While the strongest fighters on both sides battled fiercely, the Shang Kingdom's army, led by the current Marquis of Shang, Tang, directly pressed toward Great Xia's forces.
The two armies' levels of training were simply worlds apart. As soon as the battle began, the Shang Kingdom's army immediately formed a Killing Formation.
By contrast, Great Xia's forces barely managed to form a Defensive Formation. Due to their low morale, they fell behind from the very beginning and retreated step by step.
The battle fully erupted on the Fields of Mingtiao. Because Dream Spirit was suppressed by the special domain formed from the clash between the wills of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity and the will of the Styx, she was unable to act.
Fortunately, the Martial God Battlefield possessed extremely strong autonomy and was unaffected by the domain's suppression. It immediately replaced the battlefield in the Fields of Mingtiao.
As soon as the two sides began fighting, the battle directly entered a fever pitch.
At that moment, in Mount Tai City, Si Gui's personal expedition had taken away more than half of the troops stationed there.
This left Great Xia's imperial city in an unprecedentedly weak state.
Thus, Yi Yin, who had remained hidden in Great Xia's capital for a long time, joined forces with Si Gui's favored consort, Mei Xi, and began making his move.
Over the years, because Mei Xi had deliberately catered to Si Gui, he had grown increasingly fond of her, allowing her to quietly take control of considerable power.
Even Yi Yin had gained another identity with Mei Xi's help, allowing him to contact the officials in Mount Tai City.
In secret, he recruited many capable officials who were dissatisfied with Si Gui and brought them into the Shang Kingdom's camp.
This laid a solid foundation