173: Chapter 173 Fighting can't be done with brute force alone.

"Tsk..."

Song Yiqing clicked his tongue inwardly, quickly suppressing the Taotie Bloodline's greed.

Although Qilin Blood was extremely delicious, truth be told, it belonged to Zhang Qilin; he definitely couldn't just swallow it recklessly.

At most, he would take a small sip to recover during the most critical moments of danger.

Song Yiqing hurriedly suppressed the impulse, then commanded his six swords to quickly support Zhang Qilin and the others.

That shadow was very fast; after failing to land a hit, it immediately tried to flee.

However, Lin Tianyi had already directly blocked its path of retreat.

He swung his blade, clashing head-on with the opponent's fist.

Bang!!!

The violent force caused Lin Tianyi to feel his Tiger's Mouth go numb.

If it happened twice more, his Tiger's Mouth would burst instantly.

But at this moment, looking at the black figure before him, Lin Tianyi felt it was inexplicably strange.

"What on earth is this thing? Why is it just a mass of black?? It only vaguely resembles a human!"

Amidst his confusion,

The Shadow Monster delivered another side kick, sending Lin Tianyi flying.

However, this time it didn't intend to flee; instead, it charged back when Lord Pang least expected it!!

"Holy crap!!"

Lord Pang was startled and couldn't react in time. He scrambled to block with his machete, but he was still a step too slow.

Bang!!

Fortunately, a Flying Sword forcibly intercepted the Shadow Monster's fist.

Controlling the sword consumed Qi; when used for defense, the more violent the impact, the more Qi needed to be mobilized.

Luckily, the spiritual energy in this place was exceptionally abundant, and the Qiankun Technique operated rapidly, replenishing the consumption in an instant.

However, the Shadow Monster didn't suffer any counter-shock force at all.

It then threw a second punch.

But with Song Yiqing taking that first punch for Lord Pang,

Lord Pang immediately got a chance to breathe.

He quickly erupted the Qi within his body, mimicking Zhang Qilin's style with a wide, powerful slash.

"Hah!!! Invincible Heaven and Earth Spiral Slash!!"

The machete fell from above!!

It just happened to collide with the Shadow Monster's fist.

Bang!!

In an instant, the machete shattered into pieces.

And the Shadow Monster lunged forward again with even more explosive force.

At this moment, Lord Pang was clearly dazed.

He had fought many battles, but he had never encountered anything that could shatter his machete directly.

He stood there stunned, completely forgetting to dodge.

"Fatty!!"

Lin Tianyi caught his breath and tried to rush to the rescue,

But he was too slow and simply couldn't stop it.

He could only watch as the Shadow Monster's fist was about to land.

If it hit, being heavily injured would be considered a light outcome.

But in that split second,

A figure suddenly appeared.

Song Yiqing held a sword in one hand and used the blade to effortlessly block the punch.

His left wrist flicked slightly.

Clang!!

With just this one tap, the Shadow Monster couldn't help but stumble backward several steps.

Lord Pang sat on the ground in a daze, looking at the scene before him in disbelief.

He had already entered the ranks of practitioners and could feel that Song Yiqing's strike hadn't used much Qi at all.

One could even say it used none at all.

But even so, it had still forced the shadow back!!

In this moment, Lord Pang began to doubt his life.

Could the gap between people really have reached such a level??

Lord Song can take down this Shadow Monster even without using Qi??

This is insane! How can the gap be so damn big?

The more Lord Pang thought about it, the more frustrated he became. Before becoming a practitioner, he thought the gap between him and Song Yiqing was just one being an initiate and the other not.

But now that he had initiated, he realized the other man was floating in the sky.

There's no comparison, no comparison at all!!

It wasn't just Lord Pang who was dazed;

Lin Tianyi, Wang Shan, and even Zhang Qilin were all wearing expressions of shock.

They found it hard to believe the scene before them.

...

In the bullet chat area,

[Nice, nice! Comparison really is the thief of joy. Lord Song just flicked his sword and forced it back!]

[Oh my god!! Just how powerful has Lord Song become?

If I remember correctly, the Forbidden Land Exploration Official said this Shadow Monster was extremely dangerous!!

And yet, Lord Song forced it back with a flick of his sword??]

[Good, good!! This gap is simply too overwhelming!!]

[Dimensional strike, right there! Simplifying the complex!]

[Lord Song isn't even pretending anymore? He starts right off with a dimensional strike!]

[Hey, hey, hey! It's fine to strike the enemy, but why strike your own people's confidence too?]

On the warship,

Bai Yu started watching the livestream again. As soon as he opened it, he saw Song Yiqing effortlessly forcing the Shadow Monster back with a flick of his sword.

"Huh??"

Even though he had seen many storms, he had never seen a situation like this.

"This Song Yiqing really is beyond incredible.

If he had been there ten years ago, this Lost Land would probably have been conquered long ago!"

Bai Yu couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Meanwhile, on the livestream screen,

Song Yiqing wasn't in a hurry to strike; instead, he gave a simple explanation.

"When fighting, you can't just use brute force; you must also use finesse."

Beside him, Lord Pang's mouth twitched as he said,

"Lord Song, no matter how much finesse one uses, no one is as 'finesse' as you!"

"Hehehe,"

Song Yiqing chuckled lightly.

"Before fighting, you must learn to observe. You all think this Shadow Monster's strength is enormous, even enough to suppress you,

But have you ever considered that the reason it's so strong is entirely because you've been feeding it?"

"What?"

Lord Pang was startled, then noticed that the monster actually wanted to run away again.

It completely lacked the valiant fighting spirit it had shown after receiving those several attacks earlier.

This sudden change caused Lord Pang to gradually come to his senses, and he then exclaimed,

"An Echo Wall?? Energy absorption??"

"Exactly!"

Song Yiqing nodded slightly.

"The greatest characteristic of this Shadow Monster should be its ability to absorb the Qi contained in all the attacks it receives.

Because of this, the more violent our attacks are, the more we feed it."

"Hiss——"

Lord Pang sucked in a breath of cold air.

"So in the end, it's because I, Lord Pang, am too powerful?? That's why it became so strong??"

"..."

Song Yiqing glanced sideways at him and ignored him. He then waved his right hand, and the six Flying Swords instantly blocked the Shadow Monster again.

"Using Qi to fight it is just giving it nutrients."

As he spoke, he looked at Zhang Qilin.

"Xiaoge, I'll leave it to you!"

"Okay,"

Zhang Qilin nodded slightly without refusing.

At that moment, Song Yiqing turned his head to look at a middle-aged man standing on a tree branch in the distance.