Beast Taming: Slaughter Atlas-Chapter 475 - 421: It Looks Down on You

After the domain broke over a hundred meters, not only did the suppression become stronger, but many beast soul shadows of beasts slain by Lei Yao also emerged within the domain.

These beast soul shadows, within the domain, could exert twenty percent of their pre-death power. As the domain kept expanding, the potential power that the beast soul shadows could unleash would also increase.

The Shadow Demon looked at the densely packed beast soul shadows within the domain and felt a chill run down its spine.

It wasn’t that it feared these beast souls, but it recognized that these beast souls were all King Beasts from various beast groups.

From the number of these King Beasts, it was evident that this ape-like Guardian Beast before them was a god of slaughter and possessed immense leapfrog combat abilities.

With the blessing of the beast soul shadows, Lei Yao was like a tiger that had grown wings, and the Shadow Demon dared not step into the domain’s range.

Chu Chen frowned as he observed, noting that the Shadow Demon was exceptionally wise. It knew it was no match for Lei Yao and planned a delaying tactic to wait until Lei Yao entered a weakened state before acting.

However, Chu Chen had no intention of entangling with the opponent. He immediately commanded Lei Yao to abandon the opponent and redirect the target onto the beast group.

With Lei Yao’s addition, it took only a minute for the beast group to suffer severe casualties.

The Shadow Demon’s eyes instantly filled with blood-red veins as it fiercely stared at Lei Yao, its gaze full of palpable killing intent.

Seeing this, Chu Chen initially considered letting Su Zixuan make a move to finish off the opponent but decided against it upon reflection.

Su Zixuan was his greatest trump card, and he didn’t want her to be exposed prematurely.

Of course, if the Shadow Demon persistently pursued him, he would have no choice but to let Su Zixuan intervene.

Once Nirvana and Lei Yao had stored away some intact corpses and blood, they called for everyone to retreat.

"Are we really just leaving like this?" Zhang Yuyan asked worriedly, glancing at the menacing Shadow Demon.

Chu Chen nodded and said, "Of course, the Shadow Demon is much faster than Lei Yao. If it wants to escape, we can’t stop it; the initiative lies with it."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yuyan was momentarily stunned. What she meant was to consider how to escape later, as the Shadow Demon wouldn’t let them leave so easily.

But Chu Chen understood it as why not kill the opponent before leaving.

Zhang Yuyan could only inquire again, "How do we escape from the opponent’s pursuit?"

Chu Chen remained calm, replying, "There’s no need to panic. Didn’t you already report the situation here to Deputy Commander Bai? We just need to delay a moment, and then we can take it down in one go."

"But it’s Emperor Level. How can we, with our strength, hold it off?"

"Don’t worry, I’ll lure it away. You all retreat first." With that, he commanded Lei Yao to charge toward the Shadow Demon.

Zhang Yuyan was about to stop them but found that Chu Chen and Lei Yao had already rushed forward.

She bit her lip and was about to rally the troops for support.

But she was stopped by Su Zixuan.

"You lead the Cyan Dragon Army to retreat first; his safety is my responsibility." With that, she flashed forward to follow them.

Zhang Yuyan watched Su Zixuan’s disappearing figure, eyes filled with amazement.

As a Beast Master, being able to explode with such terrifying speed, she knew very well what this meant.

This beautiful woman before her was at least an Emperor-level powerhouse. What exactly was Chu Chen’s identity now, to have such a strong protector with him?

While Zhang Yuyan was lost in thought, Xia Gongyun approached her and whispered, "Let’s retreat quickly. With Sister Zixuan there, the lord’s safety is assured."

Only then did Zhang Yuyan snap back to reality. This woman was also following Chu Chen closely; maybe she could dig out some information from her.

Rather than ask immediately, Zhang Yuyan organized the team to escape toward the fortress.

Xia Gongyun seemed to see through Zhang Yuyan’s thoughts and smiled as she said, "I know you have many doubts in your heart, but the lord’s identity is special, and the more you know, the more dangerous it is for you."

Zhang Yuyan was astounded upon hearing this, and after a long silence, she whispered, "I understand, but your identities won’t be a secret too, will they?"

Hearing this, Xia Gongyun nodded and said, "Our identities cannot be exposed either, but I can tell you our relationship: Sister Zixuan is the lord’s guard, while I am merely the lord’s maid."

Zhang Yuyan’s eyes widened with shock upon hearing this, her gaze filled with disbelief.

Su Zixuan being a guard was something she could barely accept, but this woman before her was a King Level expert. Such strength was enough to take up the position of Grand Commander in the military.

Yet, such a powerhouse willingly served as Chu Chen’s maid, which was nothing short of unbelievable.

"Okay, stop speculating; once the lord grows, his identity will naturally become clear to you."

Zhang Yuyan nodded silently upon hearing this. With such strong protectors, he must be bearing many burdens.

Realizing this, she clenched her fists. She had to become stronger quickly to be of help to him in the future.

At that moment, a dragon roar echoed from the direction of the fortress.

Wen Feixue, hearing the dragon’s roar, immediately showed joy. She hurried over to Zhang Yuyan and said with a smile, "That’s great, Lord Bai has arrived."

With her words, a cyan Flood Dragon appeared in the sky above the group.

"Commander Zhang, where is that Emperor-level Star Beast?" Bai Lei asked sternly.

"Greetings, Deputy Commander. That Emperor-level Star Beast was lured away by my subordinates. Please, I ask for your assistance," Zhang Yuyan quickly replied, bowing.

Bai Lei was momentarily taken aback upon hearing this—the Emperor-level Star Beast was lured away by your subordinates?

He could recognize every word, but combined, they were so hard to comprehend.

With time being of the essence, he didn’t ask further and immediately pursued in the direction Zhang Yuyan indicated.

At this time, Chu Chen and Lei Yao had already lured the Shadow Demon to a far-off place, and Lei Yao had entered a weakened state.

The Shadow Demon, upon seeing this, immediately displayed a fierce look, wasting no time in pouncing towards the man and beast.

At that moment, a barrier suddenly manifested in front of Chu Chen.

This strike from the Shadow Demon failed to break the defense.

"My Lord, let me handle this beast before it can harm you."

Chu Chen waved his hand dismissively, saying, "No rush, I’ll play with it a bit more. It’s rare to encounter such an opponent." With that, he summoned Nirvana.

The battle just now ended very quickly, in just a few minutes, so Nirvana’s Star Power wasn’t much depleted.

"Nirvana, spar with it. If you don’t get some exercise, you’ll soon forget what your old job was."

Nirvana replied with a bit of grievance, "Master, you can’t blame me for this. I’ve been following your orders. Next time, I won’t use the Undead Army to fight. Let’s have Duo Fu use the rat swarm."

"Second Brother, how can you speak to the Master like that? Rat swarms are not easy to cultivate and shouldn’t be recklessly expended."

"Eldest Brother is right,"...

The Shadow Demon, hearing the communication between the two beasts, was furious, feeling utterly disregarded.

"Roar"

The Shadow Demon let out an angry roar and directly pounced toward Lei Yao.

Nirvana saw this and immediately lunged with its pincers at the creature’s body.

Seeing this, the Shadow Demon abandoned its target on Lei Yao and raised its paw to swipe at Nirvana.

"Boom"

The force of this strike was immense, sending Nirvana flying and even breaking its pincers.

The Shadow Demon arrogantly glanced at Nirvana before once again setting its sights on Lei Yao.

Lei Yao quickly said, "Second Brother, it’s looking down on you."

Nirvana calmly replied, "No hurry, it will regret it soon enough." With that, it charged toward the Shadow Demon.