Infinite Chimera Creation

Seeing the gratitude in Bai Ye's eyes, Yuan Yuan nodded slightly in satisfaction. This was the right reaction; it wouldn't be fun otherwise.

Under Bai Ye's grateful gaze, Yuan Yuan's lips gradually curled into a smile that was clearly full of malice, and he said softly,

"You know what? If I wanted to, I could have directly severed the connection between your soul and body during what I just did, and then used my will to stimulate your body and help you awaken your abilities."

The gratitude in Bai Ye's eyes gradually turned into a blank stare, as if he had Alzheimer's disease. He opened his mouth and stared blankly at Yuan Yuan.

Seeing Bai Ye's reaction, Yuan Yuan raised the corners of his mouth in satisfaction and continued,

"In other words, you didn't actually have to endure that kind of pain."

Seeing the obvious joy on Yuan Yuan's face, Bai Ye felt as if he had been forced by a chimpanzee to have sex with all the animals in the zoo. All the words in his heart turned into a single, unspoken "Holy shit!"

Suddenly, something occurred to Bai Ye, and the helplessness and "Holy crap" in his eyes turned into deep shock and fear. He stared straight at Yuan Yuan, not daring to utter a single word.

Bai Ye's reaction made Yuan Yuan even happier. He didn't laugh out loud, but silently grinned, making an exaggerated smile as he spoke.

"It seems you've discovered a double surprise. I bet you have some questions for me. Come on, don't be afraid, just ask me what you want to ask."

With a violent tremor, Bai Ye forced himself to stay calm and suppressed his fear, asking,

"You just said you could sever the connection between my soul and body, and then use your will to replace mine to help me awaken my abilities. Does that mean that if you want, you don't even need to lift a finger; you can just think about it and bypass my will to directly modify my body?"

Bai Ye's question clearly pleased Yuan Yuan greatly; he even clapped lightly, praising the other party.

"A keen insight, that's right. For powerful beings, especially those with strong wills, as long as they master the right methods, they can freely change the bodies and abilities of weaker beings."

Yuan Yuan wasn't lying. It's true that beings with strong wills can freely modify weaker lives as long as they master the method. However, currently, the only one who has mastered this method is himself, who is proficient in life modification.

If others do not have the correct methods and directly interfere with the body of another life with their own will, the result will be either the complete destruction of the body of the person being modified or the direct obliteration of the soul of the person being modified.

However, Bai Ye was unaware of all this. He only knew how frustrated and powerless he felt. The thought that the powerful abilities and strong body he had fought so hard to acquire were just like toys to those powerful people, filled Bai Ye with a deep sense of powerlessness.

Fortunately, Bai Ye still had his own spiritual support. When he thought of the pure elf girl in the comic, he quickly regained his spirits and fighting spirit.

Seeing that Bai Ye had regained his composure so quickly, Yuan Yuan curled his lip in displeasure and was about to continue to showcase his linguistic skills on Bai Ye. However, as soon as he opened his mouth, he seemed to realize something, his brows furrowed slightly, and the words that were about to come out immediately turned into an order to leave.

Having obtained the reward he desired, Bai Ye naturally had no desire to linger in this dangerous place any longer. Yuan Yuan's order to leave at this moment was exactly what he wanted, so without any hesitation, Bai Ye got up to take his leave.

Just as Bai Ye was about to leave, Yuan Yuan suddenly called him back again, and under his somewhat uneasy gaze, whispered,

"Go back and tell Guro to prepare. Tell him that the time is almost here. If you don't have anything else to do, don't leave Guro's side during this time. Get ready, because something interesting is about to happen."

Bai Ye's heart trembled again, knowing that the time for the new generation to begin in the original work was approaching. Yuan Yuan was obviously referring to the start of the new generation that was mentioned only briefly at the beginning of the comic.

However, Bai Ye quickly relaxed again. Now that he had acquired new abilities, his strength was sufficient to protect himself even among the new generation, and he no longer needed to live in fear as before.

Nodding solemnly, indicating that he would definitely convey Yuan Yuan's words, Bai Ye then transformed his body and soul into a flying object, leaving the Tokyo district.

Since Yuan Yuan pointed out the flaws in his ability, this was the first time Bai Ye had used his soul-transformation ability so relaxedly. He didn't have to worry about dying innocently at the hands of demons that were good at dealing with souls, nor did he have to worry about the backlash from the soul in his purple eye. This feeling of freely using his ability made Bai Ye extremely addicted.

After Bai Ye left, the smile on Yuan Yuan's face vanished completely. He frowned, looked at the empty space beside him, and said coldly,

"How much longer do you intend to hide there, Yukari Yakumo?"

Judging from Yuan Yuan's words, Yakumo Yukari was obviously hiding there, but after a while, there was still no movement there. Neither the shameless Yakumo Yukari nor her signature gap appeared, as if Yuan Yuan had misperceived.

His brows furrowed even more, and Yuan Yuan shifted his gaze slightly to the left, speaking impatiently.

"Do you think I'm bluffing you? Do you think I'd act like an idiot every day, shouting 'I've found you!' in a deserted place just to bluff you? Alright, if you have something to say, come out now. If not, go back to hibernation and don't bother me."

Now, Yukari Yakumo no longer hid. A distinctive rift slowly opened where Yuan Yuan was watching, and Yukari lay on the edge of the rift, looking at Yuan Yuan with admiration.

"I didn't expect you to discover us so soon after we opened the rift. Looks like you've made quite a bit of progress lately!"

Yuan Yuan naturally wouldn't explain to Yakumo Yukari that he had been keeping his World Consciousness Vision open the whole time. Although the eyes of the World Consciousness couldn't see through the gaps, they could see the sun-like magical runes on Yakumo Yukari's body, and that's how he discovered her.

Seeing that Yuan Yuan didn't seem inclined to respond, Yakumo Yukari wasn't embarrassed. She gently waved her folding fan and said with a smile.

"Don't be so serious, buddy. We're not here for any other reason than to ask if releasing some little guys into this world would affect your experiments."

Hearing Yakumo Yukari's words, Yuan Yuan was somewhat surprised. He had thought she had come to inquire about the progress of creating life suitable for Gensokyo, but it turned out to be something trivial. However, surprise aside, he still had to be sarcastic when necessary.

"How leisurely you are, Lord Idle Demon. Hibernation is finally over. Are you bored and looking for something to do?"

Yakumo Yukari smiled and gazed at Yuan Yuan without saying a word, clearly waiting for his answer.

Seeing Yakumo Yukari's reaction, Yuan Yuan realized she wasn't joking. His eyebrows furrowed again, and he said coldly,

"Although I don't know what you're trying to do, as long as your strength doesn't exceed the current average level of this world, it's fine."

Having received her answer, Yukari Yakumo didn't linger. She smiled, said goodbye, and slipped into the gap to leave. Yukari Yakumo's actions left Yuan Yuan even more puzzled, wondering what this yokai idler was up to.

However, Yuan Yuan quickly put this trivial matter out of his mind and returned to the laboratory to concentrate on studying magic runes.

P.S. This chapter was written under extreme fatigue, so the quality might be a bit low. My mind was foggy, but I forced myself to check it while I was still sleepy. At least there shouldn't be any typos, right?

Chapter Ninety-Four: The First Time

"Golden Crown, are you really ready? I'm about to begin."

Looking at the golden crown lying on the ground, Hongye clenched her fist nervously and asked in a low voice.

"I'm not afraid, so what are you afraid of? Come on, be bold!"

Jin Guan lay between two ancient trees with a magnanimous smile on his face, like a tough guy comforting his comrades. However, his Lolita dress made him look particularly strange.

Seeing this incongruous scene before her, even though Hongye was nervous, her eye twitched involuntarily. She then asked again solemnly,

"I'll ask you one more time, are you really sure you want to do this? Forcing so many things that don't belong to you into your body will hurt a lot, there will definitely be bleeding, and there might even be some irreversible consequences. If you regret it now, I absolutely won't say anything."

Ignoring Hongye's warning, Jin Guan firmly shook his head and said with a smile,

"I've gotten used to injuries and bleeding over this period of time. How could these things shake me? As for the consequences, the worst that could happen is that I would lose myself and become someone else, and I'm already mentally prepared for that."

Even though Jin Guan said that, Hong Ye's concerns were not eliminated. She looked at Jin Guan hesitantly, her eyes full of doubt.

Seeing that Hongye was still hesitating, Jinguan suddenly widened his eyes and shouted,

"Ogiwara Momiji! What are you hesitating about!? Isn't this your dream!? Isn't this what we've always been pursuing!? Now that we've come this far, if you back down, I will never forgive you for the rest of my life!"

Hongye was startled by Jin Guan's sudden roar, then her eyes hardened and turned cold. She took a deep breath, as if to empty her lungs completely, then inhaled deeply and spoke in a calm and steady tone.

"I understand. Well then, enough small talk, let's begin."

Golden Crown's eyes widened, a maniacal smile curving his lips as he let out a frenzied, ear-piercing laugh. He suddenly unleashed his power, using the hardest crystals he could create to pin his limbs to the ground, letting out a fervent roar.

"Let it begin! Let me also obtain that wonderful power!"

Hongye had already activated the illusory runes and entered a state of complete concentration; the golden crown's fervent shouts had no effect on her.

In its activated state, the spiritual runes that previously required all one's energy and spiritual power to create were now created by Hongye in a more efficient and faster manner.

Looking at the runes floating in the air, the fanaticism in Golden Crown's eyes intensified, almost to the point of overflowing.

[That's right! This is it! This is it! With it, I too can become a monster, and I too can obtain that wonderful power!]

The day after Hongye rescued Jinguan, she explained in detail to him how to control spiritual power and transform into a demon.

However, frustratingly, just as Yuan Yuan said, spiritual power is not so easy to control. Even though Jin Guan is the son of a demon and can control demonic power by nature, it does not mean that he can control spiritual power. It took Jin Guan three whole weeks to sense the existence of spiritual power, and he could only sense it, but could not actively absorb it.

Moreover, among the group of cursed children that Momiji gathered in the nearby settlement, out of a total of three hundred people, only one ordinary cursed child named Momousagi successfully mastered spiritual power. However, it will still take him a long time to condense runes with spiritual power and transform into a monster.

Having truly witnessed how difficult it is to master spiritual power, Hongye abandoned the idea of ​​teaching the Cursed Children to control their spiritual power and began to consider other methods. Fortunately, since rescuing Jinguan, the activation time of the magic runes and the enhancement effects after activation have been greatly improved, making Hongye's deductions and experiments much more efficient.

After a month and a half, Hongye finally found a potentially feasible method: she would condense spiritual energy runes herself, implant them into the souls of other cursed children, and then stimulate them to become demonic.

After the Cursed Children successfully became demonized and generated magical power within their bodies, Kureha guided them to control this power, using it to envelop and preserve the spiritual runes. Kureha had conducted numerous experiments, and her magical power could indeed preserve the spiritual runes she created. However, she was unsure whether the magical power generated by the Cursed Children would cause any conflict or rejection with her own spiritual power.

If the Cursed Children can truly preserve the spiritual runes, then they will naturally be able to transform into demons at will in the future. Of course, the most important thing is that they can regain their human form after transforming into demons. As for the step of stimulating the body with spiritual power to activate the virus, magic power can actually be used instead.

Furthermore, Hongye did not forget the principle behind using spiritual runes to transform into a demon. The purpose of these spiritual runes is simply to strengthen the soul and prevent it from changing when the body is transformed into a demon. If the soul becomes strong enough in the future, it will be able to maintain its original state during demonization without runes, and it can easily transform back into a demon after becoming one.

Magic can also nurture and strengthen the soul. Those cursed children who possess magic will surely be able to break free from their dependence on spiritual runes in the future, as long as they regularly nurture their souls with magic.

In fact, if the same runes weren't constructed using spiritual power, there would be no effect of spiritual power runes strengthening the soul. Hongye had planned to help those cursed children become demonized once, so that they could master magic and then use magic to create runes.

Today is Momiji's first attempt. Logically speaking, this kind of experiment, which is of uncertain success and risk, should be carried out by an ordinary cursed child whose death would not have much impact, rather than by the only demon child besides Momiji, Golden Crown.

But just as Kureha was about to tremble, suppress her reluctance, and harden her heart to ask the bewildered children of curse if anyone was willing to participate in the experiment, Golden Crown approached Kureha and said, "The key to this experiment is whether we can use magic to preserve the runes after being demonized. So, compared to those ordinary children of curse who have never been exposed to magic, I, who am already familiar with magic control, am more suitable."

Although Hongye's rationality told her that Jinguan, as a valuable combat force, should not be sacrificed in an experiment whose success was uncertain, she couldn't bear to do it, and because of Jinguan's insistence, Jinguan ultimately became the first experimental subject.

Now, this is the most crucial moment. If the Golden Crown can transform back into human form after its demonic transformation, then the curse binding the Cursed Children race can be truly lifted.

With the last spiritual rune completed, Hongye lowered her head and gazed deeply into Jinguan's eyes. Seeing the determination in his eyes, she suddenly poured all the runes into his body.

P.S., thanks to [Comaresh], [76 Sister], [Meriko], [Sage Black], [Young Master of the Yakumo Family], and [White Stockings Are the Best] for the monthly tickets. By the way... why do I also have razor blades? I'm puzzled. [Pretending not to understand]

Chapter Ninety-Five: Strange and Unusual

With a piercing howl, the boy, who had been firmly bound to the ground, transformed into a terrifying monster.

With its streamlined, serpentine body, a long, narrow mouth covered in sharp teeth, fine, cold blue scales, and eyes replaced by glittering crystals, these elements combine to form the monster known as the Golden Crown.

Driven by surging instincts, the Golden Crown uncontrollably let out a piercing howl when he transformed into a demon. However, thanks to the protection of the spiritual runes, his soul remained unchanged and he did not lose his mind. After a brief moment of instinctive impulse, he immediately regained his senses.

Staring intently at the red leaves, the golden crown shouted excitedly in the sharp, piercing, and extremely penetrating voice unique to demons.

"I succeeded, Hongye, look! I succeeded, I also possess this terrifying power now."

With the shout of the Golden Crown, dozens of enormous crystals appeared out of thin air, descending from the sky with a terrifying howl. After crashing to the ground and creating huge craters, they exploded instantly, turning into countless crystal fragments.

These incredibly hard crystal fragments gathered under the control of the Golden Crown, spinning at a terrifying speed like a vortex, frantically rubbing against the surfaces of everything caught in the vortex. Whether it was towering trees or solid rocks, they were all ground into fine dust layer by layer and disappeared into the vortex in the blink of an eye.

When Hongye saw Jin Guan speak, she knew that the process of turning into a demon had gone smoothly and that his soul had not changed. A joyful expression appeared on her face. However, seeing Jin Guan's obvious excessive excitement, her eyebrows furrowed again. Without any hesitation, she threw a bolt of lightning at the vortex. However, to everyone's surprise, the lightning, which had been invincible, turned into countless electric dust and dissipated into the air the moment it touched the crystal vortex.

"Hahaha, useless Momiji! If you don't transform into a demon, this level of lightning alone can't destroy my specially made crystal!!"

Hongye frowned even more, and opened her right hand. Instantly, a large amount of current rapidly gathered in her hand. Then, with a fierce clench of her fist, this current was instantly condensed into a turbulent mass of plasma.

With a frown, Hongye flicked her right hand and threw the ball of plasma into the vortex.

Seeing Hongye's actions, Jinguan burst into laughter again.

"Hahaha, I told you, you didn't..."

Before Jin Guan could finish speaking, his words were all stuck in his throat. He watched as if he had seen a ghost as the crystal vortex he had confidently created was instantly shattered, and all the crystals were melted into a crimson liquid that quickly dripped from the sky.

"How...is this possible?"

Muttering in disbelief, Jin Guan felt like he was going crazy. He thought that after he turned into a demon, even if he couldn't catch up with Hongye, he should be able to force her to turn into a demon. But he didn't expect that Hongye would maintain her human form and defeat his confidently used ultimate move without even breaking a sweat.

"Nonsense, your ability has just been enhanced, you don't understand anything, and you just rely on instinct to come up with such a crude move. It would be strange if it had any power. If you want to truly transform the gains from the demonization into strength, you need to familiarize yourself with your new ability more."