Chapter 1359: Counterattack—Capturing an Eighth-Rank Demon
Outnumbered five to one by opponents of the same rank, Liang Ji had spent almost the entire fight defending with all his might to protect Star Lord Zhou An. He'd barely had a chance to strike back, and the frustration had been eating him alive.
Now that the Celestial Star Array Diagram had finished expanding, this was Star Alliance territory. With the home-field advantage on his side, Liang Ji had no intention of letting the Eighth-Rank enemies who had ganged up on him get away unscathed.
But four Eighth-Rank enemies remained: an Eighth-Rank deity, an Eighth-Rank Elemental Spirit, an Eighth-Rank Demon, and an Eighth-Rank Void Demon.
Even with the newly expanded Celestial Star Array Diagram's support, Liang Ji couldn't keep all four of them here.
After all, any being that had reached Eighth Rank—even the weakest among them, the Eighth-Rank Void Demon—had countless ways to survive and escape. If he let up for even a moment, they could slip away. Even the newly expanded Celestial Star Array Diagram couldn't easily stop them and crush them.
So Liang Ji needed to pick one target and focus all his strength on keeping it here and killing it. Otherwise, he might try to cover all the bases and end up letting all four escape.
Liang Ji's gaze swept rapidly across the battlefield, and he quickly chose his target: the Eighth-Rank deity.
One reason he chose the Eighth-Rank deity was its origin in the super-civilization of the Divine Realm, which made it a greater threat to the Star Alliance. Killing it would also have a greater impact.
Another reason was that, over the years, Liang Ji had accumulated several Eighth-Rank divine crystals. They were mostly half-crystals, but if he gathered a few more, they would be enough to