Of course, the side both sides imagined being crushed was themselves.
This led the situation into an extremely strange silence.
At a time like this, two thoughts would surface in the minds of the upper ranks who controlled the information.
First, delay the secret from leaking for as long as possible.
Second, seek a way out as quickly as possible and preserve themselves.
In this regard, what was surprising was that the side with the stronger desire to retreat was instead the Spirit Hall Empire.
It was not only on the level of military force; especially on the spiritual level, the impact on the people of the Spirit Hall Empire was too great.
The envoys, the Proxies of power, who understood this most clearly, slowly gave rise to a twisted desire during the anxious and despairing process of maintaining stability.
Without Qian Renxue's restraint, this group of envoys who could directly act on God's authority even began to entertain the idea of replacing Qian Renxue and controlling the God Country according to their own will.
Of course, at first, Qian Renxue's divine might had yet to dissipate, so this thought was still only a tiny sprout deep within their hearts.
But as time slowly passed, divisions and conflicts arose within the upper ranks, and Qian Renxue's disappearance stretched on for longer and longer.
A very small number of dangerous elements were the first to fall.
The prestige and trust Qian Renxue had accumulated were wantonly exploited by these people, who frantically squeezed the lower-class populace and indulged in pleasure.
Once this opening appeared, it could no longer be contained and spread outward.
Even if one faction wanted to stop this behavior from happening, considering the overall situation and being unable to push too hard, they could only tacitly allow it