75: Return to Earth

“Oh, isn’t that Brother Chang?”

Just then, a mocking voice suddenly sounded behind Li Wuchang.

Li Wuchang looked in the direction of the voice and saw a burly middle-aged man striding towards him.

“Wang Yong.”

Li Wuchang’s expression darkened slightly as he looked at the newcomer.

“It really is you, Brother Chang. Back then, you were hailed as the rising star of our class, awakening the fifth-tier Red Lotus Fire Mage as your initial Troops. How have you been doing lately?”

The middle-aged man named Wang Yong approached Li Wuchang, his tone laced with sarcasm.

Suddenly, he slapped his head, a look of annoyance on his face.

“Oh dear, my memory! You were expelled from the Endless Continent several years ago and are now just an ordinary person.”

Hearing this, Li Wuchang’s expression grew even darker.

Wang Yong and he were junior high classmates and were also in the same class in their first year of high school. Their relationship had originally been quite harmonious.

The root of everything lay in their Novice Lord assessment that year.

After entering the competition zone, the two discovered their territories were adjacent, so Wang Yong asked Li Wuchang to look after him.

Li Wuchang naturally agreed with pleasure.

And in the days that followed, he indeed extended a helping hand to Wang Yong multiple times.

This allowed Wang Yong, despite only awakening a second-tier Troops, to thrive in the Novice Lord assessment and acquire a large amount of resources.

But later, due to some special reasons, Li Wuchang could no longer spare a hand to look after Wang Yong.

Because of this reason, Wang Yong disregarded all the care Li Wuchang had shown him before, and their relationship quickly plummeted to rock bottom.

After the Novice Lord assessment ended, the two lost contact.

Until Li Wuchang was expelled from the Endless Continent.

As soon as Wang Yong received the news, he immediately organized a class reunion, during which he constantly ridiculed Li Wuchang.

“Brother Chang, you’re also here waiting for your child, right? Speaking of my little brat, he’s really quite mediocre, only awakening the fifth-tier Troops, Wyvern. I wonder if he can make it into the top hundred in his competition zone.”

At this point, Wang Yong changed the subject.

Hearing this, Li Wuchang’s mouth twitched.

These words, ostensibly disparaging but actually praising, were full of boasts.

It’s rare to find even one person out of several hundred who awakens a fifth-tier Troops, yet he called it “quite mediocre.”

A Lord who awakens a fifth-tier Troops already belongs to the ranks of geniuses and can even receive national subsidies.

Just then, figures began to emerge from the teleportation tunnel.

The first to appear was Sun Yun, who had awakened a sixth-tier Troops.

Wang Chen and other Novice Lords who had awakened fifth-tier Troops emerged after Sun Yun.

The order of return was the same as the order of entry into the Endless Continent.

As those who entered the Endless Continent earliest, they were naturally among the first to return.

“Brother Chang, that young man who appeared second is my brat. Where’s your brat?”

Wang Yong pointed at Wang Chen, saying proudly.

The parents were already gathered together, so the distance between them wasn't too great.

Wang Yong’s words immediately reached the ears of the surrounding parents.

“This parent, your son looks so distinguished at first glance. Actually, my daughter is also quite pretty. How about letting the two young people get to know each other?”

A middle-aged woman in a red dress immediately leaned over, her eyes shining as she stared at Wang Yong.

“My daughter isn’t bad either. Here’s her photo.”

Just then, another parent came over.

Before long, Wang Yong was surrounded by a group of parents.

Each one continuously praised Wang Yong, complimenting him with the idiom “a tiger father breeds no weak sons.”

Wang Yong beamed with joy, happily interacting with the parents.

At the same time, he didn’t forget to give Li Wuchang, who had been pushed out of the crowd, a smug look.

As if to say:

See, I raised a good son.

Li Wuchang shook his head and quietly left.

He dared not stay there any longer.

Li Feng was the last to enter the Endless Continent, so he would naturally be the last to be teleported out.

If Wang Yong saw him then, he would surely be subjected to another round of sarcastic mockery.

He had weathered many storms over the years and had seen the cold realities of human nature, so he could endure it.

But Li Feng was just a young man in the prime of his youth.

He was afraid that Li Feng would hear Wang Yong’s mockery and have his self-confidence shattered.

Li Wuchang didn't know that Li Feng was a transmigrator, and his combined age from two lives wouldn’t be much younger than his.

He would never have imagined how astonishing Li Feng’s achievements were.

Hoping for Li Feng to have his self-confidence shattered?

That would be easier than hoping for pigs to fly.

One Novice Lord after another returned to Earth and reunited with their parents.

It was evident that the Novice Lords who had awakened fourth- and fifth-tier Troops were now surrounded by parents.

At this moment, they were all amiable and kind, like benevolent elders, showering these geniuses with warm greetings and enthusiastically recommending their own children to get acquainted with them.

The parents, originally each standing alone, gathered around these geniuses, forming one group after another.

Only Li Wuchang stood alone, looking out of place.

Watching this scene, a hint of loneliness flashed in Li Wuchang’s eyes.

He, too, had once enjoyed the treatment of being the center of attention, a genius courted by countless people.

Alas, everything had drifted away with the wind.

As he stood lost in thought, Li Feng had already emerged from the teleportation tunnel.

His tall stature, sharp eyebrows, and bright eyes, coupled with his powerful aura as he strode forward, immediately attracted everyone’s attention.

Those parents and teachers did not recognize Li Feng.

However, the students from the same school stared intently at Li Feng.

Although Li Feng had never actively boasted, his identity had been revealed by Zhou Ping, Zhang Xu, and others.

At this moment, every Novice Lord from Super Hero High School One stared at Li Feng with burning eyes.

They were all too familiar with Li Feng’s brilliant achievements in the Novice Lord assessment.

Thirty monster sieges, twenty-nine first-place speed kills, and one first-place kill count.

First kill of the BOSS, first clear of the dungeon, first to establish a castle.

First place on the points leaderboard, and he also broke the points record that had stood for five hundred years.

His points reached a terrifying 365 million!

The previous record was only 57.86 million, not even a fraction of his total.

Each of these achievements, taken individually, would be enough to shock people.

When all these achievements were concentrated on one person, it was simply an unprecedented earthquake.

More and more eyes fell on Li Feng.

Even under the gaze of thousands of eyes, Li Feng remained calm.

He scanned the crowd and quickly spotted Li Wuchang standing alone.

“Uncle, I’m back.”

Li Feng came to Li Wuchang’s side, a bright smile on his face.

“It’s good you’re back. You’ve given me a huge surprise, Uncle. I honestly thought you wouldn’t make it past the first three days.”

Li Wuchang also smiled, patting Li Feng’s shoulder vigorously.

Li Feng was a little speechless and said, “Uncle, can’t you have a little more faith in me?”

Li Wuchang laughed, “This is already my greatest faith in you. I originally even doubted if you could survive the first day.”

Hearing this, Li Feng was utterly speechless...