As the infant's voice fell, two balls of bloody light lit up in the woman's eyes. Holding the infant, she was about to chase after the scattering crowd when she suddenly heard a rumbling sound like rolling thunder coming from inside the Demon Beast's belly.
Immediately after, a streak of sword light tore through the Demon Beast's abdomen, and a cluster of crimson lotus flames surged out from within.
The Demon Beast let out a shrill howl. A series of explosions then erupted inside its belly, and countless staff shadows burst through from within, instantly widening the opening torn by the Pure Yang Flying Sword a hundredfold. Blood rained everywhere.
The next moment, the catfish Demon Beast's body exploded with a thunderous bang.
Shen Luo shot out from the bursting flesh and blood, arriving before the woman in an instant. The Mysterious Yellow Unity Staff in his hand immediately swung down toward the infant in her arms.
The woman had no time to dodge and could only whirl around, shielding the infant in her arms.
Light blazed from the Mysterious Yellow Unity Staff. With a bang, it smashed heavily into the woman's back, followed by a series of cracking bones.
The woman dropped to her knees, still clutching the infant tightly in both hands, while the ground around her had already split open.
At that moment, something bizarre happened!
The woman's back visibly caved in. Her flesh rapidly shriveled, and in the blink of an eye, she wrinkled into a ball like dried orange peel.
Meanwhile, the infant in her arms doubled in size before the naked eye, turning into a naked, pitch-black child. He sprang out of her arms and lunged straight toward the fleeing crowd nearby.
The people of Chang'an screamed and scattered, but the gray-haired old man