Chapter 381 – Beast God: The Day This Sky Gate Opens Is Your Qin Yang's Day of Death!

Meanwhile.

Jianghai Martial Arts Academy.

Public Training Hall.

The ceiling lights shone brightly,

Illuminating a group of students in training uniforms, both male and female.

A Sword Dao cultivation class was in progress.

“…The final step requires the sword to move diagonally southeast. That concludes the general outline of Taiyin Moonflower Swordplay. Everyone, pay attention to my footwork during the demonstration.”

Li Zixuan, dressed in white, wielded a wooden practice sword, tracing elegant arcs as she demonstrated the forms. Her delicate features glowed under the light, resembling a celestial maiden beneath the moon, her aura transcendent.

Every sword movement flowed with exquisite precision, reaching the pinnacle of Sword Intent.

Below, many students watched her while whispering among themselves.

Flowers bloom and wither, wither and bloom; youthful disciples grow old in the martial world.

The years had passed swiftly.

As a former senior student, Li Zixuan had long completed her studies.

Upon graduation, she achieved the distinguished realm of Grandmaster Realm, earning recognition as one of the academy’s notable alumni.

Right after graduation, countless factions vied for her allegiance, offering lavish benefits and high status, hoping to recruit her as a retainer.

Even the Imperial Capital Martial Arts Academy extended an invitation,

Eagerly offering her an unprecedented appointment as the youngest professor in history.

Yet, unfortunately, every one of these offers…

Was unequivocally declined by Li Zixuan.

She simply stated she was waiting for someone, then returned to her alma mater as a faculty member.

Witnessing this, everyone vaguely surmised the reason.

“Teacher Li is a disciple of the Jianghai Sword God. I heard the True Dragon War God is her Senior Brother.”

“How enviable for the True Dragon War God. I wonder if he knows Teacher Li has waited for him for years, while marriage proposals from Imperial Capital aristocratic families piled up endlessly.”

“I wish I could become a female disciple of the Exploding Heavens Gang too…”

“Years have passed. How long can Teacher Li wait without her heart changing?”

“…”

The noisy chatter reached her ears.

Li Zixuan frowned slightly, listening to the trivial gossip. A flutter stirred in her heart, her breath growing somewhat uneven. She puffed her cheeks, feigning annoyance.

“Quiet, all of you! Focus on visualizing the sword techniques I just demonstrated!”

“If anyone fails to practice properly later, I’ll deduct twenty points from your final semester grade!”

Her voice echoed through the hall.

The chattering crowd immediately fell silent.

“Yes.”

The students began meditating and visualizing.

As her words faded,

In the corner, calming incense burned,

Its faint smoke curling, mist lingering.

But just then.

Clang—

Multiple sword chimes suddenly resonated within the hall.

“A breakthrough?”

Li Zixuan’s beautiful eyes shifted, focusing on several students in the corner.

She recognized these breakthrough candidates—they consistently ranked among the top in the class, promising limitless futures, having long touched the threshold of the Innate Realm.

Yet, breaking through should have taken at least two more months.

Now, however,

Not only had they broken through,

But they had done so simultaneously!

“So effortlessly?”

Li Zixuan observed this, as if recalling something, and turned her gaze toward the Black Hole beyond the sky. “Is it because of the ambient Star Power?”

…

…

A short while later.

Soaring Ascent Building Office.

“What?”

“Commander, are you certain? Another Police Inspector has broken through?”

“…How many?”

Intermittent phone chatter continued.

Before the floor-to-ceiling window, Elder Li overlooked the campus scenery. After listening to the report, his white eyebrows lifted, elation brightening his expression.

Suddenly, a loud thud echoed!Li Zixuan rushed in hurriedly, her hair disheveled.

“Xuan Xuan, why such haste?”

Elder Li, who had been in high spirits, showed no surprise at Li Zixuan’s abrupt entry. Instead, he smiled warmly and asked, “Are the students causing trouble again?”

“No, Teacher…”

Li Zixuan clenched her fists, her expression excited as she reported, “Just now, another student from my class broke through to the Innate Realm!”

“Really?”

Elder Li was overjoyed at the news, stroking his white beard with a beaming smile. “Excellent, this is truly excellent! Jianghai City receives far greater nourishment from Star Power than other regions. Students being able to break through… dragons and phoenixes rising, the future looks promising!”

“Yes, this sudden surge in Star Power must be related to Senior Brother!”

“That should be the case. The Young Gang Leader has done far too much for Jianghai City.”

Elder Li rested his fingers on the telephone, his white eyebrows slightly raised as he said contentedly, “The Commander just sent congratulations – ten more officers from their police department have broken through to the Grandmaster Realm!”

“More people reaching the Grandmaster Realm…”

Li Zixuan murmured to herself, tucking the hair behind her ear as she gazed out the window. The clouds drifted like unfolding scrolls, clearing the blue sky and bright sun, revealing the boundless, vast firmament.

With good news arriving one after another.

This was truly the golden age of martial cultivation!

……

Great Li Mountains.

Under the blazing sun and clear sky, howling winds carrying Star Power swept slowly across the region.

Countless beasts thrived and multiplied, presenting a scene of revival as Star Beasts stood proudly erect, absorbing the heaven and earth’s Star Power.

Within the mountains sealed by the Ten Direction Demon Sealing Array.

Rolling thunderbolts struck the Beast God’s body, sending sparks of electricity flying in all directions. The Blood Sea Domain rose and fell, repairing his damaged physical form.

Day after day, year after year.

Amid this roaring cacophony.

Crack—

A faint, almost imperceptible cracking sound emerged, then was swallowed by the noise.

“Hmm? Loosening?”

But the Beast God’s ears twitched slightly, catching this subtle sound. His eyes snapped open instantly, and he performed Instantaneous Movement to reach the edge of the Demon Sealing Formation, reaching out to sense the location of the earlier crack.

A trace of astonishment flashed in his eyes.

Just a moment ago.

This inscribed wall had actually developed a crack, allowing several strands of Star Power to rush in.

Though it lasted only for an instant.

He had still managed to detect it!

“Impossible, this shouldn’t be happening.”

The Beast God frowned, his eyes rolling as his thoughts raced.

After Qin Yang’s modifications, the Ten Direction Demon Sealing Array should withstand thousands of years without cracking. For this to occur, there could only be one explanation!

The stars had shifted, seas had changed to fields.

The celestial Star Power outside the formation had now undergone earth-shaking transformations, exceeding the Star Power environment when the array was initially established.

Moreover, it must be an extremely massive differential in Star Pressure.

Thinking of this.

The Beast God’s heart suddenly filled with terror!

A frightening thought flashed through his mind.

There are no rivers without sources.

Such enormous Star Pressure could only be related to the Heaven Gate Passage!

“Could it be… he succeeded!?”

“That fellow Qin Yang actually managed to open the Heaven Gate?”

Separated by the Ten Direction Array, the Beast God grasped that drifting strand of Star Power with his fingertips, carefully delving into its perception. His pupils immediately contracted sharply, and tumultuous waves surged in his heart.

So condensed…

Almost identical to the Star Power he had sensed in the upper realm in his earlier days!”So that’s how it is. Qin Yang, you brat, still fell into my trap after all. You couldn’t resist the temptation and opened the Sky Gate.”

The Beast God sneered coldly where he stood, dispersing the wisp of Star Power at his fingertips. Then he lifted his head to gaze toward Jianghai City, a venomous glint flashing in his eyes.

“The day the Sky Gate opens will be your death day, Qin Yang!”

(End of Chapter)