CHAPTER 776: CHAPTER 482: EMBARK ON THE JOURNEY AGAIN

"Heavenly King!"

Ji Xinghuo felt the surging Star Power within him, his body stronger than steel, and the unrivaled strength made him exclaim in admiration.

The once elusive Heavenly King level had now been reached by him!

Although he had defeated many Sixth Rank powerhouses and even slain quite a few, and the strength of some Heavenly Kings was no match against him, the feeling of being promoted to Heavenly King was still different.

Calculating the time, it was now around April 2228, Earth calendar, and his 27th birthday was still three months away.

Twenty-seven years old!

On Earth, being promoted to Legendary before turning thirty was considered a generational talent.

And he had been promoted to Heavenly King at 27, which would cause a sensation on Earth if the news were to spread. Even Ji Xinghuo himself, who once longed to become a Mutant, could never have dreamt of such a day.

The past five years were more bizarre than any dream.

"How wonderful!"

Ji Xinghuo’s heart was filled with joy, but he quickly calmed down; Heavenly King was merely a milestone on the path of evolution, far from the ultimate goal, not even midway, still merely the early stage.

From a broader perspective, the first six evolutions of a Mutant were all preparations for the seventh, the promotion to Shepherd Star Saint.

The Cultivation of a Sixth Rank Mutant was very complex and arduous.

Far beyond the previous Fifth Rank.

Previously, Ji Xinghuo had extensively learned about the Cultivation of Sixth Rank Mutants from the Heavenly Kings on Earth and the Titanium Cobalt Family.

The Heavenly King stage was divided into three stages.

The First Dan was the simplest; just continue training as before.

The Sixth Rank First Dan required one to cultivate their Star Power to its upper limit. Usually, this would increase by 30% to 50% compared to when one was first promoted, considered exceptionally talented if it increases by over half, depending on the system and quantity of Alien Species.

The Sixth Rank Second Dan was where the real challenge began.

Starting in this stage, Mutants needed to implant an object similar to the Star Gland into their bodies, either natural or synthetic, to help condense the Star Power into a "Seed," and then transfer the already fused Abilities into it to become a "Star Seed."

Different Star Seed shells had various effects.

For example, increasing the upgrade speed of Abilities, enhancing the effects of Abilities, or speeding up Cultivation, and so on...

Star Seeds could increase the upper limit of Star Power, enhancing a Mutant’s strength in all aspects.

The entire Second Dan involved a Mutant condensing "Star Seeds," transferring their Abilities one by one into the Star Seeds.

This was a very meticulous and patience-testing process. The more Abilities a Mutant had, the more Star Seeds they needed, and the longer the time required. Some Heavenly Kings stayed in the Second Dan for decades, even hundreds of years, which was quite normal.

But condensing Star Seeds was just the beginning.

When the number of Star Seeds reached a certain requirement, a "Star Array" could be constructed to enter the Third Dan.

A Star Array can be understood as a system constructed with the "Star Gland" as the center and "Star Seeds" as nodes, following strict standards and planning, combining the Star Power with Abilities, forming the foundation for the promotion to Shepherd Star Saint.

Like Star Seeds, there are many types of Star Arrays.

Mutants, based on Professional Templates, Ability systems, and the path of future evolution, choose the Star Array that best suits them.

As soon as a preliminary Star Array is constructed, that is a Sixth Rank Third Dan Mutant.

Star Arrays could further increase Star Power Cultivation and its limit, significantly enhancing a Mutant’s abilities.

In this stage, a Heavenly King could continue to fuse Abilities, condense Star Seeds, then add them into the Star Array, becoming more complete and powerful until all Abilities form Star Seeds, becoming nodes of the Star Array.

When the Star Array reached its limit, that was the Sixth Rank Peak.

At that point, one qualified to make a bid for Shepherd Star Saint, though it was just beginning to touch the threshold.

Promotion to Shepherd Star Saint had extremely stringent requirements for Star Power, Abilities, Star Seeds, and the Star Array, and any slight misstep could disqualify even a typical Heavenly King; only the very top and a very few Heavenly Kings had a chance to attempt promotion.

"I am now at Sixth Rank First Dan."

Ji Xinghuo thought to himself; Cultivation in the first stage of Heavenly King was the same as before, the simplest among the three stages.

But for many Heavenly Kings, the First Dan was not easy.

Of the 49 Heavenly Kings on Earth, half were still at Sixth Rank First Dan, some even languishing in this stage for decades, still not able to cultivate their Star Power to the First Dan’s upper limit, with the Second Dan very far off.

However, for Ji Xinghuo it was effortless; he just needed to continue his Cultivation.

Every Star Realm Day he gained 500 points of Star Power.

Twenty days equated to ten thousand points.

Ji Xinghuo examined his Star Gland and the state of his Star Power, estimating that he needed to double his Star Power to reach the Heavenly King Second Dan, likely around 320,000 points.

This would take him less than five Star Realm Months, equating to about 320 days on Earth.

Less than a year.

After calculating, Ji Xinghuo felt quite at ease, then immediately took out a Star Tears and absorbed the energy contained in it.

[Star Power: 159227/159227]

[Fusion Times: 4]

Watching the Star Tears turn into a piece of waste rock, Ji Xinghuo felt somewhat sentimental. Star Tears were definitely the best capacity-expanding treasures, unmatched.

From Fourth Rank to Sixth Rank, each Evolution allowed the use of one, totaling three additional fusion opportunities, and it also significantly increased the Star Power. Most crucially, it was not particularly rare; one could buy it with money.

Without Star Tears, who knows how much weaker many Mutants’ abilities would be.

"I have four more fusion opportunities now."

Ji Xinghuo, looking at the display, realized he had forgotten about the Star Tears. With this, even without new capacity-expanding items, being able to fuse four more Alien Species during the Heavenly King Stage was a significant improvement.