The moment he saw the youngling kowtowing and begging for its life, his heart, long as hard as stone, actually wavered for an imperceptible instant.
'Am I being too cruel? Too cold-blooded? Inhuman?'
However, this thought lasted for less than a tenth of a second.
The next moment, Lin Ye's pupils constricted!
The Shadow Scale youngling, kneeling on the ground with pleading eyes, used its kowtow as cover to abruptly open its mouth!
SPIT—!
A spray of eerie green corrosive liquid shot from its mouth like a high-pressure water jet, aimed straight for Lin Ye's face!
At the same time, a piercing whistle sounded from behind him!
The decrepit old Shadow Scale crone, who had been prostrate on the ground, had suddenly sprung into action. Her tail, now like a long-coiled steel whip, whistled through the air as it lashed straight for the back of Lin Ye's head!
