Their melee soldiers could finally go toe-to-toe with the Noble Lords' melee soldiers.
With this weakness shored up, the Civilian Lords' armies were no longer at a disadvantage against the Noble Lords' armies.
In fact, because their melee troops could now hold the line, their elite ranged units could press the advantage.
And so, with the Temple Guards on their side, a large number of Civilian Lords stopped hiding and began to openly engage the Noble Lords in head-on confrontations.
...
Inside a conference room in Als Territory, the many lords who had sworn allegiance to Lin Yu waited quietly.
Suddenly, energy began to converge in the air, and a humanoid body formed from that energy appeared before everyone.
(World Tree Trait—Elemental Rule Manipulation)
Lin Yu projected his consciousness into the energy clone, and it opened its eyes.
(Forcefully attached via immense consciousness strength.)
Seeing Lin Yu appear, all the lords in the conference room rose to their feet.
