Rather than calling it a corpse, it would be more accurate to call it two halves of a corpse.
A Spiritual Energy Slash from Qin Fengming swept diagonally across Elder Li's chest. Both arms and the head remained on one half of the corpse, dividing the body almost perfectly in two.
The wound was incredibly smooth, as though it had been cut by an enormous blade. What was astonishing was that not the slightest trace of blood seeped from it.
With a flash of his figure, a remnant image shot toward the two halves of the corpse.
"Puh—squelch." Amid a muffled sound, a tiny object flashed out. Then a streak of red light shot upward and flew toward Qin Fengming's chest.
The change happened far too suddenly and abruptly, leaving Qin Fengming, who was rushing over, utterly unprepared.
Following the faint sound of something tearing through the air, the protective barrier of the Ding Jia Shield shattered with a crisp crack. With a flash of red light, the object shot forward.
A flash of black light passed, and a tough little shield barely a foot across suddenly appeared before Qin Fengming's chest, blocking the path of the red light just in time.
"Boom!" A massive roar erupted as a huge crimson fireball rose into the air. Tremendous energy fluctuations immediately spread in all directions, and the immense explosive force blasted Qin Fengming and the small shield more than thirty yards away.
His outer robe hung in tatters, exposing strips of the undergarment beneath. The skin under his clothes was scorched red, as though it had been roasted by raging flames.
After steadying his mind, Qin Fengming could not help feeling a lingering fear. If he had not been holding the Dragon Pattern Mystic Tortoise Shell Shield all along, and had