From a slow and steady conquest to a progressively domineering approach.
As a deity intent on plundering all the gods of the world, what They needed was not the ant-like trivial beings of this world. So after the tug-of-war began and They gained the upper hand, They simply set up a 'pot' on the outside to stew this world.
In doing so, They sought to whittle away the power of the gods protecting this world.
Facts proved this tactic struck the vital point.
Although it's merely a metaphor, that's roughly the situation now.
The pink-haired Lolita wasn't quite sure how much pressure Big Silly was under.
After sixteen World Trees, which supported the world's operation, had fallen, and four Origin texts were stolen and went missing, more than half the pressure to maintain the world's operation had fallen onto Their shoulders.
Now with Moonflow and Void in Luo Xi's hands.
No wonder They said the time They could support has been reduced by so much.