Chapter 2664 - 27: Hidden Strength Revealed
The attackers definitely release more power.
Unless this alien native has some terrifying, heaven-defying stamina, otherwise, now it’s his turn to press the opponent.
Hoo.
This extraterrestrial Galaxy-level genius has no idea who Jia Yan is.
Moreover, before the battle, he didn’t bother to inquire about what an Evolutionary Creature is, so this time, he miscalculated.
The constitution and recovery power of Evolutionary Creatures, even within the Star River level, may not be so heaven-defying, but in a truly matched endurance battle, they show results!
Clang!
The dog’s claw and Giant Mosquito’s leg collided and clashed together all at once.
Initially, the opponent thought he could break through Jia Yan’s leg in one breath, then attack Jia Yan’s head, and strike or suppress him all at once.
But he suddenly realized the strength of the opponent’s leg is surprisingly immense, matching his own.
"You! You still have strength?"
He was completely shocked.
He couldn’t help but be shocked; he just used mental power to almost make Jia Yan lose his sanity and unleash chaotic power; right now, Jia Yan should have no strength left, but upon testing, he still does?
This made him somewhat uneasy.
Sure enough, after this leg blocked the opponent’s attack, Jia Yan’s other legs instantly seized upon his point of astonishment and released power with one gasping breath towards the Dog king’s location.
Both parties were entangled, their motions stalled, so now is the best time for a counterattack.
Moreover, a Mosquito has six pairs of legs, while the Dog king is a quadrupedal creature, four legs can’t beat six, can they? Thus, the timing of this instant is quite excellent.
Puff puff puff.
The Dog king was a bit frustrated and desperately retreated.
But six legs were like spears, calling on his body and stabbing his fur, causing it to constantly fall into the starry sky.
The injuries increased, although none were severe, making this Genius Dog king creature feel somewhat embarrassed.
He even faintly heard, deep in the starry sky, a few familiar laughs.
These were the laughs from Genius Star River level beings also learning in this palace, competing with him, equally matched in strength, and he lost face in front of them—making the Dog king unable to raise his head for some time.
"Damn, die for me!"
The Dog king was infuriated and, in an instant, resorted to a rage-mode behavior pattern.
He opened his mouth, biting a leg of Jia Yan, causing fragments of Azure Material to appear.
However, Jia Yan’s leg that was bitten was the front leg, the one with the most Azure Material within his body, also the sharpest part.
Thus, the more the leg was hurt by biting, the more his mouth hurt, even bleeding.
The battle between the two was fought almost till the sky darkens and earth trembles.
Finally, this war ended in a very gratifying way.
Chirp!
The sharp blade of the leg slashed the Dog king’s neck, almost severing his major artery.
"I lost."
The Dog king mumbled, extremely helpless.
This battle, he truly exerted all his strength; fighting to the end felt like facing a life-and-death enemy, but unfortunately, he still lost narrowly.
Even without using his trump card, he understood the opponent likewise had not used his trump card.
"Jia Yan, you won, did very well. I can even see you’re hiding your strength, hehe, very good. I will fulfill my promise; next, your status with me is as a partner, completely different from theirs."
The Insect Clan queen’s expression was unclear, somewhat indifferent, yet slightly happy.
"Thank you, Madame Queen."
Jia Yan quickly turned around and expressed gratitude to the queen of the Insect Clan.
He knows that his strength compared to the opponent still has a long way to go, so this gratitude is sincere.
"What? Was he hiding his strength... this..."
The Dog king listened to the Insect Clan queen’s words and suddenly felt a bit incredulous.
He had never realized Jia Yan was conserving strength and capability, and if not for the queen of the Insect Clan saying so, he would still think Jia Yan fought so hard only as a demonstration of true capability.
But now, hearing this, he knows the queen wouldn’t lie; this native he presumed truly has other combat methods not used, making him a bit disheartened.
"Friend Dog king, I wasn’t intentionally hiding my strength. At least in normal starry skies, my combat power is only thus. It wasn’t to belittle you by hiding strength, but I think it’s inappropriate to use other methods against you; you’ll know why in the future."
Jia Yan explained with a smile.
Indeed, Jia Yan’s other combat method is plainly the Subspace method, becoming the main way to deal with enemies after becoming a Stellar-level Strong One.
If using the Subspace Talent, let alone the Dog king, Jia Yan feels that as long as he escapes to the Eighth Degree Subspace, even the Insect Clan queen would find it tricky. Of course, provided the queen wishes to watch as he escapes into the eighth dimension effortlessly; if she acts even slightly before, Jia Yan would die.
All in all, Jia Yan hasn’t used his most powerful combat method; this battle doesn’t count as his full strength.
"I understand, hehe, I underestimated the world’s heroes. Mister Jia Yan, right? Some combat words earlier weren’t heartfelt, merely fighting tactics. I hope you can understand."
"No worries, I know."
Jia Yan and the Dog king seemed to quickly become friends.
Of course, true friendship is impossible, but everyone knows they’ll have contact in the future, so building relationships is essential.
Even among the Insect Clan queen’s similar-level Strong Ones, there are only a few, so if they don’t build relationships, the future will be uncomfortable.
Plus, the Dog king has his considerations.
That’s because this Jia Yan seems to possess excellent Talent, even without the queen’s teaching, his combat power seems good.
In the future, after the queen’s guidance, this young-seeming Alien Visitor might rapidly advance.
This is why the Insect Clan queen grants him a certain status, even a partnership rather than a teacher-student relationship.
Thus, the queen gives Jia Yan immense respect; even Jia Yan has a high status, for example: if the queen asks him to join a battle, Jia Yan has the right to refuse because they’re not subordinates.
The queen’s regard for him is apparent to the Dog king, so now building a relationship may have future benefits.
"Maybe this guy will be like the Black sheep, rapidly advancing under the Insect Clan queen’s teachings. Then it’ll be like I’ve placed the right bet."
The Dog king looked at Jia Yan and then smiled slightly.
He’s decided to continue building a good relationship with Jia Yan.
They returned together again.
Inside the palace, many unfamiliar faces appeared.
They were either creatures cultivating deep inside the palace or Strong Ones coming from other floating bodies on this planet.
Each of them saw the battle.
Especially the battle between Jia Yan and the Dog king, which commanded respect from many Strong Ones.
This is a raw, unpolished Strong One with untapped combat ability.
However, this Strong One actually defeated a Dog king who had polished in the queen’s place for some time.
What does this signify, the Strong Ones know it well.
Mister Jia Yan is definitely a rising star!
He might have a chance to reach Black sheep’s level or, at least, become a second-tier Strong One.
So building relationships will be beneficial in the future.