Proto-Tree of Life
The Beast Incursion continued as waves of beasts and monsters continued sweeping through all of human civilization. Even though the first wave hadn't been entirely dealt with in many places, the second wave came nonetheless, putting a lot of pressure on human civilization.
Martial Artists experienced a resurgence in the brutality of battle that was similar to the original wave of beasts and monsters. Battles became more gruesome and deadly, restoring an air of gloom and dread.
Thankfully, human civilization had finally begun to stabilize for the first time since the inception of the Beast Incursion. Although there certainly were plenty of human polities that had still fallen to the beast tides, the overall trend slowed down as human civilization got over its initial shock and finally acclimated to the new reality.