The Villain Saint is my secondary account

However, the temple was newly built, and many places were still unfurnished and decorated. Or more accurately, Hagalati and his group had placed some unsuitable items that Ella had thrown away, so the space looked a bit empty.

Ella then left these trivial matters to Isaac to handle.

After settling the high-ranking believers, Ella led Ye Xiao to a private room, opened a door, and brought Greta, who was far away in Aslan, back with her.

After Greta rescued Serendra and Femishire in the Hengyuan Mountains, she deliberately returned to the evacuation team of the Second Princess Silvana and followed them to the capital of the Southern Province.

Now that Ella has called the little guy back, she wants to hear what's going on over there.

According to Greta, Silvana went straight to the capital of the southern province after leaving the Hengyuan Mountains.

Due to the "unfortunate sacrifice" of the eldest and third princesses, Silvana, as the only surviving princess, took on the credit for saving the noble offspring. As the Holy Maiden of the Earth, her prestige in the southern provinces has soared during this period.

"But what use is the prestige of the southern provinces to her?"

Ayram stroked his chin. Most of the southern province had already fallen, and the demon army was advancing with unstoppable momentum. They would soon reach the provincial capital. It seemed a bit unreasonable that Sylvanas would betray her two sisters for such a hollow title.

"The cities in the southern provinces have been occupied, but most of the upper-class nobles who fled at the first sign of trouble are still here."

Greta pondered, "Perhaps we need the support of these nobles."

"Nobles who have lost their fiefdoms are merely nominal. Even if you control them, what can they support?"

Ella was still somewhat confused.

The underlying reasons for Silvana's betrayal remain unclear to this day.

Based on her current deduction, Serendra is probably the true Earth Saintess, which matches the information from her previous life and explains why Serendra can unconsciously use some spells with a slight divine power.

But if the betrayed Serendra can give that fake Earth Goddess an opportunity to take advantage of her and convert the true saintess into her follower, then what good will this whole thing do for Sylvanas?

To solidify her identity as the Earth Saintess?

But that traitor can indeed use some earth magic. If she is a fake chosen one, then why can she use real magic?

Ella was puzzled. "Speaking of which, what exactly is the 'Chosen One' to the gods?"

"You yourself are the chosen one of the God of Light, so why are you asking me?"

Greta tilted her head.

Ella couldn't help but glance at Greta; she wished she knew why Greta was chosen by the God of Light.

"In our present world, the chosen ones, besides maximizing the grace bestowed by God, also serve as a very important anchor point for God. Even if all believers are lost, as long as the chosen ones remain, God's will will not completely perish."

Greta then explained.

She now understands that Ella is an Outer God, and it's normal that she's not familiar with the rules of the gods in their world.

"...Hmm? So in other words, as long as Serendra is alive, the true Earth Goddess will not perish?"

"That's true in theory."

Greta covered her mouth and chuckled, "But the God of Light might be an exception."

Ella tapped Greta on the head.

"Ugh... Of course, if the chosen one abandons her original faith and converts to another god, the divine power that originally resided in her will also be taken away. This is perhaps why the fake Earth Goddess wanted to take Serendra under her control."

Greya covered her head.

Chapter Ninety-Four: Greta's List

"But if the imposter Earth Goddess failed to fully seize divine power because of the existence of the true Earth Saintess, then where did Sylvanas's divine power related to the earth come from?"

Ella frowned.

"There isn't necessarily only one divine authority associated with the laws of the earth. For example, the goddess of the sea has seven daughters, and the divine authority of the seven daughters is more or less related to the laws of the sea."

"Hmm...so it's possible that the Earth Goddess's daughter betrayed her?"

Ella tilted her head.

"As far as I know, it's possible the opposite is true,"

Greta opened her palm, and a deep red magic circle unfolded, revealing an ancient-looking book.

"Oh, isn't this your Death Note?"

Beside her, Ye Xiao recognized the book in Greta's hand and spoke up.

Ye Xiao saw the other party take this thing out during the struggle for the throne among the five princes. It was with this thing that Greta was able to find out the identity of the god who was hiding behind the Cult of Life and the Samuel Hermitage.

"What Death Note... This is just, cough cough, a list."

Greta cleared her throat awkwardly twice.

"What list?"

Ella deliberately feigned curiosity and asked.

"Well... now that things have come to this, it probably won't hurt to tell you."

Greta hung a monocle on her little head and turned the pages of the book. Every page still contained the names of many gods that Ye Xiao had seen before, marked with an X.

“I once told Ye Xiao that I made a small mistake in the Old Age of Gods, so I had to make a deal with the God of Light… I don’t know if Ye Xiao has told you about this.”

No.

Ella honestly shook her head.

"Hmph, at least you kept your promise."

Greta poked Ye Xiao's waist with her finger. "When the new gods arrive, the God of Light will settle scores with the gods who have committed sins against the old gods. He has made a pact with us—we, the demon gods of hell, will not be held accountable for what we have done in the past, but the condition is that we deal with these old gods on his list."

"I understand. So, Greta, you actually had to sign this treaty that betrayed the Old Gods in order to protect your sisters."

Ella nodded knowingly.

She had been wondering why, despite Greta's statement that the old gods who had committed sins had been killed by the God of Light, Lucyville, who had revealed that this guy, as the one who had done the most bad things among the demon gods of the old gods, seemed to have gotten away with it.

"No, I'm just trying to survive! Who cares about those idiots!"

Greta's face flushed slightly.

"Okay, okay, don't worry, Ella and I won't tell Lucyville about this."

Ye Xiao ruffled Greta's hair.

Greta then angrily continued flipping through the book, "I told you this just to show that there are also many beings among the old gods who share the same origin in laws as the true gods of the new age."

"In other words, Silvana might also be a chosen one, only the god who chose her might be some other ancient god related to the laws of the earth?"

Ye Xiao pondered.

"That's right. Usually in the new age of gods, any laws of the same origin will be mastered by one righteous god, and no new god will be able to master the same laws. However, there may be some old gods who have not yet fallen and still hold a part of the laws."

Greta's hand, which had been turning the pages, finally stopped, and a name that hadn't been crossed out appeared before Ella and Ye Xiao's eyes.

“These ancient gods once went into hiding, and even the God of Light or I found it difficult to find their true forms. But as the light faded and the situation changed, they came out to act again.”

"And the name you see is that of an ancient god from the side of order who is related to the laws of the earth but has been hiding and has not been discovered."

"Mother Earth, Gaia."

Ye Xiao murmured the name on the page, "This person... I remember him being a bit unusual."

The names that Ye Xiao had just seen marked with an X on other pages were mostly sparsely listed in the kinship section.

But below the name of Mother Earth, there are densely packed names of various deities, like a forest, including many that Ye Xiao is familiar with.

Although Ye Xiao had never heard of this deity's name in his previous life, many of her descendants were famous deities that Ye Xiao had heard of.

"Of course, this is one of the two main gods of the Old Gods' Order."

Greta slid her finger down, "Look, the Earth Goddess Teradom of the New Age is actually her great-granddaughter."

Is this something to brag about?

Ye Xiao was speechless.

If this guy is the real culprit behind the current chaotic situation on the mainland, then wouldn't he be a bit too difficult to deal with?

The chief god of the Old Gods... doesn't that mean that Gaia was once a figure on par with the God of Light?

Many of the named deities in the New Age of Gods are her descendants. If she were to break the existing order and raise her arm, without the restraint of the God of Light, it is possible that many deities would join her.

Ye Xiao recalled what Alex had once said, "Of course, the company also has the support of the gods, and their power far exceeds your imagination..."

However, if we had to say, Greta might have once been a deity of this level.

Thinking about it this way, maybe this guy isn't so amazing after all.

"Tsk, I felt that your look just now was very impolite."

Greta frowned and glared at Ye Xiao.

"If this deity is operating in the shadows, then the source of Silvana's divine power can perhaps be explained."

Ella's gaze searched through Gaia's densely packed family tree, and soon she found the name she was looking for—"Rhea".

"Rhea's Golden Bough" is the name of the fake Earth Goddess's divine authority that the giant tentacle Lydia tore apart in the void. This also explains why there is such a deity whose powers are so similar to those of the Earth Goddess.

As expected, when it comes to questions about deities, you still have to ask Greta, the old hand. Her knowledge of these ancient events is unmatched by anyone else.

"Gredia, you just said that there are two main gods on the side of the Old Gods' Order. Since this Gaia may have the tendency to make a comeback, what about the other one?"

“Oh, and the other one is this one,”

Greta then turned the pages, revealing a genealogy filled with the names of deities.

This time, however, the god's name was crossed out—"Father of the Sky, Uranus".

"In the Old Age of Gods, Uranus and Gaia were the rulers of the present world and the ancestors of most gods in the present world, including the gods of the New Age of Gods. However, as far as I know, this one should have been completely defeated by the God of Light."

"That's good, it at least means we only have one real opponent."

Ye Xiao breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Regardless, he eventually found out the source of the company's confidence to stir up trouble in mainland China.

Chapter Ninety-Five: Night of Starlight

After further discussion, the three (or two) still had no clue about Silvana's true purpose.

Therefore, Ye Xiao could only put the matter aside for the time being, tidy up, and go to find Skadi again in the evening.

He had spent the least amount of time with this empress, and considering that he couldn't show favoritism, since he had already come to Loren, he had to visit her.

"Hmph, you heartless bastard, you still know to come see me!"

In the Imperial Study of the Palace, as expected, our Empress started to act strangely again as soon as they met.

"Hey, isn't this all for world peace?"

Ye Xiao gently patted Skadi's head. "How has Your Majesty been studying lately? Have you encountered any obstacles?"

"Why are you acting like an elder checking homework? I'm not a little kid!"

Skadi pinched Ye Xiao's waist in annoyance and embarrassment.

“That’s not how it works; it’s the duty of a subject,”

Ye Xiao laughed, but inwardly he was wondering if these girls had been particularly fond of attacking his waist lately, and he wondered who they had learned it from.

"You're a minister who's rarely in the palace, aren't you? I'd think I'd exiled you to the frontier."

Skadi pouted.

"hey-hey."

Ye Xiao could only manage an awkward, dry laugh.

In terms of simply spending time with him, he was indeed not very considerate, so it's normal for Skadi to complain.

Moreover, after returning this time, he will be going to the Holy City, so it's estimated that we won't see each other for a while.

"dong dong dong"

Just then, there was a knock on the door of the Imperial Study.

"What's going on? Didn't I tell you not to bother me at this time?"

Skadi was slightly annoyed. She had finally managed to meet Ye Xiao after several days, and now someone was interrupting her.