The Devouring Touch that pierced into the Evil Infant's body numbered merely over a dozen.
Chen Hai had never intended to kill the Evil Infant. After all, he still hoped to extract sufficient benefits from the Evil Infant to compensate for the immense loss caused by the destruction of his mansion's backyard.
Otherwise, if he had gone all out and produced hundreds of Devouring Touch tendrils to pierce the Evil Infant's body, it wouldn't have taken a moment to completely devour the Evil Infant clean.
"Master, spare my life!"
"I'll compensate for the disasters caused by Chi Lian and White Bone."
"Just let me off the hook, and whatever you want, I'm willing to compensate you!"
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The Evil Infant, who originally looked like a small child, now had wrinkly skin; its whole body had shrunk, resembling a newborn infant.