Even Jia Yan couldn’t guarantee whether Jia Rong could endure this; if not, he would have to give up.

"It might hurt a bit, bear with it."

Jia Yan let the shadow-like substance of the small tree approach Jia Rong’s body.

This small tree certainly wasn’t the one Jia Yan devoured back then, as it had long become part of Jia Yan’s body and couldn’t be extracted.

What Jia Yan was taking out now was merely a form of remembrance.

But within this commemorative substance, there indeed existed something that could bestow the benefits of antimatter to others.

At the very least, Jia Yan would absolutely not harm Jia Rong. Although he was reluctant to admit it before, now he had mostly accepted the existence of his son.

No father would harm his own son, and at least Jia Yan wasn’t that kind of person.

But the pain of this integration was genuinely real.

Otherwise, Jia Yan would not have used such a dream-like environment to help Jia Rong.

In reality, it could indeed make Jia Rong faint from the pain.

"Ah!"

When the small tree merged into Jia Rong’s body, his child-like physique suddenly burst into an extremely painful scream.

"Hold on."

Jia Yan reminded aloud.

Jia Rong indeed endured it as instructed, but his head was covered in sweat.

If someone outside saw this son of Jia Yan, they would find that this young man, who looked like someone from Earth, was sweating profusely and trembled uncontrollably.

But he endured without shouting.

It’s worth noting that Jia Rong was just a Strong Second Generation who hadn’t endured much pain before, experiencing such agony for the first time and still capable of enduring it. One could say he might really have inherited some of Jia Yan’s genes, as his perseverance was equally astonishing.

Jia Yan was quite satisfied with his son’s performance and couldn’t help but nod with a slight smile.

This was more like his son.

Jia Yan smiled, but he didn’t stand by completely idle. Even though this current integration pain couldn’t match his experience back then, being an Evolutionary Creature, he had a bonus that no matter how painful evolution got, he wouldn’t die. Jia Rong lacked this advantage, so Jia Yan had to assist a bit.

He tried his best to release soothing power, making Jia Rong feel a bit better.

"Mmm."

Jia Rong finally slowly stopped sweating profusely.

"Very good, you’ve made it through; when you wake up tomorrow, you will be the one most like me in the entire universe..."

Jia Yan smiled, then his Earthly figure slowly retreated.

Finally, Jia Rong completely fell into a real dream.

The next day...

"Huh? Yesterday, wasn’t that a dream? I... I actually reached Semi-permanent Star Level!"

After a night’s sleep, Jia Rong felt refreshed, then realized his Brainwave Power Strength had improved significantly due to last night’s dream, finally reaching the Semi-permanent Star Level he had dreamed of but never could break through.

Just one night of sleep?!

One must know that he struggled for months, concluding that it would take about a year to possibly advance to Semi-permanent Star Level, and even then, it might fail.

But with just one night’s sleep, he advanced to Semi-permanent Star Level, and he immediately realized that last night’s dream was likely not false.

"Dad..."

Jia Rong quickly dressed, flying to where Jia Yan had previously entered Subspace Interior, searching for the shadow of his Giant Mosquito father.

"Alright, there’s no need to say much. All in all, you must work hard in the future so that I won’t waste so much effort helping you improve."

Suddenly, the robust voice of Jia Yan echoed in Jia Rong’s ears.

"Okay, I will definitely work hard, thank you, Dad!"

Tears unknowingly welled up in Jia Rong’s eyes.

Years of hatred crumbled in this moment.

"Sigh, this child."

Feeling the young man’s emotions, Jia Yan sighed deeply within Subspace Interior.

The only sorrowful part for Jia Rong was never having a father since childhood, even deeply harboring hate for his father, Jia Yan, struggling with this emotion for many years, always wanting to surpass Jia Yan to gain his and his mother’s acknowledgment.

Although he didn’t surpass him, and probably never will, at least his ultimate wish was fulfilled.

That was Jia Yan silently acknowledging this son, and becoming a true couple with his mother, Samo Ling.

"Dad, I will work hard and not dampen your prestige in the future."

Jia Rong flew back into the fleet.

After significantly enhancing Jia Rong’s strength and potential, Jia Yan’s last worry and concern were eased.

As long as he could hold off or drive away the Allied Army in the future, giving Jia Rong some time, he would likely reach the Stellar Level, then have the chance to replace him, protecting Earth, even the Orion Arm.

Then Jia Yan would be relieved.

"To be honest, doing that yesterday indeed consumed a lot of my energy; now I need a good period of rest. If the opponent provokes during this time, just let them pass."

No matter how aligned their relationship was, boosting Jia Rong’s strength still cost Jia Yan a great deal of Energy, and even his energy level vaguely dropped a bit.

Luckily, being an Evolutionary Creature, where another Galaxy Level being might languish for years, he could recover completely in a month or even half a month given the rapid improvement in his energy level.

All in all, Jia Yan would absolutely not do this again in the future. First, there wouldn’t be another recipient so compatible with him. Besides, engaging in this got him nothing while causing a temporary decline in power, a potentially fatal issue for the Strong Ones.

But doing it for Jia Rong, overall, wasn’t a substantial loss. Had it not been for Jia Yan’s current strength, such an operation would not have been possible; he wanted to do it long ago.

"Now it’s just a matter of waiting patiently."

The entire surrounding Starfield of Orion Arm underwent drastic changes.

The war for the Orion Arm now wasn’t just affecting this one Starfield.

The surrounding several major Starfields, including some that are not considered Starfields yet independent of each major Starfield, like small star clusters, were all watching this conflict.

Because they were too close, apart from initially staying aloof, now due to the involvement of war, whether Starfields or star clusters, even wandering galaxies couldn’t escape the impact of the Orion Arm war, and all chose their stand.

For instance, some allied with the Allied Army, always acting as a reserve source for them, even previously deploying troops to assist the Allied Army.

Others chose to side with the Orion Arm, although initially, many of these Starfields stood with the Allied Army, yet when Jia Yan dispatched his avatar, some of these already wavering Starfields turned to the Orion Arm.

Even after several previous battles, the Allied Army completely withdrew from the Orion Arm, leading to nearly half of the Starfields leaning towards the Orion Arm.

If the Orion Arm won this last great battle, then the Allied Army would inevitably collapse, marking trouble for the supporting Starfields behind them.

The Allied Army comes from far away, and though Jia Yan’s Orion Arm possesses budding dominance, launching a distant expedition to another Starfield is challenging, maybe only causing disruptions while the entire Starfield’s annihilation is avoided.

But these nearby Starfields are different. Especially those now supporting the Allied Army, with a significant military presence already within the Allied Army, they are already mired. It’s too late to escape. When Jia Yan wins and retaliates, it may just take a few months, a breeze for the Orion Arm.

Conversely, those supporting the Orion Arm face similar consequences if Orion Arm loses; they too suffer misfortune.