Zheng Qing had experienced an explosion himself once.
But watching other people or a cat explode was a first for him.
Honestly, aside from a moment of confusion when the light ball flashed, he surprisingly wasn't startled; instead, he felt it was only natural.
Something akin to, "I've blown up myself, what's so strange about a shadow exploding?"
To say 'explosion' is actually not entirely accurate—because Zheng Qing, who was in close proximity, did not feel the shockwave like a hurricane, nor did he experience the high temperatures, high pressure, or even suffocation typical of an explosion.
There was only a brief but extreme magical fluctuation, wildly releasing around a point. In physical view, it was merely a faint black light ball, but under the wizards' spiritual sense, it looked like the birth of a galaxy, hundreds of suns competing, emitting strange and brilliant lights.