The Villain Saint is my secondary account

According to the company's original plan, the Duchy of Tedeh would conquer Loren in the east, advance to Valond, and then occupy the Tomb of Life located in the Howling Mountains, and temporarily suppress the witch. However, it is impossible to completely eliminate the witch in this way, as the company has already realized based on the intelligence extracted from past reincarnations.

But the witch's growth rate was beyond imagination. The Eastern Expedition suffered a major defeat in the Western Frontier, and four Titans were killed in succession. The occupation of the Tomb of Life in Valond was now a distant prospect.

If this continues, once the World-Destroying Witch grows to the Mythical level, she will once again possess the ability to restart the cycle of reincarnation. At that time, no matter what they do, they will no longer be able to defeat the Witch.

Under the constraints of the laws, gods cannot exert power beyond the Saint rank in the mortal realm. Players who are found to be able to break through this constraint, even if they cultivate their heads with all their might, will still need at least five years to reach the Saint rank and form a force equivalent to the one that once defeated the rebel army of the World-Destroying Witch.

However, according to the company's assessment, the witches of this world will probably ascend to mythology in less than a year, and they no longer have time.

Therefore, the upgrade plan came into being.

The company and the Dark Shepherd plan to concentrate the power of the five Life Tombs they already possess and the sixth one they are about to acquire, select specific humans to be given the identity of "players," and use the Life Tombs to elevate them to the Mythical rank.

They will use this to defeat the existing chaotic consciousness, Ella, seize the seventh tomb of Loren, and ultimately gain control of Lydia's consciousness.

Chapter 139 The Spark

The company's ultimate plan is likely to create a mythical being capable of breaking through the limitations of the laws of the present world to deal with Ella.

If we can temporarily destroy Ella who exists in the present world, and seize Loren's Tomb of Life before she returns to this world, we can then input a new consciousness into Lydia, the Goddess of Chaos.

This is roughly a modified version of the God of Light's original plan to fight against Chaos. If Ella is considered the first generation of consciousness to enter Chaos, the company and the Dark Shepherds want to use the divine power left by Light (life) to create a second generation of consciousness and eliminate Ella.

"I'm a little curious, has the feasibility of this plan been verified?"

Ye Xiao asked, "Although I don't know exactly how the God of Light did it, implanting consciousness into chaos shouldn't be something that can be achieved with divine power alone, right?"

"And even if a second consciousness is implanted, how can we be sure that this consciousness will definitely be able to defeat Ella?"

"The answer to the first question is in the hands of the Dark Shepherds. You should know that they were once a family of miracle sorcerers who served under the banner of light and life."

"Belier replied."

"I don't really know much about the Dark Shepherds,"

Ye Xiao nodded. "What's the situation with their upper echelons?"

"Well……"

Beller hesitated for a moment, “Their internal situation is quite mysterious. Only a few of the gods here have had contact with them. All we know is that the strange god they converted to after abandoning the light also called himself ‘Lydia’.”

"Then there is the second question: whether the new consciousness can compete with Ella for power. In the eyes of the gods, the main question is whether its 'quality' is sufficient."

"Before entering Chaos, the witch was just an ordinary human consciousness, and based on the number of Tomb of Life, we will create a maximum of six Ascended."

"Under equal conditions, if six carefully selected powerful consciousnesses were to fight against one consciousness, the gods believed that the scales of victory would tip in their favor."

Ye Xiao rubbed his chin, wondering if this thing could be compared like that.

However, there are still many mysteries surrounding the relationship between Ella and Lydia. Moreover, there has never been a case where another consciousness entered the chaos to compete with her for so-called "control." Who knows, she might actually be able to kick her out.

Compared to simply eliminating Ella in the present world, this is indeed a more direct approach to addressing the root cause.

"Aren't you afraid that after Ella is destroyed, she'll panic and directly manipulate the power of chaos to break through the physical world, causing everyone to perish together?"

"...The Dark Shepherd and several high gods felt that she couldn't do it."

Beryl shrugged. "They believe that a single human consciousness cannot fully control chaos. Witches can only borrow a portion of its power; otherwise, why would they need to go back in time after dying in past cycles?"

That makes a lot of sense, but...

Ye Xiao let his thoughts rise, returning to Lydia, the black sun dozing in the void.

He tried shaking the tentacles wrapped around him a few times, but he didn't feel any difficulty in controlling them. He was quite adept at maneuvering them, and they didn't seem to be "unable to fully control" them at all.

Of course, the small glass ball at the tip of the tentacle, symbolizing the "real world," is indeed very hard, and gently poking it a couple of times with other tentacles has no effect.

But Lydia dared not try too hard to verify whether He could directly destroy the present world.

But as Beller said, if the witch Ella could directly control Lydia as she does now, why didn't she just shatter the present world instead of going through so many cycles?

Um... could it be that the old witch Ella really couldn't control Lydia?

But why is it possible in this life?

There's no difference at all...

Wait, there are still differences. In this life, "I" am Ye Xiao.

Lydia seemed to suddenly understand something, and her heart skipped a beat—although there shouldn't be a heart in Her enormous, dark body, that was roughly the feeling.

Regardless of what He is essentially, it is certain that His primary identity is "Ye Xiao".

He even added a player system after reincarnation, something the previous witch Ella didn't have at all.

But the body He transmigrated into was Ella, and He even retained Ella's memories... But then again, if He has memories from both sides, why does He think He is "Ye Xiao" instead of "Ella"?

The more Lydia thought about it, the more confused she became. She decided to put it aside for now and turned her attention back to Ye Xiao in the real world.

"You just said they think... don't you think so?"

"I do not know."

Beryl shrugged. "But I dare not gamble. Who knows, maybe that guy has gained a deeper and deeper control over chaos through countless reincarnations. After all, this time we can see that her growth rate is faster than any previous reincarnation record. She has reached the Saint rank in less than a year."

"Maybe killing her this time will actually awaken Lydia, or it might even destroy the world."

"Then I feel that your Ascendant Program is also unreliable."

Ye Xiao was speechless.

"It's 'their plan,' or more accurately, a collaborative plan between the Shepherd and two other departments within the company."

Bellier waved his hand, "My sister and I, our Pioneer Department, have no intention of fighting that crazy witch to the death. Our only goal is to use the divine power of the Ascension Project to open a stargate across other worlds and take some people away from this world that has been turned into chaos by that bastard witch."

"This is a sub-project of the upgrade plan, also known as the Spark Project."

This was quite similar to the plan that the angry demon god Samael had previously told Susie Yun, and Ye Xiao indicated that he understood.

"However, the premise for the success of the Fire Seed Project is that the first half of the Ascension Project can be successful, and enough divine power can be gathered by using the Tomb of Life. Therefore, we still have to fight on the same side as the other two departments and the Dark Shepherds."

Beller shrugged.

"I think I understand now. So what were we discussing when we met with Duke Tyran?"

"The ascension plan requires six humans as candidates, because gods who already possess divinity can no longer be compatible with the divinity of light and life."

"Three of them are from the Dark Shepherds, and the other three are from the company. Duke Tyrannosaurus is one of these three, as the human chosen by the god Adam. Given his high position and power, he is the person in charge representing the company in the ascension plan."

"The other two are the chosen ones from the research institute and the chosen ones from the outpost."

Belier smiled slightly, "But the chosen one at the outpost disappeared in the western frontier a few days ago."

"Miss Luo?"

Ye Xiao quickly realized what was happening.

Chapter 140 Redemption and Promise

"Oh, you know him?"

Bellier tilted his head. "Well, the projection magic you used earlier was indeed a skill of a player in the Moon Guardian's spy squad, so it's normal that you know Miss Luo."

"I understand. So Astra wanted to take this opportunity to replace his own person in that position, which led to that meeting."

After going through so many twists and turns, Ye Xiao finally got some clues.

"Don't you pioneers have any ascendants?"

"We don't need it, and we're not vying for the consciousness of chaos."

Bellier waved his hand, "Besides, we're not quite the same as ordinary players."

"Oh, what's different?"

Ye Xiao immediately thought of what Beller had said about the closed beta test while he was "in a coma".

"Hmph, you scumbag, I've told you everything, and you haven't given me any feedback. That won't do."

Unexpectedly, this time Bellier just twitched his little nose and didn't answer. "There won't be any more freebies from now on. I'll only tell you if you come with me."

"If you mean joining your department, that's not out of the question."

Ye Xiao shrugged. In any case, whether he was at the outpost or in the Pioneers, he was just causing trouble for the company, so it made no difference to him.

"Do you think I'm that easy to fool? Don't think I don't know that your heart is still with that wretched witch."

The girl pointed her finger and poked Ye Xiao's chest hard. "I told you all this information because of you, and you not only didn't show any appreciation, but you also lied to me. How can you live with yourself?"

"How could that be? I'm very honest."

Ye Xiao smiled slightly awkwardly.

"Then after you join me, you'll come with me to another place and you're not allowed to come back and meddle in things here."

"Well, never mind then."

Beryl immediately puffed out her cheeks, "You still dare to say you're not a scumbag?!"

"Hey, hehe... I'm doing this for everyone."

Ye Xiao scratched his head, "This world is indeed quite terrible, but rather than simply abandoning it, I would rather save it."

"If you can't let go of your concubines, I'll let you bring them all over here, okay?"

Beller pouted. "Of course, that witch is absolutely out of the question. Only that guy... why did you get involved with her in the first place? Can't you really see that she's using you?"

The girl's tone was full of resentment, which made Ye Xiao feel as if he were a cheating husband being begged by his wife to turn back.

"It's not what you think... This is hard to explain to you..."

"You used to say that too."

Beller sat down on the edge of the bed. "Am I really that difficult to communicate with?"

"..."

Ye Xiao was speechless for a moment.

"What's the meaning of your silence?!"

"Nothing, nothing."

Ye Xiao quickly waved his hand, changing the subject, "I just wanted to say that my desire to save this place isn't just because of Ella... it's just that after experiencing so much, I think I might have a sense of belonging here too."

"The Fire Seed Project may indeed be able to take me and a few more people I love away, but for the people of this world, it is far from enough."

"Hmph, you certainly have a magnanimous heart."

Beryl crossed his arms, "It makes me sound like I'm narrow-minded."

"It's not quite like that... I don't know how to describe this feeling."

Ye Xiao chuckled.

"Although the world is indeed chaotic and terrible, I have found that I have fallen in love with this land and the people here."

"It's not just my girlfriends, my brothers in the Seven Stars Guild, or other friends... it also includes the people who are working hard to live on this land, and the millions of ordinary players. This place has become a part of my life, and I can't abandon them and leave."

"Then you should definitely not get involved with that witch."

Bellier tilted his head. "You know what happened in the past cycle. That guy's evil is ingrained in his bones."

"And let me tell you, you believed in her in your previous reincarnations, and that's what happened to you..."

At this point, Beryl frowned unnaturally, clearly recalling some unpleasant scenes.

"Alright, alright, let's not dwell on those painful things anymore, they're in the past."

Ye Xiao was afraid that this guy would suddenly have another episode, so she quickly tried to comfort him.

Beryl held his forehead with one hand, and after swaying a few times, he finally managed to control his mind, which was about to become unstable again.

"Sigh... never mind..."

She sighed softly, "I'm a little tired too. I know there's no point in arguing with you about these things."

"I'll ask you one last question... Are my sister and I included among the people you want to save?"

Ye Xiao paused, looking at the girl's gentle face bathed in candlelight.

To be honest, the two sisters were probably the most difficult people to deal with in this whole affair.

Judging from their actions, their hands were stained with blood. Valen, the Lost City, Aslan... Ye Xiao could not ignore these things just because they loved him.