In their previous operation, Chi Xue and the others had obtained fewer Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures than expected. Most importantly, they had failed to obtain another Phoenix Soul Fruit Tree. To make matters worse, their casualties had been far higher than anticipated. Now, their combined number of ninth-order cultivators—including those from the Outer Realm Demon Race—was less than thirty thousand. This left them seething with frustration.
"Damn it! If Ling Tian and the others hadn't deliberately harassed and held us back, we'd have obtained far more Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures. We might even have had a good chance of getting two Phoenix Soul Fruit Trees. Instead, the number of treasures we obtained fell far short of what we expected." Po Family Seventeenth Brother fumed. "Most importantly, we have far fewer ninth-order cultivators around us now. Our side has less than ten thousand left, and even with the Outer Realm Demon Race cultivators, we're still under thirty thousand. That's barely more than a fifth of our peak strength."
They had lost eighty percent of their cultivators outright, including some relatives and friends of the Po Family Brothers. Most importantly, another God Devouring Body and several experts on the verge of reaching the near-Saint level had fallen. Their strength had been greatly diminished. If their numbers dwindled any further, they would have no chance of threatening Ling Tian and the others again.
"There's no helping it. The combination of Ling Tian and Fairy Meng Shang is too troublesome, especially since they have more than a hundred ninth-order Ancient Divine Beasts with them. Otherwise, our losses wouldn't have been so great," Po Tian said gravely. Then his tone shifted. "Still, obtaining a Phoenix Soul Fruit Tree, a Ginseng Fruit Tree, and a Black Tortoise Fruit Tree is already a great gain. Those things will greatly