Chapter 382 – Grandmasters Are Worthless, Supremes Are Everywhere!

Time flew by, and three years passed in the blink of an eye.

Unconsciously, another Lunar New Year’s Eve was approaching.

Lanterns lit up the night, filling the world with the warmth of human life.

Goose-feather snowflakes drifted onto the roadside, cars sped past one after another, and the aroma of stir-fried meat wafted from restaurants along the street.

Pedestrians hurried along, treading lightly on the thin layer of snow.

In Fuhai District,

Rows of grills were lit,

An Exploding Heavens Gang gathering was in full swing.

“Young Gang Leader, let this old man offer you a toast first!”

Elder Li raised his glass, his face slightly flushed with intoxication, and turned to Qin Yang seated at the head of the table. “The scale Jianghai City has achieved today is all thanks to your help.”

“For this old man to join the Exploding Heavens Gang is truly the fortune of three lifetimes!”

“No need for formalities, elevating Jianghai City was just a small effort,” Qin Yang said while skewering meat, raising his glass in return. “Elder Li, you flatter me too much.”

“Back when I modified the Blood Spirit Formation, I was just testing the waters, thinking that if this path didn’t work, others would find a way. But I never expected to succeed on the first try.”

“In a way, it was thanks to the luck of our Jianghai.”

“Hey, Old Qin, stop being so modest.”

Xia He, sitting nearby, chuckled. He lifted his son onto his lap, then pulled out his phone from his pocket, selected a police inspector report, and handed it to Qin Yang.

“Take a look at the recent population strength census in Jianghai.”

“Census?” Qin Yang took the phone, a hint of surprise flashing across his brow. “Your police department has expanded its operations to handle things like this now?”

Xia He rolled his eyes. “It’s all because of the recent surge in Star Power. This used to be handled entirely by the logistics department, but Jianghai has changed so much…”

Hearing this, Qin Yang opened the report and skimmed through it.

It was a lengthy document filled with data.

As of the 20th of last month,

Over the past three years, the Grandmaster Realm penetration rate among adult citizens in Jianghai City had reached 100%, successfully achieving the milestone of universal Grandmaster status!

Even minors who failed to reach the Grandmaster Realm were considered to have physical deficiencies.

And it got even more astonishing from there—

The Quasi-Supreme Realm had reached a 50% penetration rate.

With Star Power at its densest, Grandmasters and Supremes emerged in endless numbers, elevating Jianghai City’s status to become the foremost blessed land in the mortal world!

“It’s all thanks to your modifications, Old Qin, that we’ve made such tremendous progress.”

Xia He shook his head, adjusting his second child seated on his lap. “Now, I’ve heard through internal gossip that the higher-ups are considering removing the Acquired Realm tier and reorganizing a new set of realm divisions.”

“Is that so?”

Qin Yang couldn’t help but laugh at this, unsure of what to say.

Now, with his adjustments to the Star Power distribution, he had indeed elevated the entire realm system of Earth Star by several levels.

Grandmasters were as common as dogs, Supremes roamed everywhere.

“Tsk tsk, Old Qin, you’re incredible!” Thumbs up, Xia He sighed with deep emotion. “You’ve truly ushered in an era of eternal peace.”

After the meal, during a leisurely moment,

After several rounds of drinks, everyone was slightly intoxicated.

Qin Yang held his wine glass, gazing at the fine liquor he had personally brewed from spirit fruits, his thoughts drifting.

“Senior Brother, do you have time to take a walk with your Shimei?” Li Zixuan stood nearby and asked softly.

“Right now?” Putting down his glass, Qin Yang glanced at her, then looked over at Elder Li and the others’ glasses. “Wait until I…”Yet before the words fully faded,

Everyone exchanged glances.

Simultaneously, they clutched their heads.

“Ah, I can’t take it—this wine’s potency is getting to me. My apologies, Young Gang Leader, this old man needs to lie down upstairs for a while.”

“Elder Li, wait for me! My second daughter is acting up too.”

“As the presiding authority, I just remembered some documents I haven’t handled.”

“Young Gang Leader, apologies—this subordinate needs to make a quick trip to the restroom.”

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!

In an instant, figures vanished one after another using Instantaneous Movement,

Scattering like startled birds and beasts.

The courtyard fell into abrupt silence, leaving only the gentle snow to mock the emptiness.

“…Tch, these people.”

Witnessing this, Qin Yang smiled wryly and turned to Li Zixuan, speaking softly, “Shall we take a walk then?”

…

By now, the falling snow gradually painted the world, the forest path porcelain-white and serene.

Pedestrians on the street were sparse, nearly nonexistent.

Li Zixuan and Qin Yang walked along the road, their pace slow and deliberate.

One lap, then another.

Unconsciously, the wind and snow tinged their hair white.

Li Zixuan rested her chin on her scarf, walking shoulder to shoulder with Qin Yang as snow settled on their shoulders. “Senior Brother… there are some things Shimei has always wanted to ask you.”

“What things?”

“Well…”

Li Zixuan lowered her eyelids, her ears flushed red. After a moment of hesitation, she ultimately shook her head. “Never mind, let’s save it for later.”

“Alright, ask whenever you’re ready.”

“Okay.”

Li Zixuan and Qin Yang quietly completed their final lap.

Some words ultimately remained unspoken.

In truth, she still wanted to ask about Qin Yang’s future—

Would he ascend or stay?

Now that Senior Brother had reached the pinnacle of the mortal world, both in strength and realm, he had achieved the peak of this world.

The mortal realm could no longer hold him. Given Senior Brother’s nature, he might pursue higher realms or choose to remain for the sake of the lower world.

No one could say for sure.

Better to simply cherish the present moment.

…

Evening.

After spending a tender moment with Li Zixuan, Qin Yang found some free time and made another trip to the Great Li Mountains.

He went to reinforce the Ten Direction Demon Sealing Array.

As night fell, the stars blazed brilliantly.

Golden radiance illuminated half the sky, as if golden stars drifted and swayed among the mountain slopes, layered with hundreds of inscribed patterns.

Qin Yang sat cross-legged on the ground, meticulously tracing and mending the fine cracks caused by shifts in the world’s Star Power.

After a while,

The Ten Direction Demon Sealing Array was restored to stability once more.

“Qin Yang, do you truly believe that continuing to reinforce this will stop me?”

Within the array, the Beast God pressed close to the edge, glaring coldly at Qin Yang through the golden inscriptions, his eyes flickering with sinister crimson light:

“The variables of the future are uncertain. Within a century, you cannot kill me. As long as I endure, there will always be a chance for me to escape this forest.”

His words fell.

The air grew heavy with silence.

“Oh, so what if I can’t destroy you? I’ll take my time wearing you down.”

Qin Yang rolled his eyes, weaving Star Power to draw inscriptions and complete the final reinforcement. “If a century isn’t enough… then a millennium, ten millennia. As long as you live, I’ll guard the lower world forever. Simple as that.”

“Haha, well said! What a vow to guard for millennia!”

The Beast God laughed maniacally, scoffing at Qin Yang’s threat. He lifted his head to gaze at the ten Black Holes in the sky, his tone expectant: “Don’t think I don’t know what you’ve done?

You’ve extended the time the passage remains open—surely you’ve reached your limit by now?””In just a few more days, this Sky Gate will finally open completely. Once my companions descend, they will slaughter all you thieving dogs who stole the stars!”

“By then, when I break free, I will slaughter everything you hold dear!”

(End of Chapter)