Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 563 - 564: Youlan’s Plan [1/2]

Finally, my practical exam has ended, Apologies for the delay. I will publish all the bonuses and double them tomorrow. As for today, I will rest (p_p), Tomorrow I will release the 10+ chapters in one go.

And From now on, the chapters will be released at 23:00 GMT+8.

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’No matter how much the Chosen One is killed, it is meaningless’

’To ensure peace of mind for Mother, I must eradicate the problem at its roots.’

"Remove the goddess’s power from this world entirely... Wipe out all her followers, leaving no one behind..."

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Youlan was utterly shocked by her creator’s(Mother’s) sudden desire to empower the Chosen Ones and encourage them to kill herself. She couldn’t understand why such an irrational idea had entered her mom’s mind. Despite spending a hundred years together, Youlan’s intentions were still a mystery.

It was clear that, no matter how she observed it, Her mother didn’t seem like someone who had lost all will to live. She appeared to be full of curiosity about this world, making it illogical for her to choose suicide. However, no matter how much she tried to persuade her mother, her eyes reflected unwavering determination not to abandon her so-called secret plan.

This left Youlan utterly confused.

Though she hadn’t fully comprehended the motives behind her mom’s actions, through numerous attempts and by probing her words for any loopholes, Youlan had gradually pieced together some aspects of the plan and its connection to the legendary Goddess.

The Goddess, the savior of the Ancita continent, was a figure of faith in the hearts of countless people and the absolute nemesis of the Demon Kings. According to the mythos of the Church, the Goddess was described as having silver hair and golden eyes, radiating powerful golden divine energy. Even her lingering aura alone was enough to make level 8 experts sweat in fear. In short, she was similar to the ’silver-haired’ girl who had descended from heaven long ago.

"Is she the Goddess?" Youlan speculated silently in her heart.

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As Abyssal Demons, they hated divine power with every fiber of their being. When Her Mother, The Demon Lord had faced the Goddess back then, her hostility had been so strong that even recalling it now sent shivers down Youlan’s spine.

’The Goddess and our kin are natural enemies. Why Would Mom nurture a Chosen One with divine power and let them kill her?!’

That was preposterous!

Youlan couldn’t accept it. She refused to believe that this was Her Mother’s true intention.

’It had to be that Goddess’

"That Goddess must have done something to Mom’s consciousness during the great battle! That’s why such bizarre thoughts have crossed her mind," Youlan concluded.

’Mom was undeniably powerful, but her mental strength seemed to be lacking. Additionally, her connection to the Goddess was deeply rooted’

’To put it bluntly, she was a bit naive...’

’It’s possible that she was manipulated by that Goddess. Or maybe, due to her weak mental state, the Goddess took advantage and implanted some psychological suggestion in her mind, distorting her will’

Cases like this were not uncommon on Ancita Continent in recent years.

After making this judgment in her mind, Youlan tightly clenched her fists and made a decision.

As an Abyssal Demon, she should unconditionally obey the Creator’s command after her birth. It was in their nature.

But now, Youlan decided to set aside this so-called nature completely.

She had to stop her sister’s absurd actions. Not only to protect her beloved Mother but also to protect her adorable little brother and sisters. Even though Pierre was silly, and Kalina was naughty, they were undoubtedly her loved family. She had looked forward to being with them for countless years. Youlan would not allow her mother to treat her cute siblings as experimental subjects, to let the so-called "Chosen Ones" kill them in the future.

- Stopping the Trials-

Youlan had made this decision in her heart several years ago.

in the beginning, Youlan’s idea was the same as Xiao’s, to kill the two Chosen Ones. Before they grow up, they should be eliminated. Even if it meant angering the Goddess and risking being destroyed by her, she would not hesitate.

Considering the immense risk involved in doing so, not only the risk to her life but also the possibility of disappointing her mother, Youlan had no intention of involving her younger siblings. These little ones should be good children and not go against their mother’s wishes.

’Being a bad child against Mom’s wishes is something I can handle alone’

Furthermore,

’Pierre was too foolish, and Kalina too young to be of any help to me’

So,

After careful consideration, Youlan left the Winter forest alone and embarked on a journey to find the Chosen Ones.

Unfortunately,

This exploration process was not smooth.

Finding the Chosen Ones on the vast Continent was undoubtedly like finding a needle in a haystack...

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After years of exploration on the continent without finding any trace of the Chosen Ones, Youlan, frustrated and filled with anger, changed her strategy. She focused her attention on Asumos Church, planning to severely damage this faith in the Goddess and potentially gain the support of a faction that might become the Chosen Ones in the future.

Several years ago, a shocking incident had occurred on the continent, known as the "Death of the Saintess" During this attack against the Church, Youlan had managed to kill the Church’s Saintess and severely wound the Sacred Beast. However, under the combined efforts of Pope Kael and the four Holy envoys, she was defeated, and her goal of destroying Asumos Church remained unfulfilled.

However, Youlan did not feel discouraged by this.

She had indeed suffered defeat.

But in that operation, she had successfully devoured the soul of the Church’s Saintess and learned two important pieces of information from the fragments of her memories.

The first was that killing the Chosen Ones was a futile act. It was impossible to prevent the trials from continuing. The Chosen Ones were carriers of the Goddess’s power, and once a Chosen One was killed, a new one would be born. It would only lead to an endless cycle.

The second piece of information was that the Goddess had not made contact with Asumos Church since leaving a prophecy about the Chosen Ones years ago. Despite their devoutness and efforts, they had not heard the Goddess’s divine voice.

For these past years, any so-called divine revelations from the Church were merely fabricated by the Pope, designed to deceive the faithful. The miracles attributed to the Goddess were merely the result of the manipulation of divine artifacts. In the eyes of many informed people within the Church, the Goddess had abandoned the inhabitants of the continent. She no longer cared about this world.

These two pieces of information left Youlan in astonishment.

Especially the second piece of information about the Goddess.

Of course, Youlan did not believe that the Goddess had truly chosen to no longer intervene in this world. If she had truly ceased to interfere, why had she left such a strange obsession in her mother’s mind? Why had she left a prophecy about the Chosen Ones, instructing them to drive away the Abyssal Demons and save the world?

If she had truly abandoned her believers, then why did she still grant Asumos Church’s faithful the power of her divine faith, the so-called holy power?

All these signs told Youlan that the Goddess had not truly left. There was a reason she couldn’t {directly}interfere in this world.

In Youlan’s view, this reason must have something to do with her creator[mother].

When the goddess had defeated her mother in the Winter forest years ago, the Goddess herself had probably suffered severe injuries as well. She was likely in the midst of healing, which was why she couldn’t interfere or could only do so in a limited manner in this world. Otherwise, why would the Goddess allow the Abyssal Demons, her arch-enemies, to multiply in the Winter Forest during these years?

This was Youlan’s speculation.

Whether this speculation was correct or not, Youlan had no way of knowing. But at least it was a high possibility. Instead of sitting idly by, watching her mother heartlessly hand her little brother and sisters over to the Chosen Ones as experimental subjects, or watching her sisters be destroyed by the Chosen Ones, Youlan might as well take action and try to stop this trial.

To increase her chances of success, Youlan took advantage of her deceptive nature, posing as a member of the church’s main force, Archbishop Mokaro, within Asumos Church. In the process, she learned more about the Church and the secrets of the Goddess.

Based on this information, Youlan devised a completely new plan.

’Since Mom already considered me as a bad child, a mad and crazy woman’

’Then I might as well fully embody this persona’

Youlan’s ultimate goal was to clean up the trash in this world. To make the entire Ancita Continent... become the heaven of the Abyssal Demons, to exterminate all humans, elves, dragons, and any other races that could pose a threat to her mother, to slaughter them all... and to completely eradicate the Goddess’s power from this world...

For this purpose,

The first thing she needed to do was to take control of the true core of Asumos Church, the statue of the Goddess...