It had to be said that for a nation lacking the ability to govern itself, war was the most effective catalyst for unity.
In an extremely short time, Heaven Dou's upper echelon reached a consensus and swiftly established a dedicated operations department and command headquarters.
The heavy forces deployed along the Spirit Hall Empire's border could not be moved.
They could only draw troops from idle nobles and the Royal Knights.
The sects dispatched high-end Spirit Masters while also forging large quantities of military equipment and weapons.
Among them, the Hidden Weapons forged by the Clear Sky Sect were hot sellers.
The army equipped with the most advanced gear on Heaven Dou's side had fully gathered at the border of the province.
And Quan Li, who had long since noticed this, was also making intense preparations on defensive works.
This time, among Heaven Dou's top combat forces, aside from Dugu Bo, basically no other Titled Douluo joined the war.
The number of Titled Douluo on Heaven Dou's side was overwhelmingly fewer than that of the Spirit Hall Empire.
Good steel had to be used on the blade's edge.
The other Titled Douluo were all deployed at the key passes along the border and could not be moved lightly.
However, aside from those few high-end Spirit Master sects and clans, the Heaven Dou Empire had also cultivated a large number of new Spirit Master forces.
Though most were only mid- to low-end forces, they were still an important part of the Heaven Dou Empire's army.
In a city on the edge of the province, the army led by Xue Beng, the newly appointed Crown Prince and Xue Ye's successor, was resting in the city while making its final preparations for war.
Inside the City Lord's Mansion, temporarily requisitioned as a Military