Chapter 2200 - 2196: The Only Way

The power of the tribulation seems to be guiding Ye Fan toward death.

After realizing this, Ye Fan became more steadfast in his belief that he must not lose himself in such an illusory world; he knew how terrifying that would be.

"Don’t try to entice me. If you have the ability, come out and fight me. If I lose to you, I will have no regrets and no remorse. But if you don’t even have the confidence to engage in a battle, always showing off in front of me, I’ll find you laughable!" Ye Fan said.

The woman seemed disappointed and said, "It appears humans lack the spirit of sacrifice, discussing this with you seems futile. As for killing you... it’s no difficulty for us. We simply wanted to give you an opportunity before, but now it seems you don’t want to seize it, so we have no choice but to send you to your death!"

Ye Fan did not reply. He was observing the surrounding world, waiting for a chance to address the attack that might come at any moment.

But he waited for a long time without encountering any attack, which made him somewhat irritated. Now it seemed that this force was deliberately dragging him, wanting to engage with him, but he was still unable to discern the faction hidden behind this force.

"Come out!" Ye Fan shouted sternly; he did not wish to continue being passive.

No one answered him, and the woman seemed to have disappeared too. Before Ye Fan was only that almost illusory world, he wanted to find some clues to solve the puzzle, but still, there were no leads.

At that moment, he felt a force creeping near him, which heightened his vigilance. He simply raised his hand, and that force collapsed in an instant.

"Puff, puff!" After two very small sounds, a corner of the world before him had collapsed.

"Ye Fan, it appears your vigilance is very strong!" the woman said, "I wonder if you have the ability to completely destroy the world in front of you?"

Ye Fan replied, "Why would I want to destroy this world? Just as you said, this is perhaps another universe you created, the beings here have their own logic for survival, and I am not qualified to annihilate them!"

"Your thoughts differ from ours, thus you’re not qualified to join our ranks, and you are but a mortal, merely a pawn in the game we created!" the woman said.

Ye Fan continued to hold his breath and focus; he knew that since there had been the first wave of attacks, there would inevitably be a second round, and he must always be ready to face the subsequent attacks.

Yet he had no clue what was hidden behind these attacks, knowing that these people’s cultivation was far superior to his own, one slip could lead him to being passive. This was no longer a battle on the level of cultivation but a cosmic battle between a universe’s rulers and the creators, with no comparability between the two sides.

The woman also stopped speaking; Ye Fan had to use his heart to perceive the surrounding world.

Just as the woman said, the surrounding world seemed like a real space where the people here seemingly had no awareness they were being controlled by a creator, nor were they aware of the danger nearby, which was Ye Fan.

Ye Fan had no choice but to first find a place to avoid the crowd, but he had nowhere else to go; this world was only as large as a planet, the woman didn’t offer him any other opportunity to dip into more matters, so he could only handle his own affairs within, even find a flaw to leave the environment.

"Why haven’t you attacked me?" Ye Fan asked fiercely after waiting for a long time without any attack.

"Haha, you guess!" the woman said, "Do you think your little power is worth our probing? Your power is what we granted you, your value is only to assist us, what makes you think you have the qualification to challenge us?"

Ye Fan didn’t respond, knowing this was the woman taking advantage of his spiritual power flaw, as she seemed constantly searching for his vulnerability.

The woman said, "You are cautious, but perhaps overly so. Do you think you can wield that power? You are mistaken, Ye Fan, you are merely an experiment we put forth, now there is a way to prove yourself, that is to destroy this world, only then can you escape from here, I have already given you the method, it’s up to you whether you are willing to perform it!"

"You want me to destroy these beings to meet you, even to fight you?" Ye Fan asked.

The woman laughed, "Think whatever you wish, I actually think you should trust me, because in this world the one who won’t deceive you is precisely me. Why would I deceive a mere mortal with no combat ability like you? Haha, believe if you want, if not, then continue to be imprisoned here. The universe you are in is already undergoing another round of celestial tribulations, if you don’t escape from here, when you return, you will likely witness the destruction of your universe!"

"Despicable and shameless, why force me to slaughter the beings!?" Ye Fan shouted fiercely.

"There’s no reason, because you have already grasped our power, so to speak you are our kin, and the mercy you embody is not yours to possess. You must be cold-blooded like us, otherwise, your fate is either death or imprisonment, it’s your choice. If you don’t wish to escape from here, then continue to endure, with your cultivation, you can’t possibly surpass me, not even leave here, this is your only method!" the woman nearly gritted as she spoke to Ye Fan.

Ye Fan sensed the woman wasn’t joking, but still couldn’t understand what was amiss. He felt there must be another way to break free from the current control; he wanted to find this flaw but now it seemed exceedingly complex, and finding such a flaw was as difficult as ascending to heaven.

"Ye Fan, your intelligence is beyond what we anticipated, perhaps humans begin to exercise their minds under survival pressure, so your thoughts make me feel scared, but don’t forget, you are merely a mortal, you cannot surpass the gods!" the woman reminded.

Ye Fan coldly said, "If I cannot surpass the gods, how did I ultimately surpass Pan Gu and Fu Xi? By saying so, you present a paradox; since you have boundaries in your cultivation, then I might surpass your boundary, eventually standing above you, I might kill you, letting you taste the pain of being a failure!"

"Then try!" the woman disdainfully remarked.