Becoming Their Guiding Spirit

Lucas’s analysis was logical and well-founded. Even she couldn’t have thought of so much; she would probably have just seen it as the malicious act of a Sui Beast fragment attacking mortals.

The Nine-Colored Deer glanced at Lucas a few more times but said nothing.

She didn’t care if she was in a game or not. She only cared if she could save more people.

Suddenly.

As if to confirm Lucas’s suspicions.

In the blink of an eye, the village around them completely changed.

”What’s happening!!”

The sudden change gave Closure a huge scare.

As the weakest fighter among them, Closure could be described as helpless and weak. She subconsciously grabbed the corner of Lucas’s shirt.

Lin Qingyan also frowned.

Is this the power of a god?

As expected...

She couldn’t resist in the slightest, not even having a chance to react before being pulled into an unknown world. Supported by Lucas, she also subconsciously gripped his sleeve a little.

Lucas looked around.

Before his eyes was a Jiangnan landscape—white houses with black-tiled roofs, small bridges over flowing water. There was no one around, and a light rain drizzled from the sky. The raindrops were incredibly cold, and...

Lucas had one complaint he needed to get off his chest.

Holy...

These houses are so ugly!!

They were all crooked and misshapen.

The trees by the road were even twisted into S-shapes.

”Oho~ This is the rules and authority of my little sister, Dusk: the Painting World.”

Nian looked around and sneered.

”I wonder if my phone works. I should take a picture for that girl Dusk to see. It would probably piss her off. My idiot second brother learned her ability but drew something so abstract. It has a certain kind of abstract beauty.”

Lin Qingyan was not very surprised.

Although she had never witnessed it, she had heard about it from her master.

The eleventh-ranked of the Sui Beast fragments, a woman who wielded the authority of the Painting World, could imprison any person or object within her paintings. No matter how strong someone was, it was impossible to break free without understanding the rules.

However...

When Lin Qingyan had asked her master how he got out.

Lin Qingyan’s master had said that he shattered that Painting World with a single Lightning Art.

At the time, Lin Qingyan had been filled with admiration for a long time, thinking that she would definitely surpass her master one day. However, the more she studied, the more Lin Qingyan realized just how vast the gap between her and her master truly was.

It was like the different feelings one had about getting into a top university when in kindergarten versus in the final year of high school.

As a child: Wow! I’ll definitely get into a top university when I grow up!

In high school: ...I’ll be happy with just getting into any university...

Before graduation: As long as I don’t end up in a factory, it’s a success.

Just then.

A figure appeared in the distance of this world. It was an old man, but a divine golden light shone from within his eyes.

If they weren’t mistaken, this should be the main event.

”Yo, Lucas. That’s my idiot second brother.”

The old man slowly walked up to Lucas. He didn’t speak, but his golden pupils met Lucas’s gaze.

Suddenly, with a wave of his hand, the surrounding scenery changed into a room. In the center of the room was a Go board.

”You are very interesting. I can feel it, the many similarities between you and me. And you were able to see through my purpose at a glance. How interesting. Care for a game?”

The second brother, occupying the village chief’s body, sat cross-legged before the Go board, holding the black stones.

Nian whispered to Lucas: ”This is the rule of my second brother’s Painting World. If you don’t beat him at the game, you basically can’t get out, just like how he lost hundreds of games and was confined to the capital of Yan for over a century.”

Everyone turned their gaze to Lucas.

Closure even said, ”Lucas!! Go for it! I don’t want to be trapped in this world for the rest of my life. You guys are gods with infinite lifespans, so it doesn’t matter, but I’m just a mortal.”

”Uh...”

Lucas sat down, facing the second brother across the board.

”I... can’t play Go.”

As soon as these words were spoken.

The large room instantly fell into silence.

Everyone present looked at each other, a little awkwardly.

The second brother also fell silent. After a while, he spoke.