The Stone Giant kept struggling, but under Ling Feng's Soft Technique it simply couldn't bring out its full strength. Instead, its arms and legs were locked up by Ling Feng, and as Ling Feng exerted more force, its body gradually started to deform.
Crack crack crack—accompanied by Ling Feng's burst of strength, the Stone Giant's body let out a series of cracking sounds; several of its joints were already showing fractures.
"Are we really going to keep going?" Ling Feng said in a deep voice. "If we do, this Guardian of yours is going to be scrapped!"
The Shan Ling could see it too: if Ling Feng kept tightening the hold, this Guardian of his really would be twisted apart by Ling Feng.
"Enough, you've passed the first trial!" the Shan Ling said helplessly. "What is that move of yours? Why does it restrain him so completely?"
Ling Feng released the hold on its limbs and said with a smile, "Soft Technique."
"Soft Technique?" The Shan Ling shook his head. "Never heard of it!"
