The sandstorm swept over the statue, but it did not knock it down.
The statue slowly awakened amid the sandstorm, moved its heavy steps, and charged toward Lin Bai and the two Golden Imperial Guards.
Clang! Clang!
Amid the sandstorm, Lin Bai and the two Golden Imperial Guards were locked in fierce combat when he suddenly felt a chill at his back. He abruptly turned around and saw a colossal figure raising its palm and striking toward his back.
Lin Bai was horrified and hurriedly threw off the two men before him, then flashed backward.
The statue's blow missed, but it did not pursue Lin Bai relentlessly. Instead, it charged toward the two Golden Imperial Guards.
"An indiscriminate attack?" Lin Bai raised his hand and circulated his spiritual energy, scattering the sand and dust filling the world as he watched the statue battle the two Golden Imperial Guards.
Lin Bai was surprised to discover... Although the Hailong Kingdom of the Sands had performed an act of worship toward the statue after arriving here, the statue did not seem to be under their control.
After the statue awakened, it had attacked Lin Bai first, but only because Lin Bai was closer to it. That was why it had struck him first.
As Lin Bai flashed backward and withdrew from the battlefield, the statue temporarily stopped pursuing him and instead charged toward the two martial artists from the Hailong Kingdom of the Sands.
In other words... the statue here had no connection whatsoever with the Hailong Kingdom of the Sands. They could not control it. Once the statue revived, it attacked indiscriminately.
With a boom!
The statue struck one of the Golden Imperial Guards with its palm. His armor blazed with golden light. Although it blocked the blow, he was sent flying