Yin Shen pressed his ethereal hand on the gigantic eye of the Fusion Beast, as if touching a massive, icy crystal.
His will extended through the pupils and he commanded in a authoritative tone,
"Shed the spiral shell for me!"
Tentacles emerged one by one from beneath the curled body, gradually lifting the shell on its back.
The enormous shell was even larger than the temple itself, placed on the steps in front of the temple.
The Fusion Beast crouched below, as if offering a gift to the god.
Yin Shen initially just wanted to touch the shell, but to his surprise, he found that it started to levitate as soon as he made contact with it.
With a mere thought, he could make the shell float higher and higher.
He could control this thing.
Yin Shen felt as if he had found a great toy. It was the first time he could touch and directly manipulate something, as if it were a part of his own body, moving it wherever he desired.
Yin Shen attempted to move other objects but found it had no effect. The only thing he could move was the shell.
Eventually, with his intention, the enormous shell gradually shrank. When he held it in his hand, the shell resembled a horn. As if by blowing it, the melody of life could be played.
This was truly a miracle.
Yin Shen began to grasp a preliminary understanding of this mythological creation. "It can be controlled at a distance and can also change in size."
"Things influenced by my power no longer adhere to scientific laws and common sense." Yin Shen speculated.
The power of the Trilobite person was probably not limited to this. There should be more undiscovered abilities and ways to use it.
However, he still hadn't figured out the key to imbuing other things with the power of divinity.
Trapped in the crevice of spacetime, he could only rely on the trilobite person, Leidlich Kee, and the Fusion Beast to maintain his anchor to this universe. His initial plan was to create more trilobite people to see if it could form more anchors.
Having a physical form again would be even better.
These days, resembling a wandering spirit, were truly terrifying.
Yin Shen stood up, holding the shell in his hand.
He then noticed the Fusion Beast, which now appeared even more terrifying without its shell.
Yin Shen looked at the Fusion Beast and said, "Since you can change your form, then change into a more pleasant appearance!"
"This appearance is quite frightening."
Although Yin Shen was alone at the moment and the Fusion Beast couldn't frighten him, it was indeed too unsightly.
Sensing Yin Shen's emotions, the gigantic Fusion Beast compressed its fleshy body toward the center.
Its size became smaller and smaller.
Hundreds of eyes converged and twisted inward, gradually forming the shape of a person.
The dense and countless tentacles retracted, transforming into two legs just like Yin Shen's.
The Fusion Beast transformed into a little girl wearing a white, flowing cloak. She had green eyes, brown hair, bare feet, and pink-tinted nails.
The cloak-like garment was ethereal, tightly enveloping her petite body.
Upon closer inspection, one could see that it wasn't clothing, but rather something resembling a jellyfish umbrella growing directly from her body.
Transformed into a humanoid form, she no longer seemed like an object.
Yin Shen gave her a name, not showing any favoritism but also intending to give this life, which was born alongside the Trilobite person, a name.
"Seraphina!"
"From now on, you'll be called Seraphina!"
"Seraphina, the fusion monster, sat beside the deity, cuddling against the deity's stone statue. Having acquired a name, she didn't show the same level of excitement as Leidlich Kee, or perhaps she simply didn't understand the difference between being called a fusion monster or a Mona Lisa.
While swinging her legs, her mouth emitted sounds similar to blowing bubbles.
"Gururur!"
Just like a fish blowing and chasing bubbles at the same time, her blank eyes lacked any sparkle.
The mythological shell, dubbed as the "Creature Machine" by God, soaked in seawater, exposing only its top, forming a reef.
Two figures, one large and one small, sat upon this reef.
Yin, the God, watched the birth, nurturing, and immediate death of life inside the shell.
Emotions in his eyes shifted from anticipation to surprise, and finally turned into disappointment, as if a play had come to an end without fulfilling its expectations.
Yin, along with the fusion creature Seraphina playing in the water beside him, said, "Another failure."
"Seraphina, you're like a heartless game of chance, these odds are too low."
Seraphina kicked her legs and played with the seawater.
As if she couldn't hear Yin speaking unless commanded.
Even if she understood, she probably wouldn't comprehend the meaning of words like "heartless," "game of chance," or "merchant."
Yin continued manipulating the mythological shell, beginning another round of experiments and attempts.
One after another, failed specimens were created, born only to become lifeless or mere creatures without intellect.
These things then transformed into nutrients consumed by the shell, restarting the production of new trilobite eggs.
Countless failures and countless erroneous approaches.
The sun rose and set, in an endless cycle.
The isolated island and the ocean remained unchanged, as if preserving this state until the end of time.
Yin finally succeeded, his success about to break the constant of this world.
On that day.
Transparent larvae rolled out from the enormous shell, floating up from beneath the seawater, shimmering on the surface like brilliant gemstones reflecting sunlight.
It was a miracle of life and the birth of a species.
"Gurgle!" Seraphina, the fusion creature, cheered.
Whether she sensed the overwhelming joy in Yin's heart or the trilobite eggs on the sea's surface, it was unclear.
Recently, Leidlich Kee, who had been carving stones in the temple and learning the language of the gods, felt the commotion and rushed to the shore.
Yin stood on the island and gazed at the newborn life.
And behind him stood Leidlich Kee, looking in disbelief at the life floating on the ocean—a trilobite person just like him.
Yin turned around, smiling as he looked at Laidley Kee.
"We succeeded, Laidley Kee."
"You now have companions."
Laidley Kee's gaze became unfocused; he was no longer alone.
It was a peculiar feeling, a strong sense of emotion reverberating within his chest.
"So this is what it means to have a race."
At the same time, Laidley Kee was also somewhat perplexed.
"God!"
"Now that I have a race, what should I do?"
His words sounded more profound.
Yin smiled and said, "You are their king. You should lead them to propagate and establish a civilization."
"A civilization that belongs to you and the trilobite people."
Laidley Kee looked confused. "What is civilization?"
Yin gazed at the ocean. "Having their own written language, their own art, the power to transform and understand the world—a collective created and condensed by a group of intelligent beings."
"It can be a city-state or a nation."
"As for how to do it, that's for you to decide."
Laidley Kee gazed at Yin's back, filled with curiosity, and asked, "Will you, my God, guide me? Or will you be the one to bring forth this civilization?"
Laidley Kee's voice trembled with devotion as he proclaimed, "I shall be obedient to your every divine command, my God."
Yin turned around slowly, a gentle smile on his face, and shook his head. "I am the one who molded you, my creation."
Yin's voice resonated with authority as he declared, "And you, Laidley Kee..."
"Shall reign as their king!"