Azure Lightning Overlord Spear! Victory!

Unlike most of the contestants, who wondered whether something had happened to Xu Jingming,

Catherine, Su Yu, and the others were not worried in the slightest. Even Erin remained calm.

Leaving aside the Guardian Talisman Xu Jingming already possessed,

the one-use Ninth-Grade Guardian Talisman awarded by the Genius Competition alone was enough to block a fatal attack.

If he used up even the one-use Ninth-Grade Guardian Talisman and still met with an accident, that would be truly foolish.

But based on what they knew of Xu Jingming, that was impossible.

"This guy was so secretive and cautious even when tailing someone. Would he really take the initiative to provoke an eighth-order ferocious beast?"

Erin crossed her arms, utterly dismissive of the speculation around her.

She had been rather lucky. On the tenth day after meeting Xu Jingming, she had found another Plant Life through her plant ability.

This one was also a rare plant. It was less offensively powerful than Xu Jingming's Thorn Sword Grass,

but its defenses were stronger, though it was only sixth order.

Whoosh—

Just as everyone was discussing it, accompanied by booming thunder, a streak of golden light flew rapidly over from the horizon.

"It's the Thunder Emperor! He's back!"

Whether during the thunder melee or the Singles Competition, Xu Jingming's signature Golden Lightning had always been extremely eye-catching.

Thus, the instant that golden lightning flashed by, a contestant immediately called out in a low voice.

Before the words had even faded, only a few breaths later, the golden lightning landed on the ground and transformed into Xu Jingming's figure.

"Damn, you haven't come back even once in over a month.

Is hunting ferocious beasts really so fun that you don't even want the Yuan Energy Pool anymore?"

Su Yu's face was full of curiosity.

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