The dozen or so Immortals standing beside King Zhuoti all greeted Lin Yuan.
They had heard of the title of Lord of Void Gold's newly accepted junior disciple long ago.
Several of them had even received emails from Baffin back then and gone to watch Lin Yuan cross the Heavenly Bridge in person.
"You needn't stand on ceremony. I'll be relying on all of you to help me complete this mission." Lin Yuan's attitude was very warm, which only made Burning Heart Marquis even more puzzled. Why did this Highness seem to have a grudge against him alone?
Before setting out, all the Immortals present had received notice from the higher-ups: news of Lin Yuan's mission was likely to draw powerful Universe Venerables from the Alien Race.
They knew that exceptionally talented geniuses were often targeted for assassination by the Alien Race. Venerable Erosion Fire, for instance, had been targeted several times while he was still weak.
But they had never heard of a genius drawing a Universe Venerable from the Alien Race into the fray in person.
"Your Highness," King Zhuoti said, "the higher-ups have already contacted Lord of Nanhu. I had several legions from the Nanhu Universe Kingdom transferred into a World Ring earlier."
"As for the warriors from the Great Axe Arena, I've put them in another Space Ring."
"There's no time to lose. Now that Your Highness is here, let's set off at once. I'll explain the details and arrangements on the way to the Monster Race stronghold."
"Very well. Let's go," Lin Yuan replied.
King Zhuoti waved his hand and took a G-class spaceship out of his Space Ring.
Lin Yuan looked at the ship and saw a faint sheen of vitality on its surface, characteristic of Metal Lifeforms. Judging by its aura, it had