"You're truly… shameless!"
The four King-ranked experts turned to look, their gazes fixed on Chen Shu. Had he really declared himself the main force?
"What did I do…"
Chen Shu shrugged his shoulders and spoke.
"I'm the vanguard, alright! Without me, this thing wouldn't have revealed itself so readily."
"That's true."
Qin Tian nodded, a hint of sympathy in his eyes as he looked at the blue light cluster ahead.
An invading Beast Emperor, killed through sheer torture. Its entire existence had been stained with disgrace…
"By the way, big shots, what is this thing?"
Chen Shu pointed at the light cluster left behind by the Beast Emperor, curiosity glinting in his eyes.
"It should be a portion of its power,"
Wang Ce, the overall leader of the King-ranked Beast Tamer group, spoke.
"I've seen something similar in Grandpa's hands before. If I'm not mistaken, this can increase the spiritual power of contracted spirits."
Aside from the conventional physical and elemental types, many reconnaissance-type contracted spirits had spiritual power as their main attribute.
"This fellow is probably having a tough time right now."
Wang Ce seemed to recall something, a smile playing on his lips.
"Huh? What do you mean?"
Chen Shu was slightly taken aback, not understanding Wang Ce's words.
"What died just now wasn't its offspring, but one of its clones!"
Another middle-aged man spoke up from the side to explain.
"Oh?"
Chen Shu turned to look, finding the man's face somewhat familiar, but he didn't dwell on it. Instead, he asked,
"This was just a clone?"
"It's not a mere skill, but infused with a bit of its own power, otherwise, it would have dissipated automatically long ago,"
The middle-aged man nodded.
"Now that the clone is dead, its main body's strength will be compromised. This isn't something that can be healed with time. It's probably taken a massive loss."
"Is that so?"
Chen Shu's eyes were filled with schadenfreude. This fellow had invaded Blue Star, and naturally, it had to pay a price. Otherwise, it would only become more reckless.
"Let's record this when we get back,"
Qin Tian said with a hint of worry.
"A new soul-type Beast Emperor has appeared. It can actually disguise itself as a human without any flaws."
Based on 'Jiang Chen's' performance over the past few days, the ferocious beasts had likely even plundered memories.
"Principal, there's no need to worry too much,"
Chen Shu smiled and said,
"This thing's abilities aren't too strong. It seems to be able to only disguise itself as ordinary people."
Although it could perfectly disguise itself, it lacked the most crucial element for a Beast Tamer: a contracted spirit!
"Not necessarily,"
Wang Ce's eyes held a thoughtful expression.
"If it used four clones, it could disguise itself as a Silver-ranked Beast Tamer."
One would act as a human, and the other three would act as contracted spirits. Since it could perfectly mimic, it wasn't just limited to mimicking humans.
"Hmm?"
Chen Shu was slightly stunned, then his expression became solemn.
If it could disguise itself at will, the threat to humanity would be immense.
Once a major war broke out, infighting among humans would lead to devastating losses.
"That won't happen. The cost of four clones is too high,"
Another middle-aged man stated.
"It's not like it's crazy. To disperse its entire main body's power just to disguise itself as three or four Silvers?"
"That makes sense, but…"
Another middle-aged woman chimed in, her eyes also filled with thought.
"I fear it might disguise itself as a King-ranked expert, and a significant figure among humans! With the Beast Emperor's main body's strength, that probably wouldn't be an issue."
"The conditions are too harsh,"
Wang Ce shook his head.
"Firstly, its main body wouldn't dare come to Blue Star. Unless it's looking for King-ranked Beast Tamers at the Dragon Abyss stronghold, but with Grandpa guarding there, the Dark King would detect it the moment it got close."
The group of King-ranked experts discussed the new Beast Emperor's abilities amongst themselves. At least they needed to have a general understanding of it, as they might face it in the future.
In the end, the group reached a consensus: there was no immediate danger.
Wang Ce spoke,
"No need to worry too much. It wouldn't dare to split its power carelessly. Fierce beasts in Dragon Abyss often engage in infighting. If it splits too much of its power, it's bound to be attacked by other Beast Emperors."
"Indeed, for now, the threat is minimal,"
Qin Tian also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Besides, it's injured and won't dare to show itself and cause trouble for a while."
Chen Shu chuckled.
"By the time it recovers, I might even be King-ranked. I'll just slay it directly then!"
"Don't even dream about it."
Qin Tian shook his head. Could a King-ranked expert kill a Beast Emperor? The world would be at peace then.
But the next second, he couldn't help but laugh. Given Chen Shu's combat prowess, it wasn't entirely impossible…
The Silver-ranked Chen Shu had already killed two Silver-ranked Monarchs. It was quite reasonable for him to kill some King-ranked Monarchs when he reached King-ranked, wasn't it…
"Since we've reached a conclusion, let's disperse,"
Qin Tian bowed to the three of them.
"Thank you for your assistance."
"When ferocious beasts are involved, it's no longer a matter for one person."
The three waved their hands. As pillars of humanity, their sense of civic duty was naturally quite high.
"As for this Beast Emperor's power…"
Qin Tian's eyes held a thoughtful gaze.
"It seems none of you have soul-type contracted spirits, so the demand isn't very high, is it? Perhaps you should hand it over to the authorities and exchange it for some rewards?"
"Principal, I think I might have a need for it…"
Chen Shu quietly raised his hand, a hint of greed in his eyes.
"You?"
Qin Tian turned to look at him.
"Your three contracted spirits have nothing to do with soul power, have they?"
"Uh… I want to use it on myself,"
Chen Shu scratched his head.
"I think my soul is too sinful, and I want something to purify it."
"Get lost!"
Qin Tian's mouth twitched. You're really good at spouting nonsense!
"Your soul has no need for purification; it's purely a waste of resources. My advice is to just restart!"