Beast Taming: Slaughter Atlas

After several days of travel and exhaustion, followed by a hot shower and finishing up the tasks at hand, a wave of drowsiness suddenly hit.

Chu Chen didn't resist and allowed the drowsiness to sweep over him.

After some time had passed, a terrified scream suddenly echoed from the courtyard.

Awakened by the scream, Chu Chen hurriedly got up, looked out the window towards the courtyard, and found Mrs. Chu sitting on the ground, surrounded by scattered vegetables and various meats.

At this moment, Mrs. Chu was staring fearfully at the Shadow Golden Mantis.

Seeing this, Chu Chen secretly thought it was bad. He quickly opened the window and said, "Mom, this is the new member of our family. It won't harm you."

Mrs. Chu breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, but she was still too frightened, her legs weakened, and she couldn't stand up immediately.

Seeing this, Chu Chen immediately leapt down from the third floor and quickly came to Mrs. Chu's side to help her up.

Chu Chen's realm had already reached the Soul Master Level, and his physical condition had improved significantly, so this height was nothing to him, akin to an ordinary person jumping down a single step.

Upon seeing her son, Mrs. Chu gathered some strength and glared at Chu Chen, reproaching him, "You should have told me in advance, it scared me a lot."

Chu Chen responded with a laugh, "I bought some things when I came back and completely forgot about it."

Mrs. Chu rubbed Chu Chen's head and said, "Come on, let's go home, I'll make you something delicious." Then she started to pick up the scattered vegetables.

Chu Chen promptly helped out.

"Later, tell your dad so he doesn't get frightened too. Oh, how did you come across this Guardian Beast?"

"It's not my Guardian Beast," Chu Chen blurted out.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Chu's expression suddenly changed. She grabbed Chu Chen and began dragging him outside.

"I'll notify your dad right away, have him come back quickly to capture this Star Beast."

Chu Chen hurriedly stopped her, "Although it's a Star Beast, it won't harm us."

Mrs. Chu finally snapped out of her panic and looked at the Shadow Golden Mantis, anxiously asking, "What's going on?"

"It's a long story; let's wait for Dad to get back, and I'll tell you both then."

After Chu Chen's repeated reassurance, Mrs. Chu finally calmed down.

But as she passed by the Shadow Golden Mantis, she instinctively grabbed onto Chu Chen's arm.

Only now did Chu Chen realize how strong his mother's grip was.

Once back home, Mrs. Chu breathed a long sigh of relief and confirmed multiple times that the Shadow Golden Mantis posed no danger before heading into the kitchen to prepare dinner.

Mrs. Chu's big reaction was normal, and the reasons could be broadly categorized into three points.

First, the appearance of the Shadow Golden Mantis was somewhat terrifying, especially its mouthparts, resembling an alien creature.

Second, the aura of the Shadow Golden Mantis was too powerful. The Lord Level aura was not something Mrs. Chu, at the Soul Warrior Level, could withstand.

Third, living in these turbulent times, people had a natural fear of Star Beasts since many had witnessed too many people die at their hands.

Chu Chen dialed his father's communicator and gave him a heads-up about the Shadow Golden Mantis, then washed his hands to help Mrs. Chu with dinner.

Having her son's company, Mrs. Chu was extremely happy. Ever since her son awakened his Soul Power, she had less time to see him.

She cherished this rare parent-child time, even giving her son some cooking tips along the way.

But halfway through cooking, the doorbell suddenly rang.

Chu Chen hurriedly went to open the door and found that it was Ning Yan, wearing a neat suit, with a refreshed spirit, clearly doing well lately.

"Brother Chen, everything you asked for is here." As he said that, he handed over a Space Belt.

Chu Chen checked it and found an unknown small device, not much bigger than a thermometer.

Chu Chen took out the device and asked puzzled, "What's this?"

Ning Yan quickly replied, "I noticed you bought so much Vitality Liquid, likely for some important use, so I took the liberty to buy a detector. It can measure the Life Energy content in the Vitality Liquid."

Chu Chen slapped his forehead and said, "Look at me, I completely forgot about that. Thanks a lot this time. Let me know how much it costs in total, and I'll pay you."

Ning Yan handed over a bill.

Upon checking, Chu Chen raised his eyebrows; all the items together totaled less than twenty million, much less than he expected.

Ning Yan seemed to notice Chu Chen's confusion and promptly explained, "Last time during the city defense battle, the City Lord directly gave you ten thousand Contribution Points, and your contribution level has reached Level 3. You can buy items from the association at a 30% discount."

Chu Chen understood, recalling that during that time the entire city was immersed in grief, and having not bought things from the association, he had overlooked this matter.

However, ten thousand Contribution Points was quite high, possibly due to special consideration from Wang Haichuan.

After settling the payment, Ning Yan departed.

Before Chu Chen could close the door, Father Chu coincidentally returned.

"Son, you're back."

"Yes, I'm back," Chu Chen replied with a smile.

Father Chu, upon entering the courtyard, immediately looked for the Shadow Golden Mantis.

Seeing the Shadow Golden Mantis, his expression changed slightly, his body seemingly acting on its own as he instinctively took a step back.

"Son, is this a Lord Level Star Beast?" Father Chu inquired with some uncertainty.

Chu Chen nodded and said, "Yes, it just broke through not long ago."

Father Chu displayed a shocked expression upon hearing this, but seeing that the Shadow Golden Mantis showed no intent of aggression, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Son, it won't suddenly attack, will it?" Father Chu asked with concern.

Chu Chen smiled and said, "No, I'll tell you about it later. Could you help me inside first?"

Father Chu didn't ask what kind of help and followed his son back inside.

Chu Chen came to the living room on the first floor, and upon scanning it, he found an empty spot in the corner.

He took out an aquarium from the Spatial Ring.

Father Chu quickly stepped forward to help, muttering, "This son was raised well; he knows I like fish and even bought me an aquarium."

Chu Chen awkwardly said, "Dad, this aquarium is for holding the egg."

"The egg?" Father Chu asked in shock.

Chu Chen didn't explain and directly took out the Forbidden Celestial Dragon's Beast Taming Egg.

Seeing this, Father Chu was shocked once again. He pointed at the huge egg and said, "This... Is this a Beast Taming Egg?"

Chu Chen nodded, "Of course."

"Where did you get this? Did you acquire it while training?"

Facing his father's questioning, Chu Chen laughed and said, "Dad, I'll explain everything later. For now, please help me put it inside."

Father Chu suppressed his curiosity and quickly went up to help.

The Beast Taming Egg was extremely heavy, so putting it into the aquarium was no easy task.

After half an hour of fussing, they finally managed to place the Beast Taming Egg into the aquarium, followed by pouring the Vitality Liquid inside.