Chapter 2266 - 26: What Is Their True Strength?!

The Star Level Strong Ones of this Empire had a slight hint of contemplation in their eyes.

"That’s right, he’s probably stalling for time, or rather, he doesn’t want to clash with the Galaxy Level forces behind our Empire. This means that although his strength is high, it probably hasn’t reached the Galaxy Level... Yes, that’s definitely the case. The fact that he has even reached the Stellar Class Late Level is a testament to his astounding Talent. Galaxy Level? It would take at least several decades, even for someone extraordinary like him, he’s working to buy himself those decades... I need to report this intelligence to the higher-ups."

This Star Level Strongman passed on what he observed during his encounter with Jia Rong to his intelligence department.

But what he was completely unaware of was that the ’Terrifying Giant Mosquito’ he was contemplating was actually not far away in Subspace.

"Around these buildings, including the Stellar Strong Ones from our Orion Arm Side’s forces, there are three individuals in total: two from the Empire, and one from the Orion Arm Side, who is an Initial Level expert native to the Biochemical Star Region. Here, his combat power isn’t even comparable to one of the Stellar level individuals from the Empire. This is already the strongest presence the Orion Arm Side could muster, drawn from a weakening defense line."

Jia Yan observed the surroundings and immediately understood the dire situation of the Orion Arm Side, recognizing the excessive disparity in strength between the two sides.

This is not merely a matter of importance at this location that would guarantee the deployment of military forces and Strong Ones. Currently, along the defense lines of the Biochemical Star Region, both sides are in a standoff with all their troops and Strong Ones stationed. For the Orion Arm Side, it’s virtually a one-to-one correspondence where every Strong One must face an equal or even greater counter-existence. Thus, deploying a Stellar Class Junior Strongman was extremely difficult.

This resulted in the Orion Arm Side having a mere Stellar level presence supporting the competitors here.

"However, the power displayed earlier by Jia Rong, resembling a Stellar Level, can at least temporarily serve as a Semi-permanent Star Level. At least it instills some fear in the opponent."

Jia Yan evaluated the situation and felt somewhat smug about borrowing power from Jia Rong earlier, believing he handled the situation well.

"Furthermore, I can go over to Xiao Rong and quietly intensify his strength even further. After all, I’m now stronger than ever before."

In this region, there’s basically no Strong One capable of detecting Jia Yan’s presence as neither side has a Middle Stage Extence here. This is a tacit agreement between both sides because at the Middle Stage Level, the Orion Arm Side holds the initiative. If anyone from the Jia Yan Squad were dispatched, the Empire wouldn’t be able to defeat or confront the Orion Arm unless they sent two Middle Stage Strong Ones, so both sides agreed to only send Stellar Class Juniors."

"However, they don’t know that in this battle, besides standard beings, some unique presences will emerge, hehe, let them see my army of Avatars!"

Jia Yan smiled and fully immersed his Heart and Mind into his thoughts.

Meanwhile, outside the massive Martial Arts Building in the Normal Starry Sky, among the creatures registering, some seemed very wooden, so much so that the surrounding beings were extremely disdainful of them, yet they each moved in unison.

Since Jia Yan wanted to focus all his energy on his main True Body, his Avatars became somewhat rigid, and one even bumped into someone and received a punch without wanting to make amends.

"This strength is approximately at the Respect Level, Peak of Venerables. Fortunately, when Kama asked me previously, I agreed for her to create a Respect Level Avatar, otherwise, we’d really lack a noteworthy presence here."

"The Star Space Level is troublesome because I haven’t made an Avatar that weak; I initially wanted Xiao Rong to support the event at the Star Space Level, but this little fellow developed into a Respect Level one, just reaching it now. Although he has some Ability, making significant achievements at this level requires reliance on this Avatar."

"There are many Semi-permanent Star Level Avatars, and I can directly use those that can leap to the Stellar Level combat power. No one will notice that these Avatars possess Stellar Level Power, as they’ve consistently maintained a Semi-permanent Star Level Power. They engage with Stellar Strong Ones only through the explosive Yin-Yang Dao, temporarily showcasing Stellar Level combat power."

Regarding Semi-permanent Star Level existences, Jia Yan was exceedingly confident.

In fact, this martial competition had numerous participants, especially from the Empire, where the preliminary round lasted several years. From the Orion Arm Side, most contestants are from half of the Biochemical Star Region. Luckily, the inhabitants there, unwilling to be ruled by their arch-nemesis Empire, are fighting desperately to help the Orion Arm win, thus sending formidable contestants.

Of course, Jia Yan’s magical treasure has always been his Avatars.

"Whatever the Star Space Level, let’s use the oldest Avatar."

Jia Yan had several Avatars left on Earth, with one reaching the Star Space Level just recently, looking identical to his previous self. However, that doesn’t mean he can’t easily alter the Avatar’s appearance with a bit of Energy, making it resemble a typical Earthling male."

"With Avatars at multiple Levels, there’s one for each battle Level, ensuring no risks of losing the top spots."

Jia Yan felt a surge of joy as he sensed the actions of many Avatars.

Don’t say he’s cheating; Jia Yan wouldn’t call employing a little tactic against a large Empire competition cheats, or say he feels wrong even if it’s considered cheating.

The Empire’s comprehensive national strength is so strong, even at its prime, the Biochemical Star Region was merely crushed underfoot, not to mention now that half the Biochemical Star Region remains.

As for the Orion Arm without several Respect Level presences?

No need to mention.

"Contestants, please register."

With a loud call, various creatures proceed towards the registration point.

The Orion Arm Side on one side, the Empire on the other.

Typically, official Strong Ones dispatched for such martial competitions are the strongest, forming the backbone of the power, but the civilian force is not negligible either, especially certain concealed Strong Ones, unwilling to show fame for long, now stepping out at a time of national crisis or to make a name for themselves.

Hence, both sides open spots equally for the civilian Strong Ones, where competing National Power becomes pertinent.

"Name."

In the line, Jia Yan’s Starry Sky Level Avatar, transformed into a robust man standing two meters tall, silently reaches a registration creature over thirty meters high.

"Assassin."

The man responds calmly.

"Alright, proceed to the Initial Space-Phase competition arena."

The over thirty-meter high creature glanced at Jia Yan, as though assessing his strength, then spoke with a verdict.

Jia Yan nodded and headed towards the Initial Space-Phase combat arena.

In fact, the creature’s assessment was accurate; Jia Yan’s Avatar was precisely at the Initial Space-Phase Level, but if it were to burst open its Power, the Avatar’s combat strength could easily defeat a Respect Level being.

At that moment, as the weakest Avatar stepped into the combat arena, multiple Avatars entered their respective combat arenas. Each assigned arena differed due to varying strengths.

This massive event, in which two Starfields collide, attracted numerous beings wishing to serve their country or become famous, making registration prone to overcrowding. Despite managing the registrations, there were still hundreds of thousands processed, each within their own category divided by combat classification.