He didn't care about Chen Shi, shouting as he ran towards the upstairs, but no sooner had his foot touched the staircase when it suddenly broke with a crack.
The Shopkeeper stumbled and fell down, his head, which he was holding with both hands, suddenly separated from his neck, and blood spurted out.
"Damn it!"
His head rolled more than a yard away, coming to rest in a corner of the wall, still thinking, "When I summoned the Golden Core earlier, the Sword Qi released from the Golden Core hit the staircase, causing it to soften."
His headless body stood up, arms outstretched, groping aimlessly around.
Blood was still spurting from his neck, but the Golden Core flew over, pressing down on the surging plasma, significantly reducing the speed of the bleeding.