Supreme Electromagnetic Tyrant
Chapter 737 - 448 Deception Mask

Chapter 737: Chapter 448 Deception Mask

Ji Xinghuo fled through the shadows, which was much slower than flying; after leaving the scene and traveling about ten kilometers, he entered a cave, emerged from darkness, activated the Star Realm Jump, and seconds later, his body was enveloped in white light.

The next second, he appeared in a deserted ruin over 150 kilometers away.

He disappeared into the shadows again, remaining motionless.

Electromagnetic induction covered the area where the battle had just taken place, revealing not only a big crater on the ground but also a shuttle hovering in the sky.

It belonged to Titanium Cobalt Zonghui.

All transportation devices on Black Ring Star were produced locally; they couldn’t be used outside the star realm.

These technological products were manufactured, maintained, and operated by the Rock King family.

This included the orbiting satellites above.

From the moment Kong Ling approached him, Ji Xinghuo had suspected she wasn’t alone — someone was using tech to pinpoint his location from hundreds of kilometers away; how else could she locate him precisely?

People from Tian are naturally fast but poor in perception, and as a Sky Patrol, Kong Ling didn’t exhibit such capabilities either.

The biggest suspect was the orbiting satellite!

Moreover, how did Kong Ling and Titanium Cobalt Zonghui, and even their master from the distant Silent Sky Dragon Domain, know of his whereabouts on Black Ring Star?

Someone on Black Ring Star must have seen him and the information was passed on.

Satellite positioning and intelligence needed local snakes, and the biggest local snake on Black Ring Star was the Rock King family, who was in charge of maintaining the entire planet.

This couldn’t be unrelated to them.

"Rock King family..."

Ji Xinghuo muttered to himself, pondering his relationship with the Rock King family; he had killed Rock King Ke, but they didn’t know who the murderer was. Could they have guessed it, given that he had been appearing in the Silent Wilderness all these days where Rock King Ke was killed?

Before the Destructive Dragon Festival, Jin’s whereabouts weren’t a secret.

After becoming Annihilation Jin, he had come to Black Ring Star.

Of course, all this was speculation.

Ji Xinghuo couldn’t be sure that the Rock King family had confirmed him as the murderer of Rock King Ke, and he had no evidence that Kong Ling was connected to the Rock King family.

"This shuttle is a clue."

Ji Xinghuo quietly waited.

The enemy likely still had compatriots on Black Ring Star; discovering that Titanium Cobalt Zonghui had died, they might rush over.

Or, by following the shuttle as it returned, he might find them.

So he didn’t destroy the shuttle.

There must have been something valuable on Titanium Cobalt Zonghui’s body, but Ji Xinghuo had ignored it. Finding the mastermind behind all this was more important.

Only then did he have time to open the Wanxiang Star Pupil interface.

[Spiritual Origin Energy +15336]

[Spiritual Origin Energy +18153]

This was the Spiritual Origin Energy gained from killing Kong Ling and Titanium Cobalt Zonghui, which surprised Ji Xinghuo; it was so much, equivalent to what he could gain from a whole day’s killing of Earth Devouring Worms in the Silent Wilderness.

It was more than from any creature or enemy he had killed before.

"If there were a large group of Heavenly King level enemies, all believers of the Star God, either through a melee or systematically taking them down, the efficiency of harvesting Spiritual Origin Power..."

Ji Xinghuo could not help but speculate.

He immediately shook his head. Sixth-rank warriors were also a very high-end combat force in the star realm, only possible during a civil war in the True Dragon Dynasty or a war with equivalently powerful external enemies; otherwise, it wasn’t likely to encounter so many Heavenly Kings together.

Even if such a battle occurred, participating would be very dangerous for him.

Hunting creatures was safer.

Suddenly, the shuttle hovering in the electromagnetic induction exploded; it was an internal self-destruction.

"Hmm."

Ji Xinghuo sneered.

If the shuttle had autonomously returned or someone had recovered it, that would have been normal. However, the self-destruction meant there was a concern.

The people behind the shuttle must have thought he had left and didn’t want him to trace any leads through the shuttle, so they chose to destroy it.

And capable of all this, undoubtedly, was the Rock King family.

Ji Xinghuo looked up at the sky; even during the daytime, he could faintly see a very weak light point in the direction of the North Pole, which was the Black Ring Star’s Star Gate space station, slowly rotating as usual.

"This is going to be tough."

His face showed signs of difficulty.

If the Rock King family had indeed colluded with the outsiders, the Shepherd Star Saints, even if they didn’t dare let the Shepherd Star Saints enter through the Star Gate under everyone’s watch, they could still cooperate stealthily and wait in ambush at You Hui City to block the Star Gate.

As long as he appeared at any base or stronghold and was spotted by the Rock King family’s guards, it would be dangerous.

And there was an even worse possibility.

How could the Rock King family dare to betray the Titanium Cobalt family and conspire with outsiders to plot against him?

It was impossible just because they guessed he had killed Rock King Ke. Even if they confirmed he was the murderer, they wouldn’t have the nerve to betray the Dragon King.

The Rock King family might have just been following orders, obeying commands from the upper echelons of the Titanium Cobalt family.

Even that "master" might not even exist.

"Indeed, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes," Ji Xinghuo thought of what Titanium Cobalt Lan had said; even the internal faction conflicts within the Titanium Cobalt family were fierce. He had just entered the family not long ago, yet someone was already eager to make a move against him.

Did the Titanium Cobalt Dragon King know about these things?

Ji Xinghuo pondered for a long time, but he couldn’t figure out the answer.

The convoluted plots targeting him were frustrating Ji Xinghuo immensely.

He didn’t want to pin all his hopes on the "wisdom" of the Titanium Cobalt Dragon King either; seeking help could only temporarily solve the immediate difficulties.

Only by becoming stronger himself could he eliminate future troubles once and for all.

Ji Xinghuo shuttled through the shadows, using electromagnetic induction to avoid everyone along the way. It took him several hours to leave the Silent Wilderness and then crossed a sea hundreds of kilometers wide to land on a desolate island in the southern hemisphere.

Electromagnetic induction scanned the small desolate island, confirming there were only some low-level monsters and no hunters.

He found a spacious cave and emerged from the shadows.

Qing Hong, Doomsday, and Jiu You all revealed their true forms and stood by, as they were aware of the current situation.

Ji Xinghuo started a fire and took out some food to feed Qing Hong and Doomsday.

"At this time, we absolutely must not reveal our whereabouts."

"Nor should we go hunting."

"Nor should we disguise ourselves and go to the Star Gate, no matter how confident we are, it’s unnecessary to take risks," Ji Xinghuo thought out loud, "If I were the enemy, I would definitely guard against this move. They also think I will inform the Dragon King through someone else to come to my aid, so they won’t delay for long."

"No matter what identity the Shepherd Star Saint blocking the Star Gate has, they can’t wait forever."

"Time is on my side."

"Just by laying low, I’ll be safe!"

Once Ji Xinghuo had decided on his strategy, he relaxed. Gently stroking Qing Hong’s head, he thought, "I’m not in a hurry, even if I need to go to the Tide Song Territory, I can delay it and see who is more patient."

However, hiding his tracks, he needed to be even more cautious.

A soft, transparent mask appeared in his hand, and Ji Xinghuo observed it, feeling the energy transmitted from it.

An Apocalypse One Star Deception Mask.

It was crucial in allowing Kong Ling to disguise her presence and launch a surprise attack on him. Now, it had fallen into his own hands.

"Could there be any special markings on the mask?" Ji Xinghuo carefully inspected it and found nothing unusual.

Logically, the Deception Mask wouldn’t likely be bait purposely left by the opponents. Kong Ling intended to buy time until Titanium Cobalt Zonghui joined her, she never anticipated her own death.

After triple checking, Ji Xinghuo applied the Deception Mask to his face.

A refreshing sensation.

The soft, transparent mask melded into his skin like water. Ji Xinghuo instantly understood how to use it, injecting Star Power to activate it.

Suddenly, his presence was completely concealed.

Magnetic field strength, mental fluctuations, and energy characteristics—all traces related to evolution, Star Power, and abilities were reduced to less than one ten-thousandth of their original levels, making him indistinguishable from an unevolved ordinary person.

If anyone was present, seeing Ji Xinghuo at that moment, they would never think that the person before them was a Legendary powerhouse.

Ji Xinghuo activated his invisibility with a thought.

This was an ability included with the Deception Mask, which, combined with sealed presence, made him much harder to detect.

However, invisibility combined with concealed presence wasn’t completely undetectable; powerful sensing techniques could still locate him.

The truly formidable aspect of the Deception Mask was its "deception".

That is, disguise.

Ji Xinghuo deactivated his invisibility and allowed his presence to climb from that of an ordinary person to a Mutant, and then to a Legendary, finally stabilizing at the first dan of a Legendary. His magnetic field, Star Power, and energy fluctuations all remained at the first dan of a Legendary level.

Compared to his true strength, this level of presence was very mediocre, and even the characteristics of his Electromagnetic Star Power had changed.

The sharp and overpowering sensation typical of the Electromagnetic Dominator was completely gone.

He was just an ordinary Legendary.

Simultaneously, Ji Xinghuo’s facial features began to adjust, becoming rugged and fierce. His stature also increased by over two meters, becoming more robust. He was still a True Dragon person but now appeared entirely as someone else, with only the faint dragon vein inherent to his species, carrying no other hints of a dragon’s aura.

Neither a Dragon Lord nor a Dragon Warrior.

Ji Xinghuo took out a long spear and donned a Dragon Pattern Battle Armor.

With this appearance and presence, anyone would judge him to be a "Giant General" who had advanced from a "Martial Artist" to a Giant Spirit General.

"Nice weapon."

Ji Xinghuo gripped the long spear in his hand.

This had been Canghuo Gui’s weapon in life, a Superpower Three Stars.

While he was in Titanium Ring City, he saw people carrying identical long spears many times, only then did he learn it was called a "Skyfire Dragon Tooth Spear," highly favored in the True Dragon Dynasty. Many Flame Dragon Species families constructed it, not exclusive to the Canghuo Family.

The Skyfire Dragon Tooth Spear could be used openly without fear of being traced back to his connection with Canghuo Gui.

Other identifiable weapons and equipment, like Thunderstorm, Spiritual String Song, and the tantalum silicon Battle Armor, were all stored in the Dimension Stomach.

The Deception Mask could also create illusions.

Ji Xinghuo explored it a bit, but it was not very useful. Disguising his presence and changing his shape were enough; it consumed ver little Star Power.

"This should be secure enough now."

Even if he were discovered, he still had the Supreme Dark Magic Ball to create a "Dark Domain," and could escape through a Star Realm Jump in time.

Even if a Shepherd Star Saint descended, he could ensure his own survival.

After changing his appearance, Ji Xinghuo rested briefly in the cave, tucked away his three War Pets, and the Deception Mask covered their energy signatures. Then he slipped into the shadows, taking advantage of the night to leave the desolate island silently and headed for the northern hemisphere.