Beast Taming: Slaughter Atlas

Chu Chen led his two Guardian Beasts to the training ground.

Without waiting for Chu Chen's command, Lei Yao let out a strange cry and charged into the training ground.

Its target was clear, heading straight towards a metal dummy.

It raised its arms, clenched its fists, pulled back its arms, and its fists struck toward the metal dummy like lightning.

"Bang bang bang"

The dull sound of fists hitting metal continuously echoed in the training ground.

After getting used to the power, it began to gather Thunder Element and attach it to its arms.

Chu Chen could clearly feel that Lei Yao's speed in gathering the Thunder Element had greatly improved.

After half an hour, Lei Yao was panting heavily, its physical strength and Star Power were exhausted, but its gaze became extraordinarily intense.

The difference between the Perfection Realm skills and Great Success Realm skills is vast.

Take the Lightning Fist for example, in the Great Success Realm, it can strike five times instantly, while in the Perfection Realm, it can strike seven times with even greater power.

Of course, this is just an enhancement in power; the true strength lies in actual combat.

The skills of the Perfection Realm are faster to execute and easier to use, truly reaching a stage where one can act at will.

If Lei Yao were to unleash its full potential, its strength might not be inferior to the just-broken-through Shadow Golden Mantis.

However, it will take some time for Lei Yao to completely master its own power.

To quickly master its power, what it needs is not practice but battle, preferably a life-and-death battle.

During Lei Yao's training, Nirvana was also adapting to its own strength. After breaking through to the Commander Level, its Insect Armor became thicker, its size slightly bigger, with the most significant increase being in power.

The ant's strength is inherently tremendous; when considering the same size, few Guardian Beasts can compete with it in terms of power.

The training continued until nightfall.

The next day, Chu Chen and the others once again left the Cyan Dragon Daoist School.

Today, they planned to stroll around Black Mist City, as they were to return to Celestial Star City the next day.

"Brother Chen, these are the most famous pastries in Black Mist City. You're leaving tomorrow, so take some back for your family to taste." Gu Zhen said reluctantly.

The Gu Family Siblings said similar words many times, seeming very reluctant, but in fact, they were conveying information outside.

Once the spies of the Li Family received the information, they immediately relayed it.

Chu Chen and the others wandered aimlessly until the evening, fearing the Li Family hadn't gotten the news, and only then returned to the Cyan Dragon Daoist School.

After returning to the Daoist School, Wang Tianxiong summoned Chu Chen and the two others to his office.

"How is the plan progressing?" Wang Tianxiong asked somewhat anxiously.

"Rest assured, Director Wang, the spies from the Li Family have received the information. The Gu Family Siblings are unaware of this, and thanks to their genuine emotions today, it would have been hard to deceive the Li Family otherwise." Chu Chen replied with a smile.

"That's good, but tomorrow is the crucial day. With Brother Lu's strength, it's difficult to lure out Zhang Kun, and with the ruckus Chu Chen caused in the Gambling Egg Pavilion, there likely won't be a shortage of people trying to intercept you."

Lu Hongfei frowned upon hearing this. He had considered the problem before, but being in a foreign land, he had no place to seek help. Now that Wang Tianxiong was speaking about it, he likely had a solution in mind.

"Brother Wang, please share your plan." Lu Hongfei asked in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Wang Tianxiong did not hide anything and revealed his arrangements.

He had secretly hired a capable adventurer squad for an escort mission, and had also embedded several Monarch Level experts within the squad.

Although the plan wasn't perfect, it was decently structured, and even if Zhang Kun and others investigated, they wouldn't find anything, as there were no King Level experts in the team.

"Alright, go back and rest early. Tomorrow there will surely be a fierce battle." Wang Tianxiong said solemnly.

The three of them nodded gravely upon hearing this.

The next morning, the three appeared at the Daoist School gate with panda eyes, clearly not having rested well the night before.

Wang Tianxiong sighed helplessly upon seeing this.

But he didn't say anything, as it made sense not to rest well since they were facing a King Level opponent today.

To complete the performance, Wang Tianxiong and the Gu Family Siblings directly escorted Chu Chen and others to the city gate.

Their parting words were filled with reluctance.

After a while, a group of a dozen black-robed people arrived before everyone.

Wang Tianxiong waved to the leading black-robed person and said, "This is Zhang Zhihao, the captain of the Shadow Squad; they will be escorting you this time."

Upon hearing this, Lu Hongfei quickly stepped forward and said, "My name is Lu Hongfei, we entrust this matter to you."

Zhang Zhihao replied promptly, "No need to be polite, we're just doing our job."

Chu Chen secretly observed the Shadow Squad and found that they had fifteen members, with five reaching Monarch Level strength, and the remaining ten were all Lord Level experts.

This lineup was enough to match the strongest forces in Celestial Star City.

However, Chu Chen didn't feel any sense of security, knowing that their opponents were even stronger.

Zhang Zhihao seemed not to be good at talking; after exchanging pleasantries, he urged, "It's getting late, let's head out quickly."

"Alright, then we'll take our leave." Lu Hongfei said with a smile.

After bidding farewell to Wang Tianxiong and the others, both parties boarded their Guardian Beasts and flew towards Celestial Star City.

Chu Chen's team rode on Lu Hongfei's Golden-eyed Fire Eagle, while Zhang Zhihao and his group rode on a giant Wide-Backed Black Eagle.

Its body reached thirty feet in length, with an astounding wingspan of seventy feet, and its back was so wide that even carrying a dozen people didn't feel crowded at all.

Meanwhile, several other groups were leaving the city from different gates.

Due to the long journey, Zhang Zhihao and his team didn't fly very fast.

Just after leaving the city, the likelihood of being attacked was virtually zero.

Everyone was quite relaxed, enjoying the scenic views and teasing each other, looking more like they were on an outing.

Half a day passed swiftly, and as the captain of the Shadow Squad, Zhang Zhihao didn't join the fun but remained vigilant, constantly observing the surroundings.

"Stay alert; there is a cliff ahead, which is a suitable spot for an ambush." Zhang Zhihao said, staring ahead with a solemn tone.

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately stopped their jesting and focused their eyes on the front, full of vigilance.

Soon, the Wide-Backed Black Eagle approached the cliff.

At this moment, unexpected changes arose, as several flying Guardian Beasts emerged from the cliff.

Zhang Zhihao, seeing this, said in a deep voice, "Prepare for battle."

Everyone dared not be negligent and immediately summoned their respective flying Guardian Beasts.

"Everyone, we are the Shadow Squad; I hope you'll show some courtesy and make way." Zhang Zhihao said loudly.

However, the other side's speed didn't slow down at all and instead kept increasing.