God of Pets

Chapter 553 Heroic Spirits Unsheathed
After Chen Guan conquered Tianyang City, he discovered that the city's prisons were actually holding quite a few humans.

Some of the humans were prisoners of war captured by the demons, and they might still have some value, so they were temporarily imprisoned.

Some of them were merchants from Tianyang City. These merchants did not have time to escape when the demons besieged the city, and were imprisoned here after the demons broke through the city.

The reason they weren't killed was, of course, because they were rich. If someone was willing to spend a lot of money to redeem them, the money would naturally be accepted. As for whether they would be released, when they would be released, and how many times the money would be collected, that depended on Mo Qianpo's mood.

When these imprisoned humans discovered that the demons guarding their cells had all escaped, they immediately realized what had happened and were all overjoyed.

They thought the human army of Taishan City had launched a counterattack to reclaim their lost territory, and that they were finally saved.

When they saw human soldiers come to take over the cells, they were all overjoyed.

But their smiles soon faded, because the human soldiers who took over the cells were like deaf and mute people. They didn't talk to them at all, seemed unable to hear what they were saying, and didn't release them. They simply took over the guard duty from the demons.

Chen Guan certainly couldn't release them just because they were human. He asked Nan Zilan to find out who these people were and why they were imprisoned before deciding who to release or not to release them at all.

He didn't have time to deal with those people right now, so he let Nan Zilan investigate first, and then handed over the task of plundering resources to Teng Mingli, asking her to take stock of all the resources in the city, make detailed accounts, and then reward those who had contributed.

Chen Guan himself would not do these things; he spent most of his time giving Bai Xiuyan medicine.

Bai Xiuyan is currently in a state of severe physical and mental exhaustion, and is only kept alive by Chen Guan's rare and precious herbs; otherwise, he would be half-crippled even if he doesn't die.

We can't count on him for the time being. It's good enough that he's alive. If we want a complete cure, we'll have to find a real healer or get some top-grade pills that can nourish both the spirit and the body.

For example, the Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill is quite suitable for Bai Xiuyan's current situation.

However, there's nowhere to get that kind of pill right now. If you want to refine a batch, you'll have to wait until you leave the secret realm and find a master alchemist from the Divine Continent.

Fortunately, Chen Guan's rare and precious materials kept Bai Xiuyan alive, so he didn't die.

After Chen Guan saved Bai Xiuyan, he finally had time to carefully study his newly acquired top-secret state.

Top Secret Status - Heroic Spirit Unsheathed: Using the body as a sheath and the spirit as a weapon, carrying the will of a hero, facing the calamity of life and death.

After studying it, Chen Guan discovered that this was not a sword technique, but a risky art involving a life-or-death struggle of the soul.

To put it simply, this move is called astral projection, where the soul is used as a weapon to attack your soul.

If your soul is stronger than mine, then I will strike your soul with my own, even if it means the destruction of my own soul, I will still injure your soul.

Since your soul is weaker than mine, there's nothing more to say; it will simply be shattered by my soul.

So this thing has nothing to do with swords. To use this move, you first have to bear the risk of your soul leaving your body, and secondly, your soul and your will must be strong. Otherwise, leaving your soul will not only fail to harm the enemy, but you may even be annihilated before you even touch the enemy's soul.

Even the rarest heroes in the world can only use this move when they are in dire straits and have the will to die. That is why this top-secret state is called "the spirit unsheathed".

Chen Guan felt that although this thing was quite powerful and could enhance his own soul power, it was also too dangerous.

Similar to the "One Thought Ghost God" technique, it's too risky to use normally, so I definitely wouldn't use it under normal circumstances. However, having this one might be surprisingly effective if I encounter an enemy skilled in soul power in the future.

After all, entering the Heroic Spirit Unsheathed state strengthens one's soul and will, enabling the creation of a spirit vessel.

If someone tries to attack Chen Guan using soul skills, this move can be used to counter them.

Chen Guan would not use this move unless absolutely necessary. The risk of astral projection is too great. If he is not careful, his soul will be damaged, and he might become an idiot.

"I hope I never have to use this move," Chen Guan thought to himself.

Fortunately, Bai Xiuyan had mastered the art of unleashing heroic spirits; otherwise, no matter how strong his sword intent or how powerful his abilities, he probably wouldn't have been able to defeat Mo Qianpo.

It was also Mo Qianpo's bad luck that he happened to run into Bai Xiuyan, who had a spiritual connection to the world.

Even if he were to fight Chen Guan, he might not necessarily lose.

Although the massive energy unleashed by "My God" was terrifying, Chen Guan wasn't entirely sure if he could defeat Mo Qianpo using "My God."

The key reason lies in the Reverse Yuan Technique that Mo Qianpo practiced. The five-fold condensation of the Reverse Yuan Technique made Mo Qianpo's Yuan Qi too dense.

It's easy for Chen Guan to slap an ant to death, and he could easily slap ten or a hundred of them. But if he were to slap a nail the size of an ant, it might be Chen Guan's own palm that gets pierced. Size and strength are not the only decisive factors, otherwise, super-giant secret spirits would have already unified the world.

However, now that Mo Qianpo is dead, it will be difficult to find someone who can cultivate the Reverse Yuan Technique to the fifth level, so Chen Guan has no way to verify his guess.

"We need to find a way to get our hands on the Reverse Yuan Technique." Chen Guan had already inquired and learned that both the Reverse Yuan Technique and the Heavenly Yuan Body originated from the Heavenly Yuan Sea.

The Heavenly Origin Body originated from the level 60 peerless secret spirit, the Heavenly Origin Beast, while the Reverse Origin Technique originated from the level 60 peerless secret spirit, the Primordial Spirit Granny.

Tianyuan Beasts are rare to begin with, and while Yuanling Po is easier to find, she's not like a cabbage by the roadside that you can just pick up whenever you want.

Finding Yuanlingpo is not easy, and killing Yuanlingpo to obtain the "Reverse Yuan Gong" is even more difficult.

In addition, the "Reverse Yuan Technique" is a highly sought-after secret skill that rarely appears on the market, and there is no record of anyone getting their hands on it and then selling it.

Although the "Reverse Yuan Technique" may seem useless to most people, that doesn't stop it from being valuable, simply because the ability to enhance one's Yuan Qi is both extremely rare and incredibly powerful.

If Chen Guan wants the "Reverse Yuan Technique", he either has to wait for an opportunity and then pay a high price to buy it, but the chance of waiting is slim, and the chance of actually buying it is even lower.

Alternatively, you could go to Tianyuan Sea yourself and try your luck; perhaps you'll find something.

Unfortunately, various Six-Sense Mystic Spirits appear in groups in the Tianyuan Sea, and many legions go in to fight, sometimes even finding it difficult to escape unscathed. If Chen Guan goes alone, the risks he would take are simply too great.

"Indeed, having more people makes things easier. I can train the Tianyang Cavalry into my core force, expand their size a bit, and take them to Tianyuan Sea for training. They can also help me kill Yuanling Po. That shouldn't be too much to ask, right?" Chen Guan thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)