Fighting Alongside the Astral Express Crew [Second Update]

Then, Ji Yuan quickly activated the newly acquired skill in Xing's hand.

"Hiss!"

Xing couldn't help but gasp.

"What's wrong with you?" Seeing her expression, Ji Yuan quickly asked.

Xing waved to Ji Yuan: "It's okay, it's just that I'm not used to it the first time. Come on, I can handle it even if I'm not used to it here."

"Okay, I'll continue."

Seeing that Xing was truly unharmed, Ji Yuan continued absorbing the power within Xing's body. Soon, a surge of power from the star core flowed through Xing's arm into Ji Yuan's body.

Xing's body had already adapted to the power of the star core, but Ji Yuan was clearly experiencing it for the first time. This power was far more frenzied and destructive than the energy of the Suiyang. As the energy of the star core entered his body, Ji Yuan couldn't help but grit his teeth.

Ouch!

However, amidst this pain, Ji Yuan also felt his body's cells strengthening, thus adapting to the pleasure of destructive power.

The power of the star core entered Ji Yuan's body and was stored there. Ji Yuan clearly felt that he could mobilize this energy at any time.

This will further enhance one's own strength.

Thinking of this, Ji Yuan was very happy. At the same time, he looked at Xing and quickly stopped the spell.

He felt he could absorb even more, perhaps even storing the entire star core's power layer by layer into his body. However, that would cause too much damage to Xing's body, something Ji Yuan would definitely not do.

"How did it go? Did it succeed?"

Seeing Ji Yuan stop, Tingyun quickly asked from the side.

"Of course, this is no problem for me." Ji Yuan gave Tingyun a reassuring look.

He even picked up the Baseball Bat that Xing had just put on the ground and started swinging it around.

With a few swift movements, Ji Yuan unleashed the destructive power within his body in front of the two.

Xing nodded quickly.

"That's right, this is the power of the star core in my body." After she finished speaking, she suddenly remembered something and said to Ji Yuan with a shocked expression, "By the way, the star core of Belobog is in your hands, right? If you absorb the power of that star core into your body, your strength will be enhanced again."

"Yes, but that star core is related to my experiment, so it can't be used that way."

"Oh, okay."

As the group was chatting, Bronya came over and called out that it was lunchtime. Ji Yuan and the others checked their stomachs and realized they were indeed hungry, so they immediately headed towards the restaurant.

After lunch, Tingyun and Xing went shopping in Belobog. Tingyun had originally wanted to invite Ji Yuan along, but Ji Yuan declined. Given the current situation, the Anti-Matter Legion might arrive at any time, and Ji Yuan needed to hurry up and finish his experiments.

So in the afternoon, Ji Yuan hurriedly went to find his teacher, Ruan Mei.

Upon arriving at the lab, Ruan Mei was still napping at the table. Ji Yuan, with his heightened senses, could hear Ruan Mei softly murmuring as she slept.

"Come, my child, as the embodiment of the best genes between your father and me, I will teach you the first lesson of life."

Ji Yuan was somewhat surprised.

Could a mad scientist like Nguyen Mai really have the idea of teaching children to be loving mothers in their dreams?

"This is a human corpse. We need to start dissecting it from the chest cavity..."

"Whose first lesson in life is dissecting a corpse?!"

Upon hearing this Ji Yuan couldn't help but be speechless and make a sarcastic remark.

However, after his rant, his expression turned somewhat strange.

This child can only be his.

As Ji Yuan stayed by Ruan Mei's side for a while, Ruan Mei came to her senses. She slowly opened her eyes, and there seemed to be some sorrow in them.

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Seeing this, Ji Yuan immediately apologized. "Teacher, I'm sorry to have disturbed your sleep."

Ruan Mei waved her hand gently. "It's nothing, it's just a little regrettable that we can't verify the child's aptitude in his sleep. But a dream is just a dream after all, and if you want to verify it, you still have to do it yourself."

"Let's discuss this after we've completed the experiment."

Ji Yuan quickly changed the subject.

"My experiment has stalled. Have you made any progress on your end?" Ruan Mei spread her hands, looking at her student with a hopeful expression in her eyes.

"Yes, I made some progress just now through the experiment with Xing."

He then told Ruan Mei about his Basic Stellaron Activation Art and absorbing star core power. At the same time, he used the star core that was currently in the room to conduct an experiment on Ruan Mei.

After the experiment, Nguyen Mai still shook her head in dissatisfaction.

"Although your creativity has strengthened the power emanating from the star core, it is still far from enough. As for absorbing the energy within the star core, it is indeed possible to absorb and utilize the entire power of the star core, which would be most suitable under normal circumstances. However, to fully release those destructive energies requires a very strong capacity to withstand them, and such a capacity is beyond your body, even if I were to create life now."

"Wait, I think I have an idea."

Ji Yuan then spoke to Ruan Mei.

A sudden inspiration struck him, and he had some ideas.

"Oh? What is it?"

"Please wait a moment, teacher."

After saying this, he immediately dialed the number between himself and Silver Wolf. Once the call connected, Silver Wolf's disgruntled voice rang out again.

"What's wrong? What do you want to see me about?"

"Um, I have a question for you. Could you send that blade over here to rent for a couple of days?"

"Huh? What do you want to do with the blade?" Silver Wolf was taken aback by Ji Yuan's words, then immediately asked him, "You're not going to use him as a suicide bomb again, are you?"

"Isn't it risky for others to do this?"

Ji Yuan said earnestly with a shameless grin.

His immortality was a facade, while Blade's body was a genuine immortal one. Bearing the energy of two star cores and then self-destructing shouldn't be a problem, right?

Or rather, if a real problem were to arise, that would be exactly what Ren was hoping for.

Silver Wolf chuckled twice, then said to Ji Yuan, "He told me last time he went back that he never wanted to see you again. Although he wanted to die, being used as a bomb wasn't a pleasant experience. Also, you came at a bad time; Elio was busy getting him to do something else, so he definitely couldn't get away to go over there."

"All right."

Ji Yuan hung up the phone with some regret.

I wanted to find a perfect host, but he just couldn't come.

Seeing his expression, Nguyen Mai couldn't help but smile and say, "It seems things aren't going well."

"Yes, I was trying to take a shortcut, but it seems that's impossible now."

Ji Yuan scratched his head and answered.

"Isn't that perfect? While taking shortcuts might be convenient in the short term, it ultimately hinders technological progress. In the future, there will always be times when shortcuts won't work. Besides..."

As Ruan Mei said this, she stood up and hugged Ji Yuan from behind.

"I believe in you. You came up with so many ideas in just one day. Given more time, you'll be able to take these ideas even further."

Her chin rested on the top of Ji Yuan's head, her fingers met at Ji Yuan's chin, her little finger lightly brushing across it, teasing Ji Yuan.

Just as Ruan Mei was about to ask Ji Yuan if he wanted to, the guards outside told them that someone was coming.

"It's really bad timing that we're here."

Ruan Mei complained, then released Ji Yuan and prepared to open the door. Ji Yuan also stood up and walked towards the door with Ruan Mei.

Upon arriving at the entrance, they discovered it was a transport convoy from the Interastral Peace Corporation.

However, compared to a regular company transport team, these people looked utterly disheveled. Their numbers were significantly fewer than a full-strength squad, and many had lost their armor, revealing bandaged wounds.

It's clear that these employees of the Interastral Peace Corporation came here after experiencing a major war.

Upon seeing this, Ji Yuan immediately asked the transport team, "What happened?"

Upon hearing Ji Yuan's question, an employee covered in full-body mecha mumbled from under his helmet, "Our transport team encountered an attack from the Anti-Matter Legion when entering Jarilo from outer space. We suffered considerable casualties to break through the Anti-Matter Legion's blockade and get here."

"Blockade?"

Upon hearing what the employee said, Ji Yuan was taken aback.

If they're using the word "blockade" to describe it, does that mean the main force of the Anti-Matter Legion has arrived?

"Yes, a blockade. The Anti-Matter Legion has formed a massive encirclement around this planet. It's practically blocking all the roads leading out of the planet. Oh, right, except for the Astral Express."

Just as the employee finished speaking, Ji Yuan and Ruan Mei simultaneously heard a loud noise from the sky. Looking up again, they found the sky completely dark.

It seemed as if someone was unleashing a powerful weapon that had wrecked a corner of the sky.

Upon seeing this, Ruan Mei immediately opened her communicator and found [Himeko] in the contact list.

She and Himeko had many exchanges, and they had kept each other's contact information.

Soon, a red-haired mature woman holding a coffee appeared in front of Ji Yuan and Ruan Mei.

Ruan Mei asked Himeko, "Is everything alright on your end?"

"Fortunately, Mr. Welt just released some of his power and wiped out the Anti-Matter Legion that came near the train," Himeko shook her head and replied to Nguyen Mai.

After saying this, she glanced at Ji Yuan with great interest.

"Whether it's Ruan Mei, Herta, Tingyun, or Dan Heng, I've heard them all praise you. Today, we finally meet."

Ji Yuan smiled shyly beside her, then quickly said to Himeko, "Himeko, you should be careful. The Anti-Matter Legion has already surrounded the area around Jarilo. The train is in outer space, which is the most vulnerable place to attack."

"Don't worry, I have everything under control." Himeko's expression remained unchanged. "Wait a moment while I discuss with the Conductor, Pom-Pom, about having the train enter Jarilo's atmosphere to take cover. We'll continue our journey after this is over."

With a star core blocking the way, the train cannot move forward, so it must find a safe place to take shelter and avoid damage.

"Mm." Ji Yuan nodded.

"Alright, Ji Yuan, hang up the phone now. We'll meet in Belobog in a bit. I need to contact Xing and March 7th now and have them return to the train to help with its operations."

Himeko then hung up the phone.

Ruan Mei and Ji Yuan exchanged a glance.

After thinking for a moment, Ji Yuan said to Ruan Mei, "Teacher, I also plan to go to the train with Xing and the others. On the one hand, I'm worried about something unexpected happening there, and on the other hand, I want to relax a bit."

Ji Yuan's relaxation was very simple.

If you get tired of doing experiments, then fight to relax; if you get tired of fighting, then do experiments to relax.

The main point is to not waste any time.

Moreover, this time they are fighting alongside the entire Astral Express, so how many benefits would they receive?

"Good."

Nguyen Mai thought for a moment, then slowly nodded.

Seeing Ruan Mei nod, Ji Yuan then joined her in taking the goods delivered by the employees of the Interastral Peace Corporation into the laboratory.

After finishing all that, Ji Yuan walked towards Belobog.

He was going to meet up with March 7th and Star there, and then they would go on the Astral Express together.

Chapter 176 Fighting Side-by-Side with the Astral Express Crew [Second Update]

Ji Yuan quickly returned to Klippefort in Belobog.

When he arrived at the castle gate, he saw Xing and March 7th preparing to leave.

Are you two going now?

"No, what I mean is that I want to go with you two," Ji Yuan said, shaking his head.

Upon hearing that Ji Yuan was also going, Xing and March 7th exchanged a glance and then happily agreed.

Ji Yuan's combat prowess is undeniable, and his presence on the train provides an extra layer of security.

"Let's go, let's hurry over there."

Xing pulled Ji Yuan's hand, intending to go to the company to borrow a ship. Just then, Firefly happened to pass by them and, seeing this, asked worriedly, "What are you rushing off to?"

Ji Yuan explained, "The outside is surrounded by the Anti-Matter Legion. Xing and I helped the train move into the atmosphere of the planet Jarilo first."