196: Zeling Fate-Knowing Beast

race: Ze Ling Divination Beast

Rank: Celestial Star Intermediate

Type: Auspicious Beast Type

State: Anticipation

Aptitude: Peerless

Skills: 1. Divination (Pseudo-Heaven Grade): The Ze Ling Divination Beast comprehends the times, predicts calamities, and can know the fate of targets.

3. Fortune's Blessing (Earth Grade): The Ze Ling Divination Beast makes it easier for life in an area to have their wishes come true.

4. Unique True Name (Earth Grade): Every Ze Ling Divination Beast has a Unique True Name. Those who recite its name can communicate with it across spatial distances, and by offering corresponding sacrifices, can seek the Ze Ling Divination Beast's help.

5. Transfer (Earth Grade): Transfers States between different targets.

6. Soul Spirit Domain (Earth Grade): A domain Skill. The Ze Ling Divination Beast can draw out the souls of life from recently deceased bodies and allow them to continue existing within this domain.

During battle, these souls will be used by the Ze Ling Divination Beast, and these souls possess some memories and Skills from their former lives.

7. Universal Benevolence (Earth Grade): A Ze Ling Divination Beast nearing the end of its lifespan will sacrifice its body and energy to the heavens and earth, increasing the spiritual energy concentration between heaven and earth, and new life born in that area will possess higher Aptitude and comprehension.

8. Spirit Burst (Profound Grade): ...

9. Spirit Convergence (Pseudo-Heaven Grade): The Ze Ling Divination Beast condenses the spirits of heaven and earth formed by the rules of an area to assist itself in battle.

10. Tranquil Mind (Profound Grade): The Ze Ling Divination Beast clears other distracting thoughts from the target, allowing them to calm down more quickly.

11. Spirit Energy Bullet (Profound Grade) ...

Evolution Path: Not yet unlocked]

Regarding Luo Chen's answer, the Ze Ling Divination Beast smiled and did not refute him.

"Let's just say this is our first meeting. I wonder, are you willing to sign a contract with our Auspicious Beast Clan?"

"What kind of contract?" Luo Chen avoided the Ze Ling Divination Beast's gaze, always feeling that this Beast Master's gaze could see through many things.

"Under the condition that it does not violate the rules of conduct of the Auspicious Beast Clan, our Auspicious Beast Clan can obey your commands.

You help our Auspicious Beast Clan survive in the outside world."

"Sounds like a transaction."

The whiskers on the Ze Ling Divination Beast's mouth twitched, "It's fine if you understand it that way."

This so-called contract was also easy to understand: Luo Chen would become a respected guardian of the Auspicious Beast Clan, allowing these Beast Masters to obey some of Luo Chen's commands.

Correspondingly, Luo Chen also needed to consider the future survival and inheritance of the Auspicious Beast Clan.

After thinking about it, Luo Chen felt that it wouldn't bring him any harm, so he said,

"You should know that I am a Beast Master, right? The kind who signs contracts with Beast Masters, fights alongside them, and never betrays each other."

The Ze Ling Divination Beast nodded with an unchanging expression, "It's basically similar to the contract we sign."

"No, no, no," Luo Chen shook his head, "The contracts we Beast Masters sign are not equal. Beast Masters will unconditionally obey the Beast Master's commands."

Before the Ze Ling Divination Beast could react, A Xi, who was beside them, was the first to object,

"Our Auspicious Beast Clan, precisely because we don't want to become servants of other Beast Masters, has secluded ourselves in this secret realm. Even now, we will never become servants of other Beast Masters."

"A Xi," the Ze Ling Divination Beast called out, stopping A Xi's subsequent words. It looked at Luo Chen, "Young friend, feel free to speak your mind."

"Ahem, actually, I'm a businessman, and I'm very committed to contracts.

My identity in the outside world is the owner of a Beast Master shop. If you agree, the Beast Masters of your Beast Master clan can serve as mascots in my shop.

If there are customers coming and going, and you find someone you like, you can then sign a contract with a Beast Master among humans. In other words, the choice will be in your hands."

A Xi puffed out her cheeks, still looking angry.

A thoughtful expression appeared on the Ze Ling Divination Beast's face. After a long while, a sigh escaped the Ze Ling Divination Beast's mouth,

"On behalf of the Auspicious Beast Clan, I accept your terms, honored sir."

"Hunsheng Clan Elder..." A Xi's expression was somewhat disbelieving.

Even Luo Chen's expression was a little surprised. He didn't expect the Ze Ling Divination Beast to agree so easily. He had originally thought he would need to use more words, and there was even a high possibility that the two sides would part unhappily in the end.

"Uh, good. Then let's sign the contract. How do you sign this mutual aid contract?"

The two horns on the Ze Ling Divination Beast's head lit up slightly, and then bright white light shot out from them, hitting the intricate patterns on the ground.

Ze Ling Divination Beast

The symbols beneath their feet lit up little by little. When the energy gathered to a certain extent, glowing runes rose from the ground.

In the center of the valley, they formed a piece of ancient text that Luo Chen did not recognize at all.

"Young friend, this is the contract we need to sign. You just need to infuse a part of your spiritual power with your blood and write your name at the end."

"Uh, okay."

Luo Chen agreed outwardly, while secretly asking the System in his mind,

"System, is there anything wrong with the content on this?"

"There's no problem. The Auspicious Beast Clan won't say one thing and do another in secret. Don't worry."

After receiving the System's affirmative answer, Luo Chen felt relieved and forced a wisp of blood from his palm. Then, as the Ze Ling Divination Beast had instructed, he wrote his neat name at the end of the ancient text.

Then, after Luo Chen's name fell onto the ancient text, the ancient text transformed into light and shadow, dissipating as if it had merged into this heaven and earth.

Witnessing the completion of the contract, the Ze Ling Divination Beast seemed to breathe a sigh of relief,

while A Xi looked somewhat melancholic, wondering what she was thinking.

"From now on, our Auspicious Beast Clan will rely on Clan Elder Luo to help us."

As soon as the contract was completed, Hunsheng, the Ze Ling Divination Beast, changed his address to Luo Chen.

Being called a Clan Elder, Luo Chen was a little unaccustomed to it at first. Suppressing the strange feeling in his heart, Luo Chen said to Hunsheng,

"For this first batch, I wonder who Clan Elder Hunsheng will send with me out of this secret realm? However, Wild Rank and above are not allowed. The outside world has suppression, and Beast Masters of that Rank are not yet permitted to appear."

Hunsheng hesitated slightly, "I wonder, Clan Elder Luo Chen, how many will you take out in this first batch?"

"Including the previous three, let's take three more out this time."

Hunsheng glanced at A Xi and said to Luo Chen, "For this first batch, let A Xi accompany you, and you can choose the other two yourself."

Luo Chen looked at A Xi, nodded, "Okay, then..." Luo Chen's words were cut short by a voice from behind him.

"And me."

The voice sounded like a gentle female voice. Luo Chen turned around and found that a dignified middle-aged woman had appeared behind him at some point.

She was wearing an ancient-style dress with wide sleeves, and her hair was styled in an equally complex ornament. Her appearance was as if she had stepped out of an ancient painting.

Human? Luo Chen had originally thought this was a humanoid Beast Master. Who knew that after checking with his Eye of Truth, he couldn't find any information about her/it.

Could it be a Beast Master that surpassed the Star Beast realm?

However, Luo Chen not recognizing it didn't mean Hunsheng and A Xi didn't recognize it.

"Grandma, what is this?"

"The Holy Dragon Ancestor's Dragon Pearl is now within me, so I can take on this form. As long as I don't use over-limit Skills, I can completely survive in the outside world."

After briefly explaining the reason, she/it turned to Luo Chen,

"I earnestly request Clan Elder Luo Chen to grant my request. I will certainly do my best in my duties, and these little cubs truly need an elder to look after them."

In a few words, Luo Chen had already deduced the identity of this Beast Master, "You are that Golden-Winged Spirit Carp?"

The Golden-Winged Spirit Carp nodded nervously, "You can call me Jin Ling."

Luo Chen patted his head. The change was too great, almost making it difficult for people to accept. However, it was indeed better to have someone watching over those boisterous Auspicious Beast cubs.

The Rainbow Spirit King Sparrow was a bit unreliable, constantly chasing after a few cubs to rub against them when there was nothing to do, almost giving the cubs psychological trauma.

"Uh, well, okay. If you're sure you can truly be safe outside, then you can come along."

Luo Chen said he didn't mind getting a Wild Rank worker for free.