God of Pets-Chapter 421: Golden Giant
When Chen Guan and his companions arrived at this house, just like Hu Quan, they first knocked on the door and, after no one answered, pushed it open to look inside.
Seeing the altar table and coffin inside, neither Chen Guan nor Xiu Jie Ming were surprised. They both thought the evil spirit was inside the coffin, and the plaque was the spirit tablet worshiping the evil spirit.
Only, the plaque was covered with a red cloth, so they couldn’t see the name of the evil spirit enshrined on it.
"Evil spirit, I’m giving you a chance to explain yourself, otherwise come out and face your death." Xiu Jie Ming said coldly as he looked at the coffin.
Chen Guan glanced at Xiu Jie Ming, his expression indescribable.
The Xiu Jie Ming he remembered wasn’t like this. Why does he now seem like a hero seeking justice, which doesn’t match his identity at all?
"Could he have been affected by Secret Knowledge or had his body taken over?" Chen Guan just made a sarcastic remark in his heart. For someone as strong-willed as Xiu Jie Ming, it was nearly impossible to brainwash or take over his consciousness.
Crash! Crash!
As Chen Guan was thinking, the coffin lid suddenly began to move on its own. After shifting a couple of times, the entire lid suddenly popped open and fell to the side, and a gleaming golden figure rose upright from within.
Both Chen Guan and Xiu Jie Ming saw that it was a Golden Giant, seemingly carved entirely out of gold, yet its body moved like flesh and blood, incredibly bizarre.
"Indeed, the evil spirit is a Secret Spirit," Chen Guan thought to himself.
"Do you have anything to say?" Xiu Jie Ming asked the Golden Giant.
"Die!" was the only word the Golden Giant uttered before suddenly charging out of the coffin, throwing a fist towards Xiu Jie Ming’s face at an unimaginable speed.
Xiu Jie Ming also threw a punch, his fist seemingly carrying the Mountain Power.
Unparalleled Secret Skill: Mountain-Shaking Divine Fist, a punch could break mountains.
Boom!
The clash of fists brought about a surprising scene for Chen Guan.
With Xiu Jie Ming’s strength, he was actually sent flying by the Golden Giant’s punch, crashing through a stone wall and leaving a large hole, landing outside. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖
Stunned, Chen Guan quickly retreated to avoid being attacked by the Golden Giant.
Just as Chen Guan retreated, the Golden Giant had already rushed forward, its speed still as fast as ever, even faster than Chen Guan’s One-Night Step.
Fu Tianji swung the Profound Iron Mace and Purple Gold Gourd Hammer, resolutely blocking the Golden Giant in front of Chen Guan.
As Chen Guan exited the doorway, the Profound Iron Mace and Purple Gold Gourd Hammer had already collided with the Golden Giant’s fists.
Chen Guan knew well the power of the Profound Iron Mace and Purple Gold Gourd Hammer; they were Secret Divine Artifacts, capable of injuring anything they touched, incomparable to ordinary weapons.
The Golden Giant trying to counter two Secret Divine Artifacts with its fists, was surely at a disadvantage.
However, the next second, Chen Guan saw Fu Tianji’s body get sent flying, landing outside with both feet deeply embedded into the ground, smashing several stone slabs before stabilizing himself.
"Is this Golden Giant Secret Spirit so strong?" Chen Guan was shocked.
Fu Tianji and Xiu Jie Ming were top-tier in the Third Awakening, and yet the Golden Giant’s single strike made them so disheveled—truly inconceivable.
But judging by the Golden Giant’s state, it had to be a Third Awakening as well. Given that, Fu Tianji and Xiu Jie Ming shouldn’t be suppressed like this, right?
No time to think, the Golden Giant had already swung a fist toward Chen Guan.
A simple punch, seemingly without much mystery.
Without hesitation, Chen Guan activated the Blood Burst Divine Skill, a mist of blood rising from his body, and simultaneously employed the One-Night Step, along with the Frosty Cotton Hand.
The Golden Giant’s punch seemed ordinary enough, but Chen Guan, using the One-Night Step and Martial Arts Rhythm, found himself unable to dodge, having to meet it head-on with one of his own palms.
As palm and fist collided, Chen Guan felt something was wrong—his Primordial Energy seemed to rush toward the Golden Giant’s fist like a surging river.
Originally, the Frosty Cotton Hand’s ability to penetrate an opponent’s body was advantageous, but in this case, it wasn’t penetrating so much as being drawn in by the Golden Giant.
Not only the power of the Frosty Cotton Hand but even the blood mist touched by the Golden Giant’s fist was being drawn away.
The level 60 Blood Burst Divine Skill couldn’t withstand the Golden Giant’s fist, its blood-qi layer torn open.
Chen Guan’s body was also sent flying, his entire arm numb, his hand feeling like it was cracked.
The last line of defense, the Azure Heaven Dominating Body, couldn’t withstand the Golden Giant’s fist either; Primordial Energy disappeared at the point of contact, rendering it largely ineffective.
Fortunately, Chen Guan had abundant Primordial Energy, otherwise, his Primordial Energy would have been completely drained in an instant.
Thankfully, because of his excessive Primordial Energy, the Azure Heaven Dominating Body didn’t completely fail, or it wouldn’t just be a numb arm.
Only then did Chen Guan realize why neither Fu Tianji nor Xiu Jie Ming could withstand the Golden Giant’s punch—this creature could absorb Primordial Energy.
Xiu Jie Ming said nothing, leaping up from the ground with an outpouring of Primordial Energy, as if the Demon God had descended upon him. With a great hand, he unleashed another supreme Secret Technique of the Supreme Demon Venerable’s Secret Collection.
He had used it once already, logically, he shouldn’t have been able to deploy it again so soon.
Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam!
Xiu Jie Ming’s Secret Technique was surprisingly shattered by the Golden Giant’s fist.
But Xiu Jie Ming wasn’t startled or flustered, continuing to unleash one supreme Secret Technique after another imbued with the Secret Power of the Supreme Demon Venerable.
Chen Guan was both surprised and delighted, suddenly understanding.
Xiu Jie Ming’s talent was indeed beyond ordinary people. Yang Huai and Hu Quan could only utilize the Secret Techniques of those Secret Knowledges.
Yet Xiu Jie Ming could convert the Secret Power of those Secret Knowledges into his own Secret Power of the Supreme Demon Venerable, which alone made him vastly superior to Yang Huai and Hu Quan.
The Golden Giant swung its fists, shattering each of Xiu Jie Ming’s Secret Powers, or rather, absorbing the energy into its own body.
Chen Guan knew this was Xiu Jie Ming’s goal. The Golden Giant, after all, was just a Third Awakening Secret Spirit at its core.
With such constant absorption of Secret Power, its body wouldn’t be able to withstand the overwhelming Primordial Energy, and might burst open from within.
Xiu Jie Ming’s body could withstand such an amount of Secret Power because those powers didn’t spread within his identity, controlled by Secret Knowledge.
It was like swallowing numerous toxin-coated capsules; as long as the capsules remained intact, no matter how potent the toxin, it wouldn’t affect the body.
But the Golden Giant was absorbing vast amounts of Primordial Energy directly into its body—how could it possibly withstand such terrifying amounts of Primordial Energy?
Chen Guan couldn’t help but admire Xiu Jie Ming’s quick thinking and rich combat experience.
Faced with such a strange ability, he devised a countermeasure almost instantly.
But as Xiu Jie Ming launched Secret Power after Secret Power, both of their expressions changed.
The Golden Giant’s body seemed like a bottomless abyss, showing no change regardless of how much of Xiu Jie Ming’s Secret Power it absorbed.
On the contrary, the Golden Giant’s strength continued to grow. With one last punch, it not only absorbed Xiu Jie Ming’s Secret Power but also sent Xiu Jie Ming flying.
While in mid-air, Xiu Jie Ming’s body erupted with a torrent of Primordial Energy, his body undergoing violent changes, transforming into a bizarre state.
He reentered the Returning to the True Self state, expelling all Primordial Energy, removing impurities from his body, making his physique pure and powerful.
