Chapter 49: Another Newcomer Has Arrived!

In the end, Wu Xian chose none of them, or perhaps it would be more accurate to say he chose all of them.

Instead of directly asking the Lord God for reinforcement, he exchanged for specific cultivation methods. Spending a total of one C-rank side quest and 2,800 reward points, he bought all seven of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques outright.

At Wu Xian's request, the contents of the techniques transformed into seven white jade slips. One only needed to place them against the center of their brow to read the information inside.

Wu Xian had no intention of cultivating them himself. Instead, once he entered the mysterious space, he planned to outsource them to the other Wu Xians, allowing himself to reap the benefits for free.

As a side note, although the mysterious space appeared in his dreams every night, the various Wu Xians could not meet every time, and the flow of time in their respective worlds varied drastically.

The flow of time for the Devouring Wu Xian was similar to his own, with a conversion rate of about 1 to 1.5. On the other hand, the Destiny Wu Xian’s world moved much faster; often, by the time a single horror movie world had passed on his end, a month or even half a year had elapsed over there.

He hadn't seen the Outsider Wu Xian last night, but he had heard the Devouring Wu Xian mention that the time dilation there seemed even more absurd, basically measured in years.

Moreover, the current Outsider Wu Xian had already broken through to the second stage of Reversing Life and, boosted by his golden finger, had become the strongest of the younger generation in the entire Tri-One Sect. He had even achieved the milestone of slapping Lu Jin to tears, accomplishing this feat well ahead of the Old Celestial Master.

"A slow time flow is wonderful. In the future, I'll provide the cultivation techniques, and you guys can grind levels on my behalf. Once I grow stronger, I'll obtain even more generous reward points, which I can then use to reinforce and feed back to you all. How is this not a win-win situation... ah no, a multi-win!"

Beaming with delight as these thoughts crossed his mind, Wu Xian used another B-rank side quest and 3,000 reward points to exchange with the Lord God for a treasure named "Wood Bud Crystal."

This was a heavenly treasure from the world of *Swallowed Star*, brimming with powerful life force. It could allow a martial artist at the eighth or ninth stage of the traveler level to break through to the planet level within a month.

Translated into the grading system of the Infinite World, it roughly stepped into the ranks of the fourth tier... Of course, without the genetic lock.

Wu Xian's current martial artist level had already reached the verge of breaking through to the primary War God tier, which was close to the seventh stage of the traveler level. If he could completely absorb this Wood Bud Crystal, he might jump straight to the eighth stage of the traveler level and become an intermediate War God.

At that time, combined with the third-tier genetic lock, he would have nothing to fear even when facing strong individuals at the early fourth tier. This was far more cost-effective than exchanging for an A-rank bloodline with an uncertain future that would also require him to divide his attention to master it!

"Zhan Lan, I still have one B-rank and one C-rank side quest left here. Splitting them into four C-ranks should be just enough to help you reinforce two psychic-type controller skills."

Stowing the Wood Bud Crystal into his storage space, Wu Xian looked toward Zhan Lan, who had just finished her reinforcement. A smile bloomed on his face as he pulled up a light screen and placed it before her.

[Psychic Whip: The exchanger is required to possess psychic talent. When an opposing psychic controller attempts to peek at or control your team members, you can transform your own psychic power into a whip to lash the enemy's psychic mind. As your psychic power grows stronger, this psychic whip can also be reinforced into a psychic shock...]

[Exchanging for this skill requires 2 C-rank side quests and 3,000 reward points.]

[Mind Control: The exchanger is required to possess psychic talent. It allows the user to control ordinary people whose mental resilience is not strong, who have not unlocked the genetic lock, and whose strength is weak. As the exchanger's psychic power grows stronger, they can also manipulate lower-level psychic controllers...]

[Exchanging for this skill requires 2 C-rank side quests and 3,000 reward points.]

"This... this is too expensive!"

Seeing the reward points and side quests displayed on the light screen, Zhan Lan couldn't help but swallow hard. Just these alone would be enough to create a combat force comparable to Mou Gang and Li Xiaoyi, but now they were all being used on her, filling her with a sense of immense pressure.

"I said before, a psychic controller plays an unrivaled role in a team. Even without the relationship between you and me, I would still use a massive amount of resources this time to enhance your strength."

Wu Xian raised a hand to gently stroke Zhan Lan's cheek, his tone gentle, before quietly transmitting via telepathy: "Of course, if you really feel bad about it, compensate me well tonight, consider it paying the interest."

Well, don't ask why the two of them could communicate telepathically; to ask is to know that *that* place is the path to the heart, and since even that place was connected, naturally the minds couldn't be left out either.

"Bah! Shameless!"

"Watching" the images Wu Xian transmitted via telepathy, Zhan Lan's face instantly flushed bright red. Using telepathy in return, she spat out a retort, and then began accepting the reinforcement of these two psychic abilities.

After a short while, Chu Xuan and Zero Point were the first to complete their reinforcements, dropping down from the sky one after the other.

Unlike Zheng Zha and the others, neither of their temperaments, appearances, nor physiques had undergone the slightest change. If they hadn't witnessed the pillar of light descending from the Lord God with their own eyes, they might have suspected that the two hadn't exchanged for any bloodlines from the Lord God at all.

"How does it feel?"

Wu Xian didn't find it strange; he smiled and looked at the two, asking out of curiosity.

Chu Xuan didn't reply immediately, closing his eyes as if sensing something, while Zero Point's expression was somewhat subtle.

Hesitating for a moment, he reached out to pull a dagger from his waist, and then, amidst the horrified gazes of Luo Li and the other created people, he directly chopped off one of his own fingers.

With a soft squelch, fresh blood spurted from the stump of the severed finger, but it quickly stopped. Then, accompanied by a cluster of black, mist-like substance wrapping around it, a brand-new finger reappeared before everyone's eyes as if printed by a 3D printer.

As for the severed finger, it had vanished completely, as if the act of cutting the finger just moments ago had merely been a magic trick.

"It really is an undying body! In that case, aside from the Lord God's erasure, wouldn't Zero Point be able to do whatever he wants in the horror movie worlds?!"

Zheng Zha, Li Xiaoyi, and the others looked at Zero Point, their faces brimming with envy.

"It's not that simple; this so-called rebirth still has many weaknesses."

Zero Point gave a bitter smile at those words. "For example, as the description states, once the extent of my body's damage exceeds 30%, I will still die. Moreover, when I regenerate, it must be from the largest portion of my physical remains. If my head is chopped off, a new head will grow from the body, and by then, whether the consciousness of the newborn head is still the original me is rather hard to say."

"Ah, this..."

Hearing this, the people who had just been full of envy, jealousy, and hatred instantly lost their enthusiasm, even feeling a creeping chill down their spines.

"Relax, it's not that bad. Don't forget that Ajin also comes with clone guards, which are enough to protect you for a while. If your head can still be chopped off under those circumstances, it just proves our squad isn't far from a total wipe, and you won't need to struggle anyway—you can just give up and lie flat."

Wu Xian waved his hand, telling Zero Point not to be too pessimistic, while incidentally asking him to demonstrate his clone skill.

The result wasn't optimal; Zero Point had just completed his reinforcement and couldn't fully summon his clone just yet. He could only manage to conjure up a ball of pitch-black mist, looking very much like a dark mage shrouded in a villainous aura.

Fortunately, it wasn't a major issue—it was merely a matter of proficiency. Once he injected the T-virus, unlocked the first-tier genetic lock, and returned to the Alien world to train for a while, given Zero Point's aptitude, he would definitely master the trick.

"Chu Xuan, how are things on your end? Are your inspirations gushing like a broken pipe, allowing you to handcraft an atomic bomb?"

After encouraging Zero Point, Wu Xian looked expectantly toward Chu Xuan, who had opened his eyes at some point, his face filled with anticipation.

"First of all, even without exchanging for the bloodline of the Three-Eyed Clan descendants, manufacturing an atomic bomb is not a difficult task for me."

Chu Xuan pushed up his glasses and said calmly, "Secondly, my current intelligence and computational power have indeed been vastly enhanced, resolving many previously unsolved problems.

Next, I intend to exchange with the Lord God for some compatible research and development tools, and then return to the Alien world to try utilizing the resources of the *Weyland-Yutani* Corporation to modify and optimize the equipment and weapons everyone is carrying.

Of course, if anyone has any custom equipment they'd like, you may submit your requests, and I will do my best."

"What a coincidence, I do indeed have something I want you to help manufacture."

Wu Xian nodded upon hearing this, communicated briefly with the Lord God, and a stack of blueprints materialized out of thin air in his hand.

"These are the blueprints for the 'Cerebro' from X-Men. I believe you should be able to tinker this together. With this, coupled with Zhan Lan's abilities, we can secure a significant advantage in the next team battle."

"A good idea. Do you have any specific requirements?"

Chu Xuan took the blueprints and casually asked.

"Uh, I hope this 'Cerebro' can be portable. The power can be a bit lower—it doesn't need to reach the level of Professor X, but it should at least allow Zhan Lan's psychic scan to cover most of the Japanese archipelago."

"Also, the design should look sleek, it needs to be sturdy and drop-resistant, capable of withstanding consecutive attacks above the C-rank at a minimum, and it must feature a fingerprint-recognition function. Aside from Zhan Lan, it shouldn't work for anyone else who picks it up..."

To be reasonable, these requirements were actually quite absurd. If Beast Hank, the original creator of Cerebro, were to hear Wu Xian's words, he would undoubtedly pick up Professor X's wheelchair and smash it over Wu Xian's head, telling him to get lost as far as possible.

However, when it came to Chu Xuan...

"No problem, I can give it a try."

Chu Xuan pushed up his glasses, his tone as calm as ever, yet giving off a sense that everything was completely under his control.

"Right!"

At that moment, as if recalling something, Wu Xian retrieved a white jade slip from his storage space and handed it to Chu Xuan. "You can take a look at this when you have time; it might be of some help in the manufacturing of mystical-side items."

Chu Xuan took it and, following Wu Xian's instructions, pressed it against the center of his brow.

In an instant, a massive influx of information surged into his mind.

"Crafting Techniques of the Divine Machine..."

...

That night, after a soul-stirring "battle," Wu Xian carried a thoroughly exhausted Zhan Lan into the bathroom. After cleaning up, he held her soft, supple body in an embrace as they fell asleep together, entering the dreamland in deep contentment.

When he "opened his eyes" once again, the familiar gray path appeared before him. Seeing this, Wu Xian simply smiled slightly, then strode forward, walking all the way into the pale, mysterious space.

However, the moment he stepped inside, Wu Xian paused in surprise, and then joy bloomed on his face upon catching sight of two figures—one of whom he had never seen before.

Finally... another newcomer had arrived!