Chapter 386: Star Meteor: Star Realm Jump

Chapter 386: Star Meteor: Star Realm Jump

【Spiritual Source Energy +7470】

A notification popped up in Ji Xinghuo's vision, and on the ground, Cang Huigui lay motionless. Finally convinced that she was truly dead, he flew down and landed beside the corpse.

Gazing at the headless body lying in a pool of blood that was slowly cooling, Ji Xinghuo's expression finally changed.

"So this is a Heavenly King."

Previously, he had estimated that Cang Huigui was a Heavenly King of the second level, but when they actually fought, he discovered that she wasn't as strong as he had imagined. She had claimed to originally be a Dragon Warrior, a class that fell short of a Dragon Master.

Those who could become Dragon Masters were true dragon warriors, and they would never willingly be Dragon Warriors.

Dragon Warriors mainly engaged in close combat, and if they couldn't hit their target, they became sitting ducks—completely suppressed by him.

If one didn't consider Cang Huigui's battle pet, her own strength would rank her at most around 30th place on the Global Power Ranking on Earth.

Of course, he had to rely on the Spirit String Song to kill her! Ji Xinghuo gently caressed the bow in his hand and smiled with satisfaction. The Spirit String Song probably wouldn't be that powerful in someone else's hands. It was his Myriad Phenomenon Star Pupil that had brought out its full potential, and combined with his super-fast speed, he had successfully kited a Heavenly King to death.

"It's your turn to fall into my hands."

He rubbed his hands together and began to search for loot.

Cang Huigui had claimed to be from a side branch of the Cang Huo family, and her grandfather was quite influential as a sixth-order powerhouse. She should have considerable wealth.

First was her spear.

Ji Xinghuo raised his hand and, with a gesture, pulled the spear that had fallen far away into his hand. He examined it.

"Super Ability three stars, average."

He appraised it with his eyes; the spear was similar to the Heaven's Fury and Crimson Blood Spear and was actually quite good. However, during the fight, it had become more or less a decoration in Cang Huigui's hands.

Before leaving this time, Ji Xinghuo had given the Heaven's Fury and Crimson Blood Spear to Chi Zhonglin to increase his strength and protect the team. Unexpectedly, not long after coming out, he had obtained another three-star super-ability spear, but it was a pity that he didn't like using spears.

He continued to search the body and soon found what he was looking for.

It was an arm ring! Ji Xinghuo took it off Cang Huigui's arm. As soon as he touched it, he could feel that it was extraordinary; it had a dimensional space inside!

"As expected, it's a spatial equipment!"

He observed it carefully. The armlet had a diameter of a little over ten centimeters, and when worn on the arm, it could be hidden under clothing and become invisible.

It was about two fingers wide, and on it was carved a true dragon with its claws dancing. Unlike the common true dragons, this one was entirely greenish-blue, with a slender body and no wings, resembling the Qinglong of Earth. Its head and tail were connected, forming a complete armlet.

Ji Xinghuo immediately recalled that he had seen this item in a stone tablet.

"Dragon Ring!"

This was a specially made spatial equipment of the True Dragon Dynasty.

It was a one-star Apocalypse, with an attached dimensional space of about five cubic meters, equivalent to the capacity of a second-level Dimensional Stomach.

There were also more advanced Dragon Rings with larger spaces and more functions, but they were not something that ordinary True Dragon warriors could obtain. Even though this Dragon Ring was only a one-star Apocalypse, it was still priceless, and under normal circumstances, it wouldn't have fallen into Cang Huigui's hands. It should have been a family heirloom.

Ji Xinghuo tried it out.

In addition to the dimensional space, this Dragon Ring could also store about 10,000 star power, which could be used to feed back to oneself in an emergency or converted into life force to stay alive.

Just now, Cang Huigui had activated the Dragon Ring, which was why she had been able to escape for so long.

Additionally, there was an ether affinity.

"What a great treasure!"

Ji Xinghuo exclaimed in admiration. The dimensional space, star power storage, and ether affinity—all three functions were extremely practical.

He grasped the Dragon Ring and sensed it, immediately seeing many things.

Most of the space was filled with Cang Huigui's personal belongings, as well as several backup weapons and equipment, and a large number of True Dragon Coins, amounting to about 30 million, far less than the one hundred million she had claimed.

There were also more than a thousand ether crystals, a dozen exotic and unknown curios, and so on.

This was all of Cang Huigui's wealth.

"Tsk..."

Ji Xinghuo shook his head. As expected, killing and plundering was the fastest way to get rich, but the most valuable item was the Dragon Ring itself.

He continued to search, but Cang Huigui's battle armor had been damaged by him.

There was nothing else.

Ji Xinghuo thought for a moment and stuffed Cang Huigui's body into her Dragon Ring. A few bolts of lightning struck, igniting a fire that burned away all traces of blood at the scene, and then he took off, flying towards Qinghong at high speed.

At the site of the initial battle, there was only the corpse of a mysterious iron battle scorpion on the ground, with broken branches and leaves scattered all around, a mess.

As soon as he landed, Qinghong jumped out from the nearby bushes.

"What happened?"

The giant tree demon was also smashed to pieces, but when Qinghong wanted to kill it, it had disappeared without a trace.

Ji Xinghuo speculated that it had attached itself to a piece of broken wood or vine and escaped underground.

"It doesn't matter," he said, trying to reassure Qinghong, although he felt a bit worried.

"These plant-type monsters are tricky. Many times, they don't excel in direct combat, but their abilities are unpredictable, and it's hard to kill them thoroughly."

The giant tree demon was a Shock-level battle pet, and it had participated in this fight. If the powerful being behind Cang Huigui found it and traced the culprit back to him, it might cause trouble in the future.

"Leaving the root behind could cause future problems..." Ji Xinghuo muttered.

He scanned the surroundings, including underground, with his electromagnetic induction, but couldn't find any trace of the giant tree demon.

Feeling helpless, he knew he couldn't blame Qinghong for this; it wasn't the beast's fault.

"Let's get going," he urged.

Ji Xinghuo approached the mysterious iron battle scorpion, its massive body already cold. He placed his hand on it, and an interface appeared before his eyes.

[Monster: Mysterious Iron Battle Scorpion]



[Level: Disaster-Shock]



[Variants: Steel Body, Piercing, Rage, Limb Regeneration, Beastly Power, Furious Strike, Rapid Metabolism...]



This mysterious iron battle scorpion had twelve variants, fitting its status as a Shock-level battle pet.

However, it was clear that it had been cultivated by Cang Huigui, as many of its variants had a "" mark, indicating they couldn't be collected and fused anymore.

The scorpion's original potential was also average. The reason it caught Cang Huigui's attention was mainly due to its famous super-limit ability, "Steel Body." Its other abilities were quite mediocre and not of high grade.

Ji Xinghuo quickly cut up the body and collected the "Steel Body" variant.

He discarded the rest.

Flying towards the surroundings, he found the corpses of the three double-headed flying dragons. They were also battle pets cultivated by the Beastmaster, and only some of their abilities could be collected.

After finishing up, Ji Xinghuo was about to leave when his electromagnetic induction detected a figure hiding in the distant forest, secretly spying on him. It was the branch-horned cloud deer, which had fled at the start of the battle. He hadn't paid attention to it at the time.

He had assumed it had long disappeared without a trace, but here it was.

"Come here," Ji Xinghuo beckoned.

The branch-horned cloud deer's eyes darted around, but to his surprise, it immediately ran over and lowered its head to lick Ji Xinghuo's hand, clearly trying to curry favor.

"Hehe..." Ji Xinghuo laughed.

This guy had good insight. It probably witnessed the battle between him and Cang Huigui and realized that following him would be more promising. It no longer showed the resistance it had displayed before.

Ji Xinghuo mounted the branch-horned cloud deer's back and clamped his legs, "Run, show me your fastest speed."

The branch-horned cloud deer immediately sprinted off.

Its four hooves created a cloud mist that lifted it into the air, carrying Ji Xinghuo with it as they merged with the wind and sped forward.

Soon after.

The man and deer entered the Tungsten Mountain Territory.

Ji Xinghuo relaxed a little and let the branch-horned cloud deer continue running. The surrounding vegetation gradually thinned out, and no matter which direction he looked, there were endless mountains as far as the eye could see. The soil was hard, and most of the mountains were bare, with black rocks.

The branch-horned cloud deer ran for over thirty hours straight, finally slowing down as night fell. They had covered more than five thousand kilometers into the Tungsten Mountain Territory.

"We should be safe now," Ji Xinghuo said, noticing the deer's fatigue and slowing pace. He decided to take a rest.

He found a secluded valley and set up camp.

The branch-horned cloud deer panted heavily, and Ji Xinghuo, pleased with its performance, took out a Qingkong Fruit as a reward. Although eating another Qingkong Fruit wouldn't increase the number of expansions, its delicious taste and ability to replenish stamina were still beneficial.

The branch-horned cloud deer caught the fruit in its mouth, chewed a few times, and swallowed it, its eyes showing enjoyment. It nuzzled Ji Xinghuo's hand, asking for more.

Ji Xinghuo patted its head, "Go graze."

He stopped paying attention to the deer and set up a tent, taking out delicacies prepared on Earth to feed Qinghong.

"Where's the Flying Sky Ray's body?"

Qinghong opened its mouth and spat out a ray fish from its dimensional stomach bag.

The Flying Sky Ray wasn't very large, with a length of just over six meters including its tail. Most of its weight was concentrated in its flat head, and it was ugly. Qinghong's Rifting Claw had chopped it into several pieces, leaving only some skin and flesh connected, from which flowed a gray-blue blood that stank horribly.

Pinching his nose, Ji Xinghuo placed his hand on the ray.

[Variants: Star Realm Jump, Vacuum Sense, Void Signpost, Seal, Phase Shift, Advanced Toughness, Spirit Power, Instant Recovery, Slippery Skin, Underwater Breathing, Invisibility, Blink, Glide]



A total of thirteen variants!

As expected of an extremely rare void-type monster, Cang Huigui had invested a lot of effort into it, cultivating it to the Splendor grade.

Ji Xinghuo immediately spotted the 'Star Realm Jump' among its variants.

A Starfall ability!

This ability was the core of the Star Realm Traveler profession, allowing one to perform long-distance jumps through the starry realm, treating space as their home field. Whether it was pursuing enemies, escaping, or other applications, its power was immeasurable!

Even among Starfall abilities, Star Realm Jump was at the very top.

Only a minuscule number of monsters and even fewer intelligent races could possibly possess this incredibly powerful ability.

And the Flying Sky Ray was one of them.

Thus, Cang Huigui had invested a tremendous amount of effort and resources, using it as the core to build her battle pet system.

Her strategy was actually quite formidable. With the addition of a few more powerful battle pets, she wouldn't even need to fight herself; her pets would be enough to dominate anyone below the seventh rank. But she had the misfortune of encountering Ji Xinghuo.

However, it was her greed for Qinghong that led to her downfall, so one could say she died as she lived.

Ji Xinghuo analyzed the Flying Sky Ray's variants.

The ones marked with an asterisk were the ones Cang Huigui had fused to the ray—Vacuum Sense, Void Signpost, Seal, Spirit Power, and Invisibility.

"What a pity."

Ji Xinghuo felt a bit disappointed.

All five of these were super-limit abilities, and Void Signpost and Seal were ones he had never encountered before.

Void Signpost was likely how Cang Huigui had been able to track him down, unknowingly marking him with a signpost for precise positioning, and then repeatedly jumping over to him. It was an incredibly powerful means of locking onto an enemy.

Seal, on the other hand, temporarily blocked the void, preventing jumps or blinks.

These two variants were extremely powerful.

Combined with Star Realm Jump and Phase Shift, they gave the Flying Sky Ray a rich and formidable set of spatial abilities.

However, the ray's bodily strength was too weak, and it lacked offensive capabilities.

This was its biggest weakness.

Ji Xinghuo couldn't understand why Cang Huigui hadn't made up for the ray's shortcomings. Perhaps she couldn't find suitable variants, or maybe she had tried but failed in the fusion process.

Even so, the Flying Sky Ray's innate variants were exceptionally powerful.

There was no need to elaborate on Star Realm Jump, and 'Phase Shift' was also a super-limit ability, allowing it to hide within the folds of the void. If an enemy didn't have a means to tear through the void, the ray was practically invincible.

Ji Xinghuo looked up at the night sky.

Harvesting a Starfall variant would trigger a celestial phenomenon, and now that it was night, the sky was pitch-black, making the stars even more prominent.

But that didn't pose a problem for him.

Ji Xinghuo first tidied up the camp and had the branch-horned cloud deer leave to a spot over a hundred kilometers away. Then he flew up and circled the area, confirming that no one was around before he began cutting up the Flying Sky Ray.

One by one, the variants were harvested.

Phase Shift, Blink, and finally, Star Realm Jump.

The Star Realm Jump variant had a peculiar form—it was a multi-sided spherical shape, like a cut gemstone, but its interior was opaque, containing flowing, grayish energy, resembling an artificial object.

Ji Xinghuo didn't have time to observe it further and immediately stored the variant and the ray's corpse into his Dimensional Stomach Bag.

The Starfall celestial phenomenon had already begun.

He activated his invisibility and flew at top speed, hugging the low-lying terrain, with no mood to admire the stars above.

Soon, Ji Xinghuo flew out of the phenomenon's range.

Continuing on for a while, he found the branch-horned cloud deer far from that area and only stopped after the phenomenon had subsided. However, this Starfall phenomenon didn't attract any powerful beings; perhaps they hadn't had time to arrive, as everything remained calm.

Ji Xinghuo set up camp again a few hundred kilometers away and then took out the variant.

[Variant: Star Realm Jump]



[Grade: Starfall]



[Fusion Success Rate: 78%, 97%]



[Upgradable: Yes]



Ji Xinghuo's expression changed as he saw the variant's information. The two success rates displayed were vastly different—78% for himself and 97% for Qinghong.

"What's going on here?"

He scratched his head, unsure what to do. The Starfall variant would ideally be fused with himself rather than Qinghong.

Moreover, with his Myriad Phenomenon Star Pupil, he might be able to use Star Realm Jump even within the Milky Way Galaxy, vastly expanding its range compared to others. But the success rate difference was just too large!

For a moment, Ji Xinghuo was torn between choices.

(End of Chapter)

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