Chang Yan looked at the destroyed earth cave, his face pale as a ghost. He had managed to escape from the earth cave and Wang Linchi's clutches, but it had come at a great cost.
"Irreversible damage, far too much of it... My strength has also fallen to that of a Martial Sovereign, and I'm not even as strong as an average Martial Sovereign anymore."
A bitter expression appeared on his face. This was not the worst part. Of those who had ventured into the earth cave this time, he estimated that none besides him had managed to come out alive.
These martial artists had represented ninety percent of the Human Clan's strength. Now, only about ten percent remained, and the majority of those were students at the Martial Arts University—effectively, just a group of interns.
It wasn't that they were useless, but they were incapable of making a significant difference.
