Lu Yang's mockery didn't cause the woman to panic. This was the advantage of a Dao Soldier Dharma Body—it was merely a foot; repairing it was nothing.
"Gather!"
As the woman's spiritual power circulated, every star within [The Vast Realm of Myriad Lands] that belonged to the Chamber Sun Rabbit star chart responded instantly.
Immediately after, pitch-black structural components were transported out. These were forged in sweatshops on those stars, stored in warehouses during peacetime, and could be mobilized whenever necessary. As spare parts for the Dao Soldiers, they ensured the constructs could always remain at their peak.
Rumble.
The next second, the colossal steel Dharma Body—Radiant Spirit God— gave a forceful shake, directly flinging away the pierced foot.
In the blink of an eye, a new foot had finished assembling.
The old foot, meanwhile, was sent back to the stars under the Chamber Sun Rabbit's jurisdiction, where workers would work overtime to repair it so it would be ready to return to the battlefield as a fresh spare part at any time.
"See that, native? This is true power!"
"So what if you injured the Radiant Spirit God? I consume external objects; you consume your own energy. As my strength replenishes and yours dwindles, how can you possibly fight me?"
This was the signature combat style of the Star Palace.
They didn't compete in spiritual power or the profound wonders of Dao Fruits, but in the productivity gap between their respective subordinate stars. The stronger the productivity, the stronger the combat power!
At this moment, the Radiant Spirit God raised its hand high and clenched it into a fist. At the same time, a massive number of structural components attached themselves to its fist. Countless formation patterns surfaced, flowing like magma, melting all the components together into a single mass that bloomed with dazzling, prismatic light.
Then, it smashed down!
With the mass of a star—absolutely not inferior to an ordinary minor world realm—and enhanced by countless formations, the power of this strike was pushed to its absolute limit.
Bang—!!!
The explosive radiance turned into a visible storm, rippling outward like a stone tossed into a lake. Countless Star Lords turned their heads to look wherever the shockwave passed.
"Is that... the Radiant Star-Shattering Hammer?"
"Not only that, the entire industrial capacity of the Chamber Sun Rabbit has been mobilized. Star Lord Tiansi is fighting seriously now. I wonder who her opponent is?"
"It seems to be an Unorthodox native from the Mystic Spirit World Realm."
"What? This is too impulsive. What if she kills him? That native was specifically marked for observation by Exalted One Hao Yuan! Hurry up and stop her!"
"Wait... something's not right."
The explosive storm didn't last long, or rather, an even more massive power appeared out of thin air, suppressing all the aftershocks.
Seeing this, the previously confident female Star Lord's expression changed, her full, rosy face turning pale. The Radiant Star-Shattering Hammer she had just activated was the most powerful array module of her Dao Soldier, and its spiritual power consumption far exceeded that of any other module.
"How is this possible..."
Logically speaking, a mere Unorthodox cultivator hit by this strike should be severely injured at the very least. Yet, what met her eyes was a perfectly unhurried figure.
Unscathed?
Ding dong, ding dong, ding dong...
On the chest of the Radiant Spirit God, the cockpit formed by the golden-white disc suddenly began to flash, its light flickering—a sign that her spiritual power was failing.
"Impossible!"
This surprised the female Star Lord even more. Even though the Radiant Star-Shattering Hammer consumed a massive amount of energy, with her abundant spiritual power, she absolutely shouldn't be exhausted.
The next second, she looked at Lu Yang. "What did you do?"
"Heh." Lu Yang chuckled lightly, offering no reply.
Why was the spiritual power consumption so high? The reason was simple: his stature was far superior to the female Star Lord's. They weren't even on the same level.
It was like an archery contest between someone at the peak of a mountain and someone at the foot. For him, standing at the peak and shooting downwards required half the effort for twice the result; he barely even needed to try. But for the opponent at the foot of the mountain to hit him, they had to overcome the height difference—twice the effort for half the result. Naturally, the spiritual power consumption was massive.
As expected, I still need to display my strength.
Lu Yang looked around. Compared to earlier when only two Star Lords had come to greet him, the battle had now drawn the attention of most of the Star Lords.
But it wasn't enough.
Deep within the Star Palace, those slumbering Ancient Method Perfected Lords of the Spiritual Power Dao don't seem to have woken up yet... As expected, I need to give them another grand gift.
Thinking of this, he looked up at the sky again.
The Star Palace... is ultimately the territory of the Spiritual Power Dao Lord. In this place, the gazes of those four from the Immortal Nexus should be somewhat restricted, right?
The next second, Lu Yang began to stretch his body.
With just a simple motion of expanding his shoulders and back, his dharma body began to rapidly swell against the wind, instantly expanding to a height equal to the Radiant Spirit God.
But that wasn't the end.
Thump!
A heavy heartbeat echoed from Lu Yang's chest. The profound wonders of the [Overturned Lamp Flame], [Wellspring Water], [Placer Gold in Sand], and [Great Relay Earth] activated simultaneously.
This time, however, they didn't manifest externally. Instead, they were entirely poured into his dharma body, acting like a catalyst that caused Lu Yang's body to swell even further. Four colors of light bloomed in sequence, lifting his dharma body until it pierced through the heavy layers of the Star Palace's atmosphere, slowly standing tall amidst the sea of stars.
"Didn't you want me to look?"
"Hurry up and bring it out—your true power."
Lu Yang spoke softly, but with a height difference of over ten times that of the Radiant Spirit God, he couldn't actually see his opponent at all.
At this moment, someone finally couldn't sit still.
At the center of [The Vast Realm of Myriad Lands], within that majestic palace, stone statues were forced to awaken. Divine senses boiled over as they all turned to look in Lu Yang's direction.
"What... is that thing?"
"Dharma Body Dao!?"
"Impossible! After the Dharma Body Dao was severed, it sank into the [Sea of Bitterness]. If someone had reclaimed the Dharma Body Dao, there's no way we wouldn't know about it."
"So big, so thick, so strong!"
"Unbelievable! Without the enhancement of the Dharma Body Dao, how did this person cultivate their dharma body to this level?"
"Even taking a step back, if he hasn't mastered the Dharma Body Dao, just with this near-perfect dharma body alone, he is fully qualified to take charge of it!"
"Who is this person?"
At this moment, the confusion of dozens of stone statues merged into one, yet not a single one noticed the female Star Lord standing by Lu Yang's foot, filled with bewilderment.
"How could this happen?"
The woman tilted her head back with all her might, but couldn't even see the entirety of that vast silhouette. She could only barely make out that the other party seemed to be slowly lifting a foot.
Boom!
Lu Yang stomped down without hesitation.
The woman instinctively turned her head, only to find that the male Star Lord who had come with her was nowhere to be seen. Her exquisitely beautiful face instantly twisted in despair.
She had no time left, nor could she escape. The shadow of death had already covered the absolute limit her divine sense could reach.
Therefore, clinging to a final shred of hope, she manipulated the Radiant Spirit God, ignited the star chart, and poured every last drop of her spiritual power into a single strike.
However, the result was a foregone conclusion.
"It's just an external object built with formations and consumables. No matter how sturdy it is, how could it possibly compare to my dharma body, which has undergone countless tempering?"
Bang!!!
With an explosive roar, the void shattered, churning up monstrous, torrential waves that instantly pulverized the Radiant Spirit God, stomping it right into the foundation of the Star Palace.
From the ruptured void fissures, boundless light burst forth. It was the [Two Polarities Birth and Destruction Profound Light] located outside the Star Palace. This destructive storm, capable of annihilating world realms, howled and raged beneath Lu Yang's foot, further melting the already ruined Radiant Spirit God.
This triggered a second explosion.
The [Two Polarities Birth and Destruction Profound Light], already in a constant state of collision within the sea of stars, surged wildly. The mighty power that created world realms clashed violently with the Star Palace itself.
Finally, the two sides reached a stalemate.
Looking closely, the area of the stalemate, from top to bottom, formed a gargantuan footprint, stamped firmly and securely onto the sea of stars.
"This, this... this..."
"That Unorthodox cultivator stomped a footprint right into the Star Palace!?"
"Are you kidding me!?"
For a moment, countless Star Lords felt as if they were dreaming, their eyes almost popping out of their sockets as they sensed a fatal crisis radiating from that massive footprint.
This f*cking thing is Unorthodox!?