Beast Taming: Slaughter Atlas

"Let's go, I've arranged to meet the other four Daoist schools in the west of the city. Let's head over first, and you can chat along the way," Lu Hongfei said with a smile.

Hearing this, Chu Chen and his two companions quickly jumped onto the back of the Golden-eyed Fire Eagle.

Soon, they arrived at the eastern part of the city and found that a dozen or so people had already gathered there.

Many of them were familiar faces to Chu Chen.

Among them were the Director of the White Tiger Daoist School, Chen Jianghe, Ji Mingyue, Qian Jiadong, Zhao Peng, Gangzi, and others who ranked among the top in combat power within the Elite Class.

Seeing his old classmates naturally warranted a greeting.

After chatting for a while, they set off toward Black Mist City.

Black Mist City, as a medium-sized city, isn't far from Cyan Dragon City. It only takes about two days' journey, and they planned to rest in Black Mist City before setting out again, with Dong Hanyang, Wang Tianxiong, and Zhao River accompanying them.

For this trip to Black Mist City, Lu Hongfei chose the nearest route.

Chu Chen understood his intention, nothing more than to use the power of Chen Jianghe and others to avenge himself, as he was previously chased miserably by that Wild Force Golden Eagle.

However, his plan was eventually thwarted. With five Monarch-level Late Stage Guardian Beasts traveling together, the Wild Force Golden Eagle didn't dare show itself, and even the Molten Earth Dragon was unwilling to provoke them.

This time, it only took two and a half days to reach Black Mist City, half a day quicker than expected.

Upon entering the city, Wang Tianxiong warmly welcomed them.

In just a month, Wang Tianxiong's spirit had undergone a radical change, from a face full of worry to one full of smiles, a considerable transformation indeed.

However, Chu Chen was more concerned about the situation with Zhang Kun and the Li Family.

He quickly walked over to Wang Tianxiong and inquired in a low voice, "Director Wang, how are Zhang Kun and the family that pledged allegiance to him doing now?"

Wang Tianxiong smiled with pleasure at the question. He put his arm around Chu Chen's shoulder and said cheerfully, "That's a good question. Zhang Kun's actions completely infuriated the Daoist school's higher-ups. He was directly sent to the Redemption Camp, and everything was confiscated from him, not even leaving behind a single Elixir Pill."

Hearing this, Chu Chen was taken aback, realizing that the Daoist school was essentially sentencing him to death.

The people in the Redemption Camp are always at the forefront of the battlefield. Without supplies of Elixir Pills, it's only a matter of time before they perish completely.

"What's the situation with those families now?"

"Those families are quite miserable. Without a backing, they've been rapidly swallowed by various forces. The Li Family is the most unfortunate, as all the high-level members died in that battle. Without strong individuals in charge, the Li Family was the first to be divided. They are now no different from ordinary people. If not for the City Lord's intervention, they might not even have the chance to live as ordinary people. However, they offended too many people. Even if they don't die, they'll endure endless torment."

Upon hearing this, Chu Chen nodded with a smile. He didn't sympathize with the plight of those families since they chose the wrong side, and they likely had a hand in the previous assassination attempt.

However, one thing surprised Chu Chen: Dong Hanyang chose to preserve the Li Family's life.

In his impression, Dong Hanyang wasn't someone known for benevolence. Furthermore, the Li Family, by leveraging Zhang Kun's power, frequently undermined the city's interests.

Previously restrained by Zhang Kun's authority, he couldn't act against the Li Family, but once Zhang Kun was taken away, he would surely take action.

After some thought, Chu Chen finally understood the reason.

The rapid decline of the families that pledged allegiance to Zhang Kun was likely orchestrated behind the scenes, and the mastermind was undoubtedly Dong Hanyang.

As the City Lord, he naturally aimed to eliminate any uncontrollable factors.

As for sparing the Li Family's lives, it was nothing more than crafting an image of a benevolent ruler for himself.

The Li Family is now in dire straits, which may be a harsher punishment than death.

Chu Chen and his companions only rested for half a day in Black Mist City before setting out again.

This time the group was extraordinarily large, with five Soul Kings and fifty young talents from Black Mist City.

Given that Lu Hongfei and the others' Guardian Beasts were only of the Monarch level, Dong Hanyang invited them to travel with his own Guardian Beast to Cyan Dragon City.

Dong Hanyang's Guardian Beast was a Crimson Flame Phoenix with a phoenix bloodline. It was about four zhang long and had an astounding wingspan of seven zhang. Its back was extremely wide, comfortably seating over a dozen people without feeling crowded. Its feathers appeared flame-red, as though ablaze, and its tail feathers were long, reaching two zhang. In the gentle wind, they resembled blazing red ribbons.

The aura of the Crimson Flame Phoenix had already reached the King-level Peak, just a step away from the coveted Emperor Level, which was what drove Dong Hanyang's eagerness to acquire an Immortal Level Beast Taming Egg.

This journey was handled entirely by King-level flying Guardian Beasts, and their speed was intensely fast. What would have been a two-day journey only took a single day.

Along the way, Chu Chen noticed that there were very few Star Beasts around, and their levels weren't particularly high, which puzzled him.

It was only after Lu Hongfei explained that he understood: The closer you get to a large city, the fewer Star Beasts there are. Here, the skies are filled with strong individuals, and those stronger Star Beasts had long been slain by them.

The remaining Star Beasts are left for less powerful Beast Masters to train; otherwise, the Star Beasts in the nearby forests would have long been extinct.

However, this is just the tip of the iceberg, as it's said that 70-80% of the land is occupied by Star Beasts, and the oceans are entirely dominated by them.

Humanity still has an incredibly challenging road ahead to reclaim their lands.

"We're almost there; up ahead is Cyan Dragon City," Dong Hanyang said with a smile.

Hearing this, everyone quickly looked ahead, seeing a towering cyan giant city standing in the distance.

From a distance, it looked like a world-shaking beast lying dormant.

After a while, Chu Chen noticed a massive cyan giant dragon above Cyan Dragon City.

Even from afar, Chu Chen could feel the terrifying pressure emanating from within the dragon.

Seeing this, Chu Chen was instantly shocked and couldn't help but ask, "City Lord Dong, is that giant dragon real?"

Dong Hanyang shook his head and said, "Of course, it's not real. This giant dragon is the Cyan-Scaled Flood Dragon of Immortal Quality, whose realm reached the Emperor Level during its lifetime."

"Emperor Level! Who managed to slay such a terrifying existence?" Chu Chen inquired in shock.

Dong Hanyang didn't answer immediately. He looked into the distance, his eyes full of reminiscence.

Moments later, Dong Hanyang returned to his thoughts, gazing at the Cyan-Scaled Flood Dragon and said solemnly, "It was the Guardian Beast of Senior Qing Jun."

"Senior Qing Jun? Could it be the first City Lord of Cyan Dragon City?"

"That's right, but unfortunately, he disappeared after that battle."

"What happened back then?" Chu Chen pressed on.

"Shortly after Cyan Dragon City was established, it encountered a once-in-a-century Beast Tide sparked by an Emperor-level Flying Demon Tiger. That battle was said to be extremely fierce. If the Cyan-Scaled Flood Dragon hadn't used a life-saving technique, there wouldn't be the Cyan Dragon City you see today. Unfortunately, the Cyan-Scaled Flood Dragon perished, leaving Senior Qing Jun seriously wounded. The death of the Cyan-Scaled Flood Dragon dealt a heavy blow to him. After passing on the City Lord position to Chu Nan, he vanished from public view, and no one knows whether he is alive or dead. To honor the Cyan-Scaled Flood Dragon, its body was made into a landmark building for future generations to admire."

Hearing this, Chu Chen showed a look of realization and gazed at the Cyan-Scaled Flood Dragon with a deep sense of respect.