Infinite Chimera Creation

After speaking, the white crack disappeared into the air as silently as it had appeared, leaving only the pale-faced Red Leaf and the clueless Golden Crown and Peach Rabbit behind.

P.S., Second update, completed.

Chapter Ninety-Eight: Schemes

"Hongye, what happened? Who was that person just now?"

Seeing the pale face of the red leaves, the golden crown hesitated for a moment and asked cautiously. The peach rabbit beside him also looked very worried. In the little girl's memory, her older sister had never shown such an expression before.

Hongye took a deep breath, as if it would burst her chest, before slowly exhaling. She gave the two people watching her with concern a sharp, razor-sharp smile, her eyes gleaming with an unprecedented brightness.

"The man we just spoke to is named Yuan Yuan. I cannot explain his identity to you clearly, but you only need to know that his words are absolute. Alright, these things are not important. What is important is that we must find a settlement within two months! What are your thoughts?"

Golden Crown and Peach Rabbit exchanged a glance, both seeing the worry in each other's eyes. They clearly didn't understand why someone who hadn't even shown their face and had only said a few words could cause such a big change in Momiji.

Although they both had their reservations, seeing the firm and bright light in Hongye's eyes, Jin Guan pondered for a moment and spoke first.

"That Lord Yuan Yuan just now only said that we need to have a city, a settlement. He didn't specify that it has to be an existing settlement, nor did he specify the number of people in the city. If the deadline is two months, as long as we find a forest without monsters, I am capable of building a city within the deadline."

This was the safest and most feasible plan that Golden Crown could think of. After all, those human settlements that have already been built have extremely complete defense systems, and they can definitely launch a quick counterattack and organize resistance forces when attacked.

Certainly, both he and Momiji could ignore these defense systems and easily conquer a settlement once they transformed into demons. However, it's foreseeable that the organized resistance forces would include not only police officers but also cursed children acting as their partners.

If they attack these resistance forces, few of these cursed children who are fighting will survive. After all, even the aftershocks of an attack from a demonic level are enough to destroy those fragile cursed children.

Moreover, if they were to fight in the settlement in their monster forms, the human side would certainly suffer heavy casualties. Although Golden Crown hates humans, he still cannot bring himself to slaughter them.

However, the best and most likely answer in Jin Guan's eyes could not satisfy Hongye.

With a furrowed brow and pressing her temples, Hongye said, seemingly with a headache,

“I know your concerns, Jin Guan. In your opinion, this may indeed be the best choice. However, Jin Guan, you don’t understand Lord Yuan Yuan, and you don’t know his arrogance. If others used this kind of loophole-exploiting and petty trick, he might let them off the hook if he was in a good mood. But I absolutely cannot use this method. Because I am Lord Yuan Yuan’s disciple, if I dare to use such a petty trick, he will definitely see it as a stain on his life and directly eliminate me.”

When Jin Guan heard Hongye utter the first "but," he knew his opinion probably wouldn't be adopted. But the more he listened to Hongye, the uglier his face became. When he heard the word "annihilate," his face turned ashen, like a corpse that had been soaking in cold, deep well water for three days.

Just how strong was Hongye? Even now, Jin Guan couldn't figure it out. He only knew that even when he transformed into his demonic form and unleashed his Crystal Shard Vortex, Hongye could break through it with a single blow while maintaining her human form, clearly demonstrating that her strength far surpassed his. Yet, when Hongye, who was far stronger than him, spoke of his death, she didn't use the words "killed" or "annihilated," but rather "erased," revealing just how powerful Lord Yuan Yuan was in Hongye's eyes.

Furthermore, Jin Guan noticed something else: when Hong Ye revealed that she was Yuan Yuan's disciple, her tone, expression, eyes, and actions all unconsciously revealed a sense of pride. Clearly, in Hong Ye's mind, being Yuan Yuan's disciple was something to be very proud of. Thus, although they hadn't yet met Yuan Yuan and didn't know just how strong he was, Jin Guan had already obtained extremely useful information: this Yuan Yuan was definitely not someone they could afford to offend.

"Although it may sound unbelievable, but,"

Hongye's voice interrupted Jin Guan's thoughts. He subconsciously looked up at Hongye, only to find that she was also looking at him seriously.

"Golden Crown, let's conquer a settlement."

Hearing the second half of Hongye's sentence, Jin Guan, already prepared, didn't show too much surprise. After a slight hesitation, he nodded, agreeing to Hongye's suggestion, and then added,

"However, I must make one point beforehand: I hope to minimize unnecessary killing when attacking settlements."

Hongye naturally wouldn't object to this suggestion, since she herself wasn't the type to enjoy killing large numbers of living beings.

As for whether they could conquer the settlement, or whether there would be any danger during the attack, neither Red Leaf nor Golden Crown asked these questions, because there was no need to. They, who could transform into demons, would absolutely not encounter any danger in a mere human settlement.

"By the way, after we take over the settlement, what do you plan to do with those humans? Will you send them to other human settlements?"

Suddenly, Jin Guan seemed to have thought of something and asked Hong Ye.

Hongye was taken aback for a moment when Jinguan asked such a question, then burst into laughter.

“How could I do that? Sending ordinary people across the forest to other settlements is no different from sending them to their deaths. Moreover, if all the humans are sent away, the settlements will only be left with a group of cursed children who are no more than ten years old. Without a large workforce, we won’t be able to solve the water and electricity problems, let alone anything else. The settlements will eventually become dead zones.”

As she spoke, Hongye's smile grew even brighter. She found the constant scheming and calculating far more interesting than the long journey halfway around the world to rescue her kin from the underground research institute.

"Of course, most importantly, if there are no humans in the settlements, other settlements will definitely launch long-range attacks against us without any psychological pressure. I don't think those human leaders can tolerate a city that once belonged to humans falling into the hands of the cursed children who see us as tools. Although we can stop these long-range attacks, we can't just sit around and wait for them to come and protect those children. If there are a large number of humans in the settlements, as long as we operate properly, even if it's due to public pressure, the higher-ups will definitely not launch long-range attacks against us."

Chapter Ninety-Nine Serenade

"Xiao Yuan clearly doesn't like crowds, but now he's actively trying to make the world more lively. Isn't that frustrating?"

Clinging to Yuan Yuan's back, Luo Luo looked at the hundreds of tiny white gaps floating in front of him and asked with a grin.

While enjoying the soft touch from behind, Yuan Yuan observed the pale cracks in front of him and replied nonchalantly.

"There's nothing to be helpless about. The more lively the world is, the faster my experiments will progress. Overall, I'm in a very good mood."

"Hmm, Xiaoyuan really loves experiments."

With her hands hanging limply in front of Yuan Yuan, Luo Luo looked lazy. With a slight movement of her hands, she took out a bag of potato chips from somewhere, opened the seal, grabbed a handful, stuffed them into her mouth, and mumbled something indistinctly.

Because Luo Luo's hands were hanging down in front of Yuan Yuan, the bag of potato chips she was holding was also hanging in front of him. So Yuan Yuan reached out, randomly took a chip from the bag, popped it into his mouth, and nodded slightly.

"Yeah, I like it even more than you like potato chips."

Lolo's smile seemed to never fade. She smiled brightly and was about to say something when a black fissure with bows at both ends suddenly appeared among a group of white fissures.

Upon seeing the distinctive crack, Yuan Yuan and Luo Luo naturally knew who had arrived. Yuan Yuan remained calm, his expression unchanged, but Luo Luo clearly showed her unwelcoming attitude, letting out a cold snort from her nose.

Still elegant and mysterious, Yukari Yakumo didn't emerge from the gap. She merely poked half her body out, like a corpse severed at the waist, and lay on the edge of the gap, laughing mockingly.

"Phew, it seems you're not very welcoming to me, Lolo. We've known each other for ages, and you're still acting like this. It really hurts my feelings."

Lolo sneered and rolled her eyes, which seemed to be glowing with golden flames.

"I had no idea I had a friend like you, and since you know I don't welcome you, shouldn't you leave as soon as possible?"

Back when Yakumo Yukari was still a youkai sage, she had enemies all over the world. She had heard every kind of cold laugh, enough to make a serenade. But now, Yakumo Yukari has become a youkai idler in the land of integrity. Which "young man" in the entire Gensokyo with more integrity than her hasn't given her a silver glare? A roll of the eyes and a cold snort from Lolo are naturally nothing to Yakumo Yukari.

With a light tap of her folding fan against her palm, Yakumo Yukari smiled nonchalantly, completely ignoring Lolo's hostility as a gentle breeze. She spoke leisurely amidst Lolo's glare.

"We're here to see Brother Yuan Yuan. Your lack of welcome doesn't affect us at all. As long as Brother Yuan Yuan welcomes us, that's enough."

Upon hearing Yakumo Yukari's words, Yuan Yuan's eyes flashed, and he said,

"You're not welcome here either, please leave."

Instantly, Yukari Yakumo's smile froze on her face, while Lolo burst into laughter without any restraint. The laughter was so loud that one wondered if she was deliberately laughing for Yukari Yakumo to hear.

However, Yakumo Yukari is Yakumo Yukari after all; she immediately regained her smile, as if nothing had happened, and laughed.

"Brother, we've come to you this time to ask about the life form we asked you to create that can help Gensokyo grow. How long will it take before we can begin creating it?"

Although she still wore a frivolous smile, Yukari Yakumo's tone became serious.

Looking at Yakumo Yukari, Yuan Yuan frowned unhappily, clicked his tongue loudly, and said,

"Sometimes I really wonder how monsters define a sage. Is it just that anyone with the biggest fist can be a sage? You actually asked me when I can start manufacturing? I started manufacturing as soon as I entered this world, and now the manufacturing process is almost finished. You come to ask me when to start? Don't you find that ridiculous?"

Yuan Yuan's answer completely surprised Yakumo Yukari. She looked at him with some confusion and asked,

"Huh? It's already started? But I haven't seen you create any life forms."

Upon hearing Yukari Yakumo's instinctive question, Yuan Yuan knew that this peeping tom had been spying on him again sometime during the night. He raised an eyebrow but didn't expose her, instead offering an explanation.

"The raw jade I asked you for is scientifically known as life essence. It only appears in worlds where life has not been born due to accidents. Logically speaking, as long as the conditions are right, life essence should be able to quickly differentiate into various life forms and spread all over the world."

As he spoke, Yuan Yuan couldn't help but show a hint of curiosity. Although he had recently become engrossed in the study of magic runes, the researchers at the Hell Research Institute had never stopped their research on the source of life.

Under Szayelaporro's leadership, the Hell researchers did indeed discover some things about the life essence, and it was these things that piqued Yuan Yuan's curiosity. However, curiosity aside, Yuan Yuan's explanation wouldn't stop.

"The life essence of Gensokyo has not differentiated. Perhaps it's because there were some loopholes when you constructed the world's rules, preventing them from differentiating. Or perhaps it's because there are too many powerful beings in Gensokyo, suppressing their instinct to differentiate. In short, for various reasons, the creatures of Gensokyo that should have appeared have never appeared. What I need to do now is induce the differentiation of life essence. Doing it directly would undoubtedly be dangerous and inefficient, but if I do it the way I am doing now, it becomes many times more efficient."

"I have scattered the flesh and blood of the life essence throughout this world. Any life that absorbs this flesh and blood may gain certain special abilities due to the special nature of the life essence."

As he spoke, a slightly mocking smile appeared on Yuan Yuan's lips.

"Life forms that have acquired abilities, whether driven by instinct in unintelligent individuals or by desire in intelligent individuals, will be motivated to pursue even greater abilities. After some effort, they discover that the more life essence they have in their bodies, the stronger they become. Of course, they may not know that those pink things are called life essence."

By this point in Yuan Yuan's speech, Yakumo Yukari had already vaguely guessed his intention, but because the guess was too vague, she did not interrupt him.

"These life forms, through constant death and experimentation, coupled with the catalysts I spread, have become increasingly powerful, and their bodies contain more and more life essence. Finally, when a creature's body becomes entirely composed of life essence, it can be directly thrown into Gensokyo."

As he spoke, Yuan Yuan pointed to the hundreds of white rifts he had created beside Yakumo Yukari and said,

"Now I'm planning to add fuel to the fire, and the world will be thrown into complete chaos. In order to survive, those creatures will inevitably become frantically stronger and further accelerate the harvest."

P.S. This is the second update while I was extremely tired. I even fell asleep halfway through writing, so it might be a bit messy.

Let's begin with Chapter 100.

"Given the current time, I should say, 'Good afternoon, everyone. Let me introduce myself. My name is Yuan Yuan.' But I hate wasting time, so let's get straight to the point."

At the same time, in every corner of the earth, no matter what people were doing—whether they were sleeping, working, or playing—an image appeared in their minds without warning.

A young man sat leisurely, a slight smile playing on his lips, but his eyes devoid of any emotion. He held an exquisite teacup in his hand, seemingly observing everyone who saw him.

This bizarre event immediately caused most people to panic and even become terrified. Only a few people remained calm, but their expressions all became serious and heavy.

"As I once told someone, this world is very interesting, so I came into this world and made it even more interesting. I suppose some people, well, that's not quite accurate, let's put it another way, some beings have probably already discovered that they have acquired some interesting abilities."

Upon hearing this, some of those who had remained calm before began to panic, while others revealed expressions of hatred. Clearly, these were beings who wished to conceal their abilities.

Of course, this hatred, which wasn't even at the level of a curse, even if it were a thousand times stronger, couldn't have any effect on Yuan Yuan, so he naturally continued speaking.

"And among these lucky lives, some intelligent and persevering individuals, with a bit of luck, discovered the secret of these abilities. Yes, they come from a pink, liquid-like substance, and the more of this wonderful liquid one has in their body, the easier it is to develop powerful abilities."

This time, even those who had remained calm before changed their expressions. They had paid a heavy price, even nearly dying, to discover this pink liquid, but Yuan Yuan had revealed it so easily. This left them no choice but to be moved. Some of the more violent and easily angered individuals, disregarding the mystery Yuan Yuan had displayed, unleashed their murderous intent and began to curse loudly.

"Well then, let me tell you a little secret: this pink liquid is called the life essence, which I released seven years ago."

At this moment, the beings who had been furious about the leak of information about the life source substance fell silent. It was precisely because they had begun to come into contact with the life source substance that they realized how amazing these things were. If the guy who suddenly barged into their minds was not lying, then his identity was somewhat terrifying.

"As I said before, I came into this world because it is interesting, and spreading the life essence is also to make this world more interesting. Now, after seven years of accumulation, the most interesting thing can finally begin."

Turning the teacup in his hand, Yuan Yuan took a small sip, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said...

"Now, the final game is about to begin. I will send some of my subordinates to test everyone. And to make things more interesting and to motivate everyone, I will set up some small prizes, and of course, some punishments. Both the rewards and punishments will be announced after the test."

Standing beside Gu Luo, Bai Ye's gaze was firm and fervent. Due to his intense emotions, he even unconsciously activated his devouring ability, absorbing all the energy around him.

[It's finally here! I've waited so many years, it's finally about to begin! I must get the last spot on the list of chosen ones!!]

Gu Luo glanced at Bai Ye, who was distorting the air around him, a dark light flashing in his eyes, as if he were thinking about something.

"Alright, enough chit-chat, let's get started."

The moment those last words were spoken, Yuan Yuan's figure vanished from everyone's minds. At the same time, the subordinates chosen by Yuan Yuan stepped into the opened white gap to test the targets designated by Yuan Yuan.

In the endless forest, a pale white rift appeared out of nowhere. A petite girl, yet radiating a terrifying aura of power, and a woman with a single horn on her head, exuding a holy and unapproachable aura, slowly emerged from the rift.

Looking down at the human and beast below, the girl with a sharp horn on her head bowed slightly and spoke in a voice that sounded like a sacred chant.

"Greetings, gentlemen. I am your maid, Unicorn, and I have been sent by my master to test Mr. Guro."