Chapter 15: To Hell with Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts! (Please Keep Reading! Please Save!)

“Not at all… By the way, what can these reward points be exchanged for with the Supreme God? Wu Xian, do you have any good recommendations?”

Hearing Wu Xian’s praise, Zheng Zha felt a surge of joy and quickly asked.

“You can communicate with the Supreme God right now. I’ll use my captain’s authority to help filter the options so you can see the current enhancement paths or items available for direct exchange… But don’t rush to redeem anything just yet. Once you’ve decided, let me know first, and I’ll help you evaluate it to avoid any pitfalls.”

Seemingly recalling Zheng Zha’s choices in the original story, Wu Xian added a final cautionary remark, worried that he might pick some bizarre enhancement method involving conflicting positive and negative forces.

Anyone familiar with Infinite Terror knows that although Zheng Zha was terrifyingly powerful in the Dawn and Prehistoric eras—capable of defeating anyone with just two punches—he was considered an embarrassment among peers in the early stages of Infinite Terror. It seemed that anyone who unlocked the same gene level as him could easily overpower him, at worst splitting the fight fifty-fifty.

This all stemmed from Zheng Zha initially choosing to enhance both the vampire bloodline and Qigong.

These two enhancement paths bore extreme, even mutually antagonistic attributes.

Separately, they were fine, but within the same body, it wasn’t just a matter of them holding each other back—spontaneous self-destruction was hardly surprising.

Well, Zheng Zha did in fact develop a skill called “Explosion,” which harmed enemies greatly but also severely injured himself. If it weren’t for his reincarnation as a fragment of the primordial Pangu’s original persona, he wouldn’t have been able to conjure the miraculous power of Prehistoric Creation.

To avoid such confusion and better enjoy a carefree journey ahead, Wu Xian decided to intervene, steering Zheng Zha away from unnecessary detours. Instead of obsessing over conflicting forces, he advised focusing on mastering a single enhancement path first before experimenting with anything else.

“What? You say that means no Prehistoric Creation?”

Don’t be ridiculous. The author has personally confirmed that no matter which enhancement path Zheng Zha initially takes, eventually one of the two skills—Prehistoric or Primeval Darkness—will inevitably manifest.

In a sense, it is his exclusive talent as the reincarnation of the ancient one.

“I found it!”

A few minutes later, Zheng Zha exclaimed excitedly, “Enhancing the mutated vampire baron bloodline plus the low-level Qigong only costs 1,300 reward points and two D-rank side quests. That way, I’ll still have 700 points and a D-rank side quest left to buy a decent weapon!”

Damn! It really is like that!

“…Um, can I ask what made you decide to choose these two completely unrelated enhancement paths?”

Suppressing the urge to slap him, Wu Xian asked in the calmest tone he could muster.

“Hey! What’s wrong with these two?”

At this point, Zheng Zha had yet to enter the “Ape King Corruption” state, so he noticed Wu Xian’s disapproval and scratched his head awkwardly, explaining:

“I just think vampires have strong regeneration and matching magical skills, which could increase my survival chances in horror scenarios.”

“As for Qigong… I watched a lot of martial arts films as a kid, like the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms and the Lonely Nine Swords. They looked really cool. Plus, combining that with vampire abilities would be like dual cultivation of magic and martial arts. Isn’t that what protagonists in novels usually do?”

Magic and martial arts dual cultivation… ha! You really are a little genius!

Wu Xian covered his face, nearly forgetting the era Zheng Zha lived in—when Western fantasy novels were all the rage.

Stuff like combat energy and magic, dual cultivation of magic and martial arts, were staple protagonist traits. No wonder he chose such a bizarre enhancement path.

Thankfully, it’s not too late to fix this.

“My personal advice is not to pursue both enhancement paths at the same time. First, it consumes too many reward points. Second, vampire energy is a negative attribute, while Qigong is positive. Combining them causes a huge conflict and will seriously harm your host body.”

Here, Wu Xian’s tone grew solemn and serious. “Don’t think I’m exaggerating. Remember I said I had other teammates before meeting you? One of them chose a similar enhancement path. In the world of ‘Final Destination,’ he self-destructed due to conflicting energies within his body.”

“Ah?! That bad?”

Hearing this seemingly fabricated anecdote, Zheng Zha was shocked and broke out in a cold sweat.

At the same time, he felt relieved that he had heeded Wu Xian’s advice and hadn’t immediately redeemed the enhancements—otherwise, he might have been the next to self-destruct.

“It really is that bad. After returning to the Supreme God Space, I looked up a lot of related information. Any extreme energies involving positive and negative yin and yang cannot coexist. At best, it slows your evolution; at worst, it threatens your life. So definitely don’t choose both.”

Wu Xian waved his hand, helping Zheng Zha make a decision. “Don’t worry too much. Both enhancement paths are good individually, but I recommend the vampire path more.

“As you said, vampires have excellent survivability, suitable for most horror scenarios.

“Also, the bloodline has a very impressive upper limit. If you can strengthen it all the way to vampire prince or even vampire progenitor level, you’ll be considered a powerhouse even among all the reincarnation squads.”

To be fair, without exaggeration, the mutated vampire bloodline enhancement path in the Supreme God Space does offer great cost-effectiveness.

Reincarnators who choose this bloodline have a decent baseline and ceiling, making it very suitable for newcomers to get through the early stages.

As for Saiyan bloodline or Kryptonian bloodline… The former’s baseline is too average. Its D-rank enhancement barely beats a low-tier Earthling, and only starts to show effect at B-rank, which isn’t very friendly to beginners.

The Kryptonian enhancement isn’t so bad, but damn, it’s expensive!

Just the basic Kryptonian civilian bloodline requires an A-rank side quest and 10,000 reward points. With such a steep initial cost, not even Wu Xian before surviving the Biohazard could afford it, let alone Zheng Zha.

“I see… got it.”

On the other side, after hearing Wu Xian’s analysis, Zheng Zha nodded thoughtfully.

But then his expression froze, and he looked at Wu Xian in surprise. “All the reincarnation squads? Wu Xian, do you mean there are other reincarnation squads in the Supreme God Space?”

Upon hearing this, the other three present all widened their eyes, curious as they looked over, waiting for Wu Xian’s answer.

“Of course!”

Rolling his eyes in exasperation, Wu Xian snapped, “If there was only one reincarnation squad, why would we call ourselves the Central Continent Squad? We’d just be the Reincarnation Squad or the Supreme God Squad.”

“Ah… I thought the Central Continent Squad was a name you came up with yourself?”

The group chuckled awkwardly, their faces full of embarrassment. Before the topic could continue, Wu Xian raised his hand to cut them off:

“Alright, I know you’re curious about the other squads, but that’s not your concern right now. Focus on your enhancements first. I’ll answer all your other questions later and satisfy your curiosity.”

The end.