Infinite Chimera Creation

His handsome face twisted in pain. Driven by a deep sense of shame, his enraged soul did not hesitate for a moment. He brandished his long sword and attacked Red Star with madness.

Ignoring the two men fighting again below, Yuan Yuan turned his gaze from the abyss back to the imperial edict and asked the same question once more.

"Where did that idiot come from?"

The emperor smiled, pointed to the newly appeared soul, and spoke softly.

"Open your senses, observe carefully, and see what he resembles?"

Yuan Yuan closed his eyes, lost in thought. After a moment, he opened them again, a look of understanding on his face.

"As expected, I sensed something when I first saw him. Now it seems, he really is Hollow? If I'm not mistaken, he was born when I simulated Hollow's emotions to activate the Hollow Mask."

The emperor smiled and nodded, confirming his guess.

"Ever since you simulated the emotions of the void, the monsters you imprisoned on both sides of the abyss began to devour each other. Finally, yesterday, the devouring ended, and the only one left was the guy you saw."

For the first time since entering the mental world, Yuan Yuan showed surprise in his eyes. He curiously observed the twisted and evil soul, and had an urge to tie it to the experimental table.

Yuan Yuan knew perfectly well that all the monsters trapped in the abyss were born from his own evil thoughts. From his first life, these evil thoughts had been accumulating, but for various reasons, they hadn't erupted. After three lifetimes, the sheer size of those evil thoughts was enough to give even Yuan Yuan himself a headache, to the point that he had to split them into multiple individuals.

And now, a single soul has been born from such immense malice, and it has managed to retain reason, instead of becoming a madman who knows nothing but destruction.

"It makes me really curious!"

Upon hearing Yuan Yuan's exclamation, the Emperor gave him a strange look. Although he didn't speak, the meaning in his eyes was clear: "Your curiosity is just about dissecting things, isn't it?"

Ignoring the eerie look in the Emperor's eyes, Yuan Yuan lightly raised his hand, and several stone walls instantly appeared, separating the two combatants. Looking at the soul born from malice, a smile appeared on Yuan Yuan's face.

"Hey newbie, aren't you going to introduce yourself?"

Seeing the smile on Yuan Yuan's lips, the malevolent spirit instinctively took two steps back, sensing the malice and danger emanating from that smile. Then, realizing he was actually afraid, the malevolent spirit's face turned ugly, and he viciously forced out his name from the corner of his mouth.

"Dream, my name is Dream! Remember this name, it will surely kill you!"

Nodding, Yuan Yuan showed no anger at the suggestion, and turned to look at Hong Xing. Before he could speak, Hong Xing spoke with a sarcastic tone.

"What? Is our Captain Yuan Yuan trying to highlight his own nobility by saying that important people have bad memories and have forgotten the names of insignificant people?"

Not angered by Hongxing's mockery, Yuan Yuan merely sighed in disappointment.

"How pathetic it is to have an unchanging, deep-seated flaw: to presume to judge others based on one's own malice, and to firmly believe that one is right."

As if oblivious to Hong Xing's annoyed look, Yuan Yuan rubbed his temples and asked...

"Red Star, I ask you, you keep saying you want to defeat me, can you tell me your reasons for wanting to defeat me?"

With a cold snort, Hongxing casually sat down on the rock behind him, curling his lip in disdain.

"You know perfectly well why I want to defeat you. Besides wanting to replace you and control this body, what other reason could I possibly have?"

Yuan Yuan rubbed his temples harder, looking at Hong Xing's matter-of-fact expression with some annoyance.

"So, this is what I've been wondering about. I'm not one of those reckless people who only know how to increase their strength; I'm a researcher. With my current research results, I can say that creating a usable body is no more difficult than cooking a home-cooked meal. If you had just said you wanted a body when we first met, I certainly wouldn't have minded spending a few hours getting one for you. Even if it's not as powerful as the World Serpent, it won't be much different."

Shrug and look at Hongxing's disdainful expression, Yuan Yuan's eyes revealed a hint of concern for the other's intelligence.

"And there's another question: [After defeating Yuan Yuan and gaining control of the body, what does Hong Xing want to do?] I don't know if you've considered it. If you haven't, I hope you can think about it carefully, because it's very important. Don't try to fool yourself with ridiculous words like [these questions will become clear once you get the body]. You know very well that if you still don't have an answer when you actually defeat me and gain control of my body, the overwhelming sense of bewilderment will easily crush you."

Satisfied, Yuan Yuan looked at Hong Xing with a thoughtful expression, then turned to Kong Xiang and grinned.

"What I just said to Hongxing applies to you as well. Think carefully about what you want to do, and don't let your wrong instincts guide your heart."

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Chapter Eighteen: Petty People

In the First Division barracks, Yamanaka-dō secretly pinched his thigh, only to find that even the pain couldn't stop him from trembling. In fact, if it weren't for Captain Tachibana Koimaru standing beside him, giving him some mental support, he would have already knelt on the ground and wouldn't have dared to say a word.

The reason why the mountain boy was so terrified was naturally the old man in front of him with a face full of anger.

His usually squinted eyes snapped open, and the Captain-Commander's gaze, seemingly swirling with magma, fixed intently on Tachibana Koimaru and Yamanaka Doji before him. He made no attempt to conceal his anger, letting out a roar as he questioned the two below.

"In other words, the captain of the 7th Division left Soul Society without permission less than six months after taking office, using the excuse of 'going out to play,' and you knew this but did nothing to stop him?"

At this time, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's temper was far more volatile than it would be five hundred years later. In his rage, his powerful and intense spiritual pressure did not diminish at all, and it pressed down on the sinners he had identified.

"Commander-in-Chief,"

Even under the protection of Tachibana Koimaru's spiritual pressure, Yamanaka Do was still sweating profusely from the Captain-Commander's pressure. However, remembering the captain's instructions, he mustered his remaining courage and spoke with difficulty.

"As a team member, I have no right to question the captain's decisions; I only need to obey the captain's orders. This is the first rule you personally wrote in the school motto of the Shin-O Academy. I am simply following your teachings."

"eloquent and persuasive,"

With a cold snort, the Captain-Commander slightly reduced his spiritual pressure and turned to look at Tachibana Koimaru.

"As Captain Yuan Yuan's colleague, not his subordinate, do you have anything to explain?"

Maintaining a smile befitting his aristocratic demeanor, Tachibana Koimaru remained humble and uttered words that surprised the old man.

"The captain's duty is to protect the safety of the Pure Spirit Court from invasion by external enemies. I do not believe that Yuan Jun's trip will bring danger to the Pure Spirit Court, so I did not stop him. I believe that my actions do not violate the captain's duty."

After being slightly taken aback by Tachibana Koimaru's explanation, the Captain-Commander, enraged, laughed bitterly and slammed his cane on the ground, staring intently at the two below.

"Your excuses are exactly the same! Tell me, did Yuan Yuan tell you to say this beforehand?"

Cold sweat trickled down Yamanaka's face, splashing lightly on the ground. Tachibana Koimaru, however, seemed oblivious to the danger, continuing his harmless smile and nodding slightly.

"That's right, it was Yuan Jun who taught me how to explain to the Chief Commander. I must say, Yuan Jun is really smart. By the way, it was Yuan Jun who said that if the Chief Commander asks, there's no need to hide anything, just admit it directly."

The old man was so angry his beard almost stood on end. He tapped the ground with his cane again and gave an order to the team leaders who stood on either side, eyes downcast, having not uttered a single word since the start of the meeting.

"This captains' meeting is adjourned. I hereby declare that Yuan Yuan is now listed as a traitor, and all captains must arrest him upon sight!"

Before the captains could reply, Tachibana Koimaru spoke first.

"That's why I said Yuan Jun is very smart; he even guessed this situation. Commander-in-Chief, this is what Yuan Jun gave me before he left. He said to give this to you when you announce his betrayal."

A sudden pause, and a sense of helplessness welled up within Yamamoto. The feeling that every step he took had been anticipated left him with a tightness in his chest, a feeling of powerlessness. Without a word, and with a sour face, he took the small ball, clearly formed from spiritual energy, from Tachibana Koimaru's hand.

"You brat, aren't you going to tell me how to use it? Do you want to see me make a fool of myself?"

When Tachibana Koimaru entered the Commander-in-Chief's office after being questioned by Yamamoto Genryusai, the smile on his face vanished for the first time, and he stared blankly at the Commander-in-Chief.

"When Yuan Jun handed this to me, he said that the Captain-General knew how to operate this thing."

Several veins bulged on the captain's forehead as he gripped the bead with sudden force.

"You brat Yuan Yuan, how dare you play tricks on this old man?"

"I knew the Captain-Commander must know how to use the Image Bead."

Two voices rang out simultaneously. The captain stared blankly as the scattered spiritual particles formed the image of Yuan Yuan after the bead shattered, and it seemed to be saying something with its mouth opening and closing.

He could tell this wasn't Yuan Yuan himself, because this Yuan Yuan's spiritual power was even weaker than that of an ordinary Grim Reaper. Sure enough, what "Yuan Yuan" said next confirmed the Captain-Commander's suspicions.

"Captain, what you saw was not me in person, but just a fragment of image left behind by a special method before I left. You can think of it as an afterimage."

The captain narrowed his eyes again, looking helplessly at the "afterimage" who was speaking with a pleasant smile.

"Captain-General, first of all, I want to clarify that I am the captain of the Death God team, not the head of the prison inmates. The Soul Society is not the Death God Prison. I need the most basic freedom."

Secondly, my running away this time isn't my fault; blame the fact that Soul Society doesn't have any dogs.

As if he could see the bewildered expression on the old man's face, Yuan Yuan shrugged, his expression seemingly helpless.

"In my previous life, I raised dogs from the age of five until I died. I was used to having a dog by my side. But after I died and came to Soul Society, I found that this godforsaken place had cats, birds, and even wild boars, but no dogs."

The reason I became a Shinigami (Death God) is because back in Rukongai, when I asked an old man where I could find dogs, he said, "The Shinigami has everything." But after I became a Shinigami and entered the Seireitei (Purifying Heaven), I found that there were many cats, but not a single dog.

As the captains stared in disbelief, the new captain shrugged and stated a reason that left everyone feeling utterly powerless, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"So, old man, you shouldn't be so irritable. Just think of this as me going to the real world on a mission. I'll go back after I find the dog, old man, don't worry."

Watching the humanoid figure dissipate into specks of spirit energy, the captain's beard trembled a few times. He angrily uttered "Meeting adjourned" and turned to walk towards his office.

Watching his teacher's retreating figure, Ukitake Jushiro smiled helplessly. In all these years, he had never seen his teacher behave like this. While part of the reason was that Yuan Yuan always anticipated his teacher's thoughts, gradually whittling down his anger, the main reasons were Yamanaka Do's "simply following the Captain-Commander's instructions," Tachibana Koimaru's "not violating the Captain's duties," and Yuan Yuan's understanding that "the Captain isn't a prison chief, and the Soul Society isn't a prison for the dead."

Unlike Ukitake, who only thought about it in his heart, Kyoraku Shunsui was much more direct. This delinquent middle-aged man patted Tachibana Koimaru on the shoulder with a big smile.

"After Captain Yuan Yuan did this, I'm afraid it won't be long before the captain's benefits will be improved. That's really amazing."

Just as Tachibana Koimaru was laughing and arguing with Kyoraku Shunsui, far away in Hueco Mundo, Yuan Yuan stretched and a pleased smile appeared on his face.

"Sure enough, even magic from the micro-magic world can be quite useful with a little modification, especially for those who know nothing about magic. If you say it's a photo, they'll believe it's a photo. It's really interesting. Ah, just thinking about the old man's expression makes me laugh. Right, cute little guy?"

On Yuan Yuan's shoulders sat two tiny figures, each no bigger than a palm, who shouted in unison.

"Shut up! I'll kill you!! If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have become so small."

The sound that rang out was very much like the Red Star and the Dream.

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Chapter Nineteen: Father

"Damn it, you two brainless idiots, how dare you complain about the bodies I made. If it weren't for the fact that both of you intellectually deficient guys' conclusions were 'first get a temporary body to try out the outside world, and then decide what you want to do after obtaining the body,' would I have needed to go through the trouble of tricking the old man into coming to Hueco Mundo?"

Yuan Yuan raised his hand and gave Hongxing and Kongxiang a sharp rap on the head, scolding the two who were acting innocent after getting the benefit.

Clutching the spot where he'd been hit, Kong Xiang glared at Yuan Yuan with dissatisfaction and began to shout loudly.

"Damn it, I told you I wanted a body to travel around, and you had to run away from Soul Society. Instead of going to the nice human world, you ran off to Hueco Mundo, this godforsaken place. If you ask me, you're the one with a brain defect!"

Hongxing had initially been glaring angrily at Yuan Yuan, about to say something, but upon hearing Kongxiang's words, she immediately shifted her focus, pointing at Kongxiang and bursting into laughter.

"No wonder Yuan Yuan said you're mentally unstable. With your IQ, I'd rip my head off and use it as a ball if you weren't. Don't you know the three of us look alike? Did Yuan Yuan intend to leave us in Soul Society instead of bringing us out? Soul Society is patrolled by Shinigami every day. If they see us, how will Yuan Yuan explain it? I know what you're thinking. With your 'kill, kill, kill' I'm sure you're thinking, 'Those trash, just kill them!' But what happens after that? Do you want the captains to be drawn here because of those trash's deaths?"

As for the reason for coming to Hueco Mundo, isn't it even simpler? Yuan Yuan has nothing to hold him back in the mortal world, but Hueco Mundo is different; all his sons and daughters are there. If you can't even understand such a simple question, you're simply an idiot—no, you *are* an idiot!

Kongxiang raised an eyebrow, a smirk playing on his lips, his voice turning vicious as he pointed angrily at the red star.

"Take your head off? You talk like taking your head off would have no effect on you. Who said we were going to kill those useless Shinigami? The three of us have the same soul, so we can just make our bodies different, right? Also, what's with this Yuan Yuan saying he came to Hueco Mundo to find his son? Hueco Mundo is so big, how could he possibly find those guys? If you ask me, you're the one with the lowest IQ among the three of us."

"Huh? I have a low IQ?"

Hongxing, with a smirk and a smug look on his face like a delinquent, pointed at Kongxiang with a disdainful tone.

"I can't bear to expose your ridiculous lie anymore. After all, with your intelligence, lying like that would surely burn all your brain cells to death. Making your body different? How could you even say that? Even the slightest difference between the body and soul can cause a rejection reaction that can severely damage the soul. And you actually say you made your body different? It's hilarious. Haven't you noticed that our bodies are all scaled down proportionally to our souls?"