"The Holy Son is fine?!!"
Someone cried out, "He jumped into boiling whale rubber and still came out unharmed? What kind of body is that?!!"
"Wait, what's that sacred mountain peak standing tall and unyielding?! A pillar holding up the heavens-that's absolutely a pillar holding up the heavens!"
Everyone gazed at the Holy Son shrouded in holy light and couldn't help crying out in shock:
"N-no, no, no, that can't be the Holy Son, can it?!"
"There's no mistake, it's the Holy Son... To think that at such a young age, the Holy Son already possesses such extraordinary physical gifts, standing firm as a mountain peak even in a pot of scalding whale rubber!"
"It seems we all misunderstood the Great Enshrined. With a grandson like the Holy Son, perhaps he's still got it even now!!"
Everyone talked over one another, marveling at the Holy Son's extraordinary gifts, and even began to acknowledge the Great Enshrined.
"Wonderful, the misunderstanding has finally been cleared up!!"
Qian Daoliu was on the verge of tears. "My lifetime of illustrious renown, my century of untarnished reputation-they're back, they're all back!!"
But he quickly came to his senses.
Now wasn't the time to worry about such things. It was time to figure out how to fish his dim-witted grandson out of the whale rubber pot.
At that moment, only Xiao Xing's holy spear was exposed. There was simply nowhere to get a grip on him to pull him out. Was he supposed to grab his dim-witted grandson's holy spear and haul him up?
No, no, no, no, that was out of the question no matter how he looked at it!!
"Xiao Xing, hurry up and come out. It's dangerous in there."
Qian Daoliu said anxiously, "You might be fine right now, but something will definitely happen if you stay in there too long!!"
"Grandpa, what are you talking about? Aren't I perfectly fine? It feels like soaking in a hot spring."
Qian Renxing replied in comfort.
He felt as though he were soaking in a hot spring, warm all over and completely unwilling to leave. Besides, it felt like warm little mice were burrowing about inside his body. It was incredibly soothing!
Of course, more importantly, this was his shortcut to godhood!
"I'm about to become a god! Grandpa, stop interrupting my ascension to godhood!!"
"Become a god? You're already a god-tier freak!"
Qian Daoliu couldn't keep it together anymore. Seeing everyone around them turn their gazes toward the grandfather and grandson, he was embarrassed beyond all measure. "Xiao Xing, stop embarrassing yourself in public. This old face of mine really can't take it anymore. Even if you want to soak in a hot spring, you can do it in your Holy Son Hall!"
"A black card, a black card with a five-million limit. As long as you come out, Xiao Xing, Grandpa will give it to you!"
"Oh, oh, I'm coming out!"
At those words, Qian Renxing immediately sprang up like a carp and leaped out of the whale rubber pot. His holy body seemed to be glowing, and everyone around him stared at the sight, dumbstruck.
"Is this the Holy Son's sacred body? Oh, oh, oh, that holy spear, what a sacred holy spear!!"
The surrounding onlookers were beside themselves with excitement. The atmosphere reached an unprecedented fervor as they all raised their heads to gaze reverently at that sacred body shrouded in radiance.
"Xiao Xing, hurry up and put your clothes on!!"
Qian Daoliu's expression changed drastically at the sight. In a panic, he picked up the golden robe Qian Renxing had flung away earlier and scrambled to dress him.
Qian Renxing had leaped out of the whale rubber pot utterly bare while still in midair, but by the time he landed, he was covered in an elaborate golden robe again.
"Oh, oh, Grandpa, you dressed me so fast! Let's play again."
Qian Renxing said happily, grabbing his robe and wanting to play the quick-dressing game once more.
But the terrified Qian Daoliu immediately caught his hand.
"Xiao Xing, consider this Grandpa begging you, all right? Don't play like this in public. This old face of mine really can't take it anymore!"
Qian Daoliu really was on the verge of tears.
A curse, this really was a curse! What sin had he committed to end up with this dim-witted grandson?!
He had only just protected his century of untarnished reputation and lifetime of illustrious renown, yet he found that they were like a guttering candle in the wind, liable to be destroyed in an instant!!
"Fine, there's really nothing I can do with you."
Qian Renxing accepted the black card Qian Daoliu handed him and said with some disdain, "Grandpa, you really don't have a man's courage at all. A man should grit his teeth and, like a true warrior, dare to confront a bleak life and look dripping blood squarely in the face!!"
"Oh, oh, oh, oh, the Holy Son's sacred words! I must write them down at once! Once the Holy Son becomes a god, these will be a deity's words of warning to the world!!"
Quite a few people immediately found paper and pens in their excitement and recorded the Holy Son's words. They had already been utterly won over by his sacred soul and holy body, becoming his fanatical believers.
"Wait, why does my life have to be bleak?!"
Qian Daoliu choked on his speechlessness. Seeing these people actually scribbling away to record it all left him even more bewildered.
He looked speechlessly at the crowd treating his dim-witted grandson's words as sacred pronouncements. "Wait, why are you all so serious about writing down what my grandson says? He's dim-witted! You can't believe what a dimwit says!!"
"Great Enshrined, haven't you felt the sacred meaning in the Holy Son's words?!"
Someone shouted excitedly, "His Highness the Holy Son, so wise and righteous, unparalleled in filial devotion, might truly become a god in the future!!"
"Oh, oh, I'm a god!!"
Qian Renxing grew happy and looked at that person with a cheerful expression. "You have a good eye! If I become a god someday, I'll take you into the Divine Realm too!!"
"Oh, oh, oh, oh, Your Highness the Holy Son, you are a future god! You were born to stand in the heavens!!"
After receiving Qian Renxing's response, that person couldn't help growing even more excited, his gaze toward Qian Renxing becoming even more fanatical, as though he were looking at a god standing upon the earth.
"Everyone, believe in me! If I become a god, I'll take all of you to the Divine Realm to enjoy a life of bliss!!"
Qian Renxing chuckled away, utterly delighted. He hadn't expected to have such devout believers already.
"Oh, oh, oh, oh, Your Highness the Holy Son, we believe in you!!"
Everyone shouted excitedly, and the fervent atmosphere reached another peak.
Wait, are you all dimwits? How can you believe what a dimwit says?
Qian Daoliu was speechless to the extreme. No matter how he tried, he couldn't understand why his dim-witted grandson could inspire so many people's faith. He was just a fucking dimwit!
"Oh, oh, oh, oh, Your Highness the Holy Son, I believe in you too!!"
Mighty Lion Douluo also shouted fanatically. In his eyes, His Highness the Holy Son, born sacred, would become a true god sooner or later!
Wait, Fourth Brother, how did you become a believer in my dim-witted grandson too?
Qian Daoliu stared in disbelief at Mighty Lion Douluo shouting amid the crowd. You're a fucking Titled Douluo! Why are you joining this bunch of dimwits in their senseless shouting?!