CHAPTER 602: CHAPTER 601: DON’T CALL ME FOR NO REASON

The wind and sand in the distance concealed the sky and blotted out the sun, and the wind that was stirred up was not wind—it was endless killing intent.

Such formidable killing intent, not to mention the people inside the inn had never seen before, even Lin Hao himself had not.

The killing intent howled, the sand flew and the stones rolled, as if the world was ending. Already close, standing at the entrance of the inn, the killing intent almost made it impossible to keep his eyes open.

And that Half-step Emperor actually saw in the surging wind and sand, a cluster of crimson, like the light of a lantern, flickering in the sky.

It was as if the eyes of a fierce beast were searching for food amidst the violent storm.

Terrifying, too terrifying.

Just when the Half-step Emperor was about to step out of the inn and saw such a scene, he was almost scared out of his wits, his legs went soft, and he knelt on the ground.

The wind and sand came quickly, in just such a short time, it had advanced several hundred meters.

"Are you coming or not? Are you scared?" Lin Hao stood in the distance, the wind and killing intent made his clothes whip about, but his voice directly reached the ears of the Half-step Emperor.

Scared?

Being confronted by an Earthling in such a manner, the Half-step Emperor could only feel that everyone behind him was laughing at him.

"Kill him, just one strike is all it takes, then return and you should be able to get back to the inn before the sandstorm." The Half-step Emperor muttered to himself, then gritted his teeth, carrying his blade as he quickly rushed toward Lin Hao.

The killing intent stirred up the sand and dust, as the Half-step Emperor came against the wind.

Lin Hao stood with his back to the gale, and with a grasp of his right hand, the Divine Cauldron was already in his grip.

Closer, closer, closer!

The Half-step Emperor kept charging, his eyes filled with increasingly intense killing intent.

At this moment, retreating was impossible, only by killing the Earthling could he return.

The Half-step Emperor felt as though he was competing with the wind and sand for time.

"Die, Earthling!!"

With a swing of his great blade, the Half-step Emperor made his move, his lifelong ultimate skill.

However, at this moment, the wind and sand in the distance suddenly became even more violent.

A sand dune was seen being blown up, the sky full of flying sand was like a building about to fall, rolling and rumbling towards this side.

The Half-step Emperor could see clearly, that was not just any violent sand, it was countless skulls and bones rolling over continuously.

At such a close distance, he feared that just as he reached Lin Hao’s side, he would be swallowed by the violent sand.

Losing face is a trivial matter, but losing his life was not worth it!

Especially within that raging sand, those huge crimson eyes, they made the Half-step Emperor’s heart tremble with fear.

Seeing the Half-step Emperor was already close to Lin Hao’s side, he finally couldn’t hold on, lost his courage.

Whatever Earthling, whatever face, all were cast aside, as he turned around and frantically ran back toward the inn.

"You think you can run? You’ve already come; why go back after dealing with your affairs!" How could Lin Hao let this guy escape?

He was aware there was a powerful presence behind him, but what of it?

As the Half-step Emperor ran, Lin Hao, holding the Divine Cauldron, chased from behind.

From afar, the people in the inn thought these two were scared and chased back by the sandstorm.

"What on earth is in that sandstorm?" The crowd marveled but paid no attention to Lin Hao and the Half-step Great Emperor, all being overwhelmed by the sky-darkening, endless sandstorm.

"Close the door, those two won’t make it back. They’re as good as dead." Some people were impatient, incessantly urging the innkeeper.

"That’s right, hurry up and close the door. What will we do if the sand gets in?!" Several more people hastened the innkeeper, all with grim expressions, feeling as if the storm could sweep away their lives at any moment.

But the innkeeper stood at the doorway, shaking his head: "Guests are to be welcomed, they are patrons of my establishment. I cannot simply watch them perish in the sandstorm outside."

"Are their lives lives, and ours are not?"

"They’re the ones who chose to go out. We shouldn’t have to risk our lives because of them!"

Several powerful figures were discontent, seemingly about to take action, but glancing at Sunset Three Laughs, none dared make a move. It seemed Sunset Three Laughs was quite familiar with this small inn, a regular customer.

"This is my inn, and I’m in charge. If anyone’s unhappy with that, they can go outside themselves." The innkeeper still stood by the door, showing no intention of closing it.

With no other options, the crowd could only look towards the outside.

Murderous intent swept wildly, sand and stones flew, even the sand dunes were being lifted into the sky, let alone people.

Lin Hao and the Half-step Great Emperor were still over a hundred meters away from the inn, but even that mere hundred meters seemed insurmountable. Both were engulfed by the murderous intent, as if something was dragging them back, each step forward required enormous effort from both of them.

"Hurry up, you two pieces of trash!" Someone couldn’t restrain from shouting. It seemed as though he saw an army of horrifying specters advancing through the sandstorm behind them.

"Damn you two idiots! You’ve made us all suffer. Why didn’t you just die outside?!" Others screamed at Lin Hao and the Half-step Great Emperor, seemingly driven to the edge of fear.

At that moment, Lin Hao finally caught up with the Half-step Great Emperor.

"Hey you, what do you mean? Didn’t you call me out for something? Why are you running!" Lin Hao flashed forward, astonishingly catching up from behind.

The Half-step Great Emperor was startled and dumbfounded!

He was well aware of how sinister the sandstorm was and how it felt.

The powerful force that sucked people into the storm made it extremely difficult to escape. Even he had to exert all his strength to flee so quickly.

But this Earthling. He was closer to the storm, and the pull of the storm should have been stronger on him, yet he managed to catch up from behind!! This was unbelievable, could this Earthling be even more formidable than him?

The Half-step Great Emperor was shocked and at a loss for words. His only thought was to escape, to get back to the inn first!

But, Lin Hao didn’t seem to want to let him go so easily, speeding up until he was shoulder to shoulder with the Half-step Great Emperor.

"Do you actually have something for me?"

The Half-step Great Emperor could feel the killing intent in Lin Hao’s words and the teasing in his tone.

Rage!

Ordinarily, the Half-step Great Emperor would have already slashed out, showing his strength. But today, he couldn’t afford to waste time due to the overwhelming sense of crisis behind him. He knew that any distraction, any slowing down, would certainly result in being engulfed by the storm.

Why was this Earthling unaffected? Could he really be that powerful?

"No, nothing!" Realizing this, the Half-step Great Emperor felt forced to answer.

"If it’s nothing, then why did you call me out here?" Lin Hao sneered repeatedly, channeling his True Qi for another burst of speed, instantly reaching the Half-step Great Emperor’s side. He lifted the Divine Cauldron in his hand and smashed it down on the Half-step Great Emperor’s head.

"Thud!"

The Half-step Great Emperor had no strength to resist, overwhelmed by the sandstorm and gasping for breath, never expecting Lin Hao to still attack him.

At that moment, his head was crushed like a smashed watermelon, shattered!

"Remember not to call me out next time for nothing." Lin Hao withdrew the Divine Cauldron, spitting a disdainful curse.