The Villain Saint is my secondary account

Big Tooth Bro's forehead was beaded with cold sweat, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly, but he still gritted his teeth and stood beside Ye Xiao. "What? Have you all completely forgotten what Boss Fan En said??"

"If a new Pirate King is to be born in this sea, he needs the recognition of everyone! Including me, Ravenham!"

He was really going all out. Although he was somewhat forced by Ye Xiao, he really didn't want to see that fame-seeking scoundrel inherit the name of the elder brother he once respected.

"Are you kidding me? Where did this nobody come from?"

Edward was getting annoyed. Even the most obscure things dared to bother him again and again. "What are you two standing there for? Hurry up and take care of those two... damn it, now there are three idiots!"

"Feel sorry."

Unexpectedly, Edward's order was met with a refusal from the orc Francis.

“Boss Van En did make such a request: at the very least, I cannot take action against this guy.”

Francis scratched his head, his voice sounding honest and simple, but whether he was genuinely honest or just pretending was anyone's guess.

"what???"

Edward was a little nervous. He didn't know this Ravenham at all. Who knew who this bastard was? Anyone with a name on the street could challenge him, the Pirate King. What was the point of his title then?

"However... there is only one challenger to the Pirate King."

Henry Morgan then added, looking at Ye Xiao, "You can go over, but the person next to you has to stay."

Ye Xiao glanced at Decali, who shrugged. "Alright, then I'll be the successor to the Pirate King's second-in-command. How about we have boss to boss and second-in-command to second-in-command?"

"Dude, you're not going to get smashed flat by that orc's club, are you?"

Ye Xiao said with some unease.

"Can't you say something auspicious?"

Dekari was speechless. "Besides, if you hadn't been preparing that mess, I wouldn't have had to fight these two at all."

"Hey, hey, don't let it slip. There's nothing I can do about it."

Ye Xiao quickly waved his hand.

He didn't like to drag things out and be the key player, but to deal with Edward's troublesome abilities, he needed to make some preparations in advance to have a chance of winning.

Unfortunately, our own goddess Ella is also overwhelmed with problems in Valencia and can't move over immediately, so she can only provide some remote support. At this critical moment, we can only rely on ourselves.

"Tsk, that's really troublesome."

Edward snorted coldly, and then he watched as the group of pirates made way for the man who claimed to be the successor of the Pirate King to slowly walk out and approach him.

The others also made way for the two of them, clearing a space at the back of the lobby.

The deep red flames flickered outside the window, perhaps because the defensive forces that had been hastily assembled in the lower half of the fortress had completely collapsed under the Aslan offensive, and even the deafening cannon fire had become much less loud.

Edward looked at Ye Xiao's somewhat lazy gaze and wasn't sure if the guy was confident enough in his own strength or if he was just a fearless newborn calf.

Anyone with eyes who witnessed the battle just now should have been able to understand Edward's immense strength.

In this situation, the fact that this guy could still maintain such a calm and composed demeanor was indeed rather strange upon closer inspection.

But Edward's immortality was real, and even he himself couldn't imagine how to defeat himself at this moment.

Therefore, he was even more confused about where this guy got the confidence to challenge him.

"Are you ready, Pirate King?"

Ye Xiao suddenly asked.

"what?"

Edward narrowed his eyes slightly, his hand resting on the musket at his waist. "Annoying ant, looks like you can't wait to die."

As soon as he finished speaking, a cannon shot suddenly rang out from outside the rumbling window. This time the sound was particularly close, causing even the candlesticks on the ceiling to shake.

This also served as the signal for the start of the battle. Edward decisively drew his musket and fired a shot at Ye Xiao's forehead.

Ye Xiao casually turned his head, and the bullet grazed a strand of hair at his temple.

The experts calculated the trajectory of the attack precisely, requiring only a slight dodge, without any unnecessary movements.

With just this one action, Edward already understood that this guy was indeed not simple.

He immediately set aside his arrogant spirit stemming from his immense power, a caution and cunning honed by years of navigating the sea.

After dodging the bullets, Ye Xiao instantly stepped forward, covering seven or eight steps in the blink of an eye, and approached Edward.

He drew his sword from its sheath and struck Edward on the shoulder.

As the sword pierced Ye Xiao's shoulder blade, blood splattered everywhere. Ignoring the bloody wound, Edward turned the muzzle of his gun and fired another shot into Ye Xiao's abdomen.

For Edward, trading injury for injury is the simplest and most unsolvable tactic.

As expected, Ye Xiao staggered back a few steps after being shot, and crawled on the ground in pain, while the hideous bloodstain on Edward's shoulder returned to normal in an instant.

"It seems I overestimated you."

Edward moved his shoulders, which were now completely intact, and flicked the hammer with his thumb, pointing it at Ye Xiao's exposed forehead.

But as he pulled the trigger, a shot rang out, but the bullet missed again.

Suddenly, Ye Xiao, who appeared to be injured, sidestepped and a throwing knife shot out from his left hand, which was hidden under his body.

Because of his immortality, Edward was no longer sensitive to injuries and didn't have time to dodge the flying knife. One of the knives pierced his eye, causing a burst of blood.

Amidst the pain, Edward angrily pulled out his throwing knife, only to discover that Ye Xiao had placed a steel plate under his torn clothes, which was why his ordinary shot had only managed to leave a dent.

Damn shoddy tricks.

Edward gritted his teeth and threw the throwing knife to the ground, and his eye, which had been pierced with bloody holes, returned to normal.

After realizing that his opponent could not cause him any real harm, Edward stopped holding back and snapped his fingers lightly.

The time-freezing domain was activated instantly, freezing everything around it in a flash, rendering it unable to move.

Edward stepped forward, drew his curved sword from his waist with his left hand, and without bothering with any fancy moves, directly slashed at Ye Xiao's neck, who was frozen in place.

There were no clothes to cover him here, and he didn't believe that this guy could have a steel plate implanted in his neck.

The scimitar easily slashed down, passing through Ye Xiao's neck, but Edward didn't see the expected blood splatter, nor did he feel any real impact.

He stared at the figure in front of him, stunned for a moment, then blurted out in slight surprise, "Afterimage!?"

A soft ticking sound, like the turning of a clock, suddenly came. Edward could only remain still for a limited time at a time, and time immediately began to flow again.

At the same time, Edward suddenly looked up as if he had a premonition, only to see a figure on the candlestick in the air suddenly descend like lightning, a cold sword light directly cleaving Edward's left hand holding the knife, revealing the bloody arm bone.

"Damn it!"

Edward staggered a few steps after being slashed by the sword. Although he knew his immortality would soon be restored, he still felt a sense of humiliation at being mocked.

Before the arm on the ground could fly back, he threw out the musket in his right hand, and then without hesitation, he pressed his free thumb and middle finger together, trying to activate the time-stopping ability once again.

But this time, despite his efforts, he was astonished to find that his fingers were moving unusually slowly, as if they were stuck in an invisible quagmire.

This caused him to be unable to snap his fingers for a moment!

What the hell is going on here?!

Edward didn't notice that Ye Xiao had secretly cast a small spell behind him while he was staggering.

The "time delay field," although currently only ten centimeters in range and not as wide-ranging as Edward's ability to stop time, is more than enough to hold down two of Edward's fingers in an instant.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Ye Xiao suddenly rushed forward, his sword flashing as he slashed at Edward's neck.

Edward's one hand was held back by the miniature time-delay field, while his other hand was still on the ground waiting to recover. He watched helplessly as Ye Xiao chopped off his head.

But it didn't matter. Even though his vision was completely blurred, Edward remained calm.

He won't die; that's his greatest advantage. Even if he's torn to pieces, with the blessing of that supreme deity, his recovery will only take two or three seconds.

But once he recovers, he will make that bastard who dared to humiliate him pay the price!

Edward's head spun in mid-air as he gritted his teeth and thought, but then a huge foot suddenly appeared in his field of vision.

What's going on?! What's this guy trying to do?!

To Edward's shock, Ye Xiao's booted foot slammed into Edward's head, sending him flying like a ball towards a corner of the lobby.

Edward's anger surged instantly; this bastard could only be arrogant at times like this.

But before he could utter any harsh words, he saw a crow land behind him at the same time.

Then, invisible ripples suddenly spread out from in front of the crow, and a spatial portal leading to an unknown location suddenly opened.

Edward's head flew straight into the portal.

Immediately afterwards, the portal closed, and Ye Xiao saluted with a wicked grin at the spot where the head had disappeared.

Beside him, Edward's headless body swayed and then collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Chapter Sixty-Three: The True Miracle

"No, he just killed him like that??"

Decali looked completely bewildered and poked Edward's body on the ground.

He was still dealing with those two legendary pirates when he unexpectedly received good news.

"He's not really dead yet, but he definitely won't be able to move for a while."

Ye Xiao stretched.

As long as the numerical difference between the two sides is not too great, intelligence is the key to determining the outcome.

If Ye Xiao were completely unaware of Edward's immortality and bizarre time-stopping ability, he would most likely still lose if he went head-to-head with him.

However, if Ye Xiao had figured out Edward's abilities beforehand, and Edward knew nothing about them, then it would be Ye Xiao's problem to let this guy last three minutes.

First, Ye Xiao observed the existence of the time-stopping ability. Although no one present could accurately detect the phenomenon of "time stopping," it was because Edward's snap of his fingers would cause many things to happen in an instant, like a frame-by-frame animation.

However, Ye Xiao also had the perception of Ella from outside the island.

Ella could clearly see that Edward's time stop was limited to this island, because when the time stop occurred, only the familiars placed on Freeport Island and the scene in Ye Xiao's field of vision were completely frozen, and only after about five seconds would they suddenly start moving again like a frame skipping.

Because Edward used time stop several times, Ye Xiao discovered that the condition for Edward to activate time stop was "snap his fingers," and that each time stop had a five-second limit.

In addition, the firing of bullets might also stop during time stop, which is very inconvenient, so Edward always has to take out his scimitar to execute them.

Once this information has been compiled, devising a plan to deal with Edward will be a natural next step.

While Edward's remaining pirate henchmen were not easily killed, their combat strength was low. Even if they wanted to resist, they would only be captured alive by Decali and Morgan, who quickly defected.

"boom"

Just then, another earth-shattering roar was heard.

The ceiling trembled, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared. The hanging candlestick finally gave way and fell with a crash along with the broken stones, igniting a raging fire upon hitting the ground.

Downstairs, the wall on one side of the rising stone platform collapsed with a roar, and several dragon heads formed from rocks rushed into the lobby, opening their enormous mouths.

Aslan's naval soldiers poured out and, without saying a word, used their longbows to shoot down the group of pirates who were gathering in the hall.

This was retaliation for the pirates' daring to openly humiliate the Aslan royal family. As the most petty of the three great empires, the Aslans were determined to eliminate any threat once they decided to take action.

"Damn, they arrived so quickly."

Henry Morgan was caught off guard when he saw that the fighting had spread to the ground floor.

"It's all that bastard Edward's fault for issuing that execution notice, which really pissed off all these Aslans!"

"Some pirates shouted."

"But... without the Pirate King, how can we possibly deal with these Aslans?"

Then came terrified cries, and despair appeared on the faces of some pirates.

What are you saying? Am I not human?

Ye Xiao curled his lips upon hearing this. Although the way he defeated Edward seemed somewhat unethical, it was a bit much that these guys had absolutely no faith in him.

He emerged from the panicked crowd, draped a black coat over his shoulders, and, under the watchful eyes of the pirates, slowly walked to the railing of the building.

"Without those immortal pirate soldiers, we would have no way to fight against so many Aslans."

Henry Morgan saw Ye Xiao step forward and reminded him.

"Dude, are we really going to fight these Aslan troops again?"

Decali also expressed confusion.