738: All People Ascend

In front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, among thousands of high-ranking officials and prominent figures, Wang Kai had the lowest Rank.

Qin Yang naturally chose Wang Kai to test the potential enhancement.

If he could withstand the surge in attributes, then others would certainly be able to as well.

Thus, he increased Wang Kai's potential Rank by Rank, until it reached five stars.

This process was very smooth, and Wang Kai showed no signs of discomfort.

Now, he was beaming, looking pleased, completely unable to hide his thoughts.

This was understandable.

This King Anle's total attributes had already reached 8000 points.

7000 points were base attributes, and 1000 points were equipment attributes.

At Rank 26, his combat power was already close to that of a Rank 91 bare-equipped hero, a difference of 65 Ranks.

This was the change brought about by the potential enhancement.

"Speaking of which, this guy's equipment is really good!"

"A full set of Rank 25 orange-grade equipment directly adds 1000 attribute points, and he also spent money to get over 200 base attribute points."

"Such good resources, yet he's still Rank 26... He's really too lazy..."

Qin Yang complained in his mind.

He and Wang Kai were similar; both aimed for a life of 'lying flat and slacking off' as their ultimate goal.

But the difference was... to 'lie flat', Qin Yang could ascend to the Nine Heavens to pluck the moon and fight decisive battles against the Heavenly Gods.

To 'lie flat', Wang Kai completely forgot that he was a Professionals.

Qin Yang smiled and shook his head.

He thought that in the future, he must put some intensity on this fatty.

Otherwise, when this fatty's Physique declined, and he was still a young man, they wouldn't be able to fight alongside each other anymore.

After thinking, Qin Yang loudly said to everyone: "When I returned as the Taixu Human Emperor, every citizen of Shenzhou had a share of the credit. Today, I will reward everyone and lead the Shenzhou Empire to a new height."

"Reward everyone?"

Hearing Qin Yang's words, everyone present was somewhat puzzled.

According to the current territory, the Shenzhou Empire spanned four Great Worlds.

If the ninety-nine Small Worlds of the original Heroic Divine Realm were included, that would be over a hundred planes.

Roughly estimating the population, it would be around forty to fifty billion.

"The Human Emperor wants to reward everyone?"

"This... can the rewards be distributed?"

Hearing the Human Emperor's words, the Minister of Finance, Qiu Yan, immediately entered work mode.

Were the rewards the Human Emperor spoke of money?

If it was money, it couldn't possibly be an average reward, could it?

Let alone ordinary people, even among Professionals, there were huge wealth disparities.

The money an ordinary person could spend in a lifetime, a high-Rank Professionals could earn in an hour, or even a minute.

If it was an average reward, it would be insignificant to high-Rank Professionals.

But if it was calculated by Rank, that would be a huge expenditure.

Given Shenzhou's current national treasury, it was simply not enough to issue so many benefits.

"It's also possible it's a general amnesty?" Si Zhenfeng, who was nearby, also speculated.

But soon, he shook his head, denying himself: "Impossible, a general amnesty only benefits prisoners; ordinary people wouldn't gain anything."

Qiu Yan nodded and said: "The truly feasible option might be a nationwide tax exemption. That would allow people with different incomes to benefit."

While the two Sages speculated.

They heard Qin Yang speak:

"I once said that I would lead the people of Shenzhou to Ascension as a nation."

"Today, I will fulfill that promise."

With that, he slightly raised his hand, summoning a golden great seal.

Instantly, a boundless force of Luck surged from it, like gusts of clear wind spreading out, creating ripple after ripple in the air.

The ripples expanded, covering the entire world and penetrating multiple planes.

At the same time, a series of prompts appeared before everyone's eyes.

【Taixu Human Emperor has bestowed Luck upon you.】

【Your potential has been enhanced.】

【Current potential is two stars.】

【Base attributes have been comprehensively increased.】

..."What! Potential enhancement!?"

Si Zhenfeng and Qiu Yan were startled, looked at their panels, and then looked at each other, their eyes filled with astonishment.

Their base attributes had all increased by 2.5 times, totaling 25,000 points!

Instantly, both of them were stunned.

So, the Human Emperor's reward was a nationwide cheat code???

And it wasn't just Si Zhenfeng and Qiu Yan who were stunned.

It was everyone in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, everyone in Shangjing City.

And.

Everyone in the four worlds of the Shenzhou Empire.

After the potential enhancement, there was a moment of silence in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Immediately after, there were waves of exclamations, each louder than the last.

"Potential!"

"Potential enhancement!"

"I'm not dreaming, am I!!!"

Seeing the surging attributes, even the highest-Rank officials and prominent figures of Shenzhou broke down.

The problem of potential had plagued humanity for nearly five hundred years.

As early as the discovery of potential, humans had been wondering why all monsters had potential, but only humans did not?

Was it because their life level was too low?

That wasn't right.

Compared to elves, humans might have a slightly lower life level.

But, they couldn't be lower than Goblins, could they?

Some Goblin elites even had two-star potential, but humans did not.

For this problem, humans racked their brains but couldn't figure out what they were missing.

Today, the answer was revealed.

It was because they were missing the "Human Emperor"!

"The Human Emperor is eternal! This is too powerful!"

"Nationwide Ascension!"

"It truly is nationwide Ascension!"

"With two-star potential, humanity's combat power will soar by more than two times, and they will no longer be a weak race."

In front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, thousands of high-ranking officials and prominent figures knelt in a dense mass.

This kneeling was not out of courtesy, but out of complete submission.

Humans had worshiped the True Gods for five hundred years, praying for potential enhancement.

But the True Gods were useless; they could only enhance professional power.

And today, the Human Emperor, with just a casual word, achieved this miracle.

However, they were too excited too soon.

After their potential reached two stars, a prompt appeared before their eyes again.

【Your potential has been enhanced.】

【Current potential is three stars.】

【Base attributes have been comprehensively increased.】

..."What..."

"It can still be enhanced!!!"

The crowd, bathing in the pleasure of surging attributes, was stunned again, so excited that they were somewhat at a loss.

Even the few Sages who tried to remain calm couldn't help but tremble.

Especially Zhan Tianxiong.

If his Physique hadn't surged by twenty thousand points, he would have fainted by now.

Three-star potential was a 5x bonus!

"Humanity's combat power is now on par with the elves!"

"From today onwards, humanity has stood up among the Nine Heavens!"

Zhan Tianxiong, who had suffered losses in the Elf Secret Realm, roared to the sky.

That despair and unwillingness of having the same Rank but a 5x difference in attributes was still fresh in his memory.

But... was it only to the extent of elves?

Qin Yang in the sky shook his head and said reassuringly: "My beloved ministers, do not be overly excited; it's not over yet."