The Only Player in Infinite Terror

Hearing Zheng Zha say this, Lin Qi almost lost his composure and secretly grumbled in his heart.

Listen to me... But why didn't you listen to Brother Jie in the original story? Was Brother Jie unprofessional?

Could it be that the side quests and reward points you earned from one mission were more than what this veteran player, Brother Jie, claimed to have gained from four missions combined?

So you think there's no need to listen to the advice of that scoundrel, Brother Jie?

Fun fact: In the original story, Brother Jie's advice to Zheng Zha was actually quite reliable. He even led Zheng Zha and other newcomers through physical training and shooting practice.

Brother Jie suggested that Zheng Zha first exchange for a bloodline, then use reward points to exchange for some physical attributes, and then use some of those points to exchange for a weapon.

In particular, after Zheng Zha changed his bloodline, Brother Jie once again suggested that Zheng Zha take a look at high-tech weapons.

If Zheng Zha had followed Brother Jie's advice and redeemed the item, the next episode of "Alien" would definitely not have been so difficult and thrilling.

After listening, Zheng Zha nodded in agreement and then performed a "Your suggestion is good, but I would like to make some modifications."

While splitting B-level side quests is a bad idea, it's not too bad for a beginner's first playthrough since there aren't many low-level side quests available.

However, perhaps it's because the physical attributes gained from bloodline and internal strength are greater than the numerical values ​​obtained by directly exchanging reward points for attributes.

Zheng Zha had a sudden inspiration and ultimately chose to spend 2C2D side quest points to exchange for both the mutated bloodline of the vampire viscount and intermediate internal skills.

The conflict between blood energy and internal force, coupled with the double consumption of bloodline upgrades and the loss of combat power in side quests, resulted in Zheng Zha being a disgrace to his peers in combat power for a long time afterward.

Until he unlocked the third-tier gene lock and created his own skill explosion, Zheng Zha's combat strength was far below his enhancement level.

So, as one of the Nine Gates of Prison, is the Dual Energy Cycle actually viable?

Of course you can play it.

But you absolutely cannot act like Zheng Zha in the original story, forcing things when you're still a newbie.

One must unlock at least the third-order gene lock, or undergo enhancements similar to telekinesis or orthodox cultivation, before being qualified to even touch the dual energy cycle.

Once the fourth-order gene lock is unlocked and mastered to a high degree, the combined power of the dual energy cycle, where one plus one is far greater than two, can be fully unleashed.

Even if one unlocks the fourth-level beginner level and masters the subtlety, even two energies that do not directly conflict will still interfere with each other, reducing the user's energy control ability.

Only after reaching the fourth-order advanced gene lock stage and gaining the ability to control energy can a cultivator prevent two different energies from interfering with each other during operation, thus completely getting rid of the negative effects of dual energy circulation.

It can only be said that it lives up to its name as the Nine Gates of Prison, highlighting a promising future.

If you're not banned, go ahead and play. Once you start, you won't make a sound.

It's incredibly strong in the late game, but it's also incredibly solid in the early and mid-game.

If Ling Qi didn't have a cheat code—high energy absorption rate and no leakage, allowing him to cultivate his internal energy and level up—he would never have touched the dual energy cycle.

"In that case, Zheng Zha, I recommend that you start from the lowest level and consume one B, C, and D level side quest each to exchange for beginner, intermediate, and advanced spell power respectively."

"The remaining side quest is to directly upgrade the D-rank Bull Demon's Mighty Fist. This way, you can make the most of your existing side quests."

[Basic Cursed Power Enhancement, rated 66 points, from "Jujutsu Kaisen". Upon redemption, you gain the skill Cursed Power Energy Cycle. Cursed power is a negative energy originating from negative emotions, the root of all a sorcerer's power. It can cover the entire body to enhance physical attributes, attach weapons for combat, or be released simply as energy for attack. Applicable to most horror movies, it slightly enhances physical attributes. Enhancement requires one D-rank side quest and rewards 900 points.]

[Intermediate Spell Power Enhancement, rated 75 points, from "Jujutsu Kaisen". After redemption, it enhances spell power energy circulation and slightly improves physical attributes. It grants the skill "Born with a Technique", which can awaken a talent after meeting certain conditions. It imprints an energy pathway called "Technique" on the soul and body. The effect of the Technique is random. Requires one C-rank side quest. Reward points: 1800.]

[Advanced Spell Power Enhancement, rated 88 points, from "Jujutsu Kaisen". After redemption, it greatly enhances spell power skill cycles and moderately improves physical attributes. The Skill Reversal Technique can reverse negative spell power into positive energy. The reversed spell power can be used to heal oneself or cause great damage to spirits. Requires one B-rank side quest. Reward: 3000 points. Intermediate Spell Power Enhancement.]

[Bull Demon Mighty Fist, rated 62 points, from "Yang Shen," a body-refining technique from the Buddhist holy site of Da Chan Temple. It includes eight forms and two hundred and six techniques. It is a basic martial arts body-refining method. Upon mastery, one can obtain "the strength of a bull," which greatly enhances muscles, tendons, and skin, while also increasing strength, agility, and resistance to blows. Furthermore, each punch carries the power of yang fire to ward off evil. Requires one D-level side quest, rewarding 500 points.]

"Is it the curse power from Jujutsu Kaisen and the Bull Demon Mighty Fist from Yangshen? Strange... Are these from movies, games, anime, or novels? I've never seen them before." Zheng Zha was afraid he had exchanged the wrong thing, so he quickly asked Ling Qi to confirm.

Ling Qi snapped his fingers and confirmed, "That's right, that's all. It's normal that you haven't seen them, because Yang Shen and Jujutsu Kaisen are future works for you, and they haven't been released in the real world yet."

"The uses of spell power are very comprehensive. It can be used to enhance oneself or weapons like internal energy, or it can be released externally for direct attacks."

"As for the innate techniques gained through awakening, you can think of them as innate skills or innate divine abilities."

"Besides that, Zheng Zha, didn't you want to create a positive and negative energy explosion?"

"The power of magic can be reversed by multiplying two parts of magic power, where two negatives equal a positive, and thus obtain a positive part of magic power."

"This positive energy spell can be used to heal injuries and even regenerate severed limbs, or it can cause massive damage to spirits such as ghosts."

"If we define the effect of using ordinary spell power to power a spell as a clockwise effect."

"Then using the reversed positive energy spell to power the spell will reverse the spell's forward effect."

"If the effect of a technique is repulsive when it is turned forward, then the effect will become attractive when it is turned backward."

"That's why the skill of reversing curse power is called the Reversal Technique, rather than the Reversal of Curse Power."

To expedite Zheng Zha's development of "Primordial Chaos," Ling Qi added, "It's generally difficult to use positive and negative attribute spell power simultaneously. Forcibly combining them will usually result in safe neutralization and disappearance, but there are exceptions."

"For example, Gojo Satoru, who is known as the 'strongest sorcerer' in the Jujutsu Kaisen world, combined the reverse technique with the forward technique to create the skill 'Hollow Technique: Zi' that can shatter everything."

"Therefore, once the third-order gene lock is unlocked, Zheng Zha, you can learn from his operation and create your own skills based on the Xian Gua method."

Zheng Zha listened very attentively, afraid of missing a single word from Ling Qi.