The entire stone split directly in two, and at the moment of the explosion, an intense light burst forth from it.
Boom!
Tang Zhong and the half-skeleton were blasted backward, flung far into the distance.
Tang Zhong landed awkwardly, holding half of the stone in his hand, which still emitted a faint glow.
"It's shattered, then the other half…"
On the palm of the fallen skeleton was the other half of the stone. Its eye sockets, glowing red, glanced at the stone briefly, then muttered in a deep voice, "Mission complete!"
The previously separated half of the skeleton immediately returned; the two parts merged together once more, quickly returning to their original form, save for the tattered black robe now defaced.
The shadowy skeleton grabbed the piece of stone in its hand and turned to leave the area.
