"Still, we let the other side escape." The Sinful Dragon Heavenly Venerable wore a regretful expression, his face full of rue.
After breaking away from the battlefield, the remnants of the Azure Kui Snake Lord's forces headed off into the distance. The Three Saints of the Dragon-Subduing Army also led their army in a gradual withdrawal.
Given the situation before them, both sides had their reservations. Lu Xiaotian no longer wanted to fight, either. The Dragon Clan, Dragon Wolf Clan, Page Stone Clan, and the others had all suffered considerable losses.
A single Dragon-Subduing Army was certainly no match for the combined forces of the Golden-Thread Bat King Guards and the Dragon Clan. But no one knew whether the Azure Kui Snake Lord might come back for another strike.
Watching the opposing army disappear from sight, the Sinful Dragon Heavenly Venerable sighed again and again. Now that the Dragon-Subduing Army had caught up, there might be another chance to kill Lu Xiaotian later—but that had little to do with him anymore. If anything, it would only make him seem more incompetent.
"I never expected the Enchanting Bat Demon Lord to join forces with the enemy. Their strength is overwhelming; this defeat was no fault of ours.
"Fellow Daoist Sinful Dragon, don't take it to heart. Once we return to the Celestial Court, the three of us will personally put in a good word for you." Fu Ming, the eldest of the Three Saints of the Dragon-Subduing Army, offered comfort.
"Exactly. If Fellow Daoist Sinful Dragon hadn't tested the depths of the Eastern Alchemy Sage's strength, the three of us might have been caught off guard without knowing what we were up against.
"When two armies clash, the slightest misstep can leave us utterly routed, just like the Azure-Scaled Kui Snake