Beast Taming: Slaughter Atlas

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was already a month later.

Chu Chen sat on the side, watching Lei Yao sweat profusely in the training ground, and couldn't help but nod in satisfaction.

After a month of rigorous training, Lei Yao had completely mastered his own power.

Chu Chen flipped his hand, and a wooden box appeared in his hand.

He carefully opened it; inside was the Domain Fruit of Profound Rank Upper Grade.

Chu Chen waved to Lei Yao, calling him over.

"Eat it, and I believe you'll be able to comprehend the domain," Chu Chen said, handing the Domain Fruit to Lei Yao.

After Lei Yao took the Domain Fruit, he immediately stuffed it into his mouth, his eyes full of anticipation.

After consuming the Domain Fruit, Lei Yao lay on the ground, waiting quietly.

At this moment, Lu Hongfei hurried over.

Upon seeing the visitor, Chu Chen quickly greeted, "Director, what brings you here in such a hurry?"

Lu Hongfei patted Chu Chen's shoulder and said, "You should pack up quickly, we will set off tomorrow."

"What? There's still half a month until the Daoist School exchange competition, isn't it too early for us to go now?"

"Not early at all. You think you can just go straight to the finals? You must first pass the preliminary round before formally entering the exchange competition."

"What, a preliminary round? Even for just a few people like us in Celestial Star City?"

"Wishful thinking, indeed. Each small city has a quota of fifteen participants for the exchange competition, and there are about five hundred small cities. Medium-sized cities have about fifty, with a quota of twenty-five people each, and large cities only have four, but each has a quota of one hundred people, bringing the total to more than eight thousand people."

Upon hearing this, Chu Chen couldn't help but be astonished. It seems that standing out in the exchange competition won't be so easy. After all, all these over eight thousand people are talents carefully cultivated by the Five Great Daoist Schools, each possessing extraordinary strength.

"So, are you confident?" Lu Hongfei asked with a smile.

Chu Chen nodded, "I am, but not too much."

Upon hearing this, Lu Hongfei laughed aloud, "Don't underestimate yourself. With your strength, you can definitely make it to the top one hundred."

Chu Chen frowned slightly upon hearing this – just the top one hundred?

Clearly, Chu Chen was not satisfied with such a result.

If Chu Chen could enter the top one hundred, Lu Hongfei would be extremely happy. After all, many talents from mid-sized cities couldn't achieve such a result.

"Alright, stop overthinking it. Let's set off at seven in the morning tomorrow. You should hurry back and pack up as well." With that, Lu Hongfei left quickly.

Watching Lu Hongfei walk away, Chu Chen fell into deep thought.

After a month of rigorous cultivation, Chu Chen's realm had already reached the Second Rank Commander Level.

Soul Skills such as "Stone Skin," "Giant Power," "Light Body," and "Barrier" had all reached Level 3, and "Soul Spike" had also reached Level 2. To enhance the strength of the Guardian Beast, Chu Chen also learned a Profound Rank Middle Grade Soul Skill "Sharp," which greatly helps the Guardian Beast by enhancing its five senses during battle.

Lei Yao's skill levels were already maxed out. Over this month, aside from its size, it had changed the least.

Its realm advanced from the First Rank Commander Level to the Peak of Second Rank, with its shoulder height growing from the original three meters to one zhang, and its body length from four and a half meters to five meters, standing height reaching over two and a half zhang. Its body became even more robust.

The changes in Nirvana were also significant, with its realm advancing from the First Rank Commander Level to the Peak of Second Rank, showing potential to reach the Third Rank before the preliminary competitions.

Skills: "Jaw Scissors" advanced from the Great Success Realm to the Perfection Realm, "Wooden Cone," "Earth Rock Armor," and "Limb Regeneration" from the Minor Achievement Realm to the Great Success Realm, while "Cycle of Mutual Birth" advanced from the Mastery Realm to the Minor Achievement Realm. Of course, such significant progress was not solely due to hard training, but also thanks to the Slaughter Atlas's assistance.

Over this month, Nirvana's size increased significantly, with shoulder height growing from the original two meters to around 2.2 meters, and body length from four meters to four and a half meters.

Among the three Guardian Beasts, the one with the most changes was Shadow Kill, with its realm advancing from the First Rank Servant Level to the First Rank War General Level.

In just a month's time, it leaped an entire rank, and its cultivation speed was fast for a reason.

Firstly, it has the quality of Perfect Level Upper Grade, naturally facilitating rapid cultivation.

Secondly, with ample cultivation resources provided by Chu Chen's current wealth, Shadow Kill was supplied with limitless resources during the Servant Level stage, and after reaching the Sixth Rank, consumed three Star-Raising Fruits, directly elevating its realm to the Ninth Rank War General Level, and upon using some Star Power Fruits, smoothly broke through to the War General Level.

Lastly, Chu Chen's second talent, Wind of Recovery, allowed Shadow Kill more time for cultivation, whereas other Guardian Beasts might require eight to ten hours of rest. Shadow Kill only needed four hours, thus naturally accelerating its cultivation speed.

Regarding skills, the self-realized skills Dual Blade Slash and Cross Slash advanced from the Entry Realm to the Mastery Realm.

Upon reaching the War General Level, it also learned two Elite Level skills, Golden Blade Slash and Demon Concealment, though these two skills were still at the Entry Realm.

Shadow Kill's rapid skill level improvement was also attributed to the meticulous guidance of the Shadow Golden Mantis, making Chu Chen truly feel the joy of being a hands-off manager.

Shadow Kill's physical changes were also notable. After a month of careful nurturing, it had advanced from the Juvenile Stage to the Growth Stage, with shoulder height growing from the original ten centimeters to half a meter, and body length from twenty centimeters to one meter. Its pair of blade arms measured over three centimeters, as sharp as the Hundred-Forged Blade Soldier.

Lastly, its talents, Shadow Kill's innate talent is Stealth, initially at D-level, saving Chu Chen considerable Slaughter Value. Upon reaching the War General Level, Chu Chen bestowed a second talent, Mimicry, upon it, allowing it to change its color and aura to simulate the current environment, akin to the mimicry of octopuses in a previous life.

These two talents both enhance Shadow Kill's concealment abilities.

Although these two talents overlap somewhat, their effects are astonishing, as its combat role is that of an assassin. If its concealment abilities aren't up to par, how could it be a qualified assassin?

At this moment, Lei Yao suddenly got up and roared, an inexplicable power emanating from his body.

This power surrounded Lei Yao, forming a circular energy field with a radius of three zhang.

Seeing this, Chu Chen immediately showed joy, muttering, "This is the prototype of a domain."

To experience the power of the domain, Chu Chen actually stepped inside.

Instantly, an invisible pressure enveloped him; he felt as if an invisible mountain pressed upon him, making his movements extremely sluggish, with even his reaction speed being much slower.

Lei Yao let out a low growl at Chu Chen.

Hearing the growl, Chu Chen paused; it seemed Lei Yao wanted him to move away.

Chu Chen immediately stepped back, watching Lei Yao with anticipation.

"Roar"

As the roar resounded, two forces erupted from within Lei Yao, one being the power of the Thunder Element, and the other being the power of the Beast Type.

Upon entering the domain prototype, the domain underwent some changes; first, the radius expanded from three zhang to five zhang in the blink of an eye, finally barely stopping at ten zhang.

Inside the domain, dense thunder elements appeared, with electric currents flowing through the domain, and a strong gravitational force emerging.

Chu Chen's pupils shrank as he saw this, filled with incredulity.

"This is a complete double domain," Chu Chen exclaimed in surprise.