Though the tiger was mighty, it could do nothing to the sparrow. In sheer power, Indra's Claw far surpassed the Nianhua Finger, but Meng Furen had sidestepped its strengths and struck at its weaknesses. In just a few moves, Gu Ming was already surrounded by peril, his life hanging by a thread several times over.
"Damn you! You think you can kill me? Not so easily!" Gu Ming had strength to spare but nowhere to unleash it, and the frustration was eating him alive. He let out a hysterical roar and thrust out the claw he had been building toward for some time. Force surged from it, stretching outward like the gaping maw of a monster as it snapped madly at Meng Furen.
"This ends here." Meng Furen breathed the words softly, then stopped dodging and struck out with a claw of her own. Their claws collided, and the tranquil aura around Meng Furen suddenly soared. The gentle force at her fingertips turned overwhelmingly fierce, crushing forward with the force of a landslide. Crack, crack! Several sharp snaps rang out as Gu Ming was sent reeling backward. His fingers were crooked against his palm, and who knew how many had broken. If you are the gaping maw of a beast, then I'll pull out your fangs!
Gu Ming's face turned ashen, and his whole body trembled faintly. He lowered his head to look at his broken fingers, a deathly desolation flickering in his eyes. It wasn't because he was injured, but because the Indra's Claw he had always prided himself on had been defeated at its greatest strength. Meng Furen had shown him through action that even if they competed in Inner Force, just as he wanted, he had not the slightest hope of winning. People in the Martial World