The Declaration of War Issued by Duke Inferno [First Update]

The Robin was thinking to itself when it heard footsteps approaching. Following the sound, the Robin turned around and was startled, involuntarily taking two steps back.

She saw a humanoid creature, over two meters tall, slowly approaching. He carried a cane, wore a well-tailored vest and shirt, and had an overcoat draped over his back. If one could ignore the fact that his head wasn't human, but rather a flaming ram's head, he would certainly appear as a gentleman.

"Who... who are you?"

The Robin said, his voice trembling slightly.

The goat-headed humanoid creature stopped a short distance in front of the Robin, then spoke in an extremely polite yet extremely arrogant tone:

"My name is Afrit. Of course, you can also call me Grand Duke Infernal Blaze."

Grand Duke Infernal Blaze, Afrit...

The Robin murmured the name slowly, then looked shocked.

"You, you are the leader of the Annihilation Gang."

Not all fanatics who embrace the path of destruction can be incorporated into the Anti-Matter Legion. Many stragglers spontaneously form organizations, wanting to do all sorts of destructive things to attract Nanook's attention.

Unfortunately, Nanook has not shown them any favor so far.

Many of these people formed the Annihilation Gang.

Because they had not been noticed by Nanook, the Annihilation Gang felt that their destruction was not enough, so they became even more enthusiastic about doing all kinds of destruction.

The Annihilation Gang is notorious throughout the universe for the terror it has caused.

Unfortunately, they still did not receive any favor from Nanook.

Perhaps it's just like what the original doctor from the Genius Society said.

The value Nanook saw in the so-called Annihilation Gang was perhaps far less than that of a baby who deliberately broke a vase.

"Yes, Miss Robin. I am indeed the master of the Eternal Fire Manor."

The Robin asked warily, "Why did you capture me? Are you planning to harm Penacony?"

Grand Duke Infernal Blaze nodded first, then shook his head.

"We are indeed going to Penacony. Over there, she should be welcoming her new owner. But I brought you here not for that."

"If it's not for Penacony, then why did you arrest me?" The Robin baffled by the words of the Grand Duke Infernal Blaze.

"I've come to invite someone to come and fight me."

"Why did you fight Ji Yuan?"

The Robin quickly guessed the truth of the matter, and she pointed to Grand Duke Infernal Blaze and asked.

"Of course I want to destroy such a hero. He has already defeated three Lord of Destruction, but they were all defeated by Ji Yuan using various means. If such a person is destroyed in my hands, I believe Lord Nanook will definitely bow his head in shame."

Grand Duke Infernal Blaze walked to the table, poured a glass of purified water, and handed it to the Robin.

"So I invited you over so that he could meet with me again."

A smile actually appeared on his sheep's head.

However, the Robin still felt a sense of terror in its current state.

Although the Annihilation Gang has never received Nanook's attention, they are not weak. Especially their leader, Grand Duke Infernal Blaze, whose strength is among the strongest of the Emanator level. In Robin's mind, he is roughly equivalent to Ji Yuan.

If Ji Yuan were to fight him on home turf, would he be in danger?

The Robin thought worriedly to itself.

"I haven't spent much time with him, so your attempt to kidnap me and threaten him won't work."

"If it doesn't work, how will you know if you don't try?"

Grand Duke Infernal Blaze smiled and sat down in his seat.

"I believe it's a worthwhile thing to do to personally destroy a hero who wanted to save a damsel in distress."

The Robin by his imposing manner that it took a few steps back.

But I still mustered up the courage to look at him.

Chapter 252 The Challenge Declared by Grand Duke Infernal Blaze [First Update]

A few days after the Robin left, Marshal Hua and Suyi were about to leave as well.

Ji Yuan naturally came to see the two off.

There are still many things that Hua needs to handle in the entire Celestial Ark Alliance, so it's already quite remarkable that she was able to spare these few days to teach Ji Yuan. Now that Ji Yuan's coming-of-age ceremony is over, she feels that she should teach Ji Yuan everything she needs to.

"The rest depends on your own training. I believe you'll give me a surprise when we meet again."

"I will keep an eye on you."

Before stepping onto the Star Skiff specially prepared for her, Hua patted Ji Yuan on the shoulder to encourage her.

"Yes, I will."

Ji Yuan smiled and assured him,

Seeing his performance, Hua nodded and said, "I look forward to our next meeting, when you can really unleash your full potential and have a proper match with me."

"Good!"

Ji Yuan said confidently.

He must find a way to kill the Star Goddess within a century, or he will surely die. And since he has chosen the Star Goddess as his target, he must defeat even Teacher Hua, who is the Cloud Knight Marshal.

"Well then, see you next time."

Hua Deng boarded the Star Skiff and left the Luofu Starfaring Vessel, heading to other Xianzhou to fulfill his duties. Especially since Ji Yuan and Ruan Mei were carrying out a large-scale poisoning campaign against the Buli Ren. It was anticipated that a large number of Buli Ren would die in the near future. The Celestial Ark Alliance was taking advantage of this opportunity to launch a large-scale attack on the Buli Ren people throughout the universe.

This time, Hua is determined to wipe out the vast majority of the Buli Ren, so that they can no longer form a race and can only become stray dogs wandering the universe like the Wingweavers.

Kill!

Hopefully, the disasters caused by the Abundance Fiends in this universe will become less and less frequent.

Marshal Hua left with a murderous aura.

After she leaves, Ji Yuan's mother, Suyi, should also leave. Her work is indeed much less demanding than that of Hua, the Cloud Knight Marshal, but as a high-ranking officer of the Yaoging Star-skiff, there are many things she cannot do without. It is really not suitable for her to stay on the Luofu Starfaring Vessel for too long.

Her first purpose in coming here was to attend her son's coming-of-age ceremony. Now that the ceremony is over, having witnessed it firsthand, Suyi is completely satisfied and can return with peace of mind to begin the Yaoging Star-skiff's campaign against the Abundance Followers this month.

Secondly, it was to resolve the issues between Ji Yuan and Sushang. Although the current ending contains some criticism of his daughter's incompetence, it has finally reached an ending that is acceptable to everyone and that no one is hurt.

The last point is about the engagement and wedding ceremony for Ji Yuan and Tingyun. They just had their coming-of-age ceremony, so it wouldn't be appropriate to immediately proceed with the engagement and wedding. After discussing it with Suyi Tingyun's parents, Su Yi decided to wait until Li Shen on the Yaoging Star-skiff had some free time before holding the ceremony.

Meanwhile, Ji Yuan could also take this time to visit Penacony. While attending the Harmony Festival, she could also bring back the Memories Bubble left behind by Chadwick.

Suyi watched Ji Yuan, Sushang, Ting Tingyun, and the others see her off, and then instructed her son, "Ji Yuan, I'm leaving. Remember to take good care of Tingyun and Changchang..."

There are other people, but I won't mention Tingyun Changchang.

"If they are wronged, I will not forgive you." After giving this instruction, Suyi seemed to remember something and added to Ji Yuan, "Of course, as for Changchang's studies, I will support you in how you discipline her."

"Huh? No..." Sushang immediately objected to her mother's tone.

Then she saw her mother's cold eyes.

If you don't learn, I'll take you back to the Yaoging Star-skiff.

Upon seeing her mother's gaze, Sushang was immediately too frightened to speak. Compared to leaving her brother, Sushang felt that studying a little more seriously wasn't unacceptable.

Seeing her daughter's performance, Suyi nodded with satisfaction. She then boarded the Star Skiff, leaving the Luofu Starfaring Vessel and setting off for the Yaoging Star-skiff.

The Suyi Star Skiff sailed away into the distance. Sushang watched her mother leave with her head tilted back, finally letting out a sigh of relief. But at that moment, she immediately felt a shadow loom over her.

"Elder brother..."

Sushang looked at Ji Yuan with a trembling voice.

"Let's go back to our studies. Otherwise..."

"I see..."

Sushang nodded dejectedly.

However, after looking dejected, she seemed to have thought of something and gave Ji Yuan a look.

As siblings who grew up together, Ji Yuan could tell what Su Chang meant just by looking into Sushang eyes.

Brother, if I study hard enough later, can you kiss me again?

What kind of request is this, Sushang?!

Ji Yuan thought to himself, "What do you mean?" But seeing Sushang's expectant eyes, like those of a puppy, he nodded gently.

Seeing that her brother had agreed, Sushang was instantly overjoyed.

Yes, I can be motivated to study for three... two... one... half an hour.

Sushang walked forward happily, while Ji Yuan and Tingyun walked behind hand in hand.

As they walked, Tingyun said to Ji Yuan, "Ji Yuan, I may have to stay at the Sky-Faring Commission for a while longer these next few days."

"What happened?"

Ji Yuan was somewhat worried that something might have happened at the Sky-Faring Commission.

"No, it's just that I'm going to change jobs soon. The Helmsman wants me to transfer from the merchant guild representative to the Sky-Faring Commission so that it will be easier for me to become the next Helmsman."

As Tingyun said this, she jokingly added to Ji Yuan, "I'll earn money to support you when the time comes."

"Okay, I'll live off you then."

Ji Yuan said with a grin. After saying that, he reached into his pocket and took out a stack of contracts, handing them to Tingyun.

"Here, these are my properties. Hmm, I got them from the company. You manage these business groups for me, and then I can comfortably live off you."

Tingyun carefully examined the contracts and said in surprise, "So many shareholding contracts for business groups and industries, my goodness. Even if I had managed them for decades, it would be nothing compared to these. Alright, let's see how I manage our family's businesses well."

"Uh-huh."

Ji Yuan gave Tingyun an encouraging look.

These assets certainly weren't given to him by the Interastral Peace Corporation. In fact, it was something the system revealed when he checked into the Tingyun Hotel that night. Tingyun had been promoted from a merchant guild representative to the Helmsman of the Sky-Faring Commission, so Ji Yuan received a large number of industry contracts after their first close encounter.

Now that Ji Yuan has some free time, he's thinking of giving these things to Tingyun to manage.

Tingyun carefully put the contracts away, then took Ji Yuan's hand again and walked alongside him. Although she knew those contracts were valuable, they were nothing compared to Ji Yuan.

Their hands were clasped tightly together as they prepared to board the Star Skiff and return to Exalting Sanctum.

However, before he could even step onto the Star Skiff, Ji Yuan suddenly felt his phone ring. He took out his phone and saw that it was an unfamiliar contact trying to add him as a friend.

Huh? What is this? Is it some kind of sales advertisement? Are they going to sell me tea later?

Looking at the unfamiliar contact, Ji Yuan thought to himself.

However, he had nothing else to do at the moment, so he decided to click on it and tease the scammer a little.

Ji Yuan accepted the friend request, and soon a video call came in. Ji Yuan opened the call, and a handsome man appeared on the other end of the video.

Ji Yuan was exceptionally handsome, but the man opposite him was no less so. However, unlike most people, the man had a bird-wing-like shape on the back of his head, and an exquisitely crafted ring on the top of his head.

Are these the Halovian? A race like the Robin?

As Ji Yuan was pondering, the man opposite him spoke up, "Mr. Ji Yuan, hello, nice to meet you. I am Robin brother, you can just call me Sunday."

"Hello, Mr. Sunday. May I ask what brings you here? Is Miss Robin in any danger?"

Ji Yuan, with his sharp eyes, noticed the anxiety hidden in Sunday's seemingly calm expression. After thinking for a moment, Ji Yuan felt that the Robin might be facing some difficulties, which was why it had asked him for help.

Seeing this, Sunday didn't waste any words and went straight to Ji Yuan:

"She has been kidnapped."

Kidnapping?

"Who? Who did it? What ransom are they demanding?"

Ji Yuan frowned and asked.

"I don't know, Robin disappeared by self-immolation in public..." Sunday shook his head and then told Ji Yuan what had happened to Robin on the spaceship.

"... And just like that, Robin vanished in a burst of flames. But I have a feeling she was kidnapped, and that she's still alive. After she disappeared, a note appeared on the ground with your name on it. I think you're the one who kidnapped her. If possible, I'd like you to help me rescue Robin. Robin is my only sister, and I'm willing to pay any price to help me get her back."

As he spoke, his eyes filled with urgency.