Infinite Gods Reign Supreme

Chapter 16 - The Ingredients Section is for Making Wishes
The Burrowing Worm—a strange creature derived from the 'Muddy Realm'. It belongs to the Cthulhu Mythos genealogy and is a kind of Great Old Ones' servant that lives in the earth's crust and can roam freely in the depths of the earth.

They vary in size, with the largest burrowing worms reaching over a kilometer in length. However, aside from the colossal ones, which are even classified as some of the Great Old Ones, the vast majority of burrowing worms are only a few dozen meters long.

Its appearance resembles a squid tumbling in the mud; it is long and flexible, with complex tentacles at the front resembling mouthparts. Under normal circumstances, it can secrete a highly acidic fluid to dissolve rocks, allowing its massive body to burrow rapidly through the soil as if swimming. Besides this, it also has other uses.

They possess powerful telepathic abilities, enabling them to sense the outside world and communicate directly with their kind across vast distances. They can also project this immense mental power to manipulate and control humans with weaker minds. Their outer skin is tough, able to withstand temperatures of 4,000 degrees Celsius, allowing them to move freely in magma. They can even store this intense heat and unleash it on their opponents as high-intensity heat rays when the time is right.

Very powerful, and very ancient. Multiple burrowing worms working together can even generate large-scale earthquakes.

They can almost function as the mental power providers in a weak team. Their only weakness is that they quickly become inactive and die upon contact with water. However, this weakness doesn't apply to their corpses.

Something that is dead can, of course, die again.

However, poisons that can kill the living are unlikely to remain effective on corpses. Even if this shortcoming cannot be overcome, it is still possible to cover them with a protective aura to allow them to travel through the permafrost beneath Antarctica without taking a long detour.

Purchasing a 15-meter-long burrowing worm corpse requires 1500 reward points. When this dried behemoth appeared in the Main God Square, Si Ming, who had already called for a full-body repair, felt slightly dizzy when he first witnessed its alien appearance, as if a series of whispers were ringing in his ears.

Mental pollution, loss of reason. A common passive ability of mythical creatures of the Kelvin type. However, the descending pillar of divine healing light was only touched and then immediately withdrawn.

"...It's not that difficult."

In the Infinite Worldview, Corruption is a real phenomenon. However, at present, this level of corruption is not even enough to cost Siming 1 reward point for treatment.

He was a pragmatic man and did not doubt that his special physique was due to his being an extradimensional being, or even a visitor from a higher dimension. He then summoned a vast amount of necromantic energy and poured it into the giant insect corpse before him.

"Awaken the dead."

The corpse began to writhe. Exhausting all the necromantic energy was enough to revive this giant, alien corpse. Even without using the Night Qi, this giant insect possessed strength and physique comparable to a tunnel boring machine. However, to further activate it, one would need to increase their total amount of battle qi.

But this stage is enough.

The elixir has not yet been taken.

Si Ming waved his hand.

The burrowing worm, now transformed into an undead, was silently swallowed by his summoning space. The undead aura used to summon the corpse was also released back towards Siming along with its stored essence.

It's time to take your medicine.

We also need to prepare some other things.

There's another side quest, D, which is perfect, as he needs a systematic knowledge framework to perfect his mastery of martial arts techniques.

He quickly found a suitable book.

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—【Origin of Battle Qi—This work originates from 'Pan-Fantasy,' recording various general-purpose battle qi usage techniques. Because it doesn't involve advanced skills, only very faint battle qi imprints remain on the pages. Users can learn some basic battle qi combat techniques by reading the pages or sensing the imprints. It is a suitable skill manual for beginners or mid-to-low-level warriors to solidify their foundation.】

—【Purchasing this item requires completing one D-rank side quest and earning 800 reward points. Note that those without Battle Qi or a similar energy cycle will find it difficult to perceive the Battle Qi imprints on the pages.】

Si Ming returned to his personal space—he had expanded his rented single-room apartment into a spacious training area. The bio-nanosuit and the Greatsword of Sin, which he had successfully purchased, were set aside. He picked up the book "The Essentials of Battle Qi" and began studying it quickly and intently.

Reading the book before taking the medicine was indeed a wise decision. The book contained no grand theories or philosophies, only simple techniques for manipulating and using battle qi. Si Ming even figured out some of the content himself, relying on intuition, but many more parts brought a sudden realization to his face.

It turns out that the manipulation of battle qi requires deliberate manipulation through different organs, allowing each organ to receive appropriate tempering and strengthening. Furthermore, the appropriate breathing rhythm can imbue the battle qi with different attributes. The vortex of battle qi doesn't require brute force; instead, it involves drawing upon the body's major tendons, bones, and blood, thus engaging the physical body in the manipulation of battle qi and stabilizing the vortex.

There are many points of knowledge, but they are basically about teaching users of battle qi how to activate as many resources as possible at once when taking action—cultivating battle qi cannot be done by using battle qi alone, but by having the skin, flesh, blood, bones, tendons, and internal organs work together. And when these are combined with the correct techniques for generating and channeling power, the user of battle qi can maximize their combat power without harming themselves.

"Knowledge is indeed important." Si Ming closed the book and let out a soft breath. "Indeed, even after entering the cycle of reincarnation, one still needs to study and practice diligently. Relying solely on intuition is definitely not enough."

This book is very thick; it would take a lot of time to learn it all. But...

Genetic lock activated. His eyes suddenly went blank, and the knowledge he had previously memorized appeared flawlessly in his mind. It was a simple technique for generating battle qi—using the right method to gather and overlap battle qi—and that was 'Battle Qi Sky-Piercing Strike'!
'boom--! ’

The target, about half a person's height and thirty meters away, suddenly exploded. The energy consumption was the same as when the 'Hundred-Step Divine Fist' was used, but the distance and destructive power both increased by more than half. It was a direct upgrade from a large-caliber firearm to a rifle grenade, and the subsequent air recovery efficiency was also slightly faster than before.

well done.

With a casual gesture, an invisible, yet unbreakable, energy chain pulled the Greatsword of Sin, which was lying beside him, to his side. Strictly speaking, it was an enormous sword weighing over forty kilograms, completely unsuitable for ordinary people to wield in combat. But for a Reincarnator with ample muscle strength, this small problem could be easily solved with brute force!
'Boom—' The flames of sin blazed fiercely. Perhaps because they were infused with the fighting spirit of the night, these already dim flames took on a deep, eerie black hue. He took a step forward and swept his body horizontally. A diagonal, dark flame slash cut through the air for more than ten meters before stopping.

"Good, very good." He praised it, both of himself and the sword in his hand. Although heavy, its center of gravity and structure were excellent. As long as he wore a bio-nanosuit or amplified his body with battle aura, he could wield it as lightly as wielding a toothpick.

So……

Si Ming thought about it for a moment.

His dimensional ring was already packed with ammunition, explosives, food, and supplies. Just to be safe, he even spent 1000 reward points on a high-powered fusion gun capable of firing small thermal balls, and a shoulder-mounted railgun of the same price, but significantly better suited for long-range targets. Add to that a few magic scrolls for emergencies, and he really didn't feel there was anything he hadn't prepared.

Maybe there are.

But that's something we can only find when we encounter problems. After all, one person's plan is limited, while two people's plans are more comprehensive. Single-threaded thinking will always overlook some aspects.

"I still need to find a way to cultivate some companions, even if they are just menial subordinates. I don't want to be a lone wolf with no allies to help me when things go wrong."

He recalled the rookies and veterans he had encountered in the previous match against the East China Sea team and couldn't help but sigh. He shook his head, temporarily forgetting about these unpleasant individuals, and then reached out and swallowed the three-patterned Azure Spirit Pill he had exchanged.

I sit cross-legged in meditation. My breath flows continuously within my body.

At first, there was no reaction, but soon, the medicine's effects were rapidly digested by the peristalsis of his stomach. An invisible wind then rose around Si Ming, and this surging wind quickly expanded into a massive storm!

breathe.

Once Si Ming unlocked his genetic potential, he remained completely focused and unwavering.

The methods of circulating qi flashed in his eyes, and the techniques of condensing qi vortexes flowed through his mind. And the ever-expanding medicinal power was also fully revealed to his senses.

He already knew the destination; he was on his way. A sudden tingling sensation arose between his brows, and the next moment, the fighting spirit bound by his intestines, organs, flesh, and fascia began to receive guidance from the energy emanating from his ancestral aperture between his brows!
'Boom—' It sounded like something exploded.

'Vortex—' It sounds like something is expanding.

The gale surrounding Siming suddenly subsided. The external storm caused by the drug's effects had completely receded into the center of his body.

The vortex of fighting spirit is complete.

Stable and solidified. Even left unattended, it will continue to strengthen itself. At the very center of the vortex, the highly concentrated night battle aura has even shown obvious signs of liquefaction. It is faintly about to transform into a crystalline form.

If this were the world of Battle Through the Heavens, then he wouldn't be far from reaching the Great Dou Master realm. Even within the Infinite System, this power still deserves a rating of B.

Time flows on, and we adapt to change.

A sharp glint flashed in Si Ming's eyes.

All preparations and plans have been completed.

So the only thing left to do is—

"God, grant me the time to return to the Alien vs. Predator world. A total of one hundred days. Please execute immediately."

— [Accepted.]

The teleportation beam descends.

(End of this chapter)