God of Pets-Chapter 579: Strange Secret Spirit

"What a fine item indeed! I've heard Xia Huang and the others say that the Mountain-Opening Axe held by Xia the Celestial King is just a replica of this Mountain-Opening Axe. Doesn't that mean the Celestial King has a piece and so do I, and the piece in the Celestial King's hand isn't as genuine as mine?" Chen Guan was exceedingly pleased.

With this Mountain-Opening Axe, coupled with his unique body technique, even if his level doesn't improve, he can still hold his own against cultivators with a sixth sense.

With a Divine Artifact in hand, Chen Guan felt a rush of excitement as if the world was at his fingertips.

"Brothers of the Purple Sun Corps..." Xia Huang began, wanting to say something to Chen Guan.

The Xia Family's three treasures must be brought back; now that they're in someone else's hands, he needs to find a way to retrieve them.

He wanted to propose an exchange with Chen Guan, but before he could utter a word, Chen Guan again hoisted up Ma Xiaolong and, like a phantom, dashed toward the upper reaches of the glacier.

"I'll go after him." Xia Guagua's eyes lit up as he sprinted after Chen Guan. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Rather than wanting to retrieve the secret treasures for the Xia Family, he was more interested in having a body technique showdown with Chen Guan to see who was truly faster.

Initially, Chen Guan couldn't quite shake off Xia Guagua; Xia Guagua's speed with his body technique was nearly as swift as Chen Guan's, who employed his unique technique.

But Xia Guagua's primordial energy couldn't sustain his use of secret skills constantly.

He needed to replenish his primordial energy after using the secret skill for a chase, and even with continual medication, the primordial energy couldn't keep up with the sustained consumption of using the secret skill.

Though he thought he could catch up to Chen Guan, Xia Guagua found that each time he nearly closed in on Chen Guan, his primordial energy faltered, forcing him to slow down.

Strangely enough, Chen Guan ahead also slowed, seemingly toying with him intentionally.

Xia Guagua forcibly overdrew his primordial energy, continuously closing the gap, yet when he was about to catch up to Chen Guan, Chen Guan accelerated, leveraging his martial arts rhythm and quick steps to widen the lead, leaving Xia Guagua unable to catch up.

When Xia Guagua couldn't sustain it any longer and his secret skill dwindled, Chen Guan's speed also decreased.

At this moment, Xia Guagua could ascertain that Chen Guan was indeed faster, essentially mocking him.

"Damn it!" Xia Guagua couldn't catch up, feeling utterly frustrated.

Xia Huang and Xia Hua were flying in the air but still couldn't catch up to the two, long having been left behind.

Pursuing a bit longer, Xia Guagua's primordial energy fully failed to replenish, leaving him merely watching as Chen Guan ran further away, eventually disappearing altogether.

Xia Guagua stopped in despondence, waited for a while, before Xia Huang and Xia Hua flew over, astonished to see only Xia Guagua alone.

Even Xia Guagua couldn't catch up to the Purple Sun Corps' small soldier, and he was carrying someone else; it was truly unbelievable.

"The Purple Sun Corps achieving such feats is certainly justified, not just due to one or two individuals." Xia Huang addressed the slightly disheartened Xia Guagua, saying, "Fortunately, we know his origins; we'll find him again in Celestial Yang City. The priority now is retrieving the Water-Resistant Sword and the other fragments of the Mountain and River Map..."

Realizing that chasing Chen Guan was hopeless, Xia Huang resolved to first search for the other secret treasures.

Chen Guan, carrying Ma Xiaolong, reached a solitary place before letting him down.

"Big brother's body technique is remarkably swift; even that Xia Guagua couldn't catch you." Ma Xiaolong praised.

"It's decent." Chen Guan looked at Ma Xiaolong and asked, "Are you really interested in joining the Purple Sun Corps?"

"Of course I am. There's a chance to gain resources and also slay demons, rather than wasting time here alone." Ma Xiaolong replied.

"That's great; once we leave Jixuan Dayuantian, I'll recommend you to join the Purple Sun Corps." said Chen Guan.

"I've heard Pengxuan Grotto Heaven is vast; reaching the Purple Sun Corps won't be easy, right?" Ma Xiaolong worriedly said.

"Don't worry, with me around, there will be someone to escort you to the Purple Sun Corps." Chen Guan reassured him, having his own plan.

With Fujimura Reiko involved, getting someone over is quite simple.

With the Mountain-Opening Axe, Chen Guan acquired the means to slay sixth-sense secret spirits; even the Secret God level Defending Giant couldn't withstand the Mountain-Opening Axe's power, surely other sixth-sense secret spirits stand even less chance.

Chen Guan guided Ma Xiaolong on a hunt for secret spirits in the glacier, hoping to acquire the Water-Resistant Sword and more fragments of the Mountain and River Map.

The fragments of the Mountain and River Map are exceedingly numerous; it seems every secret spirit once sealed in the glacier has a piece of the Scale Map, no one knows exactly how many.

Many people are hunting secret spirits in the glacier, and more are coming; many Scale Maps have already ended up in others' hands, assembling the Mountain and River Map seems nearly impossible at present.

Chen Guan found several secret spirits in the glacier, killed them, and acquired several Scale Maps.

But soon he discovered an issue, these secret spirits in the glacier, once killed, seemed to only yield Scale Maps and nothing else.

If someone argues that Chen Guan's luck is poor, or that he hasn't slain enough secret spirits, leading to no secret core or pet items dropping, it might make sense.

Yet along their path, seeing others hunting secret spirits in the glacier, none dropped pets or secret cores.

"That's odd, why does nothing drop?" Chen Guan mused, realizing there must be an underlying problem.

He and Ma Xiaolong continued along the glacier upstream; this glacier spans at least thirty thousand miles, with countless secret spirits; the people couldn't possibly hunt them all, allowing Chen Guan and Ma Xiaolong to avoid conflicts over territory.

Utilizing the Mountain-Opening Axe's might, Chen Guan slew more secret spirits; the results were the same, only Scale Maps dropped.

"Previously, I pierced the ice wall with a sword, inadvertently thawing the glacier and releasing those secret spirits. But that was just a regular sword, and I don't have the Dragon's Heir talent; how did it thaw the glacier? Where did the Heavy-Breaking Sword go?" Chen Guan grew increasingly suspicious.

Things here are not as straightforward as imagined.

Although nothing of value dropped, it was fortunate that Ghost Eye and Rouge benefited, consuming plenty of blood and meat.

They both finally completed their Fourth Awakening, each acquiring distinct lifebound stars.

However, their awakening didn't cause any lifebound star phenomena; Rouge's lifebound star is the Bloodthirsty Evil Star, Ghost Eye's is the Ghost Dragon Emperor Star.

Their celestial duty abilities are commendable, all enhancing combat power; the Bloodthirsty Evil Star also adds a life-stealing effect, while the Ghost Dragon Emperor Star purely boosts combat strength.

Chen Guan slew no fewer than thirty to forty sixth-sense secret spirits along the way but still found no trace of the Water-Resistant Sword.

"With the glacier spanning over tens of thousands of miles, containing over a thousand secret spirits, pinpointing the location of the Water-Resistant Sword is exceedingly difficult; perhaps a different approach is needed involving the Xia Family." Chen Guan pondered silently.

"It's a pity Gao Weiqiang isn't here; otherwise, he could probe the Xia Family, perhaps revealing the Water-Resistant Sword's whereabouts." Chen Guan considered internally.