In the second month of King Xi's army's massive offensive, they encountered powerful resistance. Their formerly unstoppable advance was forcefully checked, because Lie King's reinforcements had arrived.
In the past, when King Xi fought against the Council of Elders, Lie King had only sent Upper Layer forces to provide support, never a single soldier. But this time, King Xi had come on fiercely, looking as if he would not withdraw until he had shattered the Central Domain. Seeing that the Council of Elders might be unable to hold out if this continued, Lie King finally dispatched powerful reinforcements.
Lie King also understood perfectly well that if King Xi were allowed to take the Central Domain and absorb its population, factories, and even its superior Creation techniques, then Lie King alone would have absolutely no chance of standing against him.
In truth, Lie King was not the only one worried this time. The six outer-domain factions were also extremely anxious. How could they have imagined that, despite King Xi suffering repeated setbacks while attacking the Sleeping Foothills in the rear, even enduring the complete annihilation of an army, he should have been weakened in both strength and prestige—yet his current display was instead even more formidable than before?
Thus, they too pressed Lie King from behind, demanding that he stop King Xi's military advance no matter what. It could be said that King Xi's performance this time had frightened all the other powers, and it was also the first attempt by those powers to join hands against him.
With King Xi's army's offensive at the front obstructed, its momentum stalled as well. Both sides built fortifications across the battle line, and it seemed this campaign had once again returned to the previous deadlock.
This was the kind of warfare the Council