God of Pets

Chapter 623 Strengthening the Physical Body
Mei Sheng may have fought with Mo Qianpo, or perhaps she witnessed Mo Qianpo using the Reverse Yuan Technique.

He felt that the Reverse Yuan Technique was nothing special. He had already mastered the Plum Blossom Finger technique to perfection and could contend with it. Although he might not be able to defeat it, he wouldn't be too far behind.

The truth is, let alone Chen Guan's Ninefold Reverse Yuan Technique, even Mo Qianpo's Fivefold Reverse Yuan Technique would be too much for his Plum Blossom Finger to withstand.

Mei Sheng waved his sleeves, his hands flying out from within, his ten fingers moving like nimble snakes, sending out streaks of light that pierced towards Chen Guan.

Chen Guan's palms were blood red, and with a sweep of his hand in the air, he shattered all of Mei Sheng's plum blossom finger beams.

The plum blossom-shaped fingertip was as brittle as glass beneath the bloody handprint.

When Mei Sheng saw his plum blossom finger technique being shattered so easily, he couldn't help but frown slightly.

However, he did not show any extra change in expression. He never thought that he could defeat the Reverse Yuan Technique with the Plum Blossom Finger, but the Plum Blossom Finger was much less effective than he had imagined.

Originally, it was thought that the Plum Blossom Finger technique should at least be able to contend with the Reverse Yuan Technique and cause Chen Guan some minor trouble.

"Is your Reverse Yuan Technique at a higher level than Mo Qianpo's?" Mei Sheng asked Chen Guan.

"You talk too much nonsense." Chen Guan didn't answer him, but said coldly.

Mei Sheng's face turned cold: "It seems I've really given you too much face, which is why you dare to be so presumptuous in front of me."

As he spoke, the tadpole-like pupils in Mei Sheng's eyes began to rotate within their sockets. As these tadpole-like pupils rotated, a surge of energy began to rise from Mei Sheng's body, causing his robes to flutter without wind.

The next second, Mei Sheng moved, as if a celestial being were in the wind, his figure elusive and unpredictable.

Chen Guan could tell at a glance that Mei Sheng wanted to win by using his agility.

In a direct confrontation of vital energy, no one within the cave could rival Chen Guan.

But no matter how strong your energy is, you still need to be able to defeat people.

Chen Guan is currently only level 40, so speed is indeed a weakness.

Fortunately, he had previously learned the "Du Sao" movement technique and now he has mastered the "Ghost Immortal Step," so he can make up for his lack of speed with his movement techniques.

However, Mei Sheng's movement technique is clearly different from ordinary ones. It should be a top-level movement technique. Even if Chen Guan relies on his movement technique, he may not be able to be faster than him.

In the past, Chen Guan wouldn't have needed to hide at all; he could have simply activated his protective divine skill.

Even if the spiritual power reconstructed by the Reverse Yuan Technique is only activated with the Azure Heaven Overlord Body, there are probably very few places within the cave that can break through it.

However, Chen Guan's vital energy is not as abundant as before. With only five hundred yuan of vital energy, he cannot maintain the Heavenly Overlord Body for very long.

However, since Chen Guan dared to step forward, he must have already considered these issues. It wouldn't be so easy for Mei Sheng to defeat him using his agility.

In the blink of an eye, Mei Sheng had already arrived in front of Chen Guan, leaving behind a series of graceful afterimages. His movement technique was truly unpredictable.

Chen Guan only activated the secret state "Return to Originality" obtained from Xiu Jieming. After his spiritual power was enhanced, this was the first time Chen Guan had used "Return to Originality".

The reason it wasn't used before was because using "Return to the Original Nature" in the past was not a strengthening factor for Chen Guan, but rather a weakening factor.

Because Chen Guan fights using his Yuan Qi skills, when he uses Return to Originality, all the Yuan Qi in his body will surge out at once.

Without vitality, what's the point of Chen Guan, who relies on skills?
Returning to one's original nature involves using the surge of primordial energy to remove impurities from the body and strengthen it. However, the strengthening effect of ordinary primordial energy is not enough to make the body invulnerable to weapons.

Returning to one's original nature strengthens not only physical strength, but also speed, power, reaction time, and other aspects. Strengthening the body is only one part of it. Therefore, activating the state of returning to one's original nature is equivalent to transforming oneself into a pure physical cultivator.

Although Chen Guan's fighting skills are also good, he is used to a skill-based style, so he is not so effective at body cultivation.

But things are different now, because Chen Guan's newfound spiritual energy is too strong. Using this kind of spiritual power to return to one's true nature and strengthen the body is no longer as simple as before.

While the effect on improving speed, strength, and reaction time may not be significant, spiritual energy cleanses the body's cells, much like coating them with a membrane, thus increasing the body's strength.

Such spiritual power, when applied to the body, creates a layer of spiritual power that coats the cells—this is no ordinary strength.

When Xiu Jieming used Return to the Original Nature, he became a physical cultivator. When Chen Guan used Return to the Original Nature, it was equivalent to becoming an immortal body within the same level.

Within this grotto-heaven, who could break through his spiritual power?

The advantage of returning to one's original nature is that the body can maintain this strength indefinitely, unlike protective divine skills, which require constant use of vital energy to sustain them.

The downside is that your vital energy is consumed all at once, after which you can only fight with your bare hands or wait for your vital energy to recover.

Of course, you can also use elixirs or similar medicines to restore your vital energy while using the Return to Original Nature technique, and you can still use the secret techniques.

However, Chen Guan felt it was unnecessary, as his own energy recovery speed was not slow, and his energy would naturally recover in a while.

As Chen Guan used the Return to Nature technique, a transparent gas erupted from the pores of his body like a volcanic eruption.

Because it was so pure, the color of the spiritual energy was almost invisible.

However, as the spiritual energy was expelled, Chen Guan's body suddenly shrank, just like a fat man who suddenly turned into a pure muscle man with less than ten percent body fat.

Of course, Chen Guan wasn't fat to begin with, but now his muscles were taut all over, making him look like a muscular monster made of tendons and bones.

Even more strangely, Chen Guan's entire body radiated a crystal-like luster, like a deity exuding a divine aura, or like the Buddha's light after enlightenment.

This is the effect of spiritual energy strengthening the body and forming a coating.

Ding!
Mei Sheng moved swiftly, striking Chen Guan with a plum blossom finger strike from the side.

The plum blossom-shaped finger pierced through Chen Guan's clothes and pierced his flesh, producing a metallic clang.

Ximen Bing, who had been looking rather unwell after seeing Chen Guan get hit without any reaction, was taken aback when he heard the sound of metal clashing.

Mei Sheng also frowned inwardly, his movements unpredictable, his arms constantly waving, and his ten fingers pointing out in a continuous motion.

Rays of light struck Chen Guan, leaving holes in his clothes.

Everyone originally thought that Mei Sheng had the absolute upper hand, and no matter how powerful his energy was, he couldn't withstand being injured.

The guardian spirits of Mei City roared excitedly, making all sorts of strange noises.

But they soon discovered that Chen Guan wasn't unable to dodge, but rather he didn't dodge at all, standing there allowing Mei Sheng to attack with his Plum Blossom Finger technique.

"This is too arrogant! He's not taking Mei Sheng seriously at all. Even if he has a protective divine skill, it requires a lot of vital energy to maintain. How long can he last?" Everyone thought to themselves.

(End of this chapter)