Chapter 30: Art is but a subjective view on the World, change your view and the World will change too…
*Flash*
Mist rose slowly above the stage, Green eerie light shone through it as inexplicable shadows like being appeared intermittently sometimes big sometimes small, what it gave the onlooker was a mysterious and apprehensive atmosphere that would be counted as a weird happening even in this fantastic Xianxia world…
*Screech*
A screeching noise suddenly resounded throwing the eerie atmosphere into a full blown horror one.
The head of a woman with green skin color without eyeballs appeared out of the mist, tears of black blood was seen streaming down her face a centipede like scar was squirming on her skin depicting a revolting picture making one's hair stand on end, but what was truly horrifying wasn't that but the being holding her neck from behind...
The being was still hidden in the mist, and it was hard to see the being's face, only his hand was seen and just the feeling coming from his hand partly hidden by black sleeve and emanating deep dark miasma was enough to confirm whose hand it was…
Devil God Wang Dafei! Such an unexpected turn of situation. For such a celebrity to appear on stage, it was quite an honour for this tournament…
The whole crowds were stunned silly by his appearance, was this an attack?! If so no one there would be able to walk out of there alive; but they soon remarked that something wasn't right, the appearance may be the same but as sharp cultivators they could feel immediately that this was but a refined corps, which made sense since this was the turn of the Jiangshi cultivators that were quite unpopular and they were trying to promote their department even a for little bit trying their luck at this tournament.
Despite that most spectators still cursed at them in their hearts, it was really a good scarce with the rumor of the Great Evil cultivator that may come to crash the party, everyone nearly shat themselves on the spot seeing the similarities.
'No wonder these retards are so unpopular, it's not just about them playing with corpses all day along, even their sense of humor was of bad taste.'
The Jiangshi department cultivators didn't think that their little joke would be taken this seriously, when they discussed about it at the last moment they thought that it would be a good Easter egg who would have thought...
Life was indeed hard for everyone, even more so for small department like them.
The show continued as the hand holding the head began to stroke it gently, it was trying to scream but no voice came out, was it out of fright or out of nervousness, only the owner may know the answer…
One after the other many bizarre entities appeared on the scene, some were like dismembered body part but had a life on their own like a nose that for two small feet running around the stage
The head then began to melt in black liquid while emitting green smoke, in the end it dissipated completely as a green transparent object floated in its place. It was obviously the remnants of soul from the head.
It reeked resentment and tried to attack the hand holding it but in the end, the hand just closed erasing it's existence…
Several other differents entities from twisting rotting meat to the head of an elefant with the body of a dog patched by some strings tried to fight back but they all ended up the same.
In the end, a small laugh then escaped from the mist as the hand retracted slowly.
The spectators didn't know why but it gave them quite a chill…. They were speechless, what a wast of time.
"Well, it was the presentation from the Jiangshi department, let's give a round of applause for them."
Senior Qin gave a way out for the spectators as he sent away the Jiangshi department student that made this show, they looked quite downcast since their hard work didn't get the recognitions they hoped, sigh~
The crowd gave some clap as encouragement, in the end most of them couldn't understand what this morbid form of art meant even though they were weirdo coming to look at this tournament…
But, the weird feeling only lasted for a moment, since it was time for the main show!
The strongest competitors for this year were coming up on stage.
...….
Under the expectating look of the spectators, three men and a woman walked on stage slowly, they were the Mythological department, they never disappointed in their performances since they took part in this tournament and the spectators could expect another masterclass presentation from them.
They held green lanterns on their hands as if to announce that their arrival was for serious business. They put the renowned Green crown that they won two time solemnly on the middle of the stage as if to proclaim their ambition for a three peat championship!
They then put the lanterns in four directions before standing separated making a circle.
Li Yun and Wu Xing who were among the crowd looked full of anticipation seeing the professional looks on the senior student's face, they would finally get to see the Green Art to it's truest form!
*Drum**Drum**Drum*
A rhythmic drumming sound resounded giving a feelling of oppression and solemnity, it stirred people's heart like the war song of the old, it was soon followed by other mystical sounds that were out of this world's bringing back the image of ancient times, as the atmosphere began to set in, a change happened on the stage, the heaven and earth were birthed and separated one above and the other bellow, it was the beginning of everything!
"Oh powerful Dragon of the East, we beseech your presence there~"
Such chant echoed from the Figures circling the stage, a blue light began to shine brighter and brighter before exploding outwardly.
The image of a ferocious being appeared on stage, from it's shape and aura it was The Azure Dragon Of the east!
The Astral projection of the Azure Dragon appeared on stage it was limitless and mighty giving an oppressive aura alike of the True Dragon but there was something different since the Azure Dragon wasn't a member of the Dragon race but the incarnation of the will of the Heaven and earth in the East since the beginning of everything.
The Azure spirit began to throw it's weight around wearing the Green crown as if to announce the mandate of Heaven to this land! Earth collapsed and heaven shattered, this Lord of the Earth wreaked havoc on this land to no limits, entangling itself with everything it could entangle with, such was the might and boundless vitality of the Azure Dragon! It seemed like nothing would be spared by the spirit's 'prolific' actions...
It was at this time that the chants from the figures continued,
"Oh Vermillion of the West, we welcome your honorable self~"
A Crimson flame bedazzled the scene followed by the sharp cry of a bird.
The Vermilion Bird appeared in a blaze scorching the whole realm, it showed great determination pushing away the influence of the Azure Dragon and wrestled away the Green crown from the Dragon with fierce momentum!
Fire descended melting a part of the Great earth trying to reign down on the blue light, but the the Azure Dragon didn't back down and fought back with great vigor, the two colors intertwined filling the world with an inexplicable and mysterious atmosphere.
The two legendary spirits entangled one against the other neither side backing down at all, they looked like the Taiji diagram giving a sense of pushing and retreating from one side then retreating and pushing from the other side fighting for the Green crown, it seemed like a standstill that would break at any moment.
"Oh White Tiger of the North, we implore your intervention~"
A resounding roar echoed thorough Heaven and Earth shaking the whole realm!
The White Tiger showed majestically in white light trying to subdue all things, it didn't wait to show it's presence and threw itself at the struggle, the Chaos erupted as the three fought tyrannicaly!
Sometimes the Vermilion Bird would ally itself with the Azure Dragon to assault the White Tiger wrestling away the Green crown before the situation reverse as the Azure Dragon allied itself with the White Tiger to do the same and so on, this cycle of unending fighting continued ravaging the land. Until…
"Oh Black Tortoise of the South, we seek your judgement~"
The Black Tortoise appeared slowly but massively, it towered like a mountain making the other three keep to themselves in an instant, the situation took a different direction, fight was unable to ensue when no one could use the other anymore, the Chaos receded and the peacefulness returned, the Four Spirits stood still without showing any signs of moving, this time the equilibrium was found and the Heaven and Earth returned to it's initial state.
The four Spirits began to fade away leaving this land, only the Green crown laid quietly on the stage…
...…
Li Yun couldn't believe his eyes, how could such a perfect representation exists in this world?! He couldn't help but blurt out loudly:
"This is the True incarnation of the myth of the Green Hat!"
Look like his true thoughts came to light in the end…
Wu Xing who sat beside him was also amazed even though he was a coissoner of this kind of performance he couldn't help but sigh:
"That twisting Azure Dragon entangling with the Vermilion Bird over the Green Ha- Crown… then the White Tiger that came to throw in the Chaos in the triangular relationship going one way or another… this is truly…"
At the end he couldn't find any words to say, when Li Yun who somehow found back his bearing finally lamented:
"In the end thing always found itself back to the origin… this is art little Wu, this is art!"
Wu Xing regained his composure as well, he noded to himself before throwing a comment:
"This tournament does live up to it's name."
Li Yun gave a strained smile as he looked at the other people in the crowd still immersed in the Great artistic performance, he then ruefully said:
"I admire these people greatly for upholding their belief till the end...But In the end…"
The two stood up silently and bowed to Senior Qin who was holding his hands behind his back with an expressionless face, before departing.
As they walked further away, the two guys who learned a new facet of the world couldn't help but scold simultaneously:
"F*ck NTR!"x2