God of Pets-Chapter 422: Spirit Tablet

Entering the state of Returning to the True Self, Xiu Jie Ming no longer had Primordial Energy, so the Golden Giant couldn’t absorb his energy.

The purely robust physique clashed in combat with the Golden Giant, the collision of muscle and metal resounding loudly.

It was evident that Xiu Jie Ming’s physical strength and Power were inferior to the Golden Giant’s, putting him at a disadvantage, though not as overwhelmingly as before.

"Do not use Primordial Energy, fight with Power alone." Chen Guan instructed Fu Tianji to fight without using Primordial Energy.

Fu Tianji’s personal strength was significant, but when combined with the power of the Purple Profound Armor and the mace and hammer, he charged forward to battle the Golden Giant, easing much of Xiu Jie Ming’s pressure.

Moreover, Fu Tianji possessed the Undying Body, bearing the brunt of the Golden Giant’s attacks as the main force.

What was terrifying was that the Golden Giant endured the blows of the Profound Iron Mace and the Purple Gold Gourd Hammer, both Secret Divine Treasures, without losing ground.

Two against one, yet the Golden Giant still held the absolute advantage.

Chen Guan dared not rush forward, this type of combat was ill-suited for him.

The Golden Giant’s ability to absorb energy somewhat countered Chen Guan’s abilities.

Chen Guan, who primarily fought using Primordial Energy, was thoroughly countered when facing the Golden Giant.

"This Golden Giant is surely at the Secret God Level; a World-Defying Secret Spirit at the Third Awakening could not be this powerful." Observing from the sidelines, Chen Guan thought to himself as various thoughts flashed through his mind: "Even the Purple Profound on Fu Tianji, also at the Secret God Level and with four as well, is still suppressed, highlighting the Golden Giant’s terror."

In terms of speed, strength, physical sturdiness, and techniques, the Golden Giant was an extremely formidable presence.

Fu Tianji needed to use the Blood Escape Technique to surpass the Golden Giant in speed, but generally, who could continuously use such a technique?

Without the Blood Escape Technique, Fu Tianji’s speed couldn’t match the Golden Giant’s.

Xiu Jie Ming was also quite fast, barely keeping up with the Golden Giant, yet he couldn’t show any advantage.

Fortunately, Xiu Jie Ming’s techniques clearly surpassed the Golden Giant’s, his erratic footwork allowed his frenzied punches to land on the Golden Giant from time to time, but the damage was barely visible.

The Golden Giant’s attacks, however, required Xiu Jie Ming to use energy redirection techniques, or else his purely physical collisions would be unbearable even in his True Self state.

Fu Tianji’s Profound Iron Mace and Purple Gold Gourd Hammer could only push the Golden Giant back, failing to inflict true harm.

Luckily, Fu Tianji had the Undying Body; if the battle dragged on like this, there was a possibility of exhausting the Golden Giant to death.

Suddenly, Chen Guan saw the Golden Giant’s fist explode with blinding golden light, like a golden blazing sun coming into existence, with such high temperatures that even Chen Guan, some distance from the battlefield, felt as if he had entered a scorching furnace.

The armor on Xiu Jie Ming ignited almost instantly, the fabric quickly turning to ashes, the metal armor heating to the point of melting and dripping like molten iron.

The armor on Fu Tianji, formed from the Purple Profound, did not melt as ordinary armor did, but it still emitted steam.

Boom!

The Golden Giant’s Sun Fist struck Fu Tianji, sending him flying back, with a dented fist imprint appearing on his chest, the dent in the armor resembling molten lava.

Even armor formed from a Secret God couldn’t withstand a punch from the Golden Giant.

"Sun God Fist!" Chen Guan gasped in shock.

The Golden Giant aimed another Sun God Fist at Xiu Jie Ming, who dared not meet it head-on, quickly changing his Body Technique and dodging the Golden Giant’s Sun God Fist once again.

As the Golden Giant was about to pursue, Fu Tianji charged back up, relying on his Undying Body to withstand the Golden Giant’s attacks.

The Golden Giant repeatedly used the Sun God Fist, causing Fu Tianji’s body to be punctuated with sunken fist prints, marks that would have killed an ordinary person long ago.

"How can he use Hu Quan’s Sun God Fist? Could it be..." Chen Guan’s expression shifted unpredictably, scrutinizing the Golden Giant to find any clues to confirm his suspicions.

Even with Xiu Jie Ming’s strength, facing the Golden Giant, he could barely play a supporting role, struggling to have an impact.

All reliance fell on Fu Tianji to withstand the Golden Giant, preventing the situation from completely collapsing.

Chen Guan had to marvel, Fu Tianji was extraordinarily strong, able to hold on in such circumstances, it could only be him.

But then the Golden Giant started using various Secret Skills and Hidden Powers, driving Xiu Jie Ming and Fu Tianji nearly to collapse.

The Golden Giant was already vastly more formidable than Xiu Jie Ming and Fu Tianji, and now able to use various Primordial Energy Skills, whereas Fu Tianji and Xiu Jie Ming could not, the disadvantage was overwhelming.

"At this rate, Fu Tianji may still hold, but Xiu Jie Ming could be beaten to death." Chen Guan’s mind raced, yet he couldn’t devise a strategy.

The Golden Giant was an all-around suppression, Xiu Jie Ming barely serving any purpose, and Chen Guan feared he’d be eliminated immediately if he joined, being even more useless.

"The Secret Skills the Golden Giant uses are all Hu Quan’s; could it be the Golden Giant was created after Hu Quan was possessed by that evil spirit?" Chen Guan speculated internally.

At this thought, Chen Guan took advantage of the combat distraction to execute the One-Night Step, rushing back inside the room.

Since he couldn’t help, he decided to see if he could find anything useful here.

If this Golden Giant was a trial left by the Netherworld Emperor, then where was his legacy?

Maybe the legacy contained something to counter the Golden Giant. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

There was nothing much inside the house, except for the coffin and an offering table, with a plaque covered by a red cloth on it and not much else.

Rushing up to the plaque in one step, Chen Guan pulled the red cloth away, wanting to first determine the Golden Giant’s origin, perhaps deducing its weaknesses.

Once the red cloth fell away, Chen Guan was stunned.

He had expected the plaque to bear the name of the evil spirit, since this place was supposed to worship it as a god.

But written on the plaque was neither a divine name nor any evil spirit’s name.

"Ancestral Spirits of Ancient Well Village..." Chen Guan’s eyes traced the words on the plaque in bewilderment.

He had never heard of a spiritual commemoration like this, of an entire village’s ancestors with a single plaque, and without any specific names, just these words.

Typically, each elder would be venerated separately, each would have an individual plaque bearing their name.

Yet here was nothing, just these few words.

"No, wasn’t it said that this place was dedicated to the evil spirit? Why would it say Ancestral Spirits of Ancient Well Village?" Chen Guan’s thoughts churned, unable to grasp the situation. He picked up the plaque and turned it over, hoping to find more clues.

Regrettably, the back of the plaque was blank, offering nothing.

"There’s something off... definitely something off... this isn’t where the evil spirit is worshipped... that old man lied to us... could it be... the old man is the evil spirit himself..." Chen Guan’s thoughts whirled, but he still couldn’t make sense of it.