Crouching Ox Island, which True Person Muxuan had set his sights on, was unexpectedly calm and peaceful after Ao Rui's death.
The surviving soldiers gathered the bodies of their fallen comrades. The Dharma Treasures and valuables left behind by the demonfolk were collected as well, to be used as settlement funds and distributed among the surviving soldiers once they returned to Jade Dragon City.
When Green Flood Dragon Army deputy general Ren Baili arrived, this was the scene he found.
Other than Zhu Sheng constantly trailing after Zhou Hao and chattering without pause, everything was well.
"You're something else. How many days has it been? You've already entered the Purple Mansion realm, and you even took down Niehai Gorge's second-in-command." Ren Baili slapped Zhou Hao on the shoulder.
Zhou Hao, who had emerged uninjured from a great battle, nearly suffered internal injuries from that single slap.
"What's wrong with Zhu Sheng?"
"Nothing. He's got a case of pinkeye." Zhou Hao forcibly restrained himself from giving Ren Baili a Fantian Seal. Looking at the Green Flood Dragon Army corpses laid out at the foot of the mountain, his heart felt heavy.
If I hadn't gained enlightenment, if I'd only absorbed the cold aura of the Ten Thousand Year Cold Ice and returned during the gap in the White Mist Maze Array, perhaps they wouldn't have died.
But sadly, there were no ifs in this world.
"In times like these, even an ordinary mortal never knows when they might end up in the jaws of a demon beast. Since they chose to join the Green Flood Dragon Army and set foot on the path of immortality, this was their fate." Ren Baili stood beside Zhou Hao, likewise looking down at the soldiers who had died in this ambush.
"Commander Zhou Hao, even