Supreme Electromagnetic Tyrant
Chapter 252 - 191 My Sword Never Fails

Chapter 252: Chapter 191 My Sword Never Fails

Ji Xinghuo had yet to respond when Shi Renzhong became anxious and spoke out, "Big brother, this isn’t appropriate."

"What’s inappropriate?"

Shi Daoyuan reprimanded, "This isn’t coercion, it’s a matter of mutual consent." He then looked at Ji Xinghuo, "You name your price."

Ji Xinghuo pondered for a few seconds.

The two brothers of the Shi family were indeed, as the rumors suggested, at odds with each other.

The two were more than twenty years apart in age, didn’t grow up together, and didn’t share the same mother, so naturally they didn’t have deep feelings for each other. Even if they did, the competitiveness displayed by Shi Renzhong after he came of age would likely cause a rift between them.

Shi Daoyuan intended to retrieve the Heavenly Fury Green Blood Spear from him, clearly not to hand it over to Shi Renzhong, but to keep it for himself.

Or perhaps to take it to Shi Hongyi to curry favor.

This could be a breakthrough in investigating the Shi family!

Ji Xinghuo quickly figured this out, yet his face remained impassive as he said, "I’m not interested in money."

"Young man, you say that because you haven’t had enough of it," Shi Daoyuan coaxed softly, casually adding, "How about ten billion Ya Yuan?"

The breaths of many people around them became heavy.

Although this place was filled with wealthy individuals, and competitors in the Super League were millionaires, not everyone had an annual income reaching four or five billion, like Zhao Manying.

Some assistants and staff had annual salaries of only a few hundred thousand Ya Yuan.

Ten billion was an astronomical figure to them.

However, Ji Xinghuo remained unmoved and countered, "Can ten billion buy the Heavenly Fury Green Blood Spear?"

A weapon belonging to Superpower Three Stars, and moreover among the top of those, ranked third in the long spear list, would never appear on the market and couldn’t be evaluated with a precise amount.

Perhaps someone would sell it for several million.

But for most powerful individuals, its value far exceeded ten billion Ya Yuan.

"It can’t be bought," Shi Daoyuan shook his head, leaving no room for bargaining, "But I’m not offering a higher price."

Ji Xinghuo laughed softly, "I wasn’t planning to sell."

Shi Daoyuan’s expression darkened; after all that talking, it turned out he was being mocked.

"I’ll give you two choices," Ji Xinghuo held up two fingers and said to the brothers, "First, you two can challenge me at any time, and if you win, the Heavenly Fury Green Blood Spear will be returned to you." He held the long spear horizontally, as if it was easily attainable.

A flicker of joy initially appeared in Shi Renzhong’s eyes, then his brows furrowed.

The pain in his body was still reminding him of the vast gap in strength between himself and Ji Xinghuo, even casting some psychological shadows.

Challenging him again would most likely lead to further humiliation.

Shi Daoyuan, on the other hand, was eager to try.

He had become a Super Mutant more than a decade ago. Though his talents weren’t as great as Shi Renzhong’s, he was superior in his deep cultivation of Star Power and was aiming for Legendary status. In recent years, he had been the vice president of a corporation, busy managing the company and rarely showing his skills in public, thus he wasn’t listed in the ladders.

Otherwise, he too might have made it into the top hundred.

Moreover, Shi Daoyuan believed that the main reason Shi Renzhong had been defeated was Ji Xinghuo’s exceptionally strong Martial Arts talent, surpassing even a Martial Arts Grandmaster.

His professional template was also a Martial Artist, stronger than Shi Renzhong, and so he might stand a chance.

Just as Shi Daoyuan was about to speak out, he noticed an odd expression on Ji Xinghuo’s face as if he was waiting for him to make a move.

He was suddenly alarmed and shut his mouth.

"Second," Ji Xinghuo offered an alternative, "exchange it for a Mutant."

Shi Renzhong immediately asked, "What kind of Mutant do you want?"

"Spiritual Energy, Overload, Electrostatic Field, Superconducting Permanent Magnet, Flying, Acceleration, Titan Power, Shadow Clone, Electronic Vortex, Clone Twin..." Ji Xinghuo listed off more than a dozen names of Mutants in one breath, "I want at least Transcendent Species, bring three and you can have the Heavenly Fury Green Blood Spear back."

Hearing this, Shi Renzhong became frustrated; each of these Mutants was worth hundreds of millions and extremely rare.

A few years back, to get Spiritual Energy for Zhao Manying, the club had spent a lot of money and connections, and it had not been easy to acquire one.

Other Mutants, while not as powerful as Spiritual Energy, were no less rare.

No one else would part with them.

"Brother Ji really jokes," Shi Renzhong’s face showed helplessness.

"I’m not joking," Ji Xinghuo spoke earnestly, "If you don’t bring me Mutants of Transcendent Species that satisfy me, some rare items of equivalent value will do as well."

Both brothers fell silent.

"Either defeat me or exchange a Mutant," Ji Xinghuo emphasized again, "Until then, I’ll keep the Heavenly Fury Green Blood Spear for you."

"Alright."

Shi Renzhong nodded, at least there was still hope to retrieve it.

"Goodbye." Ji Xinghuo turned and walked away.

"I’ll see you out."

By this time, Shi Renzhong had regained enough strength to walk normally and insisted on personally escorting Ji Xinghuo from the club.

Under the complex gazes of the people, Ji Xinghuo carried the Heavenly Fury Green Blood Spear out of the Martial Arts Arena.

On the way to the parking lot.

Shi Renzhong revealed a bitter smile and said softly, "Ji Xinghuo, you were too harsh; it’s been a long time since I’ve been beaten so badly."

Ji Xinghuo glanced at him, unsure whether the other was playing possum or had actually been subdued, and said calmly, "I hardly used any strength."

"Pfft..."

Zhao Cangming couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

Zhao Manying also pursed her lips, but her curved eyes betrayed her amusement at the moment.

"I was overconfident before, but I sincerely wanted to learn," Shi Renzhong said earnestly. "Before today’s match, I was full of confidence; my coaching team even devised a strategy, but I didn’t expect to lose so miserably."

Ji Xinghuo had guessed as much and was somewhat surprised by the other’s candor.

He thought for a moment and then said, "That’s the flaw of competitive mutants; the opponents are always the same, the information is clear, and you can prepare strategies in advance. But in reality, not all enemies allow you to be prepared. Real situations are always changing."

"Yes," Shi Renzhong nodded.

This concept was not new; many had mentioned it before.

However, in professional leagues, the mutants are among the top of their tier, one in ten thousand. As long as they could defeat league opponents, they could generally defeat other mutants.

The occurrence of an unexpected, unconventional enemy is very low.

Ji Xinghuo was one of them.

The higher the rank, the stronger the strength; the more unpredictable the opponents and enemies become, and the probability of encountering them rises sharply.

It wasn’t that Emperor Star’s coaching team was inadequate, but that Ji Xinghuo was utterly unreasonable.

"Ji Xinghuo, I know there’s a huge gap in strength between us," Shi Renzhong asked earnestly with a sincere face. "From an opponent’s perspective, what do you think are my weaknesses?"

"You have two fatal weaknesses," Ji Xinghuo replied.

"Please tell!"

Ji Xinghuo was not afraid that the other party would become stronger after knowing these, and casually said, "You are too slow and your combat sense is too dull."

Being slow meant that despite his immense strength and holding the Heavenly Fury Green Blood Spear, he couldn’t even land a single blow on himself.

A dull combat sense led to inadequate timing; he was caught off-guard and every mistake resulted in total defeat.

Also, his Martial Arts Grandmaster rank was somewhat inflated.

At best, he was only Ninth Dan.

Ji Xinghuo didn’t know how Shi Renzhong had obtained the title of Martial Arts Grandmaster, whether it was because the overall level was low during the Grandmaster qualification tournament he participated in, or it might be that opponents in the arena recognized him and intentionally went easy on him; the Martial Arts Association turned a blind eye to it out of respect for Shi Hongyi.

Overall, Shi Renzhong’s talent was not enough.

If he hadn’t reincarnated exceptionally, born into a less privileged family, despite all his efforts, he might never reach the top of the ladder before the age of forty, and definitely not within the top three thousand.

Shi Renzhong listened seriously.

"Thank you, Ji Xinghuo."

It wasn’t until they reached the parking lot, where Ji Xinghuo and Zhao Manying both got into their car, that Shi Renzhong came to his senses and thanked Ji Xinghuo sincerely.

Then he turned to Zhao Manying and said with a smile, "Man Ying, congratulations on finding a man worthy of you; I bless you both."

"Thank you, Mr. Shi," Zhao Manying replied softly.

The maglev car started and slowly drove out of the parking lot; through the rearview mirror, one could see Shi Renzhong watching the cars leave until they disappeared from view.

Once they were on the Superconductive Highway, Zhao Cangming appeared on the car projection screen, excitedly shouting, "Brother-in-law, you were so cool! Damn, especially when you grabbed Shi Renzhong and threw him to the ground, it was like grabbing a chicken by the neck, beating him so he couldn’t retaliate!"

Zhao Cangming gesticulated as he described the scene.

"Calm down."

Ji Xinghuo laughed, "I told you, this was a battle where the outcome was predetermined; there was nothing to worry about."

"Tsk tsk, you’ve got it all figured out," Zhao Cangming recalled the recent events, still emotionally charged, "He lost the match, lost the Heavenly Fury Green Blood Spear, got beaten up by you, and afterwards had to escort you out and seek advice, and finally had to thank you; he’s quite a character!"

"Hahaha..." Ji Xinghuo was amused.

Indeed, Shi Renzhong had endured humiliation; either he was truly open-hearted, or his schemes ran extremely deep.

"Ah, if only I could be so remarkable." Zhao Cangming was full of envy.

Zhao Manying glared at him, "That’s why I urge you to put in more effort, to cultivate diligently."

"Is this something effort can solve?" Zhao Cangming frowned dejectedly, "Sister, I don’t have your and brother-in-law’s talent, no matter how hard I try, I can’t catch up..."

"Ji Xinghuo became a mutant at 22, older than you are now; effort is never wasted," Zhao Manying retorted.

"Sister, you’re setting a high bar using my brother-in-law as an example."

"I’m not saying you have to match Ji Xinghuo, just that I want you to be a bit more ambitious."

"Yes, yes, I got it," Zhao Cangming responded.

Ji Xinghuo listened to the siblings’ conversation, smiling as he thought of his own brothers and sisters.

Zhao Manying turned off the car projection and whispered, "You won the Heavenly Fury Green Blood Spear; the Shi family won’t let this go, and they won’t willingly use a mutant to trade it back; they will definitely cause you trouble in the future. Even Shi Hongyi might personally intervene."

"Then that’s perfect; I wanted more interaction with them anyway," Ji Xinghuo replied, not planning to sell the Heavenly Fury Green Blood Spear, "Shi Renzhong wanted to befriend me; I’ll give him that chance."

"What if they resort to underhanded methods?" Zhao Manying sounded slightly worried.

Ji Xinghuo patted the Purple Lightning Sword beside him, and chuckled coldly, "The Shi family has their methods, and my sword is no less sharp."