Chapter 80: Opening a New Battlefield

Alright, Ye Qiu had to admit defeat! Seriously? This actually works? No matter how he looked at it, he felt like they were just messing with him, but he had no evidence at all. Wasn’t this just absurd? It was only a painting, nothing special about it, yet they insisted on imagining all sorts of hidden mysteries he himself couldn’t even think of, as if they had truly comprehended something profound.

By acting this way, they were making him seem like a fool…

“Senior, this painting is definitely a treasure beyond compare. With it, we can completely block the invasion of the Void Beings. Let us use this painting as the dividing line and fight back against them…” The crowd spoke with excitement, their eyes fixed on the painting of the Rivers and Mountains, unwilling to look away for even a moment.

In just a brief span, more than ten people broke through their own realms—the scene was nothing short of magnificent.

Ye Qiu glanced disdainfully at the speaker next to him, desperately wanting to say, “You’re truly a genius! I can’t even use immortal arts, yet you want me to open a battlefield? If you’re so capable, why don’t you do it?”

Surely, no one actually believes they could forget who they are just because a few people call them ‘senior,’ right? Ye Qiu never forgot the fact that he couldn’t do a thing…

“Why are you silent? Is this task too difficult?” Yue Chan asked with a meaningful look. Ye Qiu’s heart skipped a beat, and he instinctively replied, “Ah! How could that be possible? Such a trivial matter can’t possibly trouble me—not a chance…”

Good heavens, pretending had become a habit, so much so that he’d forgotten his own lack of skill and started bragging without thinking.

Ye Qiu was helpless. Sigh… He truly didn’t want to keep up this act, but it seemed he couldn’t escape this endless cycle of pretense; a single day without it and he felt uncomfortable all over…

Now he’d already boasted; he couldn’t just talk big and do nothing, could he?

Ye Qiu racked his brains but couldn’t come up with a solution. Holding the painting of Rivers and Mountains in his hands, he suddenly tossed it forward…

“Alright, step back! I’m about to cast a spell…” Ye Qiu said with mysterious flourish, and everyone around him quickly stepped aside. They watched as Ye Qiu took up a brush in his hand.

“Horizontal like clouds stretching a thousand miles, turning like the fury of a hundred thousand pounds, wielding the brush in my hand, measuring the world—Seal!”

With a sweep of his brush, in an instant, a wash of ink spread across heaven and earth, enveloping the entire world.

Even Ye Qiu himself was startled by this display. “What the—! Is this for real?” He froze, never expecting that his casual move, meant as a desperate attempt, would bring about such a dramatic transformation.

“It seems that the energy within me flows with my brush and ink. Whether music, chess, calligraphy, or painting, all can channel this power! Huh… So, I do have some fighting ability after all. Haha, my max-level character finally has a combat skill!”

Excitement surged within Ye Qiu as he moved the brush with increasing ease, directing the painting to unfurl and stretch across the heavens like a vast shroud.

Within this ink-colored world, an overwhelming pressure descended. Everyone felt their breath tighten and it was hard to stand straight.

“What a terrifying aura! This is the true might of an immortal. This level of suppression, even an Immortal Lord might not withstand.”

“Just what level has this senior reached? Why is it that there’s never been any rumor of his deeds in the Great Wilderness? Could it be, as the legends say, that he’s descended from the heavens themselves to toy with the mortal realm?”

For a moment, everyone was dumbfounded, even the elder who had just broken through to the rank of Grand Primordial Immortal was left utterly shaken.

Frightened and uneasy, he thought to himself, “My heavens, this is definitely a being above Immortal Lord. No, judging by the aura, even more terrifying than that—could he be a mighty Immortal King?”

“If he truly is an Immortal King, then perhaps the Great Wilderness really is saved. With this senior present, unless the Immortal Emperors from above descend, no one could be his match!”

Ye Qiu’s overwhelming suppression sent waves of panic through the crowd, leaving everyone alarmed and stunned.

The elder who had just ascended to Grand Primordial Immortal originally thought he could stand on equal footing with Ye Qiu, but unexpectedly, Ye Qiu hit him with a heavy blow right from the start, as if to remind him: your senior is still your senior!

The elder was left embarrassed; all thoughts of taking charge vanished. With Ye Qiu here, it was never going to be his place to speak.

Yue Chan gazed up at the painting in the sky, her heart in turmoil. “Rivers and Mountains—this painting’s power was unleashed in an instant, not inferior at all to that Azure Lotus painting of years past. It seems this is the true supreme immortal treasure. With just this painting, the void rift is sealed and a true battlefield is created!”

“How terrifying must his strength be? He’s clearly so young, how could he have attained such unfathomable power?”

Others might not know, but Yue Chan was well aware that Ye Qiu was about her age.

For all his overwhelming power, in truth, he was just a young man in his early twenties. Yet, this very youth could, with a casual stroke, contain the truth of the Great Dao, infuse supreme sword intent in a single brushstroke, and reach the realm where words become law.

It was unimaginable. What had he experienced in these twenty-some years, how had he cultivated to such a terrifying level?

Yue Chan’s curiosity burned; she had searched for Ye Qiu for years, never expecting that on meeting again, he would become someone she could only look up to.

Ye Qiu’s actions left the crowd in awe! Even on the other side of the void, a fur-covered monster stared at Ye Qiu, equally stunned.

It simply couldn’t understand—how could such a tiny world hide such a terrifying existence?

Moreover, rather than striking directly, he chose to create a battlefield, leaving the Great Wilderness’s people to battle the Void Beings themselves?

“Could it be that he wishes to temper the younger generation of the Great Wilderness? Hmm… perhaps that’s the only explanation.”

The Void Overlord wasted no words. With a wave, it shattered the bridge between the realms, allowing the painting of Rivers and Mountains to merge in, forming a battlefield.

The Void Beings within the Great Wilderness were driven back, and the fighting gradually subsided.

After this series of actions, Ye Qiu casually wiped away the words before him, and the ink-colored world faded away.

“Heh, not bad, not bad! Seems I really am quite formidable. From now on, no one’s allowed to call me a squib again.”

Ye Qiu was beside himself with excitement, never expecting to discover another divine power today, and one that seemed so impressive.

He just didn’t know if this divine power could actually be used in battle—if so, that would be perfect…

“Heavens, such a vast and boundless feat, and senior accomplished it with a mere wave of his hand. It’s simply unbelievable…”

The crowd stared, dumbfounded, at the battlefield above the Abyss, their hearts filled with awe.

Ye Qiu shot a disdainful glance at the elder who had spoken earlier and said, dead serious, “Isn’t it just a matter of using your hands? No need to get so worked up.”

Everyone: “……”