The Evil Tide Civilization's mid- and lower-tier legions were actually slightly stronger, on average, than those of the Decayed Civilization.
This stemmed from the Evil Tide Civilization's uninterrupted expansion across the Astral Realm over the past hundred thousand years or more.
Even their current Dimensional Hegemony had begun before the Evil Tide Civilization had finished its campaign across the Astral Realm; they had rushed to the Dimensional Battlefield without stopping for breath.
They had not even had time to catch their breath in between.
A sharp blade, if left unsharpened for too long, would surely rust.
The same was true of a top-level civilization's Combat Legions!
Not only the mid- and lower-tier Combat Legions—even the Dominators themselves were the same. Although the Evil Tide Dominators were generally not in good condition, in terms of fierce valor and that streak of madness, they likely surpassed the Decayed Civilization's Dominators rather than falling short.
Even Demon Emperor Wei Gan, who had been swallowed into Annihilation Dragon Er'gongde's belly, had done nothing but let out pained shrieks from beginning to end. When had anyone ever seen him bend the knee to the Decayed Civilization and beg for mercy?
Even when he was devoured alive by Annihilation Dragon Er'gongde, Demon Emperor Wei Gan had not uttered a single plea for his life!
Although the Evil Tide Civilization had lost its first Demon Emperor on the Dimensional Battlefield, it had also displayed the Evil Tide's backbone!
Moreover, the Evil Tide Civilization's mid- and lower-tier Combat Legions—especially those mid-level powerhouses—had been selected bit by bit over more than a hundred thousand years through incredibly frequent and brutal Civilization Wars.
Only true powerhouses had the right to survive and grow to this day!
By comparison, the Decayed Civilization had pulled back from the brink back then and