"Splash!"
The sea churned, and the Azure Winged Bat Dragon below hadn't expected Qian Qian to be so bold.
"Haha, a little Human Race girl calling me older sister, how interesting. Alright, take your husband and leave quickly. If you're late, that deadbeat might make a move again."
Qian Qian was overjoyed. She pulled Qin Xuan and hurriedly piloted the Cloud Boat away from there.
"Next."
Staring intently as Qin Xuan departed, after a long while, the humanoid Bat Dragon finally turned its head and spoke to the next person.
Its gaze swept around briefly, preparing to look away and let them pass, but suddenly, it sensed an extremely faint yet familiar Qi on this person.
"You did it!"
The Bat Dragon roared, extending a Dragon claw forward and seizing a man from a Cloud Boat below.
"No, no, I didn't do it, I didn't do it!"
The man screamed and struggled desperately.
"Senior, as fellow members of the Human Race, are you just going to stand by and do nothing?"
Hearing this, the old man snorted coldly and also flew to the side of the Cloud Boat.
"Bat Dragon, you catch a thief with the loot, and an adulterer in the act. If you say he killed your offspring, you need evidence, right? You can't just accuse him without proof and expect to kill him. There must be evidence for everyone to be convinced."
"Otherwise, be careful, I won't be polite!"
Listening to these words, the Bat Dragon sneered. Its azure claw lifted slightly, and its fingertip moved.
A ray of light shot out, directly shattering the man's qiankun ring.
Splash!
A large pile of items poured out from the qiankun ring.
Countless Spirit Stones, weapons, Medicinal Pills, and various other miscellaneous items piled up in a chaotic mess.
Seeing this scene, the man's expression changed.
"Bat Dragon, what are you doing? Is this what you call evidence?"
The old man said angrily, preparing to make a move.
Just then, the Bat Dragon hooked its claw, and a black object flew up from below.
"Old fellow, look at what this is?"
The old man fixed his gaze, then saw a section of a black body in the Bat Dragon's hand.
"This is..."
Looking at the charred scales on it, the old man's heart sank.
No good, this is a Bat Dragon's body. Could it really be this person who killed the Bat Dragon's offspring?
The old man's mind trembled, and he hurriedly looked at the captured man.
"Tell me, did you do it?"
The man hurriedly shook his head.
His face pale, his lips trembling as he explained.
"No, I didn't do it."
"This was just a body I picked up along the way. Because I saw that the scales on it could be used for Artifact Refining, I collected it, but I didn't kill it."
"Lord, spare me!"
The man desperately explained to the Bat Dragon, hoping to secure a way out for himself.
"A body you picked up? You're lying to ghosts! Do you think I'd believe that excuse?"
The Bat Dragon gripped the man tightly, wanting to crush him.
The old man frowned, glanced at the Human Race Cultivator, then at the Bat Dragon, and finally at the black corpse, shaking his head slightly.
"Bat Dragon, what was the strength of your offspring? Can this Human Race person kill your offspring?"
Hearing this, the Bat Dragon was stunned.
It looked at the Cultivator beside it and also began to wonder.
"Well, my offspring, though still young, his strength was equivalent to your Human Race's Yuqing Realm Peak."
"Then what do you think of this Cultivator's cultivation?"
The old man pointed to the Human Race Cultivator held by the Bat Dragon.
"His cultivation should be at the Tianxuan Realm Peak, but his combat power should be around the third or fourth level of the Yuqing Realm."
"Then do you think a Cultivator with a cultivation of Yuqing Realm third or fourth level can kill your offspring?"
The old man asked calmly.
Hearing this, the Bat Dragon began to hesitate, and the hand gripping the Cultivator loosened slightly.
"Yes, Lord, you are right, this truly wasn't done by me!"
The instinct for survival made the Cultivator desperately explain.
"I was just passing by there at the time and saw a piece of scale armor floating on the sea. Because I thought the Materials were suitable for Artifact Refining, I collected the body."
"I didn't know that was your offspring, Lord Bat Dragon. If I had known it was your offspring, I would never have been so disrespectful."
At this moment, the Bat Dragon also began to hesitate.
After all, it was clear about its child's strength.
A Cultivator at the Yuqing Realm Peak might be able to win, but how could a Cultivator with actual combat power of only Yuqing Realm fifth level possibly defeat its child?
Its gaze swept over the Cloud Boat, shaking its head slightly.
It shouldn't be. The other Yuqing Realm Cultivators on the Cloud Boat could never defeat its child!
Even if they teamed up, they might be able to suppress it, but to kill it, it was simply impossible.
"It seems you've figured it out. This person is not the murderer who killed your child. He's just an unlucky passerby. So, Brother Bat Dragon, there's no need to harm such an innocent person."
The old man advised the Bat Dragon, wanting him to spare the Disciple.
Hearing this, the Bat Dragon looked at the others thoughtfully.
"Indeed, you are right. He should indeed not be the murderer who killed my offspring, it's just that..."
As the Bat Dragon spoke, it suddenly squeezed with force!
"Ah!"
The Cultivator screamed and was crushed to dust by the Bat Dragon!
"You, you are so cruel!"
The old man could no longer hold back. He rushed to the Bat Dragon and slammed a palm down towards it.
The Bat Dragon was not to be outdone, returning a palm strike to the old man.
Their palm forces met, and both retreated over ten zhang.
The mere aftershock of this exchange nearly scattered several Cloud Boats nearby.
This was still with both of them holding back, not daring to go all out.
"You, you're courting death."
"If he's not the murderer who killed your offspring, why did you take his life?"
The old man pointed at the Bat Dragon furiously, while the Bat Dragon looked back at him defiantly.
"Why did I kill him? Old fellow, this brat wanted to use my child's corpse for Artifact Refining. Whether he's the murderer or not, he's an accomplice, and he must be eliminated."
"If someone dragged your child's corpse and wanted to refine it into a weapon, how could you tolerate it?"
Saying that, the Bat Dragon looked at the other people on the Cloud Boat.
"You don't have my child's Qi on you, so I can spare you. However, you must cut off an arm to leave."
