Beast Taming: Slaughter Atlas

The little creature still inside the eggshell seemed to hear its mother's encouragement. It turned its blade arm and slashed horizontally, instantly creating a finger-length opening in the shell.

It seemed it had used too much force with that slash, as it instantly ran out of strength and remained motionless inside the eggshell for a long time.

Seeing this, the Shadow Golden Mantis raised its blade arm again, ready to break open the incubation pod.

Chu Chen quickly stopped it and said, "Don't be hasty. It should just be tired. It will be fine after a rest."

The Shadow Golden Mantis listened to Lei Yao's translation and looked at Chu Chen with some suspicion.

"This is my Guardian Beast. Why would I harm it?" Chu Chen explained helplessly.

Listening to Chu Chen's explanation, the Shadow Golden Mantis finally retracted its blade arm.

At this moment, the Beast Taming Egg started to shake again. A pair of blade arms poked out from the gap, but the little creature didn't start breaking the shell immediately, instead maintaining its current posture.

Seeing this, Chu Chen was immediately surprised. The little creature was obviously storing energy, intending to break the shell in one go.

The little creature had just been born but already understood the concept of preparation and release. This demonstrated its extraordinary intelligence.

At this point, the little creature suddenly exerted force, slashing its blade arms to both sides. The opening extended from a finger's length to a palm's length.

After the eggshell was broken, its sturdiness significantly decreased. This time, the little creature found it much easier to cut through the shell.

As a result, it conserved some energy, placing its blade arms on both sides of the opening and slashed down again.

A thumb-sized hole appeared on the eggshell.

The Shadow Golden Mantis was instantly excited, hurriedly sticking its head towards the hole, trying to see the situation inside the egg through it.

A pair of shiny black eyes inside also surveyed the outside of the shell.

However, it was extremely fatigued after expending so much strength. It glanced at the Shadow Golden Mantis before slowly closing its eyes to rest.

The Shadow Golden Mantis panicked when it saw this.

Seeing this, Chu Chen knew the Shadow Golden Mantis was going to act again, so he quickly stopped it, saying, "It needs to get through this challenge by itself. If it can't even overcome this, how will it survive in this harsh world?"

The Shadow Golden Mantis nodded slightly, seemingly in thought, retracting its blade arm and standing quietly to the side, waiting.

For a first-time mother, Chu Chen could understand those emotions.

After resting for a while, the little creature seemed to regain its strength. It poked its blade arms out again and began to break the shell little by little along the opening.

Under its efforts, the small hole gradually expanded until it was the size of an adult's fist, only then did it stop.

The little creature couldn't wait to stick its head out from the opening. Seeing the one person and three beasts before it, it immediately showed a look of joy, especially when looking at the Shadow Golden Mantis, a feeling of closeness welled up inside it.

The Shadow Golden Mantis was also visibly excited, urging the little creature to come out quickly with a screech.

Encouraged by its mother, the little creature struggled to crawl out of the eggshell.

After a full minute, the little creature finally managed to crawl completely out of the eggshell.

Chu Chen quickly opened the incubation pod. The little creature took a deep breath of the fresh air, and couldn't help but let out a joyful screech.

The little creature had just been born, standing only ten centimeters tall and just twenty centimeters long. Its body was covered in jet-black insect armor, but its blade arms were golden, looking identical to the Shadow Golden Mantis.

Chu Chen quickly summoned the Slaughter Atlas to check the little creature's attributes.

Star Beast Name: Shadow Golden Mantis

Life Level: Mature Stage

Star Beast Quality: Perfect Level Upper Grade

Star Beast Talent: Stealth

Star Beast Level: Servant Level First Rank

Power Talent: C-level

Defense Talent: D-level

Agility Talent: C+ Level

Physical Talent: C-level

Soul Power Talent: D-level

Star Power Talent: C-level

Star Beast Attribute: Dark Element, Gold Element

Star Beast Skills: Dual Blade Slash (Ordinary Level, Entry Realm), Cross Slash (Ordinary Level, Entry Realm)

Seeing this, Chu Chen couldn't help but smile with joy. The little creature was of high quality and had excellent perception, mastering two skills right after birth, which was a pleasant surprise.

At this point, the Shadow Golden Mantis tore a mealworm into two pieces, allowing the milky white juice to drip into the little creature's mouth.

Having just broken out of the shell, the little creature was very hungry. Sensing the food's presence, it immediately devoured it greedily.

Seeing this, Chu Chen showed a look of relief, very thankful that he had brought the Shadow Golden Mantis out of the Secret Realm. With its biological mother present, he didn't need to worry about raising it.

Once the little creature had eaten its fill, Chu Chen then approached.

He reached out to touch the little creature's head and said with a smile, "From now on, we are partners." After speaking, he began to form the contract.

The Shadow Golden Mantis instinctively wanted to protect its child, but then it remembered their agreement.

Thinking of this, the Shadow Golden Mantis looked at Chu Chen somewhat resentfully, clearly displeased that he was taking its child.

The contract formation went very smoothly. The little creature felt very close to Chu Chen, who was the first person it saw when it was born.

The little creature affectionately rubbed its head against Chu Chen's finger, its expression full of attachment.

Seeing this, the Shadow Golden Mantis let out a displeased screech, clearly jealous. It lifted its blade arm to pull its baby closer, fearing Chu Chen would steal it away.

Chu Chen shook his hands helplessly, seeing pros and cons in everything.

He could understand the Shadow Golden Mantis's attitude.

Unperturbed, he crouched next to the little creature and said with a smile, "Now that we are partners, according to tradition, I should give you a name."

Under the influence of the contract, the little creature instantly understood Chu Chen's meaning. It waved its blade arms and let out an excited screech.

In fact, he had already thought of a name when he decided to contract the Shadow Golden Mantis.

Chu Chen rubbed the little creature's head and said, "From now on, you'll be called 'Shadow Kill.'"

Hearing this, the little creature tilted its head towards Chu Chen, clearly not understanding the meaning of this name.

Chu Chen explained with a smile, "Shadow Kill, a killer hidden in the shadows."

In fact, the name doesn't have any hidden meaning. Chu Chen tailored it to suit the Shadow Golden Mantis's fighting style.

Although the Shadow Golden Mantis is an agile attack type Guardian Beast, its fighting style is more like an assassin, hiding before the battle and striking at the perfect moment.

After hearing Chu Chen's explanation, Shadow Kill let out a happy screech, clearly very fond of the name.

At this moment, Lei Yao and Nirvana came over too, excitedly roaring at Shadow Kill, clearly very fond of this new partner.

The Shadow Golden Mantis then pulled its child closer again, afraid it would be led astray by the two beasts.

Lei Yao and Nirvana exchanged glances, feeling something was off.

This little creature is now their partner, does that mean the Shadow Golden Mantis is their elder? Suddenly, there was a generational gap, when they were just equals moments ago.