Although Saine's side had already prepared for the worst, in his heart he had long since run through every unfavorable scenario several times.
But the good news was that with Jiang Qi maneuvering in the shadows, fishing in troubled waters amid the chaos, he had skillfully tied down the attention of all sides.
At the very least, the internal clash between Heavenly Wing Demon Lord and Agulos did not seem likely to be settled and concluded anytime soon. The grudges between them had piled up for far too long, and now they had killed until their eyes were red; neither was willing to be the first to take a step back.
As for the special Time-Space Rules fluctuations produced by the Mountain Giant King's advancement at this moment, they had indeed, at the first instant, brought no small sense of oppression to the Blue-eyed Octopus and the other Level-12 Strong Practitioners of Evil Swamp Time-Space in the depths of the distant starry sky.
At the beginning, when the Blue-eyed Octopus keenly sensed the change on Saine's side, his first reaction was to swiftly lead Evil Swamp Time-Space's army over. On one hand, it was to interrupt the Mountain Giant King's advancement process; on the other, it could also be considered an attempt to ease the conflict between Agulos and Heavenly Wing Demon Lord, wanting to gather these two forces back together for Evil Swamp Time-Space's overall arrangement.
But facts proved that the Blue-eyed Octopus had imagined things far too beautifully. He had underestimated how deep-rooted the conflict between the two sides was, and had also overestimated his own control.
When such a major change occurred, not only was the conflict between Heavenly Wing Demon Lord and Agulos not so easy to resolve, it instead intensified because of this sudden advancement