Garuda could understand if he didn't get any advantage in close quarter combat or techniques. Since Liu Bailing said that close quarter combat was her path, then naturally she would've reached great heights in her field.
Although it could be said that Garuda walked the path touching on close quarter combat, his main body had already reached ancient god realm in terms of physical strength and was even more formidable than that of Yaksha who had inherited the strength bloodline. But his speed was his true advantage.
If Yaksha relied on strength to break everything, Garuda relied on speed to do that.
In front of true speed, everything was useless. In the first exchange, he had used speed to amplify his physical strength to draw a tie with Liu Qing, and he only came out at a slight disadvantage. But when they exchanged blows for the second time, Garuda discovered that Liu Qing's speed was only a hair slower than his.
