CHAPTER 854: CHAPTER 515: THE GENERAL TREND (PART 2)

Returning to Zhao Manying’s home, Ji Xinghuo found her in the cultivation room, attempting to fuse the Alien Species.

"A good sign."

Ji Xinghuo secretly rejoiced.

Manying was willing to fuse the Alien Species he gave her, indicating she had forgiven him. Otherwise, with her proud nature, if she was determined to break up, she wouldn’t accept his gift at all.

"Qing Hong."

Ji Xinghuo looked towards Qing Hong, who had already moved to the living room.

It was lying sprawled on the sofa, intently watching the projection screen. From the sofa to the floor, it was littered with retail and takeaway packaging, which the housekeeping robot had to clean up every half minute.

"Roar," Qing Hong responded without turning its head, lazily opening a bag of chips with its paw and tossing them into its mouth.

Ji Xinghuo looked helpless.

Whenever it returned to Earth, this guy turned into a couch potato, unable to be motivated.

At this point, seemingly hearing Qing Hong’s sound, Doomsday also flew out from its chest, revealing its true self. Its dark gold body coiled into a circle in the living room, with its dragon head resting on the coffee table, curiously watching the projection screen.

But it couldn’t quite understand, so it gently nudged Qing Hong with a dragon wing.

"Roar."

Qing Hong impatiently pushed it away.

Doomsday let out a few low hums, seemingly asking for an explanation, and Qing Hong reluctantly started to explain.

As Ji Xinghuo’s war pets and partners, they had a special way of communicating, with simple sounds and gestures allowing seamless interaction. Doomsday soon became engrossed, watching alongside Qing Hong.

Qing Hong also shared its favorite snacks with Doomsday, but Doomsday lost interest after a few bites.

Ji Xinghuo watched the scene.

Initially, he was worried Doomsday might be misled by Qing Hong, but after thinking it over, he decided to let them be.

If it can cultivate tacit understanding between the war pets, this is also a good way.

"Jiu You."

Ji Xinghuo called out.

A faint light flew out from his left eye, landing on the other side of the sofa, transforming into a "Fire Fuzz Beast" with dark red fur all over. It was less than a meter long, with a fluffy big tail, resembling a red panda from Earth, appearing very cute and charming.

However, cuteness was only a facade for the Fire Fuzz Beast.

They were among the most temperamental creatures in the Star Realm, extremely dangerous to Mutants below the Legendary level.

As soon as Jiu You appeared, Qing Hong bared its teeth, very unhappy.

"Behave."

Ji Xinghuo reprimanded, "Qing Hong, if you dare to fight here and damage Manying’s home, I’ll cut off your family payment card and network, and you’ll never be able to order takeout or shop online for snacks again."

Qing Hong’s expression changed immediately, retracting its threatening posture and behaving much better.

No internet, no takeout—what’s the point of living then?

"Jiu You, you behave too."

Ji Xinghuo also warned Jiu You, trusting it actually, as Jiu You was the most obedient among the three war pets, always following orders.

Leaving the three war pets in the living room, Ji Xinghuo freshened up and entered Zhao Manying’s bedroom, taking out his phone to catch up on the information he missed over the past two years, and to reply to some important emails and messages.

Over the past two years, there had been little overall change on Earth.

But many things had happened.

Firstly, on the Global Battle Power List, when he left Earth last time, a total of 50 people were on the list.

Now there were 56.

Among these six new entrants, four became new Heavenly Kings, one was Cheng Sheng, and another was Wang Yinlong. He was originally first on the Legendary list but was pushed to second by himself, ascending to Heavenly King last year.

Wang Yinlong was a direct disciple of the Gun Saint Xing Lie, and at 45, the same age as Li Xuan when he ascended to Heavenly King.

However, he wasn’t a celebrity Heavenly King like Li Xuan, but rather someone who earned his title step by step.

Upon entering the Global Battle Power List, Wang Yinlong ranked 43rd.

The other two new Heavenly Kings were from abroad, one from the United States and the other a warlord from West Africa, both ranking low.

The most noticeable were two Legendaries who made it to the Global Battle Power List without ascending to Heavenly King. They were Zhao Manying and Qiao Fenghong, who both proved their strength by defeating Li Xuan.

Zhao Manying is ranked 47th, Qiao Fenghong 52nd.

Meanwhile, Li Xuan, having lost three times to Legendary Mutants, has fallen to the last place on the Global Battle Power List.

"This Li Xuan..."

Ji Xinghuo finished watching the two battle videos and noticed that Li Xuan’s strength showed no improvement, particularly in the fight against Zhao Manying, which ended in a very unattractive defeat, "No wonder he’s ranked at the bottom."

However, Li Xuan did gain something; both of these challenges were streamed live globally, allowing him to earn a fortune.

He not only cleared his previous debts but also accumulated over ten billion in wealth.

Now he’s living quite comfortably.

Rumor has it online that Li Xuan has received challenges from several Legendary Mutants on the ranking list, all aiming to enter the Global Battle Power List through him.

"It really turned into a business." Ji Xinghuo laughed ruefully, nobody expected that a dignified Heavenly King would monetize his reputation; even ADC couldn’t find evidence of him deliberately going easy, it truly was a lucrative way.

Then, he saw his own name on the list.

"Has my rank dropped?"

Ji Xinghuo found that his rank had dropped to 33rd, previously being 31st, surpassed by "Flame King" Qi Feiyang.

The reason given by the Mutant Guild under the Star Realm Defense Council (ADC) was that Ji Xinghuo hadn’t appeared publicly for a long time, thus failing to update his information. As his strength remained unchanged, while others became stronger, his rank fell.

It wasn’t just Ji Xinghuo; "Hundred Blossoms Green Lord" Ye Zhen’s rank fell even more.

She was originally 30th, now dropped to 37th.

The reason for the drop was the same as Ji Xinghuo, too long without appearing, ADC couldn’t gather information.

Mutant evolution is like rowing upstream; if you’re not advancing, you’re falling back.

This is reflected on the Global Battle Power List.

However, Ji Xinghuo still firmly held the first place on the Legendary List, with Zhao Manying second and Qiao Fenghong third.

This name was unfamiliar.

Ji Xinghuo opened Qiao Fenghong’s profile to find out that he had risen in the past two years.

Qiao Fenghong is seven years older than him, previously ranked over a hundred on the Legendary List, and is a Halo Fighter, frequently adventuring in the Star Realm, returning to Earth the year before last to continuously challenge several top-ranked Legendaries on the list and advancing with success to third place.

Ji Xinghuo carefully watched Qiao Fenghong’s battle videos and noticed something.

"Apocalypse Two Star equipment?"

In the footage, Qiao Fenghong wore a glittering golden suit of armor, which included a helmet, battle suit, shoulder guards, gloves, and war boots, among other components, with a magnificent and intricate design, sparkling as if made from gold.

Due to the repulsive nature of "Light Energy," Halo Fighters can only fuse a few Alien Species, and standard weapons and equipment are generally unusable.

Converted to Light Energy, Star Power can’t activate the effects attached to weapons and equipment.

It might even damage the weapons and equipment.

Thus, Halo Fighters almost always fight barehanded.

The golden armor on Qiao Fenghong was evidently a Light Energy Battle Armor specially made for Halo Fighters, compatible with Light Energy, significantly boosting strength and defense, with numerous unique ability effects.

This kind of Light Energy Battle Armor is rarely seen in the True Dragon Dynasty, and its manufacturing style appears to be the product of an alien civilization.

Besides the powerful Apocalypse Two Star Battle Armor, Qiao Fenghong’s Martial Arts are extremely high!

Halo Fighters depend heavily on Martial Arts, especially boxing techniques.

Even with Ji Xinghuo’s discerning eye, he couldn’t find any flaw in Qiao Fenghong’s boxing techniques; they had reached the Simplicity Realm, even surpassing Grandmaster, comparable to those few martial arts Grandmasters with the title of Martial Saint.

"Talents are emerging endlessly!"

Ji Xinghuo sighed.

Not only have several new Mutants appeared on the Global Battle Power List, but the changes on the Legendary List are even greater; in just two years, one-fourth of the thousand places on the Legendary List have been taken by newcomers, with many long-standing Legendaries ousted.

The Global Ladder changes even more rapidly, with real-time data updates, a large number of young talents emerging, and intense competition.

Over half of these new-generation talented Mutants are citizens of the Asia-Pacific Community.

Combining the three rankings, the proportion of Mutants with the nationality of the Asia-Pacific Community is increasing day by day.

Although there may be gaps in ADC’s data collection, unable to achieve perfection, from the change in the proportion of Mutant nationalities, many people can deduce one conclusion: With time, one day, the overall power of the Asia-Pacific Community will surpass all other countries, reaching a dominating state.

The future trend of Earth’s geopolitical landscape is already beginning to emerge!

"The great trend of the world is mighty and unstoppable; those who follow it will prosper, those who defy it will perish." Ji Xinghuo turned off his phone screen, his gaze penetrating the wall, staring at the splendid night sky of Chang’an, thinking: "Then let me be the one to accelerate this great trend and bring an early end to the divided history of all mankind!"