Beast Taming: Slaughter Atlas-Chapter 606 - 547: The True Purpose of War

In this month, the reserves of Emperor-level Beastmasters within the Alliance have been exhausted. To continue producing Emperor-level Beastmasters, they can only target various major forces.

Chu Chen and Zhao Wudi devised an effective plan.

Chu Chen could provide them with the Evolution Formula, but the price they need to pay is divided into two parts: first, they must obey the Alliance’s orders; second, they need to submit a certain amount of high-level resources to the Alliance.

Although the various forces have submitted most of their resources, they still hold quite a few valuable items.

Currently, humanity’s situation is only slightly relieved and can last a few more years at most, especially if the other side doesn’t deploy Emperor-level Star Beasts.

Therefore, even if the Alliance’s demands appear unattractive, there is no other choice.

Zhao Wudi is highly efficient, and within a day, all major forces received the message.

Initially, there was naturally a lot of grievance, but the Alliance refused to compromise. Faced with the temptation to become Emperor-level, they naturally found it hard to resist.

The standoff lasted only two days before the various major forces conceded.

However, they also set forth a condition: the Alliance Treasure Vault must be accessible to them, and they could gain access by trading resources. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

This brought no loss to the Alliance and allowed it to use some useless resources to exchange urgently needed cultivation resources from the major forces.

Thus, the role of the Wu Family Auction House was reduced by about half, but among medium and small forces, many high-level resources remained, allowing the Wu Family Auction House to still play a considerable role.

In this month, the cultivation speed of Lei Yao and Nirvana reached a staggering level.

Lei Yao directly broke through from Emperor-level Third Rank to Emperor-level Fifth Rank.

Meanwhile, Nirvana advanced from mid-stage Emperor-level Second Rank to the Peak of Emperor-level Fourth Rank.

The cultivation speed of the two beasts was terrifying, relying on a constant stream of blood and souls, as these two resources were abundant on the frontline.

In comparison to Lei Yao and Nirvana, the cultivation speed of Shadow Kill and others was not far behind.

Shadow Kill reached the Emperor-level Peak half a month ago.

Chu Chen did not let it immediately return to cross the Emperor Tribulation, but left it on the battlefield to continue its slaughter.

Chu Chen did this for two main reasons.

First, Chu Chen needs Slaughter Value, and the speed at which Shadow Kill accumulates Slaughter Value ranks in the top three. Returning it immediately would be a loss.

Second, Cage and Feng Shuang reached Emperor-level Eighth Rank a month ago, and Chu Chen wants to wait until both beasts reach the Emperor-level Peak before letting them return together.

This way, he will add three Emperor-level Guardian Beasts to his collection, significantly enhancing his power and bringing previously impractical plans onto his agenda.

He has already sent people to retrieve the three beasts and plans to have them cross the Emperor Tribulation today.

Daifu advanced from Emperor-level Six to Emperor-level Eight, but compared to the progress of the Mouse Pack, Daifu’s progress wasn’t as surprising.

Since the Mouse Pack’s previous strength was weak and Chu Chen’s growth was too rapid, they seldom participated in battles, yielding fewer combat opportunities.

Although the Mouse Pack fought several battles during Chu Chen’s two-year imprisonment in the Soul Suppressing Abyss, they were incomparable to the current frontline.

Throughout over a month of fighting, the Mouse Pack’s practical experience and individual strength saw unprecedented improvement.

To say they underwent a transformation is no exaggeration.

Butterfly Dance advanced from Emperor-level Three to Emperor-level Five.

Among Chu Chen’s Guardian Beasts, Butterfly Dance undoubtedly had the least appearances.

This wasn’t intentional by Chu Chen but due to his unique Guardian Beast positioning and their formidable self-recovery abilities, usually not needing Butterfly Dance’s intervention, robbing it of confidence and feeling like a vase, a cheerleader among the Guardian Beasts.

However, during recent frontline battles, Butterfly Dance regained its confidence. Its group enhancements and formidable group healing made it the most sought-after Guardian Beast on the frontline.

It could even rely on its abilities to forcibly overturn a large-scale battle’s outcome.

Finally, Unyielding advanced from Emperor-level Three to Emperor-level Six, showcasing the fastest growth rate in the frontline battles.

Despite the lack of cultivation resources, it relied on its talents to advance three ranks in just one month, a testament to its unimaginable efforts.

Space is king, with space attributes being extremely rare, and Unyielding’s quality reaching Legendary Level. Such rare Guardian Beasts are as scarce as they are valuable, hard to encounter even among millions of beasts.

Its unleashed combat power matches its rarity.

The Power of Space makes it effortless to annihilate Star Beasts weaker than itself, even against stronger Star Beasts, Unyielding stands invincible. If it wishes, it could manipulate the battle and eliminate opponents with ease, assuming Emperor-level Star Beasts do not intervene.

Compared to Chu Chen’s personal strength enhancement, the Alliance’s overall strength improvement is more gratifying.

After nearly two months of battles, the Alliance’s strength has not diminished but grown enormously.

Two main reasons account for this.

First, through intense battles, Alliance Beastmasters got more practical combat opportunities; as long as they survived, their practical skills naturally improved.

Second, fighting to support fighting, Beastmasters accumulated substantial battle accomplishments from hunting Star Beasts, which could be exchanged for necessary evolution potions and cultivation resources.

Having completed the final batch of Emperor-level Peak Guardian Beasts’ Evolution Formula, Chu Chen planned for a period of focused cultivation.

Yet, Zhao Wudi’s call forced him to abandon this plan.

After leaving the Cultivation Room, Chu Chen headed to Zhao Wudi’s office promptly.

Upon arriving, he found Zhao Wudi unusually haggard, clearly busy over the period without rest, risking sudden death without his formidable power.

A gentle voice sounded, "Greetings, Lord Chu."

Chu Chen turned to find the speaker was Zhao Qingzhu.

"Why are you here?"

Without waiting for Zhao Qingzhu to reply, Zhao Wudi spoke first, "Qingzhu has a bold hypothesis which, after much consideration, seems likely to be true, hence we called you to discuss."

"Oh? What hypothesis?" Chu Chen asked with some surprise.

Zhao Qingzhu, without hesitation, said, "I hypothesize that this time, the Star Beast’s attack on humanity isn’t meant to wipe us out, but is driven by slaughter."

Chu Chen furrowed his brow and asked, "Slaughter—is that for what purpose?"

"To become divine." Zhao Qingzhu said solemnly.

Chu Chen’s brows furrowed further, and after a brief silence, he asked seriously, "Do you have any basis for this hypothesis?"

"Certainly, if the Star Beasts aimed to annihilate us, why haven’t they deployed Emperor-level Star Beasts?"

Chu Chen fell silent again, having pondered over this question before, but never arriving at reliable conclusions.

Suggestions ranged from entertainment, reducing Star Beast and human numbers—given the continent’s limited life-support capacity—to countless other theories, none considering divine ascension.