Even the worldly Li Pao'er was utterly stunned.
He picked up the "jelly" packet and examined it over and over, his brows tightly furrowed. Clearly, this absurd presentation had left even him at a loss.
Da Yuan Ge went straight through three meme-worthy expressions in a row.
His eyes widened as he pointed at the tiny pill and cried in a wildly exaggerated tone, "Oh my God! Guys, could this be the Nine-Turn Soul-Returning Pill that the Supreme Lord Lao spent forty-nine days refining? The kind that lets you ascend to immortality on the spot after taking just one?"
The livestream was filled with laughter.
But mockery aside, the show had to go on.
Li Pao'er took a deep breath, aimed the camera at the professional digital scale by his feet, and stepped onto it.
"Viewers, please take note. My current weight is 121.55 kilograms."
Meanwhile, Da Yuan Ge struggled onto a digital scale that had clearly been reinforced.
"Folks, take a good look! Net weight: 148.8 kilograms! Now that's a lucky number!"
After weighing themselves, the two returned to the cameras, each holding the black pill that had captured everyone's attention.
Li Pao'er looked more serious than ever.
He raised the pill toward the camera and declared, stressing every word, "Whether this is a miracle drug or a tax on fools, today, for the agreement we signed, and for every friend watching who believes in me, I, Li Pao'er, am taking it!"
With that, he tipped back his head and swallowed the pill.
Da Yuan Ge also dropped his playful grin, picked up his pill, and shouted with heroic bravado, "Guys, I'll head up to heaven first!"
He, too, swallowed the pill in one gulp.
At that moment, millions of viewers across the Internet witnessed the official beginning of