Chapter 2027 - 2023: Destruction
Zhao Tianya had a straightforward temper and seemed to have little patience for Ye Fan. Knowing Ye Fan wanted her to get along with other women, her temper flared up, making it impossible to have any discussion with Ye Fan.
Even if Ye Fan wanted to ease the relationship with Zhao Tianya, he could only be forced to accept Zhao Tianya’s infuriating personality. For Ye Fan, the greatest love is not making huge sacrifices, but maintaining tolerance for the women around him.
"Ye Fan, I hope you understand, there is no good future between us, so... you better give up!" Zhao Tianya looked at Ye Fan and said softly.
These words sounded like a farewell, making Ye Fan feel uncomfortable, but he still chose to tolerate Zhao Tianya.
"Tian Ya, I am willing to face all your choices, but I won’t accept it. Starting today, I will continue to pursue you until you change your mind!" Ye Fan said, standing up as if to leave. "I have things to do. I have to face the Heavenly Tribulation and those ancient powers. I may not have time to communicate with you. I must leave now, and perhaps I won’t come back tonight. Until the Heavenly Tribulation, you’ll have to face everything on your own!"
"Nothing could be better!" Zhao Tianya said.
Ye Fan forced a smile, and then his figure blurred. After he was completely out of sight, Zhao Tianya felt very lost. In an act of defiance, she said, "Who says I can’t survive without you? All I ever wanted was to be ordinary spouses with you. If you don’t want to be spouses, then we can’t even be friends... I don’t want to cultivate any immortality with you. If you can return to the ordinary and respect each other as guests with me, then we still have a chance to be together..."
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Ye Fan still had Xi He take a few other ancient cultivators to the Arctic.
In the ancient ruins of the Arctic, Ye Fan faced Nuwa, who had been defeated by him, and the just-rescued Nine Heavens Mysterious Woman and Jiuyou Su Girl.
Xi He said, "Master, the situation of Su Girl and Mysterious Woman is not very good. Both were attacked by Nuwa with spiritual power. It seems Nuwa wants to use them to complete some terrible contract, possibly even lift the Blood Oath on them!"
"Hmm!" Ye Fan nodded, "The Blood Oath is nothing but an ancient contract, not necessarily a shackle to the ancient cultivators. I have long known that ancient cultivators might use this Blood Oath to cope with me. I didn’t expect Nuwa to persist. The new contract she signed is definitely directed at me... It’s meant to drag me to doom after I save the Heavenly Tribulation!"
Xi He asked, "Then what does the master plan to do with Nuwa?"
"I haven’t decided yet; take me to meet them!" said Ye Fan, letting Xi He first lead him to see Nuwa, Su Girl, and Mysterious Woman.
At this time, the three seemed to have lost consciousness simultaneously, but Nuwa was in a protective cultivation state, while Su Girl and Mysterious Woman had completely lost their souls due to the spiritual attack. Seeing the scene in front of him, Ye Fan couldn’t help but think of the comatose Mo Xiaoyan and Tantai Wanrong, finding the scene remarkably similar.
"Master, should we awaken Nuwa?" Xi He asked.
"Yes." Ye Fan replied, not needing Xi He to do anything, directly reached out, and struck Nuwa on the forehead. Nuwa’s spiritual power also suffered an attack. With her already defeated state and a significant loss of spiritual energy, her spiritual power was already very fragile. Hit by this strike from Ye Fan, she seemed to have no ability to resist, losing her soul in an instant, and let out a low growl.
It wasn’t until Ye Fan withdrew his attack that Nuwa opened her eyes and regained some spirit, though she seemed very depressed. She looked up at Ye Fan and said, "Why do you act like a demon?"
"I am not a demon; you ancient cultivators are. You are notorious for your evil deeds. Did you ever think about the meaning of your existence, assuming yourselves as creators of humanity and the spiritual world, indulging in wanton slaughter?" Ye Fan said sternly.
Nuwa seemed to still be in pain and did not want to answer Ye Fan’s meaningless questions, saying, "How we ancient cultivators act doesn’t require an explanation to you. Even if you beat me, you can’t defeat Pan Gu and Fu Xi. Don’t believe me? Try it!"
Ye Fan spread his hands and said, "Even if what you say is true, so what? I don’t need to fight those two for now. What I need to do now is simply face the Heavenly Tribulation. As for how to defeat Pan Gu and Fu Xi, it doesn’t seem to have much to do with me. Nuwa, I admit your cultivation has indeed reached a terrifying level, but I also remind you that you cannot surpass a certain limit. This limit is the destruction imposed by the upper-level creators on you... When they created you, just like when you created humans, it’s impossible for you to let humans surpass you through cultivation... I simply wield some power of the upper creators!"
"You are just enjoying temporary victory. There’s nothing to be proud or arrogant about; you will die sooner or later!" Nuwa said.
Ye Fan said, "Whether I die or not doesn’t really concern you ancient cultivators, at least not such that my death would let you, Nuwa, escape. It’s effortless for me to kill you, but I made a promise to Pan Gu and Fu Xi not to kill you for now. However, I will find other ways to ensure you can’t threaten me."
Then Xi He on the side asked, "What way does the master plan to use to reduce the threat of Nuwa to you?"
"I don’t need to explain to Nuwa, nor do I need to explain to you!" Ye Fan’s voice remained cold.
Xi He respectfully stepped aside, not questioning Ye Fan’s motives or methods anymore. At that moment, Ye Fan raised his hand, a terrifying elemental power condensed in his palm. Ye Fan said, "Nuwa, I am going to completely seal your power now, returning you to an ordinary person with elemental power, making you experience the human cycle of reincarnation... Although your soul can be preserved, it’s impossible for you to restore any cultivation in a short time. After I deal with Pan Gu and Fu Xi, I will kill you, ensuring you pose no threat to me at all!"
"So, you still plan to kill me?" Nuwa was not interested in experiencing any human reincarnation Ye Fan mentioned, but she still cared about her life and death.
Ye Fan smiled and said, "Say what you like, but even Pan Gu and Fu Xi cannot save you. The only one who can give you life is me, and I will not spare your life!"