Ren steadied his emotions and let out a breath of relief. The Nuwa Phantom had come from Nuwa herself and carried her aura, making her nearly impossible to resist. Standing firm and meeting her gaze had felt like an ant challenging the dignity of someone at Half-Step Primordial Unity!
But it had ended well. The Nuwa Phantom had not made things difficult for him. Instead, Ren's Dao Heart had grown firmer, and he had learned much about Chaos.
Ren wanted to ask more, but the Nuwa Phantom shook her head slightly. "I can remain here only a short while. There are things I must handle myself. My true self separated a portion of her divine sense and memories to create me for one purpose: to await Su Zhen's birth. Now that she's finally here, I must complete the task my true self entrusted to me. Su Zhen... look this way."
With that, Ren could only stop asking questions. The phantom had a task to carry out; if he kept bothering her, she might throw him out of the Heaven-Earth Cauldron.
Ren looked toward the newly born Little Suzhen.
Little Suzhen was utterly bewildered. She understood none of it and merely gazed up at the Nuwa Phantom with her big, watery eyes.
As though sensing a familiar aura, Little Suzhen began babbling, eager to say something.
A gentle smile appeared on the Nuwa Phantom's face. "My dear disciple... you have extraordinary gifts and a boundless future. Today, I shall accept you on behalf of my true self. You will be her one and only personal disciple!"
At those words, Green Vine excitedly hugged Little Suzhen. "Su Zhen... hurry and thank Her Ladyship. Thank Her Ladyship..."
Nuwa had said before that she would take Su Zhen as her disciple, but anything could