"What are you all doing? Not only have you stopped cultivating, but you're actually drinking! Are you all insane?"
Just then, a furious shout suddenly came from the direction of the volcanic crater.
"I've told Brother Tianyi and everyone so many times—this volcano won't last forever. No one can afford to be lazy. You all need to cherish this opportunity."
Immediately after, another voice rang out.
Chu Feng turned toward the voice and saw two figures above the volcanic crater, flying swiftly in their direction.
They were his brothers whom he hadn't seen in many years—Zhang Tianyi and Jiang Wushang.
If the strongest person present had previously only stepped into the Half Ancestor realm, then after Zhang Tianyi and Jiang Wushang appeared, that person's cultivation was practically insignificant by comparison.
After all, Zhang Tianyi and Jiang Wushang had both now reached the 9th grade Half Ancestor stage.
Such progress was truly extraordinary.
Chu Feng could almost certainly say that among the people of the Martial God Continent, Zhang Tianyi and Jiang Wushang were now indisputably the strongest.
No wonder they were the only ones who could enter the depths of that volcanic crater to cultivate, while everyone else could not.
Seeing these two brothers who had once shared his hardships, Chu Feng's heart was filled with excitement. The moment he laid eyes on them, a joyful arc formed on his face.
However, upon examining them more closely, Chu Feng felt a pang of sorrow.
Many of the people present had been altered by the volcano to varying degrees, but the ones who had changed the most were, in fact, his two closest brothers.
Though they didn't show it on the surface, Chu Feng could sense it—right now, the killing intent on both of them was extraordinarily heavy.
"Tianyi, Wushang, we weren't being lazy. Our great hero has returned!"
Someone in the crowd called out.
"Great hero?"
Hearing those words, neither Zhang Tianyi nor Jiang Wushang looked happy. Chu Feng noticed that a flash of displeasure had appeared on both their faces.
They seemed to despise it when people used the words "great hero" to refer to anyone.
"Look—who do we have here!"
Next, Brother Monkey, who was standing beside Chu Feng, pointed at Chu Feng and called out.
At that moment, Zhang Tianyi and Jiang Wushang's gazes finally fell upon Chu Feng.
"Chu Feng?"
The instant the two of them saw Chu Feng, the displeasure on their faces vanished instantly, replaced by wild joy.
"My junior brother, you're back."
"Big Brother Chu Feng, when did you return? Your little brother has missed you to death."
In an instant, these two who had been so aloof and above everyone else moments ago seemed to return to the mortal world, once again wearing the emotions of human beings.
At the same time, they arrived at Chu Feng's side, brimming with excitement.
Seeing this scene, Fairy Lingyue's eyes held a peculiar look.
It had been a long time since she had seen Zhang Tianyi and Jiang Wushang wear such smiles. Ever since the volcanic crater had appeared, the two of them had been sinking deeper and deeper. As their cultivation grew stronger, they had become increasingly arrogant and dismissive of others.