Beast Taming: Slaughter Atlas-Chapter 570 - 514: Return to Xuemei City

White Stone and Wang Chengyu had already expressed their opinions, and the next decision awaited Chu Chen’s judgment.

Chu Chen rested his chin in thought; mishandling this matter could lead to discord among his people.

After a moment, he spoke, "Our situation is quite perilous. Entering the city rashly would surely alert Sun Wenshan. Let’s proceed as Brother Wang suggested. You all stay in the forest for a while longer and let the Guardian Beasts recover their combat power. Elder Bai and Brother Wang, you two will remain to oversee the overall situation. I will come back for you in a month at the earliest or two to three months at most."

The two exchanged glances and immediately replied with cupped hands, "Rest assured, sir, we will keep our subordinates under control."

Chu Chen nodded in response, "Very well, time is tight, so I shall head off first. Brother Shi, come with me."

Shi Feng immediately displayed a look of delight, while Elder Bai and the others looked at him with envy.

Chu Chen noted all this, but he smiled knowingly.

He did this for two main reasons: First, he wanted to test Shi Feng and see how Elder Bai and the others would reintegrate into the city after suddenly gaining freedom and if they would do anything outrageous.

The reason he chose Shi Feng was naturally due to his personality. If even Shi Feng were to do something outlandish, Chu Chen would have to reconsider the plan for reintegrating White Stone and the others into the city; otherwise, great trouble could ensue.

Secondly, he wanted to convey to everyone that only those who are loyal to him can gain benefits from him.

This time, going to Purple Bamboo Valley, Chu Chen only brought Shi Feng and Su Zixuan. As for Elder Bai and the others, he gave them a map and communication devices.

Regarding their safety, Chu Chen was naturally not concerned, as they were all powerful King Level and Emperor Level individuals. As long as they didn’t provoke any Emperor Level beings, they would live well in the nearby forest.

The city closest to Soul Suppressing Abyss is Xuemei City.

After the trio disguised themselves, they entered Xuemei City.

With their strength, if they intended to hide, the City Defense Army, which only had Soul Master Level individuals, naturally wouldn’t discover them.

Upon entering Xuemei City, they didn’t rush to the Teleportation Array but strolled leisurely within the city.

After two years, re-entering Xuemei City stirred a sense of sentiment within him.

The snowy scene was still as beautiful as ever. Over these two years, it seemed nothing had changed here.

Unbeknownst to them, night had fallen.

Many shops on the street lit their lamps, and against the dim lighting, the snowy scene seemed to gain a touch of poignant beauty.

"It’s getting late; let’s find a hotel to stay for the night. We’ll set out tomorrow."

A moment later, once they settled in, Chu Chen and his two companions ordered a sumptuous meal.

The food in Soul Suppressing Abyss was extremely monotonous and bland. After two years of eating enough of it, having regained freedom, he naturally wanted to enjoy a good meal.

Soon, there were over a dozen dishes on the table. Seeing this, Chu Chen hurriedly invited his two companions to start eating.

The two were already hungry after a whole day’s toil; facing the delicious food, they didn’t hold back and began feasting with great enjoyment.

Su Zixuan quickly took a few bites and then hurriedly left, not because the dishes didn’t suit her taste but because the way Chu Chen and his companion ate was astonishing— the clattering of chopsticks and dishes was extremely loud, and their hand speed was so fast that the chopsticks almost turned into afterimages, attracting curious glances from the nearby diners.

With their strength, they were naturally aware of their surroundings, but faced with such delicious food, dignity could be sacrificed.

Chu Chen ate heartily, but Shi Feng’s eating was even more exaggerated. However, considering that his companion hadn’t tasted decent food for decades, this manner of eating was already restrained.

Once they were full and satisfied, the two left the restaurant as if fleeing.

"Brother Shi, why don’t you take a stroll around the city and see if you can gather some useful information," Chu Chen suggested with a smile.

Shi Feng showed no change in expression at these words, but Chu Chen noticed the joy gleaming in his eyes.

Without commenting on it, Chu Chen turned and walked back to his room.

Shi Feng watched him leave, then with joy, headed out of the hotel.

At that moment, a graceful figure quietly followed Shi Feng, but he was completely unaware.

Once back in his room, Chu Chen immediately entered a meditative state. He had eight clumps of residual Soul Power within him yet to be refined, and continuing to suppress them would expend much Soul Power.

So, Chu Chen planned to refine one clump tonight.

Due to time constraints, Chu Chen chose the smallest clump, which was from the Guardian Beast Die Wu.

Die Wu, being a Support Type Guardian Beast, had few combat opportunities since beasts like Lei Yao were extremely powerful and rarely got injured, so its cultivation speed was slightly slower than the other seven Guardian Beasts.

After aligning his state to the peak, Chu Chen immediately resumed cultivating the "Fury Thunder Meditation Technique" that he hadn’t practiced in a long time.

The pure Soul Power only needed simple refinement to transform into Chu Chen’s own Soul Power, and the whole process was incredibly smooth.

Chu Chen’s aura began to rise at extreme speed, and in just one hour, he had reached the Fifth Rank late stage of the Emperor Level, consuming only about half of the clump of residual Soul Power.

Chu Chen didn’t dare delay, suppressing the glee in his heart, he focused entirely on cultivating once more.

When Chu Chen finished refining all the residual Soul Power, an additional hour had passed, and he had reached the late stage of the Fifth Rank Emperor Level, still several months of cultivation away from the Sixth Rank.

Currently, there were still seven clumps of residual Soul Power floating in his Soul Sea, but Chu Chen remained unhappy.

As his cultivation advanced, each progression required more than double the Soul Power of the previous stage, making it unlikely these seven clumps would help him break through to the Emperor Level. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

As Chu Chen silently pondered, a knock came from the door.

"Come in."

Upon opening the door, it was Shi Feng, back from his reconnaissance.

Seeing this, Chu Chen was a little surprised, evidently not expecting him to return so quickly.

He held back his curiosity and asked if Shi Feng had found any useful information.

According to Shi Feng’s report, it seemed Sun Wenshan hadn’t issued orders to hunt them, and there wasn’t any valuable information here.

"Brother Shi, thank you for your efforts, please rest well. We have a journey to make tomorrow."

Shortly after Shi Feng left, Chu Chen’s door was knocked on again.

This time, it was Su Zixuan, who had left during dinner.

"Sister Zixuan, what’s the situation?"

Su Zixuan chuckled, covering her mouth, "Everything seems normal, but there’s a sense of someone from the countryside visiting the Grand View Garden for the first time, occasionally talking to himself."

Chu Chen sighed at these words, "That’s already quite good. If you were confined for over a decade, perhaps you’d react even more strongly. I believe in time, he will adapt to city life."