It was still developing benignly.
In this world of spiritual distortion, the glory of the human species shimmers!
The Alliance, more than anyone, craves the strength of the Human Clan and will not allow a single party to dominate and monopolize the ascension channels.
Gary Smith, too, took advantage of this. When the time came to pass the dagger, the Alliance expertly caught it and forcefully cut away a portion of the decay.
In the process, other big families in different domains were affected, although not as disastrously as the Star Clan, but still to varying degrees.
For instance, the Alliance Branches in several other domains seized the opportunity to allocate more undefined, contentious mid to low-grade resources legitimately to more civilians and grassroot Beastmasters, strengthening their forces as a counterbalance to the Noble Families.
As for eradicating Noble Families?
