Withered Bones sensed that something was amiss, but he could not quite put his finger on what.
After all, throughout the entire process, apart from the Holy Son's transformation being slightly abrupt, everything else appeared completely normal.
At this moment, the Holy Son's soul was completely limpid, a condition impossible for anyone whose faith had not reached a certain level.
He definitely believed in the God of Precepts and had attained Sainthood through that belief.
It was also at this time that a wave of divine power arrived from beyond the heavens—the divine power of the God of Precepts had come.
This process went exceptionally smoothly.
There was already a certain amount of Holy Power within the Holy Son's body; a portion of it came from the Son of God Project, while another portion came from the inheritance of the Hidden Saint.
Acting as a bridge between these two streams of Holy Power, the divine power of the God of Precepts was accepted by the Holy Son with extreme ease at this moment.
The instant the divine power made contact with his soul, the expression of the God of Precepts turned serious.
Even though the Holy Son brought Him a great deal of surprise, the God of Precepts did not completely lower His guard because of it.
While it was true there had never been a case of a forged Saint's soul—once an opponent's soul achieved the purity of the Saint level, they could be entirely trusted—the God of Precepts also understood that there were plenty of things in this world that broke the impossible.
For instance, during the late Golden Age, an era when the Abyss was newly established and powerful divine power was entirely determined by the breadth of one's faith.
Back then, even if some deities observed