Supreme Electromagnetic Tyrant
Chapter 151 - 115 Sky City

Chapter 151: Chapter 115 Sky City

In the nations of the Star Realm, civilizations from the Milky Way are generally referred to as Alien Races, and are also called "Aliens," "Alien Species," or "Outer Clan."

The "Star" here refers to the Star Realm.

"Alien, halt!"

A delicate shout came through.

Ji Xinghuo didn’t want to show his nervousness, so he slowed down the Silver Winged Pegasus and hovered in mid-air.

He looked towards the female Winged Person who had issued the command; her feathers were bright red, and her figure was delicately petite, barely over one and a half meters tall, looking very youthful.

The Winged People’s society is mostly matriarchal, and marital relationships do not exist.

Each family centers around a female Winged Person who is the bond of all family members, usually the mother and her numerous children.

The flying talents of female Winged People surpass those of males, develop earlier and faster; thus, they can easily overpower males of the same age and hold most of the power, and their social status is generally higher than that of males.

This female Winged Person was clearly the leader of the entire group.

As they saw Ji Xinghuo halt, they approached to a distance of over a hundred meters and dispersed, forming a three-dimensional formation.

However, they showed no hostility for the time being.

Ji Xinghuo felt somewhat relieved and looked at the leading female Winged Person, saying, "Good afternoon, children of the sky."

The pupils of the female Winged Person showed a hint of surprise, "You can speak the Sky Clan language?"

"My command of the Sky Clan language is mediocre, please forgive me," Ji Xinghuo humbly replied. "It is my honor that you can understand me."

The Winged People all showed expressions of pride.

"Giggle..."

The female Winged Person laughed, "You are already speaking very well, although there are still some imperfections." She sized up Ji Xinghuo, "Earthling, where are you headed?"

She had already recognized Ji Xinghuo’s race.

Bloodthorn City is only over two thousand kilometers away from Olympia, and the Winged People living here naturally know the Alien Races in the two nearby Star Gate Restricted Areas close to their homeland.

Earthlings are also human, and their appearances are extremely similar to many Human Races of the Star Realm, but Ji Xinghuo’s attire and equipment still revealed his origins. Particularly, the Composite Bow on his back was fundamentally different from the common bow types used by the Star Realm’s Human Race; it was a manufacturing technique only used by aliens.

"Yunxiao City," Ji Xinghuo replied truthfully.

"Oh?" The female Winged Person’s eyes brightened, "Are you going to attend the Queen’s Centenary Birthday Celebration?"

Ji Xinghuo’s mind stirred.

Centenary Birthday Celebration?

He immediately understood some things.

The average lifespan of ordinary Winged People is about 40 years, where one year equals one season, equivalent to 1.85 years; a Star Realm year has two seasons, equivalent to two years. Thus, the 40 years of a Winged Person are equivalent to 74 years of an Earthling, which, in comparison, isn’t exceptionally long-lived.

With each evolutionary step, lifespan increases.

Winged People who live to be a hundred are called "Centenarians", two hundred "Dragon’s Lifespan", and those who live to be five hundred have a "Millennial Lifespan", second only to the "Heavenly Lifespan" of one thousand years.

Achieving a Heavenly Lifespan is the ultimate pursuit of all Winged People towards life, and they die without regrets.

A Heavenly Lifespan equals 1850 Earth years.

Whereas a Millennial Lifespan is half of that, being 925 years.

Ji Xinghuo recalled from his history textbooks that the Supreme Ruler of the Sky Feather Royal Court, Queen Linqi, was over four hundred years old at the beginning of the opening of the Star Gate; carefully calculating, she was now exactly five hundred years old, which is equivalent to 925 Earth years.

Such an important birthday, being the Queen, definitely calls for grand arrangements.

Thus the so-called "Centenary Birthday Celebration"!

The person suspected of carrying fragments of the Wanxiang Star Pupil came to Yunxiao City, presumably to attend Queen Linqi’s Centenary Birthday Celebration.

"Yes."

Ji Xinghuo quickly reacted, nodding, "Her Majesty’s centenary, I heard Yunxiao City is hosting many celebratory events and welcoming all races to pay respects, so I thought I’d go and see the world, add to the festivity of the Queen’s celebration, and wish her a long and healthy Heavenly Lifespan!"

Long and healthy Heavenly Lifespan, the most beautiful blessing among the Winged People, equivalent to the Earthly blessing of living forever.

Hearing Ji Xinghuo’s words, the Winged People all relaxed their defensive posture.

"You are thoughtful."

The female Winged Person’s tone softened, and regret showed on her face, "I also want to go to Yunxiao City, but unfortunately, duty calls, and I cannot leave."

"As long as you pray for the Queen, even if you don’t make it to Yunxiao City, you’re still participating in the Centenary Celebration," Ji Xinghuo said with a smile.

His college major was Sky Clan language, so he was quite familiar with the Winged People’s festive customs.

"You are right," the female Winged Person nodded gladly, "Earthling, then I won’t delay you further, please feel free to go."

"May the wind protect you," Ji Xinghuo made a gentle gesture with his right hand.

"May the wind protect you," several Winged People responded in unison.

After Ji Xinghuo performed his courteous farewell, he was about to leave when the female Winged Person suddenly said, "Wait."

She took out a specially processed feather from her waist pouch, injected it with Star Power, making it emit a faint blood-red glow like stained blood, then raised her hand and sent out a gust of wind that blew it towards Ji Xinghuo.

"This is the Bloodthorn Feather, a symbol of the Bloodthorn City Guard. If you encounter my kin later, you can show this to them, and they will not trouble you, but it will only last for ten days."

Ji Xinghuo caught the feather, expressing his gratitude, "May I have the honor to know your name?"

"I am called Qian Ling."

"Thank you for your token from the Qian Ling Guard; it is of great help to me,"

Ji Xinghuo sincerely thanked her; he already perceived that this female Winged Person held a non-low position in the Bloodthorn City Guard, at least at the Guard level, and her strength was comparable to the very top among the Super Mutants.

Qian Ling simply shook his head, not caring.

After saying goodbye again, Ji Xinghuo spurred the Silver Winged Pegasus to continue flying northwest.

Only when he could no longer see the figures of the Winged People did he breathe a sigh of relief, thankful that his deep understanding of the Winged People had averted a crisis.

The Winged People of the Sky Feather Royal Court were not particularly friendly towards the aliens in the Thousand Peak Abyss Forest.

They considered themselves the masters and were quite arrogant.

If he showed even a slight lack of respect, it could easily trigger a conflict. With his abilities, he was highly confident he could kill these eight Winged People, but that would inevitably lead to being pursued by Bloodthorn City.

The Silver Winged Pegasus could hardly hide its tracks and was not as fast as the Winged People, making it impossible to shake them off.

The most crucial issue was the significant time delay involved.

Now, with the Bloodthorn Feather, he could avoid much trouble in the future.

That day, Ji Xinghuo flew another two thousand kilometers, then set up camp to rest in the late night.

For several days, Ji Xinghuo flew over boundless forests and towering mountains, carefully avoiding any Floating Cities and tribes along the way to prevent conflicts and battles. When absolutely unavoidable and he encountered the Winged People of the Sky Feather Royal Court, he would produce the Bloodthorn Feather. As Qian Ling had said, the Winged People did not trouble him any further.

Six days later.

The journey of twelve thousand kilometers was nearly complete, and as he neared Yunxiao City, Ji Xinghuo slowed down.

The last thousand kilometers, he kept his Wanxiang Star Pupil interface continuously active.

He constantly monitored the changes in the arrow.

Now, the arrow had almost expanded fivefold, and the sensation had become extremely clear.

Ji Xinghuo could even pinpoint the location of the other party.

Although he had already confirmed that the other party could not sense the presence of the Wanxiang Star Pupil, and the connection was one-way, Ji Xinghuo could not guarantee that nothing unexpected would happen when he was very close to his target.

What he feared most was that the other party had also detected this connection.

The Silver Winged Pegasus continued to fly forward.

The distance gradually decreased.

When about five hundred kilometers away, Ji Xinghuo had the Pegasus land, and he quietly waited a few hours to confirm that the other party had not moved, then continued forward.

Every hundred kilometers, he would stop to observe.

Three hundred kilometers.

Two hundred.

One hundred.

At the last fifty kilometers, Ji Xinghuo looked ahead, now faintly able to see a magnificent Floating City high in the sky.

Yunxiao City!

The location indicated by the arrow was right there in the city in the sky. Ji Xinghuo gazed for a long time, and the other party still showed no signs of movement.

Winged People flew by in the sky from time to time, and on the ground, there were many villages of Winged People.

Not all Winged People lived in the Floating City, only those who had undergone two life evolutions or were born into noble families qualified to enter Floating City. Most Winged People lived on the ground, with many villages and tree houses in the forests.

The closer to Yunxiao City, the denser the settlements of Winged People became.

Finally, directly below Yunxiao City, they formed a massive city with a population of over twenty million, known as Yunxiao Lower City.

Yunxiao Lower City had no walls and spanned thousands of square kilometers.

Several major roads extended from the city to all directions, mostly traveled by races without the ability to fly.

Deserted People, Dan People, Highlanders, Forest Patrol Clan, Headhunter Tribe, and many odd-shaped races.

Various human sub-species were the most numerous.

Ji Xinghuo had already replaced his ceramic steel armor and composite bow, donning a set of simple leather armor to hide his alien features, and instructed the Silver Winged Pegasus to fly at a lower altitude.

Yunxiao City grew increasingly large in his sight, unveiling its full grandeur.

Even though Ji Xinghuo had heard about this peculiar Sky City before, seeing it with his own eyes still shocked him.

Dozens of Floating Mountains were connected and fixed together with huge chains, forming a giant floating island over twenty kilometers in diameter and more than five thousand meters above the ground, casting vast shadows from the sky. From afar, it looked like a mirage, yet it was real.

This city floating among the clouds had continuous exquisite buildings with lush vegetation barely visible from the ground.

Even so, it was still incredibly captivating.

"Truly worthy of being called Sky City!"

Ji Xinghuo sincerely marveled.

He saw squads of Winged People Patrol Teams take off from Yunxiao City, circling around the Sky City. At least several tens of thousands of Winged People were constantly protecting the airspace of Yunxiao City, with a defense perimeter exceeding ten kilometers.

These Winged People were members of the Royal Court Guard.

Chosen from the elite of the Winged People, they reportedly numbered up to a million, all at least Third Rank, and took orders only from Queen Lingqi.

Ji Xinghuo looked up at Sky City, feeling somewhat helpless.

The interface arrow of the Wanxiang Star Pupil pointed right at a location within Sky City, the distance between them less than thirty kilometers, and he could feel the guidance at all times.

However, seeing the situation, how he would enter Sky City was a big problem.

"Take it one step at a time."

Ji Xinghuo had the Silver Winged Pegasus land on the ground and followed the main road, like an ordinary person from the Star Realm, into the ground-level Yunxiao Lower City.