Beast Taming: Slaughter Atlas-Chapter 536 - 480: Trouble Comes Knocking

After devising a countermeasure, the next step was to consider the personnel issue.

In the Soul Suppressing Abyss, it’s hard to distinguish who is human and who is ghost, so teaching the Phantom Body Technique must be done with utmost caution.

If the Phantom Body Technique were to be leaked, their plan would completely fail, and for the next two years, they would be severely suppressed by the Soul Locking Gang.

Though they wouldn’t lose their lives, their outcome wouldn’t be much better than that of the short elder.

Take the Soul Locking Gang, for instance; not everyone can learn the Thousand Illusion Palm, as it’s only shared among a select few.

The three discussed the candidates for teaching the Phantom Body Technique.

After repeated deliberations, they finally settled on ten candidates.

These ten were all Emperor-level experts, and they had all been persecuted by Sun Wenshan’s faction, making them the perfect candidates in Chu Chen’s eyes.

Afterward, Chu Chen inquired about the cultivation progress of the Phantom Body Technique from Old Bai and the others.

This martial art is quite profound; mastering it is no easy feat, and learning martial techniques depends on individual talent. If one has talent, there’s no need to say much; without talent, it might take considerable time to cultivate.

The Bai Shi Gang is named after Old Bai, which indirectly proves Old Bai’s strength.

Although he’s an Emperor-level Peak expert, his physical strength falls short compared to Shi Feng due to his age, but in terms of actual combat power, he’s even slightly stronger than the latter.

This shows Old Bai’s remarkable talent in the cultivation of martial arts.

Hearing this, Old Bai didn’t respond immediately but instead earnestly perused the Phantom Body Technique.

Chu Chen, seeing this, didn’t press for an answer but instead turned his gaze to Shi Feng.

The two exchanged glances, and Shi Feng, scratching his head a bit embarrassed, said, "My lord, my martial arts talent is average. To practice the Phantom Body Technique to a skilled level, I need at least half a month."

Chu Chen nodded at that and said, "Half a month is quite fast."

A moment later, Old Bai slowly closed the martial arts book and replied with a smile, "My lord, I’m confident in mastering this body technique to a skilled level within a week."

"That’s excellent; let’s master the Phantom Body Technique ourselves before teaching it to the ten. By the way, Old Bai, if we keep some parts of the Phantom Body Technique, can we counter the Thousand Illusion Palm?"

Hearing this, Old Bai was momentarily stunned, then patted his head self-deprecatingly, saying, "I must really be getting old; I forgot about this. The Phantom Body Technique has eighteen styles, and to counter the Thousand Illusion Palm, approximately twelve should suffice, but the specific situation requires actual combat testing."

"Alright, let’s cultivate as soon as possible. Once you’ve mastered it, we can find Suo Lei for a test."

Both nodded solemnly upon hearing this.

Old Bai carefully reviewed the martial arts several times before beginning his cultivation.

Chu Chen and Shi Feng avoided many troubles by directly following Old Bai’s cultivation.

The next day, during recreational time,

The Soul Locking Gang came to cause trouble again, but Zhao Qingzhu appeared to mediate right away.

This was part of a deal with Zhao Qingzhu to protect them for a month.

Suo Lei was enraged by this and had once confronted Zhao Qingzhu alone about it.

Naturally, there were some threats involved, but Zhao Qingzhu was not someone who could be easily pushed around.

After some heated arguments, they both took a step back, with Zhao Qingzhu promising not to intervene in the enmity between the Soul Locking Gang and Bai Shi Gang after half a month.

Suo Lei dared not push too hard and begrudgingly accepted.

Later, Zhao Qingzhu informed Chu Chen of this, causing members of the Bai Shi Gang to show serious expressions upon hearing the news.

Chu Chen didn’t intend to comfort them; he used this time to see who was human and who was ghost. Half a month was enough for them to master the Phantom Body Technique; by then, the Soul Locking Gang would just be a whetstone.

Knowing this, Chu Chen immediately adjusted the plan.

The guards of Cell A were Zhao Wudi’s men, and with Chu Chen’s identity, they naturally had to show some respect.

Chu Chen directly moved the selected ten to Cell A No. 2, where Old Bai taught them the Phantom Body Technique during recreational time.

Thus, these ten’s cultivation progress only lagged Chu Chen and the others by one day; with hard work, they had a chance to master the Phantom Body Technique before the Soul Locking Gang took action.

In the blink of an eye, half a month passed. During this time, the Soul Locking Gang didn’t cause trouble, but Zhao Qingzhu visited a few times.

The motive wasn’t hard to discern; it was to build goodwill while hoping that Chu Chen would seek her help again.

Unfortunately, Chu Chen had a countermeasure in place all along, and his attitude remained unchanged.

Zhao Qingzhu wasn’t in a hurry, thinking that after half a month, the Soul Locking Gang would certainly torment them. Without a solution, Chu Chen would naturally come to her for help.

At that time, she’d have the upper hand, and any reasonable conditions would likely be accepted.

Today’s recreational time arrived.

The prison guard opening the door looked at Chu Chen and the others and whispered, "Today, you’d better be careful. I heard the Soul Locking Gang plans to give you a heavy beating."

Chu Chen cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Brother Li. Has Brother Wang relayed what I mentioned to the Alliance Hierarch?"

The guard was named Li Wenbin, a close associate of Wang Chengyu. Through him, Chu Chen conveyed his speculations to the higher-ups.

This was a favor to Wang Chengyu; as long as he’s not a fool, he should know what to do.

Li Wenbin nodded quickly and said, "The Warden has already informed the Lord Alliance Leader of your speculations."

"Good, when I get out, I won’t forget your kindness."

Upon hearing this, Li Wenbin was overjoyed and became more respectful in his tone.

"I dare not claim so; it was my duty."

Being in the Soul Suppressing Abyss, sometimes promising bright prospects is necessary.

Under Li Wenbin’s lead, the members of the Bai Shi Gang, filled with worry, came to the field.

At this time, a burly man approached Old Bai and asked in a low voice, "Leader, today is the agreed day. Do you have a plan?"

Old Bai furrowed his brows and responded, "Why are you panicking? The lord will have a plan."

Hearing this, the burly man’s face slightly changed, but he said nothing further, instead letting out a bitter smile before retreating.

Meanwhile, members of the Soul Locking Gang appeared on the field, directly approaching Chu Chen and the others without hesitation. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Aside from the ten who had learned the Phantom Body Technique, the remaining over a hundred people watched them intently with serious expressions.

"Sigh! It seems today won’t end peacefully."

"What’s there to be afraid of? At worst, we’ll just fight. Haven’t we fought before?"

"Easy for you to say. Beating them is called a fight; getting beaten is just getting thrashed."

"Luckily, I was prepared and placed a few Soul Suppressing Stone Boards in my clothes."

"You’re smart, kid. Share some with me."

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