"Director Ke."

Ji Xinghuo found Ke Mingshan in a laboratory in the Aether Research Institute, and the other party was intently watching a few researchers operate.

"Starfire." Ke Mingshan was originally a little annoyed, but when he turned his head to see that it was Ji Xinghuo, his face immediately turned into a smile, he glanced Ji Xinghuo up and down, guessed his intention, and asked, "Are you ready?" ”

Ji Xinghuo nodded, "Yes, it's troublesome to Director Ke." ”

"That's fast!" Ke Mingshan sighed.

A few days ago, Ji Xinghuo told him that he was going to be promoted, and asked him to prepare in advance.

After the last Global Marathon, Minister Yan Wenzhu of the Astral Boundary Department specially asked him to go to the office to convey the instructions of the Führer, no matter what Ji Xinghuo wanted, the Aether Research Institute must meet it, at any cost.

More than one Aether Research Institute, all departments under the Astral Realm Department have to serve Ji Xinghuo.

This order is only circulated at the top and must not be leaked.

"Please follow me."

Ke Mingshan began to prepare as soon as he received Ji Xinghuo's notice, just waiting for Ji Xinghuo to come to him.

After multiple authentication and blast doors, the two went deep into the underground of the Aether Research Institute.

After a few moments, enter another lab.

In the clean, tidy and bright room, there is a huge instrument in the middle, similar in appearance to a fusion reactor, the whole is cylindrical, about five meters high, more than ten meters in diameter, and the pipelines are laid out one by one, which looks very complicated.

"It's an ascending globe."

Ke Mingshan had a bit of smugness on his face and introduced: "It is one of the most significant research results of the Ether Research Institute over the years. ”

"What's it for?" Ji Xinghuo asked.

"To help you become a legend, of course." Ke Mingshan said with a smile: "The principle of the ascending star instrument is very simple, it is to compress the star power of the alien, enhance and transform the star power form, and thus trigger the evolution of life. ”

Ji Xinghuo looked at this huge instrument, the electromagnetic induction scanning machine inside, the structure was extremely sophisticated and complex.

He couldn't read it, but he was shocked.

"More than 50 years ago, my country got the blueprints of the ascending star from an alien civilization in the astral realm, but it requires an extremely high level of science and technology and knowledge of ether technology. Ke Mingshan's face was full of emotion and pride.

He walked to the control platform with Ji Xinghuo, and there was a projection screen in front of him.

"It's the only ascendor on Earth."

"However, it is currently only a validator and only has a fraction of the capabilities of a full ascending satellite."

"In that design drawing, the highest-end ascending star is very large, comparable to an asteroid with a diameter of hundreds of kilometers, which can assist the Heavenly King to become a Star Saint!"

"It's a pity I can't understand it all."

"It is impossible to create it with the technology of the earth, and it is possible to master it only if it is at least a sixth-level civilization."

When Ke Mingshan said this, there was infinite yearning in his eyes.

Ji Xinghuo can understand the ideal of a scientist, but this is too far away, the earth is only a fourth-level civilization now, and it is far from a fifth-level civilization.

"Sooner or later, the earth will reach the sixth level of civilization." Ji Xinghuo said.

Ke Mingshan said regretfully: "I can't see that day." ”

He is a top master in ether knowledge and cultivation theory, but his own talent is very mediocre, and most of his time and energy are devoted to scientific research, he is almost sixty years old, and he is only an intermediate alien, and he will live to be in his early hundred years at most.

With such a talent, the state will definitely look for a way to prolong his life.

But it is also unlikely to be extended by many years.

"Maybe Director Ke will have a different chance." Ji Xinghuo's heart moved, if there was a suitable opportunity, he could help him.

"Hehe, you don't have to comfort me, everyone has a life."

Ke Mingshan was very open-minded, pulled the topic back to the instrument in front of him, and continued: "Our star ascending instrument can only assist Super Inhumans to promote to legends at most. ”

Ji Xinghuo's eyes lit up, "That's also very good." ”

If the instrument that assists Super Inhumans in promoting to legends can be popularized, the number of legendary powerhouses in the Asia-Pacific Community will usher in a blowout.

The number of super Inhumans in the country is close to 200,000.

And the legendary powerhouse is less than 800 people.

On average, for every 125 Super Inhumans, only one is promoted to a legend, which shows how difficult it is to break through this bottleneck.

Ke Mingshan guessed Ji Xinghuo's thoughts as soon as he saw his expression, shook his head and said, "Don't be happy too early, the ascending star is impossible to be widely used in the short term." ”

"Why?"

"The ascending star is only to help break through the bottleneck, but it also has requirements for the super alien itself, and the star power must meet the requirements." Ke Mingshan operated on the console, and a value appeared on the screen, saying: "This number is the star power index, reflecting the star power level of an alien. ”

"The higher the value, the stronger the star power."

"After years of testing and research, when Super Inhumans reach their own limit, the star power index must reach at least 3,500 points before it is possible to break through the bottleneck and become a legend."

Ke Mingshan shook his head as he spoke.

"3,500 star power index, this is very difficult."

"Star power depends on the number and quality of the fused xenos, and whether or not they have abilities related to star power. The vast majority of super aliens, when they reach the upper limit, the star power index is below 3000 points, if they can't fuse more aliens, they can only rely on long-term cultivation, dripping water through stones, and breaking through the upper limit little by little. ”

"Super Inhumans who meet this standard can be regarded as outstanding."

"Probably one out of ten super Inhumans."

"And 3,500 points is just the minimum standard for using an ascending star, the success rate is less than 10%, if you want to ensure a success rate of more than 50%, the star power index must reach at least 4,000 points."

Ke Mingshan looked at Ji Xinghuo, saw that he was listening very seriously, and said with a smile: "Xinghuo, you must have reached the standard." ”

With his eyesight, even without testing, he knew that Ji Xinghuo's star power index was far beyond that of an ordinary super inhuman.

Inhumans who can go up the ladder can meet the standards.

Of course, Ji Xinghuo wasn't worried about himself, what surprised him was the "Star Power Index", which sounded very similar to the "Star Power" value of Vientiane Star Pupil.

I don't know, are the two values the same, and use the same unit?

4000 star power index is considered excellent.

This is very close to his previous estimation of the star power of other Inhumans.

As Director Ke said, Ji Xinghuo has seen a lot of super aliens, but the proportion of those who can reach 4,000 star power is very low. This restricts the widespread use of ascending instruments and prevents them from becoming popular.

"You test it first." Ke Mingshan said.

Ji Xinghuo nodded: "Okay." ”

"In addition to the star power index, you also have to test other data, including strength, speed, nerve reactions, star power output, and so on." Ke Mingshan said, "The ascending star should be calibrated according to your data to get the best auxiliary effect. ”

Following the instructions, Ji Xinghuo took off his clothes and wore only a pair of shorts on his body, revealing his strong and well-proportioned muscles. Even a layman can see at a glance that this body contains great power.

There are more than a dozen researchers in the lab, both male and female.

The men are okay, the female researchers can't help but peek at Ji Xinghuo's figure, and some people appreciate it openly.

Ji Xinghuo's face was as usual.

He stood on an instrument that looked like a scale, and a circle of light scanned from head to foot, and it took him half a minute to get the result.

"Star Power Index: 16103!"

The results of the scan are displayed on a large screen, and the entire laboratory becomes audible with a dropped needle.

"Hiss......"

Several researchers gasped.

Ke Mingshan wiped his eyes and confirmed that he was not mistaken, Ji Xinghuo's star power index reached five figures!

16103 points!

This was by no means a mistake on the part of the Star Force Scanner, his eyes when he looked at Ji Xinghuo changed, as if he was looking at a monster.

The researchers present were very familiar with the Star Power Index, and had scanned Inhumans of all levels to collect data for research.

The most powerful super alien before was the titanium cobalt dragon man from the Great Summer Army, and now he is a legendary powerhouse, his star power index before promotion is more than 5200 points, which is already amazingly high, and Ji Xinghuo's star power index is more than three times that of him!

More than 16,000 points, which is higher than the legendary stage.

Many legendary second-stage Inhumans have a star power index that is not as good as Ji Xinghuo, who is just a super Inhuman.

"No wonder ......"

Ke Mingshan was shocked and stunned, "I had already guessed that Ling's star power index would be very high, but I didn't expect it to be so high." But it's no wonder that you are the first on the ladder, and even the Sun King can compete, and it is normal for the star power index to break 10,000. ”

The researchers felt relieved when they thought of Ji Xinghuo's deeds.

Everything is explained.

Ji Xinghuo himself is very calm, he cares more about the measured star power index, and there are some errors between the measured star power index and his own star power value.

However, the difference is very small, and the two are barely interoperable.

"Director Ke, what is the unit of star power index?" Ji Xinghuo asked curiously.

"1 point star power index can be roughly understood as the energy produced by the annihilation of 1 nanogram of positive and antimatter annihilation." Ke Mingshan explained this concept, and in layman's terms, 1 point of star power is equivalent to the energy released by the explosion of 22 grams of TNT, which is about 92,000 joules.

"I see."

Ji Xinghuo guessed that the numerical unit of star power of the Vientiane Star Pupil was different from the definition on Earth.

Next, he moved on to other tests.

The height is 182 cm, and the evolution has increased by 2 cm in the past three years; Weighing 140 kilograms, it is impossible to see that he is so heavy from the body type, because his muscle, blood and bone density has evolved several times, fused with related xenomorphs, and is already much higher than normal people;

180 tons of bench press without equipment, resistance, speed, nerve response, etc., all test data have created a super human record.

After each piece of data, the researchers let out a wave of amazement.

It doesn't feel like a super Inhuman at all!

Most of the legendary powerhouses tested by the Aether Research Institute are not as good as Ji Xinghuo, and only a few legends are slightly better in some way, but they are also very limited.

Compared with comprehensive data, Ji Xinghuo is already comparable to a king.

What puzzled Ke Mingshan the most was Ji Xinghuo's "star power output power", which was determined by the star glands.

The higher the power, the more star power can explode in a short period of time, and the stronger the combat effectiveness.

And Ji Xinghuo's star power output power is simply outrageous.

An order of magnitude higher than the Heavenly King!

Ji Xinghuo himself knew very well what was going on, this was the effect of the "Magnetic Spirit Star Core", he hadn't noticed it before, thinking that it was just letting the star power have electromagnetic properties, but now he knows that it still has so many advantages.

In addition, the three aetheric resonances also play a huge role.

"Your star glands are unique and powerful."

Ke Mingshan thought thoughtfully, "With such a high output power, its input power and energy conversion rate must not be low." Even if you don't use an ascender, you'll be able to rise to legend in no time. ”

Ji Xinghuo nodded silently.

Ke Mingshan wanted to speak and stopped.

If he can let Ji Xinghuo cooperate with his own research, he may be able to produce some results, but this involves Ji Xinghuo's secret, and he is very interested and does not ask again.

Originally, he wanted Ji Xinghuo to report the xenos he fused, but now he has given up.

The data collected was enough for Ji Xinghuo to be promoted.

"Ready to get started."

Ke Mingshan's researcher opened the "ascending star instrument", Ji Xinghuo walked in, and inside was a spherical space, about five meters in diameter, and in the middle was an ergonomic chair like the etheric energy gathering room, and he lay down.

The researchers fixed Ji Xinghuo's limbs on the recliner, and Ke Mingshan said beside him: "The process of ascending to the stars will produce pain, you try not to move, if you really can't hold on, press this button and stop immediately." ”

"Can't you get anesthesia or something?" Ji Xinghuo asked.

Ke Mingshan shook his head and said: "Pain is the most important protective mechanism of the human body, and playing anesthetic is equivalent to lifting the protection, and it is easy to be in danger of life when promoted." ”

As he spoke, the researcher picked up metal wires.

At the tip of the thread was a sharp needle, which wanted to be inserted into Ji Xinghuo's limbs, chest, shoulders, and head, but it triggered the Holy Scale Armor, and the three-colored scales emerged from under the skin, bouncing the needle open.

"You cooperate."

A female researcher touched Ji Xinghuo's solid skin and whispered.

"Sorry, natural reaction." Ji Xinghuo hurriedly lifted the Holy Scale Armor, controlled the softening of the skin, and let the needle penetrate smoothly.

At this time, five Inhumans came from outside the ascending star, and electromagnetic induction swept over them, two legends, and three super Inhumans.

Ji Xinghuo asked, "Who are they?" ”

"They're all here to help you get promoted." Ke Mingshan explained.

All five of them are auxiliary Inhumans cultivated by the Aether Institute, and each of them has fused the "Aether Affinity".

In addition, each fused with a "Aether Echo", "Energy Enhancement", "Star Ring", "Condensation", and "Star Resonance", these five abilities combine to be an indispensable part of the ascender, helping Inhumans to advance.

For Inhumans like them to assist in promotion, the Aether Research Institute has cultivated more than a hundred in total.

Today these five are the best.

A researcher came over with a plate with several medications on it.

"Drink all these pills." Ke Mingshan said: "They are all medicines that can help you improve your transformation efficiency and success rate. ”

Ji Xinghuo didn't say a word, and drank all the potions.

Ke Mingshan led people to retreat.

The ascending star was completely closed, and Ke Mingshan instructed the researcher to push four boxes of aether crystals, each with fifty pieces, all of which were installed on the card slot on the outer layer of the ascending star as a source of aether energy.

With the consumption of these aether crystals alone, the ascending star cannot be popularized, and ordinary super inhumans simply cannot afford to use it.

Instruments, medicines, researchers, auxiliary Inhumans, Aether crystals, and Super Inhumans themselves also have to meet the star power index.

Combined, there are only a handful of people in the world who can meet these conditions.

The inside of the instrument was extremely quiet.

Ji Xinghuo was lying on the recliner inside, motionless, his heart quickly calmed down, and the five auxiliary aliens outside were also in place, operating part of the ascending instrument.

"Let's go!"

As Ke Mingshan's voice came in, the ascending star was activated with a slight shock.

(End of chapter)