Chapter 124 - 118: Dual Changes to the Ability, the Selection Tournament Begins

Chapter 124: Chapter 118: Dual Changes to the Ability, the Selection Tournament Begins

Ji Zhixing suppressed his excitement, working hard to steady his breathing.

Just then, he suddenly felt the pressure on his body lighten. The gravity acting on him was rapidly decreasing at a clearly perceptible rate. Fifteen times, thirteen times, eleven times... The invisible mountain pressing down on his shoulders was slowly shifting away.

"TAP, TAP, TAP."

Immediately after, the sound of hurried footsteps approached. The door to the gravity Cultivation Chamber opened, and Xiao Mingyue appeared at the entrance.

She was wearing light-colored loungewear with her long hair draped casually over her shoulders. A trace of nervousness marked her face as she asked, "How did it go?"

She had been monitoring Ji Zhixing’s data from above. The moment she saw his physical metrics fluctuating rapidly, she shut off the gravity device and rushed down.

"The Super Gigantification Ability has been unlocked," Ji Zhixing said, turning to her with a smile.

Joy instantly bloomed across Xiao Mingyue’s face. She quickly stepped up to him and urged, "Hurry, show it to me! I want to see exactly what Super Gigantification looks like!"

"Let me get a feel for it first," Ji Zhixing replied.

He closed his eyes, sinking his consciousness into his body to listen to the murmurs echoing from the depths of his genes. While refining the Blood Crystal earlier, he had repeatedly experienced the Staff Soldier Stone Monkey executing Super Gigantification. However, that was the Staff Soldier Stone Monkey using it. Now that he had unlocked the ability himself, it might have undergone some unique changes.

As his consciousness plunged into his Genetic Acupoint, he saw the phantom of the Staff Soldier Stone Monkey floating quietly. Compared to before, its vitality and spirit had noticeably surged. A faint glow lingered around its body, a clear sign that it was undergoing a metamorphosis after fulfilling its evolutionary conditions.

Ji Zhixing began to decipher the information transmitting from the depths of his genes.

He thought, "Huh?" After a moment, his expression suddenly shifted.

He thought, "It really is different! The Super Gigantification Ability I’ve obtained is actually a semi-passive ability with two tiers of transformation."

According to the information he received, the first tier of his Super Gigantification Ability allowed him to transform into a 2.7-meter-tall giant, just as before. But unlike before, transforming into this 2.7-meter giant would no longer consume his Genetic Source Power. His body had already undergone a fundamental change under the modification of the Staff Soldier Stone Monkey gene.

In other words, from now on, a giant height of 2.7 meters was his baseline state. He could maintain this form at any time without paying any price.

He pondered, "However, the most important part is the second tier of the Super Gigantification Ability..."

Ji Zhixing took a deep breath.

The second tier of Super Gigantification allowed him to increase his height by more than half, building upon his 2.7-meter frame. That meant after this secondary transformation, he could push his height to a staggering four meters.

He thought, "Four meters..."

That number was simply terrifying. Most ordinary people were under two meters tall; if he exceeded four meters, fighting others would be like an adult beating up a child. It would be even more exaggerated than that. Moreover, his strength amplification was directly proportional to his height increase. This meant if he fully unleashed the Super Gigantification Ability right now and revealed his ultimate form, his strength would more than double compared to his normal state.

"Sorry. I probably can’t demonstrate my ability in here." Ji Zhixing spread his hands and looked up at Xiao Mingyue, his gaze sweeping across the Cultivation Chamber’s ceiling. "The space in here is too small." He glanced around the gravity room. Though the ceiling wasn’t exactly low, it was only a little over three meters high. "If I were to use the ultimate form of my Super Gigantification Ability, I’d have to crouch."

"Is it really that tall?" Xiao Mingyue glanced up at the basement ceiling, secretly clicking her tongue. She couldn’t even imagine what Ji Zhixing would look like at that towering height.

"It’s fine. If you can’t show it here, just wait until the selection tournament to show it off," she said, looking at him with a beaming smile. "Didn’t Du Zhan say he wanted to compete with you in strength? You can test yourself against him then and see whose strength is greater."

Ji Zhixing smiled in response.

"Also," Xiao Mingyue added, her eyes suddenly fixing on him unblinking. "When I saw you execute the Nine-Tiered Tide Rod just now, it seemed a bit different. Are you close to mastering your staff technique too?"

Ji Zhixing shook his head. "It doesn’t just seem like it. I’ve already mastered it."

"Really? You’ve actually mastered the Nine-Tiered Tide Rod?" Xiao Mingyue instantly revealed a look of pleasant surprise.

At the same time, she found it a bit hard to believe. A Tier-Two Five-Star Staff Technique was not that easy to cultivate. Ms. Yang Man Ni had previously advised against it, and even Xiao Mingyue herself had thought Ji Zhixing was overestimating his abilities by choosing this particular technique. Yet, to her absolute shock, he had genuinely mastered it. Moreover, the time he took was unimaginably short.

It had only been a dozen days or so since he obtained this staff technique!

She knew about his innate talents. She knew he possessed two Three-Star Staff Technique talents, but could just two of those talents give him such a massive boost? Or perhaps this had nothing to do with his staff technique talents at all, but was instead due to his own astonishing comprehension? There were indeed people in this world with staggering innate comprehension, but they were incredibly rare. She had a feeling Ji Zhixing was very likely one of them.

"It’s true," Ji Zhixing nodded. "But my ability to master this staff technique so quickly is also related to the Tingchao Staff Technique I cultivated before.

"This Nine-Tiered Tide Rod is likely an advanced form of the Tingchao Staff Technique, which is why I was able to cultivate it much faster."

"That’s not just ’much faster’," Xiao Mingyue shook her head. "A speed like this is simply ridiculously fast.

"Come on, let’s not chat down here. Let’s head upstairs."

Xiao Mingyue walked over and naturally hugged Ji Zhixing’s arm. Together, they walked out of the gravity Cultivation Chamber and headed up the stairs. Having lived under the same roof for the past two days and officially confirming their relationship, the two of them had grown increasingly intimate.

"Now that you’ve unlocked your Super Gigantification Ability, the next step is to prepare for the evolution of the Staff Soldier Stone Monkey gene," she said as they walked. "Generally speaking, once a gene meets its conditions, it will complete its evolution within a few days.

"Previously, when your Willow Tree gene evolved, I was able to use the Little Life Spring Water to speed up the process. But that won’t work this time.

"Your Staff Soldier Stone Monkey gene feels like the kind of gene that grows stronger with every battle. It might require the stimulation of combat to accelerate its evolution.

"But as it happens, the selection tournament has already started. You can fight a few more matches and see if you can get it to evolve as soon as possible."

Ji Zhixing nodded, fully agreeing with her analysis.

Combat was indeed the best way to catalyze the evolution of his Staff Soldier Stone Monkey gene. Previously, his Three-inch Stone Monkey gene advanced into the Staff Soldier Stone Monkey gene right after he participated in the arena matches at the Radiant Mall. It was precisely that thrilling, exhilarating battle that caused his gene to undergo a rapid metamorphosis.

"I’ll wash up and rest for a bit first, and then we’ll go out and take a look," Ji Zhixing said to Xiao Mingyue when they reached the first floor.

"Okay," Xiao Mingyue nodded.

Ji Zhixing went to the bathroom to rinse off and changed into a clean set of clothes. Upon returning to the living room, he found Xiao Mingyue sitting on the sofa, her head bowed as she scrolled through her phone. She was incredibly focused, her fingers occasionally swiping across the screen.

"What are you looking at?" Ji Zhixing asked, sitting down next to her and tilting his head.

"Take a look," Xiao Mingyue replied, handing him her phone.

Ji Zhixing took it and saw that she was browsing the forum on Yu City University’s internal network. The screen was densely packed with posts, each title more eye-catching than the last.

His gaze swept over the screen, noting that most of the commenters were freshmen and the focus of their discussions was the current selection tournament.

Over the past two days, the school’s selection tournament had officially kicked off. However, instead of having everyone fight each other indiscriminately, the school had set up twelve arenas. Anyone could go on stage, either to defend the arena or to challenge others. In the end, the school would select twelve people based on the performance of all the students and rank these top twelve.

Since he had spent the last two days fully dedicated to unlocking his Super Gigantification Ability, he hadn’t gone to participate in the tournament. However, there was no need to rush these things. Even if he fought fewer matches, as long as he could defeat a few formidable opponents, he would definitely be selected. This wasn’t just true for him, but for Xiao Mingyue as well.

He thought, "Now that I’ve unlocked the Super Gigantification Ability, I can go test my skills. I can also use this opportunity to try and get the Staff Soldier Stone Monkey gene to finish its metamorphosis sooner."

With these thoughts in mind, Ji Zhixing swiped his finger, reading through the posts one by one.

"Xu Cheng has already won thirty-two matches! His Purple Thunder-Attracting Technique is ridiculously strong. Almost no one who fights him can withstand more than a few of his moves."

"It’s not just Xu Cheng; Du Zhan is the same. The strength of the Barbaric Bull Demon gene he fused with is simply astounding. When that massive hammer swings down, hardly anyone in the same tier dares to take him head-on."

"I heard he also challenged Ji Zhixing, but Ji Zhixing hasn’t shown up yet. Who knows when he’ll make a move."

"I feel like even if Ji Zhixing does show up, he won’t be a match for Du Zhan. Although he possesses dual Genetic Acupoints, both of his genes are ultimately only Tier-Two genes. Compared to Du Zhan, he’s definitely going to fall short."

"Don’t speak too soon, upstairs. Ji Zhixing wouldn’t have taken first place in the Blood Beast Secret Realm if he didn’t have real skills."

"Anyway, I still think Du Zhan is stronger. Just wait and see."

A long string of replies followed the post, sparking an intense, never-ending argument. Ji Zhixing read through them line by line before flipping to other posts.

"Has that Xu Cheng from Elite Class One already won thirty-two matches?" He was a bit surprised after reading through the updates.

A thirty-two-match winning streak was indeed a staggering record. Winning so many matches proved that his strength was undeniably at the absolute pinnacle of the elite classes.