"If he continues to remain hidden, it will be very difficult to achieve the strategic goals of the second phase within eight to sixteen years, and the casualties will be significant."
Zhao Xing glanced at the battle report and nodded: "It's about time. Currently, the alliance of the Southern Barbarians and the sects has already committed substantial forces to the battlefield. Even if they want to withdraw, it won't be easy."
Not having Purple Bone betray them at the first opportunity was mainly because they hadn't yet invested military resources. If Purple Bone had turned against them from the start, it wouldn't have been as effective as first dragging the Southern Barbarians' elite forces into the quagmire of war and then striking back.
Now, in the third year of the second phase of the war, the timing seems right for the Purple Bone Heavenly Venerate to play his role.
