Infinite Chimera Creation

Guro was stunned again, then immediately reacted, bowing deeply with a respectful expression.

"Lord Guroshe has summoned me; I am willing to follow you for eternity."

Yuan Yuan raised an eyebrow, revealing an expression of interest.

"Isn't it a bit hasty to declare allegiance so soon?"

Guro remained calm, showing no sign of emotion.

"It's not a hasty decision. Ever since I gained wisdom, I've been thinking about how to join your ranks. I've pondered this for four years and designed dozens of plans, but none of them were ideal. Now that I have the opportunity, I naturally won't let it slip by easily."

"Oh? That's interesting. Tell me, what makes you so determined to become my subordinate, even spending four years planning it? Even before you switched bodies, with the abilities you developed, you could have become a dominant force on Earth."

Yuan Yuan could naturally tell that Gu Luo wasn't lying; in other words, Gu Luo had indeed spent four years plotting to become his subordinate. This piqued Yuan Yuan's curiosity.

"Let me state upfront that I rarely recruit subordinates; the vast majority of my subordinates are created by myself. So... try to persuade me."

"It is precisely because of the abilities I have developed that I can become the overlord of Earth, and that makes me even more eager to join your ranks. With just a casual action of yours, you have transformed me from an ordinary tree into the overlord of Earth. With your abilities, these miraculous abilities, the so-called overlord of Earth is nothing but a joke."

Guro, who had initially maintained a calm expression, grew increasingly fanatical as he spoke, his voice rising louder and louder.

"Just imagining myself evolving and becoming stronger under your command makes me unable to resist the urge to turn that imagination into reality."

P.S., I'm asking for monthly tickets and donations. Yesterday was the Mid-Autumn Festival, and no one, whether readers, friends, or classmates, sent me any blessings. I felt so disappointed.

Chapter Thirty-Three Toys

Although Guro's new body was exceptionally strong, granting him many bizarre abilities—some of which, if revealed, would make people exclaim, "This crappy game has finally added a bug!"—it was still within Yuan Yuan's control. To be precise, even if Guro fully understood and utilized the Assimilation Thorn's abilities, it wouldn't pose any problem for Yuan Yuan. Therefore, Yuan Yuan didn't hesitate and brought the voluntary-surrendering Guro under his command. After all, subduing Guro was one of the reasons he came here today.

As for the other reason? Of course, it's to come and toy with that interesting time traveler, and incidentally guide him to better fit the definition of a protagonist.

Four years have passed since Yuan Yuan descended upon this world. In the beginning, he could occasionally observe his counterpart in this world through the White Gap, watching the other side's disheveled state under the attack of the Sea Fog Fleet, and chuckling with amusement. However, recently, the technology Yuan Yuan possesses in this world has become increasingly advanced. Not long ago, he even controlled a portion of the Sea Fog Fleet, ensuring his own stability, which caused Yuan Yuan to lose his usual source of amusement.

While Yuan Yuan could easily send another batch of "interesting" adversaries to his counterpart in this world if he wanted, such as the bizarre animals in his laboratory, he planned to nurture his counterpart in this world first, then extract a lot of benefits from them. Sending the Sea Fog Fleet, a scientifically oriented creature, could be seen as training them, leaving them speechless upon meeting. However, sending his bizarre magical creatures from his laboratory would make it much harder to deal with them decisively upon first encounter.

Therefore, Yuan Yuan planned to develop some new ways to make him happy. For example, a transmigrator who had already been discovered but still thought he hadn't been discovered and was clumsily trying to hide his identity, or the lolicon protagonist mentioned in the comic that Yakumo Yukari gave him, who had a harem of lolis.

Although he was unaware of it, after Yuan Yuan descended into this world and discovered another version of himself, although he did not delay the time for experiments, he seemed to have started to run at high speed on the road to pursuing pleasure.

The most obvious change is that Yuan Yuan used to drink tea and review the experimental records submitted by his subordinates during breaks from experiments, hoping to gain some new inspiration. Now, however, Yuan Yuan drinks tea while monitoring his own world through a method that is difficult for others to detect, called "White Gap," in order to make himself feel more cheerful and thus have a burst of inspiration when conducting experiments.

Although the ultimate goal is the same, their moral integrity seems to be getting increasingly lacking, and that skillful way of peeping can't help but remind people of a certain teenage auntie.

Yuan Yuan, completely unaware that he was heading towards a certain unscrupulous realm called "Yakumo Yukari," was currently speaking to a certain transmigrator with a serious expression, while secretly laughing with pleasure.

"Although you can't compare to Guro, your level of development of the life essence is quite good globally. You've even developed abilities related to the soul. What's your name?"

Bai Ye, who had been secretly lamenting that Yuan Yuan would leave immediately after subduing Gu Luo, just like in the original story, leaving him to fight tooth and nail for a spot in the new generation, was now in disbelief when Yuan Yuan spoke to him. He blinked incredulously before confirming he wasn't hallucinating and quickly exclaimed with joy.

"My name is Bai Ye. Thank you for your praise, Lord Yuan Yuan."

Seeing Bai Ye's joy, Yuan Yuan raised an eyebrow, a hint of malice surfacing deep in his eyes. He deliberately frowned slightly and said in a somewhat cold and hard voice,

"Bai Ye? It's impressive that you've developed your soul abilities. However, the essence of your soul abilities, namely that purple eye, doesn't seem to have been developed by yourself."

The joy that had just appeared on Bai Ye's face suddenly froze, and cold sweat instantly poured down his face. The matter of the purple eye had always been a huge boulder in his heart. Whenever he thought that this purple eye was not developed by himself, but was taken from another life, and that there was a soul inside that had a higher level of control over the purple eye than he did, Bai Ye felt like he couldn't breathe.

The shift from despair to joy, and then from joy to fear, amplified the feeling of fear to its extreme. The sudden ups and downs, like a rollercoaster ride, left Bai Ye's body stiff, like an insect playing dead after being spotted by a bird.

Playing dead is a way of avoiding enemies that is deeply rooted in animal instincts and inherited from our ancestors. When humans, or intelligent life forms, do this, it means that they are terrified to the extreme. With just a little more pressure, they can drive the other party to collapse or go crazy.

However, both madness and collapse are too tedious. Yuan Yuan hopes to cultivate an interesting protagonist while exploring new avenues for enjoyment. Therefore, the key at this time is not to add more pressure, but to encourage.

"Although you didn't develop this purple eye yourself, I can tell that you should also have the ability to transform your body into a soul, thereby avoiding harm. You developed this ability yourself through your research on the purple eye, right? Being able to develop the ability to transform the physical body into a soul, your talent is undeniable."

Although Bai Ye's heart remained heavy, a sense of pride and a barely perceptible sense of trust, born from being recognized, involuntarily rose within him. Yes, the purple eyes weren't his true power, but the ability to transform his body into a soul was one he had developed himself, a power that allowed him to ignore many dangers. With this shift in his mood, Bai Ye's stiff body slowly relaxed, and his gaze towards Yuan Yuan held an undeniable, intense gratitude.

Isn't it a fascinating toy to have your mood constantly shift based on what others say? A slight smile played on Yuan Yuan's lips as he spoke again.

"But your perspective is still insufficient. You developed this ability because you thought it could make you immune to most attacks, but that's just an illusion, a misunderstanding. This misunderstanding arises because you've had too little contact with powerful individuals. In fact, most elemental attacks, when they reach a certain intensity, can damage the soul, and even pure physical strength, if strong enough, can forcibly shatter the soul."

The ability, which had taken four years to develop and which he was very proud of, was criticized as worthless, and Bai Ye couldn't help but feel frustrated. However, Bai Ye did not doubt Yuan Yuan's words, because he did not know whether physical attacks could harm the soul, but he knew that elemental attacks could harm the soul, because he had Qi Ye, who controlled lightning, by his side.

During his first soul transformation, he discovered the damaging effects of elements on the soul. However, he comforted himself with the thought that "there are only a handful of people in the world who can use elemental attacks," and convinced himself to ignore this flaw. He knew that he didn't have another four years to develop new abilities, so he had to put all his eggs in one basket on his soul abilities.

Even now that Yuan Yuan has pointed out this flaw, Bai Ye is only frustrated, not afraid, because he still believes in his reasoning: "There are very few people in the world who can use elemental attacks, so there's nothing to worry about."

Seeing what the other party was thinking, Yuan Yuan's lips curled up, and he uttered the fatal words.

P.S. First of all, I should mention that I've used up all my data and don't have any money to buy a new data plan, so I could only get a cheap nighttime data plan. Therefore, updates will only be available at night from now on.

Then, thank you to [The Increasingly Collapsing Emotions] and [L. Lan En] for the donations, and thank you to [Sinful Red Lotus] for the monthly ticket.

By the way, I didn't update yesterday because my keyboard broke. I tried typing on my phone, but I hadn't done that in a long time, so I was in terrible shape and kept getting stuck, so I gave up trying →_→. And today, my keyboard still isn't fixed, so this chapter was typed on my phone, super cool, it took me three hours.

Chapter Thirty-Four Untitled

"The most fatal point is that the purple eye's ability is to capture and control souls, and the primary control over the purple eye is in the hands of the soul inside the purple eye. If it wanted to, it could easily drag you into the purple eye when you become a soul and exert control over you. At that time... it wouldn't be you using it, but it controlling you."

In an instant, cold sweat soaked Bai Ye's back. After hearing Yuan Yuan's words, he almost immediately imagined in his mind that he would become a soul in order to avoid the attack during the battle, and then be dragged into the Purple Eye without any defense. Even if he tried desperately to struggle, his half-baked soul ability was completely no match for the Purple Eye, which was specifically designed to target souls. In the end, he was helplessly shackled and became a puppet without his own thoughts.

Once suspicion arises, details that were previously unnoticed will be magnified infinitely in one's mind.

Thinking back, when I was researching the transformation of the body into a soul, that guy with the purple eyes was indeed more enthusiastic than usual.

When I first met him, he was completely emotionless, like a robot. But lately he's become more and more human. Once he develops more emotions, will he still be able to tolerate being trapped in the Purple Eye and being bossed around by me? He'll definitely want to get rid of me!

However, the thought of having to deny the "golden finger" he had always relied on made Bai Ye feel irritable and he began to doubt Yuan Yuan's words.

[No, maybe Yuan Yuan is lying to me? Maybe Zi Yan wouldn't betray me at all?]

No, Yuan Yuan has no reason to lie to me. He's so strong; if he wanted to harm me, he wouldn't need to go through all this trouble. He could just attack me directly. Only a madman would go to such lengths to deceive someone so much weaker than himself, but Yuan Yuan seems incredibly calm. How could he be a madman?

[Then? Perhaps Yuan Yuan is mistaken? No, that's impossible. Since Yuan Yuan could see through the Purple Eye's ability at a glance, he shouldn't be mistaken in a place like this!]

However, because of the magical writing mentioned by Yuan Yuan in the previous world comic, the notebook that was almost equivalent to Genesis, and the awe he felt for Yuan Yuan's unfathomable strength after seeing it with his own eyes, the more Bai Ye wanted to doubt, the more he couldn't help but believe Yuan Yuan's words. In the end, he almost confirmed Zi Yan's betrayal, and the restlessness and fear in his heart became even stronger.

[By the way, if Purple Eye really wants to betray me, or even control me, even if I don't become a soul, he can still control the souls within Purple Eye to attack me. After all, his commands are absolute to those souls within Purple Eye. I always thought that my efforts to kill powerful enemies and capture souls were to increase my strength, but now I realize I was just digging my own grave.]

[Damn it! Ever since I obtained the Purple Eye, all my ability development has been based on it. Now, if I abandon the Purple Eye, won't I be completely useless? What should I do? What should I do?!?]

[Oh right, and Yuan Yuan too. Yuan Yuan just praised me, saying I have good talent. He said if I ask him for help, he might help me, no! He definitely will! It must be!]

The more Bai Ye thought about it, the more doubtful, fearful, and anxious she became. In the end, she placed her hopes on Yuan Yuan.

Forcing himself to remain calm and not sound too hesitant, Bai Ye looked up at Yuan Yuan.

"Lord Yuan Yuan, you can see the shortcomings in my abilities, and you must also be able to see how to make up for them. Please, you must guide me."

Qi Ye looked at Bai Ye, then at Yuan Yuan, somewhat at a loss, his gaze shifting between the two. Finally, he looked at Yuan Yuan pleadingly.

Bai Ye couldn't understand why, in just a few words from Yuan Yuan, Bai Ye, who had always been full of confidence and even had a hint of prophetic abilities, had become like this.

In Qi Ye's simple-minded mind, Bai Ye, who had saved him from danger, was a hero. Now, his hero was suddenly pleading with Yuan Yuan in a panic. Although Qi Ye didn't know the reason, he still looked at Yuan Yuan with the same pleading expression as Bai Ye.

Gu Luo, who was watching silently, frowned slightly. Although he didn't know what Yuan Yuan's purpose was, he could tell that Yuan Yuan's series of words were meant to completely break down Bai Ye's defenses.

However, like Bai Ye, Gu Luo also believed that with Yuan Yuan's strength, there was no need for him to scheme against Bai Ye, who was extremely weak to him. Therefore, he remained silent and just watched quietly.

Seeing the reactions of the three people below, Yuan Yuan felt a little better, as his recent dissatisfaction stemmed from his other self living comfortably. He even felt an urge to laugh, but to prevent this source of pleasure from ending prematurely, he forcibly suppressed it and spoke with a cold and indifferent expression.

"I've said it before, I never hesitate to reward outstanding people. Although you have some talent, you're not outstanding yet, so I won't reward you."

In an instant, despair filled Bai Ye's eyes. At this moment, there were less than three years left before the start of the new generation, which was called the Great Cataclysm by humans in the original work. In such a short time, he could not possibly develop any new powerful abilities. Without powerful strength, he could only become a sacrifice in the new generation.

Whenever Bai Ye thought about the tragic and terrifying experiences of those weaklings in the new generation in the comics, he felt as if his consciousness was leaving his body, as if he were dead.

Seeing Bai Ye instantly dejected, Qi Ye couldn't help but feel anxious. Without even thinking, he prepared to plead with Yuan Yuan. Although he didn't know what he could say, he knew he had to help Bai Ye.

Gu Luo flung out several thorns and quickly tied Qi Ye up. He then stuffed an exceptionally thick thorn into Qi Ye's mouth to prevent him from saying anything inappropriate in his excitement, which would anger Yuan Yuan and extinguish any remaining hope.

Guro's reaction was incredibly swift. Having just switched bodies with Thorns, he was already able to manipulate Thorns so skillfully. It has to be said that Guro is truly a genius.

However, what caught Yuan Yuan's attention was not his precise control over the thorns, but rather his skillful binding techniques and swift gag application. That talent for using the thorns like tentacles reminded Yuan Yuan of the octopus girl he had accidentally created.

"Lord Yuan Yuan, you said you wouldn't bestow any reward upon Bai Ye. I wonder if Bai Ye could obtain guidance or even assistance from you through a transaction?"

Bai Ye suddenly looked up at Yuan Yuan, his eyes filled with a hope that seemed like a candle flame in the wind, easily extinguished by the slightest breeze. This was his last hope.

Yuan Yuan finally revealed a slight smile, the corners of his mouth curving upwards.

"sure."

P.S., folks, do you know about Bluetooth keyboards? They're the legendary gadget that can save you from the inability to type without a keyboard, but who can't afford a computer. That's right, with a Bluetooth keyboard, you can type away on your phone even without a computer—truly one of humanity's greatest inventions! But… why are they so hard to repair when they break?!

Chapter Thirty-Five: Rentaro Satomi

"Um? Is anyone home?"

Rentaro Satomi cautiously pushed open the door in front of him. Although he respected and trusted Dr. Sumire Muroto very much, her usual behavior still made him feel a little afraid of the group of researchers.

After all, no matter how crazy a normal person is, they wouldn't think of making fish balls from the flesh of a disgusting creature like Gastrea, and then cooking them in a beaker like instant noodles.

[While the doctor is indeed reliable and incredibly capable, it's still extremely dangerous!]

Thinking back to his experience of almost starving to death in the doctor's lab when he was adjusting his body because there was no normal food, Rentaro became even more wary of the people he was about to meet.

"Could it really be as the professor said, that the person living here is a research fanatic who doesn't care about anything once they start researching and doesn't even hear the knocking? Does that mean we should just push the door open and go in, like the professor said? But that seems like trespassing."

After waiting at the door for a while, no one came out, and Rentaro couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

After some internal struggle, Rentaro decided to go in anyway, even though he felt that what he was about to do might break the law, since the professor seemed to be in a hurry.

The owner here will surely forgive me.

With unsure of what to say to himself, Rentaro entered the house whose doorplate bore the character "Yuan".

As soon as he stepped into the house, Rentaro felt a chill run down his spine and retreated from the dangerous room as quickly as possible without any hesitation.

The moment Rentaro left, a small fist landed silently on the spot where Rentaro had been standing.

Although the fist stopped before it touched the ground, seemingly because it didn't want to damage the floor, Rentaro had no doubt that if that seemingly small fist had landed on his head, it could have easily killed him.

"What? 'The master there may be a bit cold, but he's a good person. You'll definitely be safe.' I knew the doctor's words weren't trustworthy. I almost died just now! You call that safe? Then what is danger?"

Although he wasn't the one playing the scathing remark, Rentaro, who nearly lost his life on a simple mail delivery mission, still launched into a frenzy of sarcastic remarks.

After finishing his rant, Rentaro finally looked up and examined the person who had almost killed him.

What came into Rentaro's view was a girl with red eyes and dressed in black. At this moment, the girl was putting away her fist, slowly standing up, and staring at him with a cold and terrifying gaze.

"You insolent trespasser who enters another's home without permission, state your name, and I will pray that you suffer less in hell as I throw your corpse to feed the dogs."