Today, when hunting enemies outside, the Spiritual Origin Ability sufficed.
Ji Xinghuo, fearing there might be some accident, waited until he had returned to the Midpoint Fortress before he prepared to upgrade the Rotating Magnetic Field.
As the Spiritual Origin Ability was invested, progress soared quickly.
Soon, it reached 1699/1699!
Ji Xinghuo felt a surge in his spirit, and an immediate sensation coursed through his body. In the interface of the Wanxiang Star Pupil, his human figure flickered, indicating the flow of countless points of Star Power that resembled a materialized magnetic field, rotating around the brain as the center, with the rotation speed gradually increasing.
At the same time, currents of electricity emerged beneath his skin.
Ji Xinghuo’s hair stood up one strand at a time, lightning leapt within his pupils, and both hands, implanted with the Thunderbolt Hand, lit up with electric light, with arcs of electricity dancing between his fingers.
The lights in the inn’s room flashed on and off, and the crystal ceiling lamp flickered uncertainly.
Ji Xinghuo was surprised in his heart.
When the Rotating Magnetic Field was upgraded from First Level to Second Level, it didn’t cause such a commotion, but it was still much quieter than during the fusion.
The range of magnetic field induction expanded bit by bit.
Previously, when the Rotating Magnetic Field reached the peak of the Second Level, just as Ji Xinghuo had predicted, the sensing distance reached 1500 meters.
Now, as it upgraded to Third Level, the range of detection further increased, and the expansion was very rapid.
With Ji Xinghuo himself at the center, numerous big and small magnetic fields were mapped in his brain, every room of this inn, every piece of furniture and person in the rooms, the streets outside, the passersby, the surrounding shops and the items within, buildings, trees, air, reptiles, and so on—everything material, all magnetic fields, were vividly detailed in his mind!
"Magnetic field induction is clearer now."
Ji Xinghuo realized in his mind that his brain had also been enhanced in the upgrading process, allowing him to discern magnetic fields’ strength and nature more quickly.
In just a few minutes, the detection distance of the magnetic field induction broke through 2000 meters!
His body had also undergone a new round of enhancement, muscles, bones, internal organs, cells—every part nourished by the magnetic field energy driven by Star Power, undergoing wondrous transformation, racing toward a path that transcended the limits of the human body.
Ji Xinghuo couldn’t help but marvel, the effect of the Rotating Magnetic Field in remodeling the body was no less than a life evolution.
Without testing, he could feel it—his strength, speed, and explosive power, as well as his self-healing ability, all soared dramatically.
His physical fitness leaped to a higher level!
Finally, the upgrade was complete.
Ji Xinghuo looked at the interface of the Wanxiang Star Pupil, the Ability information was updated, becoming [Rotating Magnetic Field (Third Level 1/8089)].
"Next upgrade requires so much Spiritual Origin Ability..."
Killing a First Rank enemy only provides 1 point of Spiritual Origin Ability, Second Rank gives 3-5 points, Third Rank less than 10 points, these eight thousand plus points of Spiritual Origin Ability, at least four to five thousand targets must be hunted down. Who knows when I will be able to upgrade the Rotating Magnetic Field next time.
Ji Xinghuo shook his head helplessly, but that was a concern for later, he wouldn’t worry about it now.
He closed his eyes slightly, carefully feeling his strengthened body.
"So that’s how it is!"
A look of pleasant surprise flashed across Ji Xinghuo’s face.
During the upgrade process of the Rotating Magnetic Field just now, he had vaguely achieved a kind of enlightenment in his mind, yet it was as if looking through a foggy glass, elusive. Now he understood completely.
Checking the room, he realized it wasn’t suitable for demonstration.
Ji Xinghuo left the inn and went to a privately-owned training ground on this street, renting out a Martial Arts Arena by himself and specifically instructing that no one should enter without permission.
He stood in the center of the arena, concentrating, his eyes suddenly flashing with a streak of electricity.
However, nothing happened.
There was no sound, no lightning, no change at all—quieter than a fart.
Actually, there was something, Ji Xinghuo noticed that the crystal lamps used for lighting on the walls and the ceiling of the Martial Arts Arena flickered slightly but did not go out.
But his Star Power, in that instant, decreased by over 100 points!
Ji Xinghuo shook his head, without any surprise on his face as he had just released an Electromagnetic Pulse.
This was a transient electromagnetic disturbance that, in an extremely short moment, released high-energy electromagnetic radiation. It wouldn’t cause much harm to human bodies and biology but could induce high-voltage currents in exposed electronic components and conductors in an instant, leading to failure or permanent damage.
On Earth, Electromagnetic Pulse weapons had already appeared, such as pulse bombs.
Nuclear explosions also produce Electromagnetic Pulses.
And in the Star Realm, without electronic devices, there was no place for use; after release, no phenomena would be observable.
However, Ji Xinghuo really liked this ability.
In the future, he would be a mobile human bomb that could release Electromagnetic Pulses at any time, useless in the Star Realm but extremely powerful on Earth and in any technological world!
Moreover, Electromagnetic Pulses could indeed cause harm to the human body.
If the released energy was high enough and targeted, it could cause abnormal discharges in the enemy’s brain neurons, leading to various functional disorders, convulsions, headaches, neurological exhaustion, and so on.
It just required a stronger magnetic field and more practice.
Ji Xinghuo concentrated, his eyes flashing with electricity, as another 100 plus points of Star Power vanished.
This time, he clearly felt an invisible electromagnetic wave rapidly expanding outward, with a range of about three hundred meters, acting for a very brief instant before disappearing.
"Only three hundred meters?"
"If there were any electronic devices nearby, they should be damaged by now..."
Before Ji Xinghuo could finish his thought, his magnetic field sensed someone on the street outside, where sparks suddenly burst from a pedestrian’s pocket, making the person jump as if electrified. The pedestrian hastily pulled something out of their pocket, which turned out to be a smoking mobile phone.
Even devices that weren’t powered on or booted up would be damaged by the electromagnetic pulse.
"Lucky my phone is hidden in Qing Hong’s Dimension Stomach, otherwise it’d be destroyed too," Ji Xinghuo chuckled to himself, feeling he could only offer an apology to that pedestrian.
Next, he tried to minimize the range of the electromagnetic pulse, and found it was possible.
The smaller the range, the less Star Power consumed.
The smallest electromagnetic pulse had an effective radius of only about five meters, requiring as little as ten-odd points of Star Power.
Inversely, the more Star Power consumed when releasing the electromagnetic pulse, the greater its range.
However, the direction of the electromagnetic pulse couldn’t be controlled; no matter what, it was a spherical field of force with oneself at the center.
Ji Xinghuo repeatedly released electromagnetic pulses.
Whenever his Star Power bottomed out, he would wait for it to recover, then try releasing it again, becoming more and more skillful, able to precisely control the pulse’s range with an error margin of no more than half a meter.
Suddenly, a flash of insight struck Ji Xinghuo.
"Why not release the electromagnetic pulse together with Thunderbolt Hand?"
He acted on the thought immediately.
Star Power whirled within him, electricity gathered in his hand, and a spark flashed in his eyes, almost simultaneously letting loose.
A lightning bolt burst forth from Ji Xinghuo’s fingertips, and in that instant, the invisible electromagnetic pulse also released, intertwining with the lightning as if a spark had fallen into gasoline, resulting in a miraculous reaction—the lightning and pulse merged into one!
The originally thick bolt of lightning was dispersed into hundreds of thin arcs, forming a visible spherical field of force.
This field was the form of the electromagnetic pulse!
The electric arc field lasted only an extremely brief moment, with an outer ring of dazzling circular arcs expanding at the speed of electricity, only to disappear in an instant.
Ji Xinghuo could see it all clearly.
The radius of the electric arc field was approximately ten meters, radiating from him as the center, sweeping every inch of space within a ten-meter radius in an instant.
"How is this any use?"
Ji Xinghuo was thrilled yet somewhat puzzled.
After several more tries, he found that the might of Thunderbolt Hand was diluted by the electromagnetic pulse, but it could affect all targets within range. If struck by the arcs, they should experience a paralyzing effect, and if it were a metallic weapon, it would also be attacked by the high tension electric current.
Overall, the scattered arc of electricity definitely had less lethality than the Thunderbolt Hand, but it had the advantage of being a group attack.
And it was nearly impossible to dodge.
The combination of electromagnetic pulse with Thunderbolt Hand did not diminish its ability to damage electronic components, nor did it reduce the distance.
The further Thunderbolt Hand struck, the larger the range of electric arc attack created.
Thunderbolt Hand, amplified by Third Level Rotating Magnetic Field, could now hit targets fifty meters away, but when combined with the electromagnetic pulse to form Pulse Arc, the effective distance dropped to within ten meters.
"Let’s call this move ’Pulse Arc’!"
Ji Xinghuo thought to himself.
Although the lethality of Pulse Arc was somewhat reduced now, restricted to slowing down and paralyzing approaching enemies, its power would inevitably grow with the improvement of Thunderbolt Hand’s level, and it definitely should not be underestimated.
So, he put the remaining dozens of points of Spiritual Origin Ability into Thunderbolt Hand, advancing its progress to (Third Level 32/743).
Compared to Third Level Rotating Magnetic Field, upgrading Thunderbolt Hand was much easier.
In the short term, Ji Xinghuo didn’t plan to improve Rotating Magnetic Field anymore; he decided to prioritize upgrading Thunderbolt Hand, followed by Golden Scale Iron Spine, Qing Hong’s Miniaturization, and Dimension Stomach.
The Spiritual Origin Ability required for these Abilities was not much, making them the most cost-effective for upgrading.
Thousand Spirit Skillful Hand and Ether Affinity could also be improved by one level if there was ample Spiritual Origin Ability.
Ji Xinghuo trained at the Martial Arts Arena for ten hours.
Only after he had completely mastered the electromagnetic pulse and Pulse Arc, able to release them at will, did he return to the inn to rest.
In the afternoon, Ji Xinghuo set out from the city somewhat impatiently, ready to test the effect of Pulse Arc.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t find the opportunity.
With his current understanding of the Beiluo Shimen Clan, they generally sniped from a distance, never giving the enemy a chance to get close.
He didn’t want to let an enemy charge in just for the sake of testing.
To opt for melee when he could snipe from afar was a very unwise move; if an accident occurred, it was his own life that might be lost.
Although he didn’t get to try the Pulse Arc, the further strengthened body had very obvious effects.
Stronger strength, faster speed.
Physical fitness and Star Power recovered faster as well. Wearing the Acceleration Ring, Ji Xinghuo could run at full speed all day without tiring.
This extended his hunting range to over a hundred kilometers, increasing the efficiency of collecting Spiritual Origin Ability.
Every day, Ji Xinghuo made a substantial amount of money and points.
Thunderbolt Hand was also nearing an upgrade.
In the blink of an eye, the last day of Flame Month arrived, and it was time for account settlements at the bounty hall.