Inside the Elder Palace.
The Seven Great Consecrated Douluo, who usually remained elusive, were all gathered here today, for it was the day of Golden Crown's Martial Soul awakening.
They all wanted to see what kind of Martial Soul this Stinky Kid, who had been riding on their necks since he was little, would awaken.
And the one presiding over Golden Crown's awakening ceremony was, naturally, Jin E.
It would have been fine for someone else to do it, but Jin E didn't feel at ease and insisted on coming personally.
Seeing that it had been so long and his family's Stinky Kid still hadn't arrived, and even Qian Renxue, who went to call him, had disappeared.
This made him so angry his mouth almost twisted like a Crooked-mouthed Dragon King.
"This Stinky Kid has no sense of time at all. Just watch me beat him when he gets here."
"Is that for real? Great! I've wanted to teach this kid Golden Crown a lesson for a long time. Second Brother, can you let me hit him with my Coiling Dragon Rod later?"
Hearing this, Demon Subduing Douluo's eyes lit up.
Ever since Golden Crown could walk on his own, he had been a literal Fiend Incarnate, turning the Hall of Worship upside down.
One day he'd be playing horse-riding with Lion Douluo, the next he'd be flying everywhere on Blue Luan Douluo's back.
And the most miserable among them were the two brothers in misfortune, Thousand Weight and Demon Subduing.
Once, Golden Crown got hold of some pigment from somewhere and, while Thousand Weight was sleeping, drew a large green turtle on his face.
But that wasn't even the most irritating part. When Thousand Weight woke up, this kid Golden Crown actually held up a mirror for Thousand Weight to see.
Thousand Weight originally wanted to wash off the pigment with water, but after washing several times until his skin was almost raw, he found that the stuff actually wouldn't come off.
One had to know he was the Sixth Consecrated of the Hall of Worship, a Level 96 Super Douluo. If other Elders saw this big green turtle painted on his face, wouldn't he be a laughingstock for the rest of his life?
So, for the sake of his lifelong reputation, Thousand Weight Douluo didn't step out of his door for a month.
Demon Subduing Douluo had it even worse. When Golden Crown was four years old, he brought him a bowl of soup.
At that time, he had just finished cultivation and didn't think much of it, drinking the soup in one gulp.
After a while, Demon Subduing felt something was wrong. His stomach churned, and immediately after, an uncontrollable urge surged forth.
He rushed toward the toilet.
Demon Subduing Douluo stayed in the toilet for three days like that.
Three days later, when he walked out of the toilet, his face was deathly pale, and bean-sized beads of sweat dripped from his forehead.
His legs were weak, and he could only walk tremblingly, leaning on his Coiling Dragon Rod.
That wasn't all. Just as Demon Subduing was halfway there, Golden Crown popped out from nowhere and kicked the Coiling Dragon Rod out of his hand, causing him to fall flat on his face.
After the deed, Golden Crown said with a smile, "Grandpa Demon Subduing, you're too weak. Just five pounds of laxatives and you're this exhausted."
Hearing this, Demon Subduing's eyes widened.
Holy crap!
What did this kid say?
Five pounds of laxatives!!!
Even a bull in the village wouldn't eat that much.
You're treating me like livestock!
From then on, Demon Subduing Douluo never ate anything handed to him by Golden Crown again.
And Golden Crown's feats were far from over. Ever since he became friends with Qian Renxue...
This kid became even more lawless.
One night, he actually dragged Qian Renxue and quietly sneaked into Qian Daoliu's room.
The two made a bet to see who could pluck more of Qian Daoliu's beard to win.
At that time, Qian Renxue was still very innocent and agreed without a second thought.
This made Qian Daoliu, who was pretending to sleep, twitch with anger.
His own innocent and cute little padded jacket had actually been led astray by the Fiend Incarnate of the Jin E family.
He originally wanted to open his eyes immediately and teach the Stinky Kid Golden Crown a lesson, but seeing that Qian Renxue was playing very happily, Qian Daoliu's heart eventually softened. He continued to keep his eyes closed, pretending to be fast asleep, letting these two little rascals pluck his beard.
As for how to vent the anger in his heart? He planned to have a heart-to-heart talk with Jin E the next day.
Hearing that Demon Subduing actually wanted to use the Coiling Dragon Rod to hit his beloved grandson, how could Jin E bear it? He immediately protected his own, saying, "Old Seventh, has your skin been itchy lately? Or do you not want that rod of yours anymore?"
"Believe it or not, I'll hang you up and then use your own Coiling Dragon Rod to whip you?"
Demon Subduing quickly retracted his smile and waved his hands, "Second Brother, I was just joking. Besides, I've watched Xiao Mian grow up since he was a baby. I love him too much to hit him, so how could I?"
Hearing this, the other Consecrated ones looked at each other and smiled.
As time slowly passed, the sky darkened.
Golden Crown and Qian Renxue finally arrived at the Elder Palace unhurriedly.
Looking at the Seven Great Consecrated Douluo who had been waiting for a long time, Golden Crown smiled and said, "Grandpas, you've come early enough. The sun has just risen, and you're already here."
As he spoke, he pointed to the moon outside the window.
The Seven Great Consecrated Douluo: "..."
Qian Renxue covered her mouth and giggled.
Seeing his grandson actually pointing at the moon and calling it the sun, Jin E immediately stepped forward, pinched Golden Crown's ear, and said, "Stinky Kid, to actually make your grandpa wait so long, see if I don't teach you a lesson."
Golden Crown wasn't afraid at all: "Come on, Grandpa, I'm the only child in our family. If you break me, who's going to take care of you in your old age?"
"You..." Jin E wanted to say something more.
Qian Daoliu spoke up to interrupt, "Forget it, Second Oldest. Let's perform the awakening for Xiao Mian first."
Qian Renxue also said, "Second Grandpa, be gentle. Don't hurt Xiao Mian."
Hearing this, Qian Daoliu, who had just interrupted Jin E, couldn't help but feel some regret.
Damn!
My little padded jacket has been kidnapped by the Fiend Incarnate.
He roared furiously in his heart: Jin E, hit him, hit him hard! If you can't, let me do it. This old man's angel sword is already parched and restless!
Seeing Qian Daoliu speak and with Qian Renxue protecting him, Jin E didn't say anything more. After all, he was only talking tough and wouldn't really hit his grandson.
"Stinky Kid, come with me."
Jin E picked Golden Crown up and carried him to the center of the formation on the awakening platform.
This was a formation specifically used for awakening Martial Souls, composed of six black gemstones.
"Gather your thoughts, relax, and don't be too nervous."
After speaking, Jin E's gaze sharpened, and a powerful aura erupted.
In the next moment, his entire body was covered in a dense layer of golden scales, and his originally white hair turned yellow.
Immediately after, nine spirit rings of various colors appeared from top to bottom.
Two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red. Simultaneously, a massive phantom of a Jin E appeared behind Jin E.
Martial Soul True Body — Golden Crocodile King!
Then, Jin E reached out and began to inject powerful spirit power into the formation.
Qian Renxue curiously asked Qian Daoliu, "Grandpa, what kind of Martial Soul can Xiao Mian awaken?"
"What else could it be? It's definitely from the Golden Crocodile King lineage. It's just hard to say if this kid can awaken a Golden Crocodile King as good as Jin E's."
Unexpectedly, just as Qian Daoliu's voice fell.
A fierce aura erupted from Golden Crown's body.
Feeling the familiar aura on Golden Crown, Jin E laughed heartily, "Good boy, as expected of my grandson! You're more reliable than your father!"
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