Beast Taming: Slaughter Atlas-Chapter 430 - 376: Taking a Stand

In the past few days, Chu Chen planned to take a break. Dozens of battles in the past half-month, it would be a lie to say he wasn’t tired.

Cultivation should be done with a balance between tension and relaxation; being too tense can be counterproductive.

However, while the body rests, the mind should not be idle. With two and a half months left until the exchange tournament, he needed to plan how to quickly enhance the power of his Guardian Beast during this time.

Chu Chen wandered around the city, purchased some daily necessities, and ate some snacks. It wasn’t until the afternoon that he reluctantly returned to the academy.

The Cyan Dragon Academy would officially start in a dozen days, but most of the returning students hadn’t left; instead, they seized the time to complete tasks issued by the academy to earn credits for cultivation resources.

This year’s students admitted to the Cyan Dragon Academy also arrived early, not because they were eager for school, but because the academy had opened exclusive tasks for freshmen, allowing them to earn resources too.

Anyone with a bit of sense would naturally report in advance.

The academy did this to cultivate talent. After all, lagging behind every year was embarrassing. Moreover, the rankings determined the amount of cultivation resources. If this situation couldn’t be changed, the Cyan Dragon Academy’s situation would become increasingly difficult, and it might one day be squeezed out of the ranks of the top five academies.

Chu Chen tapped his watch to call Wang Lu and the others.

The group chatted for a while, agreeing to meet at the school gate.

About a quarter of an hour later, Wang Lu and Ji Mingyue arrived one after another.

"Brother Chen, your aura seems to have grown stronger again. What’s your realm now?" Wang Lu asked curiously.

Chu Chen, afraid of discouraging them, could only vaguely reply, "I’ve made some progress compared to before."

Chu Chen didn’t elaborate, instead shifting the topic: "Your strengths are quite good too, you’ve improved a lot in the past six months."

"Brother Chen, don’t be modest. Our pace of improvement is like standing still compared to yours. If we could be like you, we wouldn’t be bullied by those older students," Wang Lu said somewhat helplessly.

Before Chu Chen could inquire, Ji Mingyue tugged at Wang Lu.

Seeing this, Chu Chen solemnly asked, "What’s going on?"

Wang Lu, pulled by Ji Mingyue, realized he had misspoken and hurriedly waved his hands, saying, "It’s nothing, I just misspoke."

Chu Chen, hearing this, said somewhat exasperatedly, "We’ve known each other for so many years. How could I not know if you’ve misspoken?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Lu relayed the truth.

The resources at the Cyan Dragon Academy were fixed, and the early arrival of freshmen undoubtedly took resources from the older students. However, it was the academy’s decision, and they couldn’t refute it.

While most older students were somewhat dissatisfied, they did not engage in anything excessive.

But there were always some older students who couldn’t accept it, so they gathered and blocked the Task Hall to prevent freshmen from taking tasks.

Some freshmen reported this to the faculty, only to be told to resolve it themselves. However, the school took measures, ordering the second-year and above students not to intervene.

In the school’s view, this was also a chance to train the freshmen. If they couldn’t manage such minor issues, how would they face the Beast Tide in the future?

Among the freshmen, Wang Lu and Ji Mingyue were outstanding, but their strength had just entered the Great Soul Master Realm, while most second-year students were at the mid or even peak of the Great Soul Master Level.

Everyone is a genius; challenging those above your level isn’t that easy.

Chu Chen patted Wang Lu on the shoulder and said with a smile, "I thought it was a big deal. Come with me, I’ll take you to get tasks." With that, he put his arm around Wang Lu’s neck and headed for the campus.

Seeing this, Ji Mingyue couldn’t help but look worried. Although Chu Chen’s strength was significant, challenging the older second-year students was still a tough feat.

After all, many geniuses had tried; even if they could defeat several second-year students, they still fell short against a Beast Master at the peak of the Great Soul Master level.

Moments later, the three arrived at the Task Hall and found a sizable crowd gathered there.

They pushed forward and saw two Beast Masters competing.

Chu Chen focused closely and recognized one of them.

It was none other than Wang Lei, whom he hadn’t seen for half a month, fighting against a burly second-year student, whose realm had already reached the peak of the Great Soul Master Level.

Wang Lei was only at the Sixth Rank of the Great Soul Master Level, and the gap in their Guardian Beasts was significant. Besides the difference in realm, their skill levels were quite different. After all, they were apart by a whole year, a year when strength bursts forth.

After just a few exchanges between the Guardian Beasts, Wang Lei was defeated.

Wang Lei clenched his fists, his eyes filled with rage.

At this time, the second-year student taunted, "Kid, you’re still too green. An S-level genius is only so-so. I wonder what those two Double S-level prodigies are like, surely they aren’t as weak as you?"

A crowd of older students quickly echoed, "True, if these resources had been used on us, we would’ve broken through to the Soul Master Level long ago."

"Oh? Really? It seems you’re quite confident."

"Who’s speaking?" the burly second-year student asked coldly.

Chu Chen raised his hand to signal, "It was me."

The burly young man scrutinized Chu Chen for a moment and asked, "Who are you?" 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Chu Chen replied coldly, "I’m the Double S-level genius you’re talking about. What’s your advice?"

The young man was startled upon hearing this and tried to feel Chu Chen’s aura, but sensed nothing.

Yet, he didn’t believe Chu Chen’s strength was significant and continued arrogantly, "So you’re the Double S-level prodigy, not much to see here."

At this point, Wang Lei and the others noticed Chu Chen and quickly surrounded him.

Wang Lei was the most exaggerated. He grabbed Chu Chen’s arm, almost in tears, and said, "Boss, you’re here at last. We’ve been bullied by this group terribly these days, you must avenge us."

Chu Chen immediately shook him off and said with disdain, "Boy, let go of me. It’s just a few second-year students, I’ll settle this score for you."

Upon hearing this, Wang Lei beamed and immediately turned to the second-year student, "My boss is here, just wait to be beaten up."

"Hmph, with just you guys, bring it on."

Chu Chen’s expression didn’t change at all. He only glanced at the other party and said coldly, "Can you represent all the second-year students?"

The burly young man instinctively looked at a tall, thin young man behind him.

Seeing this, Wang Lei quickly reminded, "Boss, this person is Deng Zihao, a former S-level prodigy, said to have broken through to the Soul Master Level."

Chu Chen nodded and said, "I see."

At this point, Deng Zihao stepped forward, looked at Chu Chen with disdain, and said, "So you want to challenge me?"

Chu Chen shook his head, "I’m not looking for you. I’m looking for someone who can represent all the second-year students."

Deng Zihao said coldly, "Kid, you’re asking for death."

Chu Chen ignored him and shouted to the group of second-year students, "Can this person represent you?"

"He can."

A sparse response came from the crowd, while others just nodded, unwilling to admit inferiority among peers.

Seeing this, Chu Chen nodded, "So it is indeed you. Looks like you spent the whole year cultivating in a dog’s body."

"Kid, what did you say?"

"You’re looking for death."

"Today, I’ll teach you a lesson."

The second-year students roared angrily.

Chu Chen dug his ear dismissively and said, "Deng Zihao, right? How about we make a bet?"

Before Deng Zihao could reply, the second-year students chimed in, "Bet with him, let’s see what tricks he has up his sleeve."

Deng Zihao asked coldly, "Speak, how do you want to bet."

"Simple, we have a fight. If I win, you all can no longer block the way here. If I lose, I’ll apologize to all of you."

"Hmph, just a mere apology to cover up the humiliation we suffered, that’s too easy."

Chu Chen said solemnly, "What do you want then?"

"It’s simple, kneel here and apologize, that would show sincerity."

The second-year students egged each other on.

Chu Chen remained calm and said, "Alright."