CHAPTER 876: CHAPTER 526: THE MONEY-CHANGING SWORDMASTER

Ji Xinghuo released his first video targeted at a global audience, allowing everyone on Earth to know him, and by the next morning, the views had surpassed one hundred billion!

Many people watched it repeatedly.

The combined total of shares and comments also exceeded three billion, which means that almost everyone on Earth had seen the video.

The penetration rate was close to 100%!

Whether they agreed with Ji Xinghuo’s stance and viewpoints, disliked him, opposed him, or even hated him, as long as they watched the video, the promotional effect was achieved.

It’s not afraid of being scolded, just afraid that you won’t watch.

Attracting viewers to watch is always the hardest first step.

And this is the effect the leader wanted. Lv Qingzhou stayed up all night, working overtime with his team to complete the data statistics and analysis of the video, and reported to the leader early in the morning, receiving praise from the leader.

"Xinghuo, this promotion was very successful."

"Keep up the good work!"

Ji Daosheng sent a message to Ji Xinghuo with the statistical data attached and then continued to busy himself with other matters.

Around eight o’clock, Ji Xinghuo sat up from a tangle of limbs and saw the message.

"What content are you looking at so intently?"

Zhao Manying peeked her head out from under the covers, her beautiful face adorned with sleepy eyes. Despite being a Legendary Mutant, she was a bit overwhelmed by the previous night’s exertion, but she gritted her teeth and persevered, refusing to admit defeat.

She had already lost to Ji Xinghuo in terms of strength and cultivation; she couldn’t afford to lose again in bed.

As a result, she slept until now.

On a regular day, she would have been up cultivating by now. It’s been a long time since she felt so exhausted; it took a few hours of sleep to recover.

"Take a look."

Ji Xinghuo tilted his phone screen towards her, swiftly swiping a few times.

Zhao Manying instantly finished reading it, her eyes wide with surprise as she exclaimed, "It actually reached a hundred billion views, with a penetration rate close to 100%! Now you’re truly known to everyone on Earth. Throughout history, there have been only a handful of people with such fame."

"Just a bit of fleeting fame," Ji Xinghuo said calmly.

"You’re putting on an act!"

Zhao Manying chuckled.

Others might genuinely believe Ji Xinghuo didn’t care at all about fame and fortune, letting it pass unnoticed, but Zhao Manying knew he was just pretending.

"Hehe... you know me well, Man Ying."

Only then did Ji Xinghuo show a hint of pride on his face. To say he didn’t care about fame and fortune was impossible. Although for him, fame and fortune were dispensable, not having them was fine, but the feeling after obtaining them wasn’t bad either.

He gave Zhao Manying a deep kiss on the lips and then moved to advance.

"I overslept today; I have to cultivate soon and can’t delay any longer." Zhao Manying quickly held his hand down.

Ji Xinghuo teased, "Isn’t that just an excuse?"

"Phbt!"

Zhao Manying’s face turned slightly red. "Only a bull can be exhausted to death; the fields won’t wear out. I’m also considering your health."

"I’m in excellent health, not even a million bulls could match me," Ji Xinghuo posed, showing his arm muscles, and taunted Zhao Manying, "Just worried that your field might not hold up."

"I’m not fooling around with you."

Zhao Manying flashed into the bathroom, opting to avoid the fight.

"Hahaha..." Ji Xinghuo saw she had no confidence, and instead of insisting, he laughed loudly with the demeanor of a victor.

Then swaggered into the bathroom as well.

After a bout of frolic and teasing, when the two emerged fully dressed, it was almost ten o’clock. They had breakfast together and headed to the Ether Research Institute.

"You’re going too?" Zhao Manying asked in surprise.

Ji Xinghuo nodded, "I need to cultivate too, what’s so strange about that?"

"Now that you’re back, your pace of life has visibly slowed down; your daily cultivation time has decreased. Plus, in South Asia it’s a critical period, you still need to keep it under control. I thought you’d rest at home, concentrating on the situation in South Asia," Zhao Manying said.

"The matters in South Asia can be handled by my Shadow Clone," Ji Xinghuo said, sitting with her in the maglev car, "I’m planning to give it my all and form the first Star Seed."

"So soon?"

Zhao Manying was taken aback.

She knew Ji Xinghuo had already reached the Sixth Rank, Second Dan and obtained the Titanium Cobalt Family’s Elemental Magnetic Array, which was very time-consuming and difficult to cultivate.

Ji Xinghuo chuckled, "No matter how lazy I am now, even if I lie down all day doing nothing, my cultivation speed cannot slow down much." Those few top-tier Etherium Abilities, when combined, were incredibly useful.

"You freak!"

For a long time, Zhao Manying cursed enviously.

At the same time also feeling immense pressure, she had recently fused several Star-falling Species, greatly increasing her strength. The Quantum Mind’s support effect was also improving, gradually enhancing cultivation efficiency, but still, she was way too slow compared to Ji Xinghuo.

"Man Ying, you don’t need to rush."

Ji Xinghuo guessed her thoughts and comforted, "No matter how fast you cultivate, when reaching the Sixth Rank Peak, all Mutants will be blocked by the mountain of advancing to Shepherd Star Saint, you’ll catch up soon."

"Is that so?" Zhao Manying shook her head, saying softly, "I’m afraid by the time I reach the Sixth Rank, you’ll have already broken through the bottleneck and become the Shepherd Star Saint."

"That’s impossible!" Ji Xinghuo couldn’t even believe it himself.

Zhao Manying sighed, "The Seventh Rank bottleneck is a mountain for others, but it might just be a threshold for you, stepping over it in one step."

"Thanks for your good words."

Ji Xinghuo held her shoulder and smiled, "We’re boyfriend and girlfriend, not opponents, not enemies. The stronger I get, the stronger you become, we’re one and the same!"

"I understand." Zhao Manying nodded.

It’s just...

The rest of her words she kept to herself.

It’s just that this way, she’d constantly depend on Ji Xinghuo. How different was this from using beauty to serve someone? Could she still be considered an independent woman?