Chapter 85: Thunder Hand

Ji Xinghuo sold the remaining exotic species in several alien stores at random in Olympia.

He understood Ren Mian’s intentions.

If sold to Dragon Lookout Pavilion, it would signify to others that they had killed the Chan Spirit. If the information inside Dragon Lookout Pavilion isn’t strict, other hunting teams that bought Chan Spirit’s species, especially those with teams of five super exotics, might find out.

While in the Gekko People’s city, both parties used each other, resulting in enmity. Naturally, they couldn’t let each other know their identities.

He sold about a dozen exotics in total for more than 1.5 million.

Surprisingly, the highest value was “Fast Self-Repair” which fetched over 500,000. This basic exotic’s effect wasn’t prominent, certainly not like “Ultra Fast Repair,” but it sold for a high price.

On the other hand, the powerful exotic ability “Spear Tongue” was only worth just over 300,000.

Ji Xinghuo learned that the ability to attack with one’s tongue was too peculiar for most to integrate.

The oily skin wasn’t bad either, reducing a lot of damage, but since it secretes an oily layer, it disgusted many, and didn’t fit into any professional templates unless one had peculiar tastes.

Noticing the time was still early, Ji Xinghuo began browsing the exotic stores.

Interested in certain exotics, he would handle them directly, actually using Wanxiang Star Pupils to examine their information.

Unfortunately, most weren’t suitable for him.

The fusion success rate was between 60% and 75%.

This was already high, given that others’ fusion success rates for abilities within their professional templates seldom surpassed 80%.

So far, the highest success rate among unfused exotics was “Blink” at 95%.

Next were “Star Strength” and “High Frequency Thinking,” both at 92%.

Moreover, since High Frequency Thinking was part of the Magnetic Fiend’s template, he was definitely going to fuse it.

Other exotics had success rates below 90%.

Ji Xinghuo pondered, checking the exotic’s information. “Wanxiang Star Pupils suggests these rates indicate compatibility. Is it proven correct? Should I also fuse Star Strength and Blink in the future?”

He was somewhat conflicted.

Fusable exotics were limited, and rare artifacts for expansion were not easily found.

Just the Magnetic Fiend’s template involved seven abilities.

Typically, one evolves with each fusion.

Without expansion artifacts, evolving seven times to complete the Magnetic Fiend’s template would make one a Star Saint!

That was clearly impossible.

Or should he, as Chi Zhonglin suggested, skip some of the Magnetic Fiend’s abilities and become a jobless exotic?

Which one to forfeit?

Ji Xinghuo recalled the Magnetic Fiend’s seven abilities: Rotating Magnetic Field, Thunder Hand, Psychic Power, High Frequency Thinking, Overload, Electrostatic Field, Superconducting Magnet.

It seemed each was indispensable.

Perhaps…

Ji Xinghuo thought of High Frequency Thinking. Having Wanxiang Star Pupils might somewhat replace its function,

especially when activating Wanxiang Senluo, which changed rapidly, yet his brain processed vast amounts of information.

Though it consumed a lot of star energy and couldn’t last long,

the effect of Wanxiang Senluo clearly surpassed that of High Frequency Thinking, even better than “Ultra Frequency Thinking.”

Ji Xinghuo wasn’t sure. High Frequency Thinking also had advantages, using much less star energy, lasting much longer. He didn’t need every battle to activate Wanxiang Senluo, that was for desperate moments.

His mind was bustling when he saw a familiar yet strange ability.

“Thunder Hand!”

Ji Xinghuo was quite surprised.

This kind of exotic store wasn’t big, only mid-to-upper class in Olympia, yet surprisingly, they had the long-sought Thunder Hand.

Thunder Hand was a high-quality exotic, its form a pink tendon.

It was about ten centimeters long and only a few millimeters in diameter, inconspicuous-looking, but Ji Xinghuo sensed a distinctive magnetic field, different from other exotics.

“Can I see this Thunder Hand?” Ji Xinghuo inquired.

“Certainly.”

The clerk agreed readily, Ji Xinghuo having just sold several exotics there, carried money and had substantial purchasing potential.

Ji Xinghuo inspected the information interface that popped up as he held the exotic.

【Exotic: Thunder Hand】

【Grade: High-Quality】

【Fusion Success Rate: 97%】

【Upgradeable: Yes】

Ji Xinghuo’s eyes lit up, a fusion success rate of 97% was higher than Blink, Star Strength, and High Frequency Thinking, indicating Thunder Hand had the highest compatibility with him, prioritizing it over other exotics.

“How much?” he asked without hesitation.

“1.7 million,” the clerk responded.

Ji Xinghuo nodded slightly. Thunder Hand was a fairly common lightning-ability exotic, albeit high-quality but pricier than many excellent exotics core to professions. Many exotics fused with Thunder Hand to enhance their attack methods.

Between High Frequency Thinking and Thunder Hand, he decisively chose Thunder Hand.

This ability, amplified by the Rotating Magnetic Field, definitely exceeded other exotics’ Thunder Hands in power, and he could directly upgrade it using psychokinetic energy!

“I’ll take it.”

Ji Xinghuo promptly paid for the Thunder Hand and left with the exotic.

Instead of returning to the villa, he entered a nearby medical service center that provided medical treatment and moderate-difficulty exotic implantation services.

Ji Xinghuo explained his purpose and was quickly scheduled.

He followed a nurse into a clean, bright surgery room and met the doctor, a man in his fifties with a doctorate and medical license, who had performed thousands of exotic implantations.

“Doctor Li, I’m in your hands.”

Ji Xinghuo placed his hand on the surgery table, rolling up his sleeve.

“Please rest assured, Mr. Ji, I’ve done the implantation of Thunder Hand hundreds of times, there will be no issues,” Doctor Li reassured warmly.

Ji Xinghuo nodded slightly.

Just because there were no problems with the surgery didn’t mean fusion would succeed. He had signed a waiver, so if it failed, the doctor wouldn’t be blamed.

“Please turn your palm up, touch your thumb and pinky.”

Ji Xinghuo did as instructed.

A clear muscle appeared on his wrist, this was the palmar longus muscle, where the Thunder Hand would be sewn together.

Doctor Li nodded, smiling, “Mr. Ji’s palmar longus muscle is normal, so no need to choose another surgical location.”

Not everyone had a palmar longus muscle, some lost it during evolution.

Doctor Li secured Ji Xinghuo’s right hand to the table, then administered anesthesia. Soon, he couldn’t feel his arm.

The scalpel cut through the skin on the wrist, blood flowed, then stopped quickly.

Ji Xinghuo watched as Doctor Li opened the muscle, found the palmar longus muscle, then cut the Thunder Hand exotic tendon in half, placed one half in, wound it several times around the muscle, fixed it, and sewn up the incision.

“Please switch hands.”

In fifteen minutes, both halves of the Thunder Hand tendon had been implanted in Ji Xinghuo’s hands, the entire surgery taking less than half an hour.

“As the wounds heal, the Thunder Hand will integrate into your palmar longus, becoming one.”

“If all goes well, sir, you’ll be able to harness the power of electricity.”

Ji Xinghuo, unable to resist, asked: “If I accelerate the healing of the wounds, it won’t affect the exotic fusion, right?”

“Of course not,” Doctor Li assured.

Ji Xinghuo immediately stimulated the Rotating Magnetic Field; instantly, the wounds on his wrists healed at a visible speed, and in seconds, they disappeared.

Doctor Li’s eyes widened with surprise; while he had seen many exotics with self-healing abilities, none healed as fast as Ji Xinghuo.

Ji Xinghuo felt his wrists tingle, but it wasn’t painful.

His hands trembled slightly.

Gradually, a faint current emerged beneath the skin, following the palmar longus to the palm, then to the fingertips. As time passed, the current became clearer and stronger, crackling as it even pierced the air, creating a burnt smell.

“Congratulations, Mr. Ji. You’ve definitely fused successfully!” Doctor Li smiled. “You’re the fastest I’ve seen to fuse with Thunder Hand.”

“Thank you, Doctor Li.”

Ji Xinghuo was very pleased. The Wanxiang Star Pupils interface had already updated the information.

【Ability: Thunder Hand (Level 1/43)】

“The medical center has a training room. Mr. Ji, if you wish to test your ability, you can use it free of charge,” Doctor Li offered.

“No need.”

Ji Xinghuo didn’t want to reveal too much in front of others; after paying the implantation fee, he left the medical service center.

Back at the villa, he plunged into the training ground.

Ji Xinghuo raised a hand, with just a thought, half a second later, a jagged silver lightning burst from his fingertip, piercing the air with a thunderous crack.

Crack!

This was real lightning, incredibly fast, hard to dodge without prior preparation.

Ji Xinghuo tried several more times, gradually mastering the lightning, reducing the time from preparation to release to about 0.4 seconds, with an attack range of about five meters.

Lightning struck wherever he pointed, quick and fierce!

When he activated the Rotating Magnetic Field, the lightning’s range surged to over ten meters, and its lethality increased by a notch.

Not only could Thunder Hand release lightning, but it could also coat the palms and weapons with electricity, enhancing damage and adding a paralyzing effect. Plus, both hands could release lightning, alternating attacks.

A single lightning attack consumed about 3-10 star energy points.

The longer the lightning charged, the higher the damage, and the more star energy it consumed, entirely up to him.

Crack!

Crack…

Continuous crackling sounds echoed through the training ground, Ji Xinghuo found it very novel. Once proficient, he immediately invested psychokinetic energy to enhance Thunder Hand.

Soon, Thunder Hand advanced to (Level 2, 1/173).

Ji Xinghuo didn’t stop, continuing to invest psychokinetic energy, directly advancing Thunder Hand to (Level 3, 1/743)!