The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 3516 Fulfilling the Promise
"Yes."

Lord Enchantress smiled bitterly and nodded: "The Lord of the Abyss deceived us before. He lied to us, saying that as long as we devoured and evolved wildly, we could also enter a new realm and become gods like him."

"Our strength grew continuously through devouring and evolution, so we believed what he said was true. But after truly understanding the gods, we realized that there is only one path for us to become gods."

"Killing the Lord of the Abyss and devouring his divine essence is the only way for our Abyss Demon race to become gods."

Lin Chen's face showed a thoughtful expression: "So, the reason why the Celestial God Realm listed the Lord of the Abyss as its number one wanted criminal and wanted to capture him throughout the universe might not be because he actually committed many evils, but because he escaped and took away his divine status!"

"If we can capture him, we can retrieve the divine essence, and perhaps before long, a new god will appear!"

Duanmu nodded and said, "Yes, that's it. That's the core purpose of the wanted notice."

Lin Chen blinked: "What about me? I have the Five Elements Spiritual Root. If I want to become a celestial god, what should I do?"

Duanmu replied, "To attain sainthood, one must possess five portions of the spirit of the Great Dao and ensure they are in harmony with the five elements. Only in this way can the five elements be balanced, preventing them from collapsing directly and allowing for a smooth path to sainthood."

"Becoming a saint is different from becoming a god. As long as you obtain a godhood and have enough strength and comprehension to merge with the godhood, you can become a new god."

"You don't need five divine cores, just one of the five elements. After fusing the divine core, you will automatically become a new celestial god of that attribute."

Lin Chen reached out and stroked his chin: "So, to become a god, I only need to kill one of the five gods of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, seize their divine essence, merge with them, and then I can become the new god?"

"Yes."

Duanwu looked at Lin Chen with a complicated expression: "The theory is correct, but the assumption of killing one of the five gods corresponding to the five elements is invalid."

"Only gods can kill gods. Saints have no power to resist gods, especially gods of the same attribute. Saints are powerless to resist. Whether they live or die is just a matter of a god's glance."

"If you think about it carefully, you will understand. If you are of the fire element, and you use fire elemental powers to fight against the gods who control the Great Dao of Fire, what will you use to fight them?"

"As long as the God of Fire has a thought, all the fire you control will become his, and may even turn around and burn you to ashes."

"Moreover, the realm between a sage and a god is like the chasm between heaven and earth, which is impossible to cross. That is why there is the saying that only a god can kill a god."

Lin Chen smiled; what Duanmu asked was not unexpected.

"If I kill all five gods of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, seize all their divine statuses, and merge with them all by myself, what will happen to me?"

"do not know."

Duanmu Wen shook his head and said, "To kill even one celestial being is impossible, let alone five."

Lin Chen laughed and said, "Let's just chat. What if I actually managed to do it?"

Duanmu pondered seriously for a few seconds: "If you really manage to do it, then you might be able to control the Five Elements Dao, after all, you possess the Five Elements Spiritual Roots and have the foundation to fuse with a divine spark..."

The Enchantress smiled and said, "Your ambitions are quite grand, aren't they? Not satisfied with just one, you want five!" Lin Chen chuckled and said, "That's all nonsense. What difference does one or five make to me? I can't do either of them anyway."

After a pause, Lin Chen asked, "Historically, have any gods been replaced?"

Duanmu Wen nodded: "Yes, but they are all caused by civil wars between gods. Sages have no way to or are not qualified to intervene in them."

Lin Chen's eyes lit up: "That settles it. As long as the gods can be killed, there will always be a chance. At worst, I can find a powerful god and sell myself to him to help me kill the Five Elements Gods, seize their divine status, and then let me devour and fuse with them."

"Such things must have happened before in history. Otherwise, how could a new god appear when the old gods fall? Surely it would be the victor's designated successor?"

Duanmu hesitated for a moment and said, "The situation you described does exist, but there are also examples of gods who, when they are about to die, let their divine essence fall away on its own and are later obtained by a destined person to become a new god."

Lin Chen laughed and said, "Isn't this even better? It shows that even the victor may not necessarily be able to obtain the godhood of the loser. Since even gods can die, there is always a chance."

Duanmu hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice, "The gods are all of the God race. They will not recognize any race other than the God race. They would think that if another race becomes a god, it would be a defilement of their divine status."

Duanmu asked this question without mentioning Lin Chen, but Lin Chen understood.

This means that no matter how the gods fight, it's impossible for them, as a subjugated alien race, to get a turn.

Lin Chen laughed and said, "Alright, alright, if you don't like it, you don't like it. Maybe the situation will change in the future. We're still far behind. Let's talk about the present first. We're still missing a metal-attribute Dao Spirit. Where can we exchange for it?"

After a pause, Lin Chen glanced at Ning Hesheng beside him and said, "By the way, we also need to exchange for a Dark Attribute Great Dao Spirit. I promised Ning Hesheng before that the sixth Great Dao Spirit would be his."

Ning Hesheng's eyes suddenly widened, and his gaze became intense.

Lin Chen is actually going to keep his promise?

"Are you really willing to give me a portion of the Spirit of the Great Dao?"

Lin Chen laughed and said, "Of course I'll give it to you. Why wouldn't I? Although there are many human sub-saints in the Linglong Tower, even if I have done them a favor, they may not be willing to sincerely obey my orders and risk their lives for me once they become saints. I might even have to be wary of them."

"Although you are a member of the Celestial Race, and we have no real relationship, your life is in my hands. Even if you become a saint, this fact will not change."

"Given the same share of the Great Dao Spirit, would you rather give it to someone who would risk their life for me and obey my every command, or to someone who is also human but is completely estranged from me?"

Ning Hesheng understood.

Lin Chen gave him the Spirit of the Great Dao because he was optimistic about his talent and his strength after advancing to the Saint realm. It was because his life was in Lin Chen's hands, and no matter how powerful he became in the future, he had to obey Lin Chen's orders.

The stronger he became, the more capable and loyal his subordinate became.

By choosing himself, he is helping himself!
(End of this chapter)