A dazzling, blinding halo suddenly burst forth.
At the critical moment, Chen An yanked Tang Wuling backward with all his strength, completely pulling her out of the halo's dangerous range.
At the same time, he deliberately turned sideways, fully exposing his back to the center of the explosion.
Bzz—
Fine crystalline motes exploded and washed over Chen An's back.
Pale cyan crystal patterns visibly spread at rapid speed, instantly crawling across his entire back. The surface of his skin hardened at once, covered by a layer of crystal armor identical to that of the Millennium Crystal Bear.
But to humans, these crystals were extremely fragile. Once struck heavily, the crystallized parts would shatter like glass.
Xie Xie, who had been about to step forward and thank him, froze when he saw the bizarre scene. His expression changed instantly, and he hurried over.
"Chen An! Are you all right?!"
Tang Wuling was equally flustered. She hurriedly supported Chen An's arm, her eyes full of concern. "Xiao An!"
Using their support, Chen An took two steps forward and spoke calmly, deliberately pretending to be unharmed.
"I'm fine. I forgot that a Millennium Crystal Bear leaves behind a burst of residual soul power after it dies. I should have kept you farther away from the corpse."
Tang Wuling hurriedly shook her head, guilt filling her eyes.
"It was my fault. I didn't understand this soul beast's traits and nearly got you hurt."
Xie Xie hurriedly pressed him from the side, his tone anxious.
"Are you really okay? Do you feel any stinging or numbness? Is it serious?"
Only Chen An himself knew that this so-called crystallization was not a problem at all.
He could recover simply by channeling Reverse Cursed Technique into his body. He was merely taking the opportunity to find a