Infinite Chimera Creation

The bewildered expression on the face of an enemy who is brimming with confidence and believes they are destined to succeed, only to discover they have failed at the last moment, always brings a lot of joy to such people.

Of course, some people who think they are smart and try to enjoy this kind of pleasure have been proven to be mentally challenged by truly intelligent people, while others have proven that those who try to prove them to be mentally challenged are the ones who are truly mentally challenged.

Yuan Yuan clearly belonged to this type of person, and not even the one mentioned earlier. Therefore, when he saw the large cube attached to the world barrier, emitting a clear female voice and announcing the immediate commencement of the creation of the prop [Genesis], Yuan Yuan did only one thing.

Using the large hole the fleet had carved into the world's wall, he projected a portion of his spirit into the world, accurately striking the souls of seven beings within it.

Arrogance, conviction, madness, loneliness, despair, compassion, salvation.

The souls filled with these seven emotions became violent the moment they came into contact with Yuan Yuan's spirit, stirring up a terrifying soul storm in their respective soul spaces.

These seven souls are all different. If we really have to find a common point, we can only say that their soul cores are all composed of Yuan Yuan's spiritual power.

Therefore, upon contact with Yuan Yuan's spiritual power, they erupted uncontrollably. If it were an ordinary soul, such a reckless outburst would probably not even last a minute before its soul collapsed.

However, within these seven bodies inhabited by souls lies a terrifying object called the Magic Furnace, which Yuan Yuan deemed a failure.

When the raging soul storm stirred up an even more violent wave of emotions, the seven giant serpents, who had been suppressed by the fleet using unknown methods and whose time had been frozen because the world's river of time had been drained, all let out roars that could pierce through the world wall. They broke free of all restraints and burst out from the huge hole in the world wall in their most ferocious form.

Having lost the protection of the world and exposed to the void, the bodies of the seven giant serpents instantly dissipated into pure energy because they could not withstand the erosion of the void.

However, the intense obsession does not disappear with the death of the physical body. Under the influence of this intense obsession, the Demon Furnace operates frantically, transforming emotions, which belong neither to energy nor matter, into the seventh superior element, reconstructing their bodies—bodies capable of walking in the void.

At this moment, the fleet's operators finally realized what had happened. Before they could even be shocked that someone could still be alive and regain mobility under such circumstances, the middle-aged man, the captain, prepared to press the red button in front of him to activate the warship's weapons.

Fleets hunting worlds in the void are never short of weapons.

However, before the captain could press the button, he was startled by a series of glaring blood-red notification boxes on the screen.

[Second highest level target discovered]

[Second highest level target discovered]

[Remove the fleet captain's weapon control privileges from KC847328; initiate automatic connection to headquarters]

[Link to headquarters successful]

[Connecting to headquarters signal]

"Ah, have you found something interesting? Let me see..."

Upon successfully connecting to the headquarters' warship screen, a distorted capital letter Y appeared. Then, a flippant voice emanated from the screen, even penetrating the warship and reaching into the void, clearly audible to those on the other warships, the seven giant serpents, and Yuan Yuan.

"Oh ho, so that's what the next highest-level target we discovered was. It turns out to be a few small snakes with a trace of Yuan Yuan's soul characteristics in their soul cores. Hmm, although it's not a particularly valuable discovery, it's better than nothing. Let's capture them first."

"Let me think about what tool to use. Ah, I'll use the one we just developed not long ago. Ta-da! [Automatic Insect Box for Catching Bugs]."

As the flippant voice faded, the white cube that had been attached to the world wall and used to create items transformed in less than a second.

The huge white cube was transformed into seven small, transparent boxes, each with a branch placed in the center, resembling an insect box that children use to catch bugs in the summer.

These seven insect boxes, which seemed out of place in this setting, appeared and simultaneously opened their simple top lids.

The moment the lid was opened, the seven giant snakes, whose physical strength had already surpassed the Authority level and who were trying to destroy the fleet in front of them, trembled, then quickly shrank, and each fell into an insect box, entwining themselves on the branches inside the box, like pets being exhibited.

"Huh? Wait a minute, something seems off. Holy crap, is Yuan Yuan, who created these little snakes, a madman? How could he create something so dangerous?"

The flippant voice rang out again. He seemed to have observed the captured snakes through some means and discovered the magic furnaces within their bodies.

"Something like this, which could cause a major disaster if it develops carelessly, is enough to give anyone a headache. Now, seven of them have been made all at once. Are all young people these days crazy? They dare to do anything."

Although he used words like "disaster," his voice remained flippant and not serious. Clearly, the snakes had not yet reached the level of "development" he had described.

From the moment that flippant voice rang out, Yuan Yuan's expression became strange. The more he listened to the voice, the uglier his expression became. His eyes twitched constantly, and his brows were tightly furrowed. He looked unhappy no matter how you looked at it.

Finally, Yuan Yuan seemed to have confirmed something. He stopped concealing himself, took a step forward, and arrived at the flagship's window. He gently tapped on the transparent object that was clearly not glass.

"Hey, come over and let's talk."

The fleet's captain and commander, a well-traveled middle-aged man, stared blankly out the window, wondering if he was hallucinating due to recent work stress. How could a human be standing in the void without any protective measures?

The captain was stunned, but the warship wasn't. After Yuan Yuan appeared and some of his information was scanned, a blood-red notification box popped up on the warship's screen once again.

[Highest-level target discovered]

[Highest-level target discovered]

[Remove all operational privileges from the fleet captain of KC847328. Initiate automatic connection to headquarters.]

[Headquarters is now linked]

"Pfft, pfft, pfft, I knew it. With Yuan Yuan's personality, there was a high probability that he was watching from the sidelines, and now he's finally come out."

How about changing the name of Chapter 5?

Hearing that frivolous laugh, Yuan Yuan's brow twitched again. He forcibly suppressed the urge to smash the warship in front of him to smithereens, and said coldly and seriously,

"Enough with the nonsense, come over here right now. I don't like this feeling of communicating through a machine."

However, Yuan Yuan's seriousness failed to affect the person opposite him; their voice remained flippant, and they even chuckled.

"Hehe, you couldn't wait to meet me after we just started talking. Yuan Yuan, are you a thirsty old man looking for hookups online?"

With a gloomy face, Yuan Yuan was about to say something when he suddenly frowned and sensed something was wrong beside him.

Without the slightest hesitation, Yuan Yuan threw a punch, slamming it hard into the warship in front of him. A warship capable of flying through the void and hunting warships from various worlds was naturally incredibly sturdy, but even it crumbled into countless fragments under Yuan Yuan's punch.

"Hmph, you're really perceptive. You noticed it in just a few words. Are all magic-wielding souls excessively powerful?"

The spaceship had been reduced to fragments, but the frivolous voices still rang out, this time from beside Yuan Yuan.

Frowning, Yuan Yuan turned around and looked at the person he absolutely did not want to see.

The person standing in front of Yuan Yuan had the same face as him. However, unlike Yuan Yuan, who occasionally smiled but was usually cold-faced, this person was different.

This man had a frivolous smile on his face, wore a flashy Hawaiian shirt and loose beach shorts, and stood there lazily, giving the impression that he might run off to chat up girls at any moment.

"Oh, nice to meet you. My name is Yueyan. Please take care of me."

Upon hearing the other party's words, Yuan Yuan frowned even more deeply, staring intently at the man in front of him who called himself Yueyan, without uttering a word.

"Oh my god, this is so scary! What's wrong with this person? Why is he looking at me like that? Does he like me? What should I do? I don't like men."

With exaggerated gestures, he crossed his arms over his chest, and put on a fake fear expression that even a fool could see through, while still speaking in a flippant tone.

Yueyan's behavior was utterly infuriating. Given Yuan Yuan's personality, seeing someone dare to fool him like this, especially one with the same face as him, he should have already attacked them. But at this moment, he remained indifferent, staring at the other person with a gloomy expression, saying nothing.

"Okay, okay, you're amazing, you're amazing. Your deadpan face is the best in the world. That's why I don't like those young Yuan Yuans."

Seeing Yuan Yuan's performance, Yue Yan seemed to find it rather boring to be acting foolish all by himself. He shrugged, helplessly spread his hands, and said in a gesture of surrender,

"I know you're probably cursing my name in your head, but you're too embarrassed to say it out loud, right? I understand, I understand. I was just as concerned about saving face when I was young. Ah, the feeling of being young, I really miss it."

Seeing the other person close their eyes mid-sentence, adopting a nostalgic posture, Yuan Yuan finally grew impatient. He opened his mouth, about to say something, and spread his arms in a gesture of embracing the world. Suddenly, Yue Yan, who was reminiscing about his youth, opened his eyes and coldly uttered indifferent words.

"Because the name Yuan Yuan is just too disgusting. It's so disgusting that the thought of continuing to use this name makes me feel allergic, go into shock, and want to kill everyone who knows I've ever used this name."

Because Yueyan's sudden coldness was so drastically different from his previous frivolity, even Yuan Yuan was momentarily stunned. Before he could react, Yueyan's carefree smile returned, and he said in a lighthearted tone,

"Well, that's why I changed my name. Isn't that easy to understand?"

Although Yueyan's behavior remained as frivolous as before, Yuan Yuan was no longer fooled by appearances. He took a deep breath and spoke coldly.

"When I first saw myself in another world, I already had a vague guess in my mind. Judging from your performance, I was right."

Hearing Yuan Yuan's words, Yue Yan's smile widened even more, and she asked with a smile,

"Oh, you've already met other Yuan Yuans? No wonder you're reacting like this. Tell me, how many Yuan Yuans have you encountered?"

"You're the second one."

After briefly answering Yueyan's question, Yuan Yuan continued at his own pace.

“I asked Lolo a long time ago, and in her life, which is so long that it is almost impossible to measure in time, she has only seen herself in other worlds three times. It can be confirmed that the probability of encountering another version of herself in the entire void is pitifully low.”

Yuan Yuan spoke very seriously, but Yue Yan seemed to have completely missed the point, asking with a gossipy look,

"Oh ho, Lolo, sounds like a girl. Girlfriend? Partner? Cute? Pretty?"

Looking calmly at Yueyan, Yuan Yuan remained unaffected by the other party's frivolous behavior and continued speaking in a composed manner.

"So when I discovered another version of myself after only a few hundred years and less than five worlds, I began to wonder if there was something I couldn't perceive yet that was deliberately guiding me to meet another version of myself."

"Of course, there's a possibility that we might run into each other by chance, but I ran into you not long after I met him. To be honest, seeing you both really made me very unhappy, and if I could, I really wouldn't want to see you."

"Oh ho, not happy? That little guy who made you unhappy must have suffered a lot. After all, getting happiness from someone who makes you unhappy is a universal rule among Yuan Yuan."

Even when Yuan Yuan said something rude like "I don't want to see you" to her face, Yueyan wasn't angry at all. Instead, she laughed even more and clapped her hands vigorously.

"I found a cross-dresser and turned him gay."

Hearing Yuan Yuan's brief reply, even Yue Yan was taken aback for a moment. He silently mourned for the young Yuan Yuan, whom he had never met, for a second, then laughed wildly for three minutes before continuing Yuan Yuan's unfinished sentence.

"In your original guess, there were two possibilities regarding the identity of the person who led you to meet the other versions of yourself. One was that he was someone who had designs on an existence like [Yuan Yuan]. Although this possibility would make you angry, it was not unacceptable. Anyway, as long as you throw that guy who dared to scheme against you into the research lab and play with him a hundred times, that will be enough."

Yuan Yuan's expression grew even more somber. He nodded and said,

"Compared to this possibility, another possibility makes me feel more ashamed. From the bottom of my heart, I don't want this possibility to be true. But your behavior is tantamount to telling me clearly that the most shameful guess has become a reality."

As he spoke these words, Yuan Yuan's murderous aura intensified with each instance of humiliation. Yet, even so, he did not utter the second possibility, seemingly because the level of humiliation in that conjecture made him unwilling to even speak of it.

Yueyan nodded, his smile widening. But if you looked closely at his eyes, you would see a darkness deep within them, like a demon about to drag you into an abyss.

Maintaining that smile and expression, Yueyan asked in a light voice,

"Now that you know the truth, do you want to give up the name Yuan Yuan, which has brought you shame, and give yourself a new name?"

Chapter Six: Childhood Fun

When asked about the suggestion to change Yueyan's name, Yuan Yuan gently shook his head.

"Thank you for the invitation, but I have no intention of changing my name."

Instantly, the smile on Yueyan's face stiffened, and his eyes narrowed. For the first time, this man, who had always acted extremely frivolous, exuded a dangerous aura.

"Are you really not going to reconsider? Changing your name is fun, it's like having two birthdays and getting two birthday presents, it's a great deal!"

Seemingly oblivious to the danger emanating from the other party, Yuan Yuan maintained a calm smile and replied indifferently.

"Thank you for your kindness, but please enjoy this good thing of receiving two gifts by yourself."

Staring intently at Yuan Yuan, Yue Yan's dangerous aura grew stronger and stronger, as if he might attack at any moment.

Despite this atmosphere, Yuan Yuan's expression remained unchanged. He met Yue Yan's gaze and softly uttered a sentence that seemed completely unrelated to the current situation.