Beating Instances through Words Left by the Dead

Chapter 213: Chapter 159: Seizing the Divine Kingdom

The next day, Wu Chang kept his promise and left home early after taking the Transformation Pill with Erin.

Erin’s appearance was too conspicuous, especially after completing the Holy Mark and acquiring the True Divine Body, the inherent divine aura was enough to make any ordinary person feel inferior.

Without some concealment, in less than an hour, the gathering scouts could block traffic.

After taking the Transformation Pill, Erin turned into an Oriental-looking person; her blonde hair changed to black, and her height and curvature were somewhat reduced. By suppressing the Divine Power, her divine aura was also weakened.

She reached the point where, wearing a mask, she could barely step outside.

Leaving her home, everything seemed so novel to Erin. The plane where she was originally located had already started the Industrial Revolution, possessing large steamships, but compared to modern industry, it was still worlds apart.

The streets filled with cars everywhere, and the skyscraper-filled commercial districts were scenarios Erin could not even imagine before.

To better experience the world, Erin chose to walk instead of taking any transportation.

Wu Chang planned to take Erin to see the nearby commercial street first. Upon arriving at the commercial street, he discovered that, after not visiting for a few days, several facade shops at the entrance had changed. Four facade shops were taken over by the same person, opened up, and converted into an art gallery.

The name of the gallery was simple: Emotion.

These days, with constant turmoil worldwide and a continuously declining economy, traditional industries were hard to manage; the facade shops at the entrance of the commercial street changed signs three times a year.

Even noodle and hot pot restaurants, which used to earn money without effort, could not stay open anymore. How could there still be a fool sweeping up four shops to open an art gallery?

The gallery was under renovation and yet to open. A man in a white suit and sunglasses was sitting at a small table at the entrance, sipping coffee.

Upon seeing Wu Chang and Erin, his gaze was immediately caught, or more precisely, firmly attracted by Erin.

The man approached proactively and said, ”I am the owner of this gallery, Lu Langfeng, an artist exploring the beauty of life. Would this beautiful lady mind if I painted a portrait of you?”

Wu Chang sized up Lu Langfeng. Having encountered too many incidents recently, his vigilance was high. He used over a hundred Inspiration Value to scan around and only after detecting no issues with him did he relax.

”Is it free?”

Lu Langfeng smiled and said, ”I only paint those worth it. When I meet someone worth painting, I never charge. For those not worth it, I won’t take money no matter how much you give me.”

Wu Chang glanced at Erin. Seeing Lu Langfeng’s sincere attitude, she said, ”Then, go ahead, but don’t take too long; we have things to do.”

Lu Langfeng’s smile brightened, ”No problem, I’m best at quick sketches.”

He went back inside to grab his drawing board. Not asking Erin to remove her mask, he started drawing right away. He was indeed adept at quick sketches, finishing a lifelike sketch in just over ten minutes.

He handed the finished piece to Erin, slightly regretfully saying, ”Though you’re beautiful enough, you’re lacking some emotion. Emotion is the soul of humans, the most beautiful and gleaming point. If there’s a chance, I’d like to paint a portrait with emotion for you.”

Erin accepted the portrait and smiled, ”Thank you, this is good enough.”

After Erin and Wu Chang left and entered the commercial street, Lu Langfeng returned to his leisure, drinking coffee.

A dozen minutes later, holding his coffee cup, he returned to the gallery, put down the cup, and said, ”I’m back.”

After speaking, he walked to a blank wall, placed his hands behind his neck, and with a tug, peeled himself into a flat form.

He then hoisted himself up, hanging the hook from behind his neck onto the blank wall.

His body gradually became two-dimensional, transforming into a vibrantly colored abstract painting within a few breaths.

In the private studio deep within the gallery, the Painter, missing for days, sat in front of the drawing board, maintaining the previous posture of Lu Langfeng, carefully sketching a girl.

The Painter’s skills far exceeded Lu Langfeng’s sketches, capturing the essence of the character with precision, portraying not only the girl’s flawless beauty but also her transcendent, god-like aura with vivid detail.

The girl in the painting was Erin’s original form.

Being the number one troublemaker of the Desolate Realm, unable to be stopped by the Four Major Organizations or the followers of the Evil God, the Painter excelled at tracking and counter-tracking. Otherwise, even if he collaborated with some factions, he would have long been eliminated by the fellows from the Abyss Second Layer or Third Layer.

The first time he spied on Wu Chang, he was nearly discovered, sensing Wu Chang’s powerful Inspiration and extraordinarily keen intuition. Even among the direct player descendents of the Four Major Organizations, he stood out.

However strong Inspiration might be, it cannot see through the effects of items.

Items exist that not only block Inspiration, isolate surveillance, but can even sever causality.

And he happened to have one of those causality-severing items. As long as he didn’t want to be exposed, no one could discover his presence.

He deliberately moved the gallery near Wu Chang’s residence, observing this strange new player. Upon this observation, he indeed noticed something off.

He could ascertain that the girl just with Wu Chang was definitely not from Blue Star. Not only did she possess abilities beyond the Desolate Realm range, but she also had extremely rare Divinity.

She was at least a Demigod.

Moreover, he could confirm that the girl was brought out by Wu Chang and not left to him by the Countermeasures Bureau. The reason was simple; if the Countermeasures Bureau had acquired such a powerful being, she would have been in a more important city, treated like a treasure, never appearing in Wanghai City.