Chapter 80: If Zhang Yangqing Really Made a Move, No One Could Stop Him!
The moment Zhang Yangqing stepped out, a message appeared before everyone in the Dragon Kingdom:
[Congratulations to the Dragon Kingdom’s Chosen One for clearing the supernatural scenario ‘Horror Tour Group’ with an SSS rating.]
[Basic Reward: One city afflicted by supernatural phenomena has been liberated.]
[Special Reward 1: Lifespan of all Dragon Kingdom citizens increased by 15%.]
[Special Reward 2: Physical attributes of all Dragon Kingdom citizens +1.]
[Special Reward 3: Coal reserves in the Dragon Kingdom increased by 20%.]
Unsurprisingly, Zhang Yangqing had achieved a perfect rating.
After all, even if he hadn’t actively sought to complete the hidden tasks, they had come to him on their own.
He had practically been forced to finish them.
For a vast and resource-rich nation like the Dragon Kingdom, these rewards brought tremendous benefits.
Citizens of other countries watched with envy, their eyes practically turning red.
With this, the lifespan of every Dragon Kingdom citizen had grown significantly.
Let’s be honest—longevity was something money couldn’t buy.
Yet, thanks to the performance of one extraordinary individual, the entire nation was reaping the rewards without lifting a finger.
The Dragon Kingdom’s national fortune was rising, and who wouldn’t be jealous of that?
As the entire population continued to grow stronger, the difficulty of future scenarios would decrease, and the rewards would only increase—creating a virtuous cycle.
And all of this was thanks to Zhang Yangqing’s outstanding performance.
This round, the veterans from Eagle Nation and Jones from Kangaroo Nation also managed to secure an S rating.
The veterans had always shown sharp judgment, while Jones mostly relied on sheer luck.
Somehow, he managed to stumble into the right answers.
But in the world of the supernatural, luck was also a form of strength.
Still, as good as they were, they only achieved a single S—nowhere near Zhang Yangqing’s terrifying SSS.
Even so, they were hailed as heroes in their own countries.
And as for Zhang Yangqing, the SSS achiever?
Right now, the foot of Dragon-Tiger Mountain was packed with crowds, completely jammed.
What was once just a scenic spot, occasionally visited by tourists who came to burn incense and pray, was now swarmed with people desperate to become his disciples.
Many had even traveled from overseas, just for a chance to catch a glimpse of him.
Most of the Dragon-Tiger Mountain disciples were outside maintaining order, and local authorities had dispatched plenty of security personnel.
As for requests to meet Zhang Yangqing?
Su Muyu turned every single one down.
Because Su Muyu knew—Zhang Yangqing was exhausted. And hungry.
No matter what anyone wanted, it could wait until his junior brother had eaten his fill.
After entering the supernatural world twice in a row, he had barely eaten anything.
Even a Celestial Master would lose most of his strength after days without food.
Not to mention, Zhang Yangqing hadn’t closed his eyes once this entire time.
The rules of Dragon-Tiger Mountain were strict, and everyone had to abide by them.
Apart from Su Muyu, every disciple had to treat Zhang Yangqing with the utmost respect.
If Su Muyu caught anyone gossiping about Zhang Yangqing, they’d be sent straight to the Reflection Cliff in the back mountains—to copy the sect rules three hundred times!
Su Muyu’s message was simple:
Zhang Yangqing is the current Celestial Master. He’s my junior brother. Yes, he’s young, but I’m the only one allowed to criticize him. You don’t have that right.
Think I’m being overprotective? Fine, go ahead and think that.
But you should really be thanking me—because if you had said that in front of him, you’d be in for a world of pain.
Let’s just say, if Zhang Yangqing really decided to act, no one could stop him.
Zhang Yangqing only showed respect to Su Muyu and their master. That didn’t mean he was easy to talk to.
The dignity of the Celestial Master was not to be questioned!
This was something Zhang Yangqing had understood the moment he inherited the title from his master.
While the outside world was buzzing with excitement, the inner courtyard remained quiet and serene.
As he ate, Zhang Yangqing couldn’t help but grumble:
“Seriously? This counts as skipping work?”
He seemed fixated on the fact that he’d been marked as absent.
Su Muyu ignored his complaints. Rules were rules.
Once Zhang Yangqing was nearly done eating, Su Muyu spoke up:
“Hurry up and finish. You’ve got a journey ahead.”
Zhang Yangqing froze.
“Senior Brother, could you at least phrase it better? ‘Finish up so you can go on your journey’? Are you wishing me dead or something?”
“I’m not cursing you,” Su Muyu replied. “It’s just that the next supernatural scenario is about to start.”
Zhang Yangqing looked exasperated.
“What does that have to do with me? The Dragon Kingdom has billions of people—you really think I’ll get randomly picked three times in a row?”
He refused to believe it. Sure, plenty of people had been chosen twice consecutively—he wasn’t the first.
But three times? That was practically unheard of. Who could possibly be that unlucky?
Su Muyu seemed to be holding back a laugh.
“Haven’t you checked? Because you cleared the last scenario with a perfect score, the next one’s difficulty has jumped to three stars. And for this first three-star scenario, the supernatural world has opened a voting system—each country selects one brave soul to enter. Care to guess how many votes you’ve got?”
The moment he said it, Zhang Yangqing’s expression stiffened.
A terrible feeling crept over him.
“…How many?” he asked weakly.
Su Muyu smiled.
“Let’s put it this way—the second place has nine votes. You? Over a billion.”
Zhang Yangqing: “…”
Are you kidding me?
What kind of gap is that?!
Are you all just determined to milk me dry?
The Dragon Kingdom has other superhumans too, you know!
Just as Zhang Yangqing was about to pull up the live broadcast and beg the audience to vote for someone else, he froze in disbelief.
Comments:
“I know the Celestial Master must be exhausted, but… let’s have him endure just one more time.”
“Sorry, Celestial Master, but aside from you, we really don’t trust anyone else to go in.”
“The capable should bear more responsibility! Celestial Master, you’re our nation’s pillar!”
“I don’t know why, but before I even realized it, my hand had already voted for the Celestial Master.”
“How could you all do this? The Celestial Master hasn’t rested since yesterday—can’t you let him recover? Huh? Wait, why is he the only option on my screen? I can’t see anyone else!”
“I’m not well-educated, and I don’t know many characters—but I recognize the Celestial Master’s name, so I voted for him. Don’t blame me!”
“Alright, fine. If you’re all voting for him, then so will I.”
Reading these comments, Zhang Yangqing nearly choked on his tea.
It wasn’t that he couldn’t go—but could they at least let him rest for a couple of days?
24-hour work shifts? Who could handle that?!
Still, he couldn’t entirely blame the audience.
The Dragon Kingdom did have other capable individuals who had cleared scenarios before.
But Zhang Yangqing was just too strong—he gave people an unparalleled sense of security.
Others might not guarantee success, but everyone believed he could do it.
Without any prompting from the experts, the people had unanimously voted for him.
Feeling that all-too-familiar sensation creeping over him again, Zhang Yangqing only had two thoughts:
One was a curse.
The other was also a curse.
A flash of white light later—before he could even settle back in—Zhang Yangqing found himself once again in that “familiar” world.
