The Elder Council of the Chaos Remnant Clan still had nearly ten thousand Hunyuan powerhouses.
They had lost dozens in the war, but with ten thousand Hunyuan powerhouses, they could sweep aside any force in Hong Huang as long as the Half-Step Rulers stayed out of it.
Faced with that strength, the major races poured their efforts into nurturing their prodigies. They hoped to produce more Hunyuan candidates and close the gap as quickly as possible.
Ten thousand was a terrifying number. Even the Human Race, a superpower, had only a little over a hundred Hunyuan powerhouses.
The Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin races had only around twenty each.
If the Half-Step Rulers had not overseen that war from the shadows, Hong Huang might have lost every one of its Hunyuan powerhouses.
Among them, of course, were Willow Deity, Shui Bi, and others from the Human Race.
Fortunately, the Chaos Remnant Clan had many branches of its own, with constant disagreements and bitter disputes over their interests.
Many Hunyuan powerhouses of the Human Race traveled through Heaven's Gate into the chaos to explore, face danger, and grow stronger.
In the Netherworld, Houtu emerged from seclusion with resignation on her face.
"I was lucky enough to become a Half-Step Ruler, but this realm feels boundless. I can't make any real progress.
It seems becoming a Ruler through my own efforts is simply too difficult."
As she spoke, a mass of blood essence appeared in her hand. Its energy was so vast that even what leaked out shook the Netherworld.
It was the source blood essence Pangu had given her. She had once believed she could become a Ruler on her own, but now she had decided to refine it after all.
Her teacher had told her that the blood essence would