Once the bats' bombing assault stopped, Lin Mo instantly withdrew his defenses and redirected the flow of his dharma power.
"Sacred Flame Bow!"
The light above the crown of the four sages immortal spirit tree behind him changed from blue to red.
The next second, the Sacred Flame Bow appeared in Lin Mo's hands, bathed in pure-turbid heavenly flame. He instantly drew the bow and nocked his arrows.
"Flame Calamity Demon-Slaying!"
Three flaming arrows flew from the string, transforming in midair into three blazing fire phoenixes that beat their wings and hurtled toward the Soul-Devouring Demon Child from three directions.
"Ee-ya! Ee-ya!"
Facing Lin Mo's attack, the Soul-Devouring Demon Child remained floating in midair, making no attempt to dodge.
Instead, he waved his arms with wild delight, as though he were having the time of his life.
As a divine ability specifically meant to deal with evil abominations, pure-turbid heavenly flame would burn an enemy like the Soul-Devouring Demon Child indefinitely once it struck, until he was reduced to ashes.
Lin Mo had been certain this attack would end the battle outright.
Yet just as the three fire phoenixes came within inches of the Soul-Devouring Demon Child and were about to strike, they suddenly veered off course beyond his control.
They slammed into the surrounding stone walls, leaving all the pure-turbid heavenly flame burning against the earthen bricks.
"What's going on?"
Lin Mo's brows immediately knitted tight, his eyes filled with bewilderment and suspicion.
He circulated his dharma power and activated the Divine Wood Eye to investigate.
Through the Divine Wood Eye's penetrating sight, Lin Mo discovered to his astonishment that thousands upon thousands of yin souls were roaming around the Soul-Devouring Demon Child.
These yin souls were colorless and formless, impossible to perceive with the naked eye, yet they