Beast Taming: Slaughter Atlas-Chapter 562 - 506: Blood Covenant

Just as the earth spike was about to hit Shadow Kill, it suddenly disappeared from its original spot in a flicker.

When Shadow Kill reappeared, it was already on the right side of the Soul Suppressing Beast.

The dark golden blade slashed down, leaving the Soul Suppressing Beast with no time to defend, it could only raise its only remaining intact wing to block.

As expected, its other wing was also cut into two pieces.

With the loss of its wings, the speed of the Soul Suppressing Beast plummeted, leaving it with no hope of escape.

The remaining time belonged to Shadow Kill’s hunting moment. It had narrowly escaped the enemy’s trap, now it decided to properly "entertain" the opponent.

Shadow Kill’s figure continuously shuttled around the Soul Suppressing Beast, each time appearing leaving a shocking wound on its body.

Chu Chen watched as Shadow Kill vented its emotions, he reluctantly advised, "The Soul Suppressing Beast is valuable, let’s save it for Nirvana."

Upon hearing this, Shadow Kill let out a displeased hiss, but remembering the cage’s ordeal, it resignedly held back.

Shadow Kill started using ordinary attacks, planning to dispatch the opponent using Life-taking.

A minute later, the Life-taking Talent was triggered, the vitality of the Soul Suppressing Beast instantly dissipated, leaving the corpse mostly intact except for a few wounds.

Nirvana was extremely satisfied with this, as a complete corpse meant adding another Emperor-level combat power to its undead army.

Shadow Kill flew back to Chu Chen’s side, appearing quite aloof, obviously not having completely vented its grievances.

Seeing this, Chu Chen hurriedly comforted it, "Don’t worry, there are plenty of battles ahead, how about leading the charge in the next one?"

Upon hearing this, Shadow Kill’s expression softened, it affectionately nuzzled Chu Chen’s arm with its triangular head.

The massive figure almost knocked Chu Chen flying.

Seeing Chu Chen staggering backward, Zhao Qingzhu almost burst into laughter.

Chu Chen’s way of interacting with his Guardian Beasts was indeed quite peculiar, his Guardian Beasts always had a childish aura.

It wasn’t inappropriate for Zhao Qingzhu to feel that way, after all, Chu Chen’s growth rate was too fast, even his first contracted Lei Yao had only been around for five or six years, still akin to a child.

After calming Shadow Kill, Nirvana once again commanded the undead army to continue exploring forward.

About a quarter of an hour later, sounds of battle arose from the front again, and this time the battle noise far exceeded before, clearly indicating that the number of Star Beasts encountered was incomparable to prior encounters.

Chu Chen dared not delay and quickly rushed forward to investigate.

This time they encountered another group of Soul Suppressing Beasts, with numbers reaching about a hundred.

Scanning the area, Chu Chen’s expression grew grave, as the Soul Suppressing Beasts they faced this time far outnumbered and outclassed the previous group.

Their realm was all above Emperor-level, with five having reached the Emperor-level, and the one at the back of the Beast army had reached the mid-stage peak of the Emperor-level.

At this moment, Zhao Qingzhu’s face turned extremely grim, she quickly approached Chu Chen and said in a low voice, "This group of Soul Suppressing Beasts is too strong, we should leave for now and return after proper preparation."

Chu Chen shook his head upon hearing this and said, "No rush, let’s wait a bit." With that, he summoned the Slaughter Atlas to check the information on the Soul Suppressing Beast leader.

Star Beast Name: Soul Suppressing Master

Life Level: Mature Stage

Star Beast Quality: Legendary Level (Middle Grade)

Star Beast Talent: Soul Suppressing S-level

Star Beast Level: Emperor-level Sixth Rank

Power Talent: SS-level

Defense Talent: SS-level

Agility Talent: S-level

Physical Talent: S-level

Soul Power Talent: SS-level

Star Power Talent: S-level

Star Beast Attribute: Earth Element

Star Beast Skills: Tearing Claw (Ordinary Level, Perfection Realm), Bloody Bite (Ordinary Level, Perfection Realm), Earth Rock Shield (Elite Level, Perfection Realm), Geomagnetism (Elite Level, Perfection Realm), Intimidation (Excellence Level, Perfection Realm), Earth Pulse Surge (Perfect Level, Perfection Realm)

Looking at the information before him, Chu Chen’s face grew exceedingly serious. This Soul Suppressing Beast had completely transformed into Elemental Life, and even its name had changed, indicating it had fully completed its life’s transformation.

If this were the case, Zhao Qingzhu’s previous suspicion seemed to be happening, making the situation extremely tricky.

Staring intently at the Soul Suppressing Master, Chu Chen said with a low voice, "The Emperor-level mid-stage Soul Suppressing Beast has fully transformed into Elemental Life, it likely swallowed the Soul Suppressing Pearl."

Zhao Qingzhu turned pale upon hearing this. After a brief silence, she sighed and said, "It seems we are not fated to have the Soul Suppressing Pearl, we should leave quickly, the dense Earth Power here amplifies the Soul Suppressing Beast’s abilities."

Chu Chen remained unmoved by her words, and further inquired, "If it is as you say, and the Soul Suppressing Beast refined the Soul Suppressing Pearl into its core, do you have any way to obtain the Soul Suppressing Pearl?"

Zhao Qingzhu shook her head upon hearing this, saying, "If that is indeed the case, we must leave immediately, the Soul Suppressing Beast has completely fused its Star Core with the Soul Suppressing Pearl, to kill it would require destroying the Soul Suppressing Pearl."

Upon hearing this, Chu Chen couldn’t help but smile wryly, shaking his head he said, "I guess we are not destined to have the Soul Suppressing Pearl."

Just as Chu Chen was about to leave, Zhao Qingzhu suddenly said, "I read in ancient records about a method that might allow us to accept the Soul Suppressing Pearl."

Chu Chen quickly asked, "What method?"

"This peculiar treasure can be refined with fresh blood."

"Blood recognition?"

Zhao Qingzhu nodded but then shook her head, "Specifically, it’s signing a Blood Covenant."

"What is a Blood Covenant?"

"A Blood Covenant is also a kind of contract. We sign a Soul Contract with Guardian Beasts, but some treasures with spirit also allow for a Blood Covenant."

"You’re saying this Soul Suppressing Pearl has developed a spirit?"

Zhao Qingzhu shook her head, "I cannot be certain, but it’s highly possible. Star Beasts are beasts, and beasts have instinct, which includes reproduction. The Soul Suppressing Beast’s complete transformation into Elemental Life means losing its reproductive ability. While it craves power, there is nothing here that threatens them. It might be influenced by the Soul Suppressing Pearl, or they reached some kind of agreement."

Upon hearing this, Chu Chen fell into deep thought. Indeed, they hadn’t encountered any Emperor-level Star Beasts on this journey. This group of Soul Suppressing Beasts was likely the dominant force in these ruins, making Zhao Qingzhu’s guess mostly accurate.

However, Chu Chen still didn’t understand something. Now that the Soul Suppressing Pearl integrated with the Soul Suppressing Master’s Star Core, could a Blood Covenant still succeed?

Instead of pondering further, Chu Chen threw the question back at Zhao Qingzhu.

Zhao Qingzhu seemed stumped by the question as well, hesitatingly saying after a long silence, "This situation is very rare, I can’t be sure. For now, it’s only speculation, but if the Soul Suppressing Master has truly integrated with the Soul Suppressing Pearl, then if a Blood Covenant is possible, it’s akin to contracting a Guardian Beast."

Upon hearing this, Chu Chen’s heart beat rapidly.

If what she speculated were true, it would give him an unexpected Emperor-level mid-stage peak combat power, a substantial boost.

Especially since in a month, he would have to exchange hostages with Sun Wenshan, likely leading to a massive battle. Having this additional force would provide room to maneuver even if they couldn’t claim victory.