Infinite Chimera Creation

The wolf king's face, covered in black scales, was already ferocious, but when he grinned, it became even more terrifying.

Upon hearing the wolf king bluntly declare his intention to kill the girl, the giant snake's golden vertical pupils suddenly contracted, and a murderous aura emanated from its body. The blue fluorescence from the activation of the magic furnace on its surface also intensified.

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Chapter Sixty-Eight: Compassion (Part Seven) - Selfishness

"Judging from your actions, are you determined to start a war with me?"

With an elegant tilt of his head, the Wolf King, or rather the demon controlling the Wolf King's body, spoke with a cold laugh.

"I can't understand why you, a demon, would wage war against me for the sake of a mere human, and even adopt such a suicidal stance. Is it for some laughable sense of justice? Sympathy? Universal love? Or... mercy?"

Upon hearing the word "compassion," the giant serpent paused, then its lips curled into a mocking smile, its eyes filled with undisguised contempt.

"Although I don't know how you learned that I was born with compassion, or what your purpose is, it seems that your goal is not the child at all, but me, right?"

Wangliang wasn't surprised that Lehei had exposed his purpose. He had never intended to hide it from the beginning, so it was normal for Lehei to be able to see it. If she still couldn't see it by now, she would really have to doubt the intelligence of her master's child.

"While it's true that my goal is you, the owner of this body was actually after that girl."

His narrow eyes narrowed, and the demon gave a mocking smile.

"In other words, regardless of whether I achieve my goal or not, as long as the wolf king is not dead, that child is doomed. Just thinking about such a cute girl being torn to pieces by this stupid wolf makes even me feel a little sorry."

"I don't hear a hint of regret in your words."

With a cold laugh, the giant snake lowered its body, poised to attack.

"But no matter what, your goal is doomed to fail. Because my power does not come from mercy!"

With a roar, the blue light on the giant serpent intensified, and it pounced on the demon, launching a frenzied attack.

Just as Lehei said, his strong obsession with activating the Magic Furnace was not compassion, but rather the exact opposite – selfishness.

At a very young age, Lehei noticed something was wrong with him. He discovered that since birth, a compassionate feeling seemed to be constantly surging in his heart. This compassion extended to everything and everyone with pity, sympathy, and tolerance.

At first, he didn't realize anything, but one day, his favorite pet, a beautiful white bird, was eaten by a passing monster. He felt a surge of murderous intent towards the monster, but it was suppressed by this compassion. Only then did he realize that this compassion did not belong to him.

Lehei wanted to get rid of this compassionate emotion that didn't belong to him but was imposed upon him. To this end, he suppressed the intense headache caused by the conflict between murderous intent and compassion, killed the monster that ate his pet, and forced himself to become frivolous and unserious, hoping to get rid of that damned compassion, but he never succeeded.

It wasn't until that day, when Lehei saw the blood-red girl under the blood-red sunset, that he filled his heart with his own emotions for the first time, rejecting all external compassion.

The intense emotions that surged up at that moment were defined as selfish by Lehei, and indeed they were selfish. Lehei comforted the girl and helped her overcome her psychological trauma not because "she would be in great pain if I didn't help her," but because "I would be in great pain if I didn't help her."

At this moment, facing an enemy far stronger than himself, Lehei suppressed his instinctive urge to escape and chose to fight because, "If that girl dies, I will be in great pain, so even if I die, I cannot let her die," a result entirely based on his own interests.

Selfish yet selfless.

Completely for his own sake, yet utterly disregarding his own well-being. Driven by an extreme form of selfishness, the magic furnace within Le Hei's body operated at an ever-increasing speed, causing his strength, speed, defense, vitality, and even lifespan to rise rapidly.

In just a few attacks, Lehei's attack went from being completely at a disadvantage at the beginning to being evenly matched, and then to having a slight advantage.

Seeing how quickly Le Hei was progressing, Wang Liang's eyes widened in astonishment. When Yuan Yuan instructed her to deal with Le Hei, he only told her to provoke Le Hei as much as possible and to use the word "compassion" when necessary.

I didn't expect that just a little stimulation would make him grow so quickly. No, this can't be called growth anymore, it's more like a metamorphosis. With a silent sigh, Wangliang suddenly retreated, quickly getting out of Lehei's attack range and flying into the distance.

That's all for today, but I might come back anytime in the future, so get ready, my little cutie.

Le Hei frowned, completely baffled by the meaning of the demon. It suddenly appeared and started fighting, then suddenly retreated and stopped. Although he had planned to chase after it and kill it completely to eliminate any future troubles, he considered that if he chased after it, the girl would be left alone and might be in danger. Taking the girl with him was also impossible, so he could only reluctantly give up.

Although Lehei was completely powerless to resist when he first faced the Wolf King, he was confident that he could kill the Wolf King completely as he felt himself growing stronger at an astonishing pace.

It was precisely because Wangliang sensed his abnormally rapid rate of growth that she chose to retreat. After all, Wolf King Xiyan was a liaison from the lower realm that she had cultivated over several years, and she would feel heartbroken for a long time if he were killed by Lehei.

Anyway, the master said that as long as we stimulate Lehei to show abnormal changes, we don't need to fight to the death. That kind of speed of getting stronger looks like an abnormal change no matter how you look at it.

Thinking this way, Wangliang felt at ease controlling the wolf king to fly back to the valley. As for how to comfort the wolf king who did not get the snake eye, Wangliang was not worried at all. She chose the wolf king as her trainee because this wolf was really stupid and easy to coax.

Watching the wolf king fly away into the distance, Le Hei clicked his tongue in frustration, withdrew his gaze, and began to carefully sense the changes in himself. After all, the situation just now was too tense, and he simply didn't have time to do these things.

Looking at his body, which was still radiating blue light, and feeling his power rapidly increasing, Le Hei frowned. Although the improvement caused by the Magic Furnace was comprehensive, even his ability to control his power was enhanced, and there would be no situation where his power suddenly increased and he couldn't control it, the unexplained increase in power still made him feel uncertain.

After a moment's consideration, although becoming stronger without paying any price was indeed tempting, Lehei decided to trust his intuition, stop this addictive power boost, and shut down the Magic Furnace.

But after Lehei made up his mind, he realized that the Magic Furnace... seemed unable to be turned off.

This seems to have gotten much worse.

Chapter Sixty-Nine: Compassion (Part Eight)

"An unexpected situation has occurred at observation target No. 4. The Magic Furnace cannot be shut down after it has been started. Should we activate the emergency plan to cut off all energy flow within a 10-kilometer radius of observation target No. 4 and forcibly shut down the Magic Furnace by external force?"

In the research institute at the bottom of hell, a piercing alarm suddenly blared. The instant the alarm sounded, a slender, alluring researcher slammed her hand on the table and roared...

"Quickly! Activate the emergency plan immediately. The safety of the observation target must be ensured."

The researcher appeared to be the head of the institute; when he gave the order, everyone carried it out immediately without any hesitation.

"Preparing to cut off magic flow. Please confirm activation with second-highest privileges."

"Preparing to cut off spiritual energy flow. Please confirm activation with secondary privileges."

"Preparing to cut off the flow of demonic energy. Please confirm activation with secondary privileges."

……

The researchers were immediately busy, and reports of impending energy cutoffs rang out. Once the person in charge confirmed the order, all energy flows centered on Lehei would be instantly cut off in just three seconds. The Magic Furnace, which operates by absorbing external energy to improve itself and break through its limits, would be forced to stop operating.

"Confirm activation..."

"Activation deactivated".

Just as the person in charge was about to confirm the order, a cold and indifferent voice suddenly rang out in the somewhat noisy research institute, forcefully suppressing all other sounds.

"Accept the highest level of privilege command and initiate the removal process."

"Accept the highest level of privilege command and initiate the removal process."

"Accept the highest level of privilege command and initiate the removal process."

……

At the same time, a chorus of cold, mechanical voices rang out, and all the equipment bypassed the researcher's operation, automatically canceling the command to start.

“Sarvapolo, as a researcher, you need to stay calm at all times.”

Unbeknownst to them, Yuan Yuan had already appeared in the research institute. He glanced indifferently at the person in charge, then turned his gaze back to the scene displayed on the monitoring equipment. On it, one could clearly see a giant emerald green snake, its body shimmering with brilliant blue light, coiled around a human girl, seemingly saying something.

The person in charge, Szayelaporro, already knew of Yuan Yuan's arrival when the research equipment bypassed the researchers and automatically executed commands.

In Hell, only Yuan Yuan has such authority.

He casually pulled off a researcher's lab coat next to him, replacing his own, which was covered in all sorts of strange substances from being engrossed in experiments for so long. After quickly tidying his hair to make himself look a little less disheveled, Szayelaporro pushed up his pink glasses and strode over to Yuan Yuan.

"You're right."

After bowing respectfully, Szayelaporro stood beside Yuan Yuan, looking at the giant serpent on the screen. A hint of worry flashed in his eyes, and after a moment's hesitation, he asked in a low voice,

"My lord, don't you intend to intervene? If this continues, I'm afraid..."

Yuan Yuan didn't even look at Szayelaporro, calmly watching the giant serpent on the screen devour the various energies around it more and more rapidly, its size growing larger and larger. He spoke in a cold voice.

"It seems you have some doubts about my decision. Tell me about them."

Szayelaporro was about to voice his thoughts when he suddenly remembered that his boss was an arrogant and unreasonable person who hated nothing more than being questioned about his decisions. He was startled.

"My lord, I absolutely did not mean to question you, but I have some doubts and hope you can enlighten me."

Slightly flustered, Szayelaporro quickly tried to explain himself, and indeed, that was what he truly thought. Questioning Yuan Yuan might have occurred to him when they first met, but after more than five hundred years of interaction, he no longer harbored such thoughts.

Over the course of several centuries, Szayelaporro, as one of Yuan Yuan's top researchers, had arguably the longest contact with Yuan Yuan, who spent all his time in the laboratory.

Through prolonged contact, Szayelaporro clearly realized what a complete tyrant Yuan Yuan was. For hundreds of years, Yuan Yuan had handled all foreign policy decisions, experimental designs, and strategies single-handedly, not allowing anyone to interfere.

If anyone else had acted like Yuan Yuan, Szayelaporro would have certainly considered them arrogant and disdainful, and would have felt disgusted with them. However, when facing Yuan Yuan, he couldn't muster any such thoughts, because in the past five hundred years, every single decision Yuan Yuan had made had been flawless, and facts had always proven Yuan Yuan to be correct.

This time, Yuan Yuan finally turned his gaze to Szayelaporro. Looking at this Arrancar, who in a sense was his one and only disciple, the coldness in his voice softened slightly, becoming somewhat gentler.

"Do you have any doubts? Tell me about them."

Sensing the change in Yuan Yuan's tone, Szayelaporro breathed a sigh of relief, and was even slightly flattered.

It's important to know that although Yuan Yuan may occasionally show a less cold side to his subordinates, once he enters a research institute or laboratory, he subconsciously transforms himself into a cold state to ensure he remains calm during experiments. In addition, he is always quite strict with researchers, which means that very few researchers have ever seen Yuan Yuan's gentle demeanor.

Startled by Yuan Yuan's attitude, Szayelaporro took a few seconds to react before quickly speaking.

"Here's the thing, after you entrusted me with the task of monitoring the various magic reactors, I carefully reviewed the data on the magic reactors you gave me. Given the current unstoppable state of Magic Reactor No. 4, if it's not forcibly stopped, there are probably only two possible outcomes..."

One possibility is that the No. 4 Magic Furnace devoured all the energy of its surrounding world, ultimately causing the world to collapse. Then, because the vessel was unable to survive in the void, it perished.

Secondly, the body that served as the vessel for the No. 4 Magic Furnace improved too slowly, unable to keep up with the furnace's autonomous evolution, and thus unable to withstand its absorption. Ultimately, it was devoured by the furnace itself.

Carefully observing Yuan Yuan's expression, and seeing that he did not show any opposition or disagreement, Szayelaporro felt relieved and continued speaking.

"Moreover, based on my analysis, the latter is more likely. Of course, most importantly, in either case, the Magic Furnace will be damaged along with the death of its carrier. According to the information you gave me, the Magic Furnace is extremely difficult to manufacture and the materials are scarce. If it is destroyed, it will be a huge loss."

After calmly listening to Szayelaporro's words, Yuan Yuan's lips curled into a proud smile.

"You've come to this conclusion because you don't understand the Magic Reactor enough. How could something I put so much effort into making be easily damaged? Alright, keep watching, and don't forget to collect the data."

Chapter Seventy: Compassion (End)

"It seems that the gifts my father gave me really can't be used casually."

A helpless smile appeared on Le Hei's face as he raised his right hand to his eyes, examining it closely as if trying to discern something. In fact, anyone could immediately see something amiss in his current state, as his body was constantly emitting blue specks of light. As these specks of light overflowed, Le Hei's body gradually became transparent, transforming from a tangible entity into something ethereal, like a projection.

"Go back! Go back! All of you, go back!"

Although the girl didn't shed tears, her panicked eyes and choked voice clearly showed her unease and sorrow. She reached out again and again, futilely trying to grasp the specks of light drifting from Lehei's body and stuff them back inside, but failed time and again.

"Alright, alright, little guy, calm down, don't waste your energy anymore,"

Feeling his life rapidly slipping away, Lehei didn't scream or yell wildly. Instead, he calmly crouched down, wanting to touch the girl's head. But to his astonishment, he discovered that his hand, as if in a phantom, actually passed through the girl's body.

Shaking his head helplessly, Le Hei withdrew his hand as if giving up, looked directly into the girl's eyes, and revealed a flippant smile that was no different from usual. He spoke again.

"What, are you sad, little one, now that you see I'm about to die?"

Looking sadly at the familiar smile before her, the girl finally couldn't hold back her tears any longer. Usually, Le Hei would smile so lightly, saying nonsensical things and teasing her, and the girl would always bicker with him, never tiring of it even though she never won. But now, looking at that smile that usually brought her so much warmth, the girl felt only endless sorrow, and she couldn't help but growl softly.

"Of course I'm sad! My favorite person is about to die, how could I not be sad!"