"Where is Al’gath, anyway? He’s supposed to be a prodigy, yet he’s been defeated by the same person twice. If I hadn’t seen his previous victories, I’d doubt he was that strong."
"It’s not that Al’gath is weak. On the contrary, he’s very strong. It’s just that the opponent is stronger. I suspect that the disciple from the Green Lotus Sect who defeated Al’gath is a top-tier genius," another devil said, sucking in a breath.
A top-tier genius is the best among prodigies.
Humans have them, and so do we.
A top-tier genius can fight against at least three other prodigies without losing.
"I’ve made up my mind. I’m not going out until the portal opens," one devil said, shrinking back.
"I’m not going out either. Fifty of us came in, and over forty are dead. It’s a miracle we’re still alive," his companion agreed, deciding not to risk their lives for revenge.
As the time grew closer, Kenny Lin waited near the portal for three hours, but no devil appeared.
Seeing that the portal was about to open, he finally gave up.
"Thank goodness, he’s finally gone. The portal will open soon. Can we go out now?"
"No, no, no. Let’s wait a little longer. I’d rather wait until the portal is open than go out now. What if he’s still out there?"
Kenny Lin hadn’t really left.
Realizing that the remaining devils had gotten smarter, he regrettably decided to leave.
Amalia picked up her speed, and in less than an hour, she was back at the human portal.
She arrived just in time.
In the distance, a black-and-white vortex was slowly forming in the sky, stabilizing.
As soon as the vortex appeared, human cultivators who had been hiding nearby started coming out, one by one.
The elders had warned them that the portal would only be open for a short time.
If they didn’t get there in time, they would be trapped in the secret realm until the next opening.
Seeing Kenny Lin’s expression as he returned, it was clear to her that he was in a bad mood.
"You didn’t find him?" Amalia was asked.
Kenny Lin shook his head without any expression, "They were all hiding very well. I only managed to kill three devils."
"Three isn’t too bad. There were only about four or five that escaped that day," Amalia said, not surprised.
Since Al’gath had escaped, he wouldn’t give them another chance to catch him.
Everyone was astonished.
Out of the fifty devils who had entered the secret realm, only one or two had survived.
Once they returned, the devil elders were sure to be furious.
This time, it could be said that almost all the devils sent by various forces had been wiped out, and the ones responsible were their junior master uncle and martial aunt.
"We also lost quite a few disciples from various sects," Renshu Chang suddenly said.
"If it weren’t for the infighting, the losses wouldn’t have been so high," Senior Brother Cao replied.
Renshu Chang sighed.
Yes, many more humans could have survived if they hadn’t wasted so much energy fighting each other.
The devils were the real enemies, but most of their focus had been on internal conflicts.
"Aside from us, it’s surprising that the Light Demon Sect has the most survivors," Senior Brother Zhang said in amazement.
The Light Demon Sect had sent five people, and only one of them had died.
They had stayed out of sight from the beginning.
Like how the sect from the righteous side, the two demonic sects, Demonic Night Palace and the Light Demon Sects had been involved in intense infighting since the beginning of the secret realm opened.
People had expected them to wipe each other out since that had happened in the past, but in the end, only two people from Demonic Night Palace were left.
One minute after the passage opened, almost everyone had arrived.
Except for the demonic cultivators from the two demonic sects, the cultivators from the righteous side suffered heavy losses, with only the Green Lotus Sect remaining mostly intact.
Ajit Wan and his junior brother Deng, were the last ones to arrive.
Noticing that Hari Liu was missing, Ruma Yang, who had been recovering from injuries for a few days, asked, "Why didn’t Hari Liu return with you?"
"Since we parted ways with Senior Brother Liu, we haven’t seen him again." Ajit Wan thought Senior Brother Liu might have returned before them, but when they arrived and didn’t see him, his face grew more worried.
Could something have happened to Senior Brother Liu?
Elder Hu had repeatedly warned them to return before the passage closed.
If they were even a little late, they could be trapped in the secret realm forever.
Ajit Wan knew Senior Brother Liu understood the seriousness of the situation, so the most likely reason was that something had happened to him.
"Has anyone here seen my Senior Brother Liu? If so, please let me know. The Artifact Refining Valley will be deeply grateful," Ajit Wan asked sincerely, putting aside his usual arrogance.
The disciples of the Green Lotus Sect had already been warned by Amalia and Renshu Chang to act as if they hadn’t seen Hari Liu.
Only they knew that Hari Liu had been possessed by the devil.
If they told others, the people of Artifact Refining Valley wouldn’t believe them and it would only cause trouble.
After Hari Liu was possessed, he likely avoided his fellow sect members to contact more devils.
If anyone saw him, it was purely by chance.
"Whether or not you’ve seen him, you can’t reach him now. Why not send a signal to notify him? If he sees it, he might rush over," Ruma Yang suggested casually.
"He hasn’t come back by now, so maybe he’s already dead," two disciples from the Night Demon Palace said with a hint of schadenfreude.
"He’s not dead! Even if you die, Senior Brother Liu won’t!" Ajit Wan glared at them angrily.