The villain's way to tame the protagonist

Mu looked at Anser in despair, and the instructions that Ji had given him not long ago emerged in his mind.

[Hydra... seems to have developed feelings for the Saint that he shouldn't have. Even if that's not the case, the Saint is very important to him. He might... might take a risk for the Saint.]

[Mu, this is our last chance. Hydra's soul may not be able to resist a Saint that powerful. If he wants to bring the Saint back, he will definitely...]

"You want to...save the Saint, right?"

"Isn't it obvious?" Anser raised his eyebrows slightly, "Why am I here to chat with you?"

"You..." Mu's voice trembled a little, "You know how risky it is to do this, right?"

No one knows what Xin's current situation is. The possibility that she still has self-awareness is very low. It is likely that she just maintains some kind of instinct, which is... the responsibility she was given.

And what is the duty that Xin most recognizes?

Redemption…redemption of sinners, redemption effected directly to sinners through God, through her own power.

The previous Xin couldn't do it because Ansel would resist her, but on the other hand, it also means that if Ansel doesn't resist, she can also redeem Ansel and change Ansel's soul.

Now, with the strength of one party increasing while the other decreases, will Xin be able to completely ignore Anser's wishes and forcibly change Anser's soul driven by this instinct?

Anser stretched out his hand towards the soul's head and naturally passed through the invisible phantom.

"Of course I know." He looked at her tenderly as she was still sleeping. "I knew it from the moment I made up my mind to find her back."

That's the price I have to pay, Xin, I'm so sorry, I'm taking a risk again.

But I was sure that I was not hurting myself. After being taught a lesson like that, how could I ignore myself?

"Don't sleep, dear Miss Xin."

The hand that was originally unable to touch the soul body, actually tried to touch it little by little, and this huge soul body also showed signs of awakening in the tremors, and the head buried in the knees seemed to be slowly rising.

Anser... opened his soul and came into direct contact with Xin's soul, which means... now this powerful saint soul, which may only have the instinct of salvation left, can directly affect Anser's soul.

It also meant that Anser agreed to be able to reach her deep inside.

"Did I really lose?" Feeling the restlessness and uneasiness coming from his soul, Anser said quietly, "When I woke up, this was my first reaction - did I lose again?"

As the restlessness spread, Ansher felt that his vision began to distort and change. There was no doubt that the other party had begun to invade his soul, and the perception of both parties had moved from the material world to the unknown realm of the soul.

"You saw through me completely, causing me to lose miserably, but I... never saw through you?"

Anser's perception had been completely reversed and distorted. He didn't even know where he was. The only intact thing in the world was the soul in front of him, but he still talked to himself:

"But Marlena's words made me realize... that's not the case. I lost, but so did you, Xin."

"You're running away, too."

The huge head slowly raised up, revealing a beautiful face that was exactly the same as Xin's, but compared with Xin's purely inorganic indifference, the expression on this face was purely mechanical and stiff.

Anser felt the endless tentacles of the soul spreading through his thoughts, trying to distort, trying to "correct" his thoughts.

For the people, for the empire, for all the beauty in this world...

"You still can't accept this reality. You are still suffering from this reality and your own life. Just to save me, you can deceive yourself that you are not suffering, because you know that I will not believe in your weakness. So in order to save me... you must act strong enough."

This is the mother's expectation and the father's hope...

"I thought using love as bait would get you to surrender, I thought that was all you really needed... just like I thought you thought I needed to be loved."

This is Xier, this is A Luo...

Countless whispers echoed in Anser's consciousness and mind, but he was never disturbed.

Because this was Xin's gift. Xin did not transfer it, but used the consumption of souls to cleanse the erosion. This reduced Anser's power, but improved the toughness of his soul, and also improved...

Their souls...fit each other.

However, this would not last long. If Anser's inference was wrong, then he would be completely transformed by this "salvation machine" and turned into a poor creature who was absolutely harmless to fate.

But Ansel would never be wrong, he knew that his choice must be correct.

"What you want is not to be loved, nor a mission, nor redemption, nor those illusory duties that are bestowed upon you, nor anything that denies your life."

At this moment, Ansher felt the endless intrusion spreading in his soul.

So, he increased his reverse contact with Xin without any scruples, risking being more easily distorted by his soul, and further penetrated into Xin's soul!

"What you want... is the ability to love others from the bottom of your heart!"

It's not about being loved, but the ability to love.

The saint who carries the false salvation, performs the illusory duties and regards saving the world as everything, what she wants is not love from others.

What she wanted was real... the right to love others.

This is the true awakening of the Saint in the future, but now... this is not the future that has never come and will never come!

"If you really wanted to save me without asking for anything in return, if you really thought that was enough... you would have exhausted your entire soul at that time, but you didn't do that, Xin."

"You are waiting for me." The devil said gently, "You are waiting for me to say this to you, right?"

"Mr. Devil..."

The huge soul body, which had been silent all along, called out with difficulty and intermittently: "Mr. Devil...Mr. Devil..."

"I heard you, so I came to see you."

The huge head that Anther could only hold began to tremble violently. A figure that was almost the same size as Xin squeezed out from the forehead with great difficulty, as if blocked by a thin film, and struggled to reach out to Anther.

She wanted to respond to Anther's hug, but she didn't want to... not at all, and just leave.

The evil devil grasped her arm tightly, and the moment their souls touched, they merged together as if they were born without any obstacles.

Thus, the arm that was originally blocked and wrapped by the invisible barrier broke free and tore the film apart as if tearing through a butterfly cocoon.

"Mr. Devil...Ann!"

The cry with a crying tone echoed so vividly in Ansel's ears.

Anser grabbed the snow-white arm and pulled Xin out of the cocoon and the membrane little by little.

He saw the saint emerging from the forehead of the soul body with tears on her face.

Obviously, he had no emotions, didn't need emotions, and couldn't possibly understand what grief was. Even if he could feel the pain that Anser had experienced through soul contact, Xin, who had never shed tears, was now in tears.

How could she think that this was enough? She had just understood love, just understood how important Mr. Devil was to her, just experienced the fleeting happiness that made people unwilling to give up, how could she be willing to... just disappear like this?

"I don't want it to end like this...Ann. I want to keep watching you. I want to watch you love yourself more. I want to watch you live a happier life...even if it's just watching, but I feel like this isn't enough."

"I want... I want you to teach me more. I want to know what it feels like to hug you, but I don't know how to do it. I don't know anything."

She didn't want to leave Anser's life like this. Even without her, Anser's life would be perfect enough from now on, but Xin was not willing to do so.

"I will be... miserable. I should be happy for An, but when I think that An will have a happy life, and that Anser doesn't need my love, I will be miserable."

When Xin said that, he was not at all carefree. The moment he said that, he regretted it.

How much she wanted to hear Anser say that, even if it was fake, even if it was only once -

"Even if I am like this."

She clumsily placed all her weight on Anser, holding him tightly like a child, as if she was afraid that Anser would abandon her and leave, crying and sobbing:

"I, who have no body and have never truly loved anyone, can also... can also..."

Even if I am like this, can I still... love you?

"Your salvation is not over yet." Anser held her hand, pressed it against his chest, and chuckled, "My lust is not satisfied, and it will never be satisfied."

"So you must love me forever."

Even in the realm of the soul, Xin's hand still penetrated Anther's chest and grasped the beating heart.

There was no need to put it on. The ring wrapped around her heart was so natural, as if it was born for her, and it was directly put on the ring finger of her right hand.

"Moreover, there is no right to refuse or regret."

In an instant, the pure black close-fitting robe completely wrapped Xin's body, but Xin, leaning in Anser's arms, did not feel any discomfort. Instead, he showed an unprecedented peaceful expression.

"It's really evil... Mr. Devil, there's nothing I can do. This is... this is also my duty."

In order to satisfy Mr. Devil's lust, she had clearly learned it countless times and had practiced it with Mr. Devil countless times, but this time, Xin, who held the ring tightly as if it were a treasure, seemed so awkward and so devoted when she kissed Ansel's lips.

Because this is not to bring redemption, nor to fulfill a mission, but because she can finally love the only person she wants to love with all her heart.

Anser responded to Xin's young and passionate love. From the moment his soul was connected with Xin's, the soul in front of him... seemed to be completely out of control.

But it doesn't matter, this time it's my turn to save you, Xin.

Chapter 1.1: New Life (W)

To live, one must make choices. Even the Old Gods cannot truly do whatever they want.

Is it right or wrong to embark on this path of fighting against fate... Xin, who knows nothing about this, has no intention of judging. She just hopes that Anser can have another chance to choose.

For the divine beings, this is also a precious opportunity.

"It was not until you purified most of the corruption that had taken root in the depths of my soul that I realized... someone had actually done the same thing to me."

“…The same thing?”

"Yes."

Anser lowered his eyes slightly, and Xin could see some sadness in the sea-blue eyes that she really wanted to see, but more of it... was determination and strength.

A resilient soul that has been sublimated from endless despair, pain and self-harm.

"My father and mother."

Anelisa exchanged her entire soul for the chance to save Ansel from the abyss. Her purification was countless times more powerful than the one Xin brought to Ansel. It truly pulled the completely crazy Ansel back. But at that time, did Anelisa just want to save her child?

Not only that, she, like Xin, hopes that Anser can have a chance to make a new choice.

I hope that from now on, Ansel will not hurt himself like that again. I hope that he can live well with this gentle expectation on his shoulders.

But how could Anser understand his mother's feelings at that time? Even if the abyss had not interfered with his thinking... No, it was precisely because the abyss had not interfered with his thinking, allowing him to face this despair with a completely normal mind, that the pain he felt and the hatred born from it were incomparably pure and absolute.

Anelsa failed, and she gave Ansher another chance to choose, but Ansher resolutely embarked on the road of revenge and was determined to give everything for it.

And what about Flamel? Under his polite appearance, he also hides madness. Even though he hadn't been with Anser for many years, he chose to extinguish his desire for life at the last moment... The desire for life is something that every God species can hardly erase. If they can really overcome this desire, then they should choose to destroy themselves before being corroded by the abyss and going crazy. But in the endless years, no God species has done so.

Even at the last moment when their souls completely collapsed, they all yearned for the possibility of transcending the world and going further, but Flamel... chose to become food for his offspring.

In the eyes of this already crazy father, this also gives Anser the right to choose - as long as Anser becomes strong enough, there will be nothing in this world that can hurt him, and he will no longer have to... hurt himself.

Flamel also failed, and the reason for his failure was the knot that had been formed in Ansel's heart since the moment Anelsa died.

He doesn't love himself at all, and even hates the incompetent person who killed his mother. He is always on a path that is equivalent to self-destruction.

Along the way, the girls who were supposed to be tamed by him actually delayed his self-destruction, but that was just... delay.

No one could convince Anser of something he had never wavered in, not to mention that until now, only Marina had truly realized the problem.

Fortunately, the devil on the road to destruction met another lonely and paranoid soul.

"I've already failed them, so I won't fail you again, Xin."

Ansher looked at the mad soul, with pure confidence and pride in his eyes that had not appeared in many years.

"I will do what is truly right, not only for you, for my father and mother, but also for... me!"

"install……"

Looking at Anser like this, Xin had never felt so satisfied.

It was a rescue out of duty and mission, a completely incomparable satisfaction that made her soul even feel warm. It was truly out of her own will, being able to love someone wholeheartedly and also getting a response in return. "

She also cast her eyes on this "monster" who was actually herself, and said softly but firmly: "Then defeat it, defeat the me of the past, An. Defeat the me who has never truly loved anyone."

"Let me be your strength now."

This huge soul body was not controlled by Anther because Xin wore the Soul Head Ring. On the contrary... it was rioting, fighting against Anther's soul in a more ferocious and fierce way than before.

Even Ji and Mu didn't believe that Xin could still maintain her own self. Even though she was the perfect masterpiece created by the church over eight hundred years, it was impossible for her to swallow the church's "first generation of gods" without any burden.

Strictly speaking, Xin is not an independent individual now. Instead, he responded to Ansel's call and was unwilling to give up his self. He forcibly broke free from the soul body that was enough to annihilate all individual thoughts.

Anser, who had just been purified by Xin, was obviously inferior to the other party in terms of soul strength. Even if he had not summoned Xin's consciousness, he would definitely not be the opponent.

At this moment, the surrounding scene is no longer the research base filled with containers and cables. Platinum-colored bricks are spread out layer by layer. Huge stained glass windows depicting sacred epics reflect dazzling and grand light all around. The murals on the circular dome praising the greatness of God make the entire space shrouded in solemnity. The huge soul body that exists in the image of Sin is now standing in front of the huge Ouroboros statue, staring expressionlessly at the evil devil, and... the rebellious and fallen saint.

"Redemption." It made a cold voice that was exactly the same as Xin's. "Need, execute, redemption."

Anser chuckled, "How do you feel, Xin?"