Although he didn't understand why his soul body would have physical reactions, Old Barak's face was swollen like a pig's head.
Just as he was about to grab Xue Dili, he found that brat dared to resist, so he decided to teach Xue properly. Old Barak was confident, as the young lad's body techniques and swordsmanship were taught by him, flaws were apparent. Time to show him some masterful combat techniques.
And then he got beaten up. It wasn't a gap in techniques; he saw through Xue Dili's moves countless times, yet ended up looking like a pig's head.
Techniques only matter when the stats are close; Xue's attributes were likely more than double those of the old undead, beating him was as easy as a youngster hitting an old man.
Xue Dili experienced the charm of being a stat powerhouse for the first time, didn't need any technique, just basic attack mixed in, and it had Old Barak sweating. Missing a few moves was no big deal, as long as basic attacks connected.
