Chapter 177 - 136 Gravity Mutation

Chapter 177: Chapter 136 Gravity MutationJi Xinghuo stared at the Star Tear in his hand, his expression blank, like a statue. "This..." "What’s going on?" He tried to put the Star Tear back into the Dimension Stomach, and it immediately disappeared from his hand. Not just the Star Tear, but anything in the Dimension Stomach could be stored or retrieved normally. The only difference from the Star Realm was that, each time he activated the Dimension Stomach, it consumed a bit more Star Power, but it was still within his tolerance and almost had no impact. Ji Xinghuo was overjoyed but then became perplexed, why was it different from what Sister Ren had said? He turned to look at Qing Hong and shook it awake. "Shoot an arrow out." Obediently, Qing Hong opened its mouth, but nothing happened; its eyes were somewhat vacant. Previously, Ji Xinghuo had told Qing Hong that the Dimension Stomach could not be used on Earth to prevent panic. Now asking it to shoot out arrows, Qing Hong couldn’t understand why. It couldn’t take out other things, either. "Sister Ren wasn’t wrong, space abilities indeed become ineffective," Ji Xinghuo thought. "But I am an exception!" Ji Xinghuo calmed down and pondered the reasons behind all this, the first thing that came to mind was the Wanxiang Star Pupil, which was his biggest difference from others. "Could the Wanxiang Star Pupil involve space too?" He suddenly remembered the dream he used to have every day before fusing with the Wanxiang Star Pupil. At the beginning of the dream, the Wanxiang Star Pupil would suddenly appear in outer space and then fall into Earth’s atmosphere. That scene, with the Wanxiang Star Pupil directly appearing in outer space, was like space leaping! "There were signs all along." Ji Xinghuo couldn’t help but become more curious about the origins of the Wanxiang Star Pupil, but apart from displaying myth-like functions, it didn’t come with any information hints. Perhaps because of missing functions? Back on Earth, the two arrows around the interface disappeared. If he could collect the fragments that these two arrows pointed to, maybe he could discover the truth behind the Wanxiang Star Pupil. But for now, there was no point in thinking about it. Ji Xinghuo set aside his concerns and started considering how to make good use of his Dimension Stomach. The first thing was undoubtedly carrying weapon equipment, which provided tremendous conveniences. On Earth, it wasn’t possible to carry the Invisible Stab everywhere, which was not only too eye-catching but also inconvenient. Without it, leaving it at home felt unsafe; if it were stolen, that would be a significant loss. The Dimension Stomach perfectly solved this problem. Swords could be placed inside it too, but he couldn’t always go out empty-handed. Otherwise, suddenly pulling out a weapon would definitely raise suspicions. Additionally, there were attacks from the Dimension Stomach. Arrows, bullets, those were all standard operations. In the past, Ji Xinghuo had considered collecting space-based weapons in the Dimension Stomach, but later realized the extreme durability of space and deemed it impossible. Now it was possible again! Ji Xinghuo looked up into the sky; the Asia-Pacific Community had built several space stations in Earth’s orbit and massive space fortresses capable of launching bombardments on any coordinates on Earth, including all sorts of space-based weapons such as missiles. If he could absorb one type, that could become his killing move! But it wasn’t easy to accomplish. If he worked with the officials, it would expose his Dimension Stomach. Ji Xinghuo realized that his wild imaginations were actually hard to achieve. "Forget it." "Just use it honestly as a portable space for now and think about getting some space-based weapons in the future if there’s an opportunity." Searᴄh the Nôvel(F)ire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "Normally, pretend the Dimension Stomach doesn’t exist and don’t use it unless absolutely necessary." Ji Xinghuo set down rules for himself. He put the Invisible Stab and the Demon Sound Longsword into the Dimension Stomach, keeping only Lei Chi with him. Then he continued to browse the Alien Species Platform information, preparing to fuse Qing Hong with a new Alien Species. Within the jurisdiction of the Asia-Pacific Community, there were several dozen legal Alien Species Trading Platforms, the largest ones being two, where nearly all Alien Species below Transcendent level could be purchased. Even those above Transcendent level, unless particularly precious, were occasionally for sale. Ji Xinghuo looked for a long time. The first thing he searched for was the ability of the Magnetic Field Madman. However, apart from Thunderbolt Hand and High-frequency Thinking, he couldn’t find any abilities from the other five templates. All platforms didn’t have them. Though he had guessed this would be the case, he couldn’t help feeling somewhat disappointed. So far, of the seven abilities of the Magnetic Field Madman, he had acquired Rotating Magnetic Field and Thunderbolt Hand. High-frequency Thinking wasn’t immediately necessary—he had an Acceleration Ring as a substitute, and Microscopic Perception had a similar effect to High-frequency Thinking, so he wasn’t in a hurry to fuse it. The remaining four: Spiritual Energy, Overload, Superconducting Permanent Magnet, and Electrostatic Field, were very rare abilities, unavailable on the market. Powerful professional templates all shared this problem: Alien Species were hard to find. Ji Xinghuo shook his head with a sense of resignation. Then he started searching for Alien Species for Qing Hong. Qing Hong, having advanced to a Superior Spiritual Object, could use expansion treasures such as Life Spirit Seeds. He instantly placed an order and spent eight million Ya Yuan to buy one. According to the plan, Qing Hong should develop in two directions: one being strength-based, fully exploiting the power brought about by its Giant Transformation; the other being defense. With Golden Scale Iron Spine granting it strong Defense Power, it could be considered to toughen up like an Iron Guard, from the inside out, hard as steel. "Let’s try both." "If it’s not suitable, then return it." Ji Xinghuo did not skimp on spending and bought a dozen Alien Species in one go. Berserk, Mercury Blood, Metal Viscera, Toughness, Blood Sacrifice, Blood Strike, and so on—these were professional abilities from Giant General, Iron Guard, and Black-clothed Bishop that Ji Xinghuo thought might be a good fit. As he bought, he also filtered through them, and suddenly, he saw the ability of the Gravity Warrior. The Gravity Warrior was a powerful profession. It consisted of six abilities: Gravity Mutation, Toughness, Ether Sensitivity, Flash Step, Biological Field, and Block and Counterattack. The core ability is "Gravity Mutation." It can change the weight of oneself and any matter it comes into contact with, either increasing or decreasing it, but the direction of the force of gravity cannot be changed. Ji Xinghuo’s thoughts immediately branched out. Gravity is essentially attraction, and the essence of attraction is the distortion of spacetime. Although space abilities are ineffective on Earth, gravity remains unaffected. Qing Hong’s miniaturization and giant transformation are actually related to spatial dimensions and can be used normally. "Perhaps Qing Hong is very compatible with Gravity Warriors?" Without much hesitation, Ji Xinghuo spent 3.6 million to purchase a Gravity Mutation mutant. Gravity Mutation is a Superior Ability, the most valuable mutant he purchased today. Not much time passed. A drone delivered the express package to his apartment balcony. After signing for the package, Ji Xinghuo opened it and took out the Life Spirit Seed. The fingernail-sized golden seed contained surging life force. The moment he took it out, Qing Hong awoke and raised its head to look at the Life Spirit Seed, its eyes filled with longing. "Eat it." Ji Xinghuo fed the Life Spirit Seed to Qing Hong, which swallowed it in one gulp. However, after eating it, there was no reaction. Ji Xinghuo opened the mutant packaging and held a mutant in his hand, and information popped up in his vision. [Mutant: Berserk] [Grade: Superior] [Fusion Success Rate: 88%] [Upgradeable: Yes] "Not quite suitable for me," Ji Xinghuo shook his head. Berserk could increase a mutant’s strength by about half, the higher the level, the stronger the increase in strength, but it consumed a lot of Star Power and physical energy, overstraining the body, and entering a period of weakness after Berserk ended. This kind of ability with obvious side effects is generally only used as a last resort in life-threatening situations, and not worth it for regular use. Not to his liking, but it might be useful to Qing Hong. Ji Xinghuo looked at the mutant and then at Qing Hong, and suddenly had an idea. Could Wanxiang Star Pupil display the mutant fusion success rate for Qing Hong? He tried sticking the mutant on Qing Hong, and immediately the information on the interface changed! [Fusion Success Rate: 88%, 46%] Just an additional number. But this was exactly what Ji Xinghuo wanted, and he exclaimed with surprise, "It really works!" The first 88% was his own fusion success rate, the second 46% was Qing Hong’s. However, Qing Hong’s fusion success rate was much lower than his own. Ji Xinghuo thought about it and realized that this was actually normal. Aside from himself, all other mutants in the world had to consider the possibility of failure when fusing with a mutant, and success rates over 70% were very rare. Qing Hong was the same, lacking Wanxiang Star Pupil, its success rate was naturally not high. "You struck it rich!" Ji Xinghuo said to Qing Hong. It understood him, yet did not grasp the true meaning of what he said. With this ability to display war pets’ mutant fusion success rates, he could become the world’s most astute Master, breeding a series of the most powerful war pets if he wished! Ji Xinghuo continued testing Qing Hong, sticking mutants on it one by one. Mercury Blood, Fusion Success Rate 71%; Metal Organs 68%; Resilience 55%; Blood Sacrifice 43%; Steel Bone 28%; Blood Strike 60%; Mind Screech 65%; After continuously testing more than a dozen mutants, the ones with the highest fusion success rates were Mercury Blood and Metal Organs, which confirmed to Ji Xinghuo that his approach was correct, but none were up to his own standards. Furthermore, the pattern of success rates also mimicked the level of compatibility. He picked up "Gravity Mutation." This mutant was somewhat similar to the Rotating Magnetic Field, a semi-transparent gelatinous substance with elasticity. The method for a war pet to fuse with a mutant was almost always by eating, which he had considered when making the purchase, so these mutants were all edible. Ji Xinghuo stuck the mutant onto Qing Hong’s body. [Mutant: Gravity Mutation] [Grade: Transcendent] [Fusion Success Rate: 86%, 90%] [Upgradeable: Yes] "That high!" Ji Xinghuo was very surprised; this was the first mutant whose fusion success rate was higher for Qing Hong than for himself, reaching 90%! He didn’t make a decision right away, but finished testing the remaining mutants. As expected, none of the mutants had a success rate above 70%, even further from Gravity Mutation. Ji Xinghuo didn’t think anymore and directly stuffed the Gravity Mutation mutant into Qing Hong’s mouth. It swallowed it down and quickly showed a reaction, the semi-transparent form reappeared, and weak distortions occurred in the space around the snake’s body. A moment later. Qing Hong successfully integrated the mutant, and Wanxiang Star Pupil’s interface updated its information. [Ability: Gravity Mutation (First Level 1/67)]