Supreme Electromagnetic Tyrant-Chapter 364 - 262: Assessment

Ji Xinghuo saw that Xuan Ming didn’t want to elaborate, so he didn’t ask any further questions.

Here, one could also hand over Ether Crystals and True Dragon Coins as bidding funds. Alternatively, one could have the auction items appraised by Xuan Ming, and if they were deemed valuable enough, he would agree to accept the commission, display them in the auction house’s list, and, of course, charge a service fee.

In any case, nothing was cheap.

Ji Xinghuo lacked Eternal Day Merit, and none of the auction items commissioned by others caught his eye at the moment.

After leaving the Exotic Treasures Auction House, Ji Xinghuo didn’t immediately follow Xuan Ming’s directions to go to the Eternal Day City arena for the assessment.

Without clear information about Earth Abyss Star, he didn’t want to rush there.

Walking in the street, Ji Xinghuo aimlessly wandered around, his electromagnetic induction scanning his surroundings, and soon, he found his target.

It was a bar located behind the street, where many Highlanders gathered.

With his current identity, it was appropriate to gather information by meeting with Highlanders, making this the perfect spot.

Ji Xinghuo walked into the bar.

Even during the day, there were dozens of Highlanders drinking, coming from different tribes, most of them followers of the Red Emperor, he felt a dangerous atmosphere as soon as he entered. For other races, this was certainly not a friendly place, but for followers of the Red Emperor, it was like fish in water.

Ji Xinghuo was a new face; some Highlanders glanced at him but didn’t care.

His fierce appearance left no room for doubt.

"Drink!"

"If you don’t finish this cup, I’ll burst your head!"

The bar was noisy and rowdy, filled with shouts that rose and fell and crude jokes from female Highlanders, abundant in foul language and curses.

Ji Xinghuo sat at the bar, ordered a few cups of Blood Wine, and after drinking, his face blushed slightly.

He then struck up a conversation with the Highlander next to him.

This Highlander was strong, a Fourth-Rank Steel Warrior. Although he had hidden his Eternal Day Badge in his waist pouch, he couldn’t escape the electromagnetic induction.

Without making it too obvious, Ji Xinghuo steered the conversation toward Eternal Day Merit and Earth Abyss Star.

Sure enough, the other party was an Eternal Day Guardian and knew the internals.

However, for some reason, the Highlander didn’t dare speak much about Earth Abyss Star, but the bits and pieces he revealed were enough for Ji Xinghuo to confirm that this was not a trap set by the Crystal Elite Clan, and that external races indeed could visit Earth Abyss Star to earn Eternal Day Merit.

In the bar, Ji Xinghuo made contact with a few more Highlanders, getting similar information from each.

"Don’t dare to speak?"

"Or can’t speak in Eternal Day City?"

More than two hours later, Ji Xinghuo walked out of the bar, feeling somewhat puzzled.

Obviously, the Crystal Elite Clan had imposed a gag order concerning the situation on Earth Abyss Star and had used some kind of measure to prevent those who had visited Earth Abyss Star from divulging accurate information.

Looking around, the grand and bright Eternal Day City hid too many secrets.

"Then let’s give it a try."

"Since they can safely return to the Star Realm, it appears that Earth Abyss Star isn’t that dangerous."

Ji Xinghuo made up his mind.

He generally did not act rashly, but the treasures in the Exotic Treasures Auction House, the few items he was interested in, all required Eternal Day Merit for bidding. Heavenly Treasure Diamonds, Clone Twins, and other items were all greatly enticing to him.

A moment later.

Ji Xinghuo arrived at the Eternal Day City arena.

The hexagon-shaped arena, over three hundred meters in diameter, was similar to the super-league stadiums on Earth, but not many people were there, with most of the spectator seats empty. Only four or five hundred people sat around, looking bored at the combat happening in the middle of the field.

Ji Xinghuo also watched for a while.

The fight in the arena was indeed for the assessment to join the Eternal Day Guardians. The opponents were legendary warriors from the Crystal Elite Clan, several of whom took turns acting as examiners. The timer started at the beginning of the fight, and lasting for three Star Moments—which was approximately three and a half minutes on Earth—was considered a pass.

Many participated in the assessment, but very few passed.

Ji Xinghuo observed for over half an hour, and only three individuals passed, a ratio of less than one-tenth.

"I want to register," he said as he approached a Crystal Elite member, holding out his Eternal Day Badge.

The other took it, looked at it, and expressed some surprise. Ji Xinghuo already had an Eternal Day Badge, and yet he hadn’t taken the assessment? Nevertheless, he quickly registered and nodded, "When your name is called, go to the arena."

Ji Xinghuo kept his badge and waited at the side.

A few minutes later.

"Kui Ye!" the Crystal Elite in charge of the registry called out loudly, "It’s your turn."

Ji Xinghuo silently entered the arena.

A figure flew out from a room above the arena; with a loud thud, it landed a few dozen meters away, the light dispersing to reveal its true form.

"It’s you."

Ji Xinghuo raised an eyebrow.

The Crystal Elite opposite him was the same guard who had brought him into the city yesterday, named Ming Yu.

Ming Yu explained without expression, "I rotated in as an examiner today, and seeing that it’s you, I came to test your strength; it’s nothing personal."

"Oh."

Ji Xinghuo didn’t think much of it and took down the Ice Veiner’s Axe from his back, holding it in his hand.

But internally, he took this very seriously.

He had already known from his encounter with Ming Yu yesterday that this Crystal Elite was a Halo Fighter. Judging from the fluctuations of Ether Energy, his strength was at the Legendary First Dan.

Halo Fighters were a rare sight on Earth.

In Eternal Day City, however, one in five Crystal Elites was a Halo Fighter, and almost all of them were humanoid.

The core Ability of the Halo Fighter profession was "Light Energy," converting all Star Power into Light Energy. This dominantly aggressive energy type, being robust, encompassed strength, defense, speed, explosive force, and Recovery Power, making it powerful and balanced. At the same time, it repelled most other Abilities and could only fuse with technique-oriented Alien Species.

Even though they mastered Ability techniques, Halo Fighters’ combats still heavily relied on Martial Arts, allowing them to exert greater combat strength.

Therefore, each Halo Fighter was skilled in Martial Arts.

The strength of a Halo Fighter heavily depended on the potency of Light Energy, that is, the strength of Star Power.

The higher the Rank, the greater the demand for Light Energy.

Thus, aside from a few technique-type Abilities, Halo Fighters mostly chose Ether Sensitivity and Ether Affinity—the more, the better—stacking effects only to accelerate the cultivation and recovery of Star Power and convert more Light Energy.

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Bare-handed and clad only in a layer of exquisite armor grown onto his body, Ming Yu remained expressionless and said, "I’m starting."

The timer was pressed by a member of the Crystal Elite Clan at the edge of the arena.

Boom!

As soon as his words fell, five rings of light lit up on Ming Yu’s body, shining brightly all over, and his speed surged dramatically, turning into a beam of light shooting towards Ji Xinghuo.

His move was not fancy; it was just one punch blasted out.

Light Energy compressed on the fist, then burst out.

Blast Punch!

This was the most common Ability technique among Halo Fighters, a punch erupting with fierce power, accompanied by the destructive force of Light Energy.

A normal Super Mutant wouldn’t dare to block this punch and could hardly see the attack.

But in Ji Xinghuo’s eyes, it was not so frightening.

He had already activated Overclocking Thought, choosing triple neural reaction acceleration. Everything he saw slowed down by thrice. When Ming Yu burst through the air to reach him, he closed his eyes and used Flash Step to the left, but only moved one step.

The fist brushed past his figure without blinding him with its radiance.

Boom!

The air exploded, and the shockwave burst forth.

Igoring the shockwave that hit him, Ji Xinghuo, still with his eyes closed, had his Double-edged Battle Axe already falling, forcing Ming Yu into an inescapable position.

Ming Yu half-turned, raising his arm to block.

Clang.

The axe blade struck the armor on his arm, sending sparks flying while carrying "Heavy Strike" which doubled the force during the strike and burst out with a cold frost.

With this axe, Ji Xinghuo had only used eighty percent of his strength.

Light Energy flowed over Ming Yu’s arm, repelling the battle axe and leaving a dent in his armor, but Ji Xinghuo was pushed back by the rebounding force, stumbling back a dozen steps. Ming Yu also retreated two steps, unable to pursue, and raised his left hand towards Ji Xinghuo, palm open.

A beam of light shot out from his palm.

Pulse Light Beam!

Retreating, Ji Xinghuo timely lifted the Ice Veiner’s Axe to block the Pulse Light Beam’s strike.

The beam contained overwhelming energy, forcing Ji Xinghuo to retreat even faster, nearly being blown away.

Meanwhile, Ming Yu had regained his balance and with a booming sound like a cannonball, shot straight towards Ji Xinghuo.

In an instant, he charged to his face.

"Ha!"

Ji Xinghuo’s feet plowed two furrows on the ground as he finally steadied himself. Just in time, as Ming Yu’s fist was about to smash into him, he roared furiously, unleashing an Ice Roar.

The Ice Veiner’s Axe burst into countless frosts, instantly exploding outward, hitting the close Ming Yu directly.

Light Energy burst clashed with the frost.

Ming Yu’s body stalled momentarily, his punch ultimately not fully effective. The cold and frost didn’t affect him much, but as he broke through the Ice Roar’s shockwave, Ji Xinghuo had already Flash Stepped to his side, swinging the Double-edged Battle Axe horizontally towards his neck.

This time, Ming Yu was too late to block.

The battle axe harshly chopped at his neck, shattering the armor, piercing the Light Energy Protection, and cutting into the Crystal skin beneath, creating a massive fracture.

"Ah?"

A murmur of shock rose from the spectators.

Ming Yu was sent flying, flashing away quickly to increase his distance from Ji Xinghuo.

A hundred meters away, Ming Yu touched his neck.

The bodies of the Crystal Elite Clan were naturally hard like crystal, but essentially they were also biological beings with blood flowing inside, needing breath and food, except their blood was different from humans’, and they didn’t breathe oxygen but consumed minerals.

Ming Yu felt a stream of blue liquid—his own blood.

He was bleeding!

"That was close!" A wave of fright welled up inside Ming Yu. The Crystal Elite Clan didn’t sweat, and their facial expressions weren’t rich, but the astonishment in his eyes was unmistakably exposed.

If the axe had been slightly more forceful, he would have been beheaded.

Ming Yu looked towards Ji Xinghuo across from him. "He’s just Fourth Rank, yet he threatened my life; no wonder Glanzend saw him differently."

"Are we still fighting?" Ji Xinghuo raised the battle axe in his hand.

"You’ve passed the assessment."

Ming Yu glanced at the sideline timer—it hadn’t even reached one Star Moment. Although a bit embarrassed, he calmly acknowledged Ji Xinghuo’s strength.

With that, Ming Yu flew up into a room above the arena, looking somewhat disheveled.

Ji Xinghuo chuckled quietly.

Ming Yu was actually very strong, but he was a Halo Fighter, extremely reliant on melee combat and Martial Arts. Ji Xinghuo had Microscopic Perception and Overclocking Thought, strong enough to penetrate Light Energy Protection, making him a complete counter to Ming Yu.

Of course, if it had been a genuine fight to the death, killing Ming Yu would not have been easy for Ji Xinghuo.

Ji Xinghuo walked to the edge of the arena.

The Crystal Elite Clan official responsible for registration looked at him with admiration and said, "Our race truly needs strong Eternal Day Guardians like you. You’ll receive a notification on your badge about the next batch heading to the Mother Star."