Supreme Electromagnetic Tyrant
Chapter 284 - 216: Holy Scale Armor

Chapter 284: Chapter 216: Holy Scale Armor

Heading westward.

When night falls, Ji Xinghuo had already moved from the central area of Peak Valley to its western edge.

After setting up camp in a hidden crevice in the stone cliffs and having had their food, he then opened the interface of the Wanxiang Star Pupil.

[Spiritual Origin Ability: 3474]

Besides the contribution from over a thousand Stone Scythe Demons, while traveling today, he also casually annihilated two more groups of Stone Scythe Demons. Coupled with the accumulation from the past few days, his Spiritual Origin Ability had reached new heights.

"It’s time to upgrade."

Ji Xinghuo carefully perused the information on the interface.

There were two interfaces, one for his own Ability, the other for Qing Hong’s.

Actually, without much viewing, Ji Xinghuo was well aware of the progress of his Ability levels. Whenever he had free time, he would open it to study which Ability should be upgraded, how much Spiritual Origin Ability was required for each, calculating the cost-effectiveness so many times he lost count.

After quickly calculating the Spiritual Origin Ability needed for upgrading, he swiftly made his choice.

The first was Golden Scale Iron Spine!

This Defense Type Ability had proven its worth multiple times and could significantly increase the survival capability of both him and Qing Hong. After initially upgrading to the Fourth Level, he hadn’t touched it much.

But during the last time, when he merged with the Titanium Cobalt Dragon Blood, Golden Scale Iron Spine experienced a chain reaction, and its progress surged.

It is now Fourth Level (4126/5477).

Just over 1300 points of Spiritual Origin Ability were needed to bring Golden Scale Iron Spine to the Fifth Level.

Today, when Qing Hong rushed to tangle with the Stone Scythe Giant Demon, what it relied on was the powerful Defense Power of Golden Scale Iron Spine, but it still got injured.

Next, they would head to the Bloody Plateau, potentially facing greater dangers, necessitating even stronger defensive capabilities.

Moreover, Ji Xinghuo had a feeling.

If Golden Scale Iron Spine increased one more level, it should be eligible for advancement!

"Come here."

Ji Xinghuo called Qing Hong over, and it crawled towards him from a corner of the tent. The wounds on its belly and back had healed, and the shattered scales had regrown, but not completely. It would take a few more days for the hardness of the scales to reach their peak.

He reached out to touch the new scales, feeling their hardness cold like metal plates.

The Spiritual Origin Ability began to flow in.

Golden Scale Iron Spine was gained through Alien Coexistence; as Ji Xinghuo enhanced it, Qing Hong would transform synchronously.

Suddenly, its eyes opened wide, and it looked up at its master.

With the continuous injection of Spiritual Origin Ability, the progress moved forward, the golden hue on the scales deepened, and the patterns became more distinct.

Scales also appeared on Ji Xinghuo’s skin, shimmering with tri-colored radiance.

Very quickly.

The progress bar for Golden Scale Iron Spine hit [Fourth Level (5477/5477)], and no further changes occurred; the injection of Spiritual Origin Ability stopped as well.

Ji Xinghuo could feel blood surging within him as the Titanium Cobalt Dragon Blood began to churn. The scales on the outside of his body were undergoing a transformation. Inside, his spine, already as hard as alloy, started to harden along the other bones, beginning from the back, each bone became increasingly harder.

In the interface, the virtual shadow of the human body’s skeleton radiated light.

One could clearly see a golden energy spreading from the spine, gradually extending throughout his body.

"Hmm..."

Ji Xinghuo raised his hand, noticing the scales becoming larger and thicker, and the gaps between scales got smaller, forming a continuous piece, like a magnificent armor.

Stem-like connections grew from the base of each scale, embedding deep into the flesh, linking with the internal skeleton like leaves growing from a trunk, forming a closely interconnected defense system.

Bones are the body’s support.

Each enhancement of the skeleton brought an increase in strength.

Ji Xinghuo distinctly felt his strength gradually improving, with the process of the Titanium Cobalt Dragon Blood also moving forward slowly. Right from the beginning of the fusion, he noticed that Golden Scale Iron Spine and the Titanium Cobalt Dragon Blood shared a complementary relationship, one the core, the other the shell, supporting and augmenting each other.

At the same time, Qing Hong’s scales were also enhancing synchronously, but without the Titanium Cobalt Dragon Blood, the effects weren’t as pronounced.

A moment later.

Both Ji Xinghuo and Qing Hong’s scales finally ceased changing and stabilized again.

The interface with Ability information refreshed.

[Ability: Holy Scale Armor (Fifth Level 1/27767)]

"Indeed, it advanced!"

Joy flashed in Ji Xinghuo’s eyes. His hunch was right, though a little unexpected.

Before, when other Abilities advanced, their levels remained unchanged—for instance, "Ether Sensitivity" advancing to "Ether Affinity" stayed at Third Level.

Golden Scale Iron Spine, which advanced to "Holy Scale Armor," upgraded directly to Fifth Level.

It seems there was no set pattern.

Ji Xinghuo seriously experienced the upgraded Ability, and indeed, as its name suggested, the scales formed a continuous piece akin to wearing armor, with gaps between scales merely as grooves, almost like patterns, one might say almost completely sealed, impenetrable.

"Holy Scale Armor..." he tried hard to recall, confident he had not heard of it.

It must be an Ability that had never appeared on Earth, nor was it in any database.

However, it was at least a Transcendent Ability!

The upgrade from Fifth Level to Sixth Level for Holy Scale Armor required an astounding 27767 points of Spiritual Origin Ability, making it the most difficult Ability for him to upgrade.

With such high demands, it was evident how powerful and full of potential it was.

Ji Xinghuo knew without testing that his Defense Power had massively increased, not only capable of resisting physical impact but also acquiring substantial resistance to energy damage.

His strength had also improved significantly; he ought to be able to bench press 18 tons now!

He pressed down hard on the back of his hand, and the scale merely indented slightly before springing back, showing great toughness and even a rebounding force.

"What is this?"

Ji Xinghuo was somewhat uncertain.

So he picked up the Thunderbolt Battle Blade and struck his arm hard with the back of the blade—scales sparked, completely undamaged, while the blade was bounced back even faster.

"It really is rebound!" Ji Xinghuo was enormously surprised.

"Rebound" was a high-quality Ability, capable of bouncing back part of the force that hit oneself, although the effect was somewhat limited.

It was a passive type of Ability, which sounded wonderful, but after all, it was specially designed for taking hits. Only a minority of Defense Type Mutants were willing to fuse it.

And rebound wasn’t immunity; it just lessened the blows.

Ji Xinghuo had never thought about fusing "Rebound," but unexpectedly, the upgrade of Golden Scale Iron Spine came with this effect, which was a pleasant surprise.

He looked over at Qing Hong.

This fellow was still immersed in the state of scale enhancement, joyfully spinning around in the tent, turning back to lick the Scale Armor on its body.

"We’re not done yet." Ji Xinghuo placed his hand on it and said, "Don’t move."

As he spoke, he continued to input Spiritual Origin Ability into it.

This time the upgrade was "Gravity Mutation," and Qing Hong immediately felt the change, settling down obediently without daring to move.

Gravity Mutation was (Second Level 1/347).

It was soon elevated to Third Level, becoming (Third level 1/1427).

Third Level Gravity Mutation allowed Qing Hong to manipulate gravity changes of about five times, making itself lighter and drastically increasing its speed; it could also become heavier in an instant, unleashing more destructive power in its attacks against enemies.

Qing Hong’s eyes filled with joy, craving more enhancements.

The remaining Spiritual Origin Ability was enough to raise Gravity Mutation another Level, but Ji Xinghuo didn’t plan to do this, choosing instead to upgrade another Ability.

[Sky Splitting Claw (First Level 1/239)]

Ever since Qing Hong had fused with this Ability, it hadn’t been upgraded, but its power had already been revealed.

The Stone Scythe Giant Demon possessed a Basalt Body, its body as hard as rock, yet couldn’t withstand Qing Hong’s sharp claws, even at First Level.

From this, one could see the enormous potential of Sky Splitting Claw.

After all, it was a Transcendent Ability!

Ji Xinghuo infused Spiritual Origin Ability, and Sky Splitting Claw turned into (Second Level 1/1459).

He didn’t stop there, quickly upgrading it again, transforming it into [Sky Splitting Claw (Third Level 1/6869)].

Qing Hong rolled around happily, gazing expectantly at Ji Xinghuo, still wanting more.

"That’s all."

Ji Xinghuo glanced at the interface, with only a few dozen points of Spiritual Origin Ability left. Since it wasn’t much, he decided to satisfy Qing Hong and put it all into Sky Splitting Claw.

"Let’s go outside and test its power."

Ji Xinghuo crawled out of the tent, and Qing Hong followed.

Revealing its true form over six meters long, it stood upright, its front claws swung, and immediately ten energy Virtual Blades condensed, more solid and wider than before, also growing half a meter longer to about one meter six, pulsing with gray-white energy.

"Give it a try," Ji Xinghuo pointed to a huge rock a hundred meters away.

In a flash, Qing Hong’s shadow dashed, its weight instantly lightened, and it reached the boulder in a blink of an eye, raising its claws to swiftly make several slashes.

Amidst sharp noises, rubble flew everywhere.

The hard boulder, like tofu, was rapidly cut by Qing Hong’s Sky Splitting Claw, reduced to half in an instant.

Each cut surface was very smooth, as if done by a stone cutter.

"That’s enough."

Ji Xinghuo nodded in satisfaction.

The power of Sky Splitting Claw was stronger than he had anticipated; no need to mention rock, even steel could have several layers sliced off. If he had had a Third Level Sky Splitting Claw in today’s battle with the Stone Scythe Giant Demon, he wouldn’t have needed to act personally; Qing Hong could have slain it on its own.

Qing Hong retracted its blades, Shrinking its body, and quickly ran back to Ji Xinghuo to seek praise.

Ji Xinghuo saw through its little ploy at a glance.

"There’s no more, wait for next time," Ji Xinghuo smiled, "From now on, put in more effort in battle. The more enemies you kill, the faster I can enhance you."

Qing Hong tilted its head, quickly understanding, and excitedly nodded.

They returned to the tent to rest.

When Star Night fell, Ji Xinghuo awoke and started packing his belongings.

The nights in the Star Realm lasted 24.8 hours, and now it was the early part of an inter-moon period, with about 11 hours of darkness. He didn’t need to sleep that long, just six or seven hours was enough. Qing Hong recovered even faster; it just needed two or three hours of sleep, some food, and soon it would be bouncing around again.

"Let’s go."

Ji Xinghuo quickly packed up the tent, hopped onto Qing Hong’s back, and continued on the road.

After dawn, he left Peak Valley.

Before him lay an endless forest, still part of Thousand Peak Abyss Forest, within the territory of the Sky Feather Royal Court.

Along the way, Ji Xinghuo kept a good distance from the Winged People’s Floating City and various local Race tribal communities, avoiding causing any disturbances.

The further west they went, the higher the altitude became.

The density of the forest began to decline, and the varieties of trees gradually shifted from broadleaf to coniferous forests. The mostly flat basin terrain became steeper, and the horizon was endless mountains, each peak taller than the last, and the weather increasingly colder.

Finally, after more than a dozen Star Realm Days, a huge mountain range stretching endlessly appeared ahead, and from a distance, snow-capped peaks could be seen beneath the azure sky.

The grand and majestic highland scenery filled Ji Xinghuo with a sense of exhilaration.

The Bloody Plateau had arrived!