One day later.
The expressions of the many great demons were grave.
"There's been a problem. Things didn't go according to plan. Those humans haven't been slaughtered yet—they're still alive and kicking. Instead, countless of our demons have been killed or wounded. More than a million demons have died."
A great demon spoke.
Because Xia Ping had interfered and rushed in to save them in time, over a million demons had died. The losses among the disciples of the five great sects had been reduced to a minimum, and the demons' plan had been ruined as well.
They had originally intended to wipe out all the humans within a day. Yet even after dispatching a million demons, they had killed very few humans. This left it incomparably irritated, feeling that something had gone wrong.
"What does the death of a million demons amount to? They were merely low-level demons. It doesn't matter how many die."
"The problem isn't that. The power we used to conceal the Heavenly Secret List will only last three days. Once those three days are up, the humans will surely notice something fishy. Then we won't be able to keep it hidden."
"Indeed. If we don't wipe out these humans within three days, all our efforts will have been in vain."
"Once those human elders discover the tricks we've pulled, we'll have to flee. Otherwise, we'll die."
The demons discussed the matter heatedly.
"Just who was it that ruined our plan? Over a million demons attacked those humans at once, including demons at the True Fire Realm. How could those weak humans possibly have held them off?"
One demon was utterly baffled.
Even against demons of the same level, the demons held an overwhelming advantage. Not to mention that their numbers were several times greater than