Supreme Electromagnetic Tyrant
Chapter 219 - 169 Purple Lightning_2

Chapter 219: Chapter 169 Purple Lightning_2

"The Director is in his prime, the perfect time to strive for the title of Heavenly King," Zhou Yishang said very seriously.

"I know my own business," Li Hui sighed, "becoming a Heavenly King, it’s not that easy. If it were, I would have broken through decades ago."

The room fell silent.

Ji Xinghuo could tell that the Director had lost his drive to become a Heavenly King.

As far as he knew, when Li Hui took over as the head of the Sword Bureau, he had just become Legendary. Now, after more than eighty years, he was still at Legendary Second Dan. Although he had immense prestige in the global intelligence community and held significant authority, advancing to Heavenly King was nearly impossible for him.

In fact, the majority of the powerhouses on the global Legendary list had no hope of becoming Heavenly Kings and were over a hundred years old.

Just within the Asia-Pacific Community Country alone, there are over 500 Legendary Mutants.

But there are only thirteen Heavenly Kings!

This shows how difficult it is for a Legendary to ascend to the level of Heavenly King, something that stops most Legendary warriors.

"Enough about me," Li Hui turned to Ji Xinghuo, "you try out the power of the Purple Lightning Sword, get used to its functions, so you don’t get flustered when facing an enemy."

"Yes, Director."

With a thought from Ji Xinghuo, the Purple Lightning Sword immediately activated.

The dozens of tiny holes on the hilt were actually vector jet nozzles that emitted a slight airflow, causing the entire sword to levitate and follow beside him.

He chose the non-combat follow mode.

Wherever he went, the Purple Lightning Sword, as if sentient, automatically followed him, deftly avoiding others and any obstacles on the road.

Quiet, flexible, stable.

Ji Xinghuo entered an expansive Martial Arts Arena in the underground headquarters of the Sword Bureau, where Li Hui had already asked everyone else to leave, and he and Zhou Yishang stood outside to watch.

Beep beep!

The end of the Purple Lightning Sword’s hilt emitted a flame-like azure tail stream, and the sword blade vibrated at a frequency imperceptible to the naked eye, causing the sword blade to blur, with strands of purple light flowing along it, extremely dazzling.

As Ji Xinghuo’s gaze locked on, the power surged instantly, and the entire sword turned into a purple lightning bolt, tracing a path through the air, slashing towards a metal column in the middle of the Martial Arts Arena.

With a sonorous ring,

Sparks flew as the metal column was cleanly severed, its upper half tumbling down.

The cross-section was as smooth as a mirror, and the blade hardly felt any resistance, not slowing down in the slightest during the slicing process.

Ji Xinghuo was dumbstruck.

The metal column, as thick as a thigh, was cast from an iron alloy with very high hardness, not much worse than his own Golden Scale Iron Spine.

If it were to strike him, he would certainly be cut in half at the waist.

And this was only the low output power, without even reaching the speed limit of the Flying Sword.

After slicing the column, the Purple Lightning Sword was back by Ji Xinghuo’s side in the blink of an eye, the slash having consumed less than one ten-thousandth of its electrical power. He increased the power, enhancing the speed and frequency of the Purple Lightning Sword, and it instantly vanished from sight.

Swoosh!

A purple electric flash appeared and disappeared in an instant, another piece chopped off the metal column.

Ji Xinghuo activated the High-frequency Thinking on his Acceleration Ring, his mind concentrated and thoughts quickening, as he controlled the Purple Lightning Sword to slice at the target again and again.

A purple shadow, too fast for the eye to follow, flickered back and forth in the Martial Arts Arena.

The metal column in the center was like a block of tofu, shrinking every second, as circular metal slices fell off.

Sometimes, before the metal slices even hit the ground, they were sliced into even smaller pieces.

In just over ten seconds, the floor was littered with scraps of iron.

Cutting iron like mud is a phrase, but for the Purple Lightning Sword, it is a statement.

Ji Xinghuo tested all the attack modes.

The flight path of the Purple Lightning Sword constantly changed, capable of high-speed linear flight to penetrate surfaces; it could also fly horizontally to expand the cutting area; or spin sideways around the hilt like an electric fan, causing greater area damage.

The most complex was the spiral flight path, like a lightning-fast serpent, picking its victims.

Accelerating, decelerating, changing direction;

Cutting, puncturing, slashing;

The various attack methods combined with the flight paths made the Purple Lightning Sword unpredictable and elusive, difficult for an enemy to defend against.

The Purple Lightning Sword was capable of fully automated attacks; as long as the target was locked, it could calculate the best mode of attack, without its master having to worry about anything.

Still, it was better to control it with one’s mind, as it unlocked higher potential.

This is like the difference between automatic and manual transmission.

Automatic is convenient and easy, but sometimes it’s predictable, and mistakes can occur; manual requires more skill and is more troublesome, but can achieve stronger results.

A whistling sound.

The Purple Lightning Sword flew in front of Ji Xinghuo and suddenly decelerated to a stop.

He reached out to grasp it, the handle automatically turned off the electric propulsion engine, and the grip felt somewhat warm, while the sword blade was still vibrating at a high frequency.

The main weight of the entire sword was in the handle, but it was less than a kilogram, very light.

He moved it in his hand with a slight flourish.

The air was sliced by the high-frequency sword blade, emitting a hissing sound, yet he didn’t feel much vibration in his hand. Even when holding the sword blade in front of his eyes, he was unable to discern its frequency, seeing only a blurry stream of purple light.

"As expected of an Apocalypse One Star, it’s too strong!"

Ji Xinghuo couldn’t understand how advanced the Star Alliance’s technology was to produce such a sharp electric flying sword.

On Earth, there probably weren’t many things the Purple Lightning Sword couldn’t cut through.

If he’d had this sword during his fight with Ghost Wolf yesterday, Ghost Wolf would likely be dead now!

Li Hui walked in and asked with a smile, "How does it feel?"

"Very strong!"

Ji Xinghuo responded truthfully, realizing this might be a powerful weapon he wouldn’t be able to own for many years to come, a pity it was only a temporary loan.

"Take good care of it," Li Hui said seriously, "The Purple Lightning Sword is the Sword Bureau’s treasured weapon and also a national asset, one of the only four Apocalyptic Weapons in our country. If it gets lost, I cannot explain to the leader."

Hearing about the leader, Ji Xinghuo felt solemn and promised earnestly, "Yes, if the sword is here, I am here."

He suddenly thought of a question.

The Purple Lightning Sword was so important, far exceeding himself. Could it be that in the "lure the snake out of the hole" plan set by the director, the real bait wasn’t him but the Purple Lightning Sword?

If the Qianyuan Association found out that he had an Apocalyptic Weapon, they would attack despite knowing it could be a trap!

To kill him and snatch the Purple Lightning Sword would be a double gain.

Thinking this, Ji Xinghuo’s heart skipped a beat, anticipating that he would inevitably face strong enemies.

"You should carry this scabbard," Li Hui said as he handed over a plain-looking scabbard, made of a very tough alloy, clearly custom-made for the Purple Lightning Sword, fitting perfectly.

Through magnetic field sensing, he noticed that there were tiny electronic components inside the scabbard, for tracking purposes.

Ji Xinghuo sheathed the sword and strapped it to his back.

Before leaving the Sword Bureau headquarters, Li Hui suddenly said, "Be careful. Although the Purple Lightning Sword is important, it is, after all, an inanimate object. In my eyes, your importance surpasses that of the Purple Lightning Sword. If you survive, you can play a role far greater than a sword in the future."

He paused, then added, "If necessary, you can abandon the sword to save your life."

Ji Xinghuo looked at Li Hui deeply.

"I understand, Director."

"Go on."

Li Hui waved his hand and watched as Ji Xinghuo and Zhou Yishang got into the car and left the Sword Bureau headquarters.

In the car, once they had driven out of the administrative area, Zhou Yishang suddenly said, "The Director thinks highly of you. He originally didn’t hope to go through with this plan because it is too dangerous for you. But Director Meng believes your strength combined with the Purple Lightning Sword is enough to deal with any enemy below the Heavenly King, and Director Ye agreed as well, ultimately persuading the Director."

Ji Xinghuo nodded.

The Director Meng mentioned by Zhou Yishang was another Deputy Director of the Sword Bureau, named Meng Zhengrong, also a Legendary Mutant.

Rumors had it that Li Hui was considering early retirement in recent years.

The successor to the Director of the Sword Bureau would be chosen from among the three Deputy Directors, with Zhou Yishang having the greatest advantage, followed by Meng Zhengrong.

The last Deputy Director, Ye Tongjun, was also a Legendary Mutant, but with the shortest tenure, having been promoted to Deputy Director only five or six years ago, hence not as competitive as the first two.

Ji Xinghuo was directly affiliated with Zhou Yishang and not familiar with the other two deputy directors.

Naturally, he hoped that Zhou Yishang would succeed smoothly as Director.

However, it was not a decision he could make.

After safely returning to the hospital, Zhou Yishang left without going up to the ward. Ji Xinghuo went back to his room where Yao Xian was still there, her gaze quickly falling on the Purple Lightning Sword on Ji Xinghuo’s back, showing curiosity but soon pretending as if nothing was amiss.

Everything was as usual.

That afternoon, Zhao Manying came to accompany him again, and seeing the Purple Lightning Sword leaning against the bedside, she tacitly refrained from asking about it.

"Third brother, we’ve come to visit you!" While Ji Xinghuo was talking to Zhao Manying, the voice of Liangqiu Feiyan suddenly came from outside the ward.

In addition to her, his other brothers and sisters had also arrived.

Surprised, Ji Xinghuo hastily looked at Zhao Manying, who smiled and said, "Should I step out for a while?"

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