Supreme Electromagnetic Tyrant
Chapter 116 - 82 Jump Crystal

Chapter 116: Chapter 82 Jump Crystal

Ji Xinghuo’s perspective changed, and he felt his body lighten. When he regained his vision, he was no longer in the cave but found himself in an open field.

"Where is this?"

He turned his head and saw Ren Mian and his teammates, as well as the Toad Spirit’s corpse under his feet.

"We’re out!" Chi Zhonglin exclaimed excitedly, looking at the hexagonal prism crystal in Ren Mian’s hand, with a gleam in his eye, "Sister Ren, could this be the legendary Jump Crystal? If I had known you had this, I wouldn’t have been so scared."

"What else could it be if not a Jump Crystal?" Ren Mian laughed.

"It’s actually real!" Chi Zhonglin marveled.

Ji Xinghuo was also full of curiosity.

He had heard about Jump Crystals online and always thought they were just rumors. Unexpectedly, they actually existed, capable of transporting people through space instantly over great distances.

"This is the only Jump Crystal I have, and it cost me a great deal to get," Ren Mian handed the crystal to Ji Xinghuo and said, "The Grade of Jump Crystals varies. This one is of the lowest grade and can be used only five times at most, with a jump distance not exceeding 50 kilometers."

Ji Xinghuo took the crystal, feeling how light it was.

The Jump Crystal was only about ten centimeters in length and approximately three centimeters in diameter, hexagonal and cylinder-shaped, hard and smooth in texture, semi-transparent like an icicle with specks of starlight twinkling within, resplendent and stunning, reminding him of the Milky Way’s reflection on a starry night.

After handing the crystal to Chi Zhonglin for his admiration, Ji Xinghuo suddenly asked, "Sister Ren, are Jump Crystals natural or man-made?"

"I’m not sure either," Ren Mian shook her head, "but I guess they are likely man-made, probably an Ether Technology product. Because every Jump Crystal is constructed the same way, and the methods and conditions for use are exactly the same."

Ether Technology!

Ji Xinghuo was startled, then came to a realization.

In the Star Realm, there were nations with very advanced technology, not the physical technology known to Earth people, but rather tech based on Ether Energy and the application of Star Realm Rules.

The mightiest Galaxy Civilizations that entered the Star Realm also mastered Ether Technology.

The Sky Feather Royal Court, ruling over the Thousand Peak Abyss Forest, was seen as nothing more than a primitive and backward Race in the eyes of the true masters of the Star Realm, completely ignorant of what Ether Technology was.

Earth was very unlikely to come into contact with such profound technology.

"Jump Crystals must be very valuable, right?" Chi Zhonglin asked, unable to help himself as he looked at the crystal in his hand, "It must be worth several hundred million at least!"

"Hehe..."

Ren Mian neither confirmed nor denied it but merely put away the Jump Crystal.

She looked at the enormous Toad Spirit corpse beside her, which under the sunlight, resembled a pile of rotting flesh. Its back was covered in lumps, teeming and emitting a nauseating smell.

"Caiyi?"

Ren Mian placed a peach petal on Jiangnan Caiyi’s body, and within a few seconds, her pale face regained color, her Star Power and physical fitness recovered quickly, and the pain from the injuries caused by the Toad Spirit’s Spiritual Energy projectiles vanished in an instant.

She also treated Ji Xinghuo and Chi Zhonglin briefly, and the whole team’s condition was restored.

"I will collect the Alien Species," Jiangnan Caiyi said, raising her samurai sword and beginning to dissect the Toad Spirit’s corpse.

Ren Mian then started to sift through the large mass of transparent mucus, containing thousands of eggs, to find the rare items that could increase the Fusion Success Rate of Alien Abilities.

"Caiyi, let me help you," Ji Xinghuo drew his Thunderbolt Battle Blade and placed his hand on the Toad Spirit’s corpse.

Instantly, information about the Super Mutant creature appeared before his eyes.

[Creature: Toad Spirit]

[Level: Superior]

[Alien Species: Spiritual Ability, Tongue Spear, High-frequency Thinking, Toughness, Slippery Skin, Fast Self-healing, Fast Metabolism]

After reading the information, Ji Xinghuo was somewhat astonished.

The Toad Spirit had seven Alien Abilities, all awakened by itself, meaning all seven could be harvested.

The most valuable was naturally "Spiritual Ability," which was possibly the most costly Transcendent Ability.

While the power of the Rotating Magnetic Field might be higher and rarer than Spiritual Ability, it was not as broadly applicable, so its market value was less.

"Tongue Spear" was a Superior Ability, capable of launching the tongue like lightning, extremely difficult to guard against, and frighteningly lethal.

"High-frequency Thinking" was a high-quality Ability, included in many Professional Templates.

The Magnetic Field Madman required the fusion of High-frequency Thinking, as did the Spiritual Power Stringer. Many professions that demand quick reflexes and thinking usually pair with High-frequency Thinking, especially for the Spiritual Power Stringer, where it is essential to manipulate complex and rapidly changing energy.

The remaining four Abilities were somewhat less valuable.

Slippery Skin was relatively good, making the skin greasy and smooth, causing physical attacks landing on the body to slip off, reducing damage.

Fast Self-healing allowed a Mutant to use Star Power to accelerate Recovery, and should be quite in demand.

Toughness and Fast Metabolism were Abilities included in the Giant General’s Professional Templates.

Not one of the Toad Spirit’s seven Abilities was useless.

On the right side of the interface, seven locations of the Toad Spirit’s Alien Abilities were displayed. Ji Xinghuo’s first choice was "Spiritual Ability." He split open the Toad Spirit’s brain and found a white spherical object the size of a thumb inside the brain tissue, like a pearl, soft in texture and emitting a faint glow.

"Spiritual Ability Species!"

Jiangnan Caiyi didn’t expect Ji Xinghuo to be so efficient, finding the Alien Species in just a few moments.

All four of their gazes were drawn over.

[Alien Species: Spiritual Ability]

[Grade: Transcendent]

[Fusion Success Rate: 99%]

[Upgradeable: Yes]

Ji Xinghuo observed for a moment, and after reading the information on the Alien Species, thought to himself that the "Spiritual Ability" had such a high fusion success rate with him, just like the Rotating Magnetic Field.

It seems that I will have to fuse with Spiritual Ability in the future!

He handed the Alien Species to Ren Mian, who carefully preserved it in an exquisite container and hid it in her waist pack.

"Congratulations, Sister Ren," Ji Xinghuo smiled.

"Without your help, I couldn’t have acquired the Spiritual Ability," Ren Mian said with grateful eyes, sweeping her gaze over the three of them, but finally resting on Ji Xinghuo.

This hunt for the Toad Spirit had unexpected incidents, but they still successfully acquired the Spiritual Ability Species, with Ji Xinghuo playing a decisive role.

One could even say that without Ji Xinghuo, success would have been impossible.

The first step was relying on Ji Xinghuo’s scouting, which helped them avoid enemies countless times on the way, allowing the whole team to safely reach the Deep Rock Rift Valley;

Similarly, without Ji Xinghuo’s sensing ability, they wouldn’t have detected that Hunting Team, and he also timely countered the opponents, using five Super Mutants as bait to lure the Legendary Dagon people away, turning himself into the true opportunistic bird and the final winner;

Inside the Toad Spirit’s cave, without Ji Xinghuo’s arrow that seized the opportunity to hit the Toad Spirit and shattered its Spiritual Energy, creating an opening for Chi Zhonglin to launch a surprise attack from behind, the battle might have dragged on until the Legendary Dagon people burst into the cave.

On the way back to Olympia, they still needed Ji Xinghuo’s guidance.

Ren Mian was well aware of all of this.

Last year, when she recruited Ji Xinghuo, it was simply on a trial basis, never expecting Ji Xinghuo to bring her surprises time and again.

"If only we had Xinghuo earlier..."

At this moment, many thoughts flashed through Ren Mian’s mind, her eyes filled with complex emotions, and she became somewhat distracted.

"Sister Ren?"

Ji Xinghuo vaguely guessed her thoughts but also felt a bit uncomfortable under her gaze.

Ren Mian snapped back to reality, her ears tinged with red. Luckily, she was wearing a scarf that only revealed her eyes, so Ji Xinghuo didn’t notice. She pretended to be very calm and said, "Continue collecting Alien Species, move quickly, we must leave here as soon as possible."

After saying that, she continued to sort through the Toad Spirit Eggs.

Ji Xinghuo chuckled softly and efficiently collected six more Alien Species according to the interface information.

The appearances of the Alien Species varied, but Ji Xinghuo was most interested in High-frequency Thinking.

[Alien Species: High-frequency Thinking]

[Grade: Superior]

[Fusion Success Rate: 92%]

[Can It Be Upgraded: Yes]

This Alien Species was a soft lump of flesh born in a small organ in the Toad Spirit’s brain. Many monsters also possess High-frequency Thinking; after fusing, Mutants can stimulate their brain into a high-frequency state, speeding up thinking and neural response, which significantly enhances combat effectiveness.

Of course, High-frequency Thinking consumes a lot of Star Power and puts a heavy burden on the brain, so it can’t be used frequently, otherwise, it could damage the brain.

Although the grade of High-frequency Thinking isn’t the highest, being only a Superior Ability, it is highly sought after in the market and not so easy to come by.

Because there are too many Mutants who need this Alien Species.

Its market price is higher than most Transcendent Abilities, usually over three million Ya Yuan.

Seeing Ji Xinghuo seemed interested in High-frequency Thinking, Ren Mian said, "Xinghuo, I remember that the Magnetic Field Madman’s template includes High-frequency Thinking, right?"

"Yes," Ji Xinghuo nodded.

"Then you keep this Alien Species. We have now obtained the Toad Spirit wild eggs, so you can fuse with another Alien Species," she said, having found several Toad Spirit Eggs in the sticky mass.

"Sister Ren, you don’t need it?" Ji Xinghuo asked, puzzled.

Spiritual Ability combined with High-frequency Thinking is an optimal match; every Spiritual Power Stringer must fuse with High-frequency Thinking to unleash the full power of the Spiritual Ability.

"I need to fuse with Spiritual Ability first, then I shall prepare to advance to a Super Mutant," Ren Mian explained. "This might take one or two years to prepare. I don’t know when I’ll next fuse with an Alien Species. If you need it, you might as well fuse with this High-frequency Thinking now, and I can buy it when I want it."

Realization dawned on Ji Xinghuo’s face; for Advanced Mutants to advance to Super Mutants was the first bottleneck encountered on the path of life evolution.

This evolution was not triggered merely by having enough Star Power.

Instead, one had to implant a "Star Gland" into the body, an organ capable of storing, releasing, and condensing Star Power, significantly increasing the density of Star Power and changing its nature.

Sometimes, finding a matching Star Gland is not easy, potentially causing long delays.

A few months would be considered fast, and several years quite normal.

Ji Xinghuo looked towards Chi Zhonglin and Jiangnan Caiyi, both of whom indicated they did not need High-frequency Thinking, and after this trip, they also planned to prepare for advancing to Super Mutants.

"Alright, then I’ll accept it," he said.

Ji Xinghuo had Qing Hong collect the High-frequency Thinking Alien Species into the Dimension Stomach.

"A total of six Toad Spirit Eggs!"

Ren Mian checked all the eggs and laughed, "We are quite lucky, just these six Toad Spirit Eggs make our venture here worthwhile."

Each team member would get one egg, and there would be two left over.

Ji Xinghuo was also very pleased. The value of the Toad Spirit Eggs was clearly higher than that of the Sky Blue Fruit.

And significantly higher at that.

Although both could only increase one Alien Species and were usable only once in a lifetime, Toad Spirit Eggs were not limited by Rank, meaning anyone could consume them, including Legendary beings and Heavenly Kings, even Shepherd Star Saints!

"Let’s go," Ren Mian said cheerfully, "we return to Olympia now."

The four of them headed westward, quickly leaving the Deep Rock Rift Valley behind.

Several hours after their departure, a team of Stone Lizard warriors found the body of the Toad Spirit.

Soon, a Legendary Dagon person arrived, but Ji Xinghuo and the others were long gone. He let out a roar of impotent fury and, in his anger, killed the Stone Lizards on the spot.