Three days had passed since that earth-shaking battle on the Barbarian Tribe Sacred Mountain.
In just three short days, the Barbarian Tribe had undergone a sweeping reshuffle.
Many former officials loyal to the previous Barbarian Emperor had been reinstated and once again held power over the Barbarian Tribe.
Meanwhile, Barbarian Emperor Huyan Nushan's trusted followers had all been swept away.
Three days later, an edict emerged from the Barbarian Tribe Imperial City, shaking the tribe and even Yan Province.
Barbarian Emperor Huyan Nushan had died of illness.
In accordance with his final wishes, his sister-in-law Helian Na succeeded him as Barbarian Emperor, becoming the first female sovereign in the Barbarian Tribe's history.
At the same time, the Barbarian Tribe Army, still eyeing the Great Li Border Army like a hungry tiger as they confronted each other along the southern boundary of the Northern Plains Forest, withdrew in full at the empress's command.
This astonishing news spread from the Northern Frozen Expanse in every direction.
It shook the various powers of Yan Province.
Everyone knew that an earth-shaking upheaval must have occurred within the Barbarian Tribe.
Barbarian Emperor Huyan Nushan had been in his prime, a mighty Grandmaster-level expert. How could he suddenly have died of illness?
Even if the Barbarian Emperor had died, one of his children should have inherited the throne. It could never have passed to his imperial sister-in-law.
The affair was far too bizarre.
Almost simultaneously, the various powers began trying every means available to uncover the truth.
Everyone vaguely suspected that an invisible hand must be controlling everything from behind Empress Helian Na.
Any force capable of bringing the Barbarian Emperor to his execution and overturning the Barbarian Tribe's entire power structure had to be terrifyingly powerful.
But immediately after ascending the throne, the Barbarian Tribe's