Infinite Chimera Creation

With a light laugh, Yakumo Yukari remained unmoved by Lolo's murderous aura, her face still bearing that slightly mocking smile.

"Zi, why did you do this? You know perfectly well that Xiao Yuan's contact with those people is harmful in every way, so why did you still let Xiao Yuan know the contents of our conversation!"

"why?"

The smile vanished from her face, and Yakumo Yukari met Lolo's gaze expressionlessly before speaking calmly.

"You can't be so naive as to think that only your friends noticed that fluctuation of power just now, while your enemies were completely oblivious. By abandoning your former name, you've also abandoned everything the void has given you. This certainly gives you the possibility of advancing further, but it also makes you unprecedentedly weak. In this situation, if your enemies find you, I don't need to elaborate on what they will do."

As she spoke, Yukari Yakumo's face regained that playful, knowing smile.

"Of course, they won't let the guy next to you get away with it either. We think he deserves to know about something that concerns his own safety."

"So I've already blocked the coordinates here!"

"Do you really think your blockade is secure? We located this place very easily, and if I'm not mistaken, Arceus has probably already roughly located this area as well. It will only take some time for him to pinpoint the exact location..."

Explain your purpose.

Suddenly, Yuan Yuan's icy voice rang out, interrupting Yakumo Yukari's next words. Yes, Yuan Yuan simply did not believe Yakumo Yukari's reasons.

Yuan Yuan casually pushed up his glasses, stared into Yakumo Yukari's eyes, and repeated what he had just said.

Explain your purpose.

If it were some fool, being stared at by Yuan Yuan's eyes, which showed no emotion whatsoever, he would probably be trembling with fear and running away in tears. But Yakumo Yukari's smile did not change at all, and there was even a hint of mockery in her eyes.

"Didn't we say we'd protect your right to know, buddy?"

Yuan Yuan remained silent, his gaze fixed indifferently on Yakumo Yukari, who maintained her unpleasant smile as she met his eyes. Luo Luo glanced at Yuan Yuan, then at Yakumo Yukari, opening her mouth several times as if to say something, but then seemed hesitant and fell silent again.

Yakumo Yukari and Yuan Yuan stared at each other for what seemed like an eternity, their tea long since cooled. Suddenly, as if sensing something, a flicker of surprise crossed Yakumo Yukari's eyes, and she finally broke the silence.

"Oh dear, it seems we really underestimated you, Brother. You managed to completely seal off the coordinates of this area so quickly. If I weren't here, even someone like me who can manipulate realms probably wouldn't have been able to detect this place."

Upon hearing Yakumo Yukari's words, Lolo's face showed intense shock. Knowing Yakumo Yukari's abilities firsthand, she naturally understood how unreasonable the [Boundary] ability was in determining coordinates. Yet Yuan Yuan could even block Yakumo Yukari's location; how could Lolo not be astonished?

"I remember that Xiaoyuan shouldn't have this ability."

Yuan Yuan gave Luo Luo a cold glance, his expression remaining unchanged.

"I don't have the ability to block coordinates, but for such a small matter, as long as I give the order, the people in the research institute will take care of it. They're not just there for show."

Staring blankly at Yuan Yuan's cold face, Luo Luo spoke timidly in a low voice.

"Um, is Xiaoyuan angry?"

"Angry? How could I be? I'm not angry at all right now."

Pushing up his glasses, Yuan Yuan's expression remained unchanged, still cold and indifferent, seemingly showing no anger whatsoever.

However, seeing Yuan Yuan's behavior, Luo Luo was not relieved at all; instead, her bad premonition grew stronger.

"I'm just angry, or perhaps 'burning with rage' would be a more appropriate word?"

Tilting his head slightly, Yuan Yuan's expression remained calm, as if he really just wanted to discuss with Luo Luo whether his choice of words was appropriate.

She shivered violently, a fawning smile on her face, and spoke timidly.

"Xiao Yuan, I know I was wrong, please forgive me."

"You concealed things from me when I had nothing to hide from you, and you didn't tell me that you were facing great danger."

As if he hadn't heard Luo Luo's words, Yuan Yuan's face was cold as he continued speaking to himself, though his tone seemed to carry a hint of dejection.

"Lolo, just how little do you trust me?"

Noticing the change in Yuan Yuan's tone, Luo Luo immediately panicked. Without thinking, she grabbed Yuan Yuan's hand and began to explain rapidly.

"No, it's not that I don't trust Xiaoyuan, on the contrary, I trust Xiaoyuan the most. I'm sorry, Xiaoyuan, I will never hide anything from you again. I will tell you everything. Please forgive Luo Luo this time."

"Since you already know you were wrong, then I forgive you."

Luo Luo was suddenly overjoyed, a happy smile spreading across her little face. But before the smile could fully bloom, Yuan Yuan interrupted her with a cold voice.

"Now, go and squat obediently in the corner. Remember to tell me everything about yourself afterwards, without hiding anything."

Luo Luo blinked blankly, pointed to herself, seemingly a little slow to react. However, upon seeing Yuan Yuan's cold eyes, which held a hint of anger, she immediately snapped to attention and, without the slightest hesitation, quickly ran to the corner and squatted down.

"Now, let's go back to my question and explain why you've come."

Yuan Yuan's icy voice rang out again.

P.S., you didn't expect it, did you? I'm back. Being sick is awful; I still have a terrible headache and feel inexplicably tired, even though I haven't done any strenuous exercise.

Chapter 82 Purple Mother

Yuan Yuan took a deep breath, composed himself, suppressed the surging anger within him, and his gaze returned to its cold indifference as he looked at Yakumo Yukari.

"Now, let's go back to my question and explain why you've come."

Looking at Lolo, who was obediently squatting in the corner without moving, Yakumo Yukari's lips twitched involuntarily. Although she had guessed from Yuan Yuan and Lolo's previous words and actions that Yuan Yuan was the dominant one between the two, the scene before her eyes was beyond her imagination.

After trying her best to compose herself and ignore the idiot squatting in the corner, Yukari Yakumo's expression returned to that unpleasant, mocking smile.

"What an assertive guy! Is it really okay to be so aggressive right from the start? Why don't we introduce ourselves first and get to know each other?"

Yuan Yuan frowned almost imperceptibly, and a hint of impatience crept into his voice.

"I am Yuan Yuan. As for you, I know you. I've heard your legend, so there's no need for you to introduce yourself."

"Oh, because of our unique existence, even in the lower levels of society, there are very few legends about us. I didn't expect you to have heard of us, young man. Why don't you tell me about the legends you've heard about us?"

Yakumo Yukari seemed oblivious to Yuan Yuan's impatience, narrowing her eyes with interest as she stared intently at him, making it impossible for him to discern whether she was genuinely interested or simply trying to change the subject.

After staring coldly at Yakumo Yukari for a long time without finding any flaws, Yuan Yuan seemed to give up, adjusted his glasses, and began to coldly recount what he knew about Yakumo Yukari.

"Yakumo Yukari, a great youkai who manipulates realms, is a mysterious being who has formed her own clan without any other members of her kind. She is the creator and maintainer of the Gensokyo Great Barrier. Under her command are her fellow great youkai shikigami, Yakumo Ran, and Yakumo Ran's shikigami, the two-tailed cat youkai, Shiro. Although she is an extremely powerful being with the title of 'Youkai Sage,' she is lazy, loves to sleep, and even has a habit of hibernation. Therefore, external affairs are generally handled by her shikigami, Yakumo Ran."

At first, Yukari Yakumo listened to Yuan Yuan with a smile and nods, seemingly quite satisfied. However, her smile stiffened as she listened. Yuan Yuan, however, seemed oblivious to the change in Yukari's expression, continuing to speak at a steady pace.

"Her life partner is suspected to be Yuyuko, the owner of Hakugyokurou, and her sexual orientation is preliminarily inferred to be homosexual. However, it seems that due to her unique interests, she has kept a large number of unidentified creatures wearing headgear with the character 'sin' on them and whose appearance closely resembles naked human males in her own private space, the 'Gap.'"

At this moment, the smile on Yakumo Yukari's face had completely vanished. This powerful youkai, who had been manipulating realms, stared intently at Yuan Yuan, looking like she wanted to kill him. However, Yuan Yuan's icy voice remained unchanged despite Yakumo Yukari's attitude.

"The most widely known name is 'Purple Mother,' and her actual age is unknown. However, according to her, she is only seventeen years old. Although this is unlikely, it is still possible that the time unit used by the interdimensional monster race to calculate age is different from that used by ordinary life forms. As far as I know, a certain type of fish has a lifespan of seventy thousand years per year."

When Yuan Yuan uttered the term "Mama Yukari," Yukari Yakumo was completely stunned. Although some fearless, lazy, and incorrigible individuals in Gensokyo would call her an old woman, this was the first time she had ever heard the term "Mama Yukari." She was so shocked that she couldn't react for a moment until Yuan Yuan finished speaking before she came to her senses.

Yukari Yakumo, who had always appeared poised and aloof, finally lowered her guard and revealed her true self.

The great demon from the realm revealed a vicious grin, completely devoid of the elegance he displayed upon his entrance, and reached his right hand into a small gap that had appeared beside him.

"Just call me Zi, please don't use any names that might make me lose my temper. Also, I'm only seventeen years old, and age is calculated in years."

Accompanied by the faint, cracking sound of Yakumo Yukari, a small gap silently opened above Yuan Yuan's head. A small, fair hand quickly reached out and landed on Yuan Yuan's head, seemingly intending to slam his head against the table and rub it wildly.

"I thought it was just a misunderstanding, but I never expected that a dignified sage of demons would actually be so concerned about age, just like a short-lived human. It's truly surprising. For long-lived beings, the long years they have lived should be their proudest achievement, even surpassing the limits of their bloodline. It means wisdom, experience, connections, and strength that younger people cannot attain. But you deny your age, which I find truly perplexing."

Yuan Yuan seemed oblivious to the threat above him, looking at Yakumo Yukari with a puzzled expression before slowly speaking. However, a pale white rift opened directly above Yuan Yuan's head, and a small snake tail emerged, striking fiercely at the slender hand. The snake tail and the hand collided silently; despite both carrying terrifying power, there was no sound at all, not even a ripple in the air.

A flicker of surprise flashed in Yukari Yakumo's eyes again, and she decisively withdrew her right hand from the gap.

"I didn't expect that, young man. You've been hiding your strength quite well. No matter how you look at it, you're just a slightly stronger Authority-level expert, but your true strength is so surprising."

Controlling his main body to slowly retract his snake tail, Yuan Yuan raised an eyebrow.

"We've done all the probing, it's time to get back to the point. Tell me, what is your true intention in coming here?"

Staring at the expressionless Yuan Yuan, Yakumo Yukari hesitated for a moment before slowly speaking.

"I came here because I sensed Lolo's power fluctuations and came to spy on him. Cough cough, while observing Lolo, I noticed you, little brother. On your main body, I saw some traces of human modification, and on the insects you summoned, these artificial traces were even more clearly visible and impossible to ignore. So I guessed that you might be quite knowledgeable about life modification, which is why I made a special trip here. To be honest, I really need the help of someone skilled in life modification right now."

Yuan Yuan lightly traced the rim of the teacup with his finger, then cast a completely emotionless glance at Yakumo Yukari, his tone full of skepticism.

"As a dignified sage of demons, an ancient and supreme being, have you never encountered anyone skilled in life modification during your long life?"

Chapter 83 Gensokyo? Gensokyo!

"Oh, bro, didn't we already tell you? I'm only seventeen."

The shock of words like "ancient" and "long" made Yakumo Yukari's eyebrows twitch wildly. It took a lot of effort to suppress the urge to throw Yuan Yuan to the Sin Bags. She forced herself to remain calm and spoke with a dry laugh.

"Although I can't understand your insistence, since you've put it that way, I'll just pretend you're seventeen."

Even with Yuan Yuan's near-absolute rationality, he couldn't help but feel somewhat helpless in the face of Yakumo Yukari's intense obsession with being seventeen. He rubbed his temples hard, using the slight physical pain to suppress his headache.

"Then, seventeen-year-old Yukari Yakumo, please answer my question. Why did you come to me? In your life, it's impossible that I'm the only person skilled in life modification you've ever met."

Seemingly because she had finally stopped worrying about her age, Yukari Yakumo narrowed her eyes and revealed a small, warm smile, unlike her previous teasing smile which made people feel uncomfortable.

"No, there really isn't."

In a cheerful mood, Ms. Yakumo Yukari squinted her eyes, lightly waving a folding fan she had produced from somewhere, and spoke in a light tone.

"Although we know some beings who can modify life, they are only capable of it; they are far from being experts. Most of these people are limited to enlarging, shrinking, and splicing organs. While this can create powerful life forms, they know nothing about the essence of life. A small number of people have made preliminary explorations into the essence of life, but they can only observe and influence the essence of life to a certain extent; they are completely unable to perform accurate operations."

Although Yukari Yakumo concealed her smile with a folding fan, her joyful expression was still evident in her eyes, which held a hint of amusement.

"But you're different, young man. Although we can't see anything from those insects, your true form clearly reveals your skill level."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Yuan frowned. Just as he had said before, his current form was his most prized creation, an integration of the most advanced technologies he could currently master. However, Yakumo Yukari was now saying that his current form had "clearly" exposed his level of technical skill, which surprised Yuan Yuan.

Seeing Yuan Yuan frown, Yakumo Yukari's smile deepened.

"Although your methods of modifying your true form are very sophisticated and well-concealed, even the strongest experts would find it hard to detect. For example, that idiot squatting in the corner didn't notice anything at all and still thinks your true form is just an ordinary mortal python. But we're different. We happen to know a certain idiot's mother named Shen Qi."

Upon hearing the name Shenqi, a flicker of realization crossed Yuan Yuan's eyes. Although he had kept his modifications to his main body extremely secret, operating entirely on his own without any assistance—theoretically, even those who shared his body, such as Hongxing and Kuroko, wouldn't know—if Shenqi truly existed, then it wouldn't be surprising if Yakumo Yukari could see through his modifications.

Noticing the change in Yuan Yuan's expression, Yakumo Yukari chuckled a few times before continuing.

“Since you know of my existence, then you must be familiar with Shen Qi as well. That’s right, although that idiot has no knowledge of the essence of life, she can directly give life to dolls with her special ability. After witnessing that process of forcibly creating life, the subtle sense of incongruity on you has become very noticeable to me.”

"Since you've already figured it out, I'm too lazy to hide it anymore. That's right, I am indeed very good at life modification, or more accurately, life shaping."

Although one question was resolved, another grew stronger. Rubbing his temples hard, Yuan Yuan frowned and, with a slight headache, began to speak.

"Now that I've answered your question, please answer one of mine."

Upon hearing that Yuan Yuan's specialty was [Life Shaping], Yakumo Yukari's eyes lit up with even greater joy. The cheerful youkai, the Idle One, nodded and chuckled softly.

"Give and take is the only way to make communication last. Young man, feel free to ask me any questions. If I can answer them, I definitely will."

Although Yukari Yakumo's words were diplomatic and essentially meaningless, Yuan Yuan didn't seem to care much. He rubbed his temples vigorously, even pressing so hard that a bloody mark appeared, before slowly speaking.