Infinite Chimera Creation

"Don't call me 'sister,' I'm 'Golden Crown Brother.'"

Wearing a black miniskirt and black stockings, with her golden crown barely concealed by her absolute territory, she raised an eyebrow and reprimanded him without any politeness, but she did not deny what Momousagi had said about "encountering the Demon King on the way out."

"Uh, are we going to fight a boss? This is so troublesome. Can I just dodge the question?"

Following Momousagi was a little guy with squinty eyes, looking lazy and as if he could fall asleep at any moment.

Behind the lazy little one, a woman with a large bust but the standard height of a loli suddenly appeared, placed a hand on her head, and let out a standard chuunibyou laugh of "Kukuku," saying loudly,

"Kukuku, my servant Riling, it is the ancient mission of us righteous witches to vanquish the unjust demon king! So, ignite your ancient bloodline, reveal your true form from ten thousand years ago, and join me in taking the demon king's head!"

"Listen up, you big idiot Mushin Xi! First of all, I am not your servant. Secondly, what the hell is this 'Witch of Justice'? If you're going to call yourself a witch, then don't drag justice into it."

The little guy, whom the chuunibyou loli called Li Ling, spoke slowly, sentence by sentence, clearly and logically.

"As for revealing my true form, you're not wrong about that. I'm almost ready to become a demon myself."

After saying that, Li Ling mobilized the magic power in her body and transformed into an enormous turtle with a shell like a diamond and limbs covered with a large number of purple, highly poisonous mineral particles.

"The campaign begins."

Like a gentle breeze, a small figure wielding two swords swept past Li Ling at incredible speed, uttering four emotionless words without a trace.

"Whew, everyone's here, let's start the boss fight! Sister Golden Crown, let's begin."

"Tsk, call me brother."

P.S., this is the second update. Some readers suggested overly simplistic names for minor characters, so I've made some minor revisions.

Chapter 106 Keep Living

"Why is your command so ineffective? Not only are you unable to make these people achieve a synergistic effect, but you're also causing them to hinder each other and unable to unleash their full potential. Have you forgotten Lord Yuan Yuan's teachings? If this is your command, I can only say that you'd be better off not commanding at all."

Szayelaporro easily swung his arm, knocking down the golden crown that had already transformed into a demon and charged forward. Then, he casually threw out a simple spiritual energy ball that wasn't even a phantom bullet, smashing the giant turtle-like Rei into the ground, mercilessly mocking Momiji's command skills.

"Shut up, you damn transvestite! It's Hongye's freedom to do whatever she wants, and it's none of your business to interfere!"

Roaring, Golden Crown soared into the sky once more, charging towards Szayelaporro, only to be immediately slammed into the ground by a red phantom bullet. However, the earth was Golden Crown's home turf, and the moment he touched the ground, he manipulated the soil beneath him to soften it, reducing the damage considerably. Even so, he still coughed up a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of his internal organs in a very painful manner.

Staring intently at the large hole created by the golden crown, Szayelaporro's eyes flashed with murderous intent as he said coldly,

"It seems I was too lenient, giving you ignorant bastards the illusion that you can offend my dignity."

As he spoke, Szayelaporro extended his right index finger, and a crimson holographic flash quickly formed at his fingertip. The sphere of immense spiritual energy caused everyone present to feel a tremor from their very souls.

Seeing that Szayelaporro was about to use Cero, Momiji's pupils shrank to pinpoints, and she screamed in terror.

"Thrall, you can't do this! You'll kill the Golden Crown!!"

Although Momiji is a candidate disciple of Yuan Yuan, and Szayelaporro will give her the respect she deserves, it doesn't mean that this unruly Hollow will obey her orders.

The crimson sphere of spiritual energy suddenly cracked open on one side, and the highly compressed spiritual energy burst out from the tiny crack with absolute ferocity, transforming into a pillar of spiritual energy that seemed to connect heaven and earth, linking Szayelaporro standing in the sky with the golden crown buried in the ground.

Seeing that Szayelaporro had actually unleashed a Cero, despair instantly filled Kureha's eyes. Previously, Szayelaporro had used a Cero in front of Kureha to demonstrate the use of spiritual energy; the violent, seemingly all-consuming pillar of spiritual energy had left a deep, indelible shadow of fear in her heart. Now, seeing the Golden Crown struck by a Cero, Kureha immediately sentenced it to death.

"Don't worry, I won't kill him. I'll let him live on forever, until the world is destroyed, or I am destroyed."

However, Szayelaporro rejected Momiji's conjecture. His gaze was indifferent as he looked down at the smoke and dust swirling below from the Cero, and he spoke in a seemingly calm but actually hysterical voice.

"For four hundred years, only three people have dared to say this about me, and all three are still alive. I stripped them naked and then put them into a nutrient solution that is a thousand times more irritating than alcohol, making them scream incessantly. Without my permission, they cannot even die. And this bug will be my fourth collection."

After Szayelaporro finished speaking, a cold wind blew by, dispersing the dust covering the ground and revealing the figure of the golden-crowned man. He had already withdrawn from his demon form due to severe injuries and returned to human form. His limbs were twisted at bizarre angles, and he was clearly on the verge of death, barely breathing.

With a cold laugh, Szayelaporro tossed down a ball of black spiritual energy. The energy ball landed in the Golden Crown's body, and the Golden Crown's injuries visibly improved. Even his twisted limbs seemed to have been twisted back to their normal shape by an invisible hand and then healed.

However, instead of improving, Jin Guan's complexion quickly turned pale. He let out a piercing scream and instinctively struggled. Instantly, due to his violent struggle, the bones in his limbs, which had just been repaired and were still fragile, broke again. Then, the black spiritual power of Szayelaporro within him once more took effect, rapidly healing his bones while simultaneously inflicting even greater pain.

Unable to bear such pain, Jin Guan screamed and struggled again, his newly formed bones breaking once more. And so it went, repairing, breaking, repairing, breaking, repeating over and over, Jin Guan's screams growing ever more piercing, as if the black spiritual energy could not only heal his injuries but also keep him from fainting.

Hearing the golden crown's screams, Hongye's eyes turned bloodshot, and large amounts of black electricity unconsciously overflowed from her body as she roared angrily.

"Sal Apollo! In the name of Lord Yuan Yuan's disciple, I command you to cease your actions."

Looking down at the red leaves, Szayelaporro curled his lip in disdain, then spread his arms wide as if to embrace them, making an exaggerated gesture as he spoke.

"Oh! Little one, I hope you can realize one thing: you are not yet the master's disciple; you are merely a lucky candidate. Moreover, even if you do become the master's disciple, do you think you will have the right to command me? I am the only person in Hell besides the gatekeeper and the God of Ages to have been granted partial authority over Hell by Lord Yuan Yuan. No one but Lord Yuan Yuan has the right to command me!"

His wildly waving hands suddenly stopped, and Szayelaporro leaned forward, letting out a maniacal laugh amidst the golden crown's screams.

"Most importantly, don't forget that I am the tester and you are the test subject. If you fail the test, you won't even survive, let alone become a formal disciple. I will personally tear your soul apart."

"……test?"

Upon hearing Szayelaporro's last words, Momiji, far from feeling fear, seemed to have realized something and began to chuckle and mutter to herself.

"Yes, this is a test!"

Muttering the word "test," Hongye seemed to suddenly understand something. Her eyes blazed with a burning light as she looked up at Szayelaporro, her expression grim. She spoke slowly and deliberately, enunciating each word.

"Szayelaporro, you've been misleading me from the very beginning! Why did you do that!"

Szayelaporro's eyes flickered slightly, then he said nonchalantly,

"Of course it's because of jealousy. I've followed Lord Yuan Yuan for hundreds of years and made countless experimental achievements, but I've never had the chance to become Lord Yuan Yuan's disciple. But you, an ordinary person, have become Lord Yuan Yuan's candidate disciple because of a stroke of luck. How could I not be jealous?! I'm going to ruin you and make sure you can't become Lord Yuan Yuan's disciple either."

Chapter 107 Deception

Staring intently at Szayelaporro, Red Leaf let out a loud click of her tongue.

"Tsk, if you don't want to talk about it, fine, but don't try to fool me with such stupid things that insult my intelligence."

Although Szayelaporro's words seemed reasonable, Momiji didn't believe a word of them. When she was being taught about spiritual power by Szayelaporro, she had learned a lot about this dangerous guy. She knew that although he seemed crazy, he was actually calmer than most Arrancar. Moreover, according to Kamishiro, in order to prevent excessive emotional fluctuations from affecting the experiments, Szayelaporro even implanted many insects and plants that could suppress his emotions in his body.

How could Szayelaporro do something so unwise just because of a little jealousy? Moreover, the abnormal madness he displayed when threatening the Golden Crown made Momiji even more certain that he was acting.

Faced with Momiji's accusations and doubts, Szayelaporro made no explanation, but instead gathered a Cero at his fingertips once again, seemingly intending to unleash another one on Golden Crown.

With another click of her tongue, Kureha charged out without hesitation. Without transforming into a demon, she charged towards Szayelaporro with a large amount of electricity wrapped around her, seemingly intending to intercept the Cero.

Seeing Kureha's actions, Szayelaporro's lips curled into a strange smile that was hard to decipher—it was hard to tell whether it was mockery or delight.

"Oh, so you're participating in the battle? It seems you're giving up your personal test and the chance to become Lord Yuan Yuan's disciple?"

As he spoke, Szayelaporro unleashed a Cero without mercy, once again carrying a frenzied spiritual pressure as it crushed towards the charging Momiji.

Szayelaporro's Cero was so fast it was almost impossible to dodge, arriving in front of Momiji almost as soon as it was launched. Facing such an attack, Momiji wasn't surprised; she simply stretched out her right hand to grab at the Cero. In the brief moment of extending her hand, Momiji's right hand underwent partial demonic transformation, turning into a claw covered in hard scales.

The giant claws with sharp nails gripped the Cero and suddenly snapped shut, actually crushing it in their hands, turning it into a pile of rapidly dissipating spiritual particles.

Seeing that Momiji actually caught the attack that could instantly kill the Golden Crown with her bare hand, Momousagi and the others couldn't help but widen their eyes, and even felt a little desperate. But to their surprise, Momiji actually caught such a terrifying attack with one hand.

"I knew it!"

Gathering spiritual energy at the soles of her feet, and relying on the properties of spiritual energy, she stood steadily in the air. Red Leaf laughed as she looked at Szayelaporro and said...

"I knew it! How could Golden Crown survive your Cero? You really didn't have your true form. Is this a projection? Or a clone? Such a weak Cero couldn't possibly be an avatar, could it?"

"It seems that Kamishiro knows you better. I thought you wouldn't notice. This is just a clone. If it were an avatar, you definitely wouldn't be able to see through it. After all, whether I descend in my true form or as an avatar, I would be absolutely crushed by you."

Szayelaporro's maniacal grin vanished, replaced by his signature elegant yet somewhat eerie smile. He shook his head helplessly.

"Although I was chosen as the test subject, Lord Yuan Yuan has set limits on the strength that the test subject is allowed to exert. I thought that rather than having my true body descend and then being restricted and uncomfortable everywhere, it would be better to just send a clone with limited strength over here."

Hearing Szayelaporro's words, Momiji's smile widened, now confident of passing the test, and she asked again,

"I knew it! If your true power were to descend, no one could possibly pass the test. So, what you said at the beginning, telling me not to participate in the battle and to command from the sidelines, was also to limit me, right? I was so frightened by you that I lost my composure and was actually fooled by you. When Lord Yuan Yuan was teaching me, although he said he wanted me to become a leader, he never said I couldn't participate in the battle. After all, there are many examples of leaders who take the lead and actively participate in the battle."

Szayelaporro nodded approvingly, confirming Momiji's guess.

"Although I am not clear about your strength, you were trained by Lord Yuan Yuan after all. If you also participate in this test, there is probably no need for the test. So of course we have to find a way to exclude you."

Hongye's smile grew even brighter, and her eyes became somewhat eager to try.

"You didn't directly ask me to withdraw from the test, but instead used deception to isolate me from the combat queue, which means you don't have that right, right?"

Szayelaporro nodded again.

“That’s right, I don’t have that authority. Now that you’ve joined the battle, this test should probably be over.”

Hearing this, Hongye was completely relieved. With a surge of magic, she transformed into a ferocious and terrifying monster and pounced on Szayelaporro.

The ensuing battle goes without saying. While Szayelaporro was powerful, even with only one avatar, he couldn't defeat Kureha, who was trained by Yuan Yuan and empowered by the protagonist's runes. Kureha's lightning completely incapacitated him. However, Szayelaporro showed no intention of retrieving this weak avatar, instead disintegrating it into spirit particles before its consciousness returned to Hell.

"Phew, it's finally over! Our city is saved!!!"

As the spirit particles that her clone had transformed into dissipated, Hongye excitedly raised her fist and shouted. Although the other demon children felt that things were developing too fast, they were all infected by her emotions and also raised their fists and shouted excitedly. Only Jinguan lay weakly on the ground, looking at them with resentment on his face.

"Hey Hongye, did all this suffering I endured go to waste? If you had reacted any faster, I wouldn't be lying here like a dead dog."

Hearing Jin Guan's words, Hong Ye stuck out her tongue sheepishly. If you were to ask who suffered the most in this battle, it would definitely be Jin Guan. The bones in his limbs were broken and then set again, and then broken again. The pain he endured was no joke.

Kneeling in front of the golden crown, Hongye reached out and poked his cheek, whispering...

"Look, Momousagi and the others look miserable, but they're not actually injured. That means Sal held back during the fight. The reason you're in such a bad state is because you called Sal a transvestite. Sal hates it when people talk about his appearance. The fact that he didn't actually take you away and put you in the lab because of me is what you did."

Hearing that Kureha was clearly protecting Szayelaporro, Golden Crown felt a pang of pain in his heart, and his face turned ugly. He wanted to question Kureha loudly, but Kureha's next words made his face turn red, and his resentment vanished instantly.

"However, Golden Crown said those things to Sal because of me, and he got injured because of me. Moreover, he comforted me the first time I was confused. How should I put it? I'm very happy. I feel a kind of happiness."

Seeing the smile on Hongye's face, Jinguan suddenly felt that all the suffering he had endured before was worth it.

P.S., this is the first update. I'll try to post three updates today to make up for yesterday's missed update.

Chapter 108 Their respective prizes

"Lord Yuan Yuan, the test is now completely over. This is the list of qualified candidates I have selected. Please take a look."

Scorpion, dressed in a maid outfit, stood behind Yuan Yuan with a gentle smile and spoke respectfully.

Yuan Yuan stared at the white gap in front of him with a smile on his face. He watched as his counterpart in this world commanded the Azure Fleet, struggling against the onslaught of ship girls he had enhanced—wolves that seemed to have cheat codes. He waved his hand dismissively and said,

"I told you, you're in charge of the test results; you don't need to report to me."

Yuan Yuan didn't take any measures to shield Bai Xi, so Xie could naturally see the young Yuan Yuan opposite Bai Xi, who, despite his disheveled appearance, still maintained a cold expression and remained unmoved. However, she acted as if she hadn't seen anything and continued speaking with a normal expression.

"But Lord Yuan Yuan, you said you would give prizes to those who pass the test. When do you plan to deal with this matter?"

Yuan Yuan's gaze remained fixed on the white gap in front of him. Upon hearing Scorpion's question, he pointed to an experimental table to his left and said,

"I've prepared the prizes. They're on the test bench over there. One prize for each person who passes. Just count the number and distribute them randomly. Oh, and remember to come back and report to me after you've distributed the prizes."

On the experimental table that Yuan Yuan pointed to, there were cubes of various colors and shapes. Although these cubes looked different, they all emitted a strange and unsettling fluctuation.