CHAPTER 610: CHAPTER 609: POWERFUL ALLY

The smell of blood spread through the inn, quickly staining the floor red.

Hundreds of people, in less than three breaths, were all decapitated.

Yet Sunset Three Laughs was expressionless, as if he had just done something very ordinary, supporting Wu Hua as they headed towards the counter.

Killing people, and they were all of different races, Lin Hao would not object.

He glanced at Sunset Three Laughs, and then, his heart submerged in the vision he had seen before in the sands, the figure wielding a knife in the left hand and a sword in the right, executing that profound set of blade techniques.

Sunset Three Laughs was able to fuse and comprehend the true essence and deduce the Supreme Battle Skill from just a few shouts in the sands; Lin Hao could do the same.

This was the first time Lin Hao truly witnessed the True Skills of the Three Realms of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism.

The techniques demonstrated by the Flame Winged Dragon were nothing in comparison.

To feel with the heart, to truly feel.

Lin Hao stood amidst the pool of blood, standing at the entrance of the inn with closed eyes, deep in thought.

He didn’t know how much time had passed, but Lin Hao always felt something was missing, unable to grasp the main point.

He had to emerge from his deep thoughts and opened his eyes.

"Have you achieved Enlightenment, fellow Daoist?"

Sunset Three Laughs, sitting not far in front of Lin Hao, was eating nuts similar to peanuts and drinking liquor.

He was speaking to Lin Hao.

Fellow Daoist?

Enlightenment?

These terms were only heard in Huaxia.

Upon hearing this, Lin Hao seemed to have gained some insight.

Dao?

The Three Realms of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism belong to the Ultimate Plane, where powerful cultivators’ every action and every word is imbued with the Heavenly Dao and filled with Laws.

Isn’t this the Dao?

Is Enlightenment not the understanding of these Laws?

Perhaps, he was just missing a little bit?

Lin Hao sighed inwardly; achieving Enlightenment is not an overnight feat.

"Come. Sit."

Sunset Three Laughs spoke succinctly, with a set of cutlery and a cup of wine laid out across from him.

Clearly, Sunset Three Laughs had been waiting here for Lin Hao for a while.

Did he have something to say?

At this moment, Lin Hao found Sunset Three Laughs to be quite interesting and wanted to engage with him in conversation.

The corpses in the inn remained the same, but the blood had already dried up, turning the floor gritty.

It looked like a lot of time had passed.

Lin Hao stepped over the corpses and blood, walked to Sunset Three Laugh’s table, and sat down.

"An Earthling, being able to walk the Martial World, you are quite remarkable," Sunset Three Laughs raised his head to look at Lin Hao, seeming to truly consider him for the first time.

"Ordinary, just ordinary. I am merely striving for my clan," Lin Hao answered perfunctorily.

However, Sunset Three Laughs didn’t mind.

On the contrary, he was quite appreciative.

"To resist an entire Plane with the strength of one clan, managing to annihilate Gu Country and repel the Seven Countries Alliance Army, I truly admire you."

Sunset Three Laughs smiled slightly, showing that he was very knowledgeable about the actual facts.

"I’ve heard that your Earthlings possess a Divine Artifact from the Eternal Life Realm, extremely powerful?"

This rumor had spread far and wide when the Seven Countries Alliance Army was scared away.

If it were someone else, Lin Hao would certainly not explain.

However, this Sunset Three Laughs in front of him gave Lin Hao a different kind of feeling.

A very profound feeling.

"Divine Artifact, we don’t have," Lin Hao laughed: "However, we do indeed have many gods."

"Gods?" Sunset Three Laughs blinked, a flicker of surprise in his eyes.

He still thought it was a divine being from the Divine World.

However, clearly it was not the case.

A clan with such energy that could warrant an all-plane manhunt by the Divine World, Sunset Three Laughs naturally would not take it lightly.

Sunset Three Laughs looked at Lin Hao, his eyes blazing.

After a while, his expression turned serious again, and he said to Lin Hao: "For many years, those who were swept up by the violent sandstorm, even if they were Great Emperors, could not escape, much less return safely."

"Even I can only venture no more than ten steps from the inn’s entrance. Once beyond that range, I would equally be lost in the violent sandstorm."

Sunset Three Laughs’ tone grew increasingly somber, he placed down his wine cup, staring intently at Lin Hao: "But you, not only did you last so long in the violent sandstorm, covering such distance, you did not get lost. Is it because of your good luck?"

"What are you trying to say?"

Lin Hao asked with a smile.

Suddenly, the inn fell silent.

Sunset Three Laughs closed his eyes.

The atmosphere suddenly turned quiet and strange.

Among the pile of corpses, Lin Hao waited for Sunset Three Laughs, not speaking, slowly drinking and eating.

After a while, Sunset Three Laughs finally opened his eyes.

Pain?

Regret?

Lin Hao was stunned.

He saw in Sunset Three Laughs’ eyes an expression he had never expected.

"I’m sorry, I spoke too much just now." Sunset Three Laughs sighed deeply, the expression in his eyes suddenly disappearing, returning to coldness and ruthlessness.

"You were not lost in the sandstorm, presumably you have some skill. I have a request, I hope you can agree." Suddenly, Sunset Three Laughs stood up, and with a thud, he kneeled down beside Lin Hao!

At this, Lin Hao was completely dumbfounded!

Kneeled down!

What kind of person was Sunset Three Laughs? A towering presence, an unparalleled expert who could kill without even blinking, and yet he kneeled down beside Lin Hao.

And he kneeled to Lin Hao!

A man’s knees have their own gold, and for a strong person like Sunset Three Laughs, even more so.

Even Lin Hao himself was deeply shocked, he immediately stood up and helped Sunset Three Laughs up.

"This... this puts me in a difficult situation."

Lin Hao was truly troubled.

For someone as strong as Sunset Three Laughs to kneel, it surely wasn’t for anything good.

Moreover, it probably had something to do with the Bitter Realm sandstorm.

"It’s not difficult."

Who would have thought, Sunset Three Laughs shook his head, seriously saying: "As long as you agree to follow me into the violent sandstorm, I can join the Earth people’s camp and help you with anything!"

Sunset Three Laughs wanting to join the Earth people’s camp?

Of course, it was a good thing.

Lin Hao could tell, a person like Sunset Three Laughs meant what he said.

The eyes don’t lie.

But entering the Bitter Realm sandstorm, wasn’t that akin to seeking death?

Indeed, Lin Hao had walked out of the sandstorm, but besides luck, there was also the presence of the inn.

This knee of Sunset Three Laughs, was weighty.

Lin Hao pondered for a moment, then spoke honestly:

"Then I’ll tell you the truth. Entering the Bitter Realm sandstorm, for me, is almost a certain death as well. At most, I can walk a few dozen steps further than you. If it weren’t for the inn’s great formation glowing in the sandstorm, I probably would have been lost in it as well."

"Being able to walk a few dozen steps means you can walk a hundred steps, a thousand steps, it’s just a matter of time!" Contrary to being discouraged, Sunset Three Laughs became even more excited, his eyes shining.

He excitedly said: "Brother, if you agree, the matters of the Earth people, from this day on, will be my affairs too!"

"But..." Lin Hao didn’t expect Sunset Three Laughs to be so obsessed with the Bitter Realm sandstorm, maybe the phantoms of the people and various forces in the sandstorm held great appeal for him.

Actually, Lin Hao also really wanted to enter the Bitter Realm sandstorm, to uncover its mysteries.

But, was the Bitter Realm sandstorm so easy to enter, so easy to come out from?

"Brother! I, Sunset Three Laughs, never plead to anyone in my life, but today, I plead to you!" While Lin Hao was hesitating, Sunset Three Laughs knelt on the ground once again, with a heavy thud.