Jia Yan rushed into the eighth-degree subspace, feeling the strikes of the star river-level entities behind him, but they had no ability whatsoever to strike him deep within the eighth-degree subspace. Subsequently, he smiled slightly.

"Just as expected, even those with early-stage star river strength find it challenging to attack the eighth-degree subspace. To attack here, at least a middle-level existence in the star river is required."

Jia Yan understood the terror of the eighth-degree subspace; being in such a place made him feel engulfed in silence.

In this place, the space seemed completely collapsed—not in the traditional sense, but like a void transformation. Jia Yan had a premonition that when he reached the ninth-degree subspace, he might be approaching the depth subspace levels of the Adisa back then. Reaching that point, he might have the opportunity to rapidly navigate the subspace with merely his body; perhaps traversing the Milky Way with his physical form won’t be just a dream in the future.

But for now, it was just idle thought. Even in the eighth-degree subspace, Jia Yan had just arrived, finding it not too strenuous, yet hard to say if he could delve any further.

"Hmm? This group actually set up energy disruptions outside my subspace..." 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Jia Yan sensed that the four galaxy-level existences outside were initiating energy fluctuations, intending to completely disrupt his navigation within the subspace, even to destroy the more shallow subspace. This way, Jia Yan couldn’t move within nearby shallow space, allowing them to quickly pinpoint his location, thereby diminishing his bargaining chips for battle.

"Are they really not afraid of me leaving directly, planning to exhaust me here?"

Jia Yan realized his character had been accurately predicted by the assassin, and even knowing this, he indeed was reluctant to leave.

"Hmph, since you all assume I won’t leave, I’ll fulfill your expectations. But before that, I need to continue adapting my body to reach the strength of the star river level..."

Jia Yan quietly felt the fluctuations outside, and then continued silently, for the first time after his successful mutation, to comprehend his body within the eighth-degree subspace.

Having just ascended, Jia Yan did have a certain explosive period. However, this explosive period wasn’t immediate. Even with strength, unfamiliarity with the body results in half the effort for twice the outcome. It could even signify reduced combat power.

Now, amidst a series of battles, Jia Yan finally grasped the opportunity to comprehend his galaxy-level body within the eighth-degree subspace.

This opportunity was both granted by others and created by Jia Yan himself. If they knew this, they might have exerted all effort to prevent Jia Yan from entering the subspace to comprehend. If so, they might have truly thwarted Jia Yan’s further strengthening. But who, upon reaching the star river level, would unleash their full force, especially with three similarly powerful beings around?

For galaxy-level beings, this is something unlikely to be attempted.

"Alright, I feel it. My strength has reached such a degree that even evolutionarily powerful creatures must utilize all their potential and strength to advance further. The so-called evolutionary creatures, feared as the ultimate potential of most life forms, find their limit at the star river level..."

Jia Yan comprehended his body for a moment, suddenly having an epiphany—his evolutionary creature body, though legendary across the starfields and considered by many starfield masters as a huge threat, isn’t as invincible as imagined. From now on, Jia Yan can no longer rely solely on his talent; like other non-evolving beings, he must progress step by step towards higher realms.

This process is vastly different for Jia Yan. In the past, he relied solely on his talent, energy, and certain insights to achieve the next realm, with almost no notion of a bottleneck. But now it’s different. Despite potentially having an advantage in talent progression over others, there will still be chances of failure.

The power within his body, this was his first time comprehensively understanding after successfully ascending.

"The star river level is indeed the star river level. Moreover, my star river level differs from others; it’s a level I’ve created with my Yin-Yang Path as the core. Truly different from other systems. My Yin-Yang Path has even fused into my body..."

"Strong, truly strong, and this is without fully overcoming the initial weakness period after ascension. In another one or two years, my strength will advance by leaps and bounds."

Jia Yan glanced at the four galaxy-level existences setting up something outside, his giant mosquito eyes gleaming brightly.

"If they were one...no, even if two came, I’m confident I could kill them! Even against three, there’s a chance to injure and drive them off, but with four galaxy levels attacking simultaneously, I’m uncertain about having the strength to repel them. Moreover, I don’t wish to take risks because with time, I might have the chance to surpass them without a fight; battling now isn’t worthwhile."