"Continue accelerating!"
After another two minutes, Ji Xinghuo’s speed had surpassed 340 meters per second.
If this were on Earth, he would have broken the sound barrier by now!
And he was still accelerating.
Ji Xinghuo’s mind was highly focused, and about three minutes later, his flying speed reached 500 meters per second, that is, an hourly speed of 1800 kilometers.
Clouds and the ground swept past rapidly, and the scenery in his view twisted.
A massive resistance hit him head-on.
The Flow Barrier protecting his body rippled in high velocity, while the air, like a wall, slammed against him, producing intense noises.
"At this point, to change direction..."
"Or to come to a sudden halt!"
Thoughts flickered through Ji Xinghuo’s mind, but he didn’t dare to try, for it might have been suicidal.
The acceleration of his flight continued.
However, the consumption of Star Power suddenly skyrocketed, increasing by an order of magnitude. The value of Star Power plunged as if a dam had broken. At this rate, his Star Power would be drained in less than five minutes.
With a thought, Ji Xinghuo began to reduce his speed rapidly, from 500 meters per second to 400 meters, then to 300 meters, and nearly instantaneously dropped to around 200 meters, before plunging to 0 meters.
Air exploded within a several dozen meter radius, creating a thunderous roar.
Ji Xinghuo hovered in the sky, looking back to see that he had decelerated from over 1800 kilometers per hour to a standstill in less than a hundred meters, which was nothing short of miraculous.
Of course, his body had also endured a fierce inertial impact, and he felt as though he might fall apart from the aches all over.
"This was only First Level acceleration."
Ji Xinghuo waited for his body to recover and opened the interface of Wanxiang Star Pupil.
He had over 32,000 points of Spiritual Origin Ability, ready to be invested in the Acceleration Ability, to upgrade it.
The upgrade from First Level acceleration required 3331 Ability points, quickly rising to Second Level, turning into (Second Level 1/21211).
"Acceleration really is different," Ji Xinghuo shook his head, the required Spiritual Origin Ability for upgrading was much higher than for other Abilities. He didn’t hesitate and upgraded acceleration to (Third Level 1/127321).
"Third Level, and it requires this much Spiritual Origin Ability!"
Ji Xinghuo was shocked.
But Third Level acceleration should be fast enough.
An explosive sound wave spread through the air as Ji Xinghuo instantly reached peak velocity and madly accelerated.
The acceleration at Third Level was obviously much quicker.
Less Star Power was consumed, and his body’s overcoming of inertia was more apparent. Ji Xinghuo reached 500 meters per second in just over a minute, with minimal Star Power depletion, only succumbing at 700 meters per second.
Having tested his speed limit, Ji Xinghuo then decelerated.
After some trial and error, he found that he could sustain a cruising speed of just over 220 meters per second, equivalent to a speed of 800 kilometers per hour!
He could maintain this flying speed indefinitely.
Back on Earth, he could easily break the sound barrier; although the consumption of Star Power would increase, he could still sustain it for about an hour!
Ji Xinghuo laughed heartily, racing back to Sky Falling Cliff.
He visited the Chie Han Qiu and proposed buying 30 portions of "Ether Refining Solvent" at a higher price. Normally, a person could only purchase three portions per Star Realm Year, but Han Qiu, in consideration of the Void Spirit Guest, agreed to his request.
That very day, Ji Xinghuo left Sky Falling Cliff and flew east.
In half a day, he had flown out of the Bloody Plateau and into the Thousand Peak Abyss Forest. There he slowed down slightly to avoid startling the Winged People of the Sky Feather Royal Court.
After a night’s flight, Ji Xinghuo gazed toward the horizon in the distance. Using Wanxiang Star Pupil to zoom in his view, he saw a familiar grand city from hundreds of kilometers away.