The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 2266 The Dead Souls Under the Sword
Recalling the terrifying tremor he had just experienced, Lin Chen didn't bother to hide anything and loudly proclaimed, "Guests have arrived! Is the host home?"

Lin Chen wasn't sure whether the tremor came from the giant sword or from the terrifying being suppressed beneath it. Regardless of the reason, the other party must have noticed him. Otherwise, how could it have scared away the beast horde just as he was about to be swallowed up by the beast tide?

Since the other party is unwilling to watch themselves die, it means that the other party is conscious and capable of communication.

As Lin Chen's voice reverberated throughout the seabed, a deep, aged voice suddenly echoed in Lin Chen's mind.

"Boy, if your true form were here, would you still dare to be so bold?"

Lin Chen was shocked. The fact that the other party could see through his clone at a glance was enough to show how terrifying the other party was.

Lin Chen answered frankly, "Of course I wouldn't dare. I was just really curious about why such a big sword was here, and what the source of the demonic energy here was, so I risked my life to take a look. If it were the real thing, I definitely wouldn't dare to come down."

"You are honest."

The aged voice said calmly, "What are your thoughts after reading this?"

Lin Chen blinked: "Shocking! I never imagined that such a huge sword would be stuck in the body of an unknown creature..."

The aged voice asked, "Who do you think I am? Am I a sword, or the unknown creature you speak of?"

Lin Chen smiled and said, "Do I really have to answer this question?"

"speak!"

Lin Chen answered crisply, "I think it's... the latter!"

The aged voice remained calm, without the slightest fluctuation: "Reason?"

Lin Chen explained, "This sword shouldn't be able to generate a continuous stream of demonic energy. The unknown creature it pierced is probably the source of this continuous stream of demonic energy. If it were already dead, I think even if its body was huge, it wouldn't be able to release so much demonic energy. So the most likely scenario is that it was suppressed here by this sword but didn't die. It survived by relying on its strong vitality, and in the process, it generated a huge amount of continuous demonic energy."

After a few seconds of silence, the aged voice spoke, "You are quite clever."

Lin Chen wasn't too surprised and loudly stated his guess: "If I'm not mistaken, neither you nor the owner of this giant sword are residents of this world. You two engaged in an epic battle in this world for some reason."

"This battle ended with Senior being pierced by the opponent's greatsword and then suppressed. For some reason, the opponent did not completely kill Senior, but left the sword here to continue suppressing you."

"Your battle has turned this place into a depression, and that final sword strike cleaved a bottomless abyss. Rainwater gradually gathered here, turning this place into a boundless ocean. Senior and this sword were also submerged in this ocean." "Senior is still alive. For some reason, you have been continuously transforming or releasing demonic energy, day after day, year after year. This demonic energy has changed the entire ocean, causing all the creatures in the ocean to mutate and become ferocious demonic beasts."

"The water of the ocean evaporates and turns into rain, and this cycle continues. After an unknown period of time, all the beasts in the world have turned into demonic beasts. This is why we only see demonic beasts and no cultivators."

Lin Chen paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "This is just my guess; I don't know how accurate it is."

The aged voice sneered, "You don't seem to be afraid of me, is it because your true form is hidden in that inconspicuous little tower?"

Lin Chen was startled; this was too amazing.

They spotted the exquisite pagoda at a glance and even guessed the truth!

Lin Chen laughed and said, "I'm not afraid because I trust that you won't hurt me. Otherwise, you would have just let me be eaten by those underwater monsters. Why did you save me?"

The aged voice sneered: "Then tell me, what's the situation outside right now?"

"A desolate, wild land."

Lin Chen described the situation outside, carefully choosing his words, "This world was just discovered by cultivators from outside who came in to explore. Hmm, before that, there should have been a powerful figure who visited this world..."

The aged voice sounded surprised: "Taixu? You know him?"

Lin Chen was startled. He had only asked tentatively, but he hadn't expected that the other man actually knew Taixu!
Lin Chen feigned surprise and asked, "You've seen him before?"

The aged voice nodded: "He came to explore this world, sensed me, and then we talked for a while..."

Lin Chen probed, "He's so capable, didn't you ask him for help?"

The aged voice snorted, "He knows the owner of this sword, but he doesn't want to get involved in any karma, so he's unwilling to help me escape."

Lin Chen's mind raced, wondering whether he should continue pretending to be Taixu Zhenren's servant.

"Senior, you drove away the monsters and saved me. I'm sure you didn't just come here to chat. Is there anything I can do for you?"

(End of this chapter)