Beast Taming: Slaughter Atlas-Chapter 381 - 329: Comprehensive Breakthrough
After Chu Chen left, Long Batian immediately made several communications.
By noon, Wu Zhenghao left the Cyan Dragon Daoist School with a bitter smile. He did not return directly to the auction house but instead dialed Wu Yingxiong’s communicator.
"Make every effort to gather the items Chu Chen needs, and don’t spare the cost." With that, he hung up the communication.
Wu Yingxiong was left standing there in a daze. His father’s trip to the Cyan Dragon Daoist School seemed to have strengthened his resolve to invest in Chu Chen even more.
However, he didn’t have the time to ponder over these matters now. After all, Chu Chen would be leaving tomorrow, so he needed to collect as many Star-Raising Fruits as possible.
Chu Chen went to the market to buy some local specialties, intending to take them back for his family and friends to try.
By evening, Wu Yingxiong found Chu Chen again, holding a wooden box, his eyes filled with joy.
He quickly approached Chu Chen, smiling as he said, "Brother Chu, I did not disappoint you." With that, he handed over the wooden box.
The box was rectangular, about twenty centimeters in height and width, and forty centimeters in length. Its surface was engraved with intricate patterns, and it exuded a faint fragrance.
Clearly, the box had been meticulously chosen.
Chu Chen courteously received the box.
Upon opening it, he discovered twenty-four Star-Raising Fruits inside, with nine First-Grade and Second-Grade each, three Third-Grade, two Fourth-Grade, and one Fifth-Grade.
Seeing this, Chu Chen’s face lit up with joy. Although there were not many high-quality Star-Raising Fruits, the quantity was quite decent. Managing to collect so many Star-Raising Fruits in just one day showed that the Wu family had indeed been diligent.
After securing the box, Chu Chen cupped his hands toward Wu Yingxiong and said, "Thank you very much."
Upon hearing this, Wu Yingxiong showed a look of relief. His heart finally settled. After having been reproached earlier in the day, receiving Chu Chen’s acknowledgment was a comfort to Long Batian.
After bidding farewell to Wu Yingxiong, Chu Chen returned to school to begin his seclusion.
Gazing at the Star-Raising Fruits in hand, Chu Chen couldn’t help but sigh. Although he had quite a few Star-Raising Fruits, each Guardian Beast could only consume three per major Realm, which limited the speed of their Realm advancement.
However, he had an even more extravagant method, which was to use Heavenly and Earthly Treasures as supplements.
Although this would waste a lot of the medicinal power, Chu Chen currently had the backing of the Wu family, so he temporarily lacked neither Heavenly and Earthly Treasures.
To most Beast Masters, this method would lead to Guardian Beasts with empty Realms but unmatched strength, akin to spoiling things through excessive enthusiasm.
However, with the Slaughter Atlas, Chu Chen only needed sufficient Slaughter Value for Skills to reach Perfection Level in no time, and he spent most of his time in battle, so he did not worry about his Guardian Beasts experiencing the aforementioned issues.
Chu Chen sat cross-legged, summoned Shadow Kill, Cage, Feng Shuang, and Duofu with a wave of his hand, and then took out more than a dozen Heavenly and Earthly Treasures from the Spatial Ring.
He began by tossing two pitch-black fruits to Shadow Kill. These were Profound Rank Upper Grade Dark Fruits, rich in Star Power and abundant with Dark Element. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚
Previously, Shadow Kill had ingested a Metal Bloom, resulting in a significant boost in its strength and Domain, which caused an imbalance in its control over the elements. The Gold Element’s proportion during skill usage was overly high—though the power indeed increased significantly in the short term, it would adversely affect its future development.
For instance, imbalance in element control during evolution could lead to failure.
Moreover, during breakthroughs to higher Realms, bottlenecks could arise, hindering breakthroughs.
Shadow Kill wasted no time, immediately devouring the two Dark Fruits.
Seeing this, Chu Chen was quite satisfied. He then distributed a variety of Heavenly and Earthly Treasures to Cage and Feng Shuang, instructing them to consume only one type at a time.
Chu Chen did this to prevent them from consuming Heavenly and Earthly Treasures with conflicting Attributes simultaneously, turning treasures into poisons.
Cage and Feng Shuang obediently complied, though their refining speeds differed noticeably.
Cage, being much larger, refined the Heavenly and Earthly Treasures several times faster than Feng Shuang.
Watching Cage gobble like a glutton, Feng Shuang subconsciously stored the Heavenly and Earthly Treasures in front of it into the Spatial Ring.
This scene prompted an unhappy growl from Cage, as if complaining about the lack of trust.
Seeing this, Chu Chen chuckled. These little guys had grown up together, closer even than Lei Yao and Nirvana, frequently having playful squabbles.
Duofu watched as the others feasted, eyes filled with longing, but the aura they exuded was too intimidating for him to approach. If it weren’t for a certain mutual closeness, he might have fled already.
Seeing Duofu’s expression, Chu Chen laughed. Being the overlord of a Fifth-Level Secret Realm, he had high hopes for the little guy’s future.
Chu Chen approached Duofu and fetched several Star Treasures rich in Star Power from the Spatial Ring, ranging from Level 3 to 5.
Duofu looked at the Star Treasures then compared them to the Heavenly and Earthly Treasures before the other three beasts, almost bursting into tears from grievance.
Without contrast, there’s no harm; the disparity was glaringly vast.
Noticing this, Chu Chen patted the little guy’s head gently, saying, "Your current Realm is too low. Those Heavenly and Earthly Treasures would be poison to you; you simply can’t handle them. But don’t worry, once your Realm improves, there will be plenty of Heavenly and Earthly Treasures for you." With that, he waved a few Heavenly and Earthly Treasures before him.
Hearing this, Duofu’s mood lightened significantly, and it began munching on the Star Treasures voraciously in front of it.
The sight of its little paws holding onto the Star Treasures and nibbling was truly adorable.
About a quarter of an hour later, Duofu’s eyes snapped open, and its aura slightly increased, advancing from Servant Level First Rank to Second Rank.
In the upcoming time, almost every fifteen minutes, Duofu’s Realm would advance by one rank.
In just two short hours, Duofu successfully broke through to War General Level.
This speed could only be described as terrifying, though it was within reason. Duofu’s quality was Epic Level; even without consuming Star Treasures, it would have reached War General Level within half a month. Chu Chen merely expedited the process.
Duofu consumed dozens of Star Treasures, reaching Servant Level Seventh Rank, and then ingested three First-Grade Star-Raising Fruits in succession, finally stepping into War General Level.
Chu Chen was using money to buy time. If other Beast Masters learned of his methods, they’d likely label him a spendthrift.
But what Chu Chen currently lacked was time, not money.
After examining Duofu, Chu Chen discovered some superficial Star Power within, evidently a side effect of the overly rapid Realm ascension.
Chu Chen immediately gathered up the Star Treasures in front of Duofu, fearing it would continue consuming them.
Duofu now needed to stabilize, or it would hit a bottleneck soon.
Meanwhile, Shadow Kill, too, made breakthroughs to Lord Level Seventh Rank, prompting Chu Chen to provide three Fourth-Grade Star-Raising Fruits for consumption.
True to expectations, Shadow Kill made consecutive breakthroughs, rising from Lord Level Seventh Rank directly to Monarch Level First Rank.
The Metal Bloom had granted Shadow Kill the Metal Body Talent, eliminating the need to endow it with further Talents upon reaching Monarch Level.
Cage and Feng Shuang, after consuming several Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, made consecutive breakthroughs of two minor Realms overnight, ascending from First Rank Commander Level to Third Rank.
Chu Chen, too, with the feedback from the four Guardian Beasts, successfully broke through to Soul Master Level Second Rank.
