"I’ve never fought such a well-funded battle."
Ji Xinghuo looked at the information of various abilities on the interface and felt extremely refreshed. Aside from the Rotating Magnetic Field, he could upgrade any ability he wanted.
He didn’t hesitate to choose the Electrostatic Field first.
[Electrostatic Field (Third Level 2030/8089)]
This was one of the two core professional abilities alongside the Rotating Magnetic Field, and only by combining the two could he unleash their full potential, so naturally, it was best to advance them in tandem.
Ji Xinghuo immediately invested Spiritual Origin Ability.
The progress of the Electrostatic Field surged forward rapidly, and he immediately noticed that the radius of his Electrostatic Field was expanding.
It had been around fifteen meters, but quickly reached twenty meters, twenty-five meters... When the upgrade progress was full, the Electrostatic Field’s radius had reached thirty meters!
Ji Xinghuo patiently waited a few minutes and clearly perceived the changes brought about by the upgrade, feeling an obvious improvement in the efficiency with which he converted Star Power into electrical charge.
The range of electrical charges he could control expanded accordingly, and their quantity increased.
Then, the information updated to [Electrostatic Field (Fourth Level 1/50069)], which required the same amount of Spiritual Origin Ability to upgrade as the Rotating Magnetic Field.
Ji Xinghuo rejoiced inside, the radius of the Fourth-Level Electrostatic Field was a bit larger than he had anticipated.
Within a range of fifty meters, he could control Lightning as he wished.
He tried to activate the Rotating Magnetic Field at the same time. When the two fields merged into one, he immediately had a mental image of an electromagnetic field that was independent yet unified, with two radii: an Electromagnetic Induction range of about five thousand meters and a control range of approximately fifty meters.
Control over electrical charges and metals!
Ji Xinghuo didn’t need to see with his eyes to perceive the Steel Spear in the Green Rainbow Saddle Bag even more clearly, he knew without testing that he could exert a stronger force on it.
He could attach a large amount of electrical charge to metal, creating electric currents to heat, modify, and even melt it!
He flipped his palm upward.
With focused Concentration, in an instant, the Star Power inside his body transformed into countless electrical charges, converging in the palm of his hand.
A bolt of Lightning took form immediately, but it didn’t cause a massive disturbance like natural Lightning; as if pacified, it hung quietly above his palm, growing in number but not much in size, assuming an irregular shape.
Ji Xinghuo’s gaze became even more focused, and after a dozen seconds, the Lightning in his palm had become spherical.
It was only about five centimeters in diameter, roughly the size of a ping-pong ball, inconspicuous and not making any particularly attention-grabbing sounds.
However, Ji Xinghuo knew very well its destructive power.
The small Spherical Lightning contained a third of his Star Power, roughly 300 points, and when it burst forth in an instant, its lethality would be terrifying.
Ji Xinghuo looked around.
Some Mercenaries had already sensed the danger and cast their eyes towards him.
He could only dissipate the Spherical Lightning, converting it back into Star Power within his body.
This was a new Ability he gained after upgrading the Electrostatic Field to Fourth Level, the reversible transformation between Star Power and electrical charge, depending on his will.
Ji Xinghuo suddenly had an idea: could he convert electrical charges from the external world into his own Star Power?
This thought sprouted wildly like a weed.
If possible, wouldn’t that be a method to rapidly increase his Star Power?
"It probably won’t work."
Ji Xinghuo shook his head inwardly; the electrical charges he controlled were essentially Star Power, simulated charges from Star Power, hence they could be reversed.
But electrical charges from the outside world were of physical nature, entirely different.
Despite not holding much hope, he still harbored a sliver of luck and decided to try it out when no one was around.
With the Electrostatic Field at Fourth Level, the power and range of the Thunderbolt Hand had also increased, the distance combined with Flash Step grew somewhat, and more technical skills could be developed.
Ji Xinghuo longed to try them immediately.
But he restrained his eagerness and continued to upgrade his Abilities.
After some pondering, Ji Xinghuo opted to upgrade the Dimension Stomach.
This was his only Star Fall Ability, [Dimension Stomach (Second Level 19/5101)], and it had barely reached Second Level when it already required over 5000 points of Spiritual Origin Ability, several times more than other Abilities at their Second Level. He hadn’t invested in it since the last upgrade.
"Just over 5000 points of Spiritual Origin Ability, let’s upgrade right away!"
Ji Xinghuo invested Spiritual Origin Ability, and as the progress of the Dimension Stomach moved forward, he felt the space’s capacity increase every second.
Since it was a shared Ability, Qing Hong also sensed the change.
It looked back at Ji Xinghuo while running, and he gently patted its scales to reassure it.
The space of the Second-Level Dimension Stomach was around 4 cubic meters, and as it upgraded, the space expanded bit by bit. This process reminded Ji Xinghuo of "cosmic expansion," where space was not growing outward but internally, expanding from nothing.
Soon, the Dimension Stomach reached Third Level.
[Dimension Stomach (Third Level 1/41141)]
Ji Xinghuo looked at the updated information on the interface, astonished by how a mere Third Level already demanded over forty thousand Spiritual Origin Ability points for further upgrade.
The Third-Level Dimension Stomach expanded to 8 cubic meters, doubling from the Second Level.
He felt the huge rock hidden within the Dimension Stomach; it had occupied most of the space before, but now there was much more room, enough to stuff in many more things.
Of course, he could also store bigger and heavier rocks; throwing them out would result in even stronger destructive force.