God of Pets

Chapter 768 Returning to One's True Nature, Stage Three
Chen Guan saw that Xiu Jieming's body was spewing out vital energy again.

As his vital energy dissipated, his body did not shrink again this time; instead, it suddenly expanded.

His vital energy surged forth in bursts, and his body swelled up in layers.

His body, which had become lean, was now even more robust than usual, so much so that his armor was torn apart, revealing his incredibly strong physique, like a crystal statue.

Even more bizarrely, strange patterns began to appear on Xiu Jieming's crystal-sculpted body.

It shouldn't be called patterns, but rather protrusions growing from the flesh, like reliefs, gradually rising from the flesh to form various different relief patterns.

The embossed patterns continued to grow, gradually covering the entire body and eventually merging into a single armor-like shell that enveloped Xiu Jieming's entire body.

At this moment, Xiu Jieming was filled with primal, wild power, as if his body had transformed into its most primitive form.

“Returning to one’s original nature… third stage…” Chen Guan was surprised. This was the first time he had ever seen someone develop the top-secret state to the third stage.

"Come on, use your strongest power." A strange light flickered in Xiu Jieming's eyes, which were encased in carapace.

Chen Guan remained silent, and the Pure Yang Sword Light erupted once more, hurtling towards Xiu Jieming's body.

To Chen Guan's surprise, the intensity of the third stage of returning to one's true nature seemed to have weakened.

During the second phase, the Pure Yang Sword Light could no longer harm him.

But now the pure Yang sword light pierced through his armor and went straight in.

In the next second, the carapace damaged by the pure Yang sword light healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

After the carapace healed, Chen Guan's Pure Yang Sword Light struck the carapace again, but it seemed to have completely lost its effectiveness, unable to leave even a trace on the carapace.

With a thought, Chen Guan changed his tactics and used other secret techniques to attack Xiu Jieming.

Xiu Jieming simply stood there watching him, letting him attack as he pleased, without any intention of retaliating.

Chen Guan used several different secret techniques to attack Xiu Jieming's body, confirming his thoughts.

Sure enough, the different secret techniques were only effective during the first attack on Xiu Jieming, and were able to damage his carapace.

But this effect only applies once. After the shell is injured, regardless of where the injury occurs, the entire shell itself will acquire the corresponding immunity.

In other words, the same ability only works once for Xiu Jieming, and then it becomes completely useless.

"The third stage of top-secret status is ridiculously powerful," Chen Guan thought to himself.

The stronger Xiu Jieming's top-secret state is, the better. His cheerleader soul has been completely recorded. If Xiu Jieming can use it, so can he. For Chen Guanlai, the stronger the better.

If the third stage of Returning to the Origin ability is also effective against the Secret Laws, does that mean that once a Secret Law has been used on him, it will be useless against him in the future?

Chen Guan thought to himself, but there was no way to verify it at the moment. He could only wait until he entered the Great Cave Heaven to conduct the experiment.

However, given the current situation, it will be difficult to defeat Xiu Jieming.

Judging from the current situation, it seems there is only one way to defeat Xiu Jieming, who has reached the third stage of Returning to One's True Nature.

A single, fatal blow; the first attack must completely destroy his body, otherwise a second attack would be useless.

This condition might be difficult for others, but it's not difficult for Chen Guan. Chen Guan has at least three ways to break it: My God, Creation of the World, and Empty Leaf.

My God can directly destroy Xiu Jieming's body, giving him no second chance.

The Creation World can decompose his body, but whether it can actually decompose it, and how much vital energy is needed to use the Creation World to decompose it, is currently unknown.

There's a 50% chance that listening to the audio will be useless; it's a bit of a matter of luck, so it's not entirely certain.

My God is the most direct and best ability to break through the third stage of returning to one's original nature, and the power of My God will not have the problem of repetition.

This time, Chen Guan can use a secret technique blessed by the God of War to defeat him. Even if he survives and becomes immune, he can use another secret technique next time to deal with him just the same way.

However, the hidden energy has not yet recovered, so it cannot be used for the time being.

Chen Guan didn't want to kill Xiu Jieming, so he didn't use the powerful weapon, Kong Ye.

Moreover, Xiu Jieming did not use the Heavenly Fate Star or the Heavenly Fate Treasure. If Chen Guan were to defeat him with Kong Ye, it would seem that the victory would not be satisfying enough.

"Time is running out, now use your strongest power." Xiu Jieming stood there, enduring all of Chen Guan's attacks, yet he seemed to grow stronger and stronger.

"Try this again." Chen Guan threw a punch at Xiu Jieming. This time, he contained his inner energy, and the seemingly ordinary punch landed squarely on Xiu Jieming's chest.

This punch failed to even damage Xiu Jieming's carapace, making it less effective than previous attacks.

But Xiu Jieming, who had remained unmoved until now, changed his expression.

The punch seemed to cause no damage to Xiu Jieming's body, but Xiu Jieming suddenly felt a blackout before his eyes, as if he had gone blind.

Seeing that the crippling fist was effective, Chen Guan continued to punch Xiu Jieming.

Xiu Jieming's vision, hearing, smell, pain, and so on, soon all disappeared.

He stood there like a real crystal statue, unable to speak, move, or feel anything.

"It seems that the third stage of Returning to One's True Nature isn't a panacea either; at least the Crippled Fist can still be effective." Chen Guan was growing increasingly fond of the insidious secret technique created by Mei Qingta.

"Capturing Xiu Jieming alive seems like a good ending, but it's a bit unfair to Xiu Yingmei." Chen Guan stepped forward, preparing to lift Xiu Jieming up and drag him out of the abyss to directly break the Heavenly Court army's psychological defenses. This would surely cause the Heavenly Court army's morale to plummet, and they might even flee in disarray.

Although he and Xiu Jieming had a certain tacit understanding, this understanding was based on their being evenly matched.

If Xiu Jieming had such an opportunity, he probably wouldn't let it go.

With these thoughts in mind, Chen Guan put his arm around Xiu Jieming and tried to get him out.

However, after Chen Guan exerted his strength, he suddenly felt his arm sink, and with his strength, he was unable to lift Xiu Jieming's body.

"How can it be so heavy?" Chen Guan frowned slightly, changed his posture, and hugged Xiu Jieming's statue-like body with both hands, trying to lift Xiu Jieming's body up as if uprooting a tree.

As Chen Guan continued to exert his strength, Xiu Jieming's body seemed to be rooted to the spot, and he couldn't pull it up no matter what.

"That's strange. His six senses have all been sealed, so he shouldn't be able to use his power anymore. How come his body is so heavy?" Chen Guan took two steps back, staring at Xiu Jieming and pondering to himself.

(End of this chapter)