Invincible Young Master in the City

Ye Fan returned to the Pan Gu secret realm to seek Shen Yan because he felt deeply guilty towards that woman. In his mind, she should be the only person that mattered to him aside from Shen Yan.

Since the falling out with him, Shen Yan had consistently opposed him — first being used by Xi He, then disappearing. Now Ye Fan realized Shen Yan might have finally been exploited by Nuwa’s avatar, setting a trap for him and using the affection between them to make the trap succeed.

As Ye Fan reached the Pan Gu secret realm, everything settled into silence. Shen Yan’s trail was long gone; he even felt at a loss on where to begin finding her.

He still had one way to search because he thought Nuwa’s avatar was imprisoned here. When he appeared before Nuwa’s avatar, her body was nearly on the brink of disintegration, having lost the supply of formidable power. This avatar was on the verge of collapse. Faced with such an avatar, Ye Fan understood Nuwa’s true form had played many tricks. Now, threatening or enticing the avatar to extract clues about Shen Yan seemed difficult.

"Why have you come again? Miserable human, are you here to die?" Nuwa’s avatar spoke with the same arrogance as her true form, as if everyone owed her something.

Ye Fan said, "You’re close to dying yourself, yet you think you can harm me even a little? You’re only Nuwa’s avatar. From the moment Nuwa created you, you’ve been a tragedy, destined to die at any time..."

Nuwa’s avatar cried angrily, "Nonsense, do you think your words can make me realize they’re true? I am the true form. I admit my mistakes in handling you, but my intentions haven’t changed. I will destroy humanity, and even kill Pan Gu and Fu Xi..."

Ye Fan’s face was filled with sorrow as he said, "You’re just a pitiful being, ingrained with numerous beliefs from your creation. You even believe you’re the true form, unaware that you’re just an avatar set with predetermined interests. Parts of the memories in your mind were copied from Nuwa’s true form. And now, Nuwa’s true form has reached agreements with Pan Gu and Fu Xi, planning to save Heaven’s Calamity together."

"What are you saying? I don’t understand!" said Nuwa’s avatar.

Ye Fan didn’t fully reveal everything to Nuwa’s avatar because he knew aside from finding Shen Yan, the avatar was of little use. He needn’t reveal more nor was he responsible for keeping the avatar alive. Yet, Ye Fan felt it necessary to obtain clues about Shen Yan from this avatar.

"The reason you don’t understand is because you’ve been used from the start. Heaven’s Calamity is imminent now; Pan Gu and Fu Xi have awakened, and Nuwa is doing her own thing while you face death because she has ceased the energy supply. Your original cultivation strength wasn’t achieved through years of effort but because someone infused your body with energies not belonging to you," Ye Fan said.

"I don’t believe it!" said Nuwa’s avatar.

Ye Fan circled the cage and said, "Originally, I didn’t need to tell you these things, because I know Nuwa imbued you with arrogance, preventing you from doubting your status. But anyone with wisdom would have considered the possibility of being an avatar. Now everything has changed. I’m here to ask about Shen Yan’s whereabouts, the girl you used to trick me. I want to know her whereabouts."

"Hahaha, why don’t you reveal the truth? You’re trying to trick me," said Nuwa’s avatar.

Ye Fan shook his head and said, "The awakening of Pan Gu and Fu Xi is destined amidst Heaven’s Calamity. Events are spiraling out of control. Now, Pan Gu and Fu Xi are becoming reckless, wishing to borrow my power to save Heaven’s Calamity, but planning to kill me afterward. That’s why I refuse to cooperate with them. If I did, I’d be discarded like you, an expendable piece."

"What are you talking about?" Nuwa’s avatar remained puzzled.

Suddenly, Ye Fan transmitted a strong elemental force, enveloping Nuwa’s avatar in a brilliant glow, causing her to notice the change.

"If you were Nuwa’s true form, would you care about the power of one human? Precisely because you’re not Nuwa, your powers are strong but lost when Nuwa’s true form abandoned you. You cannot return to your previous cultivation strength. If you tell me Shen Yan’s whereabouts, I’ll grant you a swifter death, rather than slowly watch the power drain from your body. It’s a terribly painful way to die," Ye Fan said.

"I won’t listen to you. You’re spouting nonsense," said Nuwa’s avatar.

Ye Fan sighed, realizing he couldn’t get any clues from Nuwa’s avatar. As he prepared to leave, suddenly Nuwa’s avatar shouted behind him.

"Stop!"

Ye Fan turned to look at Nuwa’s avatar and asked, "At this point, do you have anything left to say?"

"Ye Fan, I admit, maybe what you said is true. I’m merely an avatar used by Nuwa because if I were Nuwa, my cultivation would never be this low. I feel my powers withering away. If you can save me, I’ll tell you the girl’s whereabouts," said Nuwa’s avatar.

Ye Fan shook his head, "The survival instinct is innate for humans. In this regard, I don’t blame you for doing what’s wrong. But I have to tell you, I lack the ability to save you. The life force you cultivated is bestowed by Nuwa. I don’t possess her skills to create a puppet like you, nor have I the time to sustain one. If you don’t speak, so be it. I’ll find another way to gather clues, and I suspect you might not even know."

At this point, Ye Fan indeed didn’t wish to gain any more answers from Nuwa’s avatar.

Nuwa’s avatar sighed, "Perhaps my final purpose is merely to help you find that human girl. If that’s the case, I can assist you, but you must also help me... At least let me witness Heaven’s Calamity, let me see Nuwa’s true form."