Seeing him act so seriously, the disciples had no idea what he was looking at, and they all gathered around curiously.
On the smooth cross-section of the sword's cut, there was a pattern—it was hard to say precisely what kind of pattern, but it consisted of fine cracks forming an intricate shape. Everyone immediately recognized that it was caused by the palm strike their martial uncle had delivered moments before. The cracks at the starting point of the strike were rough and sparse, but further along, they grew increasingly dense.
The damage from the cracks was generally concentrated in the center, while the surrounding area remained mostly intact.
As they continued observing, the pattern of the cracks blurred further under the illumination of Sandal Gold Flame Energy. A gust of wind swept through, loosening a particle embedded in the cracks. Before long, the entire crack pattern crumbled in rapid succession, devolving into a hollowed-out groove.
