The cultivation room's door slid open without a sound.
When Lin Yi stepped out, the quiet conversation in the living room came to an abrupt halt. Everyone turned to look at him.
Chen Yu was the first to spring up from the sofa. "Commander, that was incredible! Nine-Fold Domain, reaching the summit of God Mountain! I watched the replay three times. That final close-quarters bit was absolutely insane."
"Cough, cough." Zhou Yuxuan quickly interrupted him with a cough. "Commander, congratulations."
Kanlia stood a little farther away. The Spirit Race girl, who devoted herself to cultivation and wasn't good with words, simply nodded hard.
Lin Yao hurried forward, an irrepressible smile curling her lips. "Brother."
A smile appeared on Irelia's face. "Congratulations, Commander, on reaching the summit of God Mountain."
Lin Yi looked at the familiar faces before him, warmth welling in his heart.
No matter how noisy the outside world became, there would always be people here who were genuinely happy for him and proud of what he had achieved.
He walked to the middle of the living room, swept his gaze over everyone, and smiled.
"Have a seat."
He gestured for everyone to sit down, then settled into an armchair himself. "No need to be so serious. I haven't transformed or anything."
His teasing remark eased the tension.
"I watched all your matches."
Lin Yi looked at Zhou Yuxuan, Kanlia, and Lin Yao.
Before coming out, he had taken the time to check how their matches had gone.
"Yuxuan, that Water-to-Prison move of yours trapped your opponent for seven seconds. Your timing was good. Kanlia, your Life Purification clearly countered that Ghost Race competitor. Yaoyao..."
Lin Yi looked at his younger sister. "You used the Metal Rule well. Making it into the top seventy in your group was no