Vicious Cycle

As Aksai stood there facing Haitin and his group of twenty-plus Foundation Building experts, he couldn't help but feel the weight of the power imbalance.

The reality of how deep the roots of the major sects ran was hitting him harder than ever.

He'd always known that someone like Haitin, with a major demonic sect behind him, would have immense resources and support, but seeing it firsthand was a different story. 

Aksai had always seen Foundation Building Realm cultivators as an almost mythical echelon, something only a few could dream of achieving. He remembered how the Lakir Clan, with just one Foundation Building expert, had dominated an entire county.

To most, even a single Foundation Building expert was like an unstoppable force—one that could crush any opposition with ease.

But here was Haitin, casually surrounded by more than twenty of them. Twenty three to be exact. And all of them were at least mid-stage Foundation Building Experts.