Beast Taming: Slaughter Atlas-Chapter 568 - 512: Undying and Indestructible

Chu Chen waved his hand to summon Lei Yao and the other beasts back into the Soul Sea, leaving only Unyielding behind.

Zhao Qingzhu looked surprised and quickly asked, "You can use Soul Power?"

Chu Chen nodded in response, and with a wave of his hand towards Zhao Qingzhu, an invisible ripple was sent forth.

Zhao Qingzhu felt her head lighten, and the Soul Suppressing Power vanished. She was about to ask if this was the ability of the Soul Suppressing Pearl when Chu Chen interrupted, "We’ll talk outside. First, recall your Guardian Beast, and I’ll take you away." With that, he leapt onto Unyielding’s back.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Qingzhu did not hesitate and immediately recalled her own Guardian Beast into her Soul Sea, then leapt onto Unyielding’s back.

Chu Chen said in a deep voice, "Let’s go."

With a gentle swipe of Unyielding’s dragon claw, the already unstable space instantly shattered, and its body twisted directly into the space, disappearing from sight.

When Unyielding reappeared, it was already on the ground.

At this moment, the ground rumbled, and a roaring sound came from below as the earth began to cave in, mixed with the roars of beasts.

Seeing this, Chu Chen frowned slightly and said, "Let’s head up first."

Moments later, Unyielding carried Chu Chen and Zhao Qingzhu outside the Soul Suppressing Abyss.

At this time, Shi Feng and others were resting outside the Soul Suppressing Abyss, and they gathered around when they saw Chu Chen return.

Chu Chen pointed downwards and said, "There might be Star Beasts breaking through from below. You should annihilate them and keep the spoils for yourselves. Brother Shi will stay and protect me."

Upon hearing this, everyone cast envious glances at Shi Feng, indicating that he had gained Chu Chen’s trust by being chosen to stay.

Shi Feng immediately replied, "Yes, sir." He then quickly moved next to Chu Chen, surveying the surroundings.

Zhao Qingzhu, understanding the situation, walked away to a distant place, aware that she had not yet gained Chu Chen’s trust.

Seeing her move away on her own initiative, Chu Chen felt significantly more at ease. He couldn’t afford to easily trust someone after just a few encounters.

In perfect condition, it would be no issue, but with his current Soul Power nearly depleted and his Guardian Beast severely weakened after a great battle, it was a different story.

Disregarding the outside world, Chu Chen focused his mind within his Soul Sea.

At this moment, only a shallow layer remained in his Soul Sea, floating at the center were eight clusters of pure Soul Power, which had been nurtured over the years by his eight Guardian Beasts.

Even though Chu Chen hadn’t been able to cultivate in the past two years, with just this nurtured Soul Power, he could easily step into the Late Emperor Level, perhaps even reaching the Emperor Level itself.

Behind it was the Guardian Beast space, where Lei Yao and the others were resting.

The Soul Suppressing Pearl hovered above the Guardian Beast space, its blood-colored runes having disappeared, with earthen-yellow energy spreading around.

This energy, entering the Soul Sea, brought a warm sensation, making Chu Chen feel extremely comfortable, and it even refined his Soul Power, making it more pure.

Of course, these were just the supplementary effects of the Soul Suppressing Pearl; its true capability was granting Chu Chen the Soul Suppressing Power.

Chu Chen only needed to use Soul Power to activate the Soul Suppressing Pearl and release its power, which not only controlled but also protected his soul, blocking any soul-directed attacks.

With this precious treasure, Chu Chen’s strength could increase by at least thirty percent; its battlefield application would be even more powerful.

As Chu Chen was secretly rejoicing, the Soul Suppressing Pearl suddenly began to tremble, and slowly a gray-white beast shadow emerged.

Seeing this, Chu Chen tensed up but soon thought of something which eased his expression, looking expectantly at the beast shadow.

Gradually, the beast shadow materialized, revealing gray-white skin and horns reminiscent of a demon—none other than the Soul Suppressing Master, whose body Lei Yao had destroyed.

The Soul Suppressing Master sensed Chu Chen’s gaze and respectfully said, "Greetings, master."

To this, Chu Chen remained calm, having anticipated this behavior.

"Tell me, are you the Soul Suppressing Beast or the Soul Suppressing Pearl?" Chu Chen inquired seriously.

The Soul Suppressing Master was taken aback momentarily and then smiled bitterly, "It seems the master already knows. I have merged completely with the Soul Suppressing Beast; I don’t even know whether I am a beast or a pearl."

Hearing this, Chu Chen smiled knowingly. Though beast and pearl were unified, the Soul Suppressing Pearl clearly dominated the fusion.

After some thought, Chu Chen asked again, "When did you gain intelligence, and are you aware of your origins?"

The Soul Suppressing Master shook its head, "I gained intelligence several hundred years ago, and since then, I’ve been residing in the Secret Realm."

Chu Chen nodded, acknowledging this. "Having gained intelligence, why did you choose to merge with the Soul Suppressing Beast?"

The Soul Suppressing Master sighed, "Even with intelligence, I couldn’t escape the Soul Suppressing Pearl’s confines. Over endless years, loneliness overwhelmed me. Later, I found I could assimilate these Soul Suppressing Beasts into Elemental Lives. Through fusion, I found freedom."

Chu Chen nodded sympathetically. The Soul Suppressing Pearl suffered indeed, having stayed in the Secret Realm without harming the human world. His arrival disrupted its peaceful existence, even binding it with a Blood Covenant and stripping it of freedom again.

This realization brought a blush to Chu Chen’s face, although releasing it was not his intention.

After a brief silence, Chu Chen asked again, "With your body reformed, can I still use the Soul Suppressing Power?"

"Of course, with the Soul Suppressing Pearl within me, our Blood Covenant allows you to use its power without affecting me."

Chu Chen eagerly pursued, "So with the Soul Suppressing Pearl here, your Elemental Body remains unaffected?"

The Soul Suppressing Master nodded, then shook its head, "There is impact but minimal."

"Oh? Please explain further."

"The Soul Suppressing Pearl fully integrated with the Star Core, and my body transformed to an Elemental Body. As long as the Pearl is intact, I am immortal. The impact is delay in energy mobilization, requiring energy from the Pearl." 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Chu Chen furrowed his brow, "How much delay when mobilizing energy?"

In response, the Soul Suppressing Master grasped its chest, then tossed the Soul Suppressing Pearl to Chu Chen, who quickly caught it.

"Master, allow me a test run?"

Chu Chen nodded with a smile, summoning it forth with a wave.

The Soul Suppressing Master commenced trials with its Soul Power, repeating over ten times before finally saying, "The impact is minimal, slowing Star Power mobilization by half a notch. Over distance, it’s slower."

After reaching this conclusion, they began testing different distances’ effects on Star Power mobilization.

Roughly a quarter of an hour later, they paused.

The final conclusion was, within a hundred zhang, Star Power mobilization slowed by five percent; within three hundred zhang, by ten percent; beyond a thousand zhang, over thirty percent.

Most Guardian Beast combats occur within a hundred zhang, even against equally matched opponents, the range rarely exceeds three hundred zhang.

This meant that with the Soul Suppressing Pearl in Chu Chen’s hand, the Master’s Star Power mobilization slowed by at most ten percent.

Though it slightly affected its power, for the "immortal", this could be easily overlooked.