Esper X Family – Chapter 456 – Unprecedented Masterpiece –《Tong Yao》(24/40)

Without a doubt, that was ‘Tong Yao’!

The works created by Jiang Huashen had always carried intense emotional resonance.

At this moment, however, that resonance effortlessly broke through the confines of the scroll world and spread to the outside.

The onlookers witnessing this scene all felt an extreme fervor and shock.

Although many had never seen the form of ‘Tong Yao’, the resonance deep within their souls could not be faked.

“Heavens! Is that Lord Tong Yao?”

“What a sacred form!”

“To witness the emergence of ‘Tong Yao’ with my own eyes, it’s truly worth the admission fee even if I died!”

“Hiss— I was there at the scene. It still felt like something was missing.”

Indeed.

Even after activating his Creation Form, Jiang Huashen couldn’t perfectly replicate the exact form of ‘Tong Yao’ from that time.

The ‘Tong Yao’ he painted now only simulated the aura from back then. It lacked the divine essence and the sense of vivid lifelikeness.

At best, it was merely an empty shell.

Jiang Huashen was well aware that he couldn’t achieve a perfect replica.

Even “copying” couldn’t capture even one ten-thousandth of the original scene.

In fact, even one hundred-thousandth was difficult to achieve.

Yet, he was willing to burn all his inspiration to complete this work.

Jiang Huashen pondered whether this was the only opportunity he would ever have in this lifetime.

What exactly was still missing?

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At the same time.

Inside the dormitory, Ye Yao repeatedly gasped, somewhat astonished by Jiang Huashen’s insane actions.

“Goodness!”

This guy truly has no idea how the word for “death” is written.

Was he not afraid of the classic “creating one’s own father” trope from the movies ¹ Basically people creating their own stronger enemies, like Megamind, Ultron, and maybe Jurassic Park counts too. ?

This Tong Yao wasn’t Tong Yao.

Once out of control, it would likely blow Jiang Huashen sky-high on the spot.

After all, the feeling ‘Tong Yao’ gave off back then was largely that of a cold and merciless world destroyer.

Even Lou Wei and Fu Qi couldn’t help but tremble at the sight.

What Jiang Huashen remembered then was surely this very feeling.

His paintings are purely subjective, often incorporating his own interpretations.

Like an exam setter for a language test who only accepts answers they deem close enough.

The ‘Tong Yao’ created by Jiang Huashen was undoubtedly that “World Destroyer Tong Yao”.

At the same time, Ye Yao also sensed a certain connection, something akin to fate.

She had a feeling that if she acknowledged the figure in the scroll as herself, it would likely complete the final step.

Logically speaking, she wouldn’t allow such a dangerous version of “herself” to descend again.

It might trigger a terrible situation and cause her to waste some attribute points.

But Ye Yao could feel Jiang Huashen’s unprecedented creative fervor.

It was a fanatical work that consumed all his inspiration.

The shock, worship, and longing radiating from the painting had touched many, including Ye Yao herself.

He yearned to recreate this moment full of “art”.

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At this, Ye Yao sighed helplessly.

What else could she do?

Since it was the dream of a family member…

“Just this once.”

As Ye Yao’s murmur faded, the ‘Tong Yao’ created by Jiang Huashen was acknowledged by the world.

From the moment Ye Yao transformed into ‘Tong Yao’ and changed the world, this world had been deeply imprinted with her trace.

The ambient mental power permeating the entire Bluestar came entirely from the handiwork of ‘Tong Yao’.

This planet would remember the aura.

And the moment Ye Yao gave her acknowledgment, vast mental power gathered from the heavens and earth, surging into the scroll with overwhelming force.

Massive amounts of color were impacted.

The blurred figure at the center of the color vortex instantly solidified.

《Tong Yao》was born!

BOOM—!!!

An indescribable, terrifying pressure erupted like the first dawn of creation, centered on that petite silhouette!

The picturesque landscape of green mountains and clear waters within the scroll cracked inch by inch, unable to maintain its beautiful imagery!

The army of alien projections summoned by the Memory Spirit couldn’t even struggle against this incomprehensible force.

The radiance of the Light Chaser was extinguished in an instant!

The body of the Mimic King crumbled like a sandcastle!

The astonishing physique of the Titan silently disintegrated!

Other alien projections were swept away like dust in a gale, their very traces of existence completely erased!

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The domineering pressure that swept across all directions forcibly cleared everything from the scroll except for Jiang Huashen, the Memory Spirit, and that silver-haired silhouette!

The scroll world descended into primordial chaos, as if an entire universe had been destroyed.

Outside the scroll.

Even through the dimensional barrier, the masses peering via the All-Knowing Demon Eye felt a tremor deep within their souls.

A flood of All-Knowing Demon Eyes continuously streamed into the scroll, transmitting fragmented images back.

The crowd once again realized that ‘Tong Yao’ wasn’t an ordinary powerhouse who could be casually discussed, but a mighty existence capable of annihilating Bluestar with a mere gesture!

They had all been misled by that streamer called “Yao Catty”!

And the other protagonist of the battlefield, the Memory Spirit, was now experiencing unprecedented violent fluctuations.

Its transparent body seemed to suffer a severe impact the moment the outline of ‘Tong Yao’ appeared!

Undoubtedly, Jiang Huashen’s work possessed an effect so realistic it was indistinguishable from the real thing.

Under the full power of【Painting the Common People】and the ability of “Creation Form”, the work《Tong Yao》undoubtedly replicated the feeling evoked at that time.

Coupled with the acknowledgment from a certain loli and the planet itself…

This was a dimensional reduction strike in the truest sense!

The images on the surface of the Memory Spirit’s body flickered wildly!

Its near-infinite information processing and storage capacity instinctively tried to record this existence that surpassed all cognition!

What did it “see”?

What did it feel?

Although the figure was smaller than many alien lifeforms, it seemed to carry a weight that the entire universe couldn’t bear.

The Memory Spirit had recorded the rise and fall of civilizations, witnessed the death of stars, and etched the peaks and downfalls of countless powerhouses.

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But compared to the “sense of presence” carried by this outline before it…

Everything it had recorded in the past seemed like scribbles casually drawn in the sand!

Whereas before it now was the entire vast, boundless sea of stars!

It was a kind of “heaviness”, a heaviness capable of collapsing the river of spacetime itself!

“Unbelievable… How can such an existence be on this planet… This density of information… It’s even greater than that ‘King’…”

The Memory Spirit wanted to “remember” her, to “project” her, but it simply couldn’t!

Its prized racial talent was utterly useless before her!

It couldn’t even manage a simple projection!

All its mental power was rejecting the projection!

This was proof enough of the value of《Tong Yao》.

But why?

Why could this human, a being weaker than itself, create such a thing?

This made no sense!

At this, Jiang Huashen’s figure reappeared, his expression one of “life’s fulfillment”, clearly lost in the art, oblivious to heaven and earth.

Within Sequence Zero, his motives seemed to be the most unpredictable of all.

“This work is called《Tong Yao》. Be honored. You are the first existence to behold this piece up close.”

Author Note

With the return of four chapters, I am now a Dragon! Watch how I pay off my debts in ten days without any drafts!

Text: Laughing to death