"Why Don't You Run When You're Getting Beaten?"

It was said that Black Tortoises were creatures with very good tempers. When they slept, even if other creatures built a faction or a kingdom upon their backs, they would not get angry or turn over once they awoke.

Instead, they would simply close their eyes again.

After all, by the time they woke up again, that faction would most likely be gone.

It was almost... almost... almost unheard of to see a Black Tortoise lose its temper. But—

Once a Black Tortoise grew enraged, the earth shook and the mountains trembled.

The whole world quaked beneath Black Tortoise's furious roar.

And Chen Fan stood motionless atop the Strange Dragon. Even his expression barely rippled as his robe fluttered wildly in the wind. He merely casually touched the Jade Seal in his robes.

The Jade Seal was still there. No big problem.

After a long while, heaven and earth gradually calmed. Black Tortoise no longer growled, merely staring fixedly at the Heaven's Mandate Token in Chen Fan's hand.

"Was that the lock Heaven-Evading Strange Entity's Heaven's Mandate placed on you?"

"Heaven-Evading Strange Entity died by my hand. I took the Heaven's Mandate Token."

Chen Fan spoke softly, his expression calm.

First, he made his position clear. The enemy of his enemy was his friend.

Still, he was somewhat puzzled. The Heaven's Mandate Token could only lock away sealed spaces. Where had Heaven-Evading Strange Entity hidden the secret chamber? It was completely invisible to the naked eye.

"Human."

"Help me undo it, and I will owe you a favor."

Black Tortoise waited for the time it took an incense stick to burn before speaking in a deep voice.

"You can talk?"

Chen Fan was slightly surprised.

Black Tortoise said nothing, only continuing to stare at him.

But Chen Fan did not