Layered Mountains Continent, faced with the large-scale invasion of the Barbarian Clan, swiftly consolidated its formerly loose human forces after sensing the crisis. Numerous factions petitioned to join the Mountain-Chasing Dao, forming an alliance centered around it.
As for those factions harboring ulterior motives and seeking to defect to the Barbarian Clan, they faced the Mountain-Chasing Dao's iron-blooded purge. Though this approach weakened humanity's fighting strength to a certain extent in the short term, with those who had other agendas removed, the various factions worked together in full cooperation and instead unleashed even greater strength.
Under such circumstances, the Barbarian Clan's advance was finally contained.
During this process, the Barbarian Clan repeatedly attempted to gather their strength and crush humanity once and for all. Unfortunately, their hard power was still insufficient; they simply could not do anything to the consolidated human forces.
After recognizing this, though unwilling, the Barbarian Clan had no choice but to abandon their plans to destroy the Mountain-Chasing Dao and dominate Layered Mountains Continent once more. They began to stop while they were ahead and consolidate their gains.
From that moment onward, Layered Mountains Continent entered a new era. Two great powers stood in opposition. Major conflicts ceased, but minor clashes continued without end. Whether Barbarian Clan or human, both kept their heads down, developing and tempering themselves in preparation for the great war that might come in the future.
In their view, a great war would inevitably erupt between humanity and the Barbarian Clan, between the Mountain-Chasing Dao and Hundred Barbarians Mountain. When that time came, the entirety of Layered Mountains Continent would be swept into it, and no one would be able to remain unscathed.
Under these unusual circumstances, many old rules were shattered and resources were distributed downward. Quite a few geniuses emerged