Supreme Electromagnetic Tyrant
Chapter 253 - 192 News of the Electrostatic Field

Chapter 253: Chapter 192 News of the Electrostatic Field

The three of them returned to Zhao Manying’s home, and after sitting for a while, Zhao Cangming stood up to take his leave, "I won’t disturb your couple’s world."

He winked and made faces at Ji Xinghuo.

"All you ever do is talk nonsense," Zhao Manying couldn’t resist hitting his shoulder.

"Ouch ouch ouch..." Zhao Cangming exaggeratedly cried out, "Sister, we are all adults now, what’s there to be embarrassed about? I’ve had five girlfriends already, if you hadn’t found a brother-in-law for us this year, mom and I would have thought you were a lesbian."

"Shut up, if you’re leaving then go quickly."

Zhao Manying was exasperated and pushed him out the door.

After closing the door, she turned around to see Ji Xinghuo’s smile that was not quite a smile and said displeased, "If you talk nonsense as well, I’ll kick you out too."

Ji Xinghuo looked at her reddening ears, which were completely different from her usual demeanor, and found it very cute.

"I do, not say," he laughed.

"Hmph..."

Ji Xinghuo patted the sofa beside him, and although Zhao Manying verbally refused, she still sat down and consequently half lay in his arms, looking up and asking, "It’s still early, what shall we do?"

"Let’s find a movie to watch," Ji Xinghuo suggested.

"Great!"

The lighting in the living room dimmed, and the surrounding walls turned into three-dimensional screens, the entire living room instantly transforming into a movie theater. As the film started, they were immersed in a world that felt all too real, as if they had stepped right into the movie itself.

Only a few minutes into the movie, Ji Xinghuo’s cell phone vibrated with a message.

He glanced at it from the corner of his eye, it was from Chi Zhonglin.

The message was a link to a news article.

The news of him defeating Shi Renzhong had spread online, someone had detailed the process, there were even scene photos, and they especially mentioned the bet of the fight and the result—winning the Sky Fury Green Blood Spear.

This result surprised many netizens.

Some people cursed Shi Renzhong for losing so miserably.

Others envied Ji Xinghuo, for winning a weapon worth several hundred million Ya Yuan in just one fight.

Most people just watched with the attitude of eating melon seeds.

These days, Ji Xinghuo popped up in hot news every other day, and he had gotten used to it. He didn’t even need to look to know what the netizens were arguing about, casually scrolled for a bit, and then exited.

"Xinghuo, no, Big Brother! I’ll call you Big Brother from now on!" Chi Zhonglin sent another message, along with a flattering emoticon.

Ji Xinghuo laughed, guessing what he was thinking, and responded with a question mark: "?"

Chi Zhonglin instantly replied, "Big Brother, are you selling that spear?"

"Can you afford it?"

"I can borrow! Xinghuo, my good big brother, we’ve been teammates for a match, you’ve got to give me a discount, right?" Chi Zhonglin immediately replied.

Ji Xinghuo responded, "Shi Daoyuan offered one billion Ya Yuan, I’ll give you a 50% discount."

"Five hundred million..."

Chi Zhonglin sent an astonished emoji.

Then there was no further message.

Zhao Manying, who had seen the entire chat, exclaimed in surprise, "Are you really going to sell the Sky Fury Green Blood Spear to him?" She had never met Chi Zhonglin but had heard about him from Ji Xinghuo, and they had even greeted each other during a video call.

"If he can come up with five hundred million, I’ll sell it to him," replied Ji Xinghuo, who had no particular fondness for long spears and hadn’t practiced with them; he could take it or leave it.

In reality, it was impossible.

Chi Zhonglin was extravagant with money and barely saved any. Last month’s promotion to Super Mutant not only drained all his finances, but he also accrued a large amount of debt.

Let alone five hundred million, he couldn’t even come up with one hundred million.

Zhao Manying adjusted to a more comfortable position in his arms, watching the movie, and said, "I guess there are quite a few people who want to buy the Sky Fury Green Blood Spear from you."

Chi Zhonglin is a friend, I can sell to him, others should not even think about it," Ji Xinghuo replied, "Let’s not talk about this now, let’s focus on the movie."

"Mm..."

The following days returned to peaceful normalcy.

Ji Xinghuo ran back and forth every day between his own home and Zhao Manying’s, waiting for her to head to the club before he practiced at home. He occasionally visited the Sword Bureau’s base.

No matter where he went, he always carried the Purple Lightning Sword with him.

He hadn’t forgotten the lurking danger.

Unexpectedly, everything remained peaceful, with no attacks or perceived dangers. It seemed that his enemies, knowing that he had the Purple Lightning Sword, dared not make a move and had temporarily gone into hiding.

The Shi Family also made no moves.

After losing, Shi Renzhong never brought up the matter again. He focused on the club, aiming for a third consecutive championship. On non-match rest days, he frequently invited Ji Xinghuo to participate in club leisure activities, as if genuinely wanting to make friends.

Ji Xinghuo accepted the invitations with other intentions in mind.

After several gatherings, he became much more familiar with the club members and became friends with several competing mutants, often going to watch the matches.

The Emperor Star Team made a blazing trail, scoring ten consecutive victories from the start of the season.

Time flew by swiftly.

Late April.

At the Heavenly Martial Center, level 137, Ji Xinghuo was in his home’s cultivation room, punching the humanoid target like a fierce storm, each punch bursting with the Electric Light Spiral Force.

The humanoid target, which he had spent over a million on, was extremely tough. After over a month of rough treatment, the only marks on its surface were lightning-shaped scars.

Bang bang bang...

Ji Xinghuo had been training continuously for over an hour and was now drenched in sweat.

In the interface of the Wanxiang Star Pupil, his Star Power gradually decreased.

When his Star Power dropped to [0/830], having drained himself to the last drop, he finally stopped. He breathed heavily, yet he didn’t feel very tired. The cultivation of Electric Light Spiral Force didn’t consume much physical fitness, so even though his Star Power was depleted, his physical energy hadn’t dropped much.

"Star Power has increased to 830 points."

Ji Xinghuo was quite satisfied with this.

In the past one and a half months, his Star Power had increased by 65 points, quicker than before. Mainly because the duration of his cultivation had expanded, with each day’s practice lasting over twelve hours. He had obtained a type of support potion from the Sword Bureau, and although it wasn’t as effective as the Blood Marrow Solution, it had still improved his cultivation speed slightly.

"Continue!"

Ji Xinghuo lay down on an incline bench and started doing sets of bench presses with heavy weights, trying to exhaust his physical energy as quickly as possible.

Recovering Star Power and physical fitness simultaneously yielded the best growth results.

Half an hour into the workout, as this training cycle was about to end, his phone rang.

Ji Xinghuo didn’t stop his movements; he answered the call directly. A projection screen appeared before him, and Jing Ji’s image surfaced on it. He glanced and laughed, "You’re cultivating?"

"Yeah." Ji Xinghuo pressed the barbell and asked, "Are you treating me to dinner tonight?"

Since returning from the Star Realm, the two had kept in touch.

Jing Ji lived in Mingzhu City and had been recuperating at home for over half a year, with nothing much to do and spending time with his daughter. He often visited friends around the country and had come to Chang’an twice.

"If you want me to treat you, then I’ll treat you," Jing Ji laughed, then his smile faded, "To talk business. Today I saw an interesting video at a friend’s place. I’ve sent it to your email. Take a look first; you’ll definitely be interested."

"Okay."

Ji Xinghuo logged into his email and opened the video.

The footage was dark, probably shot at night and from a distance, but it was clear that it was in a relatively backward city, with no tall buildings along the street and a dense crowd. Suddenly, screams were heard, and a monster appeared onscreen, attacking pedestrians on the street.

The monster appeared to be seven to eight meters long, resembling an amphibious reptile but was very fast and agile. It unleashed bolts of lightning, striking down those nearby.

It devoured several people in succession and then disappeared in a blink of an eye.

The entire video was only a few seconds long.

The appearance of the monster was sudden, and its departure was even more abrupt, leaving a sense of bewilderment.

Ji Xinghuo replayed the video several times and finally noticed something.

"Invisibility?"

"And it has the ability to release lightning!" Ji Xinghuo stopped his lifting motion and sat up to replay the video again, pausing when the monster released lightning. On the fuzzy and dim screen, a very faint halo appeared around the monster, looking like a force field, flashing by in an instant.

Were it not for the nighttime environment, this halo would be very hard to detect.

Ji Xinghuo’s eyes widened.

"Electrostatic Field?"

This was a Transcendent Ability, a part of the template for the Magnetic Field Madman, second in importance only to the Rotating Magnetic Field.

Only when the electric field is united with the magnetic field does one truly step into mastering electromagnetic forces!

"No wonder Jing Ji said I would definitely be interested."

Ji Xinghuo watched the video several more times but couldn’t be certain; the filming equipment was too poor and too distant to make out any clear details.

He redialed the phone.

Jing Ji immediately answered, asking with a smile, "How is it?"

"Where was this video shot?" Ji Xinghuo didn’t seem too anxious but didn’t hide his interest either.

When he first watched the video, he had already made some preliminary judgments.

Since there was a video, and there were humans, it was definitely on Earth. The skin of those people was mostly black, and the city was relatively underdeveloped, so it was likely in Africa.

In the technologically advanced 23rd century, Africa’s poverty and underdevelopment hadn’t improved but had become even more chaotic than before.

The continent was rife with endless bloodshed and violence.

Warlords battled continuously, and tyrants emerged frequently.

"A place in Africa called ’Masindi’," Jing Ji’s reply was not surprising. "The video was from a week ago; the person who shot it uploaded it to a website, and it only got a few hundred thousand views."

Ji Xinghuo opened the world map.

He quickly located Masindi, a small city with a population of just over two million, about 200 kilometers north of Lake Victoria, situated along the White Nile River, within the East Africa Kingdom.

He furrowed his brow.

The East Africa Kingdom was one of the most powerful countries in Africa. If one excluded the territory expanded into North Africa by the new Maro Empire, the term "one of" could be removed.

Its founder was a Heavenly King named "Mongestu."

Ranked eighth in the world in strength, he self-titled as "BLACK_KING," more commonly known as "Black King" within the Asia-Pacific Community Country.

The Black King ruled over most of East Africa, and his kingdom comprised ten countries including the original Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and the northern part of Mozambique, covering an area of over 3.5 million square kilometers, and a population of nearly six hundred million.

However, the Black King was only skilled at ruling, not at governance.

He was an outright tyrant!

The East Africa Kingdom was essentially a large-scale private warlord territory rather than a country, entirely dependent on the Black King’s formidable strength for its decades-long endurance.

In reality, there were very few modern states in Africa; warlords and private militias were everywhere.

After considering for a while, Ji Xinghuo decided to try his luck but knew he needed to investigate first.

He looked up and said, "Let’s meet and talk in detail. Where are you now?"

"I’m already on the vacuum train to Chang’an," Jing Ji replied.