Those who had advanced to the peak of the Divinity Transformation Stage were all at least two hundred years old. Naturally, they had a lot of disciples and descendants, who, under the tutelage of the Divinity Transformation Stage experts, could mostly reach the Core Formation Stage or the Nascent Soul Stage without much trouble.
When an expert at the peak of the Divinity Transformation Stage joined a battle, they would often be followed by ten or so or even more squires, who would cooperate with them with lesser Colossi or advanced crystal suits. Those squires were mostly the Divinity Transformation Stage experts' true disciples or biological descendants. Their combat abilities, loyalties, and teamwork were far better than the outsiders.