Chapter 2130 - 2126: Nuwa’s Concern
Ye Fan couldn’t even remember Lan Jing, let alone Nuwa. The woman in front of him filled him with disgust; he didn’t want to have any more discussions with Nuwa, because he could feel that this woman harbored nothing but ill intent.
"Why should I cooperate with you? You say I once defeated you? The things you’re saying are downright strange—I have no idea what you’re trying to achieve by saying this!" Ye Fan replied in a very cold tone.
Nuwa frowned and said, "Ye Fan, are you just putting on an act, or has your memory truly vanished? From where I stand, you’re completely unreasonable. Fu Xi and I came to talk with you in all sincerity, and this is the attitude you show us? Isn’t that just a bit disrespectful?"
"I’m disrespectful? Sounds to me like you’re the one disrespecting me. I can feel the hostility between us. You’d best leave before I change my mind, otherwise, I’ll kill you." Power began to gather in Ye Fan’s hands. From that condensation of power alone, Nuwa felt that the Ye Fan before her would be hard to deal with—she had the sense that in front of this Ye Fan, she didn’t have the slightest chance of winning.
"Your strength has indeed risen quite a bit. Looks like you’ve gone through something... Earlier Fu Xi said you would undergo a transformation in the Heavenly Tribulation. I didn’t believe him then, but now I have no choice but to accept it." Nuwa finished speaking as if she no longer wished to negotiate anything with Ye Fan. "Since you refuse to cooperate with us, we won’t force you. After all, that’s your own choice... Ye Fan, you’d better stop being so arrogant. In front of us, you’d do well to show some sense. We can help you deal with Pan Gu—that’s what’s truly important. If you reject our help, you’re basically courting your own destruction!"
Nuwa’s tone sounded like a threat, but that kind of tone couldn’t scare Ye Fan at all. After all, Ye Fan now possessed exceedingly high cultivation and could kill Nuwa at any time, without leaving a trace.
Nuwa could sense Ye Fan’s fury, so she had to leave before he erupted. The instant she vanished, the power on Ye Fan’s body still hadn’t dispersed.
"Who is she?" Ye Fan stared at Lan Jing, as if trying to find the answer from her. "Why do I have absolutely no impression of this person, yet she’s calling me Ye Fan directly? Is that my name?"
"Mm." Lan Jing nodded slightly, then walked slowly up to Ye Fan and said, "Ye Fan is indeed your name. You should at least remember that you’re from Earth, right? I don’t know much about your past; I haven’t known you for very long. What I do know is that you’ve been constantly resisting the Heavenly Tribulation, and... your relationship with Nuwa is actually that of enemies. You once defeated her, but later she was rescued by Fu Xi. Nuwa and Fu Xi are both ancient cultivators, and their cultivation is extremely high!"
Ye Fan frowned and said, "I still can’t remember a thing. Even if you were lying to me, I’d have no way of knowing."
Zi Ying said anxiously, "Master, how could Sister Lan Jing lie to you? That’s exactly how it happened. That woman is really vicious—she plotted against you before. It’s precisely because we were caught up in her schemes that we left you, Master. She created many clones, trying to kill you. That woman is no good at all; Master, you mustn’t cooperate with her."
"Seems you know more about me than I do. Is it just because I don’t remember anything?" Ye Fan still felt very puzzled. "But fine, you say you’re my slaves—I’ll believe that for the time being. If any of you harbor treachery, I’ll make sure you never find peace in death."
Lan Jing and the six little crystals all exchanged looks. Although they were deeply loyal to Ye Fan, seeing his current state, they were extremely anxious. They hoped they could find some way to save Ye Fan, but from the looks of it, things were not going to be that simple.
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After leaving Ye Fan, Nuwa went straight back to see Fu Xi.
At that moment, Fu Xi was hiding away in a secret place cultivating, and what he cultivated was not Spiritual Energy, but a strange elemental-body power. Nuwa watched by his side for a long time before asking, "Well? How are the results of your cultivation? Is there a chance you can defeat Ye Fan, or even challenge the Heavenly Tribulation?"
"You seem very concerned about that..." Fu Xi looked calm as he opened his eyes and said, "You went to see Ye Fan—how did it go? I told you his mind might be seized by the power of the Heavenly Tribulation. You should know I wouldn’t lie to you. Sigh, honestly, you too—going to see him is a dangerous move. Your three souls and seven spirits still haven’t been fully recovered. I can feel your power continuing to ebb away."
Nuwa shook her head and said, "You don’t need to worry too much about me. I already told you my power has mostly recovered. Even if you think going to see Ye Fan is dangerous, you still need to understand that he won’t kill me right now, because Ye Fan knows that killing me brings him no benefit at all. His true enemies are the Heavenly Tribulation and Pan Gu, not us. I can sense his power is terrifyingly strong now, even exceeding my previous assessment of him. But I can also feel there’s something wrong with his Spiritual Sense—he doesn’t even remember the people around him. Right now, trying to reason with him is basically useless!"
Fu Xi’s expression also grew somewhat tense as he said, "Honestly, that much is obvious. If he doesn’t accept the transformation that the Heavenly Tribulation forces on him, he’ll never be able to defeat it. But once he accepts that transformation, it means he’ll have to lose certain things... That’s his own choice. We don’t need to argue with him over anything. Have you detected any trace of Pan Gu? I feel Pan Gu might also be tracking Ye Fan."
"No." Nuwa shook her head. "I haven’t detected any clue related to Pan Gu. Right now, it seems he should have returned to Pan Gu’s secret realm. Pan Gu still hasn’t stated his specific plan. To me, it seems he must be plotting something in the dark. Fu Xi, do you think Ye Fan will cooperate with us to deal with Pan Gu together?"
Fu Xi sighed and said, "Right now it’s not about whether he’ll cooperate with us, but whether we can avoid being hunted down by him. If we can’t, we might just end up dying together with Pan Gu."
Nuwa’s expression also became very restrained. She fell silent for a long time before finally letting out a soft sigh and saying, "Now that Ye Fan has lost his own subjective awareness, that’s actually a good thing. We can use him to fight against Pan Gu, isn’t that perfect? The difference in cultivation between you, me, and Pan Gu is real. Even with the power you’ve cultivated now, the chance you could defeat Pan Gu is very slim. You need to face reality and stop forcing it. You know I care about you more than anyone."
With that, Nuwa’s hand settled on Fu Xi’s shoulder, full of concern.