The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 2378: Chapter 2378: How About Joining the Sea God Sect?

The deep blue tides gradually stopped surging, a golden lotus stood on the sea surface, a bright moon hung in the sky, and as the moonlight poured down, the golden lotus seemed to come alive, emanating a hazy golden glow, becoming even more mysterious.

Carson Flores was both surprised and delighted; delighted that Lilianna Norman’s anomaly had indeed ascended, surprised that there seemed to be an issue with the Sea Tide Pearl.

Previously, Carson could distinctly feel the terrifying power of the Sea Tide Pearl, but now that Lilianna Norman had forcibly broken through using the spiritual power of the Sea Tide Pearl, he could no longer sense its presence.

It had been completely overshadowed by the tidal power released by Lilianna Norman.

Lilianna Norman herself also realized the problem, and with a wave of her hand, all the anomalies transformed into points of light and returned to her body.

All the tides vanished, and Lilianna Norman reappeared in form, looking down at the Sea Tide Pearl in her hand, feeling quite embarrassed.

The previously lifelike Sea Tide Pearl that emitted a sea-blue glow, full of spirituality, now appeared dull and devoid of spirituality, like an ordinary stone.

At that moment, Lilianna felt none of the joy from the anomaly’s ascension—only embarrassment and trepidation from having caused trouble.

Instinctively, she looked towards Carson, her eyes filled with a plea for help, like a helpless kitten.

She could swear that she hadn’t intentionally tried to absorb the spiritual power from the Sea Tide Pearl; it was as if its spiritual power had been attracted to her, gushing out in massive amounts that she couldn’t refuse, merging directly with her anomaly.

Malvian Randall withdrew his hand, releasing the protection shield, and Carson hurriedly stepped forward to inspect the Sea Tide Pearl, his expression subtly changing.

Even though he was not very familiar with the Sea Tide Pearl, its former vibrancy, akin to a Jade Stone full of spiritual energy, now resembled an unremarkable, dull stone, which spoke volumes.

Carson took the Sea Tide Pearl from Lilianna Norman’s hand and, with some guilt, walked back to Malvian Randall, awkwardly saying, ”It turned out this way, but believe me, Noran definitely didn’t mean for this to happen. Actually, what I said before about comprehending the ascension opportunity was a spur-of-the-moment fabrication; we just wanted to see the difference between the tide of the Sea Tide Pearl and the anomaly...”

Malvian Randall received the Sea Tide Pearl with a calm expression, briefly examining it with his divine sense, then casually sliced open the skin on his chest, inserting the Sea Tide Pearl inside before healing the wound.

After managing all this, Malvian Randall smiled and said to Carson, ”I know; if Lilianna were actively controlling all these events, I would have already intervened to stop it.”

Malvian Randall turned to Lilianna Norman, smiling, ”Fellow Noran’s innate phenomenon coupled with the Sea Tide Pearl’s abilities are similar, or rather, even more powerful. The fusion and resulting miraculous reactions between an anomaly and a magical treasure are exceedingly rare; I’ve truly witnessed something remarkable today. It’s not Lilianna Fellow’s fault, so there’s no need for you to apologize.”

Carson sighed in relief, ”Alright, as long as you’re sure about that. Otherwise, if we were blamed, accused of plotting against the Sea God Sect as part of the Three Sects’ schemes, we couldn’t bear that.”

Although all this was indeed tacitly permitted by Malvian Randall, and he explicitly stated he wouldn’t pursue it, substantial damage had been done to the Sea Tide Pearl, affecting Malvian Randall’s combat power, which was not a minor matter.

Carson proactively asked, ”How can the spiritual power stored within the Sea Tide Pearl be rapidly restored? Without its assistance, would facing the Three Sects’ Saint Child affect your fighting capabilities significantly?”

Malvian Randall replied, ”There will surely be an impact, but my confidence in victory doesn’t solely rely on a Sea Tide Pearl. The Sea Tide Pearl needs to be placed within a specific Formation to absorb spiritual energy for conversion into spiritual power. This Formation only exists at the Sea God Sect’s main headquarters; we’ll replenish it after this event.”

Carson’s guilt didn’t lessen: ”Is there no other way to replenish the spiritual power? If today’s events affect your battle, I would feel extremely guilty.”

Malvian Randall chuckled: ”Fellow Flores, you are an honest person. Clearly preferring the Three Sects, yet you worry about me losing.”

Carson gave a wry smile; it’s true that when you benefit from another’s kindness, you become obligated. Having gained much from Malvian Randall and caused a reduction in his power, he wasn’t someone with such thick skin as to pretend nothing happened, so how could he not feel embarrassed and apologetic?

Malvian Randall laughed: ”How about this, if I truly lose the competition because of the Sea Tide Pearl, and Fellow Flores feels so bad, why not join our Sea God Sect?”

Ah?

Carson was stunned by Malvian Randall’s proposal; you’re inviting me as well? Didn’t I just say I prefer freedom and dislike restrictions?

Carson didn’t know how to respond; refusing seemed awkward while agreeing left him feeling unwilling.

Malvian Randall smiled: ”It’s just a suggestion; Fellow Flores can decline. However, if Fellow Flores is willing to join, you will certainly receive a high position; it wouldn’t be a silent, unnoticed lower-level disciple.”

Suddenly, Lilianna Norman, who had been standing behind Carson, spoke up: ”It was my fault for absorbing the Sea Tide Pearl’s spiritual power. If you truly lose because of it, I’ll join the Sea God Sect.”