Liang Yi's question was also what most people had been pondering.
As Guardians of Rectitude, they would certainly be among the main participants in the coming war. A war against Origin Xia clearly could not be fought on nothing but hot-blooded courage; they needed to understand the specifics, as well as the balance of strength between the two sides.
Zhang Yu answered truthfully, "We have not yet clashed with Origin Xia, nor have we had any formal contact with them. We still do not know exactly how strong Origin Xia is. However, the Profound Court has judged that, because Origin Xia has gathered cultivators from many external worlds to aid them, their overall strength should surpass that of Celestial Xia by a considerable margin."
After a slight pause, he continued, "Yet from the limited information before us, although Origin Xia is powerful, those above and below are not of one mind. They have no intention of pressing down upon us in one sweep and launching an all-out war. Instead, they are trying first to divide and dismantle us. This interval is an opportunity we can seize. Judging from the worlds that were destroyed in the past, even in realms where the disparity in strength against Origin Xia was immense, such struggles were never decided in a moment or two.
"The Profound Court will do its utmost to delay matters. Some people may even feign allegiance to Origin Xia, doing everything possible to narrow, and perhaps reverse, the disparity in strength."
He looked at everyone and said, "Fellow cultivators, Celestial Xia has hundreds of millions of people, with boundless potential. So long as all above and below share one will, and the Dao is spread throughout the world, allowing every person to rise and fight, then we will surely overcome this