Biodata

Feature Details
Name Nuwa (女娃)
Alias(es) Nüxi; Empress Nuwa; Wa Huang; Wind Emperor; Yin Emperor; Saint Nuwa
Species/Race Innate Deity; her true form has a human body and snake tail 143
Gender Female
Affiliation Formerly the Demon Race Heavenly Court; Wa Huang Palace; Taisu Heaven; ally of Donghua
Occupation/Role Cultivator of the Creation Great Dao; Saint; creator and Mother God of the Human Race
Status Active
First Appearance Chapter 7

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level Chapter Notes
Late Quasi-Saint 124 Her cultivation is identified as late Quasi-Saint during the conflict involving Houtu.
Peak Quasi-Saint 168 After reviving fallen cultivators and enduring nine strikes of Zixiao Divine Thunder, she reaches the peak Quasi-Saint realm.
Hunyuan 214 Creating the Human Race perfects her Creation Great Dao, allowing her to attain Hunyuan.
Saint 214 Receives immense Heavenly Dao merit and entrusts her true spirit to the Heavenly Dao, becoming the Primordial World's second Saint.
Second Heaven of Hunyuan 242 States that she has reached the Second Heaven and seeks to cultivate her Great Dao with Donghua.
Third Heaven of Hunyuan 276 Donghua notices that she has advanced to the Third Heaven.
Peak Third Heaven 347 Her cultivation is one step from a further breakthrough while fighting Yuanshi.
Dao opened 361 Successfully opens her Dao, further advancing beyond her prior cultivation.

Background

Nuwa was the Wa Huang of the Demon Race Heavenly Court, while her elder brother Fuxi served as Xi Huang. Unlike Fuxi, whose loyalty to the Heavenly Court ran deep, Nuwa treated her position as a cooperative arrangement rather than a binding allegiance. As Di Jun's rule grew increasingly overbearing, the siblings became increasingly detached from the Heavenly Court's path 9 51.

During the conflict surrounding the Sky-Opening Divine Axe, Nuwa agreed to fight only after securing freedom for both herself and Fuxi. From that point onward, Wa Huang and Xi Huang would owe no further karma to the Heavenly Court 126. She later confirmed that they had become free individuals, with Fuxi retaining only his identity as an Innate Deity and Green Emperor of the Yao Race 140.

Her pursuit of the Creation Great Dao led her beyond the creation of ordinary life. She created the Tengshe Clan, restored the dead through Mysterious Creation, and constructed the Wa Huang Realm, but none of these achievements initially revealed the ultimate path of Creation 143 168 205. Her eventual realization was that she needed to create an entirely new race capable of replacing the Witch and Yao Clans as the mainstream beings of Heaven and Earth 213.

Appearance

Nuwa usually appears as a regal woman in red. Her true form is a human-bodied deity with a snake tail.

  • Wears a magnificent crimson gown, red silk stockings, red boots, and a crown 37.
  • Can transform her red dress into an Innate Spiritual Treasure soft armor for battle 126.
  • Her true form has a human upper body and serpent tail 143.
  • Her Creation Great Dao manifests as a divine wheel behind her 143.
  • After attaining Sainthood, she is enveloped in holy light and described as resembling the descended Dao itself 214.

Personality

Nuwa is impatient with restraint and has a strong inclination toward action. While traveling with Fuxi, she admitted that stillness had made her restless; when he continued lecturing her, she silently used the Art of Closed Hearing and pretended to listen 37.

She is highly calculating and does not hesitate to arrange events around her own cultivation goals. Her plan to revive the dead was designed to evolve her Creation Great Dao despite the Heavenly Dao's punishment, leading Houtu to praise her calculations as unmatched 168 169.

Despite this pragmatism, Fuxi is an unmistakable exception. Nuwa repeatedly supports his path toward becoming the Human Emperor, accompanies his reincarnation with a clone, grants him merit, and uses her avatar Feng Ling to complete the Human Dao's marriage rites 298 302 323.

Her ultimate priority remains the Great Dao. After the Human Dao dispute, she states that her heart holds only the Dao and expresses her desire to explore worlds beyond the Primordial World 334.

Abilities & Skills

Creation Great Dao

Nuwa is the foremost cultivator of the Creation Great Dao in the Primordial World. Her creation is not limited to objects or life; it encompasses worlds, races, vitality, and the stabilization of Heaven and Earth.

  • Uses Mysterious Creation to command vitality and restore fallen beings 168.
  • Created the Tengshe Clan, though its creation did not complete her Dao 205.
  • Created the Wa Huang Realm from Yuanqiao Island, shaping its land, life, palaces, and connection to the Primordial World 143.
  • Created Taisu Heaven in Chaos through the power of the Precious Lotus Lamp and Mysterious Creation 216.
  • Created the Human Race, completing her Creation Great Dao and attaining Hunyuan 213 214.
  • Her strongest creation-based saber strike can evolve worlds, Heaven and Earth, Chaos, and living beings 347.

Mysterious Creation

Mysterious Creation is Nuwa's defining divine ability, wielded through the Nuwa Stone and her Creation Great Dao.

  • Revived deceased Demon Race and Purple Mansion cultivators from the Profound Immortal through Golden Immortal realms 168.
  • Cannot restore those whose Great Dao has collapsed or whose primordial spirits have fully dissipated 168.
  • Cannot revive fallen Grand Unity experts, whose deaths return them directly to the Great Dao 168.
  • Withstood Heavenly Dao punishment while Nuwa continued using the ability 168.

Three Thousand Great Daos

Nuwa cultivates and commands the Three Thousand Great Daos alongside her primary path of Creation.

  • Her Three Thousand Great Daos can manifest as three thousand divine wheels 213.
  • She used them in her Divine Sense clash with Donghua within the River of Time and Space 212.
  • Her Dao comprehension is sufficiently profound to contest Donghua's understanding of Immortal, Divine, and Demonic paths 212 347.

World-Bearing Body

Nuwa possesses three thousand real worlds within herself, granting her exceptional accumulated power.

  • Unlike Jieyin's illusory dream worlds, Nuwa's three thousand internal worlds are real 180.
  • This internal foundation contributes to her formidable combat power against opponents such as Taiyi 180.

Combat Ability

Nuwa is a direct and highly dangerous combatant despite cultivating Creation.

  • At the late Quasi-Saint stage, her Red Embroidered Ball manifested Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind with each strike 124.
  • She faced the Sky-Opening Divine Axe using the Heaven and Earth Cauldron, Map of Mountains and Rivers, Nuwa Stone, Precious Lotus Lamp, and Red Embroidered Saber 127.
  • She fought Donghua's Divine Sense in the River of Time and Space without a clear victor 211 212.
  • She fought Eastern Emperor Taiyi with assistance from Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun, though Taiyi's strength overwhelmed her 173.
  • She battled Yuanshi in the Nine Heavens, shattering his chaotic sword-energy world with a Creation-infused saber strike 347.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

  • Map of Mountains and Rivers — Shapes and suppresses worlds; used to create the Wa Huang Realm and to suppress Yuanshi 143 347.
  • Heaven and Earth Cauldron — Refines acquired matter and energies into Innate Spiritual Qi; used in world-making, Human Race creation, defense, and suppression 143 168 213.
  • Nuwa Stone — Channels Mysterious Creation, restores injuries, and supports resurrection 168.
  • Red Embroidered Ball / Red Embroidered Saber — A Merit Spiritual Treasure that can transform into a saber or blade; stabilizes Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind and serves as Nuwa's principal offensive weapon 7 143 168.
  • Precious Lotus Lamp — A top-tier Innate Spiritual Treasure imbued with Creation power; used in the birth of the Human Race and creation of Taisu Heaven 213 216.
  • Demon Refining Pot — One of Nuwa's top-tier Innate Spiritual Treasures 7.
  • Five Elements Spirit Pearls — Spiritual treasures in Nuwa's possession 7.
  • Nine Heavens Breathing Soil — Used with Three Lights Divine Water and Dao Blood to create the Human Race 7 213.
  • Gourd Vine — Used to create 129,600 additional humans; later transformed by merit into a dark-golden whip 213 214.
  • Innate Spiritual Treasure soft armor — Red armor refined by Nuwa and worn during the confrontation with the Sky-Opening Divine Axe 126.

Relationships

  • Fuxi — Elder brother. Nuwa is deeply protective of him, supports his reincarnation and Human Emperor path, and uses her own merit to aid his cultivation 37 298 302.
  • Donghua — Junior Brother, ally, rival, and fellow Hunyuan cultivator. They formed an alliance before the Human Race's creation, jointly supplied Dao Blood for humanity, and repeatedly sparred or cooperated in Chaos 213 230 266.
  • West Queen Mother — Close friend treated like a sister; the two openly hold hands, discuss personal matters, and support one another 63 139.
  • Houtu — Fellow Saint and occasional collaborator. Their schemes clashed during Nuwa's resurrection plan, but they later worked with Donghua to divide the authority of Reincarnation and the Underworld 168 293.
  • Hongjun — Master. Nuwa attends Purple Heaven Palace with Donghua to meet him and receives his direction concerning the Western Divine Realm 226 228.
  • Human Race — Her creation and the race that recognizes her as Mother God and Teacher 213 214.
  • Feng Ling — Nuwa's avatar or reincarnated body, arranged to become Fuxi's Dao Companion and establish Human Race marriage rites 323 330.
  • Jin Feng — Registered disciple and mount, saved by Nuwa before entering her service 216.
  • Ling Zhuzi — Disciple introduced alongside Jin Feng at the opening of Taisu Heaven 216.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Separation from the Heavenly Court

Nuwa's initial role is tied to the Demon Race Heavenly Court, where she holds the title of Wa Huang. Her growing distance from Di Jun's rule culminates in her and Fuxi's formal severance of karma with the Heavenly Court 51 126.

Creation of the Wa Huang Realm

Seeking a breakthrough in the Creation Great Dao, Nuwa destroys and remakes Yuanqiao Island into the Wa Huang Realm. She refines its energy, stabilizes its Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind, creates its landscape, and erects Wa Huang Palace and Xi Huang Hall 143.

Resurrection and Heavenly Dao Punishment

Nuwa revives the fallen of the Demon Race and Purple Mansion through Mysterious Creation. The act provokes the Heavenly Dao Eye and nine strikes of Zixiao Divine Thunder; she survives the punishment and reaches the peak Quasi-Saint realm 168.

Creation of the Human Race and Sainthood

After negotiating with Donghua, Nuwa uses Nine Heavens Breathing Soil, Three Lights Divine Water, her own Dao Blood, and Donghua's Dao Blood to create humanity. She first creates the Three Sovereigns, then 3,000 humans by hand and 129,600 more through the gourd vine 213.

The Human Race's birth perfects her Creation Great Dao. Nuwa attains Hunyuan, receives immense Mysterious Yellow Merit, and becomes the Primordial World's second Saint 214.

Taisu Heaven and the Western Divine Realm

Nuwa establishes Taisu Heaven in Chaos and later joins Donghua on an expedition beyond the Primordial World. They infiltrate the Western Divine Realm through avatars, suppress its Goddess of Creation, and investigate the world's Divine Court 216 230.

Human Dao Struggle

Nuwa allies with Donghua to secure the Human Race's rise and insists that Fuxi become the Hunyuan Human Emperor. She supports his reincarnation, cultivation, rise as Human Emperor, and establishment of human marriage 267 268 298 323.

During the final Human Dao conflict, Nuwa confronts Yuanshi in the Nine Heavens while the Human Race defeats the insect race and secures victory in the struggle 347.

Beyond the Primordial World

After the Human Dao's development, Nuwa increasingly focuses on opening her Dao and exploring Chaos. She and Donghua agree that they will eventually journey again toward the Eye of Chaos 334.

Notable Quotes

“In the name of creation, I command the four directions of heaven and earth, the dead shall return!” 168

“My Dao is complete!” 213

“Great Dao above, Heavenly Dao as witness, today I, Nuwa, with the power of creation, shall create a race, named: Human!” 214

“My heart only holds the Great Dao.” 334

Trivia

  • Nuwa invented the Art of Closed Hearing specifically to avoid listening to Fuxi's nagging 37.
  • Her red attire can transform into battle armor refined through the Heaven and Earth Cauldron 126.
  • She is stated to possess more top-tier Innate Spiritual Treasures than most Great Powers would dare to confront 7.
  • The three first humans created by Nuwa recognized her as “Mother God” and Donghua as “Father God” 213.