South Xia City outskirts.
Two waves of aura appeared one after the other, stirring invisible ripples of law that shook the starry sky.
The Goddess of War and Yan Feng broke through in succession, stepping into Star Lord Ninth Order.
They had long since reached the peak of Star Lord Eighth Order, merely holding back from taking that final step in order to participate in the Genius Competition. Now that the competition was over, there was naturally no reason to wait any longer.
Compared with the three of them, Xuan Nie and Yu Ling were still somewhat lacking in talent. Though they had likewise been nourished by Five-Colored Lake, they had only just entered Star Lord Eighth Order and still had a long road ahead before reaching the ninth order.
After breaking through, they still needed several Void Ember Days to absorb Law Power and nourish their bodies, correcting their life gene structures into their peak forms.
This "peak" referred to the limit of ordinary life. Eternal Life had already surpassed natural construction and could freely edit its genes, placing it outside the scope of conventional life.
Qin Heng, Dong Huaiyue, and Yan Feng were all undergoing this process.
With every breath, they grew stronger. Their physical strength, law origins, and divine soul wills were all developing at astonishing speed, advancing toward the final realm of a Star Lord.
Within Star Lord Ninth Order, the gap between upper and lower ranks was enormous.
The weak had shallow law comprehension and could barely pass Black Tower Seventh Level. Against a somewhat stronger Star Lord Eighth Order—even a seventh-order Star Lord—they could be killed in return.
The strong, however, possessed the power to protect themselves even against an Eternal Lord!
This was because the latter had perfect bodies, flawless divine souls, profound