"Hahahaha! It really was Xiao Ping!"
On the wall, the mark of Su Ping's family crest still held that recorded voice:
"Su Ping, descendant of the Rong Family, has earned my recognition. I grant him the Snake Saint's Egg!"
Rong Bao repeatedly activated the mark on the Rong Family crest, listening to it over and over.
He roared with laughter in satisfaction.
"Excellent. With this, the younger members of the Rong Family naturally won't have any objections to this little fellow obtaining a Five Saints' Egg. No one else will be able to make snide remarks, either."
The Snake Ancestor beside him nodded as well. Clearly, though, having personally sensed what was different about Su Ping earlier, the Snake Ancestor was not particularly surprised by this result.
"Chun'er's spirit in heaven can finally rest in peace."
Rong Bao seemed to have set down a crushing burden all at once. At that moment, his body and mind felt countless times lighter.
After all, although he had exercised tremendous control over the Rong Family for all these years, and his word was practically law,
the pressure he faced in letting a maternal grandson who did not bear the Rong surname obtain a Five Saints' Egg was undeniably immense.
Now, however, Su Ping had earned the Snake Saint's recognition. That was tantamount to giving his claim to this Snake Saint's Egg legitimacy. Not only Su Ping himself, but Rong Bao too would face far less pressure.
The Snake Ancestor beside him could see what Rong Bao was thinking. After some thought, the Snake Ancestor asked,
"Which snake beast's egg was evolved and transformed into this year's Snake Saint's Egg?"
The Five Saints' Eggs were created when the Five Saint Souls used the power of the Five Saint Mystic Realm to transform and evolve