Noah's worries weren't groundless.
The three big nations weren't powerful just in name: They controlled almost the entirety of the continent and had the highest share of heroic cultivators.
Also, their areas of influence featured spies or soldiers, especially in those dire times.
After the Coral archipelago obtained its independence, many other nations had begun to strive for the same goal, the only weakness of the big nations had been revealed after all.
That forced the hand of the big nations, they redirected part of their power to suppress and manage the revolts happening everywhere in their domains.
Of course, special attention was given to anything concerning the Hive.
That organization was backed by a rank 6 existence and was formed by the joint power of forces that had freely ruled on the islands for many years, it could be said that the Hive was the strongest organization of the continent after the three big nation.
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