"Clang!"
The blade collided with its front paw, producing the sound of metal striking metal.
"What tough fur."
Liu Zheng clicked his tongue in admiration as he looked at the Dragon-Scale Blade trembling ceaselessly in his hand.
"What a sharp blade."
The Giant Panda was equally alarmed as it looked at the bloody line across the back of its paw.
It was an ancient exotic species. Since childhood, it had washed and tempered its sinews and marrow with medicinal baths, practiced martial arts, and forged its body. It had long reached the Iron-Skin Steel-Bone Realm.
Forget ordinary blades—even if someone used a chainsaw to give it a haircut, they would have to replace the teeth several times.
And this mongrel before it was not particularly strong, yet he had managed to injure it. It had to be because of that blade.
"Kill this guy first, then take his blade."
The Giant Panda made up its mind. Folds squeezed out across its round belly before springing back like a compressed rubber ball. It became an afterimage as it lunged at the retreating Liu Zheng.
"So fast! As expected of a 'cat.'"
Liu Zheng was slightly startled as the enormous paw clawed toward his face.
Fortunately, he now had the movement speed boost from Feng Hou Bamboo Leaf Tea. Otherwise, he truly would not have been able to react in time.
Seeing the airflow swirling around the claw tips, Liu Zheng did not dare take the blow head-on with his body and raised his blade to block.
The giant paw struck the Dragon-Scale Blade, bending its body into a dangerous arc. Yet, true to its perfect quality, it ultimately withstood the blow.
"Roar!"
Surging fury made the Giant Panda instinctively retract its paw, while Liu Zheng used the force of the strike