Chapter 348: Turtle Spirit Beast

"Why should I save you?" Chen Fan stared coldly at the strange, peculiar beast before him.

"It is fated!" the other party gently spat out these four words.

"Fate? I have never believed in that nonsense!" Chen Fan could not help but sneer.

The strange beast watched Chen Fan calmly and spat out a few more words: "You do not come from this world."

Boom! Chen Fan felt as if a bolt of Thunder had exploded in his mind.

He looked at the strange creature before him, his eyes filled with incomparable shock.

He had never told anyone this secret; how could the other party know?

"What exactly are you?!" Chen Fan summoned the Void Heaven-Splitting Blade directly, ready to kill the other party at any moment.

"Do not be nervous. I have no malice toward you; on the contrary, I feel very close to you!" The strange beast paused and said again: "I have the ability to perform three divinations in my life. 120,000 years ago, I performed one for myself, and the result told me that 120,000 years later, today, a young man would come here to save me. That person is not from this world, possesses peerless talent, and holds multiple Otherworldly Abilities. I think that person must be you, right?"

A monstrous wave surged in Chen Fan's heart!

He felt a sense of absurdity, ridiculousness, and disbelief.

But he had to admit that everything the other party said matched his own situation.

"Do you possess the art of mind-reading?" Chen Fan remained vigilant.

Seeing that he still did not believe, the other party slowly closed its eyes. A golden Totem pattern formed in the air, and immediately after, a drop of fresh blood was forced out from its heart and fell into the golden Totem.

The other party opened its eyes and spoke slowly: "I am willing to pledge my life to serve you; from now on, my life and death are under your control."

The next moment, a wisp of the other party's Soul flew out and entered Chen Fan's Sea of Consciousness.

Chen Fan suddenly felt as if a close connection had been established with the other party.

This feeling was exactly the same as the one he had with the black crow, and the golden Totem the other party had just released was identical to the Totem on his Oath Scroll.

The other party had actually recognized him as its master directly!

Of course, at this very moment, Chen Fan still felt a sense of caution, but when he looked at the System Panel, he finally believed that all of this was real.

In the battle pet column, a row of information had clearly appeared.

Battle Pet: Turtle Spirit Beast

Level: Tenth Level (Source damaged)

Combat Power: Extremely low

Abilities: Fate Wheel Divination (only one use remaining, temporarily unavailable), Contract Conclusion, Ultimate Lifespan

"Tenth Level?" When Chen Fan saw the other party's level, he could not help but be startled.

A Tenth-Level Strange Beast should correspond to a Martial God, right?

But the other party's combat power was displayed as extremely low, which made him frown slightly.

"Could it be related to the source damage?"

Chen Fan continued to look down. The other party only had three abilities, which left him greatly puzzled. How could such a powerful Strange Beast have only three abilities?

At this time, this Turtle Spirit Beast spoke again: "Now, you should believe my words."

Chen Fan did not answer. He still had many questions in his heart, so he said: "Before I rescue you, I want to hear about your background and why you were imprisoned here."

"Hmm." The Turtle Spirit Beast nodded and said: "I was born in the You Ling Jie, which is what you people in this world often call an Other-dimensional Space. 120,000 years ago, I was captured by a Martial God of the Three-Eyed Blue Blood Race and imprisoned here."

"He wanted me to divine the future of the Three-Eyed Blue Blood Race. I used my first Fate Wheel Divination ability and told him that if the Three-Eyed Blue Blood Race wanted to avoid extinction, they could only hide underground. He must have listened to my advice and left in a hurry, not appearing again until decades later."

"He told me that the Ghost Race had fully occupied Blue Star, and he demanded that I perform another divination to find a chance for the Three-Eyed Blue Blood Race to turn the tables. I deceived him by saying that the three opportunities for Fate Wheel Divination had been exhausted and that I was powerless. In the end, he forcibly removed my turtle shell and took it away!"

"Later, I used my second Fate Wheel Divination ability to divine a chance for my own escape, and this time, I found you in the causal lines of fate..."

After listening to the Turtle Spirit Beast's account, Chen Fan was silent for a long time before finally asking: "What did that Three-Eyed Blue Blood Race member do with your turtle shell? Why didn't he kill you?"

"He didn't kill me perhaps because he felt that since I was locked here, I would surely die, so he didn't bother. Besides, he took my turtle shell because it has magical properties."

"What properties?" Chen Fan asked.

"My back shell is of the same origin and life as me. It is engraved with the Totem patterns used to conclude a Soul Contract. Using my turtle shell, he can contract Strange Beasts or other people!"

"And my turtle shell can also be used for simple divination."

"So magical?" Chen Fan could not help but be surprised. He thought of the three abilities of the Turtle Spirit Beast on the System Panel and asked again: "Now, tell me about your three abilities?"

The Turtle Spirit Beast did not hide anything: "I can divine three times in my life. Of course, this is not simple divination; I can deduce a glimmer of survival within the gears of fate."

"In addition, I can conclude a master-servant Soul Contract between two parties, allowing you to control Strange Beasts or other people."

"As for the last ability..." The Turtle Spirit Beast stammered, somewhat unwilling to say it, but finally said: "Consuming my blood can increase one's lifespan."

"Hiss~" After hearing this, Chen Fan could not help but gasp. These three abilities were simply heaven-defying.

"Heaven is fair; it is normal for it to have such terrifying abilities but low combat power," Chen Fan thought to himself.

"Why can't you use your last Fate Wheel Divination ability now?" Chen Fan glanced at the System Panel again and asked curiously.

"For Fate Wheel Divination, I need my turtle shell. Only by finding the shell can I perform the divination."

"I see." Chen Fan nodded.

He pondered for a long time and asked his final question: "I have one last question. If you answer in a way that satisfies me, I can save you."

"Please speak."

"Why do you eat people!?" A dangerous glint appeared in Chen Fan's eyes.

The Turtle Spirit Beast could not help but smile bitterly: "It is not that I want to. My turtle shell was lost, and my source was severely damaged. If not for the flesh and blood to replenish my energy, I might not have lived until this very moment."

"Then you could also eat Strange Beasts; why must it be humans?"

"I eat whatever the Tabuluo Tribe feeds me," the Turtle Spirit Beast said without concealment.

"You are certainly honest." After weighing the pros and cons, Chen Fan decided to take in this Turtle Spirit Beast. Its abilities were simply too outstanding; he really could not bear to kill it.

Besides, he still had 17 Life Pills left, and he was worrying about how to use them.

Now that he had gained this Turtle Spirit Beast, he could use its Soul Contract ability to build a force of Eighth-Rank Grandmasters that would only listen to him.

Thinking of this, Chen Fan moved toward the Turtle Spirit Beast.