There was another reason they were holding back: Plante and Marnina III had already joined the Dark Energy Rebel Army.
Since they had joined that organization, there was no need for them to fight at full strength anymore.
Once Lord Darak and King Zhou Di Xin won their battle, and the Dark Energy Rebel Army successfully occupied the two planets, all they needed to do was serve as guides. The rest had nothing to do with them.
That was why the battles between the god-level beings were not especially intense. Not a single god-level being had even been Grievously Wounded; they were fighting with considerable restraint.
Marnina glanced at the exchange of energy fire on the battlefield ahead, then looked up at the battle between the god-level beings overhead.
At this rate, the situation would likely continue for a long time. It definitely would not end for at least ten days to half a month.
So he stopped paying attention to them and began secretly pondering something else.
Naturally, what he was pondering was his son Morgan's impending coup.
"Ah, judging by the time, things over there should be starting soon, right?" Marnina sighed softly.
Though his voice was quiet, Monte Lor, the captain of the guard, clearly heard what he said.
Yet Monte Lor did not understand it at all.
He asked curiously, "Your Majesty, what are you talking about? What do you mean, 'should be starting soon'?"
Marnina smiled and shook his head without answering directly.
After a brief pause, Marnina asked instead, "Monte, do you know why you are the one speaking with me here today, rather than Lanqi?"
"???" Monte Lor looked baffled. "Didn't Lord Lanqi say his father was critically ill, so he requested three Blue Star Days of leave to go back and visit