CHAPTER 604: CHAPTER 603: DESPERATE SITUATION

It was as if the sky was falling and the earth was caving in, the already violent sandstorm, coupled with the hidden assassination within, Lin Hao almost instantly felt that palpitation of mortal danger.

Without much thought, he flipped the Divine Cauldron in his hand and hammered it directly behind him.

"Boom!"

Like the sound of striking a bell, Lin Hao felt the Divine Cauldron hit something, a massive force transmitted, making his tiger’s mouth go numb; the Divine Cauldron nearly slipped out of his hands!

So strong!

At that moment, Lin Hao’s face drastically changed, and he immediately circulated his True Qi, retreating continuously, barely able to dissipate that enormous force.

Turning his head to look, he saw a flash of scarlet light glimmer and disappear.

Following the scarlet light, Lin Hao looked carefully.

Amidst the yellow sand, there seemed to be three huge figures locked in fierce combat.

"Huh-ha!"

With flickering figures, their howling was like that of vengeful spirits, and though it was hard to see clearly beneath the yellow sand, the intense will to fight and to kill was overwhelming, like it covered the sky.

"Flowing Cloud!"

A tall and burly silhouette in the yellow sand moved about, their form graceful and elegant, bearing the air of a scholar, holding a massive brush, writing characters in thin air.

With each stroke, a ray of light shot out from the tip of the brush.

In an instant, the breath of the world changed for it, that ray of light, containing endless variations, was indeed soul-snatching!

"Lighting the world, Lighting World Sky Lantern, No-string Arrow, an arrow through the heart!"

Amidst the raging sand, before the scholar’s Flowing Cloud-like vitality could hit its mark, from the far distance, Lin Hao seemed to see a silhouette holding an ancient Huaxia lantern, draped in a long robe, with a tall crown on their head, and what appeared to be a gigantic bow spinning around them. With a long howl, True Qi formed into an arrow, and one was shot out.

Simultaneously, on another side, there was another figure, their face indiscernible, also only a shadow in the yellow sand, but this figure had a disproportionately large head, seemingly bald, holding a Buddha’s dust in one hand, and with the other hand joined together in prayer at their chest.

Chanting continuously, they murmured under their breath.

From afar, Lin Hao felt True Qi whistling around that person, and then saw them raise their head: "Sky Flipping Smile! Hahahaha!!!"

Like the sound of a great bell, and like a Tao Heavenly Sound, the laughter reached peak after peak, rippling away.

In a flash, the three attacks collided.

"Boom boom boom!!"

Intense explosive sounds that seemed to overturn heaven and earth, waves of killing intent, waves of combativeness, came blowing endlessly.

Those were three peerless powerhouses battling!

Moreover, these three were not using Primordial Power, but like Lin Hao at the moment, using True Qi!

Could it be that these are fighters from the Confucian, Buddhist, and Daoist realms of the Three Religions?

Lin Hao was shocked in his heart, but at the same time secretly thrilled.

Such battles, not to mention once in a thousand years, within these All Heavens All Worlds, even in a hundred thousand, a billion years, one might not encounter even once!

This was the battle of the Confucian, Buddhist, and Daoist schools, a confrontation from the Universe’s Ultimate Plane!

A mysterious battle, lost within the annals of cosmic civilization!

And Lin Hao, who knew very little about fighting with True Qi, himself still groping in the dark, witnessing such a battle—although he could not see it all that clearly—still made a tremendous impact on him.

Perhaps, from this fierce battle amidst the sand, he could gain a bit of insight into the application of the power of True Qi.

After all, from Lin Hao’s experience of living two lifetimes, the battle between the three figures in the sand, every movement, even every sentence, was brimming with the Power of Laws.

The Power of Laws, casually employed without worry of depletion, and the clashing of the powers between them, was indeed heart-throbbingly thrilling.

"Thousands of miles of yellow sand, no monks to be seen..."

"Raging sand and fierce wind engulf the Scholar..."

"Among the Three Religions, the Dao reigns supreme!!!"

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Three shadows, three cries, like a chant, yet like a funeral knell.

And another hazy voice wafted within the fierce winds and sand, completely covered up, and no matter how hard Lin Hao listened, he could not make it out clearly.

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Following that, the battlefield seemed to fluctuate between near and far, east and west, with three enormous shadows locked in a ferocious battle amidst the whirling sands.

The more he listened, the more Lin Hao began to feel an odd sensation.

It was as if those three figures had been fighting in the tempestuous sands for countless years.

It was truly miraculous.

Lin Hao inwardly sighed, wishing to further comprehend the scene, but the opportunity had vanished.

All that remained around him were the yellow sands and the fierce wind, with countless grains of sand and gusts striking his face like sharp knives, seemingly intent on slicing off every bit of his flesh.

The rustling sound of the wind suddenly made Lin Hao feel dizzy, and the Tao Heavenly Sound coming from somewhere made him feel sick to his stomach.

After all, Lin Hao was a master, and even possessed the Spiritual Embryo Sacred Body, yet he felt like vomiting!

It was hard to believe that anyone would accept such a tale.

"Kill!"

Suddenly, a voice like that of a ten-thousand-year-old evil spirit arose, causing Lin Hao to jolt and, without a second thought, he rolled on the spot.

"Bang!"

The sound of a Dull Blade chopping into the ground came from right where Lin Hao had just stood.

Turning to look, Lin Hao saw a skeletal figure clad in battle armor, resembling an ancient General, with crimson light flickering in its eyes. It wielded a Green Dragon Crescent Dull Blade covered in rust and dry bloodstains of millennia, and had nearly cleaved him in two with a single strike!

"Die!!"

The skeleton, having missed with its blade, mechanically turned its head to look at Lin Hao.

The eerie crimson light in its eye sockets was chilling, and its dry, black jawbone opened slightly, emitting a bone-chilling cackle.

Die?!

Lin Hao had never felt such pressure before; this skeleton was unlike any he had seen before, incredibly powerful and terrifying.

What is this thing? Bitter Realm sandstorms sure are filled with oddities—first the battling shadows, and now an undead?

Do undead really exist?

Lin Hao had no time to ponder as the Divine Cauldron in his hands instinctively struck back.

"Boom!"

Another loud noise reverberated as the skeleton was struck by Lin Hao’s cauldron, instantly disintegrating and its remains scattering across the ground, whisked away by the sandstorm.

But, as the broken bones hit the ground, they were seemingly drawn together by a mystical force and began to mend automatically.

Then, Lin Hao noticed that, in the distance amidst the wild sandstorm, an uncountable Skeleton Army was emerging!

"Kill!"

The dismembered skeletal frame, with its head rolling in the yellow sand, still managed to open its mouth and emit a loud ghostly scream.

Invincible?

A great shock surged in Lin Hao’s heart, and at the same time, an overwhelming killing intent enveloped him, making him feel utterly outmatched.

Was he going to die here?

Suddenly, this terrifying thought sprang to Lin Hao’s mind and spiraled out of control!

Die?

Lin Hao had faced death several times, but this time, he felt an inexplicable sense of helplessness.

No!

No!

How could he die here?

The inn!

Right, where was the inn?

He vaguely remembered that the inn was not far ahead of him. After clashing blades with the giant skeleton, he had been knocked several steps forward; by all reasoning, the inn should be nearby.

Lin Hao took a deep breath and slowly moved in the direction where he remembered the inn should be.

Meanwhile, another terrifying aura approached from behind.

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