The villain's way to tame the protagonist

"It's a bad feeling." Miss Saint looked at the spirit in front of her and shook her head, "I used to be... This is the kind of person I am."

"It just lingered in your soul for too long. It doesn't represent you."

It is impossible for a person to complete a drastic change overnight or in a single thought. Even if Xin is no longer the same person she used to be, it does not mean that she has abandoned everything in the past.

On the contrary, that is what occupies the vast majority of her life, and it is also the dominant force that now firmly occupies this soul body that originally belonged to Xin.

Anser glanced at the surrounding scene: "Has it been completely dragged into the battle in the soul realm... It seems that it regards this most sacred place to it as its home ground."

"Defeat it, Xin."

Gleipnir was embodied in Anther's hand. He pointed the tip of his sword at the soul body without any fear: "Take back what belongs to you."

"…No, not defeated, An."

Xin came behind Anser and hugged Anser in her favorite way, with her hand covering Anser's sword-holding hand:

"It's to kill it, to kill the old me."

Her voice was gentle and peaceful: "It's not about taking back control, but about completely eliminating this meaningless obsession and wish... My soul no longer needs these things."

A warm and gentle power, as if it had merged with Anser, surged into his body.

As Xin and Anser grasped the hilt of the sword together, a deep black light suddenly appeared on Gleipnir's sword!

"Control... the abyss?"

Anser was very familiar with Gleipnir, who was wrapped in black light, and the extremely deep and chaotic aura wrapped around the sword.

This is clearly the erosion of the abyss, but... it does not exude meaningless cruelty and violence, but is forcibly integrated together to form an incomparable and powerful force!

The erosion of the abyss is a kind of force in itself, and it is a negative effect of the contact element, but Xin is able to make use of this negative effect. Although it cannot be avoided, it brings nearly double the enhancement on the original basis!

Anser gripped the chain blade tightly, feeling the warmth flowing through his body.

"Perfect control of the soul... I see. The erosion of the abyss can also be considered a part of the soul. It can be purified and utilized."

The soul seemed to feel threatened, and Anser was ready to strike. But before he did so, he asked, "Kill it completely...do you mean, completely wipe out those things like you did to Zerri? Are you sure--"

"Don't worry, An." Xin, floating behind Anser, responded gently but firmly.

"This is not self-harm, this is... closure."

From now on, the church, God, the assistant, everything will have nothing to do with her. She will practice the beliefs that truly come from her heart for the people she truly loves.

Anser no longer hesitated, and the sharp blades on Gleipnir broke into pieces. The sharp blades wrapped in black light poured towards the huge soul body like a dark rainstorm!

"Then... let's put an end to it!"

Under the cover of the rain of sharp blades, Anther's figure also rushed forward. Nearly one-third of the blades remaining on the chain blade began to spin wildly, turning into a chainsaw sword buzzing with extreme killing power. As Anther swung it, it slashed towards the soul body together with the rain of sharp blades!

"Redemption, execution, redemption...redemption?"

The soul body still repeated its meaningless and illusory persistence. It erected a barrier in front of it. The sharp blade fragments soaked in the luster of the abyss kept trembling in front of the invisible barrier, wrestling with the soul body.

And Anser, who seemed to be unable to make any progress by slashing the chainsaw sword on the barrier, suddenly pulled back. As his arm stretched out like a calligraphy, the ferocious chainsaw sword instantly extended and turned into a long chainsaw whip. It twisted and turned like a self-aware snake, easily crossed the barrier, pierced the soul body's chest from the back with a buzzing sound, and strangled the soul body frantically without stopping for a moment, tearing it into pieces almost in the blink of an eye!

"The outcome of a struggle in the soul realm cannot be determined by outward appearances... Be careful, An."

Xin whispered in Anser's ear: "But I can feel that its 'existence' has been greatly diminished... Can An cause direct damage to it?"

"Don't forget what connects us together... Although the role of the Soul Head will become more and more obvious over time, it is enough now."

Anser looked at the reunited souls. The black light on Gleipnir kept flickering, and the smile on his face became cheerful. "Your soul and my soul are slowly intertwining, until we are almost indistinguishable from each other. This means that even your soul is a part of me, and it is a battlefield that I can break through from the inside."

Xin gently touched Anser's cheek: "An, have you ever considered the possibility that I won't respond to you?"

If Xin did not respond to Anther, then in a head-on battle, Anther's attack would not have been so easy. It was precisely because of the gradual combination with Xin that Anther could attack the soul body "from the inside out", but he could not express it in form.

"Why do you think I made such a choice? Do you think that after being taught a lesson by you, I would still blindly and impulsively stand here and risk losing everything?"

Feeling the increasingly close and inseparable power within his body, Hydra clenched the sword in his hand.

"I know you are here, waiting for me."

"Just like I know that you and I will definitely win."

As the soul body condensed again, Anser's figure came again with the sharp blade and chain saw, like a hurricane sweeping in, giving the soul body almost no chance to counterattack, and strangled it again!

Even though there was no need to fight most of the time, and even if a fight was necessary he could crush the opponent with pure strength, but Anser never forgot to train himself, training everything he could.

Although not as extreme as Ivora's, it is more than enough to deal with such a dull and rigid soul.

This is also the reward that Ansir Hydra deserves.

"Now, it doesn't attack me. Didn't you notice? Xin?"

Looking at the soul body that was just passively taking the beating, Xin felt the extremely clear confusion and bewilderment and thought: "Is it because... An's soul is also merging into this huge soul body, so it is beginning to be unable to make judgments?"

"Yes, it must have seen you in my soul... that is, it saw traces of itself. Now, apart from passive defense, it can't make any decision, but..."

There was no trace of relief in Anser's eyes: "It won't be that simple. He will definitely not place a losing chess piece in front of me. The real threat... is still to come."

"...Him?" Xin tilted his head slightly.

"I will tell you the story of the past, but before that..."

All the blades that were cutting the soul body instantly returned to the sword body. The pitch-black sharp blade was held high in Anther's hand. The light of the abyss that was tamed and unified by Xin suddenly surged, like a raging fire!

"Let's put an end to this final scene first!"

As Anser slashed down, the pitch-black sword light shot up into the sky and directly engulfed the soul body. The ferocious power of Xuan Lie directly split the home field built by the soul body into two. Stars escaped from the huge cracks in the floor tiles and the ceiling, and then a psychedelic, strange scene that was difficult to describe in words was revealed.

This time, not only did the soul body fail to recover quickly, the gap that was cut became larger and larger, and was even beginning to spread, as if the entire scene was about to collapse completely.

The scene that symbolized the soul's absolute advantage in this struggle... was actually shattered by Anser's sword with Xin's blessing!

"Huh..." Anser exhaled slowly, "Can you still feel its presence?"

The previous attack consumed a lot of energy for Anser. Although the opponent did not fight back, the tortoise shell defense blessed by the powerful soul foundation was extremely difficult to break through.

"It's already much weaker than before..."

If Anser had not said what she just said, Xin would definitely be very happy now, but Anser's words made her think about this soul, think about "herself", and what other plans she had.

If it was just her, there would be no other means. After all, the Saint had never learned how to fight, let alone fight in the soul realm. However...

But what if there is more than just the Saint?

The main component of this huge soul body... is not the saint.

The next moment, the scene in the temple suddenly collapsed completely, but this did not mean that the ownerless instinct had lost the initiative. On the contrary, both Ansher and Xin felt a new power... new souls were pouring in!

"Where is this? Why am I...Ah--!!" "How am I--" "I don't know what's going on in the north..." "Mr. Yoh, this is today's research report--"

A large number of complex and chaotic voices and consciousness were rudely stuffed into... no, they were sucked into the soul body. Every word and every thought represented a living... soul!

These souls that came from nowhere had no idea what was happening. Many of them were still maintaining their thoughts from the previous second, and then were ruthlessly crushed by the soul body in the next second, turning into pure nutrients and energy. Even if a very few people reacted, they were unable to resist at all.

"This is……"

Although Anser had already expected that the chess piece controlled by fate would not be defeated so easily by him, this situation... still caught him off guard.

Fortunately, although in a weak position, Xin quickly found the answer from the "first generation of gods" that were forcibly swallowed.

"An, this is... the water of salvation!" Xin held Anser's hand tightly, and Anser could feel that she was starting to get nervous.

"Water of Redemption..."

Within seconds, Anser understood what Xin meant.

The Water of Redemption... the great masterpiece of the church, a miraculous creation that can allow people to unconditionally ascend to the extraordinary. No one knows what its essence is, but Anser remembers that Flamel was very disdainful of this thing, even contemptuous of it.

“I see. No wonder they didn’t think of resolving the situation by researching a way to allow all mortals to leap to transcendent levels. It turns out… the Water of Redemption is also a scam.”

The soul body began to condense again, but Anser, knowing how huge the amount of soul it was brewing, did not act rashly, but just stared at it with cold eyes.

This kind of scene is certainly familiar to most gamblers.

It's simply... collecting loans!

"Yes, the Water of Redemption is a certain part cut off from the soul body... usually a part that has been severely eroded, but can still be borne by the soul body."

"That's why the Water of Redemption is so thick and dark. That's why it's limited to certain levels or even elements. It can't be broken through or changed." Anser curled his lips, "Because it has never been a power that belongs to mortals. Those who drink the Water of Redemption are just 'borrowing' it in some special way."

"And the Church can control anyone who drinks the water of salvation in this way, whether it is to detonate the erosion that has been buried in their souls but temporarily borne by the soul body, or to forcibly take them back along with the original fragments as it is now."

Xin lowered his eyes slightly. "The souls of those who drink the water of salvation... can also benefit from these soul fragments and become stronger with the nourishment. But in the end, what awaits them is..."

"It's just harvesting."

The moment one drinks the water of salvation, one has incurred a debt that cannot be repaid in a lifetime, and has become soul fodder... raised by the church.

There is no doubt that this is one of the ways the church uses to prolong the soul body - by cutting out parts of the soul that have been severely eroded and raising the souls of mortals. Although in this process, not only are there fewer souls, but the erosion continues, but as long as the harvest is completed, even if the eroded part cannot be completely replaced, at least a lot of self-purification can be completed.

Moreover, in this process, the church can get practical help, with many more pawns available, which can also enhance the church's ruling power.

"It's really... amazing." Anser sighed softly, "Even though we have different positions, I sincerely admire their methods."

One plan after another, one preparation after another. It can be said that if Anser had not met, or even if Anser had not grown and changed a little, the church might have achieved their goal, and might even have forced Anser to contribute to this plan and send away all mortals, including the people of the empire.

Even now, they have hidden means that could play a key role in the final battle with Anther.

Regardless of whether their starting point and means are good or bad, Anser sincerely admires them for their initiative and persistence.

This is the fantasy and belief that has been passed down for more than 800 years without interruption, and everything they have done is indeed worthy of such a belief.

In the original future...how did that brave man defeat such a church?

"…But now is not the time to think about these things."

The soul body has most likely collected all its debts at once. Even though Ansel and Xin don't have the control, they can feel that its power has surged to an unprecedented level again.

and……

"So much consciousness and thinking... Although it was completely crushed, the amount accumulated was enough to further destroy it, leaving only its instinctive consciousness."

Anser and Xin began to accumulate strength together. He frowned and whispered: "It wants to... self-destruct?"

The existence that needs salvation has been integrated into one's own soul and is unable to make reasonable and correct judgments. Therefore, the instinct that takes control intends to completely eliminate all consciousness in the soul, including its own existence?

Anser had never experienced fighting and killing in the soul realm, but this did not prevent him from calculating from the previous battle that this kind of fighting was essentially a consumption of soul energy, and whoever could drain the opponent in a more reasonable and effective way would win.

It is much more direct than reality, because the size of the soul body occupies an absolute position... and now, although Xin and the soul body are essentially different only in consciousness, the soul volume she can mobilize is much smaller than that of the other party.

When the gap is overwhelming, even the most sophisticated means will be ineffective.

"no problem."

Even so, Anser did not have the slightest intention of retreating or fear. It was not because of blind self-confidence, but because of his absolute certainty.

"Those are still being borne, but the erosion that was actually spread out has also been taken back. Not only that, but all the erosion accumulated in this soul body... Xin, you can use them, right?"

Since the soul body has instincts, it will definitely avoid erosion. Even if Xin does not have the dominant power, he can definitely mobilize most of the erosion. With Xin's power, if he can make use of these erosions... he may be able to fight it in terms of "quantity".

"But Ann..."

Xin hesitated, because such a huge amount of erosion has exceeded the limit of her ability to stably control. If her power as the head of the soul will increase over time, now... it is still not enough.

If all of it were to be utilized, even if it could be transformed into power, it would mean that Anser would have to endure tremendous erosion again.

Such a price...

"It's okay, you're by my side."

Anser smiled and held Xin's hand: "I didn't make such a choice just because I wanted to defeat it, Xin."

"I know that you will definitely save me, so I am not afraid of the harm I will have to endure now."

It is not about defeating the opponent at all costs, defeating the chess piece arranged by fate in order to demonstrate your victory.

It is because I know that no matter what, I do not want to and will not fall into the abyss of hell from which there is no turning back that I have the courage and determination to make such a choice.

At the same time, the completely chaotic scene around changed again, and this time the scene was no longer the sacred temple.

A dim and lightless world, a broken and mottled earth, and... withered flowers.

The smile on Anser's face froze.

This was a desperate scene that he could never face or truly overcome.

"You..." Hydra's eyes burned with an uncontrollable fierce fire, "You read my soul in reverse?"

The souls of Anser and Sin gradually merged, that is, the souls themselves merged into each other, which made it impossible for the instinct to distinguish the object of salvation, which was a great advantage for Anser.

But at this moment, it actually took advantage of this characteristic and found the battlefield that could truly affect Anther, the most difficult battlefield for Anther, and... the enemy.

The five enemies had blurry faces and even distorted bodies, and only vaguely human forms could be seen.