"Then we need to set some limits on this match," Shi Yu said. "I propose we fight with the forces we've already summoned. Neither side may use another Medium to summon new territory troops. Otherwise, we'll be locked in an endless war of attrition."
Xiao Xing shook his head slightly. "Lord Lu Wang has only sixty soldiers with him, while you have more than a hundred. The numbers aren't even. That's unfair."
"He has over thirty Mid-Tier Martial Artists above level 14, including a Mid-Tier Martial Artist of Boss Tier!" Shi Yu snapped. "In terms of combat power, that more than makes up for the difference in numbers."
Xiao Xing looked at Bai Xiaowen. "Brother Lu Wang, what do you think?"
Bai Xiaowen had no desire to turn this match into an unrestricted war, either. The losses would be too great. He smiled readily. "I have no objection."
"All right, then." Xiao Xing rose and ordered his black-clad troops to withdraw. "Let's clear the battlefield for you two."
Shi Yu soon led his troops into formation again.
Shi Yu's hundred soldiers were all shield warriors who cultivated earth-attribute Battle Qi. They were known as the Earth Shield Guard. Shi Yu himself cultivated earth-attribute Battle Qi, so the unit suited him perfectly. It had taken considerable effort to recruit them.
Bai Xiaowen's sixty warriors looked more like a ragtag force. Fortunately, although the Giant Wood Banner Warriors cultivated a mix of Astral Qi types, every one of them included wood-attribute Astral Qi.
Wood's ability to counter earth was the advantage Bai Xiaowen had kept in reserve.
Of the Five Elements Banners, Bai Xiaowen had specifically summoned the Giant Wood Banner with that elemental advantage in mind. Wood also offered solid defense and strong recovery. Combined with the Fortified Wall Formation, it