Chu Chen flipped through the Slaughter Atlas, satisfied only when he saw Li Yifei's name appear on the page, and then put the book away.

This trip to the Secret Realm was truly rewarding. Li Yifei's talent is Damage Transfer, and this talent is actually C-level, which shows that his talent is indeed strong.

Damage Transfer (C-level): Can transfer non-lethal injuries to the Guardian Beast, requiring a certain amount of Life Force during the transfer. (C-level, can reduce life force consumption by 60%)

Chu Chen whispered a pity to himself, as he was still at the Soul Warrior Level and temporarily could not use this talent.

But today's harvest was more than this, and soon his gaze fell on a dark fruit tree.

This thing called the Dark Fruit Tree is a Yellow Rank Middle Grade Heavenly and Earthly Treasure. Its fruit can enhance a Dark Element Star Beast's affinity to dark elements, and its grade can reach Yellow Rank Lower Grade.

At this time, the Dark Fruit was ripe, and Chu Chen carefully collected the Dark Fruit.

As for the Beast Taming Egg, Chu Chen did not move it; instead, he slowly walked to the side of the Shadow Golden Mantis.

At this time, under the treatment of the Holy Light Elf, its injuries were almost recovered, though it still remained extremely weak.

Seeing the human approaching, the Shadow Golden Mantis let out a threatening hiss, its eyes full of vigilance.

The stronger a Star Beast's power, the higher its intelligence. With the Shadow Golden Mantis's strength, its intelligence was certainly no less than that of an adult human.

Chu Chen planned to communicate with it, squatted beside the Shadow Golden Mantis, and said softly, "You are strong, but in this space, your strength will no longer progress. I can take you away, let you adventure in the outside world."

The Shadow Golden Mantis seemed to understand Chu Chen's meaning, hesitantly looking at its own egg.

Seeing this, Chu Chen quickly added, "I intend to contract with your child."

Hearing this, the Shadow Golden Mantis let out another roar.

Chu Chen laughed and said, "Don't worry, I won't harm it. Look at my two Guardian Beasts, they are living well and their strength is also very strong."

At this moment, Lei Yao and Nirvana also gathered around, letting out low growls, as if communicating something with the Shadow Golden Mantis.

A moment later, Lei Yao turned to Chu Chen and let out a series of low growls.

Through the power of the contract, Chu Chen quickly understood what Lei Yao wanted to express.

Due to the current situation, the Shadow Golden Mantis compromised. It agreed to let Chu Chen contract its child, but it wanted to stay by its side, to raise its own child, and during this time, it could protect Chu Chen's safety.

This naturally delighted Chu Chen greatly.

Chu Chen's original intention was to save the Shadow Golden Mantis out of three reasons.

First, the Shadow Golden Mantis has always lived in the Secret Realm and did not pose a threat to humanity, nor has it ever harmed humans.

Second, the maternal instincts of the Shadow Golden Mantis touched Chu Chen, reminding him of Mrs. Chu.

Third, he planned to contract the Shadow Golden Mantis's child. Although the little one has yet to be born, it will become his partner in the future, and he could not bear to see its mother die in front of him.

However, Chu Chen underestimated the greatness of motherhood, never expecting that the Shadow Golden Mantis would choose to sacrifice its freedom to gain the opportunity to raise its child.

As for whether the Shadow Golden Mantis would turn on him, Chu Chen did not have to worry, as Star Beasts are different from humans; once they make a promise, they will certainly keep it.

This was an unexpected gain for Chu Chen. As long as it leaves the Secret Realm, it could break through to the Lord Level and also help hatch the Guardian Beast, plus train it for free.

After feeding the Shadow Golden Mantis some food, Chu Chen then placed it and the Beast Taming Egg into the Beast Taming Bracelet.

Finally, after storing the Dark Fruit Tree, Chu Chen left the cave with Zhang Yuyan. However, for safety reasons, before leaving, he set the cave on fire to cover his tracks.

The place was very unsafe; first, there was a fight, then the Dark Fruit matured, and the strong star power fluctuations mixed with the scent of blood. Even the intimidation of the Shadow Golden Mantis could hardly stop the hungry swarm of insects.

The two headed toward the mountain peak and found a resting spot halfway up.

After a night, the two set off again toward the center of the Secret Realm.

After half a day of trekking, they finally arrived at the central area.

As soon as he arrived, Chu Chen felt uncomfortable. He couldn't express exactly what it was, just that the place felt lifeless and dead.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Yuyan asked in a low voice.

"I always feel something is off about this place."

"Yeah, I feel the same way."

As they walked and talked, unknowingly, they arrived at the depths.

At this moment, Lei Yao let out a low growl and then stood up, looking into the distance.

Chu Chen sat on Lei Yao's shoulder, his view extremely wide, enabling him to see things from afar.

At a distance of a hundred yards, the human side and Star Beasts had already clashed with a swarm of insects.

Seeing this, Chu Chen couldn't help but frown. The composition of the insect swarm was exceedingly bizarre; they weren't from the same group but were a ragtag army composed of many different insect-type Star Beasts.

"Should we join in?" Zhang Yuyan asked in a low voice.

"No rush, let's go take a look first."

The two rode their Guardian Beasts quickly toward the battlefield.

Soon they arrived near the battlefield, hiding beside a giant tree to observe the situation.

A moment later, Chu Chen's expression became extremely grim.

The insect swarm numbered over two thousand, and their strength was strong, with the weakest being at the Late Stage War General Level and nearly 40% reaching Commander Level.

If it were only the number, it wouldn't be enough to make Chu Chen feel troubled; what truly bothered him was the swarm's fighting style.

They seemed to feel no pain, fighting fearlessly. Even if their bodies were cleaved in two, they would still launch attacks at their enemies, and they were all engaged in melee fights, never using elemental abilities.

This bewildered Chu Chen greatly; such a fighting style Nirvana could manage, but not all Guardian Beasts could.

One must know the variety of insect swarms is extremely diverse, and not every insect-type Star Beast could reach such a level.

Another point Chu Chen couldn't understand was the swarm's numbness; they showed no emotional fluctuation, regardless of the severity of their injuries, behaving like unfeeling killing machines.

Chu Chen summoned the Slaughter Atlas, intending to see if any clues could be revealed.

Soon, information appeared on the Slaughter Atlas.

Star Beast Name: Corpse Control Insect (Sub-body)

Life Level: Mature Stage

Star Beast Quality: Perfect Level Upper Grade

Star Beast Talent: Split

Star Beast Level: Second Rank Commander Level

Power Talent: F-level

Defense Talent: C-level

Agility Talent: D-level

Physical Talent: D-level

Soul Power Talent: C-level

Star Power Talent: D-level

Star Beast Attribute: Spiritual Element

Star Beast Skills: Parasite (Ordinary Level, Perfection Realm), Spiritual Connection (Elite Level, Perfection Realm), Dream Realm (Excellence Level, Great Success Realm)

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