"No, fourth brother, how did you gain enlightenment just like that?"
Qian Daoliu was dumbfounded. He looked at Mighty Lion Douluo, who had broken through, then at the sacred painting, in which he could not discern the slightest trace of holiness no matter how he looked. His eyes were filled with disbelief. "What sacred painting? This is just a fucking freak's painting! Where exactly did you perceive any holiness in it?!"
At that moment, the gazes of the other five Enshrined standing behind Qian Daoliu changed.
After witnessing Mighty Lion Douluo's breakthrough, the Enshrined could not help turning burning gazes toward the sacred painting. "A sacred painting, the Holy Son's sacred painting! To think the holiness within it could actually allow Lion to break through!!"
"Though ten million stand against me, still I shall go forth. I seem to have sensed the holiness within the sacred painting too!!"
The five Enshrined other than Lion Enshrined all gazed excitedly at the sacred painting.
As they recalled the sacred words His Highness the Holy Son had just spoken, a spirit of utter fearlessness filled their hearts.
Rumble!!
Terrifying presences surged around the Enshrined.
Looking at the sacred painting and sensing that holiness, they all gained insights.
Even though they did not break through to the next realm in one stroke like Mighty Lion Douluo, this comprehension still gave them progress nearly equivalent to decades, or even a century, of arduous Soul Power cultivation.
"Gasp, the Enshrined have all attained sudden enlightenment!! The Holy Son's sacred painting is actually so terrifying! The holiness within it is of tremendous benefit even to realms beyond Level 95!!"
The elders stared at the scene, dumbstruck. What had they not seen? So many Enshrined attaining sudden enlightenment together-now that was something they truly had never seen!
They turned burning gazes toward the Holy Son's sacred painting. "The Holy Son's sacred painting is actually this precious! This sacred painting is nothing short of a blessing bestowed upon our Spirit Hall by the gods!!"
"No, how have you all gained enlightenment? Isn't this just a fucking freak's painting? It's trash among trash! Where exactly did you perceive any holiness?! If a freak's trash painting like this spreads throughout the world, will our Spirit Hall even have a future?!"
Qian Daoliu stared blankly at his old brothers.
If the presence of a breakthrough could not be faked, he would have suspected that these old brothers had joined forces to put on an act for him.
"Big brother, stop insulting the sacred painting. You have no comprehension at all. Someone as dull-witted as you only managed to reach Level 99 thanks entirely to your ancestors' protection!"
Mighty Lion Douluo looked solemnly at his dear big brother, Qian Daoliu. "I've now broken through from Level 97 to Level 98. Isn't that enough to prove this sacred painting's value? It isn't the trash you called it at all, but a rare treasure!!"
"Of course, my breakthrough in one stroke wasn't entirely thanks to this sacred painting!"
"It was also because I witnessed the Holy Son's sacred miracle from beginning to end and listened to his teachings by His Highness the Holy Son's side."
"The Holy Son's sacred miracle, his sacred words, his sacred painting-I saw, heard, and felt every single one without missing anything. That is the truth behind my breakthrough in one stroke!!"
"Gasp, so that's it! No wonder we couldn't break through in one stroke!"
The other five Enshrined suddenly understood. They had been wondering why they could not break through in one stroke like Mighty Lion Douluo and had only made minor breakthroughs. "So it was because we never witnessed the Holy Son's sacred miracle and hardly ever listened to his teachings that we couldn't fully comprehend that holiness!!"
"Lion has such a profound sacred affinity, to have had the good fortune to witness the Holy Son's sacred miracle!"
The Enshrined could not help feeling somewhat envious.
Originally, they had thought it was merely a means for the young master to clear their big brother's name. Even after hearing about it, they had only laughed it off, not believing it was a sacred miracle.
But today, they had seen this sacred painting, sensed the holiness within it, and witnessed Mighty Lion Douluo break through in one stroke. Even they themselves had made breakthroughs.
They felt boundless regret.
The holiness contained within the sacred painting was already so holy. They truly dared not imagine what joyous breakthroughs they might have achieved if they had witnessed the sacred miracle with their own eyes and sensed that holiness.
Might they not have broken through in one stroke just like Mighty Lion Douluo?!
Just as the Enshrined were beside themselves with excitement and the elders were also gazing at the sacred painting with burning eyes.
Bibi Dong looked at the sacred painting depicting her own foolish son, every bit as dumbfounded as Qian Daoliu. Huh? A sacred painting of my intellectually disabled son can actually help people break through?! What holiness? Why haven't I sensed it?!
If she had not seen Lion Enshrined truly break through in one stroke, the other five Enshrined make breakthroughs as well, and even the elders seem to gain insights as they looked at the sacred painting.
She really would have suspected that these people had joined forces to put on an act for her!
But that did not stop her from wanting to carry out her plan to reproduce a billion copies of the sacred painting and spread them throughout the world.
"Ahem!!"
Bibi Dong coughed, drawing everyone's eyes to her. "Since the Holy Son's sacred painting has already demonstrated its value and is not the trash the Great Enshrined called it, and the holiness contained within it is incomparably precious, everyone, please continue voting!"
The moment Bibi Dong finished speaking, the elders all declared their positions:
"If a sacred painting like this cannot spread throughout the world, it would simply be a loss for the entire world! I agree to reproduce a billion copies of this sacred painting!!"
"Holy, so holy! Great Enshrined, don't you think this image is holy? If a billion copies of this sacred painting are reproduced and spread throughout the world, not only will our Spirit Hall not decline because of it, it will instead flourish and prosper!!"
"I used to revere the Great Enshrined, but I never imagined the Great Enshrined would actually be unable to grasp the holiness within this sacred painting! Great Enshrined, I'm so disappointed in you! If your attempt to stop the sacred painting from spreading throughout the world succeeds, you will be a sinner condemned throughout the ages by the entire world!!"
The elders' exclamations of praise and accusations were like countless arrows shooting toward him, making Qian Daoliu experience the sensation of ten thousand arrows piercing his heart.
Qian Daoliu could no longer hold himself together. "What do you mean I'll become a sinner condemned throughout the ages by the entire world if I stop the sacred painting from spreading? If such an obscene painting spreads throughout the world, all humanity will be corrupted! Do you even know what you're doing right now?!!"
Yet Qian Daoliu's words could no longer win any approval. As soon as the elders finished speaking, the six Enshrined also declared their positions:
"Big brother, your comprehension is too poor! To think you'd treat a sacred painting like this as trash. Have you truly not sensed any of the holiness upon it?"
"We truly cannot agree with your views! Letting your views continue to influence Spirit Hall, letting a vulgar person like you continue to direct our Spirit Hall's decisions, will only plunge our Spirit Hall into decline!!"
"Reproduce a billion copies! I agree to reproduce a billion copies of the sacred painting and spread them throughout the entire world! This is a great decision. Our Spirit Hall is about to achieve glory!!"
"Hahahaha, Grandpa, the elders and Enshrined have sharp eyes! They all acknowledge my sacred painting and support the decision to reproduce a billion copies and spread them throughout the world!"
Seeing this, Qian Renxing burst into laughter.
His Pope Mommy supported him, and the elders and Enshrined all supported him too. Who could stop him now?!!
He could not help looking smugly at his grandfather, Qian Daoliu. "Grandpa, you even said my aesthetic sense was intellectually disabled. From the look of things now, your aesthetic sense is the truly intellectually disabled one!!"