"Once a phoenix has lost its feathers, it is no better than a chicken. Now that the three of us brothers have barely recovered more than half from our injuries, we've already been urged out here to lend a hand. Who would've dared ask us to do this in the past?"
Fu Xiao continued grumbling. "If we hadn't entered the Demon Pool of Law Destruction, with the Dragon-Subduing Army's strength and scale, we wouldn't have been completely wiped out even if we'd encountered any enemy."
"Exactly. This damned place is far too dangerous. For ordinary soldiers, even somewhat serious injuries mean certain death. The three of you went after the Eastern Pill Saint, leaving the Dragon-Subduing Army leaderless. It truly was an undeserved disaster."
Tu Jiu nodded in deep agreement. Even without the Three Dragon-Subduing Sages commanding them, the Dragon-Subduing Army's strength was nowhere near enough to collapse at the first clash. Their opponents must have struggled for some time as well.
The generals were the souls of their soldiers, and the soldiers were the courage of their generals. The Three Dragon-Subduing Sages were indeed formidable. Even now, with their old wounds not fully healed, no one in the immortal army dared look down on these old monsters.
However, without the Dragon-Subduing Army backing them, it was an indisputable fact that the three old monsters' standing had declined. In the past, Commander Chen Fufeng had treated all three with great respect. Now, setting aside the Ravenous Crow Dao Venerable, even the Bloodhowl Demon Venerable had already risen above the Three Dragon-Subduing Sages in status.
Just as Fu Xiao had said, if the Dragon-Subduing Army had still been there, the Three Dragon-Subduing Sages would never have been assigned to guard the outskirts of the poison array at a time like this,