Although there were no half-step Cores in the Battle Wolves, they had developed for over a hundred years. Others would surely have overturned them if they did not have a few trump cards.
It was impossible to defeat a half-step Core. However, there were ways to die alongside them. This would cause many to be sorrowful as the people in their sect had to die with the other party. How helpless was that?
Still, they could do nothing about it. Unlike the Federation, where technology and martial arts were equally important and half-step Cores could be killed, those of the Spirit Realm had to pay a considerable price to do so.
The best way to deal with a half-step Core was to deal with the Core themselves. This was the Battle Wolves' limit. If it were a Core, they would have no choice but to surrender.