God of Pets-Chapter 580: Borrowing the Axe

Helplessly, Chen Guan was not adept at intelligence gathering, and Gao Weiqiang was not here. Going to Celestial Yang City to bring him here now, who knows where he might be teleported to, is probably too late.

Chen Guan could only settle with the situation and continue to search for and kill the Secret Spirits in the Ice River.

Although nothing could be extracted from them, their corpses were a great supplement to Ghost Eye and Rouge, helping their levels to continuously rise.

While Chen Guan and his group kept moving upstream, the Xia Family was in no rush to hunt the Secret Spirits upstream.

They were waiting for the Xia Family corps to gather. The Mountain-Opening Axe had been taken by someone, they could not allow any more mistakes with the Water-Resistant Sword.

They must capture the Water-Resistant Sword in one fell swoop, as for the Mountain and River Map, that was secondary.

Because there were many fragments of the Mountain and River Map, no matter how hard they tried, it was impossible to collect all the fragments themselves, so they weren't in a hurry.

Additionally, just having fragments of the Mountain and River Map was useless. Now that they had already controlled some fragments, they weren't worried about others taking away the River Map.

After more than half a month, the Xia Family's corps had gathered fifty thousand people.

These were Sixth Awakening Cultivators transferred from other Grotto Heaven Secret Realms. The Xia Family spent a lot of effort to seize the Water-Resistant Sword and the Mountain-Opening Axe.

Xia Huang, Xia Hua, and Xia Guagua led fifty thousand Sixth Awakening Cultivators to besiege the white-headed, blue-bodied ape Secret God Wu Zhiqi, making ample preparation.

The corps ambushed within the glacier, and Xia Guagua went into the water alone to lure out Wu Zhiqi.

A great battle ensued on the glacier, fifty thousand Sixth Awakening Cultivators besieged a Sixth Awakening Secret Spirit, but with the help of Xia Huang and the others, they initially couldn't exert any advantage.

Wu Zhiqi's battle prowess in water was unparalleled; even on land, although its power was slightly weaker, it was still extremely terrifying.

Its body was impervious to knives and guns, and the attacks of the Sixth Awakening Cultivators had no effect on it. Its monstrous strength was also unrivaled, making the Xia Family corps suffer considerably under the onslaught.

Xia Hua sighed, "If we had the Mountain-Opening Axe, killing Wu Zhiqi wouldn't be so difficult. Our Secret Skills and Secret Treasures nearly have no effect on it."

"Exhaust its Primordial Energy, and we'll have a chance," Xia Huang said.

He was determined to acquire the Water-Resistant Sword, and there must be no mistake.

The Xia Family's corps was indeed formidable. Although their raw strength was insufficient, they managed to hold Wu Zhiqi in place with the battle array, waiting until its Primordial Energy was exhausted.

Boom!

Wu Zhiqi unleashed the power of its Secret Collection, delivering a punch that fractured the earth and glacier. The terrifying force directly penetrated the unfathomable glacier, below which was connected to the Water Type of the Ice River.

Wu Zhiqi sneaked into the water, rapidly recovering its Primordial Energy, and displayed great might in the water, sending out terrifying Primordial Energy, catching the Xia Family corps off guard.

Seeing Wu Zhiqi return to the water, Xia Huang realized today might not be the day, so he had to announce a retreat and re-plan the battle strategy.

As long as Wu Zhiqi was in the water, they could not trap it.

After such a battle, enticing Wu Zhiqi out of the water again would likely not be so easy.

"Brother, if it doesn't work, shall we find that Purple Sun Corps member? With the Mountain-Opening Axe in his hands, we'd have a better chance of killing Wu Zhiqi," Xia Guagua suggested.

"I also want to find him, but he might not see me." Xia Huang was also helpless; the original plan was to seize the Mountain-Opening Axe first and then kill Wu Zhiqi, but now the plan was entirely disrupted.

"If we offer enough, he might still be willing to lend the Mountain-Opening Axe back, right?" Xia Guagua pondered optimistically.

Xia Hua gave him a sidelong glance, "He knows well that we're determined to get the Mountain-Opening Axe. How could he possibly lend it to us?"

Xia Guagua suddenly realized, "He's afraid of a one-way trip with a bun to feed a dog, never to return."

"You might be the dog, but I'm not," Xia Hua glared at him fiercely.

"If that's the case, then his worries are actually unnecessary. People like us, with such integrity, how could we not return what we've borrowed? Well, think of other methods first; I'll go ask him for the Mountain-Opening Axe. I'm certain my sincerity will move him to lend it to me." Xia Guagua said as he rushed out of the tent.

Xia Hua wanted to stop him, but Xia Huang gestured with his hand to hold her back, saying, "Let him go, that person probably won't act harshly on him."

"But with Guagua gone, we have no way to kill that Wu Zhiqi; we don't even have someone who can draw Wu Zhiqi out," Xia Hua said.

"Think again; there will always be a way." Xia Huang could only console her.

He indeed didn't have any good plan either. Wu Zhiqi not only excelled in water evasion but could also absorb Primordial Energy in water. Fighting in the Ice River, its Primordial Energy was practically inexhaustible, relying solely on the corps to drain its Primordial Energy was almost impossible.

Only by using a defense-breaking divine artifact like the Mountain-Opening Axe to directly breach Wu Zhiqi's defense could it be killed; even a war of attrition wouldn't work.

Though Xia Huang thought it was unlikely, he still harbored a faint hope that Xia Guagua could indeed borrow the Mountain-Opening Axe back.

Xia Guagua, however, was full of confidence, deploying his body technique as he headed upstream to the Ice River.

Come to think of it, Chen Guan and his group were definitely upstream hunting Secret Spirits now.

Chen Guan was indeed doing what Xia Guagua anticipated, continuously advancing upstream to find isolated Secret Spirits and slay them with the Mountain-Opening Axe.

Even a Level 60 World-Defying Secret Spirit could not withstand the destructive power of the Mountain-Opening Axe. If he were able to hit a vital point, a few blows were enough to kill a Level 60 World-Defying Secret Spirit.

"Having a Divine Artifact is truly delightful!" Chen Guan killed another Vitodragon King, allowing Ghost Eye to dive into the water to devour Vitodragon King's corpse.

Ma Xiaolong on the side barely had a role to play, simply watching as Chen Guan slew the Secret Spirit.

"Someone is coming." Ma Xiaolong, who was on watch, saw a figure approaching and immediately alerted Chen Guan.

"It's Xia Guagua… he still hasn't given up…" Chen Guan squinted and saw the visitor, realizing it was Xia Guagua, and he was alone.

"Brothers of the Purple Sun Corps, I finally found you." Seeing Chen Guan and Ma Xiaolong, Xia Guagua was overjoyed.

He had been on the move for a day and a half, and finally found them.

"Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, those with virtue reside. Your Xia Family couldn't get them, indicating you have no fate with them, so why force it?" Chen Guan said to Xia Guagua.

"It's a misunderstanding, I'm not here to steal the Mountain-Opening Axe, I'm here to borrow your Mountain-Opening Axe," Xia Guagua quickly explained.

"Borrow my Mountain-Opening Axe?" Chen Guan was taken aback, "That thing can be borrowed? And returned?"

"Yes, exactly that. We want to kill Wu Zhiqi to get the Water-Resistant Sword, but due to Wu Zhiqi's formidable body, without the Mountain-Opening Axe, we can't kill it and retrieve the Water-Resistant Sword. So, we're here to borrow your Mountain-Opening Axe," Xia Guagua explained matter-of-factly.

Chen Guan stared blankly at Xia Guagua, pondering, "Is this a conspiracy? Trying to trick me into going after the Water-Resistant Sword and leaving me and the Mountain-Opening Axe there?"

He couldn't believe that someone would reveal their own secrets like this, not even a dog would be this honest.