Although the Star Alliance had relatively few Eighth-Tier Star Lords at the peak of their rank, it still had more than twenty of them—far more than the number of Ninth Rank Star Lords.
Yet over the past several centuries, Hun Tian Star Lord, vice principal of Kunlun Star Palace, had been the first to advance to Ninth Rank, followed soon after by Su Hong Star Lord, vice principal of Wanxiang Star Palace.
This was, of course, no coincidence.
It was largely because, over these past centuries, the Star Alliance had been waging an all-out war against the God Realm and the Spirit Realm. Though the fighting had exacted a terrible toll and caused heavy losses, it had also brought many gains.
There were all kinds of resources, treasures, divine crystals, Elemental Spirit Crystals, and more.
But more importantly, the clashes between the Star Alliance and the deities of the God Realm and Elemental Spirits of the Spirit Realm had sparked countless insights into the divine path, the path of the elements, and the Star Lord legacy—far more than the Star Lords of the other Star Palaces had gained on their Dao Paths.
Moreover, in a full-scale war like this, Hun Tian Star Lord and Su Hong Star Lord—who came from Kunlun Star Palace and Wanxiang Star Palace and cultivated the Deification List and Myriad Laws Furnace inheritances—were undoubtedly the ones who had the greatest chance to be tested and grow.
This was plain to see from the Void Sea battlefield and Chaos Sea battlefield, where the Star Alliance had fought the God Realm and the Spirit Realm. Hun Tian Star Lord and Su Hong Star Lord had each commanded the Star Alliance's front lines, giving them an early chance to wield and experience Ninth-Tier power, while clashing, fighting, and trading