Beast Taming: Slaughter Atlas-Chapter 578 - 522: Shattering the Heart Demon, Finally Reaching Emperor Level
Just as everyone was exclaiming in confusion, the heart demon in the sky suddenly let out a sinister "Jie Jie" laugh.
Upon hearing this, everyone’s expressions changed drastically, their faces becoming pale, as heart demons grew, their gazes becoming hollow.
Even Elder Li, at the Emperor-level Peak, fell into a state of mindlessness.
However, the immense heart demon wasn’t targeting them, and soon Elder Li was the first to regain his senses. He bit the tip of his tongue to clear his consciousness, then activated his soul power and shouted loudly, "Wake up!"
Following Elder Li’s words, Shi Feng and the others immediately broke free from the heart demon’s restraint, and everyone gradually awakened.
"Discard distractions, adhere to your true self," Elder Li shouted again.
Upon hearing this, everyone sat cross-legged and fully activated their soul power to resist the heart demon’s invasion.
The immense heart demon seemed to lose interest in amusement upon seeing this. It let out another "Jie Jie" sound, then transformed into a black smoke rushing towards the center of the mountain.
With the disappearance of the heart demon, everyone felt their minds lighten, and their consciousness instantly cleared.
They looked at the sky returned to its azure blue, their eyes filled with lingering fear.
The heart demon merely laughed, almost causing them to fall into a berserk state. It’s hard to imagine how terrifying it would be if it targeted someone with full force.
Thinking of this, everyone couldn’t help but worry about Chu Chen’s situation, facing such a terrifying entity, how would he cope?
At this moment, a dense black haze directly entered the cultivation room and then directly hid within Chu Chen’s soul sea.
Long Batian, outside the cultivation room, seemed to sense something, his face becoming extremely ugly.
Previously, when talking to Chu Chen, he lied and didn’t explain the terror of the Third-Level Heart Demon Tribulation.
He did this naturally not to harm Chu Chen but to fear that the other party would be daunted before the battle, having no chance of passing the Third-Level Heart Demon Tribulation.
Now Chu Chen felt his mind sinking and immediately lost consciousness.
Under the heart demon’s control, Chu Chen seemed to have drunk Mengpo Soup, completely losing his memory.
When he opened his eyes again, the first thing he saw was a beautiful young woman.
She held Chu Chen in her arms and gently teased him, "Be good, baby, I’m your mom."
At this moment, a cheerful voice sounded beside him: "Dad is here." He saw a handsome and charming man sticking his head out with a smiling face.
Under the heart demon’s control, Chu Chen began a new life.
In this life, he was a handsome and wealthy third-generation.
His grandfather was the City Lord of a medium-sized city, Lingxiu City, his maternal grandfather was the richest man in the city, and his parents were an ideal couple like golden boy and jade girl.
Chu Chen’s childhood was always accompanied by his parents, and his memories were filled with happiness.
However, how could the heart demon allow him to live such a happy life?
Soul Power awakening began at eighteen, his cultivation talent was only Orange Rank Lower Grade, without opportunities, he might only reach Soul Master Level in this life.
This cultivation talent was not an issue for the noble family of Chu Chen.
With the help of his grandfather and maternal grandfather, he gathered several Heavenly and Earthly Treasures that could enhance cultivation talent.
His cultivation talent was also elevated to Cyan Rank Upper Grade, and his family found a Wind Thunder Magic Tiger for him as his first Guardian Beast.
The Wind Thunder Magic Tiger was an Elite Level Upper Grade with three rare attributes, its value exceeding tens of millions.
As for Chu Chen’s cultivation resources, they were countless.
Under the enhancement of cultivation talent, Guardian Beast, and resources, his cultivation speed and combat power naturally surpassed peers.
However, good days were short-lived, and the crisis that would change his life eventually arrived.
The Emperor-level Peak Beast King led a million Star Beasts to launch a siege on Lingxiu City.
This siege seemed to be planned long ago, everything was without warning, the people of Lingxiu City hadn’t reacted yet, the city wall was breached.
The Star Beasts entered the city, a massacre beyond imagination officially commenced.
Grandfather and maternal grandfather were Emperor-level powerhouses, they led their followers to intercept the beast tide, seeking a chance for the people of Lingxiu City to survive.
But facing a million beast tide, they were just like a praying mantis trying to stop a chariot.
Soon, they were engulfed by the beast tide, and Chu Chen’s parents in this life were also killed by Star Beasts while protecting him.
When various forces arrived, less than ten thousand of the hundreds of thousands of citizens survived, and the Star Beasts had already escaped. Their arrival seemed to be only for destruction.
In this beast tide, Chu Chen lost everything, his home, his family, all were crushed by the beast tide.
This strike was extremely painful, especially for an eighteen-year-old youth.
Chu Chen’s spirit completely fell, he no longer cultivated, nor studied, living a life of drunken dreams and elusive days, thoroughly becoming a pile of mud that couldn’t hold the wall.
If not for the wealth left by his parents, he might have long become a homeless person.
After living muddleheadedly for two years, a glimmer of hope finally appeared in his life.
A woman named Liu Ruyan entered his life.
With her care and encouragement, Chu Chen gradually came out of the shadows, and she became the person he trusted most.
Chu Chen entrusted everything to her, including the inheritance left by his parents.
But what he got in return was deceit and betrayal, that night he suffered inhuman humiliation.
Liu Ruyan approached him for money, Chu Chen had tens of billions of wealth, which was all his parents’ fortune.
And behind all this planning was his close friend Fang Tao, who survived the beast tide by luck.
In the beast tide, Fang Tao also lost everything, his family was poor, during school, Chu Chen always helped him, never imagining the betrayal would come from the closest people.
That night, Fang Tao took away his last hope, even designing to kill his Guardian Beasts.
Family dead, friends betray, lover deceives, even his Guardian Beast was killed in a trap.
The overwhelming anger was merely impotent rage. Without any accident, he was once again humiliated fiercely.
Chu Chen dragged his severely injured body towards the bridge, his heart dead, he had no courage to live on.
With his Guardian Beast killed, he had no means to resist, Fang Tao would constantly watch him, barely surviving in the city, leaving the city meant certain death.
He came to the bridge, gazing at the dark sky, observing the cold world, there was no one here for him to linger.
He lowered his head looking at the calm river, feeling his heart seemingly attaining peace.
In his heart, a voice kept echoing.
"Jump down, everything will end, jump down, you will see the people you want to see."
At this moment, the river reflected the figures of grandfather and maternal grandfather, then his parents.
They were waving to him, softly calling his name, their familiar faces full of kindness.
At this moment, he let go of hatred, only wanting to reunite with family, he slowly took a step forward, intending to return to the care of his family.
Suddenly, a mutation occurred, and the calm water suddenly rippled, the figures of family became blurred.
Chu Chen immediately withdrew his step, staring at the river in shock.
He saw a golden radiance emanating suddenly from the river, an ancient book slowly floated up from the river.
"What is it, why does it seem so familiar?"
As the book slowly floated closer, the river began to evaporate and dissipate, and the surrounding darkness gradually retreated.
At this moment, a piercing scream rang out, "No, I was about to succeed, what the hell are you, how can you possess such terrifying power?"
The book responded with stronger golden radiance.
A shrill cry echoed around, "No...I am unwilling."
The surrounding scenery rapidly dissipated, and Chu Chen’s consciousness quickly returned.
After an indeterminate amount of time, Chu Chen abruptly opened his eyes and let out an angry shout, "I remember everything, I am Chu Chen, my parents are alive, my friends didn’t betray me, everything just now was the Emperor Tribulation." Saying this, he exhaled deeply.
Chu Chen recalled everything experienced in the Illusion Realm, his back already drenched in cold sweat. If the Slaughter Atlas didn’t appear at the last moment, he would have been in a place beyond redemption.
At this moment, an invisible force surged into Chu Chen’s body, this energy seemed attracted, directly entering his soul sea.
The chasm in front of the Emperor Level quietly shattered, his aura began to surge crazily.
Emperor Level Early-Stage First Rank, Mid-Stage...until it barely halted at Emperor Level Mid-Stage Second Rank.
