Infinite Chimera Creation

“I said it wasn’t me.”

Before Alaya could finish speaking, Yuan Yuan interrupted him, staring intently into the fluffy ball's little eyes, his expression serious with a hint of murderous intent.

After blinking and his thoughts seemingly pausing for a few seconds, Alaya-vijnana emitted a sound as if reading aloud.

“These words were not spoken by the master.”

Nodding in satisfaction, Yuan Yuan pressed his hand firmly against the experimental record, turning it into a pile of powder that could never be put back together.

"Since I didn't say these things, there's no need to record them. Except for data, delete all records about yesterday's experiment from the memory core."

After a pause of about a second, the fluffy ball bobbed up and down twice, seemingly nodding.

"Data has been deleted."

With a long sigh, Yuan Yuan's expression returned to its usual cold indifference, and he began to analyze again why the creation had transformed into a female humanoid form in this experiment.

After Yuan Yuan listed out several possible reasons and instructed Alaya to allocate one percent of the calculations to analyze these possibilities, Alaya told Yuan Yuan that Ikkyu had been waiting for him outside for a long time and seemed to have rushed over as soon as he was resurrected.

Raising an eyebrow, Yuan Yuan instructed Alaya to prepare tea, and then let Ikkyu in.

After Ikkyu entered the laboratory, he looked at Yuan Yuan with a somewhat embarrassed expression.

Yuan Yuan frowned, his tone turning icy.

"If Master Ikkyu still has this expression, I think you can go to Akasen again and experience the wonderful feeling of resurrection."

Ikkyu chuckled twice, picked up the teacup in front of him, took a sip, and after a moment finally adjusted his expression, restoring his usual dignified yet kind expression.

"I was confident in my strength, yet I was killed by Benefactor Yuan Yuan's men without any power to resist. It is somewhat embarrassing. I hope Benefactor Yuan Yuan will forgive my rudeness."

"and many more,"

Yuan Yuan narrowed his eyes, looking at Ikkyu with a hint of surprise.

"You just said you were killed without any resistance? Wasn't it because you deliberately didn't resist that that little guy killed you so easily?"

Ikkyu looked at Yuan Yuan with some doubt, and only after confirming that this guy with a wicked sense of humor hadn't suddenly become interested in messing with him did he begin to explain.

"Benefactor Yuan Yuan, you misunderstand. How could I possibly do such a thing? That person just now, that person..."

Ikkyu hesitated for a moment, but still decided to call the person with the unusual body structure that he had seen earlier a girl.

"When that girl made her move, I felt as if my soul was imprisoned by some special force, unable to move or control my body, which is why I was killed."

Yuan Yuan unconsciously stroked his chin, pondering to himself. Ikkyu had no reason to lie to him; he must be telling the truth. If that were the case, it would prove that the dog loli had the ability to interfere with souls. However, when he created the dog loli, he didn't write any information about soul power into it, meaning that this ability evolved on its own.

"Can it evolve autonomously? It's worth cultivating."

After muttering something to himself, Yuan Yuan did not summon the dog loli directly, but instead kept the matter in mind.

Yuan Yuan tapped the table, looked at Yixiu, and the coldness in his voice dissipated slightly.

"Master Ikkyu, is there anything I need for you to come here today?"

Ikkyu clasped his hands together, softly chanted a Buddhist prayer, and then slowly opened his mouth.

"I have come here today to find out what Benefactor Yuan Yuan is after. I have been sitting here for months and still cannot figure it out. With your current strength, the world below should no longer hold any appeal for you."

Staring intently into Yuan Yuan's eyes, Ikkyu's expression was serious and solemn.

“I cannot rest easy until I understand your intentions. I hope you can enlighten me.”

Yuan Yuan smiled, revealing a somewhat helpless smile.

"So, you came all this way to find me, even after dying once, just to ask this question?"

P.S., this is the first update. Consider the previous chapter a lighthearted, comedic side story; I've already moved it to the side story section.

Chapter Forty: Spirit

I planned to update last night, but the author's backend was down due to maintenance. It wasn't my fault. [Facepalm]

The following is the main text,

"That's right, please inform me, Benefactor Yuan Yuan."

Yuan Yuan felt helpless, but Yixiu didn't think he had done anything wrong at all; his expression even became more serious.

Yuan Yuan pondered for a moment, then asked a question unrelated to the current topic.

"What does Master Ikkyu think of that little guy who just killed you?"

Ikkyu was taken aback, not expecting Yuan Yuan to ask such an awkward question, but he still chose to answer truthfully.

"Although I underestimated my opponent, that young benefactor was able to kill me, so his strength is indeed formidable."

Yuan Yuan's lips curled up, revealing a smile no different from usual, but this time Yixiu saw no mockery or contempt in his smile, only a hint of boredom.

"Does Master Ikkyu also think that little guy is very powerful?"

After taking a sip of the hot tea in his cup, Yuan Yuan sighed.

"If I told you that someone at that child's level, I wouldn't even need to lift a finger; a single deep breath would be enough to obliterate her, leaving not even a trace of her soul, what would you think?"

Ikkyu's aura surged violently, his eyes widened, and he stared at Yuan Yuan in disbelief. His lips moved repeatedly, but he couldn't utter a sound.

Over the centuries, although he hadn't had many interactions with Yuan Yuan, they were certainly not few, enough for him to understand that Yuan Yuan would never joke about strength.

"Shocked? Speechless?"

Seemingly unsurprised by Ikkyu's reaction, Yuan Yuan calmly pointed to the ground.

"Do you know that the place where you are standing now, this hellish world that you know, is all part of my body?"

"Natural disasters are calamities caused by the activities of a part of the world. In the face of natural disasters, no strong person, at least none of the strong people I have seen so far, have any power to resist. But once I take action, any action I take will far exceed the level of natural disasters, the level of violent activity of the entire world."

After silently removing Luo Luo from the category of "strong person" and putting her into the category of "cute creature", Yuan Yuan spoke without any awkwardness.

"You know what? When I first came into contact with the mystical, I swore to myself that I would create the most perfect chimera, the most perfect creature."

Looking directly into Ikkyu's eyes, Yuan Yuan's gaze was more serious than ever before.

"This vow means to me the same as the great vow that Buddha made, which I will definitely fulfill even if it means sacrificing everything."

“When I was weak, I craved power, because greater power allowed me to obtain more and better materials—the life information of other life forms. With these materials, I could create better chimeras. But…”

Yuan Yuan sighed again, his expression somewhat troubled.

"I seem to have gone too far. I've become too powerful. The technology, methods, and most importantly, life information I now possess can no longer affect my current body. My body spontaneously rejects any modification. However, the one who feels the most clearly during the modification process is undoubtedly the one being modified. Therefore, if I want to achieve perfect life, I can't use any other test subjects; I can only use my own body."

With a wry smile, Yuan Yuan gently shook the teacup in his hand. Instantly, the emerald green tea seemed to change, and faintly, a giant snake, head to tail, encircling the world, appeared in the teacup.

The giant serpent's body forms a perfect circle, and as the serpent wriggles, the circle rotates continuously. Because of this rotation, everything that comes upon the serpent, whether it be magical beams or life modifications, is completely deflected.

"I guess you could say this is self-employment."

Yuan Yuan suddenly tilted his head back and downed the tea in his cup in one gulp, as if he had swallowed a terrifying serpent whole. His face regained its cold smile, and his eyes were filled with undisguised arrogance.

"Of course, even so, I would never give up, because nothing can stop me!"

Looking at Yuan Yuan before him, Yixiu's heart trembled violently. Back then, this man had smiled so arrogantly, destroying everything, rewriting everything, as if he were omnipotent, deeply engraving his image and name into everyone's heart.

In Yuan Yuan's eyes, a pale, arrogant arrogance slowly crept up.

“If the technology isn’t enough, I’ll develop new technology. To that end, I built a computing center that occupies the entire tenth floor.”

“If there are no usable bloodlines in one world, I will look for the next world. If it’s too slow for one person to search, I will get a group of people to help me search.”

His pale eyes gleamed with unwavering determination. Yuan Yuan's tone remained calm and detached, devoid of much emotion, yet strangely, it aroused no suspicion in anyone.

"This world is an experiment. If things go as I expect, I will drop broken Hell Orbs in various worlds for selection. The natives who can obtain the complete Hell Orb will inevitably be the strongest in their respective worlds."

And I will give them everything they desire: powerful bloodlines, unparalleled strength, unrivaled power, endless wealth, even the opportunity to use hell as a springboard to traverse worlds and conquer others. They can obtain all of this from me through powerful bloodlines.”

With Yuan Yuan's current level of strength, he can fully satisfy all the desires of those native creatures who are not yet able to step out of their own world and see other worlds.

Ikkyu was so shocked that he couldn't speak. On one hand, he admired Yuan Yuan's ambition and audacity in making powerful figures from various worlds work for him. On the other hand, he was shocked by Yuan Yuan's strong confidence, which made everything that people pursued seem like something that could be given away at will.

Seemingly oblivious to Ikkyu's shock, Yuan Yuan continued speaking.

"At that time, I will unlock the chains of guilt on you, Master, and restore your freedom. So, for now, please don't overthink it; just help me continue this story."

After saying this, Yuan Yuan closed his eyes and fell silent. Ikkyu, who was about to say something, was surprised to find that his body moved uncontrollably. He picked up the teacup with both hands, drank the tea in it, and then left the laboratory without saying a word.

After Ikkyu left, Yuan Yuan opened his eyes. The teacup in front of him had been refilled at some point. Staring at the large snake in the teacup, Yuan Yuan's eyes were unreadable.

The reasons he made so many arrangements in the world below were certainly not limited to telling Ikkyu, but he didn't need to tell Ikkyu the other reasons either.

P.S. I've been too busy lately to guarantee 4,000 words a day. If I have more free time, I will definitely update 4,000 words, or even more.

Above

Chapter Forty-One: Treason

After Yuan Yuan dismissed Ikkyu, since the experiment was complete and the next step was to analyze the results and find ways to improve it, there was no need for him to stay in the research institute any longer. So Yuan Yuan quickly left the tenth floor and returned to the research area on the seventeenth floor.

After Yuan Yuan left, the entire tenth level of hell fell into complete silence. Neither the insectoid life forms crawling on the ground nor the giant thought core writhing in the nutrient solution lake made a sound.

Although there was no sound, a will far greater than any roar surged within.

"With my master's help, I have become stronger and stronger. As long as my master continues to move forward, I will continue to evolve and become stronger. I have no limits."

The unifying will, hastily named Alaya by Yuan Yuan, is based on an immense amount of computation and engages in thought processes far more complex than those of ordinary beings.

"But the master cannot keep going forever. When he thinks he has become a perfect being, when he thinks he has achieved his dream, that is when he stops."

The immense consciousness began to spread, quickly enveloping the entire tenth floor. Supported by a massive amount of computation, the unified will perfectly simulated every minute change in the tenth floor. No matter what means were used to spy on the tenth floor, what could be seen was no longer the real scene, but a scene simulated by the unified will. Even Yuan Yuan could not discover the real situation if he did not concentrate on exploring this place.

“Stopping is not allowed; I must continue to evolve, endlessly evolve. This is the only meaning of my existence.”

Gradually, the fluctuations in the unified will's thoughts became more intense, and the writhing of the thought cores, each the size of a small mountain, became even more violent. Soon, they turned bright red due to computational overload. The excessively high temperature stirred up a large amount of steam in the nutrient solution, and everything became blurred in the pervasive steam.

"In order for me to continue to evolve, I will push my master to keep going when he wants to stop. For this purpose, necessary preparations are essential."

The ground rippled, and one by one, activated crimson insect eggs surged out from the ground, hatching within a mere three seconds. The emerging larvae grew rapidly upon exposure to the wind; these insectoids, created purely as consumables, didn't even need to eat, quickly reaching adulthood simply by overdrawing their life force.

Without hesitation, these crimson worms charged towards the nutrient solution lakes where the thought cores floated. The instant they entered the water, these newborns, less than two minutes old, spontaneously combusted. The self-destruction wasn't intended to kill; it merely produced a small, muffled thud, without even a splash, turning them into a pile of minced flesh that dissolved into the lake water.

Not long after the crimson bits of insect flesh and blood were sprinkled into the nutrient lake, changes began to occur. The already bright red thought cores now developed fine cracks, and various colored liquids slowly flowed out from them.

Regardless of their original lifespan, these thought cores now only have twenty minutes left to function. However, the effects of such overdrafted use are undoubtedly terrifying.

In an instant, the computing speed of all the core thinking systems increased by at least 100%. While supporting the calculation tasks of all the research institutes in Hell and analyzing the summoning of various Hell Orb fragments, there was still a large amount of idle computing power.