In the grassy area where the Evil Adorable Rabbits appeared, Chen Guan stared at an ordinary Evil Adorable Rabbit charging at him madly, secretly channeling the Blood Hand Seal Secret Skill.
Primordial Energy drained, infused into his right hand, that originally ordinary right palm, suddenly inflated as if pumped with air, clearly larger than his left hand. Moreover, the palm seemed excessively engorged with blood, turning a bizarre purplish-red, appearing strange and terrifying.
Slap!
The Evil Adorable Rabbit leaped up, pouncing fiercely, but was directly slapped on the head by Chen Guan's purplish-red right palm. The Evil Adorable Rabbit's head was slammed into its chest with a single blow, landing on the ground like a headless monster, taking two steps before collapsing, dead as if its breath had stopped.
"What a formidable Blood Hand Seal!" Chen Guan rejoiced inwardly as the power of the Blood Hand Seal did not disappoint him. It was only a level 1 Blood Hand Seal, yet it already had such might; a level 3 Evil Adorable Rabbit couldn't withstand a single strike, its head being slammed into its chest, truly imposing.
Unlike the Secret Spirits' Secret Skills, the Secret Skills obtained by humans from absorbing the Secret Skill Core are initially level 1, requiring personal practice to increase the level, the higher the level, the stronger the Secret Skill's power.
Of course, if one's own level is very high, using a level 1 Secret Skill can still be powerful.
Chen Guan felt a bit of a void in the Primordial Energy inside his body; now, his total Primordial Energy was less than three points. A single Blood Hand Seal drained 1.6, making continuous use of the Blood Hand Seal impossible.
However, due to the existence of the Undying Stealth Killing Skill, after killing the Evil Adorable Rabbit, some of the Primordial Energy floating out of its body was absorbed into Chen Guan's body, almost instantly replenishing the consumed Primordial Energy, even leaving surplus Primordial Energy, nourishing Chen Guan's body with the operation of the Undying Stealth Killing Skill, strengthening his physique and expanding his body's Primordial Energy tolerance limit.
"The old bird said that his Stealth Killing Skill could only absorb one-tenth or one-twelfth of the released Primordial Energy from killed Secret Spirits, and further conversion to one's own Primordial Energy would lose eight or nine-tenths, so the net gain is very minimal, and it requires dedicated time to digest."
"But after killing just a level 3 Evil Adorable Rabbit, I absorbed and converted so much Primordial Energy instantly, surely not just one-tenth or one-twelfth; the Undying Stealth Killing Skill seems to be far more powerful than the old bird's Stealth Killing Skill. Under such conditions, does it mean as long as I can kill with one palm, the plunder via the Undying Stealth Killing Skill allows for endless use of the Blood Hand Seals Secret Skill, tantamount to infinite Secret Skill release..."
Chen Guan decided to test it out, seeking other Evil Adorable Rabbits for experiments, and as expected, as long as he could kill with one blow, the Primordial Energy stolen by his Stealth Killing Skill sustained his continuous use of the Blood Hand Seal.
After consecutively using the Blood Hand Seal more than a dozen times, killing over a dozen level 2 to level 3 Evil Adorable Rabbits, Chen Guan's level reached 3, and his Primordial Energy reached 4.88. Even without the support of the Stealth Killing Skill, he could continuously use the Blood Hand Seal three times.
The level of the Blood Hand Seal is still at level 1; proficiency is needed to enhance its level, though the exact number of uses required to attain level 2 is unknown.
With the aid of the Stealth Killing Skill, Chen Guan can continuously use the Blood Hand Seal, greatly accelerating the enhancement of proficiency compared to others. Elevating levels within battles is the fastest, allowing him to sustain combat almost indefinitely.
Killing Evil Adorable Rabbits is somewhat wasteful in terms of time for Chen Guan, with a low drop rate and insufficient Primordial Energy obtained to satisfy his needs.
Yet, Chen Guan's understanding of areas on the island is limited; he only had the chance to ask the old bird for some general information before they unexpectedly parted ways so soon. If he casually wanders around and inadvertently enters a dangerous area, he might lose his life.
"The old bird mentioned that towards the east, there's a Peacock Forest where the Secret Spirits are Mystical Peacocks, ranging between levels 5 to 7, which should suit my current level for cultivation." After pondering for a moment, Chen Guan let Yan Zhi scout in a direction.
Before arriving at the Peacock Forest, he noticed a colorful peacock drinking by a mountain stream beside the forest from afar.
The peacock's feathers were interwoven with black, green, blue, purple, and cyan, its luscious plumage emanating an eerily enchanting glow, its claws dark-toned, occasionally spreading its plumes, displaying eye-like patterns formed by the five intertwined colors, as deep and mesmerizing as the eyes of the abyss of hell, seemingly absorbing even visual attention.
The peacock's true eyes were long and narrow, with jet-black pupils, adorned with a vertical stripe on its forehead, entwined with the five colors like a vertically shifting colorful eye, exceedingly eerie.
Concealing himself behind a large rock, Chen Guan observed in astonishment: "The old bird said there are three types of Mystical Peacocks: the white Mystical Peacock at level 5, the green at level 6, and the blue at level 7. This peacock possesses five-colored enchantment, clearly not part of those three types of Mystical Peacocks, suggesting it should be a high-quality Secret Spirit, though whether rare or uncommon remains unknown, also unsure of its level. Indeed, the Secret Spirits on this island are of high quality, with countless superior specimens. Being transported here is a lucky turn of events; elsewhere, searching for such high-quality Secret Spirits wouldn't have been so easy."
While contemplation swirled, Yan Zhi charged towards the Mystical Peacock with a saber, while Chen Guan continued hiding behind the rock, observing from afar; such danger could certainly not be confronted personally.
Yan Zhi leaped, exerting full force with the Bloodsucking Saber slashing down on the Mystical Peacock, the power strong like splitting Hua Mountain.
The Mystical Peacock abruptly flapped its wings, its talons gracefully tapping akin to a ballet dancer, effortlessly dodging Yan Zhi's overhead slash.
Unfortunately, although it evaded the overhead slash, it couldn't escape Yan Zhi's horizontal saber sweep, with the Bloodsucking Saber flashing across, a peacock's head soaring mid-air with blood.
Chen Guan had to commend Yan Zhi's all-rounded skills post-encouragement.
As the Mystical Peacock's body fell, suddenly five-colored particles floated out from it, gathering towards Chen Guan's hand, soon forming into a five-colored Secret Core held firmly by Chen Guan.
Chen Guan was somewhat astonished, knowing the high quality of the Mystical Peacock, but didn't expect its singular quality to be so high. Such a Secret Spirit was effortlessly slain by Yan Zhi, whose combat prowess was indeed imposing.
The Great Peacock Origin Heart—Inner Binding Fist Heart Seal: A rare Secret Technique.
A rare quality Secret Technique, generally quite desirable for most, yet Chen Guan had little interest, putting it away and continuing to have Yan Zhi blaze the trail in hunting Mystical Peacocks.
The encountered white peacocks were utterly unmatched, with Yan Zhi's single saber strike, the white peacocks couldn't even react before being cleanly killed, without leaving an opportunity for Chen Guan to intervene.
Chen Guan had no choice but to engage the white peacocks in combat himself, the power of the Blood Hand Seal was formidable, yet it lacked speed, failing to strike the swiftly moving white peacocks.
Fortunately, Chen Guan's current Primordial Energy allowed him to attack with the Blood Hand Seal three times in a row; the second strike hit a white peacock, leaving a blood-red handprint on its snowy feathers.
The white peacock attempted to walk a few more steps after the strike, but suddenly spurted blood from its mouth, its body collapsing to the ground, twitching briefly before losing its breath, dead completely.
The Blood Hand Seal, swift and gentle, its power piercing into the core, incredibly domineering, demonstrating devastating destructive force.