173: Chapter 173 Without skills, is a mage just a piece of trash?

"Are you done testing? Have you gotten the answer you wanted?"

A rough voice suddenly echoed through the empty pagoda.

Tang Mo turned around in surprise, only to see that the fellow who had been sitting quietly in the center of the pagoda had stood up at some point and was now looking at Tang Mo expressionlessly.

Its ears were perked high, its yellowish-brown eyes stared firmly and powerfully at the Tang Mo before it, and its two paws were crossed over its chest.

"You are a mage?"

Tang Mo nodded.

"Sigh!" The ferocious beast, which looked a bit like a leopard, sighed softly and said, "To be able to make it here, I thought you would be a decent opponent. I didn't expect you to be a mage. This is truly disappointing."

Tang Mo's mouth twitched. A ferocious beast was actually posturing in front of him?! What was going on?

Also, you look down on mages? Do you believe that one Divine Wrath Poison Lotus from me would make you question your entire existence as a beast?

It was just a pity that he couldn't use skills right now.

"Skills cannot be used here. Without skills, a mage is just trash!"

"Fighting against trash is truly too boring!"

These words were so ridiculous they made Tang Mo laugh. Since he changed classes, this was the first time a ferocious beast had dared to call him trash to his face.

"Heh, anyone can talk big. If you have the guts, show me your real skills."

Anyway, neither of them could use skills, so who was afraid of whom?

Besides, although skills couldn't be used, this didn't affect the existence of passive skills.

And Tang Mo's god-level passive, Body of Poison, could immunize him against all physical damage. Since both sides couldn't use skills, it actually made Tang Mo feel much more at ease. Thinking of defeating him with physical attacks was simply wishful thinking.

Tang Mo's words completely enraged the Flying Shadow Leopard. It extended its sharp claws, grabbed the giant sword stuck in the ground, and pulled it out. Pointing the tip of the sword directly at Tang Mo, it said, "You ignorant thing. Very well, let me stretch my limbs."

After speaking, the Flying Shadow Leopard transformed into a flowing shadow and charged toward Tang Mo.

It had to be said that the speed of the Flying Shadow Leopard was indeed very fast. Even with Tang Mo focusing his attention, he could only see the afterimages left behind as the Flying Shadow Leopard moved.

From this speed, it could be seen that the Flying Shadow Leopard's level and strength were a large margin higher than Tang Mo's.

Swoosh! The giant sword passed through Tang Mo's body, cutting him in half at the waist.

But the next second, Tang Mo's form returned to its original state.

"So fast! I couldn't react at all! How am I supposed to fight this?"

Although Tang Mo thought this in his heart, he still silently switched his Spider Queen staff for the Heaven Punishment Holy Sword. Taking advantage of the moment the Flying Shadow Leopard had landed a hit and was unstable, Tang Mo swung his sword directly down at it.

Who would have thought that the Flying Shadow Leopard's reaction would also be extremely quick? Turning around with its sword, it directly blocked Tang Mo's sneak attack. The Flying Shadow Leopard held the sword with one hand and pushed hard, putting distance between itself and Tang Mo.

Tang Mo was greatly shocked. He had to know that he was currently equipped with divine artifacts all over his body. Even if there was a large gap in level between him and the Flying Shadow Leopard, it shouldn't have been that easy for it to block him.

Moreover, where had he ever seen a ferocious beast use weapons before?

Just as Tang Mo was puzzled, the Flying Shadow Leopard had already steadied its stance and was attacking him again.

Tang Mo didn't have time to react and raised his sword to block.

Clang! A massive force came from the sword, directly sending Tang Mo flying. The space between Tang Mo's thumb and index finger went numb, and he could barely hold onto the holy sword. Tang Mo was even more shocked in his heart: "I can't even take a single blow from it!"

"Sigh, if I can't take it, then so be it. Anyway, I am a Poison-Master, and I don't need to compete with the opponent in sword skills." Thinking of this, Tang Mo felt a bit better.

"Is that it? Your strength isn't as impressive as your mouth," Tang Mo mocked.

The Flying Shadow Leopard's gaze also turned cold. "If your body wasn't strange, I would have already taken your life with the first strike."

"Hehehe, you've said that big talk more than once. If you can't hurt me, it's because your skills are lacking. Why so many excuses?"

Hearing Tang Mo say this, the Flying Shadow Leopard was actually not angry. It saw it place the giant sword in its hand horizontally in front of its chest and thrust its left claw hard onto the blade's edge, causing fresh blood to immediately gush out.

The Flying Shadow Leopard continued to move its left hand forward until the entire blade of the giant sword was stained red with blood before it stopped.

The originally pitted and poor-looking black giant sword, after absorbing the blood, actually emitted an eerie red light. "Hmph! This time you won't be so lucky. In front of the demon-breaking sword, all those tricks of yours will be ruthlessly exposed!"

Tang Mo's heart tightened. Although the divine artifacts and badges on his body all had the function of immunity to death, Tang Mo still didn't want to risk trying it. After all, the giant sword in the opponent's hand looked truly sinister.

"Sigh, forget it. I'd better finish you off quickly." Tang Mo also decided not to hold back anymore. He took out the replication scroll he had prepared long ago from his storage space.

Long before entering the Coiling Dragon Pagoda, Tang Mo had already used replication scrolls to replicate some of his own skills. Although the Silence Domain made it impossible to cast skills, it did not affect the use of Secret Technique Scrolls.

Seeing that the opponent was going all out and preparing to fight to the death, he couldn't hold back anymore either. Tang Mo quickly injected his mental energy into the scroll, and the Secret Technique Scroll in his hand was instantly activated.

A dark green Poison Barrier instantly shrouded everything around them. Then, Tang Mo took out another replication scroll and activated it again. The sky suddenly turned dark, and a moment later, black raindrops poured down.

The Flying Shadow Leopard only thought that Tang Mo wanted to use the smoke as cover so that it couldn't find his figure, and couldn't help but chuckle: "Useless. Even in the mist, I can clearly perceive your location."

But just after it finished speaking, it realized something was wrong. After touching those dark green mists, the Flying Shadow Leopard only felt as if its entire body was wrapped in burning oil, and amidst the intense heat, there was also a bit of pain.

Moreover, the rain in the air was also very strange; it always had a burning, stinging sensation when it landed on its body. The Flying Shadow Leopard looked down and was surprised to find that its smooth fur was completely gone, leaving only bright red flesh exposed to the air, which was constantly bubbling.

Fortunately, its level was very high, so the damage caused by the toxins inside its body couldn't be seen for the time being, which was why the Flying Shadow Leopard hadn't noticed it.

"Damn it! You damnable bastard! How dare you turn me into this state? Unforgivable!" The Flying Shadow Leopard shouted loudly, holding the demon-breaking sword and slashing toward Tang Mo.

Tang Mo didn't dare to take it head-on and quickly took out a replication scroll from his storage space to activate it. In an instant, countless giant tentacles rose from the ground and slammed heavily down toward the Flying Shadow Leopard.

The Flying Shadow Leopard dodged to the side, avoiding all the attacks from the Venomous Touch. However, under Tang Mo's command, the Venomous Touch acted like maggots on a bone, tightly chasing the Flying Shadow Leopard and constantly harassing it, making it unable to be distracted to deal with Tang Mo.

However, this was far from over. Tang Mo took the opportunity to take out another replication scroll and activated it. On the empty ground, hundreds of huge figures suddenly appeared; they were all wearing armor and holding giant weapons, looking exactly like the kingdom's guards.