Chapter 2687 - 39: You Lost [Subscribe on Qidian]
The Insect Clan’s Domain is still led by the Insect Queen, and whatever she says, they generally do not dare to refute.
Moreover, Jia Yan has indeed performed decently, at least with the power of an early-stage galaxy-level existence, he managed to withstand Giant Horn’s impact, and that truly happened, which Black Sheep couldn’t argue against.
"Heh... It seems this guy has indeed obtained some extraordinary benefits? However, this is no reason for me to go back on my word. In this battle, regardless of whether he wins or loses, his treatment will be reduced—that’s certain."
The Insect Queen calmly observed this battle from within the palace using her brainwave power, then sighed softly.
How could she not know that Jia Yan’s inability to break through to the middle level was definitely due to some sort of transformation, and this transformation compelled Jia Yan to willingly give up promotion, choosing that transformation, which must surely be of significant benefit.
Yet failure is failure. What she wants now is quick combat power, and both sides had already agreed, so Jia Yan must have been prepared for the reduced treatment in the future when he made that choice.
Therefore, she will fulfill her promise.
Boom!
The battle between the two sides turned intense right from the start.
To be honest, Jia Yan’s stubbornness made Giant Horn somewhat frustrated.
He previously believed that his strength was absolutely crushing before Jia Yan used his subspace talent.
But unexpectedly, Jia Yan actually possessed such terrifying strength, instantly countering his power completely.
This caused Giant Horn to feel pressured.
"This Jia Yan can now resist my attacks, and his subspace talent is the strongest. Does this mean I haven’t even forced him to use his subspace talent power yet? How is it possible."
Giant Horn felt a pressure he couldn’t believe in his lifetime.
Because his strength had always been relatively formidable, otherwise, how could he have suppressed a group of middle-order powerhouses in the Insect Clan’s Domain and earned the chance to enter the palace?
Moreover, his residence was Grade A, the same as Jia Yan’s. So in his mind, even though Jia Yan’s talent was good, since he himself was a middle-order powerhouse, Jia Yan couldn’t be stronger than him. They both had well-received talents reaching Grade A, and according to his knowledge, his strength surpassed Jia Yan by a level, so there shouldn’t be a reason for him to lose, right?
But unexpectedly, Jia Yan was behaving in a way completely beyond his belief—indeed, as if evenly matched with him.
"Hmph, he’s definitely just holding on fiercely now, that Yin-Yang Dao must surely have some explosive power, and he’s using this detrimental power to his foundations to fight me. This isn’t an impossible move for Jia Yan; since he’s already disappointed the Insect Queen, he’s undoubtedly thinking of ways to regain her trust, and only by defeating a higher-level talent in combat can he prevent his status from plummeting."
Understanding these key points, Giant Horn’s expression turned grim.
In his view, now Jia Yan seemed to be using an unknown assassin technique undetectable by others—this isn’t impossible, because the nature of an existence’s assassin technique, no one can predict what form it might take; maybe Jia Yan’s assassin technique made it appear as if it was just ordinary combat actions?
If he utilizes the assassin technique while Giant Horn continues to employ conventional combat methods, being cautious not to harm the opponent or activate the assassin technique, losing isn’t entirely out of the question, especially since they are supposedly only a small level apart, yet Jia Yan also reached the peak—the gap isn’t as vast as imagined.
"You want to use me as your stepping stone? Think again!"
This Giant Horn’s expression was very dark.
Crack.
Suddenly, a burst of black power exploded from Giant Horn’s giant horns, the universe was dark enough already, yet Giant Horn’s power gave this region of the universe an intensely black sensation.
"What is this?"
Jia Yan was slightly stunned.
Indeed, his thoughts matched somewhat with what Giant Horn assumed he wanted to do.
The only difference was that the power Jia Yan was using now was mostly due to his ordinary power.
If there were an assassin technique undetectable even to the Insect Queen, that would certainly make waves; even if such existed, Jia Yan would consider hiding it. One must know that an assassin technique unnoticed by a Territory Master might become truly crucial at some unpredictable future moment, so why waste the chance of it being exposed in this battle of pride?
"Giant Horn’s horns are actually unleashing black power, this power... looks like some kind of assassin technique?"
Jia Yan was slightly stunned, then smirked coldly.
Giant Horn uses the assassin technique? But he probably won’t fully exert it; otherwise, the Insect Queen would stop their battle, because sparring is sparring, and if it involves life-threatening harm or impacts future sentiments, the Insect Queen will obviously intervene; affecting her future plans.
That’s why the Insect Queen has always allowed competition yet never encouraged massacres and such.
Ultimately, she desires to gather a supportive, harmonious team to head to the Milky Way Central, rather than a team where everyone views each other as mortal enemies, each guarding themselves extremely.