The moment Li Tianming appeared, he heard the calls.
Li Dixiao was the first to step forward. Smiling, he patted Li Tianming on the shoulder, his eyes gleaming. "Tianming, well done! Congratulations on advancing to the next round. Xier and I are both proud of you!"
"I merely did my best. Thankfully, I did not disappoint everyone's expectations." Li Tianming smiled and clasped his hands modestly.
"Don't be so formal!" Li Dixiao suddenly put on a stern face, but soon could not help smiling again. "This success is first and foremost yours. Only after that does it bring honor back to everyone."
At this time, Li Xuanyin and Li Zhaotang were also standing nearby.
Li Zhaotang's expression seemed somewhat unnatural, but she still stepped forward with a smile to congratulate him. "Congratulations, Tianming. None of us expected you to make it this far. You are our greatest contributor."
Li Tianming smiled at her. "Aunt Zhaotang, helping the Li Heavenly Emperor Sect go one step further is everyone's shared wish. Everyone who worked toward that is a contributor. Besides, my success truly did involve an element of luck."
Li Zhaotang was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, then smiled in relief. "You're right. Everyone has done well. But the height you've reached may already be unprecedented—and never to be surpassed—in the history of the Li Heavenly Emperor Sect..."
Within the Companion Space, Silver Dust snorted. "Luck, is not, important, at all!"
At the same time, Li Xuanyin was all smiles as he warmly congratulated Li Tianming, who responded with a smiling nod.
By then, the other members of the Li Imperial Clan were also being teleported out one after another.
Some had long since been defeated and eliminated, while others had not lost but lacked enough Imperial Stars to advance.
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