Seven or eight enhanced fleets are simply not enough for them to deal with.
When they work together, they can handle several times that number without any issue. After all, over at Tianhe, they are the main combat power.
However, the small white dragon remained calm and cleverly misled military intelligence using appearances, forcibly downgrading their combat capabilities to a level that is strong but not considered top-tier at Tianhe.
To tackle seven or eight enhanced fleets, for the natives of Qingtian Planet, is already considered an undefeatable strength. Not long ago, they were almost crushed by one enhanced warship.
Without Xiyun's interception, they would have been doomed. Now they can 'handle' seven or eight enhanced fleets, still within the imaginative range of the natives of Qingtian Planet, which narratively illustrates their strength.
