Infinite Chimera Creation

It's important to understand that what constitutes a life is nothing more than the body and the soul. In other words, to create a life "native" to Gensokyo, Yuan Yuan needs to create a life whose soul and body bear the imprint of the Gensokyo world.

As for the body, even when Yuan Yuan was still immature, he could already manipulate it at will. Now, using the life essence that already has the imprint of the Gensokyo world to catalyze a body with the imprint of the Gensokyo world is naturally a piece of cake for him.

Conversely, the soul, being a non-material entity, cannot be catalyzed by the life essence. Of course, it might be possible to catalyze it, but Yuan Yuan simply hasn't mastered the method. However, he doesn't intend to spend a lot of time researching this area; he prefers more efficient methods.

For example, transforming existing souls into souls bearing the imprint of the Gensokyo world.

This method of "transformation" was more to the liking of Yuan Yuan, whose main research focus was on life modification.

Developing a plan to transform the soul was not difficult for Yuan Yuan, who had lived in soul form for five hundred years.

If Yuan Yuan were truly ruthless enough, he could even kill all life upon his arrival in this world, exposing their souls.

In this world where spiritual energy levels are only at a normal level, fragile souls unsuitable for modification will be killed and reverted to spiritual particles, leaving only strong souls suitable for modification. Once the modification is complete, these souls can simply be stuffed back into the created bodies.

In fact, if Yuan Yuan hadn't entered a world where another version of himself existed, he would definitely have used this simpler method.

Yuan Yuan abandoned his plan to drastically change the world and chose a more gentle approach, only in order to observe (tease) his other self.

— By dispersing a large amount of life essence into the air, normal life forms unconsciously absorb the life essence in their daily lives. Then, through various catalysts integrated into the air, the life essence in the body of the qualified person is stimulated, which manifests as the acquisition of various abilities.

The process by which these life forms acquire and use their abilities is essentially a process of developing their life essence. Through continuous use of their abilities, the activity of their life essence increases, and some even begin to evolve in a particular direction.

It can evolve into the life essence of any life form, and during the development process, it will subtly influence the souls of these life forms, replacing the world imprint in their souls.

Under normal circumstances, this process of replacing the world's imprint would take hundreds or even thousands of years, and an ordinary life would not be able to complete the replacement in its entire lifetime.

However, at the opportune moment, Yuan Yuan released a large number of chimeras into this world, chimeras from hell.

The air of hell is filled with a mad aura that is highly toxic to both life and the world. Although the demoted synthetic beasts do not carry the mad aura, their souls have already been affected by it, and the spiritual particles that make up their souls are far more active than normal spiritual particles.

The first batch of chimeras died due to overbreeding as soon as they entered the world, their souls dissipating into spirit particles that drifted throughout the world. These frenzied spirit particles initially accelerated the replacement of the world imprints within their souls.

Following this, a new generation of chimeras, having received life from their parents and inherited a portion of their frenzied spiritual particles, but whose soul-forming spiritual particles were much milder than their parents', swept across the land and sea. Through their activity, these chimeras continuously spread frenzied spiritual particles, further accelerating the replacement of the world's imprint.

With the added effect of the catalyst permeating the air, the monsters and their children finally completed the final step in the last great battle; the world imprint in their souls was only one step away from being replaced.

Now that Yukari Yakumo has decided to extradite the children of demons to Gensokyo, Yuan Yuan is naturally unwilling to delay any longer.

He opened a white rift and brought all the children of demons to a specially enlarged laboratory. Without saying a word, he knocked them all unconscious and then personally completed the last step they were missing, transforming the world imprints in the children of demons' souls into Gensokyo.

In this way, the children of monsters are already considered native life forms of Gensokyo on a spiritual level.

Immediately afterwards, Yuan Yuan obtained a large quantity of writing materials called "Life Essence" (read as "Mao Yu") from Yakumo Yukari. Using these Life Essence materials, which contained the imprint of the Gensokyo world, he tailored a body for each of the Demon Children and transferred their souls into it.

And so, without their knowledge, a group of demon children had their entire bodies replaced by Yuan Yuan.

While Yuan Yuan was carrying out his series of actions, the Demon Idle One, disregarding Yuan Yuan's attempts to expel him, shamelessly stood by with a smile and watched.

The sage's happy smile was hard to tell whether it was because Gensokyo was about to continue growing and the hard work of himself and his friends could be preserved, or because he envisioned a thousand years later when he would openly rename Gensokyo to Yuri-sou, with Yuyuko on his left, Yuuka on his right, and Rumia sitting on his lap—a blissful life.

After carefully examining all the little lolis and one little loli, confirming that their bodies and souls were perfectly integrated and there was no rejection reaction, Yuan Yuan nodded. Then, he used force to stop Yakumo Yukari, who was eager to take them away.

Ignoring Yakumo Yukari's moist, yearning eyes and her unconsciously puffed-up cheeks, Yuan Yuan woke up all the little girls.

The little girls who woke up were terrified to find themselves transported to a different place without even realizing it. Before they could calm down, they saw Yuan Yuan, whose mood had been affected by Yakumo Yukari's shameless behavior, and whose expression had turned icy cold. They were all so frightened that their livers trembled.

When Yuan Yuan announced the Hell Test, he projected his image into the souls of all living beings. So it's no exaggeration to say that, apart from the little ones born in the last few years, all intelligent life on Earth knows Yuan Yuan, and the Child of Demons is no exception.

Not to mention the immense psychological trauma Szayelaporro inflicted on the Demon Children, who were then merely children of the curse, when he descended upon [Redemption] for testing, the mere fact that he released a large number of chimeras was enough to terrify them.

Although Yuan Yuan didn't explicitly say that he released the chimera, those who passed the Hell Test obtained the Serpent Mark, and the only person the chimera wouldn't harm was the Serpent Mark holder. Even a fool could see the relationship between Yuan Yuan and the chimera.

Waking up to find the person who unleashed a bunch of terrifying chimeras ravaging the land looking at her with displeasure, even the bravest Momousagi felt an urge to immediately prostrate herself, regardless of whether she was right or wrong, and shout, "I'm sorry, I'm guilty!!"

However, before the children of demons could reach their breaking point of fear, their leader, Momiji, stepped forward.

"Hello, teacher, it's been a long time."

Chapter 149 The Golden Crown's Struggle

"Hello, teacher, it's been a long time."

Even though she had been the leader of the Demon Children for many years and possessed the aura of a superior, Hongye's attitude towards Yuan Yuan remained unchanged from back then, showing both filial piety and reverence.

"You could have done better."

However, Yuan Yuan's cold words shattered the girl's admiration.

Lowering her head, Hongye's eyes filled with fear, and she dared not look Yuan Yuan in the eye.

"When you cooperate with humans, you fail to secure the greatest benefits and waste the opportunities that your subordinates worked hard to earn in human cities."

After cooperating with the elves, you were already strong enough, but you didn't take the initiative and remained complacent. You only started to fight back passively after the monsters began to assassinate the snake pattern owners.

During your first attack on the monster's lair, you failed to gather sufficient intelligence and blindly sent out your troops with overconfidence, resulting in the needless deaths of many of them.

Yuan Yuan was completely unaffected by Hongye's attitude and coldly pointed out the girl's mistakes one by one.

Under Yuan Yuan's cold words, the girl's joy at seeing her teacher, which she had not seen for a long time, gradually cooled down, and her mood became increasingly depressed, even showing a trace of fear.

What should I do if Lord Yuan Yuan no longer wants me as his disciple?

Unconsciously, Hongye's way of addressing Yuan Yuan changed from the close teacher to the respectful but distant Lord Yuan Yuan.

Standing beside Hongye, Jin Guan clearly saw the girl biting her lower lip, her eyes brimming with tears, and her face filled with fear and panic. Jin Guan felt a pang of pain in his heart.

Jin Guan was terrified of Yuan Yuan, extremely terrified.

As a child of monsters directly bred from monster genes, Golden Crown's bestial instincts are far stronger than those of monster children transformed from cursed children. Therefore, he can see much more than ordinary monster children.

If the other demon children feared Yuan Yuan because he released the synthetic beasts, then the Golden Crown feared Yuan Yuan entirely because he saw Yuan Yuan.

Although he didn't know what it felt like to face the whole world, looking at Yuan Yuan, Jin Guan felt as if an ordinary person had seen the whole world. The intense sense of oppression caused his fear to surge uncontrollably.

This fear is not hard to understand. Ordinary people feel a strong sense of oppression when they see Mount Tai, a waterfall, or an erupting volcano. They feel uncontrollably awe and fear. How much more so when they see Yuan Yuan, which is equivalent to an entire world.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that Hongye was right beside him, and the thought of not wanting to lose face in front of Hongye holding Jin Guan back, he would definitely have already uncontrollably knelt down on the ground.

[Oh no, I'm so scared, my legs are shaking!]

Gritting his teeth, his face pale, cold sweat dripping down his temples, he suppressed his fear and slightly activated his ability, creating a crystalline sphere full of spikes in his palm. Then he clenched his fist tightly, using the intense pain to help himself regain some courage.

But I've already said I'd absolutely support Hongye. How can I remain silent at a time like this?

Jin Guan roared inwardly, not to tell anyone, but just to bolster his own morale.

Taking a deep breath, the boy, who was bearing the strongest fear of everyone present, did his best to appear less shaken, and then spoke in a voice so dry it seemed as if he hadn't spoken in over ten years.

"Lord Yuan Yuan, please stop blaming Hongye."

As soon as the golden crown spoke, all eyes turned to him. The Demon Children were shocked, wondering how he dared to speak at such a time, while Blanche and Yakumo Yukari looked at him with some strange expressions.

Yukari Yakumo and the others could feel the intense fear emanating from Kinko, a fear so strong it could almost create a vengeful spirit. To be honest, they wouldn't be surprised if Kinko suddenly scared himself to death with this level of fear.

But it's only because this little brat, who's so immersed in fear, has the audacity to contradict Yuan Yuan that Yakumo Yukari and the others are naturally curious.

Yuan Yuan naturally noticed Jin Guan's unusual behavior. To be honest, he was quite surprised that Jin Guan dared to contradict him. Therefore, he didn't rush to interrupt Jin Guan but waited quietly for him to continue, wanting to see what surprise this little guy could bring him. Incidentally, Yuan Yuan also used his spiritual power to suppress Hong Ye, who was trying to stop Jin Guan, preventing her from speaking.

The short sentence seemed to have exhausted Jin Guan's strength. His face became even paler, and cold sweat dripped down, forming a small puddle at his feet, making people worry that he might faint from dehydration at any moment.

"When cooperating with humans, Hongye did not strive for the greatest benefit, not because she was incapable of doing so, but because she valued her fellow countrymen more than those meager gains. She hoped that by giving up some benefits, the children could suffer less before being transferred to 'Redemption'."

Suppressing his fear, Jin Guan spoke rapidly, as if afraid he would collapse before he could finish his sentence.

"The reason why we did not immediately launch an attack on other races after cooperating with the elves was because Hongye did not want those children to go to the battlefield. She planned to spend a year plotting against the elves and pushing them to the front line of the war."

Blanche, the Elf Queen, gave Yuan Yuan a strange look. She hadn't expected her disciple to be so audacious as to plot to turn the Elf race into cannon fodder, even though she knew there was a clear difference in strength between the two sides.

Yuan Yuan raised an eyebrow, also feeling a bit surprised. He had initially arranged for Hongye to contact and cooperate with the Elf race, intending to provide her with assistance. However, he did not expect that Hongye would be even more ambitious than he had imagined, directly shifting the Elf race's role from assistance to cannon fodder.

Of course, Yuan Yuan greatly admired such ambition.

Jin Guan had no energy left to pay attention to Yuan Yuan and the others' expressions; he was simply doing his best to say everything he wanted to say before he fainted or was killed.

"As for the attack on the monster's nest, it was entirely my fault. Hongye trusted me completely and entrusted me with this task, giving me full responsibility. However, I betrayed her trust and, with excessive confidence, led my subordinates into the encirclement, which led to the deaths of those children."

Taking a deep breath, Jin Guan mustered all his courage, looked directly at Yuan Yuan, and shouted loudly,

"So! Please stop blaming Hongye. She did nothing wrong. Even if there is fault, it's all mine. Please punish me instead!!"

For a moment, the atmosphere fell into a terrifying silence like that of a graveyard. No one dared to make a sound, and even their breathing unconsciously slowed down, as if they were afraid of waking up some dangerous animal.

Chapter 150 He must have something wrong with his brain.

Standing among the children of monsters, Momousagi looked at the golden crown with complicated eyes. To be honest, she disliked this guy from the bottom of her heart. He was clearly a man, but he loved to wear women's clothes. He was hurt by humans, but he still protected them. She even thought he was a coward who compromised with humans.

Therefore, Momousagi vowed more than once in front of Gold Crown to snatch Momiji back from him, and deliberately embarrassed him in front of Momiji more than once.

But now, Momousagi saw the gap between the two. Facing Yuan Yuan, she made a rational judgment: "Anyway, this dangerous person is Onee-sama's teacher. No matter what, he can't really punish Onee-sama, so I don't need to provoke him at all."

Based on such "rational" reasons, Momousagi, who, like Kinko, saw Momiji's pain and struggle and repeatedly declared how much she loved Momiji, still chose to remain silent with a clear conscience.

But now, anyone with eyes can see how terrified Jin Guan is, yet he still bravely stood up despite his fear, disregarding the danger of angering that terrifying being, to speak up for Hong Ye.

With a deep sigh, Momousagi stopped paying attention to the golden crown. She knew that after this incident, she had absolutely no confidence or right to compete with this man who loved wearing women's clothing but was surprisingly reliable in crucial moments.

Turning her head, Momousagi turned her gaze to Yuan Yuan. She didn't have the same strong intuition as Golden Crown, and naturally, she didn't feel like she could see the whole world like Golden Crown did. She simply carefully observed Yuan Yuan, wanting to stand up for Golden Crown and say a few good words if he got angry, of course, without getting herself involved.

However, upon seeing Yuan Yuan's expression, Momousagi had to blink hard to rule out the possibility that she was seeing things.

In Momousagi's view, Yuan Yuan's expression remained cold, but a small smile appeared on his lips, as if he was very satisfied with the scene before him.

Hey, hey, hey, are you kidding me? This person clearly gives off a super domineering vibe, someone who doesn't tolerate anyone disobeying them, so why are they not angry at being publicly contradicted, but instead happy?

Roaring in disbelief, Momousagi rubbed her eyes, and when she looked again, the smile on Yuan Yuan's lips had vanished.

"Are you saying I can't even reprimand my own disciples?"

Yuan Yuan's expression and tone remained unchanged, making it impossible to tell whether he was angry or not. However, judging from the context, he was definitely angry, and the group of demon children immediately tensed up.

However, what the children of the demons didn't see was that after hearing Yuan Yuan's words, Hongye's expression suddenly relaxed.

[That's great! My teacher still acknowledges me as his student.]

The anxiety in her heart completely disappeared because of Yuan Yuan's words. Hongye even had the composure to smile as she looked at Jin Guan, who seemed even more nervous as Yuan Yuan questioned her.

Hongye had been by Yuan Yuan's side for many years after all. Although she couldn't say she completely understood Yuan Yuan, she was aware of some of his obvious characteristics.

For example, Lord Yuan Yuan, who seems indifferent, is actually quite protective of his own.

Hongye understood that since she was still Yuan Yuan's disciple and considered "one of his own" in Yuan Yuan's eyes, as long as the Golden Crown was protecting her so much, she would definitely get a lot of benefits from Yuan Yuan unless she suddenly did something reckless and pointed her finger at Yuan Yuan's nose and cursed him.

Therefore, Momiji, who also harbors a little devil in her heart, secretly chuckled to herself after learning that Jin Guan was not in danger. She enjoyed the happiness of being protected as she watched her best friend bravely fight against the "Great Demon King" for her sake.