God of Pets-Chapter 623: Strengthening the Physical Body

It seems that Mei Saint may have fought against Mo Qianpo or at least witnessed Mo Qianpo using the Reverse Element Skill.

Thinking that the Reverse Element Skill wasn't that impressive, he believed his Plum Blossom Finger, which he had honed to perfection, could stand a chance against it. Though he might not win, he wasn't too far off.

However, the truth was that Mei Saint's Plum Blossom Finger couldn't withstand Chen Guan's Ninefold Reverse Element Skill, let alone Mo Qianpo's Fivefold Reverse Element Skill.

Mei Saint's wide sleeves billowed as he waved his arms, his ten fingers moving like agile snakes. Beams of finger light shot out, aiming to pierce Chen Guan.

Chen Guan's palms, blood-red, swiped through the air, instantly shattering all of Mei Saint's Plum Blossom Finger lights.

Under the Blood Hand Seal, the Plum Blossom Finger lights were as fragile as glass.

Seeing his Plum Blossom Finger lights shattered so effortlessly, Mei Saint couldn't help but frown slightly.

Yet, he showed no additional change in expression. He never expected the Plum Blossom Finger alone could defeat the Reverse Element Skill. It just performed far worse than he had imagined.

He initially thought the Plum Blossom Finger should at least clash with the Reverse Element Skill and cause some minor trouble for Chen Guan.

"Is your Reverse Element Skill at a higher layer than Mo Qianpo's?" Mei Saint asked Chen Guan.

"Such nonsense." Chen Guan did not answer him, only responding coldly.

Mei Saint's face turned cold. "It seems I really gave you too much face, making you dare to be so presumptuous in front of me." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

As he spoke, Mei Saint's eyes began to rotate, with pupil spots resembling tadpoles swirling in his eye sockets. As the tadpole-like pupils rotated, a vast energy surged from his body, causing his robes to flutter without wind.

The next moment, Mei Saint moved, his figure drifting unpredictably like an immortal in the breeze.

Chen Guan immediately recognized that Mei Saint intended to win through body technique.

In direct confrontation with Primordial Energy within the Grotto Heaven, no one could outmatch Chen Guan.

However, no matter how strong the Primordial Energy, one still needed to hit the target.

Chen Guan, now only level 40, indeed had a weakness in speed.

Luckily, he had previously learned the "Solitary Trace" body technique, and now mastered the "Ghost Immortal Step", which compensated for his lack of speed through body technique.

However, Mei Saint's body technique was clearly extraordinary, likely a top-tier Body Technique Secret Skill. Even with his body technique, Chen Guan might not be faster.

In the past, Chen Guan didn't even need to dodge; he would simply activate the Body Protection Divine Skill.

The reconstructed spiritual power of the Reverse Element Skill, even if only activating the Azure Heaven Dominating Body, probably no one in the Grotto Heaven could break it.

Now, Chen Guan's Primordial Energy wasn't as abundant as before. With over 500 Primordial Energy, the Azure Heaven Dominating Body couldn't last long.

Yet Chen Guan dared to stand here, naturally having considered these issues. Mei Saint would not easily defeat him simply by relying on body technique.

In the blink of an eye, Mei Saint was already before Chen Guan, leaving elegant afterimages in his wake. His body technique was indeed unpredictable.

Chen Guan, however, only activated the Absolute Secret State "Returning to the True Self" that he acquired from Xiu Jie Ming; this was Chen Guan's first time using "Returning to the True Self".

The reason he hadn't used it before was because using "Returning to the True Self" in the past didn't strengthen Chen Guan; it was a form of weakening.

Chen Guan relied on Primordial Energy Skills for combat, and using "Returning to the True Self" caused all his Primordial Energy to surge out at once.

Without Primordial Energy, how could the skill-oriented Chen Guan continue?

"Returning to the True Self" purges the body's impurities with the surge of Primordial Energy, simultaneously strengthening the body. However, the common Primordial Energy's strengthening effect couldn't make the body invulnerable.

The strengthening effect from "Returning to the True Self" also enhanced speed, power, reaction, and various aspects, with physical strengthening being only a part of it.

Therefore, activating the state of "Returning to the True Self" was akin to turning oneself into a pure body cultivator.

Although Chen Guan had decent fighting skills, being accustomed to skill-oriented combat made body cultivation less effective for him.

But the situation had changed. Chen Guan's Alien Elemental Energy was now too strong, and using such spiritual power in "Returning to the True Self" made physical enhancement far from simple.

Enhancements to speed, power, and reaction might not be dramatically impressive, but the spiritual power cleansing the physical cells was as if adding a coating, increasing the body's strength.

Such spiritual power enhanced bodies are not of ordinary strength.

When Xiu Jie Ming used "Returning to the True Self," he turned into a body cultivator; when Chen Guan used it, it was equivalent to an indestructible body within the same class.

In the Grotto Heaven, who could break his spiritual power?

The benefit of "Returning to the True Self" is that the body can maintain this level of strength consistently, unlike the Body Protection Divine Skill, which requires a constant supply of Primordial Energy.

The drawback is the one-time consumption of Primordial Energy, leaving only physical combat possible or waiting for Primordial Energy to recover.

Of course, one could use elixirs to recover Primordial Energy while using "Returning to the True Self," allowing for the use of Secret Skills.

However, Chen Guan felt it unnecessary; his Primordial Energy recovery speed wasn't slow, so he could naturally recover over time.

As "Returning to the True Self" was activated, a transparent gas erupted from Chen Guan's pores like a volcanic eruption.

Because it was so pure, the spiritual power's color was almost invisible.

As the spiritual power was expelled, Chen Guan's body suddenly shrank, appearing like a fat person transforming into a pure muscle man with a body fat percentage under ten percent.

Of course, Chen Guan wasn't fat to begin with, but his now tense musculature made him look like a demonic muscle man composed entirely of sinew, bone, and muscle.

More bizarrely, Chen Guan's entire body emitted a crystalline luster, akin to a deity radiating a divine aura, or the aura of a Buddha after enlightenment.

This was the effect of spiritual power fortifying the body, forming a coating.

Ding!

Mei Saint's form flickered as he sent a Plum Blossom Finger light from the side, striking Chen Guan's body.

The Plum Blossom Finger light penetrated Chen Guan's garments, striking his flesh with a sound like metal meeting metal.

Initially, observing Chen Guan's lack of reaction upon being hit, Ximen Bing's face showed some unease. But hearing the metallic clang, he was taken aback.

Mei Saint also frowned inwardly, his form shifting unpredictably, his arms waving ceaselessly, ten fingers striking continuously.

Beam after beam of finger light hit Chen Guan, leaving hole after hole in his clothing.

Initially, everyone believed Mei Saint held an absolute advantage, thinking no matter how powerful the Primordial Energy, it couldn't withstand injury.

The guards of Mei City cheered excitedly, letting out various strange sounds.

But they soon realized Chen Guan wasn't unable to dodge; he simply didn't, allowing Mei Saint to attack him with the Plum Blossom Finger.

"This is way too arrogant, as if Mei Saint is beneath him. Even with Body Protection Divine Skill, maintaining it requires a large amount of Primordial Energy; how long can he sustain it?" everyone thought in their hearts.