Chapter 579 Is Lanqi a Master?

All the demons held their breath and concentrated, and Princess Hyperion stared at the painting.

As the seal was lifted, the purple light on the dark gray painting gradually became clear, revealing a unique work of art.

After confirming that the princess had finished appreciating it, Kaliela waved her fingers gently, guiding the drawing board to move slowly in the air so that all the demons could clearly see the work.

"What comes up is a rare-quality painting. Which great demon is it? And which master is it from?"

"From the style point of view, it doesn't look like Lei Mingqing, nor does it look like Miwuqing or Zhenyeqing."

The hall was filled with a solemn and sacred atmosphere. As the paintings were displayed, many demons were shocked by the artwork.

They discussed and analyzed.

Although the Fallen Lord will only reveal who the owner of the painting is after the princess chooses it, the demons have already begun to guess.

Just like that, the paintings began to be revealed, and light burst out on the newly unsealed paintings.

For every demon clan present, viewing paintings is a rare experience. They may witness a supreme artistic feast that is rare in the demon world for thousands of years. It is not only a visual enjoyment, but also a spiritual touch.

The magic flow when the painting is unsealed, especially the colors when it is made, unsealed and resonated with magic, will be extremely bright, reflecting the grade of the painting. This grade is related to the value, magical effect and rarity of the painting.

The lowest white light represents ordinary quality and is also the most entry-level art.

If it can be accompanied by blue brilliance, it is an exquisite and flawless work that requires stable and superb skills to produce.

Further up, purple is the top art, and pink art is located in the sacred realm. It is almost the highest level of art that can be seen in the concept of living beings in the world.

Although there is little hope, every demon here is looking forward to the appearance of pink brilliance.

At the same time, he was also very nervous, fearing that the excellent painting was made by the ancestor of the vampire clan.

"The later the paintings emerge from the gold cabinet, the sooner they will be submitted. The tenth ancestor will still have time this week to be delayed on his way to the devil world. His paintings have not yet appeared, so he should not be able to paint them again. Fast and high quality.”

Just as the conversation continued and the third purple painting appeared, a painting accompanied by white light suddenly appeared, and Luo Qing moved it away expressionlessly.

"That painting style... seems to be that of Lei Mingqing?"

"He doesn't want to win?"

The dignitaries in the demon world were all talking a lot at the table, and their eyes were focused on Lei Mingqing from time to time.

For example, Lei Mingqing threw in an ordinary-quality painting perfunctorily and obviously didn't have much intention to win.

"Gareth, you didn't ask a demon painter to ghostwrite for you?"

Lan Qi probably discovered that this painting was from Lei Mingqing because of the reactions of other demons, so he asked Lei Mingqing next to him.

According to Lan Qi's understanding, Qing Luo's rules almost tacitly approved the act of ghostwriting.

"I think doing this may make you laugh, but it's really unnecessary."

Lei Mingqing shook his head.

His relieved tone seemed to say that compared to the princess, his best friend was more important.

The Nokta family wanted to marry the royal family mainly for their powerful position in the demon world, but since McCarthy was willing to help him, the princess was not necessarily that important.

"Although, even if I hire a ghostwriter, I may not be able to defeat Mist Lord Orion and True Night Lord Esmode. One of them hired the oldest legendary craftsman in the current demon world, and the other has the highest artistic attainments among the great demons. "

Qing Lei Ming looked at the two figures on the far left side of the fan-shaped seat, near the fallen Qing Kaliela.

The Mist Lord Orion, who has jet black hair and cold golden eyes, and the True Night Lord Esmode, who is covered by a black cloak and shadows, with only his blue eyes exposed, sit next to each other.

The paintings of these two great demons have not appeared yet.

In the eyes of most demons, the one with the best chance of winning is the General of the Seventh Army, Mist Lord Orion, followed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maya Lord Esmode.

"The two of them are obviously rivals, so why do they feel they have such a good relationship?"

Lan Qi asked Thunder Lord Gareth.

In the sociology of demons that Lan Qi understands, the big demons are either on good terms, not familiar with each other, or they may want to kill each other at all times.

Except for him and Thalia, he has the above three relationships at the same time.

The relationship between the traditional big demons is very simple.

The two big demons and Lord Luo were very close to each other, so Lan Qi did not have much contact with them in the limited time.

He just heard Lisandra say that the General Miwuqing was fierce, but the civil servant Maye Qing was very gentle.

But in his eyes, the two big demons across from each other clearly had no suspicion of each other and were very close to each other.

"The two of them grew up together and have always had a good relationship, but sometimes they feel weird and awkward."

Seeing that Lan Qi was rarely interested in anything, Lei Mingqing replied.

Soon, the private communication between Lei Mingqing and Lan Qi was interrupted by a burst of exclamations from the demon clan dignitaries in the Regency Hall.

Lei Mingqing looked up and saw a newly unsealed painting.

[Portrait·Throne Hall of Necalis Palace]

[Type: Artwork]

[Level: Holy]

【Rank: 1】

[The creatures who appreciate this painting will recover a small amount of physical strength and energy, and there is a chance of gaining some insights into painting. 】

The picture shows the ministers coming to the regency hall to worship, and the princess sitting alone on her throne, possessing supreme power.

The expressions and postures of the demons are different - respectful, alert, and thoughtful.

The light cleverly falls from the high windows, focusing miraculously on the princess. At this moment, she is the chosen one.

Its simple yet majestic realistic style does not look like the masterpieces of today's young painters in the devil world.

All the demons looked at the demon general Mi Wuqing.

"According to rumors, the legendary painter invited by Lord Mist is a demon master from thousands of years ago."

"This painting... is a depiction of the apex of power in the demon world, and a profound analysis of the psychology of the officials."

"Through the depiction of the emotions of the princess and the ministers, the intersection between the individual, the demon world and the key nodes of the era is highlighted... and it finally became this painting that combines movement and stillness, and is both internal and external."

Many demons couldn't help but discuss it.

"Do you usually appreciate art?"

Lei Mingqing listened to the sounds around him and looked at Lan Qi beside him.

Although he had never discussed art topics with his close friends, he felt that McCarthy himself had an indescribable poetic temperament.

"Know a little bit."

Lanci replied.

"What do you think of this painting?"

Lei Mingqing wanted to hear Lan Qi's thoughts.

"Good."

Lanci replied.

"..."

Hearing Lan Qi's perfunctory answer, Lei Mingqing was about to speak, but felt his words stuck in his throat.

Lei Mingqing's own opinion on this painting was that he couldn't comment on it other than "very good".

His intuition kept telling him that his best friend was not that simple, but his casual attitude made it seem like he had no interest in appreciating paintings.

Before the demons could raise the waves of exclamation, another burst of pink light filled the Regency Hall.

【Portrait·Caged Bird】

[Type: Artwork]

[Grade: Sacred (Damaged)]

【Rank: 1】

[There is a chance that the creatures who appreciate this painting will feel a little compassion for the princess and understand the princess's state of mind. 】

"oh!"

Many demons stared at another sacred painting with wide eyes.

There is no figure of the girl in the painting, only a lonely scene.

The moonlight shines through the treetops and onto the windowsill.

"Was this drawn by Maye Qing himself?"

"It's Zhen Yeqing's style, for sure. I've seen many of Zhen Yeqing's works. Although the degree of completion is not perfect, it is indeed of divine grade."

"He is worthy of being the most artistically accomplished demon among the civil servants. He is able to create sacred-level paintings on his own in a short period of time."

Admirations sounded one after another.

Maybe the painting [Throne Hall of Naikalis Palace] by Qing Wu is of higher quality, but Maya Qing wins because of his thoughts. It depicts the scene that the princess saw when she looked out the window.

"This painting...the clever first perspective creates a unique emotional resonance. There is no princess directly shown in the picture, but her presence is everywhere, hidden in every detail touched."

The moonlight in the painting seems to be not only a part of the natural landscape, but also a metaphor of emotion. Its coldness and remoteness are just like the image of the person the princess misses, close yet out of reach.

"Zhen Yeqing uses the contrast of light and shadow and the guidance of perspective to closely connect the viewer's emotions with the inner world of the princess. When appreciating this painting, you are actually experiencing a state of longing."

"Who is the princess missing? Why can Zhen Yeqing understand the princess's mood?"

Discussions among the demon celebrities continued one after another.

Maye Qing obviously had a detailed insight into the princess's state of mind.

Sitting on the right side of the hall, Lei Mingqing looked at Lan Qi beside him who also showed concern for the painting, and asked:

"Do you like this painting?"

Although it might be the filter of his wishful thinking, he still had a vague feeling that his best friend knew something.

"..."

Lan Qi held her chin and frowned slightly.

Lei Mingqing couldn't tell Lan Qi's thoughts at the moment, but his best friend's state was very similar to his - it seemed that after reading the painting, he wanted to express some elegant comments, but couldn't find the right words to form words.

"Speaking of Gareth, does Maye Qing really want to win?"

Lan Qi put down his hand, leaned back on the chair and turned his head to ask.

"Mist Lord Orion may really want to win, and May Night Queen Esmode mainly wants to take care of the overall situation. But May Queen doesn't seem to want Misty Lord to win either, so he rejected Misty Lord's request for help. In a fit of anger, Misty Lord He found a legendary craftsman from the demon world at any cost and asked him to write for him."

Lei Mingqing shook his head, unable to understand the motives between the two great demons, let alone why his best friend asked such a question.

In particular, Zhen Yeqing's appearance has always been a mystery. At least Lei Mingqing has not seen the real body of this civil servant in so many years.

Lan Qi fell into deep thought again.

Lei Mingqing, on the other hand, patiently waited for his best friend's words.

"Do you think it's possible that Zhen Yeqing is actually a woman?"

Lan Qi looked at Maye Qing Esmode's tightly covered look and muttered to Lei Mingqing.

His keen sense of smell told him that if Zhen Yeqing's gender were changed, everything would make sense.

"..."

Lei Mingqing looked at Lan Qi, his brain shut down for a moment.

My dear friend, what are you analyzing?

Now he really couldn't tell whether McCarthy knew how to draw or not.

While the two of them were chatting, the Regency Hall was filled with indescribable harmony and interest. The demons' discussion echoed under the high dome, and every evaluation was full of pride.

A true master not only paints well, but also paints quickly.

The paintings that were revealed earlier were all put into the golden cabinet at the end.

The remaining paintings in the golden cabinet are now empty, and they are all works that were completed and submitted early.

The demons admired the two paintings [Throne Hall of the Palace of Nakalis] and [Bird in a Cage]. Even though they were moved away by Lord Fallen, they still found it difficult to move their eyes away from the scrolls.

"No matter which one the princess chooses, it's reasonable."

"She herself proposed to paint the best great demon, and it is worthy of her expectations to be able to harvest such works."

The fact that the Tenth Ancestor's paintings have not appeared for so long gradually made them feel relieved.

Because even a master like Lord Maya Esmode took so long, the Tenth Ancestor Marquis Ulises was still delayed on the road for some time.

He painted in a more urgent time, almost cutting off the possibility of high-quality paintings.

Looking at the tenth ancestor Ulises, he still looked indifferent, smiling calmly, as if he had already taken no notice of winning or losing.

Such a guy without a competitive spirit would find it even more difficult to produce a work that surpassed Maya-sama's full effort.

However.

At the moment when the excitement in the Regency Hall reached its peak.

The golden and magnificent light suddenly descended on the palace like a galaxy.