CHAPTER 773: CHAPTER 480: ROAMING IN THE VOID

"You dare defy me!"

Ji Xinghuo’s eyes flashed with lightning, and with a loud rumble, a kilometer-long bolt of lightning struck Qing Hong on its head.

"Awoo..." Qing Hong let out a painful howl.

Even though it possessed a Titanium Cobalt Magnet Body, which was highly resistant to electrical damage, it still suffered significantly and hastily shrank to just over a meter long, circling Ji Xinghuo like a little dog, rubbing against him and trying to gain his favor by sticking out its tongue.

Ji Xinghuo, smiling broadly, reached out to touch the top of Qing Hong’s head, opening the interface of the Wanxiang Star Pupil to check its Ability information.

Indeed, Qing Hong had successfully transformed.

[Spiritual Object: Qing Hong]

[Level: Catastrophe-Shock]

[Ability: ...Xukun Dragon Body (First Level 1/2111), Void Dragon Breath (First Level 1/269), Space Lockdown (First Level 1/659)]

[Fusion Times: 0]

Ji Xinghuo saw three new Abilities, all awakened by Qing Hong during this gene recombination, which were almost as he had anticipated. The only regret was that Qing Hong had not awakened the "Void Cage."

Aside from their own powerful Dragon Vein, each of the seven Divine Dragon Species possessed a representative special Ability.

For example, the Annihilation Dragon’s Annihilation Light and the Titanium Cobalt Dragon’s Titanium Cobalt Magnet Body.

The Xukun Dragon, however, had the Void Cage.

However, the Xukun Dragon that Qing Hong had consumed was only a Flood Level juvenile dragon that had not yet awakened the Void Cage.

Ji Xinghuo had thought there was a decent chance Qing Hong would awaken it, but it had not happened. Still, he was not particularly worried, for as Qing Hong possessed the Xukun Dragon Bloodline, awakening the Void Cage during its future transformation and evolution was almost a certainty.

Of the three new Abilities, the most powerful was naturally the Xukun Dragon Body.

It could amplify all Abilities related to spatial gravity, surpassing the effect of "Sky Stepping Void" and providing immense physical strength. Its size would grow with its maturity, and it could absorb Vacuum Energy directly from the void to transform it into vitality!

This is the source of the Xukun Dragon’s majestic vitality.

They are born void creatures.

The void, immensely dangerous to other species, served both as a cradle and a playground for the Xukun Dragons.

Space and gravity, these two sides of the same physical property, were like the wings of a Xukun Dragon, with the methods of control engraved in their genes, allowing them to know how to manage it from the day they were born, and as they aged, they became increasingly adept, eventually doing it at will.

Ji Xinghuo marveled to himself.

In terms of potential, the Xukun Dragon was indeed the foremost among the seven Divine Dragon Species, its only flaw being its slow growth.

But this was from a mortal’s perspective.

Perhaps in the eyes of a Xukun Dragon, centuries are but a brief interval in their lengthy lifespan.

The other two Abilities, Void Dragon Breath and Space Lockdown, were both very practical Transcendent Abilities.

Qing Hong’s transformation this time had another surprise.

The Sky Splitting Claw had upgraded from Fifth Level to Sixth Level and advanced to "Sky Splitting Slash"; Vacuum Source had increased by one level and was now at (Sixth Level 1/221101).

All other Abilities related to space and gravity had improved to some extent.

One transformation had effects comparable to an evolution!

"Not bad, not bad!"

Ji Xinghuo patted Qing Hong’s head, very pleased with the outcome, and now he could organize the distribution of Alien Species and Spiritual Origin Ability.

He first took out the Mirage Spirit Pearl and the Heart-devouring Demon’s Eye, which Qing Hong eagerly used, increasing its fusion times to 2. Next were the two Alien Species, Sky-shattering Shock and Gravity Bomb, both extremely powerful Attack Abilities.

Qing Hong began the fusion without any hesitation.

"Doomsday."

Ji Xinghuo called out, tossing the Alien Species of "Xukun Dragon Body" to Doomsday, who was watching nearby. It caught it with its mouth and swallowed it in one gulp.

Both War Pets silently fused with the Alien Species.

Ji Xinghuo then used the Spiritual Origin Ability for himself, a total of more than 270,000 points. He upgraded Alien Coexistence to (Sixth Level 1/814949).

Sixth Level Alien Coexistence allowed sharing of one more Ability, but he didn’t make an immediate choice, opting to wait until Qing Hong completed the Alien Species fusion.

A moment later.

New information appeared on Qing Hong’s interface.

[Ability: Sky-shattering Shock (First Level 1/1451)]

[Ability: Gravity Bomb (First Level 1/809)]

Doomsday also easily integrated the Alien Species. With the Ancestor Dragon Vein within, failure was not a possibility.

[Ability: Xukun Dragon Body (First Level 1/2111)]

The fusion times for both War Pets were exhausted and returned to zero. Even with suitable Alien Species, further fusion was not possible. Among the Zog Soz’s collection of storage wonders, there was still an entire box of 25 doses of True Essence Injection Liquid, sadly developed specifically for humans and ineffective for other species. The three War Pets could not use it.

Ji Xinghuo placed his hand on Qing Hong’s head, activating Alien Coexistence to strengthen their connection and began sharing Abilities.

He directly chose the Xukun Dragon Body.

"Sixth Level Alien Coexistence, still can’t share the Ancestor Dragon Vein, can it?" Ji Xinghuo sighed as he chose his own Ability for Qing Hong. Since the Ancestor Dragon Vein wasn’t available, he had to settle for his second choice, Acceleration, which would maximally enhance Qing Hong.

As Qing Hong’s size grew increasingly large, it would become slow like the Xukun Dragon."

Acceleration would compensate for this weakness.

Shortly after, the Ability sharing was complete!

Ji Xinghuo then called Doomsday closer and copied the Annihilation Light from it, acquiring for himself a powerful Attack Ability.

[Ability: Annihilation Light (First Level 1/2447)]

His series of actions above the secret realm caused multiple Star Fall Phenomena on the surface of the sea. The Galaxy reflected over the Sea Abyss. One by one, the stars fell like pearls from the dazzling Galaxy, plunging into the ocean.

Fortunately, this sea area was rarely traversed by humans. Aside from sea monsters, it didn’t alarm any Mutants.

Had anyone been present, they would have been astounded.

Ji Xinghuo paid no attention to the extraordinary scenes outside.

At that moment, he was immersed in the formidable power of the Xukun Dragon Body. Space, previously unnoticed, was now like water to a fish, omnipresent yet unrecognized, and he was now acutely aware of its existence.

Dimensions, layers, the void...

Everything appeared as clear as patterns on the palm of his hand.

Gravitational fluctuations and the constant undulations of vacuum energy intertwined and interfered, complex at a microscopic level yet straightforward at a macroscopic level, understanding their movements instinctively.

The void was like an ocean.

And he was a fish in this boundless sea, insignificant yet utterly free to roam as he pleased!

"This feeling..."

Ji Xinghuo felt moved, as if he had glimpsed the essence of the world and couldn’t help but want to shout for joy.

At that moment, ripples formed in the sea of vacuum.

His body at the center of these ripples, the fluctuations grew stronger, drawing an insignificant amount of vacuum energy from the Dirac Sea and miraculously converting it into his own life force.

Strength increased, and his body grew as well!

Ji Xinghuo’s body surged with robust life force. Meanwhile, Ether Resonance and the Ethereal Exquisite Heart triggered a mysterious chain reaction, making the Ether Energy within a 3000-meter radius around him boil over.

The interface showed Star Power values skyrocketing.

In these ten days of cultivation, Ji Xinghuo’s Star Power had already broken through 56,000 points, approaching 60,000 points in just over half a minute!

When it reached 65,000 points, the growth of Star Power started to slow down.

"I’m quickly reaching the limit of Star Power!"

Ji Xinghuo immediately understood what was happening and, unwilling to miss this excellent opportunity, immediately took out a bottle of Azure Potion and drank it.

This was the essence of the Sea Abyss.

One dose could increase the Star Power limit by about 3,000 points, effectively expanding capacity, but he still needed to cultivate.

Instantly, the rate of increase of Star Power accelerated again.

Approaching 70,000 points, Ji Xinghuo quickly drank a second dose of the Sea Abyss Essence, further raising his Star Power limit.

At the same time, he did not forget to upgrade the Xukun Dragon Body, continuously injecting Spiritual Origin Ability into it, quickly reaching (Second Level 1/10831), (Third Level 1/52721), (Fourth Level 1/257711).

Strength continued to enhance.

Ji Xinghuo’s understanding of the void deepened, and the speed at which he absorbed vacuum energy also increased, boosting both his Star Power and life force.

Qing Hong also revealed its true form. The simultaneous upgrade of the Xukun Dragon Body brought it significant benefits, its massive body frantically absorbing vacuum energy, its majestic life force more stirring than Ji Xinghuo’s.

Dose after dose of Sea Abyss Essence went down.

When the Xukun Dragon Body reached Fifth Level, his Ability transformed into "Xukun Vast Ming" (Fifth Level 1/777071), like the transition from Titanium Cobalt Dragon Body to Titanium Cobalt Magnet Body. Although Xukun Vast Ming did not evolve further and remained a Star Fall Ability, it grew much stronger.

The efficiency of Xukun Vast Ming in absorbing vacuum energy increased by another level.

Moreover, it could easily bypass all kinds of restrictions such as Sealing, Space Lockdown, Void Anchor, and Void Cage, allowing unrestricted movement into the void, traversing through it, or entering other dimensional spaces.

The void is as the ocean, the world is mine to explore!

Finally.

The storm formed by vacuum energy and Ether Energy gradually subsided, and Star Power reached just over 86,000 points before stopping its ascent.

Eight portions of Sea Abyss Essence were used.

Ji Xinghuo knew he could use more but hadn’t reached his actual Star Power limit. Feeling the robust Star Power within his body along with the surging life force, he felt as if he had inexhaustible strength, enough to punch a dragon with a single fist.

He glanced at the interface.

Spiritual Origin Ability was still at 620,000.

"It’s your turn," Ji Xinghuo said to the already impatient Doomsday, starting to upgrade its Xukun Dragon Body.

As Spiritual Origin Ability was infused, the Ability ascended from First Level to Second Level, Third Level...

Like before, a massive amount of vacuum energy was channeled; however, unlike Qing Hong, the Annihilation Dragon’s body did not increase in size but its life force grew denser and it gained enhanced control over the void and gravity.

"Why are you always the special one?"

Ji Xinghuo was puzzled.

Doomsday looked blank, seemingly unable to comprehend his words, but when its Xukun Dragon Body reached Fourth Level, it awakened a new Ability.

[Ability: Void Beacon (First Level 1/229)]

Then at Fifth Level as it became Xukun Vast Ming, it awakened another Ability.

[Ability: Giant Attraction Source (First Level 1/313)]

Ji Xinghuo was stunned.

He immediately understood that this was the influence of Ancestor Dragon Vein, but he also had Ancestor Dragon Vein, so why didn’t he awaken any Abilities when upgrading the Xukun Dragon Body?

He opened the Wanxiang Star Pupil interface, looking at the Fourth Level Ancestor Dragon Vein displayed on it, he couldn’t help but suspect that his Ancestor Dragon Vein was a counterfeit, merely for show, and Doomsday’s was the genuine article!

"Damn, I’ve been had..."

Ji Xinghuo was at a loss for words.

He shook his head and pondered for quite a while but couldn’t figure it out. When he asked Doomsday, it didn’t understand either.

The remaining 300,000 Spiritual Origin Ability was used up.

Ji Xinghuo upgraded his Annihilation Light to Fourth Level, Qing Hong’s Void Dragon Breath and Space Lockdown to Fourth Level, Sky-shattering Shock and Gravity Bomb to Third Level, and Doomsday’s Void Beacon and Giant Attraction Source to Third Level, essentially depleting everything.

In the following days, Ji Xinghuo threw himself wholeheartedly into cultivation in the Secret Realm.

His Star Power grew rapidly day by day.

Whenever he reached his Star Power limit, he would use a portion of Sea Abyss Essence, raising his Star Power limit by 3,000 points before continuing his cultivation.

As time passed, the values of Star Power changed day by day.

Ninety thousand, ninety-five thousand, ninety-nine thousand... breaking the hundred thousand mark, but still not reaching the bottleneck, Ji Xinghuo gathered momentum and, after using up 15 portions of Sea Abyss Essence, finally felt he was touching that threshold!