Within the vast and boundless Silver Mist Sea Domain, there were currently thirteen superpowers that could be called hegemonic forces.
The basic threshold for reaching that standard was having a Void Glimpse Realm cultivator.
Only by possessing a Void Glimpse Realm cultivator
could one rightfully rule over vast territories that included entire continents.
Of course.
Though those thirteen hegemonic forces sounded as if they were all on the same level,
based on the actual number and strength of the Void Glimpse Realm cultivators within each force, there were also extremely obvious disparities in strength among those thirteen factions. They were not truly equal.
The weaker hegemonic forces might have only one or two Void Glimpse Realm cultivators in total, and their entire faction might have risen only within the last one or two hundred thousand years, with foundations that were not yet particularly deep. They were clearly stronger than lower-tier forces, yet unable to contend with the other superpowers, and could only be considered as having barely broken away from the lower tier.
The stronger hegemonic forces, on the other hand, might possess five or six—or even more—Void Glimpse Realm cultivators. They had already risen to fame a million years ago and had stood firm in the world ever since, flourishing without decline.
Thus,
due to the immense differences in both strength and foundation, those thirteen hegemonic forces were often divided into two ranks.
Much like among the United Nations Security Council's five permanent members,
there were in fact distinctions between the upper five and the lower five.
Mm~
Two and a half upper five, two and a half lower five. Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion occupied a position akin to the upper five among those thirteen superpowers.
Its overall strength was clearly greater than that of the vast majority