The Water Demon King understood this as well, so he went with the Water Demon Queen.
At first, there wasn't much of a problem. The Water Demon Queen was a seventh-tier great demon, after all, and had abundant essence. Some of the dead people's souls were trapped inside the formation and couldn't escape, and the Soul Returning Spell didn't take too much out of her.
So after the Water Demon Queen used the Soul Returning Spell, she wasn't affected much, and the people she saved quickly came back to life.
Saving one or two was no problem, but after she'd revived more than twenty people, the Water Demon Queen's face had gone pale. She was clearly having trouble holding on.
But they'd already made it halfway. Wang Yue watched impassively. Giving up now meant death, so she could only keep going and save the rest.
After the Water Demon Queen saved three more people, she could no longer maintain her cultivation level. Her realm abruptly fell from seventh-tier great demon to sixth-tier.
Seeing the Water Demon Queen's ashen face, the Water Demon King grew anxious and hurriedly urged her, "Rest for a while. I'll save a few people first, then you can continue."
The Water Demon Queen shook her head weakly and said firmly, "With your current condition, if you drop one tier, you won't be able to maintain your human form. Let me do it. I'm still sixth-tier, and it'll be a while before I fall to fifth."
The Water Demon King realized that if he couldn't maintain his human form, he wouldn't be able to help the Water Demon Queen. So he agreed.
After resting briefly, Zhao Xin steadied her realm at sixth-tier and immediately began another round.
But the Water Demon Queen had only managed to save