The Chrysos Heir's Identity Revealed, and Aya Was So Angry She Got Her Feelings Back!

[After that, Phainon set out without looking back and joined the Flame-Chase Journey against the Black Tide.]

[The "flame" in Flame-Chase referred to the Core Flames.]

[Legend said the gods had cast down Core Flames. Twelve Titans were born from the fire, then used their divine power to shape Amphoreus.]

[But the Black Tide from beyond the heavens robbed the Titans of reason, plunging Amphoreus into eternal night.]

[At the moment of crisis, the World-Bearing Titan offered up his own Core Flame, lit the dawn, and left behind an oracle.]

[The oracle foretold that twelve heroes would strike down the maddened Titans, reclaim the Core Flames, and save Amphoreus.]

[It was said that golden divine blood flowed through the heroes' veins, so they were called the Chrysos Heirs.]

[If the Chrysos Heirs passed the Core Flame trials, they could claim a share of the Titans' power and divine authority, ascending to demigodhood.]

[And Phainon was one of those twelve heroes. He was a Chrysos Heir and the savior everyone had been waiting for.]

Everyone: !!!

At those lines, countless jaws nearly hit the floor!

They kept calling Phainon a savior, but at first he had looked like nothing more than a slightly handsome, rather tragic village heartthrob.

And all this time, actual goddamn divine blood had been running through his veins?

Well, then!

They had even felt sorry for Phainon over everything he had suffered, thinking no wonder he was gloomy enough to top the rankings!

But in the end, the joke had been on them!

The world of Douluo I.

Heaven Dou City, Phainon's Clothing Store.

Qian Renxue whipped her head toward Phainon.

"A Chrysos Heir, a hero, a savior. Brother Phainon, how many more identities are you hiding?"

Phainon leaned back in his rocking chair and answered earnestly,

"I just want to be an ordinary guy who goes fishing!"

Qian Renxue ignored that nonsense. He had not answered her question at all.

She pressed on.

"So you inherited a Titan god's Core Flame and became a demigod?"

"And only then did you cross the stars to reach our Douluo World?"

Beside her, Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao stared at him as though he were a monster.

Their eyes widened with curiosity.

"Is the shopkeeper really a demigod?"

They found it hard to connect the mysterious white-haired man before them with a god!

Phainon shook his head helplessly.

"I probably don't count as a demigod."

"I'm not even in Amphoreus anymore. Where would I go to inherit divine authority?"

For some reason, Qian Renxue felt relieved by that answer.

Honestly, if Phainon really was that incredible, she would have felt a little put out!

After all, a title like World-Bearing Titan sounded impressive enough.

Bearing the burden of saving the entire world on one's shoulders!

That kind of resolve was frightening!

But she, Qian Renxue, was no slouch either!

Innate Level 20 Soul Power and the Young Master of Spirit Hall—she was not far behind Phainon!

She was going to inherit the Angel Godhood one day!

The Angel God was a First-Level God, after all!

Surely she could measure up to Phainon when he was not even a demigod!

Once I become the Angel God and rule the Heaven Dou Empire, I'll look after you. You'll eat and drink like a king!

Qian Renxue made that promise to herself.

Spirit Hall.

Qian Daoliu was stunned by the Sky Curtain too.

A keen glint flashed through his aged eyes.

"Simply pass a Core Flame trial, and you can gain divine authority and become a demigod?"

"Doesn't that sound rather like a divine trial?"

For a moment, his thoughts drifted.

If his son Qian Xunji had not died, perhaps he would still have had a chance to attempt the Angel God Trial.

Qian Daoliu promptly ordered someone to bring him brush and ink, then recorded everything the Sky Curtain said about the trials in the Qian Family's inherited archives.

Stones from another mountain could polish jade.

Perhaps Amphoreus's path to godhood might one day inspire Spirit Hall's descendants.

But he also knew that Spirit Hall's hopes now rested solely on his granddaughter, Qian Renxue.

According to reports from Heaven Dou City, Phainon appeared to be in Heaven Dou and had grown quite close to the crown prince his granddaughter was impersonating.

If his granddaughter took a fancy to someone from another planet...

Qian Daoliu had no idea what he would do.

Elsewhere.

Bibi Dong had arrived at the Sunset Forest.

She looked at the demigod trial described on the Sky Curtain and gave a dismissive snort, paying it no mind.

Titans? Chrysos Heirs? So what?

She, Bibi Dong, had already begun the Rakshasa God Trial!

One day, she would surely become the Rakshasa God!

Then she would personally destroy Spirit Hall and this filthy world along with it!

The world of Douluo III.

The Sea God Pavilion.

Yun Ming read about the demigod trial on the Sky Curtain, and interest stirred within him.

Pass a trial and gain divine authority...

He already stood at the pinnacle of his age.

Through sheer strength, he had forcibly condensed a quasi-god godhood!

But that was not a true godhood.

"I wonder what the demigods of Amphoreus are like."

"If the Sky Curtain shows the details, perhaps I can grasp something from them and use it to condense a true godhood!"

The words on the Sky Curtain continued to flow:

[Phainon seemed to emerge quickly from the shadow of Aedes Elysiae.]

[He threw himself into study and martial training, honing his swordsmanship.]

[As soon as he arrived in Okhema, the Council of Elders sent him into the army to train. He made his name in a single battle, yet remained as humble as ever.]

[During this time, Aglaea, leader of the Chrysos Heirs, accepted Phainon and guided him onto the Flame-Chase Journey.]

[She believed Phainon was a savior without flaws.]

[More precisely, his only flaw was that his taste in clothes was truly awful!]

[An earth-beast-yellow shirt with earth-beast-purple pants.]

[And he actually went out dressed like that.]

[Yet Aglaea felt the emotions she had gradually lost after inheriting the divine authority of romance return!]

[She was that furious!]

[They said the Flame-Chase was a journey of constant loss.]

[Aglaea felt the Black Tide might not fall before the Chrysos Heirs. It might just run away in terror from Phainon instead.]

"Pfft—!"

"Hahahahaha!"

Phainon, training tirelessly with his sword!

And then Phainon in yellow and purple!

Countless people burst out laughing!

No wonder Aglaea had been so angry that her feelings came back!

One look at Aglaea's golden dress made it clear that she had exacting standards when it came to clothes.

How could she see the savior Phainon dressed like that and not cough up blood?

If Aglaea knew Phainon had opened a shop in Heaven Dou City specifically to sell those infuriating clothes, turning all of Heaven Dou yellow and purple, she would probably faint with rage.

Heaven Dou City.

Outside Phainon's Clothing Store.

The customers on the street erupted!

"How can Aglaea slander Shopkeeper Phainon? He looks better in yellow and purple!"

"You and Phainon belong at the same table when it comes to fashion!"

"Could it be that the clothes aren't the point? With a face like his, the shopkeeper would look good wearing a sack!"

"Wait! So yellow and purple aren't an Amphoreus thing after all?"

PS:

Dear readers, there will be three updates for the release.

I did my best during the free period, too.

On Q Reading, books usually go paid at 50,000 words. This one is nearly 60,000 words long, so I wrote about 10,000 extra words.

As for the flood of updates everyone has asked for, I'm sorry, but I really can't do it.

Q Reading pays based on how many readers keep up with each update. The more often an author updates, the less they end up earning.

That's why most authors post two updates a day.

I hope you'll understand!

Thank you!