua.

All three of them were pale, without a trace of blood.

The Great Celestial Master of the East Continent, arms crossed behind his back, his eyes closed, and with a somber expression: "Please wait a moment, Duke. We shall speak later."

Lin Rui squinted his eyes, then stood solemnly behind the Great Celestial Master, awaiting his cue.

Half a moment later, another figure flew up from below the Ten Thousand Dragon Tower, landing in the corridor outside the cell door.

It was none other than the former Tower Guardian, currently the Military Governor of the Pacifying North Army, Qi Lechun.

He, too, wore a serious expression, half-kneeling before the Great Celestial Master of the East Continent: "Your subordinate, Qi Lechun, greets the Divine Envoy! Greetings, Duke!"

He then looked up questioningly: "May I know why the Divine Envoy summoned me so urgently?"

Remarkably, the Great Celestial Master had dispatched an eight-dragon flying chariot across hundreds of thousands of miles to bring Qi Lechun here.

"Naturally, there is a serious matter at hand!"

As the Great Celestial Master of the East Continent spoke, he raised his eyes, gazing at the 'Battle Dragon' within the prison cell: "An hour ago, the Divine Affairs Department, to ensure this year's supply of Dragon Skin Paper, conducted a routine inspection of all demons and Battle Dragons in the Ten Thousand Dragon Tower, only to find an anomaly in Huang Fuqing's leftover Emperor Hao Shenlong.

This is not the real Emperor Hao Shenlong, but a flesh imitation made in its likeness, fabricated with so-called cloning technology by Outer Heaven Demons. However, back then, I personally captured Huang Fuqing's Battle Dragon and ordered the former Commander of the Spy Detection Bureau to escort this dragon here."

At this point, he suddenly turned around, sweeping his sleeves, and gazed at the people behind him: "Can any of you explain to me how Huang Fuqing's Emperor Hao Shenlong ended up in this state?"

Lin Rui furrowed his brows and then glanced curiously at the few before him.

He felt that this matter had little to do with him, so he maintained an aloof demeanor, as if it was none of his concern.

This Emperor Hao Shenlong, although delivered by the Commander of the Spy Detection Bureau, was his predecessor.

This person had been embroiled in a Heavenly Demon desecration case and was exiled to the Sky Pond Sin Army by Divine decree for redemption. Alas, he didn't survive and fell in battle six months ago.

Upon hearing this, Qi Lechun's face changed dramatically, and he immediately clasped his hands: "Divine Envoy, when this Emperor Hao Shenlong was delivered to the Demon Suppression Department, it was already in this state and has never changed. After the Dragon Suppression Tower was nearly breached by Purgatory Demons nine months ago, both the Divine Affairs Office and the Imperial City Department assessed the many demons and Battle Dragons in the tower, and at that time, this Emperor Hao Shenlong showed no anomalies."

Lin Rui thought to himself that of course, the Divine Affairs Department and the Imperial City Department wouldn't detect any anomaly at that time.

This Emperor Hao Shenlong is a clone created from the genetic extraction of Huang Fuqing's Armament Battle Dragon. Back then, they even used the Secret Technique to infuse the Essence Blood and Soul Power of Huang Fuqing, making it appear seamless on the surface.

The problem is that now nine months have passed, and the Ten Thousand Dragon Tower has been continuously drawing the essence power of all Battle Dragons to supply Luojing's defense formations. How could Huang Fuqing's bit of Essence Blood withstand the consumption?

Lin Rui just hadn't expected such a strong reaction from the Divine Palace.

By logic, after discovering the anomaly, the Divine Affairs Office should have downplayed the matter, simply reporting Huang Fuqing's Battle Dragon as having succumbed under pressure, and then there would be nothing else. Yet the matter had unexpectedly alarmed the Great Celestial Master.

The Commander of the Demon Destruction Bureau, Wang Chenghua, also with a dark face, clasped his hands and said: "Divine Envoy, at the time my subordinate inspected the demons and Battle Dragons in this tower, I did not find any anomaly in this Emperor Hao Shenlong."

Following the upheaval nine months ago, Wang Chenghua was assigned to oversee the inspection of the demons and Battle Dragons in this tower precisely.