However, one had to understand that the Lower Four Sects corresponding to the Three Upper Sects were all Spirit Master sects of the Star Luo Empire.
And they had long since become deeply bound to Spirit Hall, joining this invasion of the Star Luo Empire.
In terms of top-tier Spirit Master forces, the Star Luo Empire had always been lacking. The organization and coordination they prided themselves on were simply powerless against absolute strength.
The death traps set by top-tier Titled Douluo made them lose more than half their forces before they even reached the city walls. In particular, the Decapitation Strikes against commanders worked almost every time.
In this war of vengeance to reclaim its territory, the Star Luo Empire suffered tremendous losses, and in the end, it still ended in failure.
If the Spirit Hall Empire had not yet fully consolidated control internally and been unable to continue expanding, the Star Luo Empire might well have had to pay an even greater price.
After precisely annexing the two richest provinces among the Star Luo Empire's provinces bordering the Spirit Hall Empire, Qian Renxue turned to halt her expansion and began integrating the empire internally, drilling troops and stockpiling strength.
The Heaven Dou Empire very much wanted to support the Star Luo Empire and combine the strength of the two empires, but the Spirit Hall Empire had severed every connection by land, making it impossible for the two sides to form effective communication or cooperation.
Even if Xue Ye wanted to settle on a time for both sides to attack the two flanks of the Spirit Hall Empire at once, because of the ballast stone that was Qian Renxue, there was simply no guarantee the plan would succeed.
Moreover, before the alliance could be formed, the Star Luo Empire