Secondly, the Abyss Faction had countless chances to fail, while the Heavenly Martial Dynasty did not enjoy the same advantage.
Even if the Abyss Faction lost control of the First Layer, they would still retain a considerable advantage on the other layers.
At the very least, losing one layer would not trigger a chain reaction of irreversible consequences.
But the Heavenly Martial Dynasty did not have many opportunities to fail.
One defeat was all it would take for morale to collapse.
Do not forget one of the most crucial issues.
The Heavenly Martial Dynasty was one of the participating parties, not the only one.
The Heavenly Martial Dynasty could command the other Plane Powers, but it absolutely could not force them onto the battlefield.
Within the Heavenly Dao Realm, Xiao Tianyang's prestige was only above average.
If the Heavenly Martial Dynasty had not been the victor of the final stage, the other planes would never have readily accepted someone else's arrangements.
In other words, if Xiao Tianyang wanted to command others, his fist had to be hard enough.
Otherwise, no one would listen to him.
Even with generals like Yue Fei, Xiao Tianyang needed to use benefits to firmly bind them to the Heavenly Martial Dynasty.
The forces of the various planes were generally weak in combat, but they certainly had no shortage of ideas.
No matter how small the money was, it was only real money once it was in one's pocket.
In other words, small-scale victories would do as well.
As long as they could see hope of victory, most major players would not give up pursuing it.
If they succeeded, they could make a fortune.
If they failed, they would merely lose some elite troops.
They would certainly feel the pain.
But at least it would not