Jia Yan said he didn’t need external force, but in fact, he simply has no external force to use right now. The black hole is long gone, and the essence blood was exhausted during the last breakthrough. Even if he wanted to use external force now, he wouldn’t find anything to use. So he could only grit his teeth and rely on his own combat power! Even so, he hasn’t lost his confidence. Remember when he was in the Orion Arm, he could fend off a sphere containing Huo Qu energy, and now he’s much stronger than he was back then. Moreover, his trump card is already in hand. Even without external assistance, Jia Yan is absolutely fearless. In a thunderous roar, Jia Yan’s Compound Eyes shone fiercely with intense brilliance, facing the massive brainwave power hand pressing towards him, he raised his foot to meet it head-on. "Actually facing it head-on." From afar, Huo Qu’s expression tensed up seeing this scene. Although he heard Jia Yan wouldn’t use external items, deep down he still believed Jia Yan would use something to assist him. Even though he’s well aware that an Evolutionary Creature is extremely terrifying, no matter how much he understands about them, he wouldn’t believe a creature that has just nearly succeeded in a breakthrough, oh no, is still one step away from succeeding, could confront him. After all, he is an Intermediate Star Level! As an Eternal Star Rank, he understands the disparity between each level best. "You think battling with your own combat power can defeat me? I’ll crush you directly!" Huo Qu’s expression was solemn, and under his control, the huge hand directly covered Jia Yan’s forefoot that was striking towards it. At this moment, the brilliance in Jia Yan’s Compound Eyes became even more intense, then he roared loudly. Under his roar, Huo Qu’s expression changed dramatically. He saw, right at Jia Yan’s front foot, a strand of substance peeled off the tip, transforming into something seemingly carrying lightning, blasting directly into his massive brainwave power hand. Suddenly, the substance exploded, causing the entire starry sky to vibrate, with the soaring pressure even sweeping the vacuum into a waver. Huo Qu’s expression changed drastically, even though he was hundreds of meters away from the explosion, the terrifying explosive power caused him to tremble slightly. Bear in mind that he is an Intermediate Star Level, yet he was shaken by the body power of a quasi-stellar level being? If this were spread out, it would surely drop the jaws of many Strong Ones. "Haha, it really works!" Amid Huo Qu’s shock, a creature whose entire body flashed radiant blue light, leveraging the exploding force, swiftly zoomed away from Huo Qu in the opposite direction, putting dozens of kilometers between them instantly. "Jia Yan, what did you use?..." Huo Qu saw Jia Yan unexpectedly escape unharmed, complex emotions surfaced in his eyes as he took a step, once again pursuing Jia Yan’s direction. His speed was faster than Jia Yan’s retreating speed, seemingly about to catch up alongside Jia Yan. "Huo Qu, why should I tell you? Anyway, you can see it, can’t you? This is material from my own body." Jia Yan laughed while retreating and tauntingly spoke. He’s right, the previous explosion was caused by the substance within Jia Yan’s own body! And the cause of this explosion was precisely the ’Reverse Gene’ that emerged after Jia Yan used an entire bottle of Reverse Blood during the breakthrough. That Reverse Blood is antimatter, and it’s the energy essence blood of an antimatter powerhouse. Normally, if a creature uses it, whether through scientific blending or by devouring, the risks are immense, even a star level might not be safe. But Jia Yan is different, he’s an Evolutionary Creature, and during the breakthrough, he devoured it, and the antimatter property of the reverse blood unexpectedly appeared in his genetic cells. As a result, his body took on the ’reverse’ effect. Meaning it could directly explode! "Moreover, it’s an explosive potential that can grow, and now that it’s just appearing, it’s capable of blasting Huo Qu’s attack away..." Jia Yan’s eyes flashed with joy, then he saw Huo Qu charging after him, with speeds faster than him, not shocked but delighted. "Previously, when I saw him, I saw an utterly unbeatable entity, but now even though it’s still unbeatable, I’ve grasped a hint of his speed. My power has progressed immensely!" "I’m not afraid of the current danger! If you want to chase, then come!" Jia Yan moved his body, and then the splattering condensation fluid scattered in the starry sky. Along his retreating trajectory, all were littered with the condensation fluid he scattered. "Unexpectedly strengthened so much, yet still hasn’t fully achieved a stellar Evolutionary Creature, this species, truly formidable beyond measure!" Huo Qu’s expression gradually became solemn as he pursued Jia Yan. When he first saw Jia Yan nearly succeed in the breakthrough, in his heart apart from being amazed by Jia Yan’s talent, he didn’t treat Jia Yan as a rival by any means. Just as the preface stated, the Intermediate Star Level is far more powerful than the Early Stage, not to mention Jia Yan, who doesn’t even count as Early Star Level. But after pursuing for a while, his expression was no longer relaxed. During the previous encounters with Jia Yan, if it weren’t for Jia Yan always having a backup plan, he would have captured Jia Yan long ago. But now, he realized Jia Yan’s speed, although still vastly inferior to his own, had skyrocketed to a point that even gave him a slight headache. Is this the Evolutionary Creature?! The speed enhancement is terrifying; every new level it reaches exhibits power capable of fighting against those of higher ranks... "But no matter how much you improve, you’re still only at the Quasi-stellar Level. The more miraculous you are, the more benefits I can gain, hehe." Huo Qu composed himself, utilizing only half of his speed, suddenly increased his speed again. But just when he felt that this newfound speed was definitely sufficient to capture Jia Yan, his body collided with some of the Condensate Fragments that Jia Yan had scattered throughout the starry sky earlier. BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!! The entire starry sky reacted with a chain reaction, At this moment, Huo Qu never expected such a terrifying explosion to occur beside him. As his expression drastically changed, he hurriedly retreated, but the explosive material was already touching his body, leaving no time to escape. Explosive sounds echoed in the starry sky, with the terrifying explosive power being astonishing enough to twist the very void of space. The originally stable subspace showed signs of instability due to the explosive force. Huo Qu, caught directly in the path of this force, was pushed entirely backward by the successive explosions. More unbelievably, under the continuous blasts, a couple of scales were blown off his body, revealing the fresh flesh underneath. Although for the enormous Huo Qu, these two scale wounds were almost insignificant, like a drop in the ocean, the fact remains that this series of explosions wounded a mid-level Stellar being! "I can’t believe it managed to injure me?!" Even Huo Qu was stunned by the scene before him. Dealing with merely a Quasi-stellar level, he was already surprised that Jia Yan had evaded him for so long, let alone actually injuring him. This was something utterly unacceptable to a proud Intermediate Star Level being. "Well done, Jia Yan, very well done..." At this moment, Huo Qu’s gaze turned icy as he watched Jia Yan take the opportunity to once again escape two hundred kilometers away, and his entire demeanor suddenly changed! He unleashed a full seventy percent of his power! Previously, he looked down on Jia Yan, thinking he didn’t need more than half his strength to catch him, but now, caught complacent and injured by Jia Yan, it was unacceptable for Huo Qu. Thus, he unleashed his power. "I actually managed to injure him—my Reverse Body Matter is terrifying!" Jia Yan fled ahead, but was equally shocked by his own ’Condensate Bomb’ outburst. He realized that his body, endowed with Reverse characteristics, seemed to present a significant future trump card, but against Huo Qu, he had merely tossed out a few traces of condensate, initially thinking that it might only delay Huo Qu slightly, never imagining it could actually injure him. "Yet even if I injured him, it’s provoked his rage. From now on, he’ll be even more cautious—I won’t be able to injure him as easily again." Jia Yan glanced at the enraged Huo Qu pursuing from behind, his expression tensed, as the undissipated Advancement Power within him surged skyward like burning fuel, further accelerating his escape. "Unbelievable, this Mo Ke can actually contend with an Intermediate Star Level strong one !" "Even though he’s at the Quasi-stellar level, achieving such a feat is astonishing. This Mo Ke, having reached Stellar Level, is really a genius madman!" "I, I, I... how fortunate I am, to not only witness the birth of a Stellar being, but to also see the miracle of a Quasi-stellar resisting an Intermediate Stellar!" As Huo Qu chased Jia Yan, the creatures surrounding the Spirit Listening Pavilion Star Body stared, aghast, at the spectacle before them, nearly catatonic, their minds unable to grasp a situation where a mere Quasi-stellar would evade a mid-tier Stellar powerhouse for so long. And even inflict damage! "This Mo Ke, truly defiant!" "Who could disagree? A madman remains a madman, even ascending to Stellar Level, still a madman. But can he still create a miracle this time? I doubt it." Despite their shock at Jia Yan’s ability to delay a mid-tier Stellar, the onlookers were still skeptical about Jia Yan’s chance of survival. After all, that was an Intermediate Stellar Senior, a powerhouse unseen by most creatures in their lifetimes. In front of such a terrifying existence, no matter how reckless, how defiant Jia Yan was, it was just a temporary evasion. When the Intermediate powerhouse got serious, how could he possibly escape? "Look, the Lord is angry, Mo Ke is doomed!" Suddenly, from the crowd, a few sharp-eyed Semi-permanent Star Level beings shouted.