"It’s ti to leave Black Ring Star."
Ji Xinghuo began to leap repeatedly, each ti covering the maximum distance, reaching over 300 kiloters.
He lacked a Vacuum Source, and his sense of space and dinsions was far inferior to Qing Hong. Even with the assistance of the Wanxiang Star Pupil and Spiritual Energy, his precision in controlling the landing point of his leaps was not sufficient, averaging nearly a 5-kiloter error.
This could only be improved through repeated practice to enhance the precision of landing points.
In just a few minutes,
Ji Xinghuo had traversed the entire Silent Wilderness from south to north and leaped to the vicinity of the northern hunting outpost.
During his leaps, he maintained invisibility to avoid being captured by satellites or encountering others.
He entered the outpost.
A mont later, Ji Xinghuo boarded a transport plane and after several hours of speeding, crossed the equator to return to the Arctic Transfer Station, where he went to Calula to dispose of so lower-value Alien Species, selling more than 300 Ether Crystals.
These Alien Species represented only a quarter of what he had on hand.
Even so, the quantity of Alien Species still shocked Calula, who, with his experience, could naturally guess they all ca from Earth Devouring Worms.
"Sir,"
Ji Xinghuo put away the Ether Crystals and was about to leave when Calula stopped him with a mysterious tone.
"What is it?" Ji Xinghuo asked.
With a smile on his serpentine face, Calula carefully inquired, "Sir, during your long hunts in the Silent Wilderness, have you ever encountered a Catastrophe-Level Earth Devouring Worm?"
"Yes."
"With your strength, you must have killed it," Calula flattered before asking, "Do you happen to have a ’Gravity Field’? Not every Catastrophe-Level Earth Devouring Worm yields a Star-falling Species, so he wasn’t certain.
"I have one." Ji Xinghuo had two Gravity Fields; trading one for Ether Crystals was also an option.
"You actually have one!"
Calula was overjoyed, eagerly asking, "Do you want to sell it or trade it for sothing else?"
After considering, Ji Xinghuo quoted his price, "Ten thousand Ether Crystals."
It was only upon reaching the True Dragon Dynasty that he realized the Void Spirit Guest had given him a huge discount on everything he sold, whether it was Alien Species or Weapon Equipnt—an investnt in his future.
At that ti, selling "Absolute Hit" to Princess Sophia had actually been at a loss.
The value of a Gravity Field was sowhat lower than Absolute Hit, but not by much; a price of ten thousand Ether Crystals was quite appropriate.
"That’s too high!"
Calula shook his head repeatedly.
"Then forget it." Ji Xinghuo wasn’t in urgent need of Ether Crystals, and since Calula found it expensive, he preferred to keep it rather than haggle.
"Sir, please wait." Calula hastily said, "I would like to propose a trade."
He stepped out of the room and when he returned, he had an exquisitely wrapped box in his hand. Placing it on the table before Ji Xinghuo, he opened it to reveal a white sphere, smooth on the surface, about three centiters in diater. Upon close examination, the sphere turned out to be a container.
Inside the white ball was stored a potion, emitting strange fluctuations.
These fluctuations made Ji Xinghuo feel slightly uncomfortable, instinctively resisting it.
"Please look, sir," Calula introduced, "This is a lting Pearl."
Ji Xinghuo didn’t respond.
Calula quickly elaborated with tact, "Using a lting Pearl, you can dissolve an integrated Ability and regain a chance to fuse with an Alien Species."
Ji Xinghuo’s expression shifted subtly; it was a valuable item!
Though the total number of Abilities remained unchanged, being granted another opportunity to select an Alien Species was like receiving a second chance.
Most Mutants, especially those who had evolved multiple tis, would like to swap out so of their integrated Abilities.
Either because their integration didn’t et expectations and they regretted it, or because they had been weaker at the start and it was a temporary asure, later gaining strength and better options, but lacking the chances to fuse again.
Ji Xinghuo also had an Ability he wanted to replace.
That was Thunderbolt Hand.
Although Thunderbolt Hand was part of the ’Magnetic Field Madman’ Professional Template, its primary function had been to compensate for a Mutant’s lack of attack thods in the early stages, making it a transitional Ability. Now he already possessed ’Electromagnetic Oscillation,’ with Spiritual Energy as a supplent, he could release Lightning attacks at will, rendering Thunderbolt Hand obsolete.
The boost to the power of Thunderbolt Hand was negligible.
Therefore, Ji Xinghuo had not upgraded the Thunderbolt Hand for a long ti; he simply didn’t want to waste Spiritual Origin Ability.
If he used the "lting Pearl" to erase Thunderbolt Hand, he could replace it with a better ability.
However, Ji Xinghuo did not show his feelings.
He remained calm, "Calula, what’s the origin of the lting Pearl?"
"You are indeed cautious, my lord," Calula whispered, "The lting Pearl is a first-level forbidden item within the Dynasty. I too ca across this lting Pearl by chance but dared not sell it until I had made several trades with you, my lord, only then did I dare to bring it out."
Ji Xinghuo narrowed his eyes, "A forbidden item?"
Calula nodded, "You may not know, my lord, but the lting Pearl is made from the bone marrow of a ’Zhe Dragon.’ The marrow from one adult Zhe Dragon can produce hundreds of lting Pearls, but no matter the quantity, it can never satisfy market demand. Many villains target the Zhe Dragon, how could the Dynasty possibly allow it?"
Ji Xinghuo suddenly understood in his heart.
The Zhe Dragon belonged to the Phantom Dragon Species, a very rare species of the True Dragons. There were only three Zhe Dragon families in the entire True Dragon Dynasty, even fewer than the Divine Dragon Species.
No wonder Calula wanted to sell the lting Pearl in secret. Before today, Calula must have investigated for quite a ti.
He himself wasn’t a True Dragon, he had traded many tis, had financial strength, he was indeed a suitable custor.
"How do you want to trade?" Ji Xinghuo asked.
Calula smiled, "Ten thousand Ether Crystals."
Ji Xinghuo’s face imdiately darkened. By nature, lting Pearls were an expansion oddity. Considering erasing an ability, they were even less impressive than expansion oddities. Just by uniqueness, they were not worth this price.
The majority of rare expansion oddities for levels five to six did not sell for ten thousand Ether Crystals.
"My lord, this is a forbidden item after all; it involves a great risk," Calula said, fearing Ji Xinghuo might walk away.
If the deal didn’t go through, the lting Pearl in his hands would beco evidence against him.
"Your risk has nothing to do with ," Ji Xinghuo was not swayed by this. He took out a Gravity Field alien species from his pouch and directly proposed, "A Gravity Field in exchange for three of your lting Pearls."
Each mutant could use a lting Pearl up to three tis.
This was what Calula himself had said; he imdiately beca anxious upon hearing this, "My lord, you’re cutting the price too deeply, I can’t possibly accept."
Just as expected...
Upon hearing his words, Ji Xinghuo knew that Calula had more lting Pearls on hand, far more than just three.
lting Pearls were forbidden items, not to be seen in the open, whereas Star-falling Species were as good as cash.
One Star-falling Species in exchange for three lting Pearls was surely enough.
Calula’s asking price was clear extortion.
Ji Xinghuo did not waste more words, "I’m about to return to the Star Realm, and when I co back to Black Ring Star next ti, the alien species won’t be held for you. If you’re willing to trade, let’s settle it now, or the opportunity will be gone."
"Fine then..."
Seeing that Ji Xinghuo did not seem to be bluffing, Calula could only agree.
Although lting Pearls had a huge market, and countless mutants wanted them, there were very few who had the financial ans and could keep a secret.
Calula had been selling this batch of lting Pearls in secret for a long ti, still left with the majority that he could not offload, turning into a hot potato.
Three lting Pearls in exchange for one Star-falling Species was still profitable.
Calula quickly brought two more lting Pearls to Ji Xinghuo, received the Gravity Field, and after it was appraised, a look of joy appeared on his face. He could openly sell the Star-falling Species and turn it into Ether Crystals.
Seeing his expression, Ji Xinghuo had a thought.
This Red Viper must have accumulated a large fortune by selling many lting Pearls; it wouldn’t be strange if he had hundreds of thousands of Ether Crystals.
If only he could rob him...
Ji Xinghuo shook his head secretly; it went against his principles. Furthermore, Calula must have a powerful backing, with countless ties to the True Dragon families. He might well be so bigshot’s secret operative, not soone to provoke lightly.
"Please have a safe journey, my lord," Calula, unaware of Ji Xinghuo’s thoughts, respectfully saw him off.
Before long,
Ji Xinghuo, accompanied by the Branch Horn Cloud Deer, took the space elevator, arrived at the orbital space station, passed through the Star Gate, and returned to the long-missed Star Realm. He then rode the Branch Horn Cloud Deer out of You Hui City and reached an uninhabited area in the wild.
A flash of light swept over, and Ji Xinghuo entered the teleportation channel.
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