Yun Fan asked sheepishly, "Senior Sister, are you sure there's no mistake?"
However, Jiu Tian Xuan Nü said, "There is no mistake. They are indeed avatars of the Great Goddess Nuwa. I had investigated many clues in the mythological era and finally locked onto them!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Fan felt his heart turn to ash, offering him not a shred of hope for a comeback!
But then he quickly reacted, "What's there to fear? The gods have all perished anyway, and I presume Great Goddess Nuwa is no exception!"
This was Yun Fan's foundation of confidence. The more he thought about it, the more confident he became. Even if Han Yan was an avatar of the Great Goddess Nuwa, or even if it were the Great Goddess Nuwa herself, what of it?
Yet, Jiu Tian Xuan Nü said, "You're overthinking it. Although most gods have perished, a small number are still alive, including the Great Goddess Nuwa. Even if she isn't alive, she has her methods, such as avatars. One day, she will return, and if she sees her avatar defiled, you will likely pay with your life!"
At this, Yun Fan fell into despair once more.
"Senior Sister, since the gods are still alive, why don't they resolve the threat of the bizarre?"
Yun Fan asked, confused, putting his own matters aside for now. He was more interested in why the gods weren't intervening.
Allowing mortals like them to fight to the death.
Jiu Tian Xuan Nü replied, "Some are afraid of death, while others have no opportunity. Perhaps they are fighting against more powerful bizarre entities. The divine world is not as simple as you imagine. Another possibility is that it's none of their business, and they choose to stand by and watch!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Fan felt a surge of anger. The portion fighting the bizarre entities deserved respect, but those who stood by and watched or were afraid of death were quite detestable.
As gods, they should have their own mission and responsibility. What was the point of becoming gods then? After all, once the bizarre entities returned to their peak, even gods would not escape judgment.
Jiu Tian Xuan Nü then added, "I forgot to tell you, the bizarre can infect people, and they can also infect gods. Perhaps some gods, like me, have also been infected!"
Yun Fan's expression instantly changed. From his Senior Sister, he had witnessed the immense power of an infected god.
It was ridiculously powerful.
Of course, these were beyond his current reach. What he wanted most right now was to break through to the Emperor Realm!
But given his relationship with his Senior Sister, it was proving to be incredibly difficult.
At this moment, he said to Jiu Tian Xuan Nü, "Senior Sister, since you know she is an avatar of the Great Goddess Nuwa, why did you still ask her to call you Master?"
This question struck a chord with Jiu Tian Xuan Nü.
Jiu Tian Xuan Nü said coldly, "What are you afraid of? At worst, I can erase that part of her memory in the end. As for you, no matter how you try, you can't erase it!"
"Oh, for crying out loud!"
Yun Fan was completely speechless. From his Senior Sister's tone, there was a hint of schadenfreude. One shouldn't be like this!
"The reason I asked her to call me Master is because I have an irreconcilable enmity with the Great Goddess Nuwa!"
Jiu Tian Xuan Nü said indignantly.
But in Yun Fan's eyes, his Senior Sister was being overconfident. Did she really think she was a match for the Great Goddess Nuwa?
However, at this moment, his curiosity was piqued. "Senior Sister, what kind of enmity do you have?"
Jiu Tian Xuan Nü said, "I am universally recognized as the most beautiful woman in the divine realm, yet many gods are unconvinced, believing the Great Goddess Nuwa to be far more beautiful than me!"
"I and the Great Goddess Nuwa belong to distant eras, so it's natural that I cannot compare with her. But I simply refuse to accept it. I don't believe the Great Goddess Nuwa can be more beautiful than me!"
Jiu Tian Xuan Nü said confidently.
But Yun Fan added fuel to the fire from the side, "Senior Sister, what if the Great Goddess Nuwa is truly more beautiful than you?"
"Are you looking for death?"
Jiu Tian Xuan Nü shot Yun Fan a cold glare.
Yun Fan quickly changed his tune, "I don't think that's possible either. Senior Sister is so exquisitely beautiful, there's no one who could be more beautiful than you!"
Jiu Tian Xuan Nü was pleased, and her perception of Yun Fan gradually became more favorable.
Yun Fan dared not mention the matter of their union with his Senior Sister throughout.
Because he knew his Senior Sister's temper, which was as volatile as it could get.
At this moment, Jiu Tian Xuan Nü said, "I will return to my peak and then go to the divine realm!"
This was her current goal.
However, her goal had little to do with Yun Fan, and it seemed he could only proceed slowly. Yun Fan truly dared not bring it up now.
"Senior Sister, I need to go back and provide support!"
Yun Fan took the lead and rushed towards the Kunlun Alliance.
As Jiu Tian Xuan Nü watched Yun Fan's retreating back, her initial disdain turned into melancholy, and then into tears.
"I'm sorry, I lied to you!"
Jiu Tian Xuan Nü said painfully, "I'm not jealous that the Great Goddess Nuwa is more beautiful than me, but jealous that you chose her and not me!"
"I hate your heartlessness, and I hate myself for not being able to win against Nuwa!"
Jiu Tian Xuan Nü wiped away her tears. The reason she had been so heartless to Yun Fan earlier was due to the turmoil of love and hate in her heart.
She never imagined that after ten thousand years, Yun Fan would turn out this way. If she hadn't followed in Yun Fan's footsteps, she wouldn't have come from the divine realm to the mortal world.
When she saw Yun Fan, she should have been happy. Perhaps it was due to her love turning into hate, which prevented her from being happy.
Especially when she saw that Yun Fan no longer remembered their past, Jiu Tian Xuan Nü couldn't help but feel heartache.
"You were once the strongest being in the nine heavens, the one who saved all living beings single-handedly. But now, you are merely an ant who cares for the world but is powerless!"
"Your aura, your strength, have all vanished. The only thing unchanged is your incorrigible personality!"
...
At this moment, upon arriving at the Kunlun Alliance, Yun Fan joined the battle. When the ten bizarre Emperor Realm powerhouses saw Yun Fan's return, shock filled their eyes.
Wasn't Yun Fan supposed to have been killed by their Queen just now?
Yet, he had returned.
Upon his return, Yun Fan unleashed his demonic power, eliminating two bizarre Emperor Realm powerhouses in a short period.
A look of excitement flashed across the faces of the many powerhouses in the Kunlun Alliance. Yun Fan had done it; his return proved his success.
Indeed, Yun Fan was a man who continuously created miracles.
Everyone cheered and then, with renewed vigor, charged towards the bizarre entities.
The bizarre army suffered heavy losses. Of the ten bizarre Emperor Realm powerhouses, two were killed by Yun Fan and one by Emperor Shun.
A loss of three, and this was only the first day of the engagement! They had never suffered such heavy losses before.
Helpless, the bizarre army called out to their Queen, but unfortunately, they could no longer sense her aura.
Ultimately, the bizarre army chose to retreat.
Emperor Shun breathed a sigh of relief. Without even having time to tend to his wounds, he asked Yun Fan, "Young friend, how did you manage this?" Su Dan Novel Network
Yun Fan replied, "I purified my Senior Sister! So, she is now in a normal state!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiu Tian Xuan Nü descended upon the Kunlun Alliance.
"Welcome, Goddess!"
The people of the Kunlun Alliance were ecstatic. They never expected to see a living god in this era.
However, Jiu Tian Xuan Nü seemed indifferent to them. Without even a greeting, she went to see Han Yan.
At this, Yun Fan awkwardly said, "Everyone, please don't mind. My Senior Sister's temper is like this; it's the same with me!"
"It's alright, it's alright. Gods have their pride!"
"Indeed, how could gods be like us mortals?"
Everyone quickly chimed in, easing the awkwardness.
Emperor Shun then commanded, "Everyone, let's clean up the battlefield! With young friend and Jiu Tian Xuan Nü here, the time for us to turn defeat into victory has arrived!"
Tears welled up in everyone's eyes. This battle had lasted for thousands of years, and when the bizarre Queen descended, they thought it was over.
Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, they were given a tremendous surprise. The future was bright.
Emperor Shun then asked Yun Fan, "Young friend, with your Senior Sister's return, can you now break through to the Emperor Realm?"
"Not yet!"
Yun Fan replied, "There was a slight accident, but it's alright. I will handle it!"
"That's good!"
Emperor Shun no longer urged Yun Fan to remove his mark, as Yun Fan now had his own methods for breaking through.
After bidding farewell to Emperor Shun, Yun Fan went to the courtyard where he and Han Yan lived.
However, Han Yan was currently being reprimanded by Jiu Tian Xuan Nü.
Fine! Yun Fan almost had the urge to record it and then present the video to the Great Goddess Nuwa when she was settling accounts.
But Jiu Tian Xuan Nü was, after all, his Senior Sister, so there was no need to harm her.
"Young Master!"
Han Yan saw Yun Fan and ran excitedly into his arms.
She completely failed to notice Jiu Tian Xuan Nü's murderous gaze. Ten thousand years ago, she couldn't compete with Nuwa.
Now, she couldn't even compete with her avatar, which was infuriating.
Yun Fan said to Han Yan, "Don't call me Young Master. From today onwards, call me Yun Fan!"
Having learned of Han Yan's extraordinary origins, Yun Fan believed he absolutely could not get too arrogant.
This way, at least he would have a slim chance of survival when the Great Goddess Nuwa settled accounts.
"Why?"
Han Yan thought Yun Fan was starting to distance himself from her after meeting Jiu Tian Xuan Nü, so her heart was filled with sorrow at this moment.
Yun Fan said, "Isn't calling my name more intimate?"
"Then I'll call you Brother!"
Han Yan thought this was the most intimate.
But Yun Fan refused. While it was intimate, when they were being intimate, being called "Brother" by Han Yan felt rather odd.
Ultimately, they agreed that Han Yan would call him by his name.
"Are you two done yet?"
Jiu Tian Xuan Nü said angrily, "From today onwards, if you dare to be lovey-dovey in front of me again, don't blame me for being impolite!"
At this moment, Yun Fan suddenly felt that his Senior Sister was being unreasonable. But forget it, he wouldn't bother arguing.
The key was that even if he argued, he was no match for his Senior Sister.
Thus, he said to Han Yan, "Han Yan, we need to be more restrained from now on!"
"Okay, okay!"
Han Yan said, "I'll go down and tidy up your room!"
"Go ahead!"
Yun Fan said.
After Han Yan left, Yun Fan felt that he should try to build some rapport with his Senior Sister, as their deceitful master had chosen this path for him.
There was no turning back now.
"Senior Sister, when do you plan to return to your peak?"
Yun Fan desperately wanted to know when Jiu Tian Xuan Nü would return to the divine realm. He had to capture her before she did, or he would lose his chance.
"Three months!"
Jiu Tian Xuan Nü replied, somewhat reluctantly.
"Although it is difficult to become a god in this era, I am already a god. Therefore, after three months of recovery, I can step into the divine realm and reach my peak again!"
Her meaning was clear: she couldn't regain her peak in the mortal world; only in the divine realm was there hope.
Three months was a rather tight schedule for Yun Fan.
Therefore, he immediately asked Jiu Tian Xuan Nü, "Senior Sister, aren't you going to help me deal with the Eighth Ancestor?"
He knew that his Senior Sister was someone who cared about the world. From her suppression of the Seventh Ancestor, he knew that his Senior Sister's sense of responsibility was no less than his own.
However, he was unaware that Jiu Tian Xuan Nü's reasons for dealing with the Ghost Shadow Seventh Ancestor and even the Eighth Ancestor had nothing to do with caring for the world.
Her hatred for the bizarre and her actions against them were related to Yun Fan, though Yun Fan no longer remembered the past.
"Not interested!"
Jiu Tian Xuan Nü said, "Don't you have your own methods to deal with it? Why are you looking for me?"
In reality, she was waiting, waiting for Yun Fan to lower his stance and beg her. However, Yun Fan hadn't begged her, which made her very angry.
Of course, this wasn't what made her the angriest. What made her truly furious was that ten thousand years ago, across eras, she couldn't compete with Nuwa.
When Yun Fan deceived her feelings, she had asked Yun Fan why he didn't choose her as his Dao companion.
Yun Fan's answer at the time was that he already had someone he liked, and that was the Great Goddess Nuwa, for the sole reason that she was more beautiful than her.
From then on, she and the Great Goddess Nuwa became rivals. A person she had never met had become her greatest threat.
She had been humiliated across eras, a humiliation she had never experienced before.
She thought she would fall into despair and have no more feelings, but when she learned that the one she loved had sacrificed himself, she was still enraged.
Alas, with her strength, she was ultimately unable to avenge her beloved.
Those gods who had plotted against Yun Fan would ultimately not escape their fate. After the mythological era ended, she refused to believe that Yun Fan had perished.
Therefore, she severed her own cultivation and came to the mortal world. She waited for thousands of years and finally found Yun Fan, only to discover that the avatar of the Great Goddess Nuwa had gotten there first. Her hatred for Yun Fan intensified.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and she said to Yun Fan, "I'll tell you a story!"
Yun Fan was initially uninterested, but he thought that listening to a story might help him get closer to his Senior Sister, so he immediately said to Jiu Tian Xuan Nü, "Senior Sister, please tell it! However, I'm very curious about what kind of story this is!"
"This is a story about a scumbag who abandons his lover!"
Jiu Tian Xuan Nü said indignantly.
Upon hearing this, Yun Fan felt a headache coming on. He had thought his Senior Sister was going to tell him a story about the divine realm!
But none of that mattered now. What was important was that he would not miss any opportunity to get closer to his Senior Sister.
After all, his greatest desire right now was to break through to the Emperor Realm.