A Star Lord's cultivation grew stronger with every increase in rank, granting them greater power and a deeper grasp of their origin.
The vassals on a Star Lord's Natal Star became less and less helpful in battle. As time went on, their greater purpose was to remain on the Natal Star, becoming part of what strengthened its origin, foundations, and power.
After advancing to a high-rank Star Lord, Liang Ji relied on his own combat strength to deal with enemies of the same rank, and even to defeat those of a higher rank. He might also use the projection of his Natal Star, the projection of his Natal Star System, the power of the Connected Star Contract, or the combined power of the three Star Palace Inheritances.
But he rarely used the massed attacks and sacrifices of his vassals to hunt down enemies of the same or higher rank, as he had when he was a low- or mid-rank Star Lord.
The changes—and the gap between them—were plain to see.
But that did not mean vassals on a high-rank Star Lord's Natal Star were unimportant.
The bigger reason was that once a Star Lord advanced to high rank and their Natal Star reached the seventh or even eighth tier, time on it had generally returned to its normal flow.
If a high-rank Star Lord had no way to accelerate time on their Natal Star, then losing too many vassals in battle would make it extremely difficult and time-consuming to replenish their numbers.
And if too many vassals on a Star Lord's Natal Star died, it would also affect the Natal Star's development and origin.
So in battle, high-rank Star Lords had gradually come to rely on their own strength, while making less and less use of their vassals.
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