Chapter 112: Reproductive Analysis and the Arrival of the Demon

For now, let the system reach level four.

However, this time he did not intend to create a single type of level-three alchemical creature.

Before nightfall, Wu You headed straight into Stone Bull Mountain.

The mountain’s trees were still under intense construction, so he avoided going there.

He found a secluded spot where a mature Radiant Dandelion stood.

Although the sky had not darkened yet, the dense forest foliage blocked much of the light, making the area appear dim.

This Radiant Dandelion provided just enough illumination.

There were quite a few creatures to create today, so first he decided to gather some materials.

He chose to enter the Ten-Thousand Beasts Mountain.

In a flash, Wu You disappeared from where he stood.

He immediately arrived at the vast grassland where he had first appeared in Ten-Thousand Beasts Mountain.

The fire he had set back then had long since vanished without a trace.

The thick dry grass still reached up to his knees.

Unlike the nervousness he felt the first time he entered, now he truly stood as the apex of the food chain on this grassland.

Wu You was in an incredibly relaxed state.

He wasn’t sure what season it was here now, but the temperature felt rather cool.

Leisurely, he followed the navigation prompts within his system, moving deeper into the grassland.

He was more like a tourist, appreciating the scenery while observing the animals—some startled and fleeing, others calmly wandering.

A herd of wild buffalo watched him curiously from the side.

But this previously slow-moving creature suddenly paused, then burst through countless dry grasses at a speed unimaginable for a buffalo, suddenly appearing before the herd.

A bull lowered its head, aiming its horns at Wu You in a threatening attempt to drive him away.

“Snap.” The sound of air exploding.

“Bang…”

A large patch of weeds was flattened as the buffalo was slapped away with a single blow.

One by one, over half the herd were knocked unconscious in this manner.

The same happened with lion prides, wild horse herds, rhinoceroses, even elephants and hippos.

Wu You made a large round of captures, relying mostly on his own hands except for briefly using the keen senses of his black companion and white eagle.

When he returned from Ten-Thousand Beasts Mountain, back beneath the Radiant Dandelion tree, his material repository had grown considerably richer.

First, he chose to craft a level-one alchemical creature.

From the material vault, he selected a male lion and an Andean condor.

Prompt: Selected male lion and male Andean condor. Confirm choice?

He confirmed immediately.

The alchemy canvas appeared against a backdrop of flowing black energy, and Wu You began his detailed sketch.

Focusing his attention and imagination, he first preserved the lion’s muscular body.

On its back, he drew a pair of powerful wings.

Its paws remained robust but grew longer and keratinized, with the claws transforming into hooked talons.

The head combined the lion’s majestic form with the sharp hardness of a bird’s beak.

Cold light flickered, hinting at the grim fate of any prey caught by those talons.

All these traits suited aerial combat perfectly.

When he finished sketching, a mighty and majestic griffin appeared on the alchemy canvas.

System evaluation: Physical layout rationality 86%, alchemy success rate increased by 8.6%.

Current success rate: 70% + 10% (will resonance) + 8.6%.

Proceed with alchemy?

Without hesitation, he confirmed.

The two animals in the material vault were infused into the alchemy canvas as streams of energy.

With the sound of muscles and bones growing, the griffin on the canvas spread its wings and emitted a loud, piercing call reminiscent of a condor.

Prompt: Alchemy succeeded. Please name the creature.

He named it “Griffin.”

Alchemical creature: Griffin; Name: none assigned.

Innate talents: Great strength, endurance.

Abilities: Tearing, pouncing, flying.

Basic rating: Bronze beginner (trainable).

The jubilant griffin was immediately summoned to his side.

He then resumed his alchemy work.

Soon, a slightly smaller female griffin appeared.

The rapid proliferation of the previously created rainbow coral worms reminded Wu You that perhaps other creatures he created could also reproduce in pairs.

The black-iron creature’s rainbow coral worms had already proven this.

Moreover, the aberrations seemed to reproduce quite well; as their natural enemy, he couldn’t rely solely on his own alchemy forever.

Silver-tier creatures started too high and were inconvenient to replicate, so he decided to begin with bronze-tier creatures.

Griffins were fairly practical—they possessed decent combat strength and could serve as mounts, either for himself or his subordinates.

If the bronze beginner griffins could successfully mate, perhaps vampires and merfolk could reproduce as well.

Human-like creatures… just imagining commanding them to do so as their master already felt disturbingly unnatural.

Perhaps that was why Wu You hadn’t directly summoned vampires or merfolk for experiments.

He swiftly created three pairs of griffins and set them to attempt mating.

He couldn’t be certain if griffins designed with similar consciousness details would have no reproductive barriers.

Rainbow coral worms might have been an exception.

The process was somewhat unsettling—flapping wings like birds, males mounting females—it was at least clear they could copulate.

What remained unknown was whether they could conceive, and if so, whether they would lay eggs or bear live young.

He glanced at his system, still a few dozen points shy of leveling up; he would have to continue.

He chose to craft a level-two alchemical creature next.

From his material vault, he selected a wild buffalo, a golden-crowned flying fox, and a human.

Upon confirming, he once again began his detailed sketch on the alchemy canvas.

Strong limbs and muscles, a burly frame, razor-sharp, saw-like horns, a pair of majestic flesh wings spread on its back, and enormous hooves formed its feet.

As he drew, his mental energy consumption gradually increased.

He initially only wanted to design a form, but his imagination ran wild during the process.

By the time he finished, he felt a slight dizziness.

Ultimately, a creature with a non-standard, yet imposing demonic form appeared on the alchemy canvas.

It wasn’t “standard” because it lacked cloven hooves, but anyone would still see it as a demon.

Ignoring certain game settings and other lore, Wu You always believed that demons and devils in traditional mythology were simply different translations and interpretations of essentially the same thing.

There was talk that fallen angels were devils while fallen mortals were demons, but Wu You was the creator here.

System evaluation: Physical layout rationality 80%, alchemy success rate increased by 8%.

Current success rate: 70% + 10% (will resonance) + 8%.

Proceed with alchemy?

At this stage, the system’s prompt was almost redundant, but confirmation was still required.

The three animals from the material vault transformed into streams of light and infused into the alchemy canvas.

This time, the reaction was far louder than when he created the griffin.

When the creature on the canvas grew to the length of an arm, it clenched its fist and emitted creaking sounds of bones.

Finally, the creature twisted its neck and produced a series of cracking noises.

Prompt: Alchemy succeeded. Please name the creature.

Could it be that he had accidentally created a borderline creature?

He named it “Primordial Demon Saraso.”

Alchemical creature: Primordial Demon; Name: Saraso.

Innate talents: Incredible strength, seduction and corruption, power bestowment, shadow protection.

Abilities: Rending, flying, taunting, intimidation.

Basic rating: Bronze advanced (trainable, lacking material for transcendence).

System description: This is a borderline transcendental potential supernatural creature.