Supreme Electromagnetic Tyrant-Chapter 533 - 347: Below One Person_2

"Yes, leader," Li Hui stood up to take the order.

"The most pressing issue at hand is to figure out whether the Sun King, having obtained the ’Star Flame Pulse,’ still lacks something in his ’fusion’ combination," Ji Daosheng said, "and if he successfully advances to a ’Stellar Child,’ how shall we respond?"

The faces of everyone in the office were grave.

With the current strength of the state, the Asia-Pacific Community could face three opponents without fear, at least ensuring it would not be defeated.

However, if faced with the Sun King who has advanced to a ’Stellar Child,’ it would be dangerous.

Wu Huai’an said calmly, "What concerns me is that after the Sun King advances to a Stellar Child, he might break through to a Shepherd Star Saint in one go."

"It’s not that easy," Ji Daosheng shook his head.

The difficulty of advancing from a Heavenly King to a Shepherd Star Saint was greater than the sum of the six evolutions before reaching Heavenly King.

Xing Lie also said, "If just advancing to the ultimate profession would result in evolution to a Shepherd Star Saint, we would have attempted it long ago."

"Even if one cannot immediately evolve, a significant increase in strength can also lower the difficulty of promotion," Luo Yimeng said.

The several Heavenly Kings discussed it back and forth, each contributing their opinion.

There was no definitive conclusion for the time being.

Ji Xinghuo, merely a Super Mutant, was still three ranks away from a Shepherd Star Saint and knew very little, so he could only listen in silence.

Ultimately, it was Ji Daosheng who gave the final word: "The key to advancing to a Shepherd Star Saint lies in accumulating enough basic strength during the first six evolutions; otherwise, one can only rely on time to slowly grind through, with a very low success rate."

His gaze swept over everyone in the office.

Each person here was a proud figure of the heavens, and among the global top ten Heavenly Kings, four were present.

However, Ji Daosheng sighed, "I can’t possibly advance within fifty years, and Huai’an is about the same, while the director Xing and Xiaolu need even longer before they have a chance to challenge a Shepherd Star Saint."

The other Heavenly Kings needless to say, their hopes were slim.

"If the Sun King is only a Stellar Child, the few of us working together wouldn’t be too far behind," Ji Daosheng said, "If he advances to a Shepherd Star Saint, then we must also have a Shepherd Star Saint to contend against him."

"By my estimate, he will need at least 25 years to complete the advancement."

"Within the next 25 years..."

Ji Daosheng paused, "The only one among us who might possibly advance to a Shepherd Star Saint is just one person."

His gaze settled on Ji Xinghuo, filled with expectation.

"That is Xinghuo!"

As the words fell, the entire office fell silent for a few seconds, as the Heavenly Kings and legends showed faces of both shock and surprise.

Ji Xinghuo himself was also quite astonished.

Even though he was extremely confident in his own path of evolution and knew his future accomplishments were limitless, he hadn’t expected to be able to advance to a Shepherd Star Saint within 25 years.

By then, he would be less than 50 years old!

For a mutant to advance to a Heavenly King at the age of 50 was rare in global history, let alone the far more elusive rank of Shepherd Star Saint.

This was too high an expectation placed on me.

"Leader, I..." Ji Xinghuo stood up, his face showing a mix of awe and fear.

"Xinghuo, calm your mind," Ji Daosheng soothed, "We will give you the best support, but we won’t force the responsibility upon you. Just act according to your own thoughts, and don’t feel pressured."

Ji Xinghuo breathed a sigh of relief, "Yes."

Thinking about it, with the leader’s strategic arrangements, he wouldn’t place all his hopes on just one person.

He quickly regained his composure, but the others still looked at him with complex eyes.

Ji Daosheng said, "For the next ’Titanium Cobalt Dragon Body,’ I will urge the Star Realm Department to deliver it as soon as possible. This time I will decide to give priority to Xinghuo, so there’s no need for competition. Xiaorong, you don’t mind, do you?"

Zhu Xiaorong hesitated for a moment but then nodded, "If the leader believes this would benefit the country, then I have no objections."

In the face of the big picture, she could only compromise.

Ji Xinghuo was very pleased internally; although he wasn’t afraid of competition, getting it directly was the best scenario, free of complications.

However, what did the leader mean by "the Star Realm Department"?

"I will surely not let down the leader’s nurturing," Ji Xinghuo thought to himself, standing up to make his earnest stance.

Ji Daosheng smiled with satisfaction, instructing, "Your most important goal for the future is cultivation, to advance to a Shepherd Star Saint as quickly as possible. You needn’t worry about other matters, and if you require anything, just speak to me. If you can advance before the Sun King does, then that would be best, delivering the decisive blow to resolve all issues."

"Leader, I will give it my utmost effort!" Ji Xinghuo declared loudly.

He understood the leader’s intention.

The threat of the Sun King placed the leader himself at the top of the priority list, even with the least seniority and the lowest rank, everyone else had to make way for him.

The entire nation’s resources were his backup.

This was a tremendous power!

Ji Xinghuo knew that, to some extent, he had achieved a status in the Asia-Pacific Community "second only to one, above tens of thousands."

Afterward, Ji Daosheng discussed other arrangements with everyone.

The main topic was how to deal with the Sun King, who had become the Son of a Constant Star. Several Heavenly Kings were required to respond at any moment and join hands to defend against the enemy.

Ji Xinghuo just listened without speaking.

The meeting lasted until midnight before he returned home, briefly mentioned a few words to Zhao Manying and then rested.

The next day at dawn, Ji Xinghuo arrived at the Ether Research Institute and began a day of cultivation.

He practiced while attending classes.

His daily practice extended from 15 hours to 18 hours, allowing him to increase his star power by more than 80 points a day.

His round-the-clock cultivation and study left the staff of the Ether Research Institute agape, earning him an even more resounding reputation as a "cultivation machine."

When August came.

Ji Xinghuo’s star power exceeded 11,000 points!

Under his influence, Zhao Manying didn’t relax during her remaining month of the off-season; she followed him in almost full-time cultivation. The two only went out on dates every few days, coming and going in pairs from the Ether Research Institute, making others envious.

During this time, Ye Dongyun took a fancy to a luxury villa located in the middle of the Qinling Mountains.

The villa covered over 30,000 square meters, with complete cultivation facilities and an entertainment area, along with more than 200 acres of garden land, totalling 2 billion Ya Yuan.

Ji Xinghuo visited once, was very satisfied, and agreed to buy it.

The villa was registered in Ye Dongyun’s name, and the siblings happily moved in, living together like they did when they were young.

By mid-August, Zhong Ming evolved into an Advanced Mutant.

September.

The second half of the Super League commenced, Zhao Manying returned to the club to join her teammates, striving for the championship of the season.

Ji Xinghuo was worried about her.

He accompanied the team to every away game each week, inseparable from Zhao Manying.

Of course, he claimed it was to accompany his girlfriend; the members of the Emperor Star Club had no suspicion.

Every time he traveled with the team, Ji Xinghuo used the club’s facilities for cultivation, his electromagnetic induction constantly active, keeping Zhao Manying within his sensory range, while also monitoring Shi Renzhong’s moves, not giving him any opportunities.

Ji Xinghuo had made up his mind to settle Zhao Manying’s contract issue as soon as the season ended.

Although this slightly slowed his cultivation speed, the overall impact wasn’t significant.

Peace continued.

September 24.

In the Star Realm Department’s Ether Research Institute, Ji Xinghuo lay in the human seat of the Ether Energy Gathering Room, with a projection screen in front of him where a teacher was giving a lecture.

But he was somewhat distracted, not really paying attention.

Before his eyes, the interface of the Wanxiang Star Pupil had already been opened.

[Star Power: 15887]

Having just completed a cultivation cycle and after more than half an hour of recovery, his star power was back to full but hadn’t increased as before.

The previous cultivation cycle also left the star power at 15887 points!

A surge of joy couldn’t help but fill Ji Xinghuo’s heart.

"Finally!"

"I’ve reached my star power bottleneck!"

He looked at the number on the interface, which was a bit higher than he had anticipated, only a little over a hundred points away from reaching 16,000 points.

Such immense star power far exceeded the common range for Super Mutants and was higher than many Legendary Second Dan mutants.

Every time he evolved, his star power would surge dramatically.

Ji Xinghuo estimated that when he became Legendary, his star power would exceed 20,000 points, enough to rival most peak Legendary Second Dan mutants.

"Next is to try evolving, advancing to Legendary!" He sat up from the lying chair, mentioned it to the teacher, and exited the Energy Gathering Room.