Beast Taming: Slaughter Atlas-Chapter 561 - 505: Soul Suppressing Beast

Chu Chen gazed at the stunned Zhao Qingzhu, and smiled meaningfully. The million-strong Undead Army was not the limit of Nirvana, but rather the limit of these corpses.

The power of these Undead Army members in life was all above the Lord Level. If all these corpses were to be sold, it would fetch an astronomical sum. After all, there were five Emperor-Level corpses here, all at either the Peak of Early-Stage or Mid-Stage.

A third of them were even above the Monarch Level. If Nirvana used the talent of the Master of Undead, then even Lei Yao in full state would likely only be able to flee.

Chu Chen pointed to the east and said with a smile, "Nirvana, blaze the trail."

Under the protection of the million-strong Undead Army, the two pushed forward unimpeded. Any Star Beast they encountered was either swallowed up by the Undead Army or fled as far as they could.

In order to obtain the Soul Suppressing Pearl as quickly as possible, Chu Chen did not have Nirvana eliminate each fleeing Star Beast, but instead focused on haste.

About half an hour later, Chu Chen and his companion reached the depths of the ruins, where the suppression of soul power was stronger. This confirmed their judgement that the Soul Suppressing Pearl was not far away.

After proceeding a little further, they suddenly heard a furious roar from hundreds of feet ahead, followed by the sounds of a struggle.

Chu Chen, hearing the sounds of battle, couldn’t help but furrow his brows. The momentum of the Undead Army’s march was massive, causing most Star Beasts to avoid them. It was truly rare to encounter those willing to confront them.

"Let’s go take a look," Chu Chen turned and said softly to Zhao Qingzhu.

Zhao Qingzhu did not refuse upon hearing this and nodded with a serious expression.

When Chu Chen arrived at the battlefield, he found that the fighters were a group of Star Beasts he had never seen before, and they were quite powerful; one was even at the Emperor Level.

Their backs bore a pair of fleshy wings, with curved horns on their heads. Their bodies were entirely gray-white, lacking fur, standing upright with extremely muscular limbs, and they had protruding canine teeth and fierce appearances, resembling gargoyles of the West.

Chu Chen dared not take anything lightly and quickly summoned the Slaughter Atlas to check the specific information of the opponents.

Star Beast Name: Soul Suppressing Beast

Life Level: Mature Stage

Star Beast Quality: Legendary Level (Upper Grade)

Star Beast Talent: Soul Suppressing A-Level 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Star Beast Level: Emperor Level First Rank

Power Talent: S-level

Defense Talent: S-level

Agility Talent: A+ Level

Physical Talent: A+ Level

Soul Power Talent: S-level

Star Power Talent: A+ Level

Star Beast Attribute: Earth Element, Beast Type

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

Seeing the information on the Soul Suppressing Beast, Chu Chen’s brow immediately furrowed. Although the beast was of Legendary Level Upper Grade quality, it had broken through to the Emperor Level, presumably by coincidence consuming a certain rare type of Heavenly and Earthly Treasures.

If Chu Chen’s hypothesis was correct, then it was truly wasteful; an item capable of elevating a Legendary Quality Guardian Beast to the Emperor Level would at least be of Celestial Rank Lower Grade, likely Celestial Rank Middle Grade.

Even in the Alliance’s treasury, the number of Celestial Rank Middle Grade Heavenly and Earthly Treasures wouldn’t exceed a handful.

At this moment, Zhao Qingzhu seemed to recognize the origin of the Soul Suppressing Beast, and her expression became exceptionally grave.

Seeing this, Chu Chen quickly inquired, "Is there something amiss?"

Zhao Qingzhu nodded and replied, "If I’m not mistaken, this beast should be a Soul Suppressing Beast. It’s a kind of semi-elemental life form, not only possessing strong recovery abilities but also formidable power. Its most troublesome aspect is its talent, Soul Suppressing, which can directly suppress the soul, leaving Guardian Beasts in a state of soul suppression with no ability to resist."

Upon hearing this, Chu Chen was not surprised but rather curiously asked, "What is a semi-elemental life form?"

"A semi-elemental life form is an extremely special kind of life form. I only understand a bit after consulting numerous ancient texts. Take Soul Suppressing Beasts for example. They were originally of the Beast Type, but after staying near the Soul Suppressing Pearl for a long time, their bodies became irradiated by the energy it emitted, transforming them into semi-elemental life," Zhao Qingzhu explained deeply.

Hearing this, Chu Chen couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow and said, "So, this means the Soul Suppressing Pearl must be nearby."

"In theory, yes."

"But what about in practice?"

"According to ancient texts, the Soul Suppressing Pearl is only about the size of an adult’s fist. If a special individual among the Soul Suppressing Beasts has appeared, it might completely transform into an elemental life form, allowing it to swallow the Soul Suppressing Pearl and perhaps even refine it into its core."

Upon hearing this, Chu Chen’s expression became serious. If what Zhao Qingzhu said was true, the matter would be exceedingly tricky.

"Don’t worry too much. Such a probability is still very small."

"Let’s hope so."

During their conversation, aside from the Emperor-Level Beast, all the other Monarch-level Soul Suppressing Beasts were swallowed by the Undead Army.

Of course, the Undead Army paid a price of several hundred times more.

At this point, that Emperor-Level Soul Suppressing Beast activated its talent, Soul Suppressing, but Nirvana was several hundred feet away, so the effect could not reach it, and the Undead Army, controlled by soul power, was highly restrained by it.

In an instant, tens of thousands of undead ceased their actions, and the previously precarious situation was instantly reversed.

Seeing this, the Soul Suppressing Beast no longer lingered in battle; its figure flickered as it attempted to retreat.

Seeing this, Chu Chen couldn’t help but furrow his brow and said, "Shadow Kill, don’t let it escape."

Shadow Kill and other beasts had been guarding Chu Chen all along, and upon receiving the command, they immediately charged toward the Soul Suppressing Beast.

Although the Soul Suppressing Beast had the ability to fly, its size was too large, so its burst speed was not particularly fast.

Shadow Kill’s figure flickered and intercepted in front of the Soul Suppressing Beast.

The Soul Suppressing Beast was shocked at the sight, and as its wings shook, its speed immediately slowed down. Only upon sensing Shadow Kill’s aura did it realize it was deceived. The opponent was only at the Late-Stage Monarch Level.

However, when it turned to look behind, it found no pursuers, and it immediately revealed a cruel expression.

Unfortunately, when it turned back, the insect that had just intercepted it had vanished into thin air, and even its aura could not be sensed.

The Soul Suppressing Beast, unfazed, planned to continue its escape, thinking Shadow Kill had feared it. After all, it was an Emperor-Level existence, and the opponent naturally feared it.

But the reality exceeded its expectation. Just as it was about to flee again, a dark golden blade light suddenly flashed beside it.

The Soul Suppressing Beast was startled and too late to dodge; it could only flap its wings to block.

"Pshhh"

The blade light sliced directly through the Soul Suppressing Beast’s wing, cutting the huge wing into two segments.

The intense pain immediately sent the Soul Suppressing Beast into a rage. Just as it was about to counterattack, it found that the insect had already vanished without a trace.

Yet, it dared not be careless, as the opponent was likely still lurking around.

"Roar"

The Soul Suppressing Beast let out an angry roar, activating the talent Soul Suppressing once again.

An invisible energy swept around, hitting Shadow Kill, whose soul was directly suppressed, and its form was exposed in the Soul Suppressing Beast’s view.

Seeing this, Chu Chen immediately instructed the nearby Die Wu, "Use Divine Purification."

At this moment, the Soul Suppressing Beast also noticed Shadow Kill’s presence, immediately channeling Earth Power to form a several-dozen-foot-long earth spike on its claw.

With a wave of its hand, the earth spike, with a sharp sound of tearing through the air, shot straight at Shadow Kill.

The force of this strike was immensely powerful. Shadow Kill’s defensive power couldn’t withstand it. If hit, the best-case scenario would be severe injury, and most likely would mean instant death.

Shadow Kill was controlled, and despite having numerous talents, it couldn’t break free, and could only watch as the earth spike closed in.

Just as Shadow Kill fell into despair, a holy white light suddenly flooded into its body.

The suppressed soul instantly returned to normal. Shadow Kill did not dare to hesitate at all; its insect wings flapping at extreme speed, invisible to the naked eye, as their flapping speed far exceeded what the naked eye could capture.