When a Star Lord advanced to a new tier, it always took longer for their combat strength to fully take shape.
Though Liang Ji had advanced to Seventh-Tier Star Lord long ago, and had even taken part as one in the final phase of the Star Alliance's Pioneer War in the Heavenly Demon Star Domain, reaping many rewards along the way,
the truth was that during this period, his true combat strength as a Seventh-Tier Star Lord had yet to fully take shape. It had instead developed gradually through battle.
When pioneering the Huangyang Star System, he had only just advanced to Seventh-Tier Star Lord. Though he had several Seventh Tier Retainers, he had still struggled in battles against Void Demons and deities of the same tier.
Later, he took part in the battle at the Central Black Hole to suppress the third Heavenly Demon Power Tide. Three of his inheritances—the Deification List, Bloodline Atlas, and Myriad Laws Furnace—successfully advanced to the seventh tier, and he learned and mastered four high-level star arts.
Liang Ji's combat strength at the seventh tier then improved by leaps and bounds. During the subsequent pioneering of the Jinyang and Chengyang Star Systems, as well as the final decisive battle, he had even become capable of defeating multiple opponents at once, overcoming Void Demons, deities, and Elemental Spirits of the same tier.
And now, the Star Alliance's war to pioneer the Heavenly Demon Star Domain had ended, and they had entered the mopping-up and spoils-reaping phase.
Only now could the Vassals on Liang Ji's Natal Star forge Seventh-Rank Immortal Artifacts and produce resources and treasures such as Seventh-Rank Immortal Pills, immortal arrays, and immortal talismans, greatly increasing their combat strength.
Only now had his natal spiritual treasure, the Thirty-Three-Layer Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite