The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 3706 Do you intend to keep me as a pet?

"Have you ever seen a sacred phoenix?"

Lin Chen sized up the one-armed middle-aged man in front of him: "Tell me the details. If the information is true, the reward is yours."

The middle-aged man, his face still bearing the lingering fear, recounted his story in a deep voice.

"I am a sub-saint. I went into the wasteland west of Flying Soul City to search for medicinal herbs. On the way, I encountered a phoenix. I thought it was an ordinary phoenix. After all, there are many phoenixes in the world, but saint-grade phoenixes are extremely rare. Moreover, the one I encountered did not look particularly remarkable on the surface, nor did it exude any terrifying saint-grade aura."

“The phoenix is ​​a treasure from head to toe, and all of them are excellent materials. Whether used for alchemy or weapon crafting, they can fetch a high price. I was secretly delighted and quietly made my move to hunt down this phoenix.”

"However, as soon as I made my move, the phoenix suddenly unleashed an extremely terrifying aura. It spewed blazing flames at me, and my magical artifact was instantly melted by those terrifying flames."

"I was terrified and quickly activated the spatial talisman on my body, instantly teleporting me hundreds of miles away. Even though I was so fast, the flames still burned my hand, instantly turning one of my hands into ashes."

"That phoenix didn't seem to have any intention of chasing me. Otherwise, with its terrifying strength, it could cover hundreds of miles in an instant. Perhaps in its eyes, I was just an insignificant ant, so it didn't bother to chase me..."

The middle-aged man took off his clothes on his left arm, revealing an arm with only a small section of the upper arm remaining. The severed part of the arm looked as if it had been melted, which was quite terrifying.

"The phoenix's flames were filled with destructive power. After I escaped, I tried to use elixirs to regenerate my severed limbs, but it was completely ineffective. My arm has remained like this ever since..."

Lin Chen stretched out his finger and touched his severed arm, instantly feeling the terrifying aura of flames full of destructive power.

Lin Chen withdrew his finger and asked, "How long ago did this happen?"

The middle-aged man replied, "Five years ago, I encountered that phoenix in the wilderness. I didn't know if it lived in that area or was just passing by."

Lin Chen nodded: "Tell me in detail where you encountered the phoenix."

The middle-aged man thought for a moment: "I set off from Flying Soul City and headed west into the depths of the wasteland. It took me about a month and a half. Calculating the distance, I probably went into the wasteland about two thousand miles."

"By the way, there's a large lake near where I encountered the phoenix, but that's all I know."

"it is good!"

Lin Chen smiled and said, "The information is sufficient, thank you."

Although the information the middle-aged man provided was from five years ago, it was still useful, so Lin Chen gave the middle-aged man the agreed-upon reward.

"Let's go, to Flying Soul City."

Half a month later, the group arrived at Flying Soul City.

After a short rest, Lin Chen and the others headed west, venturing deep into the wilderness to search for the phoenix's aura.

Although this wasteland is ridiculously large, Lin Chen and the others are all saints with an extremely wide range of perception, so they can just search slowly.

As long as that sacred phoenix is ​​still in this wasteland, Lin Chen will definitely be able to find it.

Soon, Lin Chen and the others found the lake the man had mentioned, and began a careful search. They finally found the place where the man had encountered the phoenix.

The location was pinpointed because after the phoenix was attacked, it unleashed a torrent of fire. The flames not only melted the man's magical artifact and nearly burned him to death, but also instantly reduced the vegetation of a nearby mountain range to ashes. Five years later, the mountain range remains dark and lifeless.

Lin Chen and the others continued their search, and after spending more than half a month, they finally made a discovery in a desolate valley.

In the desolate wilderness, there is a huge cave, from which scorching heat emanates.

“There are strong flame fluctuations inside the cave. You all wait outside, and Mei Shi and I will go in and take a look.”

Lin Chen and Mei Shi entered the cave and found that it stretched downwards, where they saw a pool of surging lava and the air was filled with the smell of sulfur.

Continuing forward through the cave, after turning a corner, the two suddenly stopped, their faces beaming with joy.

On a huge stone platform ahead, there was a giant bird's nest, and inside the nest lay a giant bird with fiery red fur. Wasn't that the phoenix that they had been searching for for so long?
As the two were observing, the phoenix in the nest poked its head out, its fiery red eyes staring at them, and a terrifying aura suddenly rose from its body.

The phoenix spread its enormous, magnificent wings and stood up from its nest. All its feathers were spread out, and a fiery red light enveloped every single feather, making it look like a burning flame.

The phoenix's body floated up, its huge mouth opened, and blazing flames instantly spewed out, forming a violent firestorm.

Mei Shi stepped forward and stood in front of Lin Chen, pointing out with a finger.

Slender fingers tore through the flames, and the flowing flames seemed to crash into a reef, splitting apart to both sides and sweeping past.

Lin Chen's eyes suddenly turned crimson, as black as fire, and his whole body was engulfed in blazing solar fire.

The terrifyingly high temperature seemed to distort the surrounding space, but it was no match for Lin Chen, who had transformed into flames.

Lin Chen shouted, "Can we talk?"

The phoenix hovered in mid-air, its voice clear and crisp: "What do you want to talk about? Since you've found this place, you're here to hunt me down, aren't you?"

Lin Chen smiled and said, "I want some Saint-grade Phoenix Blood. If you're willing to give me some, I can turn around and leave."

“Although the sacred phoenix is ​​full of treasures, all things have a spirit. It is not easy for you to grow to this level. I can spare your life.”

Phoenix was skeptical: "Really? Are you lying to me?"

Lin Chen pointed to Mei Shi beside him: "Her strength is already at the peak of the Saint realm, the top of the top. Although I am a little weaker, I can still be considered a top-tier Saint. If the two of us join forces and really want to kill you, do you think you can escape?"

Having just exchanged a blow with the two, Phoenix naturally knew that their strength was indeed much greater than its own. If a real fight broke out, it probably wouldn't be able to escape.

"I can give you my blood, but you must swear that you will take the blood and leave, and you will not lay a hand on me again. Otherwise, even if I die, I will not let you have my blood."

The phoenix naturally possesses this ability. If it is unwilling, it can use its power to instantly burn away all its blood, even in death, so that no one can succeed.

Lin Chen smiled and said, "Sure, although you have Saint-level strength, once someone with ulterior motives targets you, you won't be able to escape. Not everyone is as easy to talk to as me. If you're willing, I can provide you with a safe place to live..."

Phoenix sneered, "Do you perhaps intend to keep me as a pet?"

(End of this chapter)