Infinite Terror: All members of the Zhongzhou team are wheelchair-level enhanced

Chapter 171 The Fourth-Order Problem, The Law of Causality, Chu Xuan, Returns to the Main God Space

Everyone looked at Chu Xuan, and characters from the story, such as Imhotep, Eve, and Shion, widened their eyes.

This information was not kept from them.

This is the 'interlude' phase, not the moment when the main god forcibly returns to the horror movie, so the characters in the plot can know these things, and Chu Xuan, who revealed this information, will not be punished by the main god.

Chu Xuan said, "I think immortals and saints are mutually hostile forces. The term 'immortal' is not accurate; it should be called cultivators."

“When I was collecting information about ‘gods and orthodox cultivators’ from the Main God Space, I saw words like ‘cultivator’ and ‘saint’ many times.”

"These two forces should be considered among the top forces of humanity."

"Two tigers share one mountain, and both are male tigers that cannot submit to each other. Naturally, these two tigers will clash more often."

"This also aligns with fragmented information revealed in some of the materials I've obtained."

In ancient times, there existed a force of cultivators and a group of saints. As the two most powerful and extraordinary forces in humankind, they were enemies and each wanted to annex the other.

"However," Chu Xuan changed the subject, "the two forces were forced to cooperate due to external factors."

"The Main God Space is the product of their collaboration."

Chu Xuan said, "The reason I say that the Main God Space is a product of the cooperation between sages and cultivators is because the exchange system within the Main God Space is diverse, including both the cultivator system and the sage system."

"This is something that can only be achieved through cooperation between the two parties."

"The external factor that can unite cultivators and the saints must be an enemy that neither side can defeat alone."

After a pause, Chu Xuan said, "The cultivators and the saints are already the two most powerful supernatural forces in the world. The enemy that neither of them can fight against comes from outside the world."

At this point, it becomes clear that Chu Xuan is 5% certain that the Main God Space trained them to deal with an enemy that once rendered both cultivator forces and saint groups unable to contend with them.

Su Bai watched all of this silently.

Before entering the world of Gods and Demons this time, Chu Xuan assumed that their enemy was the main god or the creator of the main god space.

Based on this, Chu Xuan is making long-term plans and has even suggested that Su Bai exchange for a demiplane.

Now that he has obtained this historical information, Chu Xuan is certain that the Main God is not their enemy. The creators of the Main God Space are the extinct cultivator forces and saint groups, who are also not their enemies.

Their enemy has evolved into one that forces both cultivators and saints to cooperate.

Chu Xuan's guess was basically correct, consistent with the purpose of building the Main God Space.

Whether it's the first generation's 'Infinite Terror' era or the subsequent worldviews.

One of the purposes of the Main God Space is to cultivate powerful individuals.

Su Bai thought to himself, "In Chu Xuan's worldview, if there is a 5% chance of something happening, you can risk your life to gamble on it."

“In the future, Chu Xuan will definitely plan his strategy around a powerful enemy that will unite the forces of cultivators and the Saint Group.”

After thinking about it, Su Bai realized it made sense.

Even Su Bai didn't want to be controlled by the Main God Space forever; he wanted to eventually turn the tables and take control.

We will definitely make the necessary preparations.

Preparing for such an enemy will ensure thorough preparation.

Chu Xuan continued, "Zheng Zha from the Demon Team mentioned 'Yellow-skinned Ruins.' Since there are Yellow-skinned Ruins, there must be White-skinned Ruins as well, and even Black-skinned Ruins."

"The full name of the Yellow-skinned Ruins should be the Yellow-skinned Cultivator Ruins, and the full name of the White-skinned Ruins should be the White-skinned Saint Ruins."

“These three ruins must contain the most powerful inheritances and treasures of their respective factions, things that cannot be directly obtained from the Main God Space.”

Everyone fell silent. Even the all-powerful God Space had things it couldn't directly obtain.

Chu Xuan said, "The main god is like a program, mechanically maintaining the existence and training of the reincarnation team."

"The mechanical nature of the main god can also be seen from the scoring mechanism of the reincarnation team."

"Once a powerhouse close to 'Immortal' or 'Saint' appears in all the reincarnation teams, it's as if the cultivation mission of the Main God Space has come to an end."

"The team battle stone tablet in the God Space also proves this point."

"The final battle mentioned on the stone tablet is the emergence of a fifth-tier genetic lock powerhouse."

"I believe that immortals, saints, or even the fifth level of the gene lock should all represent the same level of realm."

"Once a powerful expert of this level appears, the final battle will be triggered."

"The significance of the final battle is probably that it allowed the strongest to test the waters and achieve victory."

"After the final battle, the reincarnation team of the strongest one will begin to receive information from the main god about the enemy that forced the cultivator forces and the saint group to join forces, and will prepare to deal with them."

This is what they will face next.

First, there's the final battle. From this perspective, the sooner we reach the fifth stage of the gene lock, or the stage of immortality and sainthood, the better.

The higher the realm one can seize after triggering the final battle, the greater the advantage.

If someone reaches such a high level and triggers the final battle, other teams, even if all members are at the first or second tier, will have no choice but to participate in the final battle.

They're just cannon fodder; the difference in strength is too great, and there's no way they can achieve victory in the final battle.

Conversely, it is wrong to focus solely on improving one's cultivation level without considering actual combat strength or making comprehensive preparations for combat capabilities.

Even if they achieve final victory, the probability of surviving afterwards is low.

After all, realm does not fully represent strength.

They achieved final victory by reaching a higher level, but even higher-level enemies awaited them afterward.

Once the advantage is gone, the mortality rate will increase significantly.

Chu Xuan said, "We need to reach the advanced fourth tier as soon as possible so that we can trigger the final battle and become the 'protagonist' in the God Space, gaining a realm advantage."

"But we can't reach the advanced fourth-tier realm too quickly; we need to be fully prepared."

This is not contradictory; the main purpose of reaching the advanced fourth-tier realm as soon as possible is to gain an advantage in realm.

A higher level of understanding translates to greater strength on paper.

They cannot reach the advanced fourth-tier realm too quickly. They need to make thorough preparations so that their actual strength is not just on paper, but ideally exceeds their realm.

There is a right balance; it cannot be too slow or too fast, and it needs to be mastered.

Zhan Lan asked, "Since both the cultivator forces and the saintly group have perished, will the enemy that forced them to join forces also perish?"

Chu Xuan shook his head. "Even cultivator forces and saint groups can leave behind their legacy and train successors. Even a stronger enemy would at least leave behind a legacy."

"The enemy will always exist."

At this point, Chu Xuan looked at Zhan Lan and instructed her, "Don't assume that the enemy doesn't exist. We must prepare as if the enemy does exist, and plan ahead."

"Only in this way can we live longer and go further."

Zhan Lan stuck out her tongue, looking embarrassed that she had asked a 'moronic' question.

Chu Xuan said, "The Demon Team has a copy of me. What I can think of, they can definitely think of too."

"It turns out that he had access to more information than I did, more than I thought."

"They are plotting something I don't know about."

"They possess a priceless treasure like the 'Investiture of the Gods'."

"The demon Zheng Zha said that there was a 'wisp of life' in the Yellow Skin Ruins. Whether this 'wisp of life' refers to victory in the final battle or to surviving the battle against the enemy after the final battle."

"Even to break away from the main god space and solve the problem once and for all."

"We should all enter the Yellow-Skinned Ruins before the Demon Team to gain the upper hand."

"Furthermore, the Yellow Skin Ruins are unique, with the entrance located within the world of Gods and Demons."

"If we find the entrance at the same time as the Demon Team, we will likely meet inside."

Zhan Lan exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? You can do that?"

A look of surprise flashed in Su Bai's eyes; he hadn't considered this question before.

The Yellow Skin Ruins are unique; there can't be a second one. However, its entrance is located in the world of Gods and Demons, and there are multiple entrances.

Theoretically, they could indeed encounter the Demons team there.

Su Bai said, "The encounter itself doesn't matter. Our next horror movie will likely involve a team battle with the demons, and the Yellow Skin Ruins are not easy to find."

"By the time we find the Yellow-Skinned Ruins, we might already be after the team battle with the Demons."

"It's not a problem for now."

Su Bai looked at O'Connor, Eve, and Jonathan, who were all dumbfounded, and said, "The three of you have all heard it. The Yellow Skin Ruins are very important and urgent. I'm entrusting the task of finding them to you."

"Rest assured, as a reward, I will grant you immortality."

Chu Xuan instantly understood Su Bai's meaning. He took out three cups of the Fountain of Youth from his storage ring and handed them to the three of them.

The female lead's brother, Jonathan, had his eyes light up and immediately stepped forward, snatched a glass, and drank it down in one gulp.

"Is that all?" Jonathan looked down at his body, not feeling any changes.

Eve looked at Jonathan reproachfully, while Jonathan grinned at Eve, which made Eve feel helpless.

She couldn't control her brother.

“Captain Su, this is too valuable, it's not appropriate. Finding ancient ruins is O'Connell's and my dream. We will help you find them. If it weren't for you this time, O'Connell, my child, and I would be…”

They almost faced a life-or-death separation and were extremely grateful to Su Bai's Zhongzhou team.

Eve declined, saying, "The reward of immortality is too great, we..."

Su Bai shook his head, interrupting Eve, and finally persuaded Eve and O'Connor to take the Fountain of Youth.

Watching all this, Zhan Lan thought to herself with a wicked grin, "Ah Bai is too wicked. The Fountain of Youth is not a reward at all, but a curse that makes you spend eternal time searching for all the ancient ruins in this world."

"I've discovered that it seems only the three of you can trigger the ancient ruins in this world."

"It is precisely for this reason that Ah Bai has granted you immortality!"

And that's exactly what Su Bai meant.

The historical information here clearly indicates that each continent has an ancient civilization site, and each ancient civilization site must have at least one plot item like the 'Golden Mask'.

Of course, the goal is to acquire everything.

Chu Xuan said, "The Fountain of Immortality is not true immortality. Once the life force contained within your bodies is exhausted, you will also die."

"This consumption process may last for several thousand years."

This also means that from this moment on, O'Connor, Eve, and Jonathan have a lifespan of thousands of years.

Ziyuan's expression was complicated. The Fountain of Youth was a precious water that she had discovered and protected for thousands of years, but now it all belonged to the Central Continent Team.

But she wouldn't say anything.

She was saved by the Zhongzhou team, and she also had feelings for Chu Xuan.

She has no right or standing to demand anything.

The exploration of the ancient Mayan civilization ruins concluded, and the group returned.

The bald, handsome 'Irving' was completely blown away by the Central Continent team during this trip.

This is why Su Bai and Chu Xuan did not avoid talking to each other.

It is necessary to appropriately showcase the unique characteristics of the Central Continent Team, which can dispel some unnecessary ulterior motives.

For example, Imhotep no longer harbored any thoughts of resistance.

After all, a force from the mysterious God Realm sounds like it can travel through countless worlds, and its enemies are immortals, saints, or even stronger beings.

This was a force that a mere legendary mage obsessed with love could not contend with, making him feel like a country bumpkin.

All he wants now is to work hard for the Central Continent team, get the chance to resurrect his lover 'Ansu'na', and then get some Fountain of Youth to give 'Ansu'na' a lifespan of thousands of years.

Then the two of them could lie down in the 'world of gods and ghosts' and live a peaceful and carefree life.

……

The group of seven returned to the ancestral lands of the "Bearded" tribe, descendants of the Egyptian Guardians.

O'Connor, Eve, and Jonathan bid farewell to Su Bai. They would return home and spend a few peaceful days with their children before beginning to gather information about the 'Yellow Skin Ruins'.

Ziyuan returned to Shangri-La. She also had a daughter who had been imprisoned by the Dragon Emperor. She needed to go back and take charge of everything.

Chu Xuan, Zhan Lan, and Su Bai remained in the camp to begin their respective cultivation.

Currently, the Central Continent Team has 11 members. Except for Xiao Honglu, who is cultivating in the island nation, the other 10 are all in the territory of the Big Beard Tribe.

The group settled into a routine of daily morning and evening training sessions. ...

Another month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Deep in the desert, Su Bai, dressed in black, sat cross-legged in a sand pit.

The four-headed Yamata no Orochi guarded the outside.

The sandpit was dimly lit. In front of Su Bai were two enormous corpses: a black dragon corpse and a vampire corpse.

It was the corpse of the Ancestral Dragon and the corpse of the Blood Clan Emperor that Su Bai possessed.

"My bloodline... has finally advanced to 2A!" Su Bai's eyes shone brightly. Over the past month, he had consumed the remaining two drops of Nine Nether Spring Water.

Then, as his 'virtual core' became more and more stable, his bloodline crystal core underwent a series of miraculous changes, and his bloodline entered the 2A-level half-dragon bloodline form.

"With a 2A-grade bloodline, in terms of bloodline alone, I am already at the 'Vampire Prince' level. I can feel that I have the ability to absorb genes."

Su Bai stood up and took a bite out of the corpse of the Ancestral Dragon in front of him.

The corpse of the First Emperor was lifelike, retaining the state of having just died and still possessing a certain amount of lingering life force.

Su Bai absorbed the genes of the Ancestral Dragon and added them to his own gene pool.

Suddenly, dragon horns sprouted from his head, dragon scales appeared on his body, and even a dragon tail grew from his buttocks.

His pupils turned into pale gold vertical dragon pupils, and he exuded dragon majesty, his entire being beginning to transform into a dragon.

Su Bai stopped absorbing the genes, looked up, and put away the Ancestral Dragon's corpse.

He walked to the corpse of the vampire emperor and, in the same manner, bit into the corpse.

A large amount of genes flooded into Su Bai's body, affecting his dragon transformation and causing his dragon horns, scales, and tail to disappear.

He gradually transformed back into a normal human form, except that his pupils remained the pale gold vertical pupils of a dragon.

After consuming the blood, Su Bai waved his hand and put the corpse of the vampire emperor into his spatial bag.

"Gene absorption and adjustment...it's too perfect!" Su Bai said with a look of unfinished business.

He can alter his own genes, though not as arbitrarily, but he is already capable of doing so.

If his previous half-dragon bloodline was forcibly fused together using regenerative abilities, then his current fusion is a scientific one.

It had flaws before, but they are gone now.

Su Bai can modify his genes to transform himself into a fully-fledged dragon or a fully-fledged vampire prince at will.

Alternatively, the two could be perfectly integrated, taking only the advantages, and transformed into a half-dragon vampire.

This greatly enhances his physical resilience and immortality.

His 'gene absorption' skill allows him to dynamically adjust his own genes, which is terrifying.

"Not only the corpse of the Ancestral Dragon and the Blood Clan Emperor, but I also need to absorb the genes of other extraordinary life forms to improve my gene pool, combine the characteristics of all creatures, and become... the ultimate perfect life form!" Ambitiousness shone in Su Bai's eyes.

This ability is also one of the reasons why vampires are called 'Children of the Gods' due to their enhanced abilities.

Upon reaching level 2A, the vampire bloodline first achieves 'immortality', reaching a point where even if only the vampire crystal core remains, and that remaining vampire crystal core is cracked or damaged, the vampire can still be resurrected.

Secondly, the ability to 'absorb genes' is not just about absorbing genes.

If the target being absorbed is still alive, he can also absorb the essence of life and energy circulation, allowing his strength to increase rapidly.

In theory, if he absorbs the essence of 10,000 people, he can acquire the life essence of the fourth-order peak.

This ability is equivalent to an advanced version of the 'Demon Sword Cultivator' who becomes stronger by killing people.

The Demon Sword Cultivator's power comes from killing, which strengthens his energy circulation, causing his body to accumulate more and more energy.

Gene absorption, on the other hand, rapidly strengthens genes, energy cycles, and the essence of life.

However, as the Demon Sword Cultivator's killing prowess increased, he could also forge flying swords, and his flying swords had already reached the 2A level.

Su Bai plans to study these two abilities and then merge them into one.

He didn't want to have to bite someone himself every time he activated his 'gene absorption' ability.

It would be perfect if the 'gene absorption' ability could be transferred from his vampire fangs to his own abilities.

Su Bai considered that he could break off some of his own fangs and use them as one of the materials to forge a flying sword, integrating them into his demonic sword of slaughter. This method might be feasible.

Sitting down cross-legged again, Su Bai thought about the question of the 'fourth-order initial realm'.

"I am about to advance to the 'Golden Core Realm' and officially reach the initial stage of the fourth rank."

"Once you reach the initial stage of the fourth tier, you will theoretically encounter the first problem: the problem of ancient genes within your body."

Su Bai recalled that in the original story, after Zheng Zha unlocked the fourth stage of the gene lock, he would be affected by the ancient genes in his body and fall into a mindless and violent killing spree.

This is the first major challenge faced by a fourth-tier expert.

The "microscopic" capabilities provided by the fourth-order gene lock are precisely the ability to adjust and optimize one's own genes, enabling one to reach their strongest form.

"I haven't officially reached the fourth level yet, but I already have the ability to 'absorb genes'. Unlike other fourth-level powerhouses, I don't have to 'clumsily' improve and complete my genes, nor do I have to suffer from the negative effects of ancient genes."

"My 'gene extraction' ability allows me to improve genes more scientifically, and it's not just about mining ancient genes within my body; I can also extract genes from other organisms."

"Amazing, this ability is incredible."

Su Bai essentially skipped directly to the 'Fourth-Tier Berserk Slaughter State' stage.

Once a fourth-tier beginner expert has controlled their berserk state, they will have finished adjusting the ancient genes within their body.

Next, they will face their inner demons.

This is the second hurdle.

"I will confront my inner demons directly," Su Bai murmured.

The problem of inner demons is something that must be addressed with vigilance and attention, no matter how much we must. Su Bai's solution lies with Zhan Lan.

"My bloodline has successfully advanced to 2A grade, my flying sword has also reached 2A grade, and my 'Critical Strike Sword Intent' originates from the world's rejection."

"I discovered that if I continued to research this technique, I could make my opponent be ostracized by the world."

"In the early stages, it can probably block out the five senses, but later on... it's like a 'Final Destination' scenario."

This 'critical strike sword intent' involves the protective membrane on Su Bai's soul, which may be related to his biggest secret. He still needs to study it more.

More than half a month has passed.

Having completely solidified his 2A bloodline and 2A-level flying sword, Su Bai returned to the bearded man's territory.

The others' cultivation was also almost finished.

It is worth mentioning that Xiao Honglu also returned safely from the island nation, and he eagerly asked Chu Xuan for his flying dragon corpse back.

Then, using the necromancer's summoning spell, he actually summoned a white bone dragon.

Xiao Honglu rode on the back of the bone dragon, which possessed the strength of a third-tier beast, and flew with him, which excited him greatly.

On the last day, everyone decided to take a day off and stop practicing.

The taciturn Zero suggested, "Let's go fishing?"

The man revealed an extremely rare look of arrogance, "I am the King of Fishing, shall I show you my skills?"

A long time ago, I had a similar free time and wanted to go fishing, but because I was familiar with the black armor Chu Xuan had made, I didn't catch anything.

This was proposed again.

Zhang Jie's eyes lit up, "Sure!"

"You're the King of Fishing? I definitely won't accept that."

Glancing at midnight, Zhang Jie is also a fishing enthusiast.

Zheng Zha was very interested in this.

Finally, the group decided to go fishing and invited Chu Xuan along as well.

"Then let's have a competition to see who catches the most!" Zheng Zha clenched his fist with enthusiasm.

Zhan Lan rolled her eyes. "A bunch of competitive men."

The group boarded a boat and went to the Nile River to start fishing.

Among them, "Lingdian" and "Zhang Jie" seemed the most professional, and the two spoke eloquently about the preparation of fishing gear, the selection of fishing spots, and the preparation of bait.

However, after the fish was caught, one man attracted everyone's attention.

Chu Xuan sat quietly on the deck, casting his fishing line and catching a fish every three seconds.

At first, they were small fish, about the size of a thumb, and no one paid much attention to them.

In particular, Lingdian and Zhang Jie, from the perspective of seniors, gave Chu Xuan advice on changing to a larger hook, larger bait, and catching bigger fish.

Very professional.

As a result, Chu Xuan's catches tended to get bigger and bigger.

In the end, they caught all the whales that shouldn't have been in the Nile.

"Holy crap!" Zero, usually taciturn and sparing with words, stared at 'Chu Xuan' in disbelief. "Did you cheat? You definitely cheated!"

Zhang Jie stared in disbelief at all this as he released the whale back into the Nile. "Whales can live in the Nile? That doesn't make sense."

At this moment, Chu Xuan removed the bait, had Zheng Zha straighten the hook, and continued to cast the line into the river with a calm and indifferent expression.

Three seconds later, another fish took the bait.

Chu Xuan had Zheng Zha pull the line. Zheng Zha was strong, and the fish that Chu Xuan caught with the straight hook was a mutated shark, which looked even bigger than a whale.

At midnight, he couldn't help but curse, "Chu Xuan, what kind of monster are you?!"

Zhang Jie also said, "No way, this works? Are you some kind of Jiang Ziya?"

Because Chu Xuan's fishing was too terrifying, Zhang Jie couldn't help but secretly activate his mental scan, and he secretly searched for places with many fish to fish in.

Therefore, they know exactly what kind of fish live in the Nile.

He didn't see any whales, sharks, or any other fish at all.

But Chu Xuan caught it just like that.

Zhang Jie, refusing to believe it, expanded the range of his mental scan, but found nothing.

But Chu Xuan was caught.

Su Bai looked at Chu Xuan with a strange expression. It's starting!

One of Chu Xuan's traits is that his fishing will become increasingly fantastical, and tends to become bigger and more outrageous.

Everyone was amazed by Chu Xuan. They checked Chu Xuan's fishing gear and found nothing wrong with it.

They even let Chu Xuan use their own fishing rods to fish, but the result was the same, and they even started to see mutated fish monsters with the strength of the second tier.

Everyone quickly stopped Chu Xuan from fishing and excluded him from the fishing competition.

This person seems to be using cheats.

Chu Xuan suddenly revealed a look of fervor, "Interesting."

"I'm quite extraordinary."

“I seem to be able to catch fish, even if there are none in the river, even if I use a straight hook, I can still catch them, and the fish I catch get bigger and bigger.”

"The outcome of 'catching' the fish is certain, the process is random, but it can be deduced that it follows an increasingly larger and stronger pattern."

"This is... causality?"

Chu Xuan concluded, "I possess a causal ability similar to fishing."

Su Bai silently shook his head; it was more than just a causal ability related to fishing.

In the original storyline, Chu Xuan later mastered the ultimate technique "Logical Heavenly Dao," which was on par with the "Primordial Creation of Heaven and Earth." This technique was even more outrageous, as it could directly determine the "effect," making the outcome of an event inevitable.
Chu Xuan's talent in causality was already beginning to show through fishing.

A relaxing day has come to an end.

The next day, the entire Zhongzhou team returned to the Main God Space.

Since we've already had a day of leisure, this time we won't take a holiday; instead, we'll start redeeming items immediately.

Su Bai sat at the head of the conference table, looked at the members of the Central Continent Team on both sides, and said, "The 'Biohazard Team Battle 2' is about to begin. This time, our exchange will mainly target the Demon Team and the Celestial Team."

(End of this chapter)