Perhaps they could not yet be said to have shifted from defense to offense.
After all, the Heavenly Dao Faction was merely doing its best to obstruct the Abyss Faction's plans.
They might have begun trying to break free from a state of complete passive defense and engage their opponents along the outskirts.
At the very least, compared to their previous performance, their current progress was already quite remarkable.
Of course, that was contingent on the Tianwu Emperor Dynasty holding firm on the First Layer.
However, Xiao Tianyang had not devoted much attention to the Abyss Battlefield.
First, Wang Jian and the others naturally possessed the ability to solve problems independently.
Second, he rather enjoyed reviewing the development reports submitted from various regions.
Over three years, Douluo Continent had gained another eight Sixth Tier Resource Lands.
As for Fifth Tier Resource Lands, their number had barely reached three digits, while all other resource lands combined had surpassed one hundred thousand.
Even among Sixth Tier entities, that was an achievement only a small number of planes could attain.
The reason Douluo Continent could enjoy Sixth Tier treatment while still a Tier 3 Plane lay in its achievements and potential.
Setting everything else aside, merely conquering the First Layer of the Abyss Battlefield was an unprecedented achievement.
At first, Xiao Tianyang had gradually shifted his attention because the growing number of resource lands had hindered development.
Yet once the problem was resolved, Xiao Tianyang became immersed in the sense of accomplishment from playing a cultivation game and found it hard to pull himself away.
Of course, that was on the premise that Xiao Tianyang had not neglected his other duties.
Besides, given Xiao Tianyang's temperament, it would be extremely difficult for anything to make him unable to extricate himself.
Still, it was