Chapter 119 - 84 Thunderbolt Hand

Chapter 119: Chapter 84 Thunderbolt HandJi Xinghuo casually picked a few alien species shops in Olympia and sold off the Toad Spirit’s remaining alien species in batches. He understood Ren Mian’s intention. The Toad Spirit’s alien species were easy to recognize, and selling them to the Dragon Lookout would be tantamount to telling others that they had killed the Toad Spirit. If the internal information of the Dragon Lookout wasn’t tightly controlled, other hunting teams that had also purchased Toad Spirit’s species, especially the team with five superior mutants, might find out. When in the Stony City of humans, the two sides had used each other, which amounted to becoming enemies. Naturally, he couldn’t let the other side know his identity. He sold a dozen or so alien species for a total of more than 1.5 million Ya Yuan. The most valuable one turned out to be "Fast Self-healing," somewhat beyond Ji Xinghuo’s expectations. The effect of this basic alien species was actually not very noticeable, far inferior to "Extreme Healing," yet it sold for over 500,000 Ya Yuan. On the other hand, the powerful Superior Ability "Tongue Spear" was only worth a little over 300,000. It was only when Ji Xinghuo inquired did he realize that the ability to attack enemies with your tongue was just too niche—very few mutants would choose to fuse it. Oily skin wasn’t bad either; it could reduce a lot of attack damage. But the fact that the skin secreted a layer of oil was too disgusting, and it wasn’t part of any professional templates. Unless someone had a strange fetish, there were very few buyers willing to fuse it. Seeing that it was still early, Ji Xinghuo began to browse the alien species shops. He would ask to hold any alien species he was interested in to observe, actually using the Wanxiang Star Pupil to check their information. Sadly, most of the alien species were not suitable for him. The fusion success rate was between 60% and 75%. This was actually quite high. You see, for other mutants, even abilities within professional templates rarely had a success rate over 80%, and having more than half was already pretty good. So far, the alien species that had not been fused and had the highest success rate was "Flash Step" at 95%! Followed by "Star Force" and "High-frequency Thinking," both at 92%. And, High-frequency Thinking was also one of the acquired traits for the Magnetic Field Madman’s professional templates, definitely something he planned to fuse. The success rates for other alien species were all below 90%. "What’s with Flash Step and Star Force, are they really that suitable for me?" mused Ji Xinghuo as he examined the alien species, "The Wanxiang Star Pupil’s information implies compatibility in the fusion success rate, which has been proven right. Could it be that I’ll have to fuse Star Force and Flash Step in the future?" He was somewhat conflicted in his heart. There was a limited number of times one could fuse alien species, and expansion curiosities were so hard to find that they came down to luck—where would he get so many opportunities to fuse? Just the professional templates of the Magnetic Field Madman alone consisted of seven abilities. Normally, one ability is fused during each evolution. If there were no expansion curiosities at all, it would require seven evolutions to complete the Magnetic Field Madman’s professional templates—at that point, one would already be a Shepherd Star Saint! Certainly an impossibility. Or is it as Chi Zhonglin suggested, abandoning part of the Magnetic Field Madman’s abilities and becoming a profession-less mutant directly? And which one should be abandoned? Ji Xinghuo recalled the seven abilities of the Magnetic Field Madman: Rotating Magnetic Field, Thunderbolt Hand, Spiritual Energy, High-frequency Thinking, Overload, Electrostatic Field, Superconducting Permanent Magnet. It seemed as if none could be spared. "Perhaps..." Ji Xinghuo thought of High-frequency Thinking. With the Wanxiang Star Pupil in his possession, he could somewhat replace the role of High-frequency Thinking. Especially when activating Myriad Phenomena, despite rapid changes, his brain was capable of processing a massive amount of information. Although it consumed a lot of Star Power and couldn’t last long. But the effects of Myriad Phenomena were clearly much superior to High-frequency Thinking, even outperforming the effects of "Overclocking Thought." Ji Xinghuo couldn’t be certain though, as High-frequency Thinking had its advantages, using far less Star Power than Myriad Phenomena and could be maintained for a long time. He didn’t need to activate Myriad Phenomena in every battle; it was only for dire situations or when he had to fight for his life. His mind was a whirl of thoughts when he suddenly saw an alien ability that was both strange and familiar to him. Sёarch* The NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "Thunderbolt Hand!" Ji Xinghuo was quite surprised. The scale of this kind of alien species shop wasn’t large, and in Olympia, it was only considered mid to upper class. Unexpectedly, he found the long-sought Thunderbolt Hand. Thunderbolt Hand was a quality ability, and its alien species form was a pink tendon. About ten centimeters long and with a diameter of only three to four millimeters, it looked unimpressive, but Ji Xinghuo sensed a unique magnetic field that was clearly different from other alien species. "Could I take a look at this Thunderbolt Hand?" Ji Xinghuo asked the clerk. "Certainly." The clerk agreed readily since Ji Xinghuo had just sold several alien species in the store, had money on him, and had considerable spending potential. Ji Xinghuo took the alien species, and the interface information immediately popped up before his eyes. [Alien Species: Thunderbolt Hand] [Grade: Quality] [Fusion Success Rate: 97%] [Can Be Upgraded: Yes] Ji Xinghuo’s eyes brightened at the high 97% fusion success rate, higher than Flash Step, Star Force, and High-frequency Thinking, indicating that Thunderbolt Hand was also highly compatible with him, taking priority over the other alien species. "How much?" he asked without hesitation. "1.7 million Ya Yuan, sir," the clerk responded. Ji Xinghuo nodded slightly. The Thunderbolt Hand was a rather common alien species with lightning abilities, quite expensive despite only being a quality ability, more expensive than many core Superior Abilities for professions. Many mutants would fuse the Thunderbolt Hand to supplement their attack methods. Between High-frequency Thinking and Thunderbolt Hand, he decisively chose Thunderbolt Hand. This Ability, after being amplified by a Rotating Magnetic Field, was definitely more powerful than the Thunderbolt Hands of other Mutants. And, moreover, he could directly upgrade it with Spiritual Origin Ability! "I’ll buy it." Ji Xinghuo immediately paid for the Thunderbolt Hand and left with the Alien Species. However, he didn’t return to the villa but entered a nearby medical service center, which not only treated illnesses and injuries but also provided implantation services for Alien Species of medium difficulty or below. Once Ji Xinghuo stated his intentions, the arrangements were quickly made. He followed the nurse into a clean, bright operating room, where he met the doctor who would perform the implantation surgery – a man in his fifties who introduced himself as Dr. Li, a Ph.D. graduate with a medical license, having performed Alien Species implantation surgery tens of thousands of times, with immensely rich experience. "I am in the hands of Dr. Li." Ji Xinghuo placed his hand on the surgical table and rolled up his sleeve. "Mr. Ji, please rest assured. I’ve done the Thunderbolt Hand implantation surgery hundreds of times, absolutely no problem," Doctor Li said warmly, which made one feel reassured. Ji Xinghuo nodded slightly. The fact that the surgery implantation had no issues didn’t mean that fusion would definitely succeed. He had signed a waiver; if it failed, he couldn’t blame the doctor. "Please turn your palm up and touch your thumb to your little finger." Ji Xinghuo did as instructed. A clear muscle emerged on his wrist; this was the palmaris longus, with which the Thunderbolt Hand needed to be sutured together. Dr. Li nodded and smiled, "Mr. Ji has a normal palmaris longus, so there’s no need to choose another site for surgery." Not everyone has a palmaris longus muscle; some people lost it in the process of evolution. Dr. Li secured Ji Xinghuo’s right hand to the operating table and then injected anesthesia. Soon, he could no longer feel his arm. The scalpel cut open the skin on his wrist, blood flowed out, and quickly stopped. Ji Xinghuo watched Dr. Li cut through the muscle to locate his palmaris longus. Then he cut the Thunderbolt Hand Alien Species’ tendon equitably in two, placed one half within, wrapped it around the palmaris longus a few times to secure it, and then sutured up the wound. "Please switch to your left hand." A dozen minutes later, both halves of the Thunderbolt Hand’s tendon had been implanted in Ji Xinghuo’s hands, and the entire surgery took less than half an hour. "During the healing process of the wound, the Thunderbolt Hand will fuse into your palmaris longus and become one with it." "If everything goes well, you will be able to harness the ability to discharge." Hearing Dr. Li say this, Ji Xinghuo couldn’t help asking, "If I make the wound heal ahead of time, it won’t affect the fusion of the Alien Species, right?" "Of course not," Dr. Li replied. Ji Xinghuo immediately activated the Rotating Magnetic Field. Instantly, the two wounds on his wrist healed at a speed visible to the naked eye. In a matter of seconds, the wounds completely disappeared. Surprise appeared in Dr. Li’s eyes; he had seen many Mutants with self-healing abilities, but ones who healed as quickly as Ji Xinghuo were rare. Ji Xinghuo immediately felt a numbness in his wrist, but not pain. His hands were also trembling slightly. Gradually, a faint electric current emerged underneath the skin, following the palmaris longus toward the palm and then to the five fingertips. With time passing, the current grew more visible and more intense, emitting a sizzling sound and even breaking through the air, with a burnt smell. "Congratulations, Mr. Ji. It’s definitely a successful fusion!" Dr. Li said with a smile, "You’re the fastest I’ve seen at fusing the Thunderbolt Hand." "Thank you, Dr. Li." Ji Xinghuo was very pleased; the information on the Wanxiang Star Pupil interface had already updated. [Ability: Thunderbolt Hand (First Level 1/43)] "The medical center is equipped with a training room. If Mr. Ji wants to try out the Ability, you can use it for free," Dr. Li said. "There’s no need." Ji Xinghuo didn’t wish to reveal too much in front of others. After paying for the implantation surgery, he left the medical service center. Back at the villa, he plunged into the Martial Arts Arena. Ji Xinghuo raised one hand, and with a thought, half a second later, a zigzagging silver-white lightning bolt burst forth from his fingertip, piercing the air with a loud bang. Crack! This was true lightning, incredibly fast, and difficult to evade without being prepared in advance. Ji Xinghuo tried several more times, gradually mastering the lightning. From readying to release, the time shortened to about 0.4 seconds, with an attack range of about five meters. Aimed and swift! When he activated the Rotating Magnetic Field, the range of the lightning surged to over ten meters, and its lethality jumped up a grade. The Thunderbolt Hand could not only release lightning but also attach it to the palm and weapons, increasing the damage and adding a paralyzing effect. Moreover, both hands could produce lightning, allowing for alternating attacks. A single lightning attack consumed about 3-10 points of Star Power. The longer the lightning was charged, the higher the lethality and the more Star Power consumed, all controlled by oneself. Crack! Crack... The Martial Arts Arena continuously echoed with electric shocks. Ji Xinghuo felt extremely intrigued and, once he was proficient, immediately invested Spiritual Origin Ability to enhance the Thunderbolt Hand. Soon, the Thunderbolt Hand advanced to (Second Level 1/173). Ji Xinghuo didn’t stop there; he continued investing Spiritual Origin Ability and directly advanced the Thunderbolt Hand to (Third Level 1/743)!