Chapter 464 Yeats's Abstract Paintings
After the dinner, the goddess of death ordered two of her followers to take Yeats, Gray and Hildreth to her bedroom.
According to the legend of the North, after a hero dies on the battlefield, his soul will ascend to Valhalla.
And those precious souls that did not die in battle will enter the kingdom of the goddess of death.
The goddess of death will place these souls in a palace called "Eludnir".
Although this palace is not as magnificent as Valhalla, it also has hundreds of corridors and thousands of rooms. One needs to rely on mirrors to teleport so as not to get lost in the maze-like walls.
The yellow-browed penguin stopped in front of a floor-length mirror, turned his head and looked back at Yeats and his companions, lowered his eyebrows, and said humbly: "Dear Sir Yeats, I didn't know you were his majesty's guest just now. Please allow me to apologize for my presumptuous behavior just now."
"It doesn't matter. I won't bother with a penguin." Yeats said with a smile.
The yellow-browed penguin breathed a sigh of relief, smiled, swayed his body, and led Ye Zhi and others to the floor-length mirror. As soon as it touched the mirror, the mirror surface suddenly gathered into a whirlpool like flowing water, swallowing its body in it.
Buzz——
Ye Zhi and the others followed him in, and felt a wave of space shrouding them. A spacious and dim palace appeared before their eyes. The surroundings were decorated with ancient murals, with themes related to the dead, sacrifices, and cemeteries. Huge obsidian pillars supported the dome, and dark red silk draped over the ground, adding a touch of tranquility.
"There are five rooms in this palace, enough for you to rest. Please make your own arrangements."
The yellow-browed penguin bent its chest with great effort, with its flippers pressed against its chest, looking somewhat funny.
"If you need anything, just send me a message and I'll be there right away."
Ye Zhi nodded and said, "You go and get busy."
"Yes, sir." Before leaving, the yellow-browed penguin looked at Fanyezhi carefully again, as if he wanted to imprint his appearance in his mind, and then jumped laboriously and disappeared into the floor-to-ceiling mirror.
Without the pressure from the goddess of death, Gray's demeanor relaxed. She pinched her tense left shoulder with her right hand and sighed, "The atmosphere just now was so heavy that I couldn't even taste it!"
Standing under a solemn oil painting, Hildreth echoed, "It's normal that we, the living humans, are not used to the innate aura of the Goddess of Death."
Ye Zhi pondered and said, "She didn't blame us for trespassing and was willing to teach me magic. This is a pleasant surprise... Let's stay here first, and leave when I master the [Death Granted by Fate]."
"The Goddess of Death was here just now, so I didn't dare say too much for fear of causing trouble for you... Ye Zhi, how are the injuries from your fight with the Plague Knight?" Gray looked over nervously.
Ye Zhi smiled slightly and said, "The Holy Grail has enhanced my recovery ability. It is no longer a problem."
Hearing this, Gray and Hildreth's demeanor relaxed.
Hildre said softly, "The Holy Grail has the power of healing...it really helps a lot."
Ye Zhi shook his head and said, "This is not the power of the Holy Grail, but my domain is closely related to the laws of [Regeneration] and [Healing]. The Holy Grail only enhances this part of the recovery ability."
"However, the Law of Plague still caused considerable damage to my domain." Ye Zhi smiled bitterly, "I have to find a chance to return to the Golden Lion Kingdom and transfer the authentic Avalon to my domain... This should be able to make up for the damage caused by the Law of Plague."
Gray asked in confusion, "You want to move the sacred place of the Golden Lion Royal Family to your domain? Won't Theresa say something?"
Ye Zhi said, "It's almost the end of the world, why bother with this? Let's move it first!"
Hildreth agreed with Yeats's point of view and said, "In an emergency, we must take appropriate measures. This is an eternal truth. I believe Theresa and the Golden Lion Royal Family are willing to listen to our reasoning."
Ye Zhi nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yes, my theory is the truth!"
Expecting to stay in the underworld for some time, Yeats began to plan his next itinerary.
Daisy's whereabouts are currently unknown, but Yeats has never needed to worry about her safety. Moreover, after she drank the wine of the Holy Grail, her illusion skills were further enhanced. Even if she was hiding in the underworld, the goddess of death would not be able to find her whereabouts for a while, so Yeats did not need to worry.
Mammon did not follow him to the underworld. She should still be in the bottomless pit with her demon followers.
Now Mammon has revealed his identity, but Yezhi can feel that the familiar contract still exists, so he can meet Mammon again in the future.
After that, he would return to Golden Lion to take over the Holy Land of Avalon, which would further enhance his domain and be effective in fighting against the Famine Knights. Then he would return to the Kingdom of Roland to collect the rewards promised by Louis and Nephthys.
Louis and Nephthys both hold a legacy related to the God of Light, which is extremely crucial to Yeats at this stage, as it is related to the path to becoming a god by achieving the Eight Rings.
There are two major ways to become a god: believing in God and practicing to become a god. Ye Zhi belongs to the latter, so it doesn't matter if he doesn't obtain the power of faith.
The symbol of the Eight-Ring True God is the control over the power of laws.
The laws are unique and were born along with the runes at the beginning of creation. There are twenty-two major laws and dozens of minor laws under them.
Ancient laws such as war, moonlight, and dark night have long been dominated by powerful divine powers. The eight-ring strongmen who achieved godhood in later generations either blazed an unprecedented path like the magic goddess Minerva, or chose to become subordinate gods like the goddess of hunting and the queen of the underworld.
In history, the better ending for the chosen ones is to become a subordinate god, while the worse ending is to simply die in the chaotic world and disappear. As a multi-god chosen one, it is not difficult for Yeats to become a subordinate god of both Moonlight and Dark Night, but this also means that he will be constrained by powerful divine power.
There are exceptions to everything. The fall of the God of Light has caused a vacancy in the Law of Light. The Outer God's 'Supreme Will' is symbolized by holy light. Due to its identity as an Outer God, it cannot devour the laws of this world, making it difficult for the Law of Light to be attributed.
This gave Yeats a good opportunity to rise to the top.
"Mastering the laws of light and obtaining the three oracle tablets left by the God of Light is of utmost importance..."
Ye Zhi thought to himself, "One of the pieces is in Nephthys' hands. Once I master the Law of Death, it will be time to go back and get it."
The Law of Death is still effective when fighting against enemies with divine powers. It can quickly enhance Yeats' combat capabilities, making him not at a disadvantage even when facing the Famine Knights.
The requirement for the goddess of death to bestow this blessing was that Yeats paint a portrait of her.
The question was put before Ye Zhi again. Gray mentioned the request of the Grim Reaper at the banquet and said:
"So, Yeats, what kind of portrait are you going to paint of the goddess of death?"
The face of the god of death is half beautiful and half rotten. It seems a bit hypocritical to only paint the beautiful face.
But if he painted it truthfully, Yeats was worried that it would displease the god of death.
For a moment, Yeats was a little hesitant. He sat on the dark sofa next to the crimson silk cloth, gently patting the armrest, and fell into deep thought.
According to mythology, the goddess of death was rejected by the gods in her childhood because of her ugly half face. Only the god of light, who was of similar age to her, did not care. The two became close friends in their childhood.
Therefore, it should be slightly beautified in the painting.
Drawing the profile of the goddess of death directly would make her look too fake, and I would be unhappy if I made her ugly.
Ye Zhi thought, I should add some filters after all! "I don't doubt your painting skills, Ye Zhi, but painting truthfully may also cause displeasure to the goddess of death?" said Xilude.
Yeats nodded and said, "So, I am not going to paint realistically, but to use an abstract technique."
"Abstract?" Gray asked in confusion. "What does that mean?"
Yeats said brazenly: "I named this groundbreaking technique 'Impressionist' painting!"
Impressionist paintings focus on the changes in light and color, and on momentary impressions. Characters are usually blurred, but this blurriness actually enhances the beauty and rhythm of the picture.
Impressionist paintings do not often focus on figures, but there are still classic figure paintings, such as Monet's "Woman with an Umbrella", in which the face of the person is completely blurred, but it still conveys a stunning beauty.
This technique can be fully applied to painting portraits of the god of death.
The most famous Post-Impressionist painter is Van Gogh.
Among Van Gogh's paintings, there is a painting with the theme of life and death, which is a perfect source of inspiration for Yeats.
The term Impressionism was extremely unfamiliar, leaving Gray a little confused.
Zuan Ya acted confident and said calmly:
"I understand. This is what Yeats often calls abstraction... He is going to create some abstract masterpieces for the goddess of death!"
Yeats was in a delicate mood.
This abstraction is not that abstraction... But Zuanya is not wrong! "We are human beings after all. We should not stay in the underworld for too long, otherwise we will be corroded by the breath of death..." Hild pondered, "When are you going to paint the portrait of the god of death?"
"I have an appointment with the Goddess of Death to meet at the River Styx tomorrow."
Ye Zhi said: "As long as this painting can impress her...we can leave the underworld as soon as possible!"
Gray suddenly had an idea and reminded, "Ye Zhi, if you want to establish a good relationship with Him, remember to find out about Nidhogg!"
Nidhogg is sleeping in the Abyss of the Dead in the underworld, and the inheritance of the Black Dragon King is related to Grey's promotion to the Eighth Ring.
Ye Zhi nodded and said, "Don't worry, I won't forget it."
In fact, Yeats also planned to ask the goddess of death about her past with the god of light.
As the Goddess of Death's childhood friend, she must know exactly why the God of Light fell.
If we have the same stance, maybe I can even make her my ally...
Next time when you play in a group, don't use Fenrir, the traitor, and directly summon the goddess of death to clear the field! (End of this chapter)
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