Chapter 1628: Chapter 1628

This beast shadow moved incredibly fast, its fierceness overwhelmingly terrifying, so much so that it passed through Jia Yan’s body in an instant before he could detect it.

Fortunately, Jia Yan quickly realized that this beast shadow was merely an apparition without any attack power.

It was miraculous to describe, but now Jia Yan was capable of attaching his Brainwave Power to an object to create such a scene, for him, this was hardly a challenge.

Of course, to say that this beast shadow had no effect on creatures at all wouldn’t be entirely accurate.

If an ordinary Secondary Level, or even a typical Semi-permanent Star level creature dared to open this blood bottle, this beast shadow could scare them to death, despite having no Power. The ferocious beast’s pressure it bore was undeniably real.

In other words, creatures not reaching a certain Level would surely die the moment they opened the bottle, even if they obtained it.

"Truly formidable, but the more so, the more it proves my judgment is correct..."

"Now, for me, swallow!"

At this moment, Jia Yan didn’t bother to investigate the blood in the bottle further. Normally, he would have asked Adisa or some other Strong Ones, but at this moment, to him, dying would be preferable to failing to promote, so he decided to take the risk!

"I probably won’t die anyway."

He went mad, the blood in that bottle, under his Brainwave Power, the first blood bead condensed, was directly extracted by him.

Jia Yan’s mandibles directly sucked it into his mouth.

This was merely a blood bead the size of a human fingertip, almost indistinguishable from dust compared to Jia Yan’s enormous body.

Yet this tiny blood bead, as soon as it entered Jia Yan’s innards, it was like boiling oil falling into a pan—instantly boiling!

Even though Jia Yan had endured much pain before, he couldn’t help but let out a miserable cry at this moment.

As the blood bead entered his organs, its vigor was dozens of times more lively than Tian Ji’s Essence Blood, and its violent Power charged around wildly!

"What terrifying Power! Could this be the fresh blood power of an existence beyond Star level?!"

Jia Yan’s expression nearly changed completely. It was known that the feeling this blood gave him was similar in Level to Predecessor Tian Ji’s Essence Blood, yet its freshness indicated far more liveliness. As soon as it touched his body, it bounced around crazily like a vivacious child, rampaging without restraint.

"Huh?! This thrust is coming again. Although it’s painful, it actually allows me to regain the strength to break through. Hahaha, heaven always leaves a door open!"

As Jia Yan felt the blood’s terrifying Power, his expression suddenly turned joyous.

Under this incredibly lively power, a surge of energy to break through the promotion barrier rose in his body once more!

"Great! Although the pain from this blood power is even more severe than from Essence Blood, it’s a good thing if it lets me keep breaking through; this bit of pain I can bear!"

Mad joy flashed in Jia Yan’s eyes, and ignoring the agony already apparent in his body, his gaze focused once more on the bottle before him.

Then, in a seemingly insane manner, he extracted nine blood beads simultaneously.

Without caring about the certain pain to come, Jia Yan swallowed all nine blood beads at once into his mouth!

In the instant he swallowed the blood beads, Jia Yan let out an unbearable scream of pain, yet the madness in his Compound Eyes spread uncontrollably.

The Power of ten unknown fresh blood beads rocked Jia Yan’s mind to the brink, almost causing him to lose consciousness.

But at the moment he was about to lose himself, Jia Yan’s ever-resilient, strong will came forth.

"Hold on, even if I must, I must hold on! I cannot faint, absolutely must not faint, now..."

"This is my great opportunity, also the last chance. If, after being given this Heaven-sent chance to overturn failure, I fail because of fainting, when I wake, regretting alone wouldn’t suffice!"

"Hold, hold, hold, hold!"

Boom, boom, boom, boom!

The originally almost still Spirit Listening Pavilion Star Body, as if halting to brew this final madness, trembled with a horror beyond any previous time after a period of calm!

The earth was like an overflow, magma gushing forth.

Even if it was just beside Jia Yan, the whole natural environment transformed around him, turning unlike the once peaceful Main Star of Sky Listening Pavilion. Instead, it became like a volcano about to erupt, with heat and explosions everywhere.

Of course, none of these strange sights compared to Jia Yan’s own transformation.

Gurgling... gurgling...

Under the sudden explosion of endless power, Jia Yan’s entire surrounding space blurred, surely obscuring his appearance if other creatures were present.

At the center of the blurred space, a terrifying creature seemed to scream, seemed to groan in pain, continually struggling and writhing, yet no matter the struggle, his unwavering eyes gleamed brightly.

Never lose consciousness!

Even if it costs my life, never lose consciousness!

Even if it costs my life, persist!

"It’s just this bit of pain, I’m not afraid."

"Hahaha, I can feel the Power still rising, this here, is this the barrier? I’ve finally..."

"Finally reached this point!"

"But this is not enough, just reaching the barrier is far from sufficient!"

Every time the monster roars, it’s as if the heavens and earth have crumbled with an enormous noise.

Every sound seems to crash into the gates, causing the stellar core to shake uncontrollably.

The monster roars with a hoarse voice, but each shout is so full of vigor. Although you can hear its pain, the roar sounds again and again, seemingly never willing to give in!

Of course, Jia Yan would not give up.

He almost experienced failure, has overcome numerous hardships, and now, what reason is there to give up?

No matter the fear of death, can’t give up!

"Are you really not afraid of death?"

Just when he’s gone mad, a voice suddenly rings in his mind, almost in a chaotic state due to pain, like a sudden lightning strike.

"Who!?" In that instant, Jia Yan suddenly becomes somewhat clear, but this clarity is only relative.

The voice does not answer but continues to speak.

"You actually fear death. Isn’t that so?"

"No, why would I fear death? Why must I fear death!?" Jia Yan almost roars out loud.

"Hahaha, you fear death, fear it so much you could die from fear! Otherwise, why do you think after rebirth of death so often, yet you never really die? Even in each crisis, you use all means to survive. Is this not what a person afraid of death would do? How about it, will they?!"

The voice, initially quiet, eventually thunders in Jia Yan’s ears.

It echoes throughout his mind!

"I... it turns out I’m afraid of death?!" At that moment, Jia Yan is dazed for an instant.

What he doesn’t realize is that in that sudden daze, the power of several surges of energy within his body rapidly increases, nearly tearing his body apart.

"You only now realize your fear of death? You fear death for not seeing your family, fearful of not continuing the path of the Strong Ones. The laughable part is, you use the ridiculous reason of not fearing death to boost your courage again and again, taking risks, enduring dangers repeatedly."

The voice coldly says.

"What are you doing now? Someone who fears death, yet still strive to ascend? Ascend to the Stellar level? Don’t you know this ascension is incredibly dangerous, a little negligence could result in life-threatening peril? Aren’t you afraid that you won’t see your family on Earth again or never embark on the path as a Cosmic Strongman?"

"I... I..." Jia Yan hesitates, not knowing what words to argue with.

"What you should be doing now is letting go of the idea of ascension, let go... that’s right, relax, and then you’ll be safe..."

The voice gradually transforms into a gentle smile, softly speaking to Jia Yan.

"Relax, um, relax. I’m tired, relax..."

Jia Yan obediently relaxes his heart and mind, seemingly wanting to completely abandon his grand goal of promotion due to that voice.

But at that moment, a sudden and incredible fury surges in his eyes!

A wild roar echoes over the entire surface of the Main Star of Sky Listening Pavilion.

In the moment before relaxation, all the cells in his body seem to rebel against that voice, and naturally, he awakens.

He does not know what that voice is, nor understands the current situation, even his mind is still in a hazy ascension state.

Yet none of this stops Jia Yan’s furious roar!

"Want me to give up?! Want me to relax!? Screw you!"

Jia Yan’s almost blood-red Compound Eyes seem to shoot flames.

"I, Jia Yan, have gone through so much, overcome so many hardships, all for today, should I give up simply because I cherish life? Because I miss my family!?"

"That’s right! I cherish life, I miss my family, but before all that..."

"I deeply miss strength, cherishing life is just a cautious thought on the path to strength! Missing home is merely one of my survival philosophies!"

"You... cannot stop my promotion!"

In the moment Jia Yan furiously roars, his brainwave power suddenly picks up the entire bottle of strong one’s blood, pouring the entire thing into his mouth...