Infinite Chimera Creation

Although he grumbled about wanting to fight, Hongxing didn't gather his spiritual power or draw his weapon. He was concerned about what Kongxiang had said about things he hadn't noticed, so he suppressed his urge to fight and waited for Kongxiang to continue.

Kongxiang did not disappoint Hongxing; a gentle smile returned to his face, and he spoke softly once more.

Do you remember what we were like when we were first born?

"Don't say things that could be misunderstood, as if we were twins born at the same time."

After habitually refuting Kongxiang's suggestion, Hongxing began to consider the question posed. He knew that both Kongxiang and himself, influenced by Yuan Yuan, preferred this guiding conversation style when discussing serious matters, so he didn't find it impatient.

Without much hesitation, Red Star evaluated his past self.

"Whether it's you or me, when we were first born, we weren't much different from wild animals, acting on instinct. What's wrong? Is there something amiss?"

Without any hesitation, Hongxing described his past self as a beast, because that was indeed how he was back then, and given his personality, he would never deny his past self. Or rather, even someone as unique as Yuan Yuan wouldn't do something so despicable.

"No, it's nothing, you're absolutely right."

He nodded slightly, then continued to ask,

"The second question is, what state are you in right now?"

This question puzzled Hongxing. He pondered for a moment, then spoke hesitantly.

"Am I... an ordinary person right now?"

After saying that, Hongxing himself became a little insecure. He scratched his head, smiled awkwardly, but a certain understanding had already dawned on him.

Maintaining a gentle smile, he secretly let out a disdainful sneer.

"You clearly had some suspicions, but because of your feelings, you were too cowardly to admit it?"

Hongxing's hand, which had been scratching his head, froze. The awkward smile on his face vanished, replaced by a grim expression. He uttered a cold, strained sound.

"Stop talking."

However, Kongxiang completely ignored what Hongxing was saying and continued talking to himself.

"Just now, you noticed it, didn't you? You've become unlike yourself, unlike a normal person. You've become more twisted than before, and this twisting is man-made."

"I told you to stop talking!"

"Just as Yuan Yuan said, he became more cautious than before. He would first experiment on other lives before applying any modifications to himself. So, when he hesitated between choosing to abandon his emotions and pursue his dream with absolute rationality, or choosing to retain his emotions and experience all the hardships along the way, he chose to experiment first."

His speech became faster and faster, and the gentle smile on his face could no longer be maintained; it twisted into an ugly contortion.

"So over these hundreds of years, without realizing it, you've become increasingly focused on emotions, even to a distorted degree. Back when Yuan Yuan devoured the four realms, you could remain calm even when those synthetic beasts self-destructed. But now, if those things are only slightly injured, you can't help but clash with Yuan Yuan. And me..."

Kongxiang pointed to himself, a ferocious smile spreading across his twisted face.

"My emotions have almost completely disappeared over the past few hundred years. The only thing that remains is my hatred for Yuan Yuan, who arbitrarily manipulated my soul and forced me to accept a fate that was not mine!"

He took a deep breath, and the grotesque, twisted expression on his face vanished instantly, replaced by a gentle smile. He extended his right hand.

"Come, Red Star, let's take revenge on that guy who ignores our will and toys with our souls at will."

Red Star's eyes were dull and lifeless as he silently watched Kong Xiang's outstretched hand without making a move.

His brow furrowed slightly, and Kong Xiang spoke with some dissatisfaction.

"Why are you still hesitating? Is it because of the ridiculous feelings in your heart? Is it because you really regard Yuan Yuan as your brother? Don't be naive. All the feelings you have are what Yuan Yuan wants you to have. The feelings you think are real are nothing but fakes created under the manipulation of others. If you have even a shred of reason left, you should take my hand now."

"I don't trust Yuan Yuan right now, and likewise, I don't trust you. Your lack of emotion and near-absolute rationality make me feel dangerous."

Finally, the sluggish look in Hongxing's eyes regained some liveliness, as if the corpse had come back to life.

"I will handle the matter of seeking revenge against Yuan Yuan myself."

Leaving behind a bland, emotionless remark, the red star quickly disappeared beyond the horizon.

Watching the red star disappear into the distance, Kong Xiang smiled with satisfaction, his consciousness connecting with Yuan Yuan, who was far away in another world.

"Success! That idiot Hongxing should have activated the seed of [hatred] or [suspicion] by now. With a little guidance, we should be able to initially activate the magic furnace within him."

"When I forced him to descend to the mortal realm, I activated his soul components. Moreover, the place I chose for his descent was the very spot where the Hell Dragon died. The Hell Dragon's resentment further intensified his emotions. Coupled with your verbal manipulation, it was inevitable that his emotions were successfully activated."

Yuan Yuan's voice remained cold and indifferent, showing no joy at the success of his wishful thinking.

"Alright, now that you've succeeded, it's time to move on to the next step. We've had too many mundane days."

Chapter Seventy-Three: The First Step, Perfectly Achieved

"So, are you ready?"

Al Apollo adjusted his glasses, turned to look at Riichi Kamishiro, a seductive, feminine smile playing on his lips, and asked softly.

Riichi Kamishiro, who had always disliked Szayelaporro's smile, didn't scold him this time. Instead, he stuck out his tongue, licked his scarlet lips, and laughed excitedly.

"Of course I'm ready. I never thought that I would witness such a feat again in less than a hundred years. Even after I learned the truth about ghouls, I still chose to follow Lord Yuan Yuan. It was truly the best decision I ever made in my life."

Szayelaporro smiled but didn't reply. Although he shared the same thoughts as Riichi Kamishiro, given his personality, he wouldn't express such heartfelt sentiments unless absolutely necessary.

"Now that everything is ready, let's get started quickly and not keep Lord Yuan Yuan waiting too long."

With a soft chuckle, Szayelaporro slammed his hand on the command platform in front of him and issued his first order in an excited voice.

"Activate all Soulflies in hives seven through fifty-three!"

Beside him, Kamishiro Riichi, with an excitement no less than Szayelaporro's, loudly gave orders to his subordinates.

"All nutrient pools, elemental pools, psionic energy pools, and blood pools on the thirteenth floor are activated and operating at full power to support the operation of the insect hive."

"The first to third Zerg nests are open, activating all mother Zerg. After thirty seconds, they will all enter the pre-birth state, ready to replenish the lost Zerg at any time."

"The eighteenth level of the Cage of Sinners has entered standby mode, ready to extract the life force and resentment of those who have committed sins and convert them into spiritual energy."

"The fourth insect hive has been opened, and the superior level 5 native eggs have entered a semi-activated state, awaiting Lord Yuan Yuan's direct instructions."

Commands flowed from the two men's mouths, demonstrating their exceptional competence as heads of the research institute. Without any written documentation, they efficiently assigned every task, issuing thousands of commands without a single error.

Once everything was in place, the two finally breathed a sigh of relief. The ghoul, known for his physical strength, and the Hollow, who had broken free from the limitations of his physical body, both had cold sweat beading on their foreheads.

They hastily wiped the sweat from their brows with the sleeves of their lab coats, then looked up with fervent eyes at the ceiling, as if they could see through the cold white light and into the perpetually cold-faced man.

"All preparations are complete!"

"Everything is ready!"

Although the sentences were different, the two sentences conveyed the same meaning and rang out simultaneously. As if it had heard their voices, the giant serpent of the mortal realm in the void slowly opened its eyes.

The colossal serpent of the mortal realm, coiled in the void, gazed upon the world below, a human-like excitement flickering in its cold, golden eyes.

"Well then, it's time to begin."

A cold, grand voice echoed in the void, as if proclaiming something.

With a few gentle swayes, the colossal World Serpent arrived at the edge of the world. Its massive, mountain-like head slowly emerged, lightly touching the world's walls, sensing its texture. At such close range, Yuan Yuan could clearly perceive that within this world slumbered an astonishingly vast will—one of the world's foundations, the world consciousness.

In a sense, world consciousness is extremely close to the pinnacle of soul evolution. If one could observe or even capture a world consciousness up close, it would be of immense value to Yuan Yuan's further research.

Unfortunately, most of the world's consciousness fell into slumber at the very beginning of the world's creation, and will never awaken unless faced with a crisis that threatens the world's destruction.

If the world consciousness doesn't awaken and become active, Yuan Yuan's current abilities only allow him to conduct the most basic observations of it. In other words, if the world consciousness doesn't awaken, Yuan Yuan can only sense its existence but won't be able to interfere with it in any way.

The world that Yuan Yuan had previously devoured and rewritten was extremely weak due to the parasitic influence of Hell. Its world consciousness had died in its slumber before it even awakened. Even if Yuan Yuan wanted to activate it, it was impossible.

This greatly disappointed Yuan Yuan, who was fascinated by the world consciousness. So, after experiencing the world of Inuyasha and discovering that its world consciousness was far more active than that of other similar beings, and that it seemed capable of awakening with just a little stimulation, Yuan Yuan decided to set his sights on this world this time.

"This time, I will definitely witness true world consciousness."

With a slight smile, the giant serpent of the mortal world, whose head had been gently resting on the barrier of the world, suddenly raised its head and then slammed it down heavily. It possessed neither spiritual power nor magical power, but only the most primal physical strength.

Although Yuan Yuan's physical body is incredibly powerful, and what drives this powerful body is the soul that was nurtured by devouring an entire world, such power seems somewhat inadequate when facing a complete and healthy world.

Despite the devastating blow, the World Barrier remained completely unshaken, not even the slightest ripple was stirred. On the contrary, the Mortal Serpent suffered a few scales cracking on its head during the impact, and several drops of blood imbued with Yuan Yuan's intense personal will spilled onto the World Barrier.

A miraculous scene unfolded: the world barrier, theoretically capable of blocking any foreign matter, seemed completely oblivious to the presence of those few drops of blood, allowing them to rapidly invade the world.

There are generally two ways for outsiders to enter.

One method is to forcibly break through the world's barriers and enter the world through violent means. However, this method will inevitably provoke a backlash from the entire world. Unless one is powerful enough to forcibly suppress a world, entering the world in this way is tantamount to suicide.

Another method involves utilizing a momentary void tide to teleport directly from outside the world to inside it, bypassing the world's barriers. This is the method used by so-called transmigrators and by Yuan Yuan when he entered other worlds.

However, the way these drops of blood entered the world now is not through any of the above methods. This method, rather than a violent breakthrough or a clever way to bypass it, is more like transforming oneself into a part of the world's barrier, completely merging into it.

However, the world barrier is composed of all the energy in the world, plus a small amount of void energy. Theoretically, no matter or energy that exists can make its structure resemble the world barrier.

Watching the blood enter the world, a look of satisfaction appeared in Yuan Yuan's eyes. Both the calculations and simulations in the laboratory proved that Yuan Yuan's newly developed method was absolutely feasible.

However, without actual practice, Yuan Yuan was still unsure if this method would succeed, given the sheer complexity of the world's barriers. Even if this method failed, Yuan Yuan could find a clever way to bypass it and send blood into the world, but the subsequent steps would inevitably be much more complicated and might even provoke a backlash from the world.

"The first step has been perfectly achieved."

Yuan Yuan's slightly excited voice rang out from outside the world.

Chapter 74 Protagonist Halo

"What is that thing?!"

"Help! Let me go! Please let me go!!"

"Attack! All-out attack!! We must kill him!!"

The newly risen clan of human-faced eagle demons, who had made their home in two great mountains, were now in complete chaos. Whether they were powerful demon leaders or ordinary demons, they all stared in terror at the few drops of blood that had suddenly appeared in the sky, letting out roars that they themselves did not understand.

Before today, these human-faced eagles, though unlikely to advance to the level of great demons, were already mid-level demons upon reaching adulthood. Their entire force, capable of fighting even great demons, never believed they would be terrified by a few drops of blood. But today, faced with those mere drops of blood radiating a terrifying aura in the air, they lost all reason in fear.

The eagles were terrified, partly because of the terrifying energy contained in those few drops of blood, but what truly drove these proud monsters to madness was the terrifying will radiating from those drops of blood in all directions.

That arrogant disdain for everything in the world instilled genuine fear in these instinctively sensitive monsters. It seemed that if their souls and wills came into contact with that blood, they would be assimilated by that arrogant will and become a part of it.

In the brief moment of chaos caused by the human-faced eagle, the few drops of blood swirling in the sky underwent a dramatic transformation, turning into a tiny person no bigger than three fingers, whose appearance was exactly the same as Yuan Yuan's.

Meanwhile, the human-faced eagles, driven mad by the overwhelming sense of fear, charged toward Xiao Yuanyuan, howling wildly.

The first human-faced eagle rushed in front of Yuan Yuan, its giant claws, reeking of blood, reaching for him. However, Yuan Yuan seemed not to see the monster that was so large to him at the moment, calmly touching and pinching his own body, inspecting his newly created form.

Then, a magical scene unfolded.

The clear sky instantly turned fiery red as a burning meteorite, traveling at an absurd speed exceeding the speed of light, grazed past Yuan Yuan and struck the human-faced eagle's head precisely, reducing it to ashes. Then, a gentle breeze considerately blew past Yuan Yuan, carrying away the acrid smells of the falling meteorite and burning flesh, ensuring he didn't smell a single trace.

Then, the second human-faced eagle was engulfed by a suddenly erupting column of lava, just as thick as its body. The third human-faced eagle had its head pierced by a long sword that flew out of nowhere. The fourth human-faced eagle was torn to pieces by a hurricane that appeared out of nowhere. The fifth human-faced eagle seemed to have lived through thousands of years in an instant, rapidly aging and finally turning into a handful of ashes. The sixth, the seventh, the eighth... all the human-faced eagles that dared to attack Xiao Yuanyuan died in bizarre ways that were beyond the imagination of ordinary life.

The two mountains that were originally home to the human-faced eagle clan have now been transformed into a hellish landscape by meteorites, heavenly fire, lava, floods, and earthquakes that appeared out of nowhere.