The Villain Saint is my secondary account

"There is another soul inside her, and that soul is incomplete; it should be some kind of remnant soul."

Alina shrugged and explained, "In my opinion, the one who is truly compatible with the Holy Light is that special remnant soul. This so-called 'Saintess' doesn't actually have much talent for the Holy Light."

"Now that the remnant soul is rejecting it, her sensitivity to the holy light will naturally decrease."

Ye Xiao recalled Vatrian's hurtful words to Tania in the mine cave and nodded thoughtfully, "That remnant soul is probably Heresta... So the company captured the remnant soul of the former Holy Maiden of Light and then used some means to fuse it into this guy's body?"

"I'm afraid I'll have to take a closer look to know."

Alina tilted her head and then stretched out her little hand, "Can I get a little closer to her?"

"Row."

Ye Xiao carried Alina toward Tanya, but quickly realized something and let go. "No, I'll put you down, you can go over there yourself."

“But if you don’t hold me, I’m going to attack her.”

Alina immediately bared her teeth and brandished her claws.

"I'm really impressed by you."

Ye Xiao's lips twitched, and he quickly picked Alina up and hugged her in his arms again.

Alina then obediently placed her palm on Tanya's shoulder.

Tanya suddenly caught sight of it and instinctively tried to avoid the other person's hand in fear. Alina simply slapped a binding magic circle under her feet, freezing Tanya in place.

"Don't move."

Alina, like a seasoned doctor, gripped the other's shoulders and slowly gave her diagnosis: "Interesting. There are no obvious signs of human intervention in the fusion of the two souls... Either the method used by the achiever was extremely skillful, or this person must be a born dual-soul individual."

"A dual-soul user?"

Ye Xiao paused for a moment.

He recognized the name because there was an extremely rare bloodline talent among players called "Dual Souls".

Players who acquire this bloodline will have a powerful soul fused within them, such as a high-level monster or an ancient hero.

The method of advancement is also unique. It involves impersonating the personality and habits of the monster or hero. The more convincing the impersonation, the higher the degree of soul resonance, and the stronger the power obtained from the other soul.

In terms of combat power alone, the power provided by this bloodline is often very strong, with fast upgrade speed and high potential.

However, Ye Xiao didn't like this thing. He felt that imitating another soul for a long time would gradually lead to the loss of self. Even if he gained great power from it, he would ultimately only be refining himself into a vessel for another soul.

In his previous life, he had met a dual-soul user; that player's second soul was said to be some kind of Demon Wolf King. He was quite powerful, and as a key member of the cooperating adventure guild, he led them to wipe out several monster lairs.

On their way back to the village, they passed a cowshed. Everyone else was suffocated by the fumes, but that guy suddenly had his eyes light up and rushed into the shed...

Ugh, this brings back bad memories.

Ye Xiao quickly tried to dispel the images that popped into her mind.

In short, this was the first time he had ever seen a dual-soul individual among the native inhabitants of the present world.

"You've probably heard stories where people claim to be the reincarnation of a legendary hero, or some kind of sage or great mage, just to glorify themselves."

Alina continued, "Most of it is obviously just nonsense, but a very small number of people are indeed dual-soul beings."

"Some ancient and powerful souls do not completely perish after the death of their bodies, but instead slumber and wander due to some coincidence, until they cross the river of time and quietly awaken in the body of someone in the future."

"Can the human soul be cultivated to this level?"

"Very rare, but not impossible. Such humans have often crossed the threshold above the Saint rank and are close to the strength of the Myth rank, which can be considered as demigods."

Alina puffed out her chest and said.

"You know quite a lot."

Ye Xiao clicked his tongue in amazement.

“I saw these in the Holy City’s library, but I’m not sure if they’re true.”

Ye Xiao immediately raised his hand, intending to give the little girl a smack on the head.

"Oh, but! But!..."

Alina covered her head with her hands and quickly continued, "I roughly understand Tanya's situation now! It's because the second soul is rejecting her actions!"

Is that how it's said?

Ye Xiao stroked his chin and looked at Tanya. "Well, did you understand? Don't be so downcast. I still need you to cover for me."

"But...but..."

Tanya was bound within the magic circle, her face still unable to conceal her sorrow. "Doesn't this just mean that I'm truly a worthless piece of trash unworthy of recognition...?"

Oh no, the symptoms have actually worsened.

Ye Xiao covered his forehead. Just as he was at a loss, Alina spoke up again, "Hmph, that's only because your current actions are contrary to the true path of holy light."

"By returning to the right path, you still have a sliver of hope to regain your soul's approval."

As soon as she finished speaking, Tanya's eyes widened as if she had found a lifeline.

"I...I still have a chance!?"

"of course."

As Alina spoke, she gave Ye Xiao a wink with a proud little expression.

Ye Xiao instantly understood, a smile playing on his lips, and pulled out a stack of parchment from who-knows-where.

"But there's one condition: I hope you can give me some time first so I can introduce you to our savior and deities..."

Chapter 115 Escape

On the other side, high in the border mountains.

Several warships roared through the clouds, and in the command room of the largest airship at the head of the group, Duke Tyron looked down at the layered mountains outside the window, his eyes revealing an uncontrollable rage.

"Haven't you found it yet?"

"Reporting to the Councilor, we have arrived at Grey Peak Plains, and are less than three hundred miles away from the location you indicated."

The captain wiped the sweat from his brow and reported shakily.

Beside Councilor Tyron, a blond man wearing a monocle and a robe draped only over one shoulder chuckled softly.

"Please be patient, Mr. Congressman. Since the host has given instructions, there must be no mistake."

His voice was somewhat effeminate. He held a rather thick book in his left hand and a quill pen in his right, as if he were writing something down on it.

“I understand, Lord Uriel. I’m just a little worried…”

Member of Parliament Tyrone seemed to treat the man with respect, even using honorifics in his speech.

Behind them, three border legion commanders stood solemnly like statues, their hands behind their backs, all silent and watching the backs of the two men in front of them without daring to be negligent in the slightest.

The three generals had never seen the blond man standing next to Senator Tyron before. They found it hard to believe that in the Duchy of Tedeh, there was someone even a powerful senator had to show some respect for.

“I understand, Mr. Congressman. But you know, Lord Adam has always had high expectations of you.”

Uriel said calmly, "You have the potential to be a leader, and you have the strong mindset to face anything."

Upon hearing this, Councilor Tyran tried his best to keep his expression calm, took a deep breath, and then straightened his clothes. "Hmm... as you said, Lord Uriel."

I mean, 'anything'.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Uriel slightly curled the corners of his mouth and softly repeated what he had just said.

But this time, Congressman Tyrone couldn't hear clearly because at the same time, his subordinates relayed messages from other airship observation windows.

"Report! A large number of figures have been observed on a hillside 164 miles northeast of the center of the sea! It is speculated that they may be passengers who went missing the day before yesterday!"

Upon hearing this news, Congressman Tyrone couldn't contain his excitement and hurriedly said, "Let's go there right away!"

"Yes!"

His subordinates immediately took their leave.

Congressman Tyron breathed a sigh of relief; his tense heart seemed to finally be able to relax a little.

In the sky, the massive airship fleet quickly changed direction and headed towards the location where the figures had been spotted.

And indeed, as they saw, there, about a hundred noble passengers from the wrecked airship were struggling to trek across a sheltered snow slope.

At the front of the passenger line, Ye Xiao was carrying Miss Windsor, who had fallen into a deep sleep, on his back. She was wrapped in a dark black coat.

Saintess Tanya stood side by side with Ye Xiao, followed by the members of the Maple Squad, while Pierberg and other nobles surrounded them.

Upon seeing several enormous airships emerge from the clouds, the nobles, who were practically frozen solid, eagerly waved to the sky.

Ye Xiao finally breathed a sigh of relief, but still muttered under his breath with considerable displeasure, "They really know how to pick their timing. They only come over after the enemy has been defeated."

"That's not how it is in stories. Reinforcements that arrive in time aren't really reinforcements."

Miss Mofeng chuckled from the side.

"Actually, it's already very fast. The entire border mountainous area covers millions of square kilometers. It's more surprising that they were able to find this place accurately in just one day."

Tanya continued.

Her eyes were still a little red, but she seemed to have recovered quite a bit in spirit.

Having defeated their greatest enemies, Vatrian and Antoniere, the group turned back to the mine.

The group had originally planned to stay and wait for rescue with the food they had here, but unexpectedly, the rescue team arrived just as they reached the foot of the mountain.

Before long, a dozen airships landed in a nearby ravine, and fully armed soldiers from the Principality scrambled down the ridge to surround Ye Xiao and his group.

The soldiers in front were lined up neatly on both sides. Tyran, a councilor wearing a black leather coat and leaning on a cane, slowly walked toward the crowd, accompanied by Uriel and three legion commanders.

Councilor Tyron's gaze swept over the crowd, and he quickly spotted Windsor, who was being carried on Ye Xiao's back. With a wave of his hand, he ordered his soldiers to go and help her up.

Tanya stepped forward and greeted Councilor Tyron. The two seemed to know each other quite well, and without much small talk, they quickly recounted what had happened.

Of course, it is clarified here that it was Tanya who ultimately defeated Vatrian and Antoniere. Although Tanya was still a little embarrassed about taking credit for something that did not actually belong to her, she had no choice but to accept it because it was Ye Xiao's strong request.

Congressman Tyrone had no doubts about this, or rather, he was more concerned about his daughter at the moment.

Taking Miss Windsor from his coat, Tanya, despite having warned Councilor Tyron beforehand, was instantly filled with rage when he lifted the coat and saw his daughter's frail body covered only in a tattered burlap sack, her fair skin marred by bloody wounds.

"A bunch of damned bastards!!! How dare they do such a heinous thing!?"

Congressman Tyrone could barely contain himself and immediately looked up at his men, ordering, "Raze this hill that harbors these beasts to the ground!!!"

Upon receiving the order, the soldiers picked up their weapons and were about to rush into the mine behind them when Ye Xiao quickly raised his hand to stop them. "Wait, the culprit has already been eliminated. There are only innocent civilians inside."

"Ah?"

Upon seeing this, Congressman Tyrone frowned.

Fortunately, Tanya, who was standing nearby, quickly spoke up to comfort him, "Mr. Councilor, the rebel leaders Vatrian and Antonie have already paid the price for this. The other rebels who caused this are no longer a threat. Capturing them and the remaining leader Wesker for interrogation is more valuable than executing them directly."

"As for the civilians in the cave, they were only temporarily blinded and did not participate in the robbery. Killing them all would be contrary to the doctrine of Holy Light, so they should be properly resettled."

Councilor Tyron's face was ashen. After a long and thoughtful meeting of eyes with Tania, he finally nodded. "Alright. Since Miss Saintess has said so, let's arrange it this way for now."

Ye Xiao, who was behind, breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

It's fortunate that we were able to bring Tania over in the end, otherwise, I doubt anyone here could have persuaded Councilor Tyron.

Whether the logic is right or wrong is one thing; what's important is that in Congressman Tyrone's eyes, only Tanya has the right to speak with him.

Ye Xiao was determined not to stand by and watch the other side slaughter the thousands of emaciated, innocent civilians in the cave, no matter how important his infiltration mission was.

Therefore, if such a thing were to happen, another major war would be inevitable.

Chapter 116 The Steel City

Fortunately, things eventually settled down smoothly.

The remaining rebels in the cave, seeing the sky full of steel behemoths, had no will to resist and were all captured.

Congressman Tyron did indeed keep his promise, transferring the thousands of civilians he discovered to airships and removing them from the mine.

Although the Loren-style weapons left in the cave were confiscated by the border legion, fortunately, Miss Windsor's physical condition was only due to exhaustion and unconsciousness, as determined by the accompanying physician. Therefore, after calming down, Councilor Tyron, reminded by Tania, did not act rashly and launch a bloody battle against the Loren Empire.

This left Ye Xiao feeling lingering fear for quite some time after boarding the airship.

He pondered that if he had truly let Windsor and Tanya die because of a momentary lapse of judgment while he was in the cave, it might have led to an endless war between the two human nations.

"How insidious!"