**Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)**
“Shut up!” Ny cried out, as if her sore spot had been poked.
But You Ye paid no mind and continued, “Perhaps you’ve forgotten that history, or perhaps you’ve been deceiving yourself, unwilling to recall. During Ragnarok, all gods fought valiantly for this world; some fell, some slumbered. Only you hid in your divine realm, doing nothing, guarding your little patch of land and harboring all sorts of vile little schemes in your heart. Such a despicable and selfish being, and you dare call yourself the goddess who governs the night? Heh… what a joke.”
A faint smile curved the cat-eared girl’s lips.
This smile seemed to stab Ny to the core, painting her face with expressions of extreme shame and madness. Her once beautiful features contorted.
“Shut up! What do you know?”
She flickered and appeared beside You Ye, her fingers snatching towards You Ye’s neck. But You Ye’s form turned into a wisp of black mist and evaded.
In a short period.
While receiving Ny’s memories.
She had also learned many of Ny’s abilities.
However, Ny didn’t notice this subtle detail. In her eyes, it was normal for You Ye, as her vessel, to possess some of her abilities. It was possible she hadn’t used them during the previous battle because she hadn’t found an opportunity.
The two began to fight again.
You Ye didn’t stop her verbal assault, continuing to expose Ny’s ugly face.
“Let me tell you about something that happened recently. The entire Andor Empire is filled with your followers, but what were you doing when they were attacked by the Old Ones? Oh, you were watching the destruction of Andor from your divine realm, indifferent. They were your followers.”
“Clang—”
The Sword of the Conqueror King parried the Dark Night Divine Sword, sending sparks flying.
You Ye and Ny locked eyes.
They were less than half a meter apart.
You Ye’s eyes were filled with mockery, while Ny’s eyes held only indignant rage and hatred.
“Wasn’t it their own fault for being attacked by the Old Ones? I am their god, yes, but I am not their babysitter! Why should I clean up the messes they create?”
“Oh, really?”
You Ye sneered, “You thought the same way during Ragnarok: ‘What does it have to do with me if the gods are attacked by the Old Ones?’ But when the Goddess of Fate implemented the Vessel Plan, you stood up righteously. How hypocritical! You want to take over my body not to fight the Old Ones, but because my body has resistance to the Old Ones. This new body will allow you to be an even better coward!”
“Die! Die! Die! Go to hell—!! I’ll tear your mouth apart!”
Ny could no longer tolerate it. Black mist surged from her entire body, and countless chains swept towards You Ye. These chains were filled with the power of rules, surpassing the limit allowed by the Divine Selection ritual. They completely bound You Ye’s body.
Ny, like a triumphant rooster, raised her head, sword in hand, held high above You Ye’s head. Her cold gaze fell upon You Ye, “What right do you have to criticize me? You lowly mortal, a bitch who only serves humans! What do you think you are?”
“It is my honor to be the Master’s maid.”
You Ye met Ny’s gaze. Even as the chains tightened around her, she remained as calm as water, sneering coldly, “You offered yourself to Lord Light God, but Lord Light God rejected you, deeming your soul too ugly. You’ve hooked up with the Demon God Satan, who treated you as a plaything and then kicked you aside once he was done. You’re stuck in the middle in the Divine Realm. The gods scorn your cowardice, demons see you as garbage. As a High God, to live to your current state, you really can’t do it without some level of skill~”
Ny’s gaze grew colder.
A neurotic, sinister grin finally appeared on her contorted face.
“What’s the use of you knowing these things? The more you know, the faster you die. Once you’re dead, these things will become secrets again, gradually disappearing into history. And I will be reborn in your identity. So, I should thank you… But for now, you can die.”
Ny looked at You Ye, trapped and unable to move by the chains.
Like an executioner, she swung the Dark Night Divine Sword.
Watching the blade about to strike her.
You Ye closed her eyes.
Master…
Goodbye.
Everyone at Winter Fort, goodbye.
She had tried her hardest, but she was no match for the Dark Night Goddess.
In her final moments.
You Ye felt a sliver of relief.
At least she had shown Xi Wei Ny’s true face, so Xi Wei wouldn’t be fooled by Ny. Secondly, though it was a bit late, she had at least received Xi Wei’s affection with her own body.
It was all worth it.
” *Crackle—”
The sound of metal shattering echoed.
You Ye couldn’t help but open her eyes.
She saw Xi Wei’s divine incarnation, that strange knight phantom, suddenly reach out and catch the Dark Night Divine Sword, even snapping the blade in half.
Then, before the astonished eyes of Ny and You Ye, the knight swung his scythe. A flash of pale blade light passed through Ny’s body, lifting her high into the air.
“This is impossible… You, you can’t interfere with the Divine Selection ritual…”
Ny stared blankly at the scythe blade piercing her chest, disbelief etched on her face.
She didn’t even have time to consider her dissipating power.
“You’re right, I indeed have no right to interfere with the Divine Selection ritual, but that’s only if the power you displayed had not broken the rules of the ritual… You Ye is only a second-order awakened. In that case, your maximum allowed power is only Legendary-grade. But these chains… they are the rules, aren’t they?”
Xi Wei flicked his scythe.
The shattered body of the Dark Night Goddess tumbled on the ground like a piece of rag, golden divine blood spewing from her mouth.
“The Divine Selection ritual is one of the rituals where gods welcome challenges and choose successors. The challenger defeats the divine selection avatar to inherit the divine seat. The god cannot use power exceeding the second order above the divine selector. You wanted to obtain You Ye’s body without any loss, so you had to initiate the Divine Selection ritual, and afterward, I would have had no way to retaliate against you. A well-thought-out plan. Actually, this is not your divine realm at all. When You Ye was dragged in by you, the Divine Selection ritual had already begun. Initially, you even planned to have You Ye directly surrender… Heh, if Connie hadn’t sent You Ye to my room today, you might have succeeded without anyone noticing.”
Ny finally understood where the problem lay.
Earlier, in her attempt to capture the slippery You Ye, she had directly used the rules. The rules of the Divine Selection ritual were broken, so Xi Wei could naturally intervene.
How strong was Xi Wei in the prime material plane?
He was almost a ceiling-level existence, not to mention the control of one of the supreme divinities. How could his divine selection avatar possibly be a match for him?
Unwilling!
A fierce glint flashed in Ny’s eyes.
“Since that’s the case, You Ye won’t inherit my divine seat either!”
Her divine power surged, and Ny’s aura exploded, but it was extremely unstable. A colossal divine power inflated her body like a giant balloon, golden divine blood splattering everywhere.
She intended to detonate her godhead, engaging in a mutually destructive fight with You Ye and Xi Wei.
“Heh, the farcical drama ends here.”
Xi Wei’s avatar looked coldly at the Dark Night Goddess. He took two casual steps forward and swung his scythe down at that pitch-black death line.
With a crisp sound like a snapped lute string.
Ny’s self-destruction came to an abrupt halt.
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PS: A manga of the same name has been released. Search for “Villain Lord, Players, and Protagonists All Want to Stab Me” in the manga section.
