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Chapter 137: Gravitational Mutation
Chapter 137: Gravitational Mutation
Ji Xinghuo stared at the Star's Tears in his hand, his expression blank, as if he had turned into a statue.
"This..."
"What's going on?"
He tried to put the Star's Tears back into his dimensional pouch, and it immediately vanished from his hand.
It wasn't just the Star's Tears; he could store and retrieve any item from the pouch without issue. The only difference from how it worked in the Star Realm was that each time he activated the dimensional pouch, it consumed slightly more starlight, but it was still well within his tolerance and had little impact.
Ji Xinghuo was overjoyed but also puzzled. Why was his experience different from what Ren Jie had told him?
He turned to Qinghong and gently shook it awake.
"Spit out an arrow."
Qinghong obediently opened its mouth, but nothing happened, and it looked a bit lost.
Previously, Ji Xinghuo had told Qinghong in advance that it wouldn't be able to use its dimensional pouch on Earth to prevent it from panicking. Now that he was asking it to spit out an arrow, it was understandably confused. Qinghong couldn't produce anything else either.
"Ren Jie wasn't wrong; space-related abilities really do become invalid."
"But I'm an exception!"
Ji Xinghuo calmed down and began to ponder the reason behind this phenomenon. The first thing that came to mind was the Myriad Astral Eyes; this was the most significant difference between him and others.
"Could it be that the Myriad Astral Eyes is related to space somehow?"
He suddenly recalled the dream he had every day before fusing with the Myriad Astral Eyes. At the beginning of the dream, the Myriad Astral Eyes would appear in outer space before falling through Earth's atmosphere.
In that scene, the Myriad Astral Eyes appeared directly in outer space, as if it had teleported through space!
"So there were signs all along."
Ji Xinghuo couldn't help but become even more curious about the origin of the Myriad Astral Eyes. However, aside from demonstrating its mythical functions, it didn't provide any additional information.
Perhaps it was due to a missing function?
Back on Earth, the two arrows on either side of the interface had disappeared.
If he could gather the fragments that those arrows pointed to, he might uncover the truth behind the Myriad Astral Eyes.
But there was no need to dwell on that for now.
Ji Xinghuo set aside his concerns and began contemplating how to make the best use of his dimensional pouch. First, he could definitely carry weapons and equipment with him, which would be incredibly convenient. On Earth, it wouldn't be practical to go everywhere carrying Invisible Thorn; it would be too conspicuous and inconvenient.
But if he left it at home, he felt insecure, fearing theft.
The dimensional pouch perfectly solved this dilemma.
He could also store swords and knives in it, but he couldn't always go out empty-handed. Suddenly producing a weapon from his body would undoubtedly arouse suspicion.
Another benefit was the ability to release attacks from the dimensional pouch, such as arrows and bullets; these were standard operations.
In the past, Ji Xinghuo had considered storing space-based weapons in his dimensional pouch, but after learning about the extreme durability of objects in space, he had dismissed the idea as impossible.
Now it was possible again!
Ji Xinghuo looked up at the vast sky. The APC had built multiple space stations and large-scale space fortresses in Earth's orbit, capable of bombarding any coordinate on the planet. If he could absorb just one of those space-based weapons, like a missile, it would be an incredibly powerful move!
However, this wouldn't be easy to accomplish. If he collaborated with official entities, he would expose his dimensional pouch ability.
Ji Xinghuo realized that his wild idea was challenging to execute.
"Never mind."
"I might as well use the dimensional pouch as a regular storage space for now. If the opportunity arises in the future, I'll find a way to obtain some space-based weapons."
"For the time being, I'll pretend the dimensional pouch doesn't exist and only use it when absolutely necessary."
Ji Xinghuo set some ground rules for himself.
He placed the Invisible Thorn and the Magic Sound Longsword into his dimensional pouch, leaving only Leichi by his side.
Then he continued browsing the information on the exotic platform, preparing to fuse Qinghong with a new exotic.
Within the territory of the APC, there were dozens of legal exotic trading platforms, with the two largest ones offering almost all sub-limit exotics for purchase. Even for exotics beyond the limit, as long as they weren't particularly rare, they would occasionally be available for sale.
Ji Xinghuo searched for a long time.
He first searched for the abilities of the Magnetic Maniac, but aside from the Rotating Magnetic Field, Thunderclap Hands, and High-Frequency Thought, he couldn't find any of the other abilities from the five templates.
None of the platforms had them.
Although he had expected this outcome, he still felt a bit disappointed.
So far, out of the seven abilities of the Magnetic Maniac, he had acquired the Rotating Magnetic Field and Thunderclap Hands. High-Frequency Thought wasn't immediately useful, as the acceleration ring could substitute for it, and Microscopic Perception had a similar effect, so he wasn't in a rush to fuse with it.
The remaining four—Spiritual Power, Overload, Superconducting Permanent Magnet, and Electrostatic Field—were all extremely rare abilities that weren't available for purchase on the market.
Powerful profession templates often had this problem—their exotics were hard to find.
Ji Xinghuo shook his head helplessly.
He then began searching for an exotic for Qinghong.
As Qinghong had advanced to a Superb Spirit Beast, it could use expansion curios, the most common being the Life Spirit Breed. Ji Xinghuo immediately placed an order and spent eight million APC dollars to purchase one.
Following his train of thought, Qinghong should develop in two directions: first, as a strength-based beast, fully utilizing the immense power granted by its massive size post-transformation; second, focusing on defense, where the Golden Scale Iron Spine would grant it incredible defensive capabilities, perhaps even allowing it to become as hard as iron from the inside out, like the "Iron Guard."
"Let's try both."
"If they're not suitable, we can always return them."
As he bought them, he sifted through their potential, and then he suddenly saw the exotics of the Gravitational Mutant.
The Gravitational Mutant was a rather powerful profession.
It had six constituent exotics: Gravitational Mutation, Tenacity, Aether Sensitivity, Flash Step, Bio-Field, and Block and Counter.
The core exotic was "Gravitational Mutation."
It could alter the weight of itself and any matter it came into contact with, increasing or decreasing it but unable to change the direction of gravity.
Ji Xinghuo's thoughts immediately branched out.
Gravity is attraction, and the essence of attraction is the distortion of space-time.
Although spatial abilities are invalid on Earth, gravity is unaffected. Qinghong's miniaturization and gigantism are also related to spatial dimensions, yet they function normally.
"Perhaps Qinghong is highly compatible with the Gravitational Mutant?"
Without hesitating too much, Ji Xinghuo paid 3.6 million for the Gravitational Mutation exotic. It was an excellent exotic and the most expensive one he had bought today.
Not long after.
A drone delivered the parcel to the apartment's balcony.
Ji Xinghuo signed for it, opened the package, and took out the Life Spirit Breed. The thumb-sized golden seed contained a surging life force, and as soon as he took it out, Qinghong woke up, raising its head to look at the Life Spirit Breed with longing in its eyes.
"Eat it."
Ji Xinghuo fed the Life Spirit Breed to Qinghong, and it swallowed it in one gulp.
However, after it finished eating, there was no reaction.
Ji Xinghuo unwrapped the exotic packaging and held the exotic in his hand, and information popped up in his vision.
【Exotic: Frenzy】
【Grade: Quality】
【Fusion Success Rate: 88%】
【Upgradable: Yes】
"Not really suitable for me," Ji Xinghuo shook his head. Frenzy could increase an exotic's strength by about half, and the higher the level, the stronger the boost, but it consumed an immense amount of starlight and physical energy, leading to body overdraft and a period of weakness after the frenzy ended.
Such an exotic with obvious side effects was usually only used as a last resort in the most dangerous situations and was not worth using regularly.
While it wasn't suitable for himself, it might be useful for Qinghong.
Ji Xinghuo looked at the exotic and then at Qinghong, and suddenly an idea struck him. Could the Myriad Astral Eyes display the fusion success rate for Qinghong's exotics?
He tried sticking the exotic to Qinghong, and instantly, the information on the interface changed!
【Fusion Success Rate: 88%, 46%】
Just one extra number.
But this was exactly what Ji Xinghuo wanted, and he exclaimed in delight, "It really works!"
The first 88% was his fusion success rate, and the second 46% was Qinghong's.
However, Qinghong's fusion success rate was much lower than his, and Ji Xinghuo thought that this was actually the normal phenomenon. Aside from himself, all the other exotics in the world had to consider the possibility of failure when fusing with an exotic, and a success rate above 70% was rare.
The same was true for Qinghong. Without the Myriad Astral Eyes, its success rate was naturally not high.
"You're in luck!"
Ji Xinghuo said to Qinghong.
It understood, but it didn't quite grasp the true meaning of his words.
With just this ability to display the fusion success rate of battle pets, as long as he wanted to, he could become the most skilled beast tamer in the world and cultivate the most powerful battle pets!
Ji Xinghuo proceeded to test Qinghong, sticking the exotics to its body one by one.
Quicksilver Blood, Fusion Success Rate: 71%;
Metal Organs, 68%;
Tenacity, 55%;
Blood Sacrifice, 43%;
Steel Bones, 28%;
Bloody Strike, 60%;
Mental Scream, 65%.
He tested over a dozen exotics in succession, and the highest fusion success rates were Quicksilver Blood and Metal Organs, which assured Ji Xinghuo that his line of thinking was correct. However, none of them met his expectations.
Moreover, the changing rule of success rates also seemed to follow the degree of compatibility.
He picked up the "Gravitational Mutation."
This exotic's form was somewhat similar to the Rotating Magnetic Field, a semi-transparent, elastic gel-like substance.
The way battle pets fused with exotics was almost always by ingestion, and he had considered this when purchasing, so all these exotics could be directly eaten.
Ji Xinghuo stuck the exotic to Qinghong's body.
【Exotic: Gravitational Mutation】
【Grade: Excellent】
【Fusion Success Rate: 86%, 90%】
【Upgradable: Yes】
"So high!" Ji Xinghuo was astonished. This was the first time Qinghong's fusion success rate was higher than his, and it had reached 90%!
He didn't make a decision immediately and finished testing the rest of the exotics.
As expected, none of the success rates could reach above 70%, and they fell far behind Gravitational Mutation.
Without further ado, Ji Xinghuo directly stuffed the Gravitational Mutation exotic into Qinghong's mouth. It swallowed it in one gulp, and soon there was a reaction; that semi-transparent state appeared again, and the space around Qinghong's serpentine body became slightly distorted.
A moment later.
Qinghong successfully integrated the exotic, and its information in the Myriad Astral Eyes interface updated.
【Exotic: Gravitational Mutation (Level 1/67)】
(End of Chapter)
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