After Xuan Zi reached the others, he swept his gaze over them. Seeing that there had been no casualties this time, he inwardly breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Huo Yuhao and said,
"What kind of leadership was that? Making such a racket in the Star Dou Great Forest-what on earth were you thinking?"
Huo Yuhao sniffed, then planted his hands on his hips and said to Xuan Zi,
"You can't even hide that stink of booze, and you still have the nerve to lecture me?"
Xuan Zi stared at Huo Yuhao. After facing off against him for a moment, he awkwardly turned his head aside and said,
"I went off for a drink, sure, but that doesn't give you a reason to do whatever you please."
Huo Yuhao raised a finger and wagged it at him.
"No, no, no. I wasn't messing around. I wanted to lure out the Soul Beast in the lake. It's suitable for Xiao Xiao."
Just then, as the aftermath of the bombardment dispersed, the lake's surface had been blasted several centimeters lower.
Waves began rising from the center of the lake. The increasingly rapid ripples instantly drew Xuan Zi's attention away from Huo Yuhao and toward the water.
An enormous golden pincer suddenly thrust out of the calm lake. A moment later, a gigantic golden crab almost as long as the entire lake burst out.
Once the crab landed, Xuan Zi flexed his wrists and said,
"Interesting. This crab has quite a powerful life aura."
Golden, mushroom-like growths protruded from the crab's pincers.
Huo Yuhao was about to activate his Spiritual Detection to investigate the crab when he heard the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm say,
"This crab carries an aura of fortune. It must have stumbled upon some lucky opportunity, but its