Yin Wuyou had left the Demon Realm and returned to the Ten Nations Continent, so Zhou Shu could only let Mi Ziwen arrange for a few armored soldiers to carry him back to the camp on a stretcher.
With the help of the divine weapon Ming Hong, Zhou Shu’s cultivation had surpassed the first rank of the Martial Dao and entered the Earth Immortal realm that Shi Changsheng had mentioned.
His strength had increased, but the aftereffects of the divine ability Total Annihilation didn’t change.
After defeating Demon Queen Tushan, Zhou Shu fell into a weakened state.
Fortunately, this place was a remote area in the Demon Realm. On their way back, they didn’t encounter any powerful demonic beasts. Mi Ziwen dealt with the ordinary demonic beasts.
Mi Ziwen and the Hundred Wars Armored Army looked a little down.
Before the expedition, they were in high spirits and went with the intention of making a fortune.
In the end, not only did they not get a windfall, but they also lost nearly half of their comrades.
In the Demon Realm, the number of the Ten Nations Alliance was not high to begin with, and now that hundreds of them had died, it was definitely a huge loss.
“Big Brother, you can’t blame yourself for this. It’s my responsibility,” Zhou Shu said. “I knew that there was something wrong with Yin Yuzhu, but I still sent you over. I was inconsiderate.”
“Second Brother, you don’t have to comfort me.” Mi Ziwen smiled bitterly. “I still have this bit of endurance. When leading troops to war, how can we win all the time? If we lose, we lose. There’s no excuse.
“I’m the commander-in-chief of the Hundred Wars Armored Army. Naturally, I’ll bear this responsibility.
“I knew that there was something wrong with Yin Yuzhu too. To be honest, I underestimated my opponent.”
All of them knew that there was something wrong with Yin Yuzhu, but they had underestimated her. From the Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournament space to the Demon Realm, they still had a foothold. Although they had suffered heavy losses along the way, it had to be said that the people who survived were more or less proud.
They had subconsciously thought that the Demon Realm was not as terrifying as the rumors said.
Weren’t they living pretty well?
Although Mi Ziwen and the others didn’t say it explicitly, they hadn’t taken Yin Yuzhu seriously in their hearts. She was only a first-rank martial artist. Plenty of first-rank martial artists had died in front of them.
They had all forgotten that whether in the Ten Nations Continent or the Demon Realm, a first-rank martial artist was already at the top of the pyramid.
Any first-rank martial artist was not an ordinary existence.
Zhou Shu could easily kill a first-rank martial artist, but it didn’t mean that they could underestimate a first-rank martial artist.
To put it bluntly, Zhou Shu’s previous performance and the rapid increase in their cultivation had deluded them.
This delusion had led them to such a crushing defeat.
Otherwise, even though Yin Yuzhu’s cultivation was much higher than theirs, if they had been careful enough, they might not have had so many casualties.
“I didn’t expect a Demon King to be so despicable.” Zhou Shu shook his head. “The Demon King schemed against us. It’s already a blessing in disguise that we only lost a few hundred people.”
Zhou Shu meant what he said.
If Demon Queen Tushan had acted up when she first entered the camp, even Zhou Shu wouldn’t have been able to stop her.
She alone could slaughter the Ten Nations Alliance Army. Even Zhou Shu himself would have to rely on luck to escape.
At that time, even if Zhou Shu used his divine ability Total Annihilation, he would still be far from being a match for Tushan.
Fortunately, she had other intentions and had lured the Hundred Wars Armored Army to the foot of the Weapon Burial Mountain.
If not for the countless remnant weapons in the Weapon Burial Mountain, Zhou Shu wouldn’t have been able to forge the divine weapon Ming Hong.
Without the Ming Hong Saber, he wouldn’t have been able to break through to the Earth Immortal realm.
Without breaking through to the Earth Immortal realm, he wouldn’t have had the strength to fight Demon Queen Tushan.
Speaking of which, Tushan was too smart for her own good. She had dug a hole for herself!
Now that Zhou Shu was already at the Earth Immortal realm, coupled with the connate divine weapon the Ming Hong Saber and his divine ability Total Annihilation, he could already fight a Demon King!
He had cut off one of Tushan’s tails and forced her to flee in panic.
Although she was not top-notch among Demon Kings in terms of combat strength, since Zhou Shu could cut off one of her tails, it meant that he was no longer at a loss when facing other Demon Kings.
If a Demon King really attacked, Zhou Shu would at least have a chance of defeating him.
“This can be considered a lesson,” Zhou Shu said seriously. “The Demon Realm is much more dangerous than we imagined. We’re behind enemy lines now, and there are dangers everywhere. We really can’t let our guard down for a moment.”
Mi Ziwen nodded. This was a stain on his leadership history. He would remember this experience and reflect on it in the future. He must not make similar mistakes again.
“Second Brother, that Demon Queen went through a lot of trouble to get us to help her find that Kun Wu Saber.”
Mi Ziwen pondered. He had heard what Demon Queen Tushan and Zhou Shu had said. Thinking back to Tushan’s behavior since she appeared, he had some guesses.
“From what she said, I’d say she wants to do something and needs a divine weapon,” Zhou Shu said. “Ordinary heaven-grade weapons must not be able to meet her requirements. Only connate weapons can. When she saw my Ming Hong Saber, she said that if she had known earlier, she wouldn’t have needed to go through so much trouble. This means that what she needs is not the Kun Wu Saber but a connate weapon!”
