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Does this mean... that the Tree of Eternity is also one of the tombs of the God of Life?

Ella immediately realized why Tedeh had marched south to attack Loren; their true objective was the divine tomb in Valond.

Is the company's desire to acquire all the Tomb of Life really just for the purpose of returning to Earth?

And what about the Shepherds of Darkness? What are they doing occupying the Tomb of Life?

"But... I still don't quite understand why occupying these places allows us to perform the ritual of returning to Earth?"

"This is a bit complicated, but I can try to explain the company's fundamental purpose to you in a simple way, so that you can feel more at ease when recruiting Ye Xiao."

Samael's eyes showed a thoughtful look. "God of Life, you should have heard of this title."

"Hmm... Ye Xiao mentioned this to me."

Ella nodded slightly.

"He was once one with the light, but after being corrupted by chaos, he separated and fell into seven tombs, scattered across this continent."

Samael casually pointed, and seven flames appeared in front of him.

"And the God of Life controls the laws of space and time in this world. Just like Cronus, who just sent you here remotely using spatial magic, he was once the God of Life's chosen one."

"I think I've told you before that the world is on the verge of collapse. Therefore, controlling the seven tombs of life, reconstructing the broken laws and authority of the God of Life, breaking through the void, and opening a passage to another world is the only way for the beings of this world to survive."

Chapter 44 The Solution to Chaos

"I have indeed heard this claim."

Ella replied calmly, "But if there really is such an evil god who could destroy everything... can we escape Him simply by opening a portal?"

"Even if we can really return to our homeland, wouldn't that being, which even the gods of this world cannot stop, also go there?"

"I do want to go back to Earth, but I don't want my home planet to be dragged into this undeserved disaster."

"You're overthinking it, Miss Su."

Samael's lips curled slightly. "I only said that this is the company's purpose, but I may not have told you about the Dark Shepherd's purpose yet."

Ella frowned slightly. Indeed, for these two organizations to be able to collude like this, they must have some common goal.

If the company's goal in gathering the Divine Tomb is to break away, then what are the Dark Shepherds planning to do?

“They collect graves of the dead just like the corporations do, and perform rituals, but their goal is not to leave, but to control.”

Samael continued.

As the two chatted, they arrived at the camp where the demon army was stationed.

But this is less a campsite and more a volcano that suddenly rises from the mountaintop.

A scorching heat swept over us, and we could see flowing lava spreading outwards across the land.

This volcano was clearly not originally here; it must have been caused by some kind of earth-shattering divine power that made it rise majestically from this forest.

What was a harsh environment for elves and humans was a paradise for hellish demons. Along the way, one could see all sorts of red-skinned demons huddled together by the lava river, laughing shrilly.

As Samael walked, a circular magic circle appeared beneath his feet, enveloping Ella within it.

The scorching wind finally subsided, and the temperature of the air around us dropped, making it less uncomfortable.

"Where are we going?"

Looking at the increasing number of demons around her, Ella couldn't help but ask.

"You'll find out soon."

Samael did not answer directly, but continued to explain the topic they had just discussed.

"The Dark Shepherds believe that the Chaos God, who will ultimately lead to the destruction of the world, is actually controllable."

"This is not wishful thinking; in fact, the God of Light also believes so."

"……control?"

Ella's tone revealed a hint of doubt.

“That’s right. This is not just wishful thinking on the part of the Dark Shepherds. In fact, it was also a plan that the God of Light once had.”

Samael explained, "If we could somehow imbue the Chaos God with intelligence, perhaps we could enable him to control the calamities he has caused."

"To give a god a controllable consciousness... is that really possible?"

Hearing Ella's question, Samael smiled and waved his hand.

"The term 'god' is merely a general term used by living beings to refer to powerful, unknown, and incomprehensible beings; it does not have a specific definition in itself."

"The gods of this world may seem to be able to shake the earth with a mere gesture, but in reality they are nothing more than beings who have mastered the laws and transcended them."

"And that colossal being lurking in the void, destroying everything, although called the 'God' of Chaos, does not, in essence, possess a true 'will'."

"Therefore, He is not actually a 'god' in our broad understanding, but more like a disaster wandering in the void."

“You wouldn’t call typhoons or tsunamis gods today, but people in ancient times would. In the totems of some tribes, the phenomenon itself was even regarded as a god.”

"And this so-called God of Chaos is just like that. He is a natural disaster in the void, or more accurately, he is the collection of the malicious will of countless living beings."

"No one knows how He was originally born. All that is known is that He will keep seeking out and devouring worlds inhabited by living beings, drawing countless despair and negative will from the destroyed beings, growing, and then instinctively seeking out the next world to be destroyed."

"If we compare the void to a person, then the vast and small worlds are like the countless cells in his body. This god of chaos is like a cluster of cancer cells, which will keep devouring everything until the void is destroyed."

"This is a hopeless situation, just as ordinary cells can never defeat cancer cells, and there is no world in the void that can withstand such an existence."

"You may have heard that the God of Light is not a native god of this world. The reason He became an outward god who wandered here is because the world He originally lived in was destroyed by the God of Chaos."

Ella opened her mouth in surprise, "...You even know about this?"

"This is actually not a secret among the company's senior management."

Samael casually replied, "Of course, I can't go into detail about the source of this information. Just know that everything I've said is not made up."

Ella nodded in understanding, but inwardly she thought that since they could even know about the hidden past of the God of Light, there must be a follower of the God of Light within the company or the Shepherds of Darkness.

"So, as we now know, after the God of Light wandered for countless years and found the world we inhabit, that terrifying God of Chaos also wandered here and somehow corrupted the God of Light."

"Of course, some people say that the God of Light was actually corrupted, and Chaos found this world by following His trail... But in any case, it is a foregone conclusion that this world will soon face the destruction of the God of Chaos."

"However, the God of Light's countless years of wandering were not merely a simple escape; He also researched and explored ways to combat chaos."

"And that method is to imbue the God of Chaos with intelligence?"

Ella understood.

"That's right. He separated his polluted part, cutting away all the associated knowledge, ideas, and so on, and transformed them into the God of Life."

"Then, the God of Life gave birth to a child, but the purpose of this child was not to inherit the legacy, but to attempt to input its will into the chaos in reverse."

"Since the essence of the Chaos God is the collection of countless negative wills, if one of the wills that has been devoured can take control and actively guide the other wills, then perhaps chaos can be contained in this way."

"But the premise is that this will must be strong enough to not lose itself even when overwhelmed by countless malices."

"But this requirement is too difficult. No existing will could be so resilient, not even a god."

"The God of Light knows this well, because even He Himself is uncontrollably sliding into the abyss of madness."

"Therefore, He chose a different approach, to cultivate a will that was connected to chaos, born with malice but imperfect due to its nascent stage, in order to achieve this goal."

"And that will is Ella Heviel."

Chapter Forty-Five: The Endless Struggle

"So, Ayla Heviel is actually the means by which the God of Light arranged to resist chaos?"

Ella sighed softly, "Then what does this have to do with the Dark Shepherds?"

"Because it is obvious that the God of Light has failed."

Samael spoke with a hint of resentment in his voice, "He placed his bet on Ella Hevil, hoping that this will could control the chaos."

"But in fact, you should be quite clear about what happened in the previous life. That despicable witch chose to succumb to power and pushed the world toward destruction."

"And this is also the reason for the birth of the Dark Shepherds—their goal is simple: to assist a new will to replace Ella Hevie and become the master of Chaos."

“Since the God of Life can give birth to such a will, it is not impossible for it to gather its authority and give birth to a second one.”

"That's why, like the company, their goal is to collect all the tombs of life, only they use them differently."

After listening to Samael's explanation, Ella finally understood what the company and the Dark Shepherds were up to, but she still had some doubts.

"But... if Ella Heviel has already successfully taken control of Chaos, why would she need to trigger time reversal?"

"According to your description, Miss Samael, even if she is defeated, as long as she is the dominant will of chaos, isn't the destruction of this world just a matter of time?"

“Ms. Su, you may have misunderstood, but the Dark Shepherd and the company did not appear only in this life.”

Samael shook his head. "In fact, every incarnation of the company and the Dark Shepherds has been fighting against Ella Heviel."

"Our goal is not to defeat Chaos, but to expel Ayrahavir's consciousness. If we succeed even once and gather all seven tombs, we can completely erase that malevolent will from Chaos."

"Wait, every lifetime?"

Ella suddenly realized the words Samael had just used.

"You mean this has happened...more than once?"

"To be precise, it was more than 12,203 times."

Samael curled the corners of his mouth. "The company and the Dark Shepherds have fought against Ella Hevier countless times over the years, but each time they have fallen just short because of her damned ability to rewind time. She can always overturn everything and start over when she is forced into a desperate situation."

"The core authority left to her by the God of Life is too difficult to deal with. Therefore, in this life, the Dark Shepherd chose to stay and continue to entangle with that mad witch, while the company decided to give up and find another way to make a living."

"Twelve thousand times..."

Ella murmured.

This time she was truly incredulous, since neither her memories as Ye Xiaoyi nor Ella's memories contained so many reincarnations.

But no matter how I think about it, something still doesn't feel right.

Could it be that her own mind "possessing" Ella as Ye Xiao was exactly what happened in her previous life?

"So that means you all still retain... memories from these twelve thousand lifetimes?"

"How can this be."

Samael chuckled and dismissed the idea, "So many years of repetitive memories, backstabbing and intrigue—anyone would go crazy in that situation."

"I even doubt that that crazy woman, Ella Hevy, could retain so many memories of the flashbacks."

"As for how we know about so many previous lives, it's mainly because of the 'Reverse Entropy Fragments' that I told you about before."

“Those things that did not fully revert with the world due to some accident, even if they themselves may not contain any useful information, such as just a simple stone, can still have their residual reversion magic extracted to help people in the present world find their past life memories.”

"The company's senior management, including myself, all used this method to retrieve some of their pre-retrograde memories."

"Of course, we usually only try to trace back a small part, get some memories, and understand the situation. That's about it. If we go any further, the mental burden can easily drive a person crazy."

Samael stopped walking as he spoke.

Ella also stopped.

By this time, they had arrived inside the volcano, and what appeared before Ella was a huge lava lake.

Perhaps due to the protective magic array set up by Miss Samael, Ayla did not feel much of the heat of the magma.

Outside, you can see hordes of terrifying demons flying by, but there are no demons in the lava lake. Even the crater in the sky is just a patch of blue sky, and there are only deep red bubbles churning in the lake, like a pot of boiling tomato soup.

"I couldn't show it to you last time mainly because I thought it was our first meeting and you probably wouldn't want to go inside the company."

"So this time I had the research institute move the simple memory recovery device here, so that you can also try to recover some of your past memories."

"Let me regain my memories...why?"

Ella asked curiously.

"Because I checked the company's back file and found that you, Ms. Su, were once a member of the rebel army. Oh, the rebel army is the united army that fought against the world-destroying witch. So from the company's perspective, it is perfectly reasonable to recruit someone like you."

Samael smiled, trying to appear gentle, but given her habitually cold face, the smile was barely acceptable.

"From my personal perspective, only by successfully persuading you can I have a chance to persuade Ye Xiao, or at least make him willing to come and try memory regression."

Can you regain your memories of your past life...?

Ella stared at the churning lava, her thoughts a complex mix of emotions.