First update today: Chapter 2923! 1/4!
The battle against the Frog Race had been all thunder and little rain. If the Black Tortoise Race had not intervened, it might have ended even sooner.
It remained unknown how the Black Tortoise Race would react after failing to support a lower-ranked race.
However, since those tens of thousands of Black Tortoises all belonged to Ni Prince's command, and the battle between the Huang Race and the Frog Race had already ended, any accountability or retaliation would likely have to wait until Ni Prince emerged from seclusion before a decision could be made.
Based on the information previously provided by Xuan Shiba, who still remained undercover within the Black Tortoise Race, Xu Kun was certain of this.
The Black Tortoise Race operated under a feudal system. "Honor the king and repel the barbarians" was the most fitting description. Nominally, they were led by the Tortoise Venerable, but the Tortoise Venerable could only manage and mobilize the peripheral members of the Black Tortoise Race at the Third Realm and below. What truly made up the vast whole of the Black Tortoise Race were the various fiefdoms distributed among the princes, crown princes, and heirs.
The major fiefdoms enjoyed a high degree of autonomy. Apart from matters concerning the race as a whole, not even the Black Tortoise Royal Court could interfere, nor would it meddle in their affairs.
Therefore, although this incident appeared to involve the Black Tortoise Race, it actually concerned only the lineage of the Eighth Prince of the Black Tortoise Race—more specifically, Ni Prince's fiefdom.
As the Eighth Prince who had fathered Erh with Frog Consort Chan Meili, setting aside whether he personally cared about the life or death of the Frog Race and Chan Meili, the Black Tortoise Race