Chief Executive Chen rejected Executive Wei's proposal. He said gravely, "The void evil gods do not distinguish friend from foe. If we send people out now, they may turn and attack us instead."
He added, "Besides, Origin Xia has not truly lost its ability to resist. If I step forward to contend with them, the methods I use against the void evil gods may be noticed and learned by them instead, helping them escape their predicament. So I would rather remain still for now."
He turned his gaze toward the Ravine Realm. Though the fighting here had erupted into unusual ferocity from the outset, exceeding both sides' expectations, that place was Origin Xia's true main point of attack.
Yet the situation in the Ravine Realm was unexpectedly calm.
Daoist You had previously formed a great formation, its arrays layered dense upon dense, built atop the original grand formation. Once one layer was stripped away from the outside, another layer rose behind it.
Especially where he himself stood, wherever his fundamental Dao law flowed, formations came into being.
This time, in particular, he had received support from the Clear Vault Aura, giving him even greater confidence. Let them attack as they pleased from outside; he would calmly establish formation mechanisms within.
Origin Xia first conducted a probe. They judged that, based on their previous estimate of attacking force, reaching the core was not impossible, but it would likely require ten days to half a month of sustained assault, not even counting the reinforcements Celestial Xia might send.
Given the speed at which formations could be created within, if they were delayed even briefly, all their prior efforts might be wasted.
Then they could only intensify their offensive.
After discussing it, they began reorganizing and deploying their forces anew. This was a