"Brother Sun, Brother Sun, something's gone terribly wrong! In the mere hour since you returned, rumors about you have spread like wildfire across the Three Realms of the Wilderness."
"Some say you've broken through to quasi-sage and obtained a top-tier fortuitous encounter."
"Others claim you were dispatched by the two leaders of the Western Sect, along with Buddha Tathagata's command, to the Chaos Void for training, study, and visits, and that you're sure to find many supreme innate spirit treasures."
"And some are even more outlandish, saying that you are, as rumored, the next candidate for sainthood, just venturing into the Chaos Void to find your own innate supreme treasure and prepare for tribulation to become a saint."
"They all say you've declared you'll distribute treasures to everyone in the future, aiming to be the second Dao Ancestor."
"Brother Sun, where exactly have you been these past few days? You don't know, Buddha Tathagata is anxious to death, hurry up and go."
Sun Kong had just returned from the Chaos Void and landed. Less than an hour had passed, and he hadn't even recovered the excessive magical power he'd expended, yet he was stunned by his third brother, Zhou Wu Xian's words!
He had no idea what was going on.
Nor did he realize that this was an accidental consequence of his upgraded Chaotic Somersault Cloud's speed.
However, an investigation was still necessary.
The next second.
He activated the "Marquis Wu Seven Star Formation" and indeed, he deduced that similar rumors had spread through more than half of the Earth Immortal Realm and a small portion of the Heavenly Realm.
But strangely, the initial source could not be traced. He didn't know if it was because the other party's cultivation was extremely high and had shielded the heavenly secrets, or if someone else had concealed them.
In short.
When Sun Kong discovered that countless demons, ghosts, cultivators, and immortals were all discussing it, and even that the news was nearing the Saints' dojos.
If the Seven Great Saints were to find out and actually believe it, wouldn't they beat him, this troublemaker, to death?
"Good heavens, I've always been the one to shock others, but today it's my turn?"
"Which damned, overly kind benefactor is spreading these rumors about me?"
"I just went to the Chaos Void, managed to obtain a drop of Pangu's essence blood, and saw some wondrous scenes, nothing more. I have no intention of undergoing tribulation to become a saint, nor do I have any supreme innate spirit treasures."
"It's most impossible to obtain any damn innate supreme treasures!"
"I know, because of my sunny and handsome demeanor, many people are envious and jealous, but if you want to retaliate, do it directly! Why spread such rumors?"
"This stuff is going to get people killed!"
Sun Kong was completely flabbergasted.
He was no longer well.
But after a bout of involuntary curses and swearing, he had to regain some reason and calmness, and quickly check himself and the system to see if there had been any leaks.
The more he checked, the more he found.
The result made Sun Kong laugh and cry.
There were two sources for this accident.
One.
It was the ten-fold increase in the speed of the Chaotic Somersault Cloud, from the original one million li per somersault to ten million li per somersault.
Thus, friction generated heat, igniting the clouds, which were seen by others and spread as rumors.
It was understandable.
The previous speed had already surpassed all non-saints.
Now, this speed was even more terrifying. Although it was still not as fast as the Seven Great Saints, it was faster than quasi-sages and closer to saints.
No wonder these celestial and terrestrial beings were gossiping about him being a candidate for sainthood!
The second.
It was the Chaotic Golden Cudgel, also enhanced by the chaotic energy, which had increased from its original 3.65 million jin to one hundred times that, reaching a weight of 365 million jin.
Under such immense weight, he, as the master, bore no burden, but the sonic booms caused by breaking through the air shocked countless people.
This could not be entirely blamed on them.
After all, the number 3.65 million jin, apart from the Seven Great Saints and various quasi-sages who were indifferent, was a concern for anyone below the quasi-sage realm.
Moreover, with the weight increased a hundredfold, this golden cudgel was equivalent to a ten-thousand-zhang mountain. Who wouldn't be shocked by seeing a ten-thousand-zhang mountain moving wildly and then assume the appearance of an eighth saint?
"Whatever, the Seven Saints wouldn't believe such low-level rumors, and the quasi-sages wouldn't really believe them either, right?"
"Never mind, let's get back to the main point. System, tell me, what reward did I get for shocking millions and billions of people this time?"
"My young and innocent heart has been severely damaged. If I don't get at least half a step innate supreme treasure, or a hundred supreme innate spirit treasures, I won't be satisfied."
Snapping back to reality, Sun Kong instinctively asked the system to issue the reward.
Unexpectedly.
The usually generous system, for some reason this time, became hesitant.
Like a skipping record!
[Ding! Due to the immense shock effect of the host this time, the targets of the shock were too weak in cultivation, and the karma of the Journey to the West was not altered.]
[Therefore, the reward is too small. This system, to prevent the host from being angered to death, has decided to merge it into one-tenth of a Nine-Turn Golden Elixir.]
Upon hearing the system's words, Sun Kong's entire being fractured. He couldn't believe that after shocking tens of millions, even hundreds of millions of people, he would only receive one-tenth of a Nine-Turn Golden Elixir.
So.
Before the system could truly begin the fusion, he quickly called out to stop and asked for details.
The system had no choice but to play out those "rewards" according to Sun Kong's wishes, one by one!
[Ding! Host shocked the strongest weakling in the Heavenly Realm, the Giant Spirit God, causing him to believe the host had broken through to quasi-sage and admire him, rewarding one-tenth of a Nine-Turn Golden Elixir.]
[Ding! Host shocked the Eagle King of the Eagle Cave in the Earth Immortal Realm, causing him to believe the host had obtained supreme innate spirit treasures and innate supreme treasures, leading to immense admiration, rewarding the Eagle King's hundred-year divine weapon, the Eagle Beak.]
[Ding! Host shocked one hundred million people in the Heavenly God Kingdom of the Earth Immortal Realm, causing them to worship the host as the next saint, rewarding Aunt Zhang's old hen, Uncle Chen Er's black dog, Liu Sanjiu's half a pig... ]
...
Hearing this string of seemingly numerous, but mostly useless rewards, Sun Kong almost died laughing from this most speechless reward.
He had expected that saints, quasi-sages, and others above the Golden Immortal realm might not believe the rumors because they were too exaggerated, and therefore would not be shocked.
However, he truly never expected such a comical outcome.
No wonder the system made an exception and told him it couldn't be stated directly, and could only be merged into one-tenth of a Nine-Turn Golden Elixir.
Good heavens!
So, after combining the shock from tens of millions and billions of people, it was still the first person, the Giant Spirit God's shock that was effective, and he was responsible for one-tenth of the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir.
Everyone else...
"Forget it, forget it. I, the Great Sage, am a handsome youth destined to defy fate and change the karma of the Journey to the West. How can I bicker with ordinary mortals?"
"Besides, the chickens, ducks, geese, etc., they rewarded me with, although not valuable, are still the people's trust in me."
"Zhou Wu Xian, heed my command!"
"Take these tens of thousands of tons of delicacies and give them to the monkey grandchildren to enjoy."