Outside the Huangyang Star System, soldiers fought soldiers and generals fought generals. Liang Ji's Star Spirit Giant stood toe-to-toe with a Seventh-Tier deity.
Although the star arts and methods at his disposal were limited, he had three powerful tricks: the Star Plucking Hand, the projection of his Natal Star, and the Origin Profound Light formed by combining three Star Palace Inheritances. Together, they were enough to hold off the Seventh-Tier deity and keep him from attacking Peng Yue, Bian Yujiao, the starships, the Vassals, and the Third Rank Immortals.
Then, with the aid of fifteen starships and the Third Rank Immortals in each squad, Liang Ji's Vassals gradually gained the upper hand over the deity's servants and slaves. The scales of victory began to tip in Liang Ji's favor.
Meanwhile, the Huangyang Star System lay on the front lines of the Star Alliance's expansion campaign. Across the Heavenly Demon Star Domain, the Star Alliance held the advantage in most places, especially in its conquered rear areas and along the front where it was still advancing.
So, if Liang Ji and the others could keep the Seventh-Tier deity occupied for a while, there was a good chance reinforcements from Star Alliance Command would arrive.
After all, deities and Elemental Spirits who infiltrated the expansion front were often even more destructive than the Void Demon Race. Star Gate expedition forces and Frontline Command had always made them priority targets for suppression and extermination.
The Seventh-Tier deity fighting Liang Ji was clearly well aware of this.
Seeing that the battle had already dragged on for some time, and that his servants and slaves were losing ground, he no longer wanted to keep fighting.
Instead, he began unleashing one powerful move after another, trying to break free of Liang Ji's entanglement and retreat with