The old man was both startled and enraged. He abruptly pulled back his hand, wanting to retrieve his battle sword.
It was already too late. A surge of power violently cascaded from the Star Emperor Pagoda, followed by a heaven-shaking roar as the battle sword shattered into pieces.
The violent energy fluctuations instantly burst outward, blasting the old man's body backward in rapid succession. The shattered fragments of the sword pierced straight through him, leaving several bloody holes that went clean through his torso.
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