After the storm ended, the Nascent Soul main ingredient that should have belonged to Li Ji'an as a personal item became a public commodity that everyone had an opportunity to hope for.
Although most Ascendants were well aware of their own limitations, they couldn't help but harbor a bit of expectation.
During the subsequent defense of the Black Stone Mine battle, they consciously took more aggressive actions, accumulating merits.
Due to this, the originally stable and optimal situation at the Black Stone Mine underwent a reversal.
The defending side, fighting on home ground, should have progressed step by step, guarding against the enemy and exhausting them until they retreated voluntarily; that was the best strategy.
However, if they did so, there would hardly be another achievement that surpassed Li Ji'an breaking the Blood River Grand Array and further reinforcing the defense line.
