Now, Xu Yang's water army had just been established, and he had "sentries" constantly monitoring the movements of the Giant Turtle.
As soon as the sentries transmitted the message informing of any unusual movements from the Giant Turtle, Xu Yang, this "Dragon King," would lead his water army and the school of fish to relocate, making sure that the Giant Turtle could not feast on any large fish of Spirit Monster or Alien Beast level—limiting it to preying on small fish and shrimp for sustenance.
In this way, over time, the Giant Turtle, unwilling to expend its energy, completely gave up hunting for food and instead contracted at the edge of the Forbidden Area, subsisting on the Blackwater Spiritual Qi.
Now, with the establishment of Great Ye in its beginning stages and his forces strong, should Xu Yang immediately launch an attack against the Giant Turtle?
Of course not!
Three years of preparation was not enough to defeat the Giant Turtle.