319: Chapter 319 Lost

Ye Qing looked at Joseph and brought him over as well.

"You all can come over and take a look."

Then, Joseph, John, Sophia, and the others walked over.

After getting close to the map of mountains and rivers, they felt the terrifying nature of this painting even more intensely.

The sensation was as if they were staring into another world.

Within it, mountains, forests, and great rivers were all present.

Sophia looked inside, then focused on a certain spot.

"Brother, Father, look over here."

Hearing Sophia's words, the two of them looked toward where she was pointing, and their faces were immediately filled with shock.

This, this, this...

At this moment, the scene inside the painting was changing; it seemed a group of people was fighting exotic beasts, and the battle was in full swing.

This was indeed quite peculiar.

"The people inside... those are your students, right?"

Joseph looked at Ye Qing and asked what was on his mind.

"Yes."

Ye Qing nodded.

Joseph's eyes darkened slightly. Ye Qing had impressive methods; being able to let these students enter the painting for training meant he had absolute control over it and could manifest other things within it.

However, he didn't know the strength of those manifestations.

It seemed the rumors were indeed unreliable; Ye Qing's strength was likely no longer what the rumors suggested.

He was even beyond the rumors.

Good, good, good.

King Fenghai, you old fogey, you actually misled me by saying Ye Qing's strength wasn't like this.

Hmph!

On the other side, John looked at the painting, and his combative spirit was stirred.

He looked at Ye Qing and said, "Ye Qing, I heard of your legend back at headquarters. I came here this time with the intention of fighting you, to have a spar."

Hearing this, Joseph looked at his son, wanting to stop him.

This boy hadn't realized yet that he and Ye Qing were no longer on the same Rank at all.

And yet he still wanted to spar with Ye Qing.

If Ye Qing threw a serious punch, the boy might not even be able to take it.

"A spar?"

Ye Qing shook his head.

"I won't make a move myself. Instead, why don't you enter my contracted spirit and give it a try?"

Ye Qing had no desire to fight John. After all, judging by his Aura, he was just a Spirit Master who had recently reached the Marquis-level; Ye Qing had no interest in such strength.

If it were Joseph, Ye Qing might still consider a spar.

After Ye Qing finished speaking, John nodded.

However, his expression was not very good.

After all, in his eyes, Ye Qing's action was a complete show of contempt for him.

"Then I shall enter your painting and see what mysteries lie within."

"Alright."

"In that case, I won't place you in the same area as my students; let's not disturb their training."

Ye Qing gave a broad wave of his hand.

A violent suction force surged toward John.

Feeling this power, John's heart jolted violently!

Then, every hair on his body stood on end, and he felt as if he had fallen into a frozen river in the dead of winter; his body couldn't help but begin to tremble.

What had he just felt!

Under this suction, he couldn't control his body at all and was being sucked into the painting by sheer force.

He simply decided to jump in himself to avoid further embarrassment!

Entering the space.

John looked at the surroundings; the air was filled with the scent of flowers and the singing of birds.

"Hiss, what kind of contracted spirit is this? To be able to create a world to this degree..." John felt the energy inside; it was incredibly dense.

He shook his head, gaining a deeper understanding of Ye Qing's strength.

Powerful, truly very powerful!

"Did I underestimate him?"

"However, I want to see what tricks this guy has up his sleeve."

...

John began talking to himself inside the map of mountains and rivers.

Before his voice had even faded, the sky began to change.

Black clouds gathered!

Streaks of thunder Dragons darted through them!

Then, a Dragon's roar echoed.

The black Dragon that had previously dealt with the students poked its head out from the black clouds.

A terrifying pressure, carrying the weight of heavenly might, descended, as if a True God was peering down from the heavens at the mortal beings below.

This!

John stared at the giant Dragon!

What is this!

What kind of Aura is this? How can Ye Qing achieve this level?!

How is it possible? How is it possible!

He let out a roar toward the sky, then watching the black Dragon dive down, he stomped his foot and shot into the air, throwing a punch at the black Dragon in a rage!

One punch!

It seemed as if it would tear through space!

Accompanied by sonic booms and the sound of air being sliced, it struck toward the black Dragon!

It hit the black Dragon's body!

Boom!

A thunderous explosion rang out immediately!

It worked!

Just as John felt his fist solidly connect with the black Dragon's body...

In the next instant, his expression changed.

His excitement plummeted to rock bottom in a flash!

The black Dragon seemed completely unharmed!

He looked at the black Dragon and met its gaze directly.

Then, the black Dragon twisted its body and whipped John away with its tail.

Boom!

...

Outside.

Joseph and Sophia both saw the situation inside.

Sophia covered her mouth with her small hand, as if witnessing something shocking.

What is this!

What on earth is this!

Why would such a giant Dragon appear inside a painting!

And!

It has such power!

Wait!

As Sophia watched the scene, her heart trembled violently!

What did she see happening in the painting?!

Why was her incredibly fierce brother whipped away by the black Dragon's tail!

This!

He crashed into a mountain?!

What?!

The mountain collapsed?!

This!

In an instant, Sophia's heart was in her throat.

Beside her, Joseph's mouth twitched incessantly as he watched the situation.

He looked at Ye Qing, preparing to speak.

Meanwhile, inside the painting, after John smashed through the mountain, he felt as if his internal organs were about to be crushed!

He looked at the mountain in front of him and the falling giant rocks, a look of despair rising in his heart.

Each of these giant rocks weighed hundreds or thousands of tons; if they fell on him in his current state...

Wouldn't that be certain death!

It's over!

In an instant, John's face was filled with despair.

Just as he was preparing to meet death, in the next moment...

The giant rocks that should have crushed him all hovered in the air, as if someone with Divine Power was holding them up.

What's going on?

John watched and struggled to stand up; with this, he finally understood the gap between himself and Ye Qing.

"I lost, please let me out..."

John said weakly.