"Has it become more restrained?" Fang Qianyuan's expression tightened as he recognized an enhancement art of the Earth Rank Transformation Dao.
Around Xue Pingchuan, the blazing phantom of his spirit garment grew increasingly tangible, and the once indistinct ape silhouette became clearer.
His aura fused with the giant ape's form. Even his human body was completely concealed, vanishing inside it.
After a brilliant flare, the radiance gradually faded. What appeared before Fang Qianyuan was now a true Mighty Vajra Ape manifestation.
This resembled the ancient spell cultivators' divine ability of assuming a cosmic manifestation. When Fang Qianyuan had fought an Earth Rank Expert of the Yaksha race, he had witnessed just such a manifested body.
There were subtle differences, however, because the Yaksha's transformation was called a dharma body, a naturally formed transformation wrought through its own power.
What Xue Pingchuan displayed now, on the other hand, was called a manifestation.
It was actually a spirit essence avatar similar to a Manifestation Dao summon. The difference was that he made himself the core of this body, while the Mighty Vajra Ape avatar formed its outer appearance.
The powers of the two flowed together as one, almost reaching the limits of an Earth Rank Transformation Art.
Fang Qianyuan was still analyzing the significance of this transformation from spirit garment to manifestation when he suddenly saw the Mighty Vajra Ape manifestation raise his palm and clench it into a fist.
Vast quantities of origin energy swarmed toward him from heaven and earth, like seawater pouring into a whirlpool.
The giant ape manifestation's fist seemed to contain a black hole that ceaselessly absorbed spirit essence, gathering the power of heaven and earth.
An uncanny, heart-shaking power also arose within it, making the fist shine with a white radiance, glittering like a gemstone. Merely