Is he an old author from Lingdian?
Or an alternate account of a top-tier author?
Or perhaps some legendary hidden master?
One question stirred up a thousand waves.
Before this, no one had really thought about who Nirvana was.
But once this post appeared, countless people became interested.
"Guys, does anyone have Nirvana's TT? Tell me which author's alt account he is."
"Yeah, I support the OP. If Nirvana is a pure newbie, I wouldn't believe it even if you killed me. He's definitely an alt account of some veteran author. Maybe even a 5-star or higher author."
"3-star author here. Don't know Nirvana. Feeling depressed."
"4-star author here. Never added Nirvana either."
"5-star author here. I only learned about this pen name in the last couple of days."
"7-star author here. No top-tier authors have opened alt accounts recently. I don't know Nirvana, and I've never added him."
"9-star author here. All 9-star authors are busy writing new books. Nirvana can't be among them. And it's definitely not the 10-star author Wuhen either. He wouldn't use an alt."
Hundreds of replies poured in.
Yet among all of them, not a single person knew who Nirvana was.
And what was even stranger.
Not one person had Nirvana's TT.
People unfamiliar with the web novel scene might not understand, but most authors have a TT account. They join various groups, newbie groups, Lingdian author groups, and professional author groups. Because of this, most authors know each other. Even if they haven't met in person, they've at least chatted or added each other.
And yet now, everyone was saying they had never added Nirvana, never spoken to him.
"What's going on?"
Could there really be an author completely isolated from the world?
That was impossible.
Even top-tier authors had tons of contacts on TT. No one just buries themselves in writing alone.
The situation was getting more and more interesting.
Who is Nirvana?
Who exactly is Nirvana?
For a time, this became the central topic of Feilong Jianghu.
Of course, if it were just an ordinary author, no one would care whether you were Nirvana or Rebirth. Even if you revealed your identity, people wouldn't be interested. But Nirvana was different. With just one sentence, he had stunned everyone, not just them, but the entire nation. Even though they had never met him, they felt excited.
This was a line written by one of us, a web novel author.
And since they themselves were also web novel authors, they shared in that pride.
Yet just as everyone was marveling at how incredible Nirvana was, they realized something
They knew absolutely nothing about him.
So unknown that it felt like he didn't even exist.
Could all of this be fake?
No.
It was real.
And so, a massive effort to uncover Nirvana's identity began.
But searching for someone like this was like finding a needle in the ocean. Even if they knew he was using an alt account, what then? Lingdian alone had tens of thousands of authors. Add Huanyue, Lianheng, Tianying… and the total number of authors reached into the hundreds of thousands.
Go ahead, try guessing.
Yet if they didn't try, it felt unbearable. Not even being able to figure out who an author was, it was frustrating.
Still, it wasn't entirely without clues.
Some sharper minds among the authors came up with a new approach.
"Everyone, if we want to figure out who Nirvana is, we can't just guess blindly. We need to analyze the novel itself. First, forget about the title. Look at the content. How many authors in Huaguo can write something this passionate? At most, thirty. And among those thirty, they're all top-tier authors."
This line of reasoning immediately narrowed the scope, and many joined the discussion enthusiastically.
"That makes sense. Someone who can write something as powerful as 'Do not bully the poor youth' can't be an ordinary author. We can start from those thirty top-tier authors."
"Exactly. Now let's analyze further. Nirvana's novel is in the fantasy genre. Among those thirty authors, at least ten never write fantasy. Some write history, some write esports, others write different genres. While they can switch, the probability is low. They're professionals, they wouldn't gamble with their careers."
"666, that's solid analysis. So now we're down to just over twenty candidates."
"From those twenty, let's look at writing style. Nirvana's style leans toward noob-style… but not quite. It's simple and easy to read, yet still has depth and even a hint of literary flair. It's hard to describe."
"Now let's compare with other top authors."
"Lingdian's 'Central Plains Five Whites' follow The Number One White Under Heaven's noob-style closely. Their writing is extremely straightforward, both in language and plot. That doesn't match Nirvana's style, so it's unlikely to be any of them."
"Wuhen, on the other hand, has a more literary style. But he's too literary. Even though he later incorporated some noob-style elements, his overall style is still distinctly his own. And his writing has been consistent for years, you can recognize it instantly. Nirvana's style is completely different, so it's not Wuhen either."
"One by one, we're eliminating candidates. That leaves only authors from Huanyue and Lianheng."
"Logically, yes. But from a market perspective, that's unlikely. There's been no news of any top authors jumping from Huanyue. And Huanyue is the biggest platform people move to Huanyue, not away from it. Even if someone did leave, it would be a minor author, not a top-tier one.
And even if they switched platforms, Lingdian would definitely promote it. But look at Nirvana, he's treated like a complete newbie. That suggests even Lingdian doesn't know who he is."
"That's strange. If it's not Lingdian, not Huanyue, not Lianheng, then who is it? Could it be someone from Tianying? That's even less likely. Tianying is a small platform. Even their top authors aren't at this level."
"Sigh, we were praising the OP earlier, but after all this analysis, we still don't know who it is."
"You're wrong. There's still one person I haven't mentioned."
"Who?"
"…I don't dare say. Because I don't think it's possible. But aside from him… I can't think of anyone else."
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