Chapter 1231: The Statue of the Pyramid

Chapter 1231: The Statue of the Pyramid

“Another trade? You only mention trades after the fight is over? Do you all enjoy these kinds of plots?”

Lin Nuo didn’t stop his attack; it was clearly not in your favor right now, so what right do you have to negotiate? You should be the one following orders.

Right now, Lin Nuo needed to trap that guy with his sword array. Once trapped, he could negotiate an unequal treaty with the opponent.

The opponent was trying hard to dodge—this was his territory, and he clearly had some advantages. Trapping him with the sword array wasn’t going to be easy for Lin Nuo.

Moreover, the wind and sand weakened his flying sword; it couldn’t stray too far. Once it left the golden barrier, controlling that flying sword would become difficult.

Seeing that the situation was turning against him, the man quickly retreated, slipping into the ground—now that was true earth escape!

“He got away. That trade we talked about? Looks like he never intended to go through with it; probably just stalling for time.”

Lin Nuo shrugged and recalled his flying sword.

If he chased after him, he might catch up, but he couldn’t just run blindly. If he really got buried in the wind and sand, that would be a real mess.

“However, it’s obvious he’s short on spirit power and plans to absorb it during our fight.”

“How can he absorb it?” Luo Xiaoxue asked, confused.

“Very simple; it’s those half-human, half-horse monsters. If we attack them, they can absorb our spirit power, then store it for other uses.”

Lin Nuo explained, and Luo Xiaoxue understood the gist of it—so that’s how it worked.

“What do they want it for?”

“Maybe it’s related to the Sacred Realm. I suspect they mainly want to absorb your strength. If they get close to the golden barrier, they might absorb some power.”

“Another mention of the Sacred Realm?”

“Why else would we be here? Are we on a desert vacation?”

Lin Nuo scoffed; it was all because of the Sacred Realm that they ended up here in the first place.

“Oh… so what do we do now?”

“Let’s keep moving. That thing should still be nearby. It won’t give up and will probably come back after regrouping.”

Lin Nuo speculated that it was gathering strength for another big attack.

He continued holding Luo Xiaoxue’s hand, walking through the sandy desert, the wind and sand swirling around them.

Then he noticed the previous signs of the half-human, half-horse corpses on the ground. They weren’t many, but they were visible with every few steps.

“Lin the Knight, what kind of creatures are these? Have you seen them before?”

“I’ve seen similar ones, half-human, half-horse. Typically, the strongest have stunning skills.”

“Stunning skills? What are those?”

“Nothing much.”

Lin Nuo didn’t elaborate, it felt like talking to a duck about chickens—speaking about game skills, really.

Most games feature such creatures with a famous skill called ground stun.

Of course, he wondered if these half-human, half-horse beings had similar tricks.

Lin Nuo crouched down, wanting to observe the state of the half-human, half-horse, but it was just a soul, not a physical entity.

So if an ordinary attack skill hit, it often wouldn’t work, hence the need to absorb spirit power.

Instead, he used Soul Burn, directly igniting the soul, denying the opponent a chance to absorb spirit power.

“Don’t touch them.”

Seeing Luo Xiaoxue about to act, Lin Nuo quickly stopped her.

“Ah? Why…? ” Luo Xiaoxue asked, puzzled.

“This is a soul; you can’t touch it. Plus, getting too close might let them absorb your energy. That sly old fox is laying traps while fleeing.”

After looking around, Lin Nuo didn’t see any useful information, so he used Soul Burn again, incinerating it in the blink of an eye.

“Lin the Knight, they’re gone.”

“They’re gone, so what? As long as we’re still here. Your golden barrier seems like it can’t hold up for much longer.”

Lin Nuo noticed the golden light radiating from Luo Xiaoxue was weakening—a bad omen.

“Um… I’m not sure… I think to let it exert its power, it might depend on you, Lin the Knight, like when we practiced together before…”

“You want to practice here? Seriously? It’s all sand here; you’re really not picky, are you? Stop thinking that double cultivation is the solution, there are always other ways.”

Lin Nuo was speechless. Why were these women always thinking about double cultivation?

It was too much; they just wanted his body.

Though double cultivation was a mutually enjoyable process, the time he enjoyed clearly outweighed theirs.

Classic sage mode.

“Ah? Lin the Knight, that…!”

Luo Xiaoxue suddenly exclaimed, giving Lin Nuo a fright. Can’t you not be so jumpy? You might scare someone to death!

“Calm down, steady now. It’s just two statues.”

Suddenly, they stood in front of two statues, resembling door gods guarding a certain passage.

They had dog heads and human bodies, the opposite of the half-human, half-horse ones from before.

“Doesn’t this look a bit like a pyramid?”

As Lin Nuo approached, he noticed the wind and sand had decreased, revealing the shape of the building.

It definitely resembled a pyramid, with a pointed top.

“A pyramid? What’s that?”

Curiously, Luo Xiaoxue inquired again.

“Just a building shaped like a gold character; doesn’t this thing look particularly similar?”

“It does resemble one, but what could be inside?”

“Stop asking me. I’m just guessing, and of course, it’s probably not anything good.”

Why would Fenghailin have a pyramid? Didn’t he spend time here and didn’t know?

It’s likely appeared after the sandstorm arrived, or it was man-made.

Of course, he could ignore it and keep going forward.

Luo Xiaoxue also didn’t dare to go inside; after all, who knew what was lurking there?

Monsters, curses, or perhaps vengeful spirits, it could be anything.

“Stop looking; we’re not going in.”

Lin Nuo pulled Luo Xiaoxue away from the pyramid. However, after walking for a while, they ended up back in front of the pyramid again.

“Lin the Knight, it seems like we’ve… returned…”

“Are you saying I’m directionally challenged?”

“No, I believe in your sense of direction; it just feels like it’s not something we can control.”

“You were smart once. Since once was this way, let’s head in another direction; we’ll surely end up back here.”

Lin Nuo stated, holding onto Luo Xiaoxue’s hand and walking towards another direction.

As expected, they didn’t walk far before returning to the pyramid, still facing those two dog-headed statues, making Lin Nuo want to smash their heads.

“It seems like we can’t reach anywhere else… should we go back?” Luo Xiaoxue weakly suggested.

“Then we would just end up back here.”

Lin Nuo hypothesized, testing it by walking back, yet they returned to the pyramid once again.

“Back again… Lin the Knight…”

“It seems like they want us to go in. There must be a barrier around here; we can’t escape. Plus, with the sandstorm being so harsh, we unknowingly went from one end of the barrier to the other.”

Lin Nuo speculated; things were starting to get interesting.

“Then, do we go in?”

“Let’s go in.”

“Will it be dangerous…”

“If it really is dangerous, well, that’s fate. I believe you’re favored by destiny; nothing will happen. If something does happen, it’ll be on me.”

“Ah? Don’t say that! If something happens to you, what should I do…”

“Let’s go.”

Then Lin Nuo held Luo Xiaoxue’s hand and walked into the pyramid.