In the second layer of the Pan Gu secret realm, a shadow of a person vaguely appeared, and this shadow belonged to Nuwa.

After Nuwa’s two avatars were controlled by Ye Fan and Xi He, her true form finally appeared. Before her now stood someone who bore a deep hatred towards Ye Fan, specifically the one who Ye Fan had killed, nearly scattering his soul—the Yellow Emperor, who had tracked Nuwa’s avatar to kill Ye Fan and was ultimately slain by him.

At this moment, the Yellow Emperor had acquired a human body and was now standing right in front of Nuwa’s true form.

Nuwa sneered coldly, "Yellow Emperor, you must know that I was the one who created you. I resurrected you because I wanted to utilize your strength to reestablish the order of the heavenly world. If you can’t help me, then it would be better for you to die! Consider it as though I never created you in the first place!"

"Thank you, Goddess Nuwa, for granting me this chance of rebirth!" the Yellow Emperor expressed his gratitude with a salute.

"Hm, you needn’t thank me. Your current life is fragile. You haven’t reached the cultivation level of your prime. If Ye Fan were alive now, he could kill you effortlessly. And if you die once more, there will be no chance for another resurrection. Your life force is nearly exhausted, and your life form won’t last for more than a few hundred years before it completely vanishes!" Nuwa replied.

With a sense of resentment, the Yellow Emperor said, "He took my woman and killed me, causing my first death. I must kill him to avenge my grudge. Does the goddess intend to kill Ye Fan?"

Nuwa’s true form was gradually disappearing. She said coldly, "Though Ye Fan is detestable, he is a human prophesied to surpass the ancient cultivators. There’s no point in me killing him. If you want to kill him, go ahead, but remember, reconstituting the order of the Pan Gu secret realm for me is of utmost importance. If you fail to accomplish this, I might even kill you... This is your final chance. Remember, you only have a few hundred years of life... that should suffice!"

Yellow Emperor felt some resentment. Originally, he had infinite life, but after being killed once by Ye Fan, his life, even resurrected by Nuwa, only had a few hundred years left and could be taken again by Ye Fan at any time.

As for the other ancient cultivators, they generally wouldn’t bother with him; even Xi He and Nuwa wouldn’t kill him. But the others around Ye Fan were unpredictable and likely could kill him as well.

"Ye Fan, I must kill you, to avenge myself. If you live, all my prior efforts are in vain. I must kill you, or I’d rather perish myself!" With immense hatred toward Ye Fan, the Yellow Emperor prepared to kill him, knowing full well that Ye Fan had disappeared and he had no way of finding him. Only by discovering Ye Fan’s whereabouts could he have a chance to kill him.

But now, it’s also possible that Ye Fan is already dead, rendering all his efforts futile.

The sole purpose of his rebirth was not to aid Nuwa in reshaping any order, but simply to kill Ye Fan and vent the hatred in his heart.

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While Ye Fan was missing, in a hidden prison on Earth, Xuannu continued to endure the pain of captivity and loss of freedom.

After Ye Fan took her daughter away, all her hopes seemed shattered. She could only remain on Earth, waiting for Ye Fan’s mercy to release her. At this time she was completely unaware of Ye Fan’s disappearance, feeling no remorse at all, believing her actions were right, and had no intention of seeking out Ye Fan to repent for her mistakes.

At that moment, she felt a force closing in around her, and quickly realized it bore the aura of an ancient cultivator.

"Who is it?" Xuannu shouted fiercely, though unable to probe her surroundings, determined to find the person attacking her.

"It’s me!" came a man’s voice, not entirely unfamiliar to Xuannu—it was the Yellow Emperor.

When the Yellow Emperor appeared around Xuannu, she was also filled with anger, "Who’s pretending to be mysterious here? Is it you, Xi He? Yellow Emperor is long dead; he couldn’t possibly appear before me. Who’s pretending to be mysterious, Emperor Jun, or who else?"

Previously, Xuannu did suspect Xi He was playing tricks on her, but after careful thought realized it was impossible, as Xi He wouldn’t engage in such a trivial matter, and both she and Xi He witnessed Yellow Emperor’s death firsthand, so they wouldn’t make such a fundamental mistake.

Yet, the aura of ancient power this person carried was unmistakably clear, leading Xuannu to realize that another ancient power might have awakened.

"Why can’t I be someone else, why only Xi He or Emperor Jun?" The Yellow Emperor’s voice continued.

"I don’t care who you are, state your name, or I’ll kill you, showing you how foolish it is to disguise as a dead person to deceive me!" Xuannu exclaimed.

The Yellow Emperor’s figure finally appeared clearly before Xuannu. She scrutinized this person, feeling a strange sense of unfamiliarity, and furrowed her brows. "Are you the Yellow Emperor? Impossible, he’s dead! Possessing the power of life, you could counterfeit an identical person. Were you created by Nuwa? Who are you really?"

Xuannu, more familiar with the features of ancient cultivators due to her long association with the other nine great ancient powers, knew even Xi He and the Yellow Emperor didn’t fall into the category of these ancient powers. Among the awakened powers were only herself and Nuwa, while the other nine great powers remained in a mysterious state.

The Yellow Emperor laughed, "Since you know Nuwa has the power of life, it should come as no surprise that she could revive me, and now I am myself... Xuannu, I know you’ve been exploited by Ye Fan. Not only did he possess you, but he also thwarted your plans and took your daughter. If you help me now, together we can kill him, and your vengeance will be complete!"

"Why should I seek vengeance?" Xuannu retorted harshly, "What has happened is my own fault, retribution for my deeds..."

"Xuannu, this isn’t you, the Xuannu I know doesn’t surrender so easily! Couldn’t you see, you have a chance to kill Ye Fan, to reclaim your destiny?" the Yellow Emperor pressed sternly.

"Hahahaha..." Xuannu laughed wildly. "I don’t care who you are, if you attempt to kill Ye Fan, I’ll kill you, for I have sworn the blood oath with him. If he dies, then I’ll die too. Do you think I’ll help you?"