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He was precisely someone he could not afford to offend, someone far beyond his league.
Years ago, the old mage took advantage of the chaos of war and came to Huaxia Country to make some money, only to find that this place was filled with extraordinary individuals, many of whom possessed Divine Skills far superior to his own.
After several magical confrontations, he was afflicted with this strange poison.
Once exposed to the sun, his flesh would continuously melt away until only his skeleton remained.
After only his skeleton was left, his life would dissipate with the wind, forcing him to hide underground, in the dark places, daring only to emerge at night.
Even at night, the residual essence left by the sun on the ground was unbearable for him.
That night, when he was being pursued by other enemies, he ran in a panic, fortunately encountering Shen Zhou.
