But Nine States is different from the Great Universe; it's too "small." Each civilization that once claimed to be an overlord lives side by side, making it inevitable to distinguish winners and losers. Therefore, conflicts have never ceased.
In the long passage of time, many once-dominant forces have declined, but some have remained evergreen throughout the ages.
To this day, the largest overlord forces in Nine States are rarely comprised of a single civilization or ethnic group, but more often a collection of several civilizations.
For instance, the Beast Sea is the Holy Land of the Void Giant Beasts.
Their Nine Palaces is essentially a union of hundreds of civilizations, with Nine Palaces at the helm, similar to an academy system.
There are also neutral forces like the Heavenly Arena.
Not to mention the God Hunting Company, which was initially formed by various civilizations opposing the Heavenly God Clan.
