"With the war having reached this point, we can safely say victory is firmly in our grasp. Taking Cloud Province, or even seizing all of the Central Sea, is only a matter of time."
"This will greatly deepen our reserves and win us more opportunities for development."
"But we must also recognize that we remain in the age of the iron torrent. Our cultivation industrialization is still not sufficiently advanced, specialized, or refined!"
"With this level of strength, fighting in the Central Sea may be feasible, but there is no chance of pushing into the Earthly Immortal Continent."
"According to the intelligence available, the Earthly Immortal Continent has far richer native spiritual essence. Its spiritual roots, immortal blooms, and rare beasts are also far more powerful. Beings with innate Dao bodies, intelligence from past lives, and the stature of Sage Sons and Sage Daughters are commonplace, and they can effectively counter our puppet armies."
Pausing before the final offensive, Li Chen ordered his forces to gather their strength and stand ready while also reviewing the situation.
In his view, whether it was the Insect Race Legion, the Divine Descentors, or the skyborne cities and Ironfort Warships of the other factions, they were all essentially iron torrents, waging large-scale wars with massive armies.
This still left one fatal flaw: they could not effectively deal with High-Rank Cultivators, and could only win by consuming enormous quantities of supplies and spiritual essence materials.
"That is indeed a problem."
In the projected image, Shen Longcheng frowned slightly as well, agreeing with Li Chen.
"It seems our focus after the war must be to further improve how we wage war. We need to bring the advantages of the Puppet World Heavenly Net and our foundational industries fully into play."
Li Chen said, "I propose that