Liang Ji had already checked Peng Yue's condition. Though she had suffered grievous injuries, she was almost unconscious.
Fortunately, her Natal Star System had undergone three passive increases through Cosmic Creation, granting it the power of Creation Rebirth. Its restorative force quickly healed the severe damage to her Natal Star System, preventing her Natal Star from being attacked and grievously wounded.
For Star Lords, the Natal Star was their foundation. As long as it remained unharmed, they could be reborn even if their physical body or Star God form perished—let alone if they had only suffered grievous injuries.
Thus, with her Natal Star's power, origin, and Dao nourishing and aiding her, Peng Yue gradually recovered. Her life was no longer in danger.
Liang Ji finally let himself relax a little.
But it was clearly far too soon to feel truly at ease. He had to withstand the Ninth Rank Fire Attribute Spirit Lord's attack and escort Peng Yue back into the Star Alliance beneath the enemy's assault. Only then would they be completely safe.
So Liang Ji quickly turned his attention back to the Ninth Rank Fire Attribute Spirit Lord before him.
A Ninth Rank Spirit Lord possessed extraordinary strength and insight. From the fact that a Star Gate had survived its attack and rapidly recovered, the enemy had already seen through most of Liang Ji's methods, strength, and trump cards.
As Liang Ji listened to the enemy, he couldn't help but feel uneasy, despite having long been confident that he could withstand a few attacks from Ninth Rank foes and escape from beneath their assault.
After all, confidence was one thing, practice another.
No matter how confident he was, until he had been tested in practice, he couldn't be a hundred percent certain that he could withstand a Ninth