For Jia Yan, they were out of options; after two hours of fierce battle, although most of them still had some tactics unrevealed, none were certain to kill Jia Yan, whose defense was like a demon’s. Rather than that, it would be better to recruit this Strong One into the ranks of the top ten, if he joined, even if the top ten became eleven, it would only mean one more competitor for resources—still preferable to a fight to the death. "I join the top ten strongest, becoming the eleventh?" Jia Yan halted his attack, standing proudly in the universe’s starry sky, appearing somewhat hesitant as he murmured to himself. "Exactly, Jia Yan, your strength is evident to all, and the powers of this starry sky will surely agree to you joining the ranks of the top ten Strong Ones. Moreover, with your addition, we eleven Strong Ones can extend our reach into several adjacent galaxies. Perhaps an even brighter future lies ahead. In a hundred years... no, in just fifty years, the resources we eleven Strong Ones control will double. When the time comes, if you share your method of promotion, we can all advance to Eternal Star Rank together. At that point, not even the Luozi Empire would dare to look down on us!" Xing Wu shared his grand vision excitedly. "Promotion method? Eternal Star Rank?" Jia Yan was somewhat astonished by these words. He had indeed had a vague notion about advancing to Eternal Star Rank during his recent metamorphosis, but he had never mentioned it to any being. How could Xing Wu know about it? Looking at the other Strong Ones, they seemed to take it for granted too. What was going on? Jia Yan looked baffled, but to the other Strong Ones, it seemed he was deeply contemplating their offer. "Ha ha, how about it, Jia Yan? You know, among the nearby starry skies, we are the only ones who possess Chaos Stones," the Hammer Holding Warrior continued to press Jia Yan. Suddenly, Jia Yan’s proud stance gave way to a soft chuckle. Looking around at the battered Strong Ones encircling him, Jia Yan shook his head. Disappointment flashed in his compound eyes. "The top ten Strong Ones, I once thought were so mysterious and powerful... but now... your performance is truly disappointing," Jia Yan said indifferently. His tone made it clear he had no intention of accepting their proposal. The five Strong Ones began to stiffen as they realized what Jia Yan’s stance implied. "I once believed that the famous top ten Strong Ones would exhibit the true spirit of the powerful. But having encountered you, your performance has immensely disappointed me. The top ten Strong Ones? Just a group of commoners clinging to their status by relying on their strength!" Jia Yan continued. Jia Yan was entirely unmoved by the invitation of the top ten Strong Ones because he knew that after his mutation with the Chaos Stone, his body had developed a huge resistance to it. Nowadays, Chaos Stones held no more significance to him than any common energy material. He listened to them only to see what these so-called Strong Ones were really like. But the result was disappointing to Jia Yan. He had imagined the top ten to be incredibly powerful, possessing a warrior’s heart. Even if they were motivated by their own interests, they wouldn’t be so base. To his dismay, they were nothing more than ordinary Strong Ones, desperately grasping for benefits to the point of nauseating Jia Yan. "I reject your proposal! Come on, let’s continue fighting!" Jia Yan stepped forward as if stepping directly on the hearts of the five Strong Ones! At that moment, they looked at Big Mosquito with terror, his fighting spirit as fierce as ever, his aura as strong as at the beginning of the battle, showing no signs of wear! Even more terrifying was his slightly azure body, unmarked by even a single scratch. Two hours of battle had seen Jia Yan struck more than a hundred times by the Strong Ones, yet now his body was as pristine as ever. Such invincible defensive power was simply terrifying. Faced with Big Mosquito, who wanted to restart the battle, the Strong Ones retreated in fear, stepping back a great distance! "Young man, please hold your hand," just as Jia Yan was about to press the attack, an old voice, as if from far away in space, echoed... Jia Yan’s body shook, he looked up in surprise towards a certain region of the sky. "Hm?" The five Strong Ones, who were on high alert against Jia Yan, also felt the approach of this voice, and they seemed to recognize who it belonged to after a shock, their faces lit up with surprise. Near where Jia Yan had looked into that region of the universe, a vortex resembling a spatial rift suddenly appeared. Out of the vortex stepped a creature like a giant water droplet... "The Water Droplet Clan?" Jia Yan vaguely remembered having seen a similar being. Yet now, the Water Droplet Clan creature before him stood straight in the universe, as if immune to the cosmos’ temperature and radiation. The Water Droplet Clan was a terrifyingly powerful species that could surpass the apex Strong Ones of most other species. And the hundred-meter giant Water Droplet Clan being that had appeared was clearly one of the most powerful of their kind! "Young man, on behalf of the ten Strong Ones, I apologize for the offense we have caused you; please do not continue the fight. It’s meaningless for both you and us," said the powerful being from the Water Droplet Clan as he emerged, exerting a powerful aura that dominated the scene, stunning not only Jia Yan but even freezing the other Strong Ones, who showed faces of shock...