Chapter 445: Becoming One with the Sword

Chapter 445: Becoming One with the Sword

Doomsday hovered in front of Ji Xinghuo, its dragon mouth open wide as it sucked the two exotic species from his hands into its mouth.

"Fusing with two exotic species at the same time?" Ji Xinghuo exclaimed, then immediately understood.

With the Ancestral Dragon Vein, Doomsday had a 100% success rate in fusing with dragon-type exotic species; failure was impossible.

The exotic species of the Titanium Cobalt Dragon's body was a silvery-gray metal sheet, and the Ether Dragon Heart was a blob of dragon blood that had congealed into a reddish jelly-like substance. As soon as the two exotic species entered Doomsday's mouth, they were instantly transformed into energy and absorbed.

Doomsday closed its eyes, looking relaxed.

Its dark golden dragon scales shimmered faintly, and beneath them, one could barely make out the flow of light as changes occurred.

A few minutes passed.

Doomsday's aura stabilized, and it opened its dragon eyes, excitement evident in them.

"The fusion was successful!"

Ji Xinghuo opened the interface of the Myriads Star Pupil and sure enough, Doomsday's exotic ability information had increased by two lines.

【Exotic Ability: Titanium Cobalt Dragon's Body (Tier 1, 1/2221)】

【Exotic Ability: Ether Dragon Heart (Tier 1, 1/349)】

Both were first-tier exotic abilities, and the amount of spiritual source energy required to upgrade them differed by almost seven times, thus illustrating the gap between super-limit abilities and star-falling abilities.

Even before upgrading, Ji Xinghuo could feel the changes, his strength had increased.

This was an effect brought about by the Dragon Vein possessor.

As the dragon's strength grew, the Dragon Lord would also receive an amplified boost.

Even though a first-tier Dragon Vein possessor could only draw 10% of the dragon's strength, the effect of the Titanium Cobalt Dragon's body was too powerful. Combined with the amplification effect of the Ancestral Dragon Vein on dragon-type exotic species, the multiple iterations resulted in a very noticeable feedback to Ji Xinghuo.

"Finally, I can upgrade!"

Ji Xinghuo looked at his cobalt-titanium dragon body; it had been more than half a starry month. Despite training every day, his progress was still at (Tier 1, 637/2221).

This rate of improvement was actually very fast, thanks to the effect of the Ancestral Dragon Vein.

For others, if their talent and dragon vein potential were insufficient, they would need more than ten times the amount of training to achieve the same progress, perhaps even more.

【Spiritual Source Energy: 68,413】

Ji Xinghuo checked the remaining spiritual source energy and after a rough allocation, he began the upgrade process.

Soon, the Titanium Cobalt Dragon's body reached (Tier 2, 1/11311).

"Upgrade to the next level again."

Ji Xinghuo consumed another ten thousand points of spiritual source energy, and the Titanium Cobalt Dragon's body quickly advanced to (Tier 3, 1/55111).

His power surged explosively!

An incredibly powerful aura emanated from his body, and as he watched his skin, the silver glow became brighter and brighter during the upgrade, causing the specific increase in bench-press weight to be unclear even to himself.

His electromagnetic sensing radius also expanded, surpassing 140 kilometers!

Ji Xinghuo looked at Doomsday and placed his hand on the Annihilating Dragon's head, infusing it with over ten thousand spiritual source energy, upgrading its Titanium Cobalt Dragon's body to the third tier as well.

As Doomsday's strength increased by ten points, Ji Xinghuo's strength synchronously amplified by one point.

"Roar!"

A thrilled roar echoed.

Doomsday's slender body exuded a sense of power, and beneath its dark golden dragon scales, silver light flowed through its dragon skin, but it soon subdued, becoming imperceptible.

With over 40,000 spiritual source energy remaining, it wasn't enough to upgrade the Titanium Cobalt Dragon's body further.

Ji Xinghuo switched to the Dragon Vein Possessor.

【Exotic Ability: Dragon Vein Possessor (Tier 1, 1/269)】

With just 268 points of spiritual source energy, the Dragon Vein Possessor advanced to the second tier, increasing the amount of strength drawn from the Annihilating Dragon to 20%. Ji Xinghuo immediately felt his strength rise, and he could now replicate one exotic ability from Doomsday.

However, the newly acquired exotic ability would occupy one of the fusion slots, and he currently had no expandable curios to increase his capacity.

He continued to upgrade the Dragon Vein Possessor.

It advanced from (Tier 2, 1/1129) to (Tier 3, 1/4639), and then to (Tier 4, 1/18679). A total of over 20,000 points of spiritual source energy was invested, and the Dragon Vein Possessor eventually reached (Tier 5, 1/74449).

A fifth-tier Dragon Vein Possessor drew 50% of the dragon's strength! And it could replicate five exotic abilities.

However, Doomsday only had a total of four exotic abilities, including the Ancestral Dragon Vein. The rest could only be temporarily set aside.

The power of the dual Titanium Cobalt Dragon's bodies, further amplified by the Ancestral Dragon Vein, could rival three to four times the strength of other Titanium Cobalt Dragon Lords!

"Awesome!"

Ji Xinghuo reveled in the surge of power, feeling like he had an endless supply of energy. Even without using star power or exotic abilities, relying solely on his physical condition, he could defeat most average Heavenly Kings with his bare hands.

On the Global Power Ranking of Earth, the Heavenly Kings ranked in the latter half would be like weaklings before him.

"And this is only the third-tier Titanium Cobalt Dragon's body..."

Ji Xinghuo was eager to see how powerful he and Doomsday would become if they upgraded their Titanium Cobalt Dragon's bodies further.

He still had over 16,000 points of spiritual source energy remaining.

After checking, he decided to invest it all into Doomsday's Ether Dragon Heart.

This super-limit dragon-type exotic species, originating from the "Ether Dragon," could transform the heart, granting abilities akin to "Ether Affinity" and "Ether Energy Conservation," although the effects were slightly inferior to the actual exotic species.

The reason for choosing the Ether Dragon Heart over the Flashing Light Wings and Crystal Scales was not just for concealment but also because of another factor.

Doomsday's Annihilating Beam consumed too much energy.

During the Dragon Spear competition that day, Doomsday was actually unable to release a third Annihilating Beam. Hence, when fighting against the other Dragon Lords, Ji Xinghuo had Doomsday hold back, mainly using its presence to intimidate its opponents. If Titanium Cobalt Sun could withstand that attack, there would still be a chance to fight back.

By fusing with the Ether Dragon Heart, this issue could be effectively mitigated, allowing Doomsday to release one or two additional Annihilating Beams.

As spiritual source energy was invested, the Ether Dragon Heart upgraded like a rocket, soaring through three levels in just a few minutes.

{Exotic Ability: Ether Dragon Heart (Tier 4, 6506/34739)}

Doomsday happily hovered in the air.

At Tier 4, the Ether Dragon Heart was already extremely effective, allowing Doomsday to release the Annihilating Beam two more times.

"It should reach the star-falling ability level after rising another two or three tiers."

Ji Xinghuo stroked his chin. After the Ether Dragon Heart advanced, it would become the "Ether Core Heart," an ability even better than Ether Resonance. In the True Dragon Empire, the number of Ether Dragons possessing the Ether Core Heart was extremely low, comparable to the unique abilities of Divine Dragon species.

If he were to replicate an ability from Doomsday, the Ether Core would be an excellent choice.

"Now, it's all used up."

Ji Xinghuo looked at the spiritual source energy value on the interface being cleared out and immediately put away Doomsday and Qinghong, not stopping to rest as he began hunting for Earth Devouring Worms.

A long sword appeared in his hand, emitting a purple and white glow.

Thunder Sword! Infusing spiritual energy into the sword, in an instant, the long sword disintegrated into countless fragments, dense as raindrops, each piece flashing with electric light and coalescing into a purple and white current that enveloped Ji Xinghuo's figure.

A loud peal of thunder reverberated.

Ji Xinghuo and the sword became one, transforming into a lightning-fast bolt of lightning that shot out from the city ruins.

This was one of the techniques he had figured out for using the Thunder Sword.

By constructing an electric current coil with the fragments of the Thunder Sword, he could transform the electromagnetic field's propulsion, greatly increasing his flight speed.

Shock waves, magnetic field propulsion, acceleration, and the materialized electric current coil created a quadruple effect, propelling Ji Xinghuo's flight speed beyond its previous limit to an astonishing degree.

In just a few dozen breaths, he had reached his destination.

A bolt of lightning struck down.

Ji Xinghuo's figure appeared, and within his electromagnetic sensing range, there were dozens of Earth Devouring Worms underground in this area.

His current position was at the center of the Earth Devouring Worms' distribution.

He took out a "probe."

This was a "Sonic Lure," a device he had seen in a shop selling rare treasures during his outing with Tai Cobbing in Titanium Ring City. When inserted into the ground and activated, it could generate a unique frequency of sound waves.

To the perception of the Earth Devouring Worms, these sound waves would enrage them, causing them to recklessly launch attacks without regard for their own safety.

Ji Xinghuo had spent a dozen or so Ether Crystals to purchase it.

He inserted the probe into the ground and activated it.

Beep beep!

An ultra-high-frequency sound wave inaudible to the human ear was emitted and spread through the ground, rippling out in circles.

Soon, all the Earth Devouring Worms within a thirty-kilometer radius became agitated.

They hesitated for a few seconds before quickly swimming towards the probe's location, their speed increasing as they fell into a frenzied state.

The nearest Earth Devouring Worm arrived.

The ground trembled slightly.

Ji Xinghuo raised his hand and gently flicked his fingers, causing some of the Thunder Sword fragments orbiting his body to shoot out. The electric light blossomed, coalescing into a lightning dragon several meters long. It soared into the sky before plunging into the ground hundreds of meters away.

The earth was as fragile as tofu, and the sword light easily penetrated without any hindrance.

The Earth Devouring Worm, which was frantically tunneling underground, had just sensed something approaching when it was shredded to pieces by countless sword fragments.

Each fragment possessed sharpness, hardness, speed, and carried high-voltage electricity. In the moment they sliced through the Earth Devouring Worm's body, they released arcs of high-temperature electricity. By the time the sword light withdrew, the worm's body had been reduced to a charred and broken corpse, silent and motionless underground.

{Spiritual Source Energy +66}

The electric light fragments broke through the soil and returned to Ji Xinghuo's side, reintegrating into the purple and white sword light.

A few seconds later...

Hundreds of Thunder Sword fragments transformed into electric light and struck again, killing another Earth Devouring Worm that was approaching from underground.

{Spiritual Source Energy +57}

The sword light, resembling a lightning dragon, repeatedly struck out, easily slaying the Earth Devouring Worms each time.

Sometimes, after a sword light killed an Earth Devouring Worm, it would immediately change direction underground and continue to slash at nearby targets.

The Earth Devouring Worms flew into the lightning like moths to a flame, approaching from all directions. However, none of them could get within three hundred meters of the probe. Their massive bodies were shredded to pieces by the Thunder Sword fragments, leaving behind only shattered remains.

In less than ten minutes, all the Earth Devouring Worms in this area had been annihilated!

Their corpses remained underground.

Ji Xinghuo decided against collecting the exotic species.

After killing so many Earth Devouring Worms in the Silent Wasteland, he had already seen the kinds of exotic species they produced, and most of them were not very valuable. It would be a waste of time. Moreover, he still had a large number of exotic species from his previous collection in the Dimensional Stomach Pouch, which he had not yet processed.

It wouldn't be long before other Earth Devouring Worms would consume these corpses, and no one would discover the remains of the monsters underground and become suspicious.

He only wanted the spiritual source energy.

{Spiritual Source Energy: 1434}

In just a few minutes, he had gained so much spiritual source energy, and Ji Xinghuo's spirit was lifted. This efficiency was much faster than before.

He recalled the "probe" from mid-air and put it away, and with a flash of sword light, his entire body transformed into a sharp and overpowering bolt of lightning that streaked across the sky, accompanied by rolling thunder, as he headed towards the next hunting spot detected by his electromagnetic sensing ability.

Double Monthly Tickets please! Everyone voted for so many monthly tickets the other day, but there was no double reward, haha...

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