Today's second update: Chapter 3026! 2/4!
First was the Titan Race. After the shocking upheaval eighteen years ago, it had urgently recalled all its members abroad, including Athena, Artemis, and Aphrodite, and concentrated all its strength on defending Mount Olympus.
In the end, Satan personally led the main force of the Fallen Angel legion in a fierce assault, smashing Mount Olympus—whose status rivaled that of Mount Sumeru of the Asura Race—into collapse!
After that, the Titan Race had completely sealed itself off and remained closed to this day. Naturally, it had entirely missed the chance to carve up the chaos in the Human Domain and expand its influence.
Second was the Asura Race. Restricted by its unique racial traits and the environment of Mount Sumeru, the foundation upon which it depended for survival, its influence found it difficult to effectively extend into regions that were too far away.
Even if it could recruit some races under its banner, it was difficult to govern them directly and effectively.
The races truly useful to the Asura Race were mostly ones like the Vampire Race, which could directly relocate to Mount Sumeru and survive there.
But this near "sheep entering a tiger's den" form of vassalage was difficult for the vast majority of races to accept.
However, thanks to the successful implementation of the Grand Canal Project, a vital transportation artery had been opened between the Asura Race and the Human Race.
Besides allowing the two sides to exchange what they needed, it also enabled the Asura Race and its vassal forces, such as the Yellow Springs Race, to operate along the banks of the Asura section of the Grand Canal.
This naturally drew some races located along the canal banks to seek shelter under the Asura Race.
But compared to the