Impression Points

Biodata

Mechanics

Impression Points are a special energy used to activate the God-Tier BGM System and upgrade or power its abilities. Li Congxin activated the system upon accumulating 100 points. 2

They resemble faith power, but are generated whenever someone thinks about Li Congxin—whether through praise, hatred, love, envy, jealousy, fear, or other reactions. Negative impressions are therefore as valuable as positive ones. 2

Fate Weight

The amount a person contributes depends heavily on their fate weight: a target with greater narrative significance produces substantially more points than an ordinary bystander. Li Congxin identifies a person's likelihood of appearing in major stories as the practical measure of this weight. 2 19

• Ordinary spectators commonly provide points one at a time; a crowd generated nearly 1,000 points during Li Congxin's race against Joe Cook. 5
• Joe Cook's anger produced repeated gains, but his total contribution remained below 120 points; the crowd supplied the majority of the event's yield. 5
• Dave Lizewski's shock at Li Congxin's transformation produced 166 points, alerting Li Congxin to Dave's unusually high fate weight. 13
• Prominent figures can provide far larger amounts, such as Tony Stark's 66,666-point reactions and Stephen Strange's 7,777-point outburst. 20 21
• Even a guard dog provided 1 point after being startled, confirming that animals can generate Impression Points. 63

Collection Methods

Li Congxin deliberately creates memorable situations to increase collection speed.

• Public attention — His school race drew cheers and rapidly increased his balance; he concluded that becoming famous was essential for large-scale collection. 5
• Provocation and humiliation — Insults, taunts, intimidation, and forcing opponents to concede reliably create strong negative impressions. 4 5 11
• Media exposure — A variety-show appearance pushed his total beyond 70 million points; worldwide broadcasts of major battles also accelerate gains. 58 187
• Association with allies — Li Congxin receives 10 points for enemies killed by his teammates when those enemies perceive him as part of their group. 42
• Cosmic-scale events — At omniversal scale, the Transcendent Gods' forced dance caused Impression Points to surge toward him from across the multiverse. 409

Documented Balances and Expenditures

Applications

BGM Upgrades

Impression Points are the standard cost for raising BGM levels and improving their effects. Early upgrades to Calories increased exercise efficiency and reduced training-related consumption and damage, while later upgrades became progressively more expensive. 2 3 5 12

• Upgrade costs can rise sharply between levels. 2
• Some BGMs have fixed maximum levels or cannot be upgraded. 142 232 300
• Li Congxin can rapidly maximize a BGM when his reputation provides enough points, as with Finding Friends. 339

Ability Activation

Certain high-level effects consume Impression Points directly rather than using them for upgrades.

• Maha Incredible Adventure — Costs 100 million points and breaks the user's current life-form bottleneck if they meet the prerequisite conditions. 54 58
• Not Beneath Me — Costs 1 million points per target and curses an evaluated opponent, sharply reducing one aspect of their ability. 51
• Forced activation of Not Beneath Me — Can be triggered while short on points by paying ten times the normal cost, driving the balance negative and causing backlash. 51
• Thunder-control BGM — Costs 1 billion points per activation and can convert the user's physical strength, mental energy, and mastered energies into controllable lightning. 169
• You Are My Eyes — Costs 1 billion points per use to refine a nonresistant living target into the host's eyes. 232

Limitations

• Generating a large amount quickly requires broad recognition or reactions from high-fate-weight individuals; ordinary people usually contribute very little. 5 19
• Public attention can diminish over time as audiences become accustomed to repeated major events. 187 264
• High-cost abilities cannot be used without sufficient points unless their specific forced-activation condition is met. 51
• Some effects impose strict target conditions, such as You Are My Eyes requiring the target to be unable to resist refinement. 232