The demon infant's intervention had come exceptionally suddenly; even Shadow Elder had not reacted in time.
The petals condensed from undead energy were still slowly spinning, but Shadow Elder's gaze had now locked directly onto the demon girl, and bone-piercing killing intent surged forth.
Li Ziran's heart pounded wildly. He had no time to lament the lapse in his mind. The chill that seeped into his bones froze the air in the room like ice.
Just how many people had he killed?
Li Ziran was horrified. Such killing intent could never have been accumulated from one or two deaths; it had to be at least thousands, perhaps tens of thousands.
The others were even more aghast, especially the Vampire. His already deathly pale face seemed to have lost even its last trace of color, leaving behind nothing but pallor.
This demon girl, ignorant of the gravity of things, had clearly violated a great taboo and provoked someone she should never have touched.
Pfft!
A mouthful of blood suddenly sprayed out—from the demon infant who had been giggling sweetly just moments ago.
Clusters of shadows emerged behind her. They lifted the infant high into the air, letting her scream and struggle as much as she wished, yet leaving her unable to break free.
Mmmph! Mmmph! Mmmph!
All of a sudden, a shadowy hand reached out and stuffed itself into that babbling little mouth.
Rip!
As though paper had torn, a bright-red little tongue was yanked out.
Li Ziran's scalp went numb. Though he had pulled out Frog tongues for research before, he had never experienced anything like this.
The muffled cries reverberated through the room, but without her tongue, she could no longer make a sound. Only an even redder little mouth remained, blood seeping from its corners and staining her