Supreme Electromagnetic Tyrant

Zhao Cangming was also sizing up Ji Xinghuo, tentatively calling out, "Brother-in-law, is that really you?"

"Who else could it be?" Ji Xinghuo chuckled, looking toward Zhong Ming, "Second Brother, no need to secretly prepare Blast Punch. If I were impersonating someone else, you could hit me a hundred times and wouldn't even scratch my skin."

"That's true..."

Zhong Ming relaxed his fists behind his back; with the strength displayed by the person before him, there was no need to impersonate the third brother; he could wipe out Zhong Ming's entire team.

And that familiar tone and demeanor – undeniably him.

"From the moment you spoke, I knew it was you. No matter how much anyone else changes, they can't imitate that." Zhong Ming laughed loudly, stepped forward to give Ji Xinghuo a hug, then stepped back to scrutinize him, feigning upset, "You scared us to death."

"Damn, you nearly scared me to death."

Everyone gathered around, Chi Zhonglin threw a hard punch at Ji Xinghuo's shoulder, and Ji Xinghuo didn't budge.

With a snap.

Holy Scale Armor rebounded a flash of lightning onto Chi Zhonglin's hand, numbing his entire arm, making him grimace.

"Hahaha..." Ji Xinghuo burst into laughter.

He had intentionally moderated the lightning, otherwise Chi Zhonglin would have been charred by the rebound.

He greeted everyone one by one, "Yunhai, Cangming, Qifeng, Caiyi..."

"Xinghuo."

Jiangnan Caiyi was still in her fitted black leather armor, looking quietly shy. When Ji Xinghuo greeted her, he noticed something strange in her gaze and immediately understood that she knew about his relationship with Sister Ren.

"Wow!" At this moment, Chi Zhonglin finally recovered from the shock, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Xinghuo, what level are you at now?"

Ji Xinghuo raised his chin slightly, "I could defeat you with just one finger."

Actually, he wouldn't even need to move a finger.

Just a glance would be enough.

"You haven't already advanced to Heavenly King, have you?" Chi Zhonglin scrutinized Ji Xinghuo intently, but with his vision, he couldn't discern anything.

The others were also constantly sizing up Ji Xinghuo, yet to no avail.

"You guessed right." Ji Xinghuo chuckled and nodded.

"Ah..."

At the top of the dead volcano, a commotion erupted, everyone's expression was stunned. Even though they had already suspected it, hearing Ji Xinghuo confirm it still left them astounded.

Lu Yunhai shook his head like a rattle, "We're all 27 years old, I'm only an Advanced Mutant, and you've already become a Heavenly King, it's unbelievable!"

"Exactly!"

Wu Qifeng felt the same way.

The three were classmates, and back in college, they never imagined that their class would produce such an overwhelmingly powerful individual.

Zhong Ming was overjoyed, exclaiming excitedly, "Xinghuo, you've finally done it!"

The two brothers who grew up together had imagined countless times, wagering on who would achieve the dream of becoming a Heavenly King first, only to grow up realizing it was nearly impossible, until things changed after graduating college.

Although he had lost the childhood wager, Zhong Ming felt only boundless joy, happy for Ji Xinghuo.

He raised a hand towards Ji Xinghuo.

Bang!

Ji Xinghuo also smiled as he raised his hand, the brothers' hands clapped together loudly, "Second Brother, you owe me ten feasts, remember to treat me when we're back."

"No problem!" Zhong Ming laughed heartily.

"Congratulations, Brother-in-law." Zhao Cangming wasn't surprised at all. He had a genius sister surrounded by brilliance all his life, and now an even more exceptional brother-in-law, he was already numb to it.

Ji Xinghuo patted his shoulder, "Man Ying and Aunt Zhuo are good, right?"

"Sister advanced to Legendary last year, and besides cultivation, she just cultivates, living with my mom, her life is very fulfilling." Zhao Cangming knew what Ji Xinghuo was asking about, and knew it wasn't the time to elaborate, "Sister will definitely be very happy to know you're back."

"That's good."

Ji Xinghuo nodded and chatted briefly with everyone.

He then noticed that apart from Second Brother, the others felt inexplicably awkward after knowing he was a Heavenly King.

Zhuo Lige was even subtly trying to please him.

On Earth, the prestige of a Heavenly King was still too overwhelming; Ji Xinghuo knew this well, thus he didn't mind.

"Xinghuo," Zhong Ming asked, "how'd you end up here?"

"I returned from the True Dragon Dynasty, happened to pass through the Bloody Plateau, heard you guys were nearby and came by to find you." Ji Xinghuo replied.

Everyone felt intrigued.

The Bloody Plateau was so vast, how did Ji Xinghuo find their group? Where did he get the news?

Ji Xinghuo didn't elaborate, pointing to the distant active volcano, "Are you guys hunting those Smoky Tarasques?"

"That's right!"

Zhong Ming rubbed his hands together, "Last month we discovered this group of Smoky Tarasques, these creatures produce Fire Element Species, but what we're really after is the Bright Level Smoky Tarasque. I want to try taming it as a mount or let Yunhai keep it as a War Pet, if not, just kill it."

"Second Brother, you're really brave now." Ji Xinghuo chuckled, trying to tame a Bright Level creature while just a Super Mutant.

"Smoky Tarasques are fiery-tempered, hard to tame." Zhong Ming was very confident, "I've already planned a way to deal with it, but likely, we still need to eliminate it."

He stared at Ji Xinghuo.

"Glad you're here, it'll make things much easier."

Others were also looking forward, Chi Zhonglin shouted, "Haven't hunted with you for years, perfect to relive it."

"Sure." Ji Xinghuo naturally wouldn't refuse.

Zhong Ming was about to detail his prepared plan, to coordinate together, but Ji Xinghuo shook his head, "Just a Bright Level Smoky Tarasque, no need for such trouble, you guys just watch."

As he finished speaking, the scene before everyone changed again, and when restored, they were already at the edge of the furnace-like volcanic crater.