Fortunately, just as expected.
When choosing between helping Xukun Tianlin resolve personal grievances or bidding on the Eclipse Species, Xia Wei chose the latter.
Ji Xinghuo’s lips curled into a cold smile.
He walked out of the auction hall, transformed into a beam of electric light, and flew out of the East Coast, disappearing into the distant horizon.
After the auction started, Cangming City’s spatial array activated, sealing the entire island’s space, prohibiting Star Realm Jump or Void Shuttle, including the Jump Array, which was disabled; only Shepherd Star Saints and above could use it.
Ordinary Mutants wanting to leave Donghuang Island could only set sail or fly by themselves, heading to other Dragon Domains via nearby Jump Arrays.
The electromagnetic induction swept behind him, immediately locking onto a vague figure following closely, elusive yet unmistakable before the Macro Heavenly Eye.
It was Xukun Tianlin.
Besides him, there were two others.
A man and a woman, both coming out from the auction, the Shadow Clone also noticed these two leaving with Xukun Tianlin, but the crowd was too large, and it wasn’t until now that it became clear they were in cahoots with Xukun Tianlin.
"He even found some help."
Ji Xinghuo was somewhat surprised.
With Xukun Tianlin’s pride, he expected either Xia Wei to intervene or that he would handle it alone, yet he found two helpers.
Flying at high speed, Ji Xinghuo scanned the sky tens of kilometers behind, spotting the two instantly, both True Dragons.
The man with a physique as strong as a wall was an old acquaintance, Jing Qin, who had a grudge against him, and he unashamedly flaunted his presence, riding a Storm Dragon, with a huge Whale Dragon flying alongside.
The other woman was new.
She had no dragon, wearing a tight and thin battle suit that highlighted her alluring figure, extremely beautiful features, and a heroic and brisk demeanor, with long silver-white hair cascading behind her, strands like light, stunningly radiant.
This beautiful woman’s flight speed was extraordinarily fast, enveloped by a strange beam, oscillating at frequencies imperceptible to the naked eye, seemingly propelled by light beams.
Her electromagnetic field and energy fluctuations were extremely intense.
Ji Xinghuo felt threatened by her; she was more dangerous than Xukun Tianlin, evidently stronger.
In the Bibo Dragon Domain’s sixth rank, possessing such powerful strength and matching appearance, there was only one person.
Ji Xinghuo recalled one of the names Cang Ya had mentioned.
This Lei Mingke was from a small family under the Qingwei Territory of the Bibo Dragon Domain, possessing Thunder Dragon lineage, exhibiting exceptional talent in her youth, acquiring a Thunder Dragon, but the dragon died in battle unexpectedly after she made a name.
Lei Mingke did not become despondent nor sought a new dragon but abandoned the path of the Dragon Lord, turning toward professional advancement.
She chose "Electric Light Master."
Originally, the Electric Light Master was advanced from "Crystal Light Servant" and "Electric Field Stringer," mastering electricity and light, but she relied on the electric-type ability of the Thunder Dragon, simultaneously practicing these two professional templates, successfully transformed into Electric Light Master, even stronger than before.
This was years ago, and now, Lei Mingke has been at Sixth Rank Peak for years, striving to become a Shepherd Star Saint.
Along the Star Ascension Sequence, like Xukun Tianlin, she belongs to the Hidden Dragon Series.
Unsurprisingly, she has a 99% chance of ascending to Shepherd Star Saint.
Being in the second tier, Lei Mingke’s strength is far superior to Xukun Tianlin, as a seasoned Heavenly King Peak, she is renowned.
Ji Xinghuo’s eyes showed a trace of seriousness.
The Macro Heavenly Eye swept over Lei Mingke, piercing the void, a colossal being swiftly shuttling through the void, accompanying Xukun Tianlin, it was his Xukun Dragon.
In terms of flight speed alone, neither Xukun Tianlin nor Jing Qin could catch up; only Lei Mingke could.
This should be the reason Xukun Tianlin invited her.
Ji Xinghuo accelerated again, further distancing himself from Donghuang Island; he didn’t want to make a move near the Infinite Realm Masters and a group of Shepherd Star Saints, to avoid unnecessary complications.
Xukun Tianlin and the others had the same thought.
However, only Lei Mingke could keep up.
Ji Xinghuo ignored her, waiting until he flew over a hundred kilometers away from Donghuang Island at the sea, he opened the Wanxiang Star Pupil interface.
[Spiritual Origin Ability: 1178156]
This was Spiritual Origin Ability gained from continued hunting in Sea Abyss after advancing Electromagnetic Polarization, saved unused, specifically for immediately upgrading new abilities.
He immediately invested in Magnetic Pole Potential Slash.
In an instant, Magnetic Pole Potential Slash rose to (Second Level 1/5011).
Ji Xinghuo felt the ability’s power increase, he didn’t stop, continued investing Spiritual Origin Ability, reaching (Third Level 1/15101), then rising to (Fourth Level 1/155231), able to mobilize borrowed magnetic potential broader and stronger!
Looking back at Lei Mingke leisurely tailing him, she maintained a distance of over twenty kilometers, Ji Xinghuo’s eyes flickered.
He invested another over 150,000 Spiritual Origin Ability, raising Magnetic Pole Potential Slash to (Fifth Level 1/501001).
For other Mutants, elevating a Star Fall Ability from First Level to Fifth Level, even if highly talented, unmatched in the Star Realm Galaxy, and perfectly matching Magnetic Pole Potential Slash, still requires decades of diligent practice, or even longer.
But with Wanxiang Star Pupil, Ji Xinghuo covered the path others train diligently for decades within minutes.
Moreover, he didn’t stop there.
The Spiritual Origin Ability was continuously invested into the ability, the progress rapidly advancing.
Ji Xinghuo transformed into electric light rapidly sweeping over the sea surface; when he was more than a thousand kilometers away from Donghuang Island, he was invigorated.
[Ability: Magnetic Pole Potential Slash (Sixth Level 1/1511101)]