"Not at all—it was all Captain Cui's credit. If the captain hadn't found this creature's weakness, we might have let it escape!" Zhen Minghui put away the lightning brick and beckoned with his hand. The enormous Azure Crab carcass flew into the air and floated before them. "This Azure Crab's azure light is truly strange—formidably powerful!"
A burst of resounding applause rang out, followed by Xiao Hua's faintly mocking praise. "Truly impressive. This Xiao admires you greatly! A first-grade Spirit Beast with Qi Cultivation strength, and it took so many people to attack it! Truly impressive indeed!"
"Shut up!" Cui Hongshen snapped. "Didn't you see Dui Ling was in danger? She even called for your help, yet you still wouldn't make a move? Are you even a man?"
"Whether I am a man is none of your business!" Xiao Hua sneered. "Wasn't a Qi Cultivation Spirit Beast the perfect chance for her to hone herself? Since you killed it, the next time she encounters a Spirit Beast, she'll still be helpless! What good does that do her? Besides, since you clearly knew the Azure Crab's azure light was unusual, why kill it outright? If you found where the Azure Crab came from, couldn't you obtain even more azure light?"
"This..." Xiao Hua's words left Cui Hongshen dumbstruck. What Xiao Hua said made perfect sense!
"Hmph, could you guarantee that Dui Ling would not be injured?" Zhen Minghui chimed in. "Besides, if one Azure Crab was already this difficult to deal with, there must be quite a few beneath the ice. How were we supposed to handle that? Even if we wanted to follow the Azure Crab and seek out this azure light, do you think you could venture deep into the icy river? It is all wishful thinking, nothing but