After the only one among the three Golden Core Cultivators with any fighting capability was cleanly disposed of by Wang Qi, the remaining two were easy pickings. Seeing Wang Qi flip his stance so decisively, Lin Zongdi attempted to detonate his Golden Core, only to have his head cleanly severed by a sword from the ever-prepared Wang Qi.
Wang Qi had a particularly large psychological shadow over opponents' self-detonations.
