The armies under Prince Xun Ji Mao and Prince Ning Ji Yuan had advanced along two routes into the Yizhi Sand Sea, reaching the vicinity of Golden Holy City after nearly a year.
Likewise, for the Yizhi Sand Sea to fully recover its lost territory now would also take a very long time.
Nahar and the others had originally intended to advance steadily, securing each step as they gradually reclaimed their lands.
Ye Zhen's plan, however, was to recover everything across the entire front.
After crushing the army led by Heir Ji Cheng under Prince Xun Ji Mao, they would reclaim all lost territory in one sweep.
The nature of the war had changed.
Creation Realm experts had become strategic forces for every side.
Once one side gained an overwhelming advantage in strategic forces, it would bring an immense advantage on the battlefield.
Against such a massive strategic advantage, legions made up of ordinary soldiers had almost no ability to resist.
At present, due to Ye Zhen's covert intervention, Yizhi Temple had gained an exceedingly brief strategic advantage in the Sand Sea.
Why was it exceedingly brief?
Because whether it was Lightning Prison Mountain of the Heaven Temple behind Prince Xun Ji Mao, or Qingli Peak of the Heaven Temple behind Prince Ning Ji Yuan, once they reacted, they could dispatch even stronger Creation Realm experts in an extremely short time.
Once that happened, Yizhi Temple's fleeting strategic advantage would be lost, and reclaiming its territory afterward would become difficult.
But if Yizhi Temple could use this brief strategic advantage to swiftly crush the enemy armies and recover its lost lands, then even if Heaven Temple's Lightning Prison Mountain and Qingli Peak dispatched stronger strategic forces afterward, they would be unable to accomplish much in the short term.
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