CHAPTER 855: CHAPTER 516: THE BEGINNING

In the latter half of the night, Zhao Manying came out of the Cultivation Room and walked into the bedroom.

Ji Xinghuo asked, "Fusion successful?"

"Mm, I first fused Quantum Speed Reading." Zhao Manying was in a good mood, her steps were light as she lay down beside Ji Xinghuo, "I’m planning to fuse one of the Star-falling Species you gave me every half month."

"Doing it that way is indeed more stable." Ji Xinghuo nodded.

Not everyone can fuse all the specimens in one go like himself; for others, generally, they need to adapt for a period after fusing, stabilizing their physical condition before continuing.

This can increase the Fusion Success Rate; the stronger and rarer the specimen, the more preparation is needed.

Ji Xinghuo leaned closer, "Rest now."

In the following days.

Zhao Manying gradually returned to normal, as long as no one mentioned Ye Zhen in front of her, everything was fine.

Ji Xinghuo took her to meet family and friends, and there was nothing unusual.

When meeting Zhuo Yanran and Zhao Cangming, Zhao Manying also behaved normally in front of her family, which reassured Ji Xinghuo.

"Big news!"

A week after returning to Earth, Ji Xinghuo was dining out with his family when almost simultaneously, a news message popped up on everyone’s phones.

"The spokesperson for the Yihanstan Prime Minister’s Office announced that General Karlja Buto will be promoted to Heavenly King."

"General Karlja Buto has entered the Global Battle Power List."

"Ranked at number 51."

Multiple announcements were released, immediately making it a global hot trending topic, causing a significant stir.

Wang Zizhen read the content and envied, "Another Heavenly King on Earth."

"Just a Heavenly King from abroad." Liangqiu Feiyan focused on eating her dessert, indifferent, "Nothing to do with us."

Ye Dongyun shook her head, "You never know."

"Big sister’s political acumen is sharp." Ji Xinghuo put down his phone and looked at Ye Dongyun with new respect.

"I’ve been a civil servant for a few years, and I do have some perspective." Ye Dongyun smiled, speaking thoughtfully, "Third brother, you have a hidden agenda in your words, do you know some inside information?"

"You’ll all find out soon." Ji Xinghuo didn’t disclose more.

While everyone was reading the news, he received a notification to attend a meeting at the Headquarters in half an hour.

The news about Karlja Buto was still fermenting.

His personal career history was also circulating.

Many are familiar with this new Heavenly King; until today, Karlja Buto was ranked 14th on the Legendary list, but he wasn’t one who relied on age to climb up the ranks; he is relatively young, only 65 this year.

Karlja Buto is Yihanstan, from a military background, advancing from a civilian to General step by step, being one of the top military commanders in Yihanstan.

However, from today, "one of" can be removed.

"The Yihanstan Prime Minister will honor General Karlja Buto on March 25th, promoting him to Marshal."

"The Prime Minister’s Office has invited representatives from various countries to witness the ceremony."

Breaking news played in rotation.

Before long, the latest news reported that multiple countries within the South Asia Alliance have agreed to the invitation and will attend the ceremony promptly.

Upon seeing this news, Ye Dongyun remarked, "South Asia Alliance used to have three Heavenly Kings, now upgraded to four. They have always been hostile to our Asia-Pacific Community, hence posing a greater threat to us."

"Big sister is overthinking." Ji Xinghuo laughed.

Wang Zizhen also said, "The South Asia Alliance only has four Heavenly Kings, while we have fifteen, plus sister Manying and Qiao Fenghong, two legends listed on the Global Battle Power List, what can they use to fight against us?"

He glanced at Ji Xinghuo, "Besides, the gap between Heavenly Kings is greater than the difference between humans and dogs."

"That’s no way to put it." Ye Dongyun couldn’t help but laugh and cry.

Liangqiu Feiyan suddenly said, "Third brother is already a Heavenly King; why hasn’t ADC’s information been updated yet?"

"Don’t rush."

Ji Xinghuo said, "You will soon see my rankings move up."

The three siblings all heard the implication in his words.

Ji Xinghuo didn’t elaborate, stood up, and said, "You all continue eating, I have something to do and need to leave early, don’t wait for me." Then he nodded slightly to An Yitian and a few bodyguards in the private room, and exited alone.

This restaurant is located on the 200-plus-floor of a skyscraper.

He had just reached the kilometer-high parking platform when an unmarked magnetic levitation flying car stopped in front of him; he got on the car which automatically headed towards the Headquarters.

The journey was smooth, entering the Headquarters.

Upon returning to Earth, Ji Xinghuo once again met the leader, in the bright office with two others.

"Xinghuo is here." Ji Daosheng expressed with a pleasant smile.

"Leader."

Ji Xinghuo greeted formally, noticing a hint of fatigue behind Ji Daosheng’s smile; he probably has been working continuously for a long time, possibly without rest since their last meeting.

"Leader should mind his health." He couldn’t help but express concern.

A Heavenly King’s physical prowess is tremendously strong, far surpassing that of ordinary people.

But even they cannot neglect high-intensity labor, especially mental work, and the leader’s profession is "Domineer," upgraded from Mind Hacker and Stringer, neither of which are power-type Mutants, and their physical condition is poor.

Ji Daosheng’s face paused briefly, then calmly waved his hand.

"It’s fine, I know my limits, but still, thank you Xinghuo for your concern, please have a seat."

Ji Xinghuo took a seat on the sofa.

"The news about Karlja Buto’s promotion to Heavenly King, Xinghuo, did you see it?" Ji Daosheng asked.

"I saw it."