The 2nd layer was doing better than the 1st and 3rd layers. Compared to them, the majority of the powers had survived and established themselves back to their old levels of influence or more once the Corruption was lifted.
Beast powers had suffered the most but they came back with a vengeance. In a remote area of ravines and brush, a beautiful young girl was fighting with some humans.
They had come to steal the young from a pride of azure tigers. They were used as combat pets, pill concoction ingredients, or simply a decoration for young masters. In other words, it was not about survival.
It was simply the vanity of humans.
The hunters, however, were being hunted instead. The woman fighting them was able to harden her skin and robes into stone that shattered steel with ease.
Her dark brown robes were clearly transformed flesh. She was a beast!
