God of Pets-Chapter 571: Heroic Rescue

Ah!

Chen Guan felt an incomparable giant strength coming from his hand.

That power carried a trembling force, shaking Chen Guan's body as if it were a sieve.

Bang!

Chen Guan flew backward and plunged into the river without any ability to resist.

Luckily, he used the Body Protection Divine Skill, or the shaking force alone would have shattered all his bones.

He wasn't feeling well now either, with a tumult in his chest as if he were about to vomit blood.

Chen Guan quickly used the Secret Skill of Stepping on Waves to rush out of the water and swiftly head towards Ice City.

"What's going on with the Mountain-Opening Axe? It's like it doesn't recognize family or friends," Chen Guan pondered. "In this situation, unless there's help from the divine power, it's probably difficult to pull the Mountain-Opening Axe out."

"But the axe has its own spirit, and even if I use divine power to pull it out, it probably won't obey me. When I have divine power, I can suppress it; without it, my own power is insufficient to restrain it. I mustn't let it trick me." Seeing that the Headless Giant wasn't pursuing him, Chen Guan went ashore, found a snowbank as cover, and rested behind it.

"Even the Three Heroes of the Xia Family couldn't pull out the Mountain-Opening Axe. Their strength is much greater than mine, and they're of the Xia Family bloodline. If they can't do it, how can it be approved by the axe?" While Chen Guan was thinking, he inexplicably thought of Ma Xiaolong's Talent.

"Ma Xiaolong says he can resonate with all the Secret Spirits in Ice Cliffs, but those spirits are actually just sealed in the Ice Cliffs. Is it possible that Ma Xiaolong's talent resonates with the power that seals the spirits, not with the spirits themselves?"

"Earlier, the Black Jiao also said he has that person's bloodline. Is it possible only those with the Talent of the Dragon's Heir can pull out the Mountain-Opening Axe?" Chen Guan considered whether he should try it.

But if Ma Xiaolong were to pull out the axe, first, he lacks the strength, and second, if he really pulls it out and it resonates with him, would he still give it to me?

Chen Guan thought for a while and felt he needed a comprehensive strategy to get Ma Xiaolong to pull out the Mountain-Opening Axe.

As for whom the Mountain-Opening Axe wants to choose, what does it matter to Chen Guan? It's just a tool, too much fuss over nothing. It needs a lesson.

With that thought, Chen Guan got up and headed towards Ice City, pondering how to make Ma Xiaolong wholeheartedly pull out the Mountain-Opening Axe for him and how to ensure Ma Xiaolong could successfully do so.

Facing the Headless Giant's strength now, Chen Guan really couldn't withstand it; getting close is quite challenging.

Without the Three Heroes of the Xia Family to hold the front line, Chen Guan estimated he couldn't even get near the Headless Giant before being blown away by the terrifying fist wind. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Now Chen Guan regretted being in such a hurry to pluck out the Mountain-Opening Axe; he didn't deliver a Disabling Fist to the Headless Giant.

However, Chen Guan also wasn't sure if the Disabling Fist would be effective against the Headless Giant.

The Headless Giant originally should have had a head, visible from the severed neck. He can live even with his head severed, so the Disabling Fist's effects are mostly wasted.

Effects like blindness, muting, or deafening wouldn't be useful.

Now it's only possible to see if the Disabling Fist can cause cardiac arrest or damage his lungs.

At the time, Chen Guan didn't punch but directly went for the Mountain-Opening Axe, afraid the Disabling Fist wouldn't work on the Headless Giant and would alert him. Now, he can only find another way.

"I definitely can't outfight the Headless Giant with brute force, so I can only hope the Disabling Fist works, and I need to find a way to get close to him," Chen Guan thought he should rely on Body Technique Secret Skill now.

Create a Secret Skill that allows him to get close to the Headless Giant, then see if the Disabling Fist has any effect.

Ma Xiaolong's matter can be set aside for now; after dealing with the Headless Giant, he can find Ma Xiaolong anytime.

Returning to Ice City, he didn't see Ma Xiaolong at the city gate.

Chen Guan didn't mind and planned to leave the Grand Abyss Heavenly Realm first; he couldn't get a skill for body technique here, and he needed to find a powerful composite body technique secret skill.

Just heading toward the Teleportation Array, he suddenly heard someone discussing Ma Xiaolong from within an ice pavilion.

"Brothers, this time we must ensure that Ma Xiaolong regrets it. How dare he steal our training business? Let's end him."

"Rest assured, this time we'll make sure Ma Xiaolong is completely done for."

"That kid hasn't returned yet, so we can ambush him. When he comes back to Ice City, we'll hit him hard."

"Yes, hit him hard, finish him off, and then the entire training business in Ice City will be ours."

…

There usually aren't many people in Ice City, and Ma Xiaolong has left the city, so he isn't around, allowing them to talk carelessly.

Listening from one side, Chen Guan understood that these people, like Ma Xiaolong, were involved in Poison Type pet training, one of the few ways to earn money in Ice City.

Ma Xiaolong's rates are low, his training is highly efficient, and problems seldom occur, so the people who come here for poison pet training mostly choose Ma Xiaolong. Those doing similar work can only get the scraps, sometimes not even that, so it's not surprising they want to target Ma Xiaolong.

This wasn't their first attempt to target Ma Xiaolong; they had failed previously—unable to deal with Ma Xiaolong, and instead getting beaten quite badly themselves.

After listening to their plans, Chen Guan thought, "These guys are really stupid. With their level, they probably can't handle Ma Xiaolong."

Chen Guan had an idea and waited by the side until they rested at night, then quietly sneaked into their room.

He summoned the Ten Thousand Poison Insect Emperor to coat their weapons with Unsolvable Poison.

He was just thinking about how to make Ma Xiaolong wholeheartedly help him, and here was the opportunity.

Later, he could come in as the hero for a feigned rescue—no matter where this trouble came from—as long as he saved them, Ma Xiaolong would owe him a favor.

…

Returning from training, Ma Xiaolong entered the city, feeling something was amiss. Suddenly, he saw numerous pets emerge from all around, along with some familiar faces wielding weapons rushing over.

Ma Xiaolong sneered, choosing not to summon pets, instead drawing a saber to fight many opponents, preventing them from getting close.

While Ma Xiaolong was feeling triumphant, he suddenly sensed a cold whistle behind him and instinctively turned around, dodging two Flying Sabers, though one left a thin scratch on his cheek, only slightly breaking the skin.

"I've been holding back, but you intend to take my life, so I won't hesitate to retaliate," Ma Xiaolong, somewhat angered, immediately used his Lifebound Star Mask.

It was a dragon mask, complete with dragon horns.

When the mask was in place, dragon scale armor immediately appeared on Ma Xiaolong, protecting his entire body.

Ma Xiaolong was about to unleash his power on these colleagues who constantly wished him harm when suddenly his vision blurred and he staggered.

"I'm poisoned!" Ma Xiaolong reached for his antidote, but this poison was extraordinarily potent. Before his hand reached his pocket, he was already collapsing forward.

As he fell, his vision blurred, and he saw a familiar silhouette descending from above, standing in front of him.

"Master… Big Brother…" Ma Xiaolong peacefully fell unconscious.