I Am Overlord c1-962

by Translator: Pokka; Author: 我本纯洁 (I Am Pure); Licensed From: Migu

  After Xiang Shaoyun ate his fill, he began meditating once again, focusing fully on healing his injuries. Just like that, two days went by. Over those two days, numerous small demonic beasts had come and gone. Unfortunately for the majority of them, most had been captured by Xiang Shaoyun and turned into meals for both him and Little White.

  By now, Xiang Shaoyun had recovered by about 70 to 80 percent and was planning to continue his journey. Leaping onto his shoulder, the duo of Xiang Shaoyun and Little White set out. Changing direction, they journeyed for a while before reaching a neighbouring mountain. At the very base of the mountain, they caught sight of a carving that read Mount Tuo.

  At first, Xiang Shaoyun paid no heed to it and continued strolling along the path. However, barely two steps after he crossed the tablet, his eyes lit up, and he laughed, “Mount Tuo? Then we’re on the right track to the Earth Star Spring!”

  Once Xiang Shaoyun recalled that Mount Tuo was situated on their way to the Earth Star Spring, his mood brightened substantially. Through the past few days in the Hundred Beast Mountain Range, he had bumped into numerous dangers. Hence, he looked forward to any opportunity to raise his combat ability. If he was able to reach the Earth Star Spring, he would be able to raise his cultivation and increase his ability to protect himself by a rather large margin.

  “I wonder if seniors Mo Buhui and Mei Lianhua have reached the Earth Star Spring?” Xiang Shaoyun pondered to himself before stepping onto the path of Mount Tuo. Back when the two of them had retreated without any ounce of loyalty, Xiang Shaoyun had developed a displeasure of them in his heart. Since the situation had become as such, he would no longer feel guilty about taking the Earth Star Spring for himself.

  Recalling the map Mo Buhui had showed to the group of them, he followed the specified path and avoided the large demonic beasts in the area. Although this was the case, he would still frequently come across Minor Demons, and at times, Intermediate Demons. If not for his rapid improvement in his strength, along with the Overlord’s Nine Nether Steps, he would’ve long become food in the stomachs of the Intermediate Demons.

  Just like that, Xiang Shaoyun journeyed for three days straight before reaching the outskirts of the Hundred Beast Mountain Range.

  During this time, Xiang Shaoyun reaped quite a few benefits from the place, mostly thanks to Little White. With its keen nose, even the most well-hidden old medicines could not escape his clutches. This cub was rather special indeed. Over the past few days, it had been constantly consuming roasted meat, along with a few old medicines, yet it had showed no signs of growing at all.

  One must note that it was easiest for living creatures to grow at a young age. The more one ate, the faster one would grow. However, the cub had not changed at all despite how much it had eaten, leaving Xiang Shaoyun slightly depressed. He had wished that the small cub would quickly grow up, giving him a mount as well as a helping hand.

  “According to the map, after crossing two more mountains, we should be more or less there. We should reach it in another one and a half days,” Xiang Shaoyun muttered to himself as he sat down to rest.

  Xiang Shaoyun had consolidated his eighth-stage Basic Realm foundation over the past few days. Furthermore, he could release his energy in a radius of one meter from himself, giving him the capacity to challenge first-stage Astral Realm opponents.

  This also meant that if he were to meet with a tier-1 Intermediate Demon, he would be able to contend against it. Furthermore, he had also managed to cultivate the tier-2 sword technique left in the bag of the dead man, the Golden Wolf Sword Technique.

  The Golden Wolf Sword Technique was a tier-2 sword technique. At great completion, one would be able to condense a large, golden wolf spirit to aid in attacks, unleashing large amounts of destructive power.

  Usually, one would need to be at the Astral Realm to unleash the full prowess of a tier-2 technique. However, since Xiang Shaoyun could already send Astral Energy out of his body, he could make full use of the skill. After he had practiced for about three days, he had a bit of success with the skill and could use his Astral Energy to empower his attacks.

  As Xiang Shaoyun continued his journey, he heard a cry for help.

  “Eiyaahhhh! Save me! Save me!”

  “Hehehe, you can cry all you want! Nobody’s gonna help you!”

  Slowing his breath, Xiang Shaoyun examined the path ahead. Sure enough, he found Mei Lianhua pinned down by several men with lecherous gleams in their eyes. Without a second thought, Xiang Shaoyun stealthily made his way behind the men, a fierce glint in his eyes. The moment he drew close to them, he erupted.

  “Scum!” he furiously bellowed. Holding nothing back, he slashed out fiercely with his sword, causing a golden wolf to roar as it charged at the men.

  Swish! Whoosh!

  While the men were all enjoying the sight of Mei Lianhua’s fruitless struggle, Xiang Shaoyun’s attack directly pierced two of them to death.

  “Who goes there?” Quickly splitting up, the men glanced around furtively.

  Chapter 36: Injury!

  “The person who’s going to kill you!” Xiang Shaoyun yelled in reply, his eyes full of murderous intent. The golden light in his hand slowly condensed into sword energy, rushing straight at the nearest two men like a dashing wolf.

  The two men were startled beyond belief. Although they had tried to escape at the very first moment, the blade still left scary cuts on their bodies. Before Xiang Shaoyun could press the attack, somebody regained his wits and charged straight for him.

  A giant axe flew towards Xiang Shaoyun’s back, containing a considerable amount of astral energy. It was obvious from this that his opponent was at least a first-stage Astral Realm cultivator. Reacting quickly, Xiang Shaoyun slashed at the axe without looking backwards.

  Peng!

  The moment the two weapons connected, numerous sparks flew everywhere. Furious at being countered, the man sent out three more axe attacks, each attack stronger than the previous one.

  Clink Clang Clink Clang!

  Blocking the three attacks consecutively, Xiang Shaoyun was forced back three steps, his footprints deeply etched into the ground. His hand was shaking, showing that his opponent was someone at least at the later phase of first-stage Astral Realm.

  After blocking the fourth axe strike, Xiang Shaoyun did not try to forcefully block any more hits. Instead, he gathered wind beneath his feet and dodged left and right before coming to a stop in front of Mei Lianhua.

  “Brat, who the hell are you? Why do you have our captain’s Golden Wolf Sword?” the axe-wielding brute growled as he stared menacingly at Xiang Shaoyun.

  “Your captain went to meet the King of Hell long ago. I’ll send the lot of you to join him now!” Xiang Shaoyun replied.

  “You’re courting death!” the axe-wielding brute loudly bellowed before he once again fiercely swung down his axe.

  Nature Destroying Axe!

  This axe technique boasted the presence of Mount Tai. A single hack from this technique could destroy mountains and part rivers. At Astral Realm, cultivators would start developing the power of “presence”, and with this power, they could pressure their opponents to the point of cowering or momentary distraction before taking advantage of the opening to kill their opponents.

  What a pity it was for the axe wielder. If it were anybody else, it would’ve been effective. However, it was completely nullified by Xiang Shaoyun. One must know that Xiang Shaoyun had witnessed countless experts when he was younger. Hence, he emanated pride from his very bones and had a presence of his own. How could it be suppressed by the presence of a normal cultivator?

  Not fighting head on with his opponent anymore, Xiang Shaoyun once again unleashed his Overlord’s Nine Nether Steps. Miraculously dodging his opponent’s attack, he simultaneously sent the Golden Wolf Sword in his hand flying out.

  Sshhluck!

  Unable to react in time, the axe-wielding brute found a hole in his belly. He could do nothing but ret
reat. After forming a defensive stance, he yelled at the other men, “Aren’t you going to surround him already? What are you waiting for, the new year?”

  There were still three other men alive, two of whom were at first-stage Astral Realm while the third was at ninth-stage Basic Realm. Upon hearing their comrade’s cry for help, they immediately drew their weapons and surrounded Xiang Shaoyun.

  In an instant, the four armed cultivators had surrounded Xiang Shaoyun, and they pushed him into a rather precarious situation.

  By now, Mei Lianhua had regained her wits.

  “Shaoyun, be careful!” she yelled at the top of her lungs, warning Xiang Shaoyun as she briefly tidied up her clothes.

  Watching Xiang Shaoyun’s figure, her heart was filled with a multitude of emotions. She regretfully thought to herself, I wonder if he will bear a grudge against me for what had happened? Sigh, I had made the wrong choice.

  Xiang Shaoyun was unaware of what Mei Lianhua was thinking. Right now, he was fully focusing on what was going on around him, expanding his gift of instinct to the very max, enabling him to sense and feel every single action crystal clear.

  Attacks that were seemingly impossible to react to were slowed down to the point of negligence. Furthermore, he used his senses to determine their individual strengths.

  “If I want to deal with bandits, I must first deal with their leader!” As he calmly received the attacks of four separate people, he locked his eyes onto the axe-wielding brute. He was the greatest threat to him among the four thugs.

  Just as his opponent came charging at him once again, Xiang Shaoyun’s eyes saw through each and every movement, determining the greatest opportunity at which he had to strike.

  Star Destroying Finger!

  Quickly raising his other hand, he swiftly shot a burst of light out of his index finger at the axe-wielding brute’s nether regions.

  “AH!”

  Before the brute even landed his own attack, the pain from Xiang Shaoyun’s attack caused his axe to fly out of his hand.

  “Die!” Completely disregarding the attacks coming at his back, Xiang Shaoyun used the Golden Wolf Sword to slash the brute. Still wallowing in pain, the axe brute couldn’t retreat whatsoever, resulting in his head flying away with one fell swoop.

  Xiang Shaoyun, however, also suffered heavily for it. His back had taken two direct slashes, which even cut into his bone. The pain pushed Xiang Shaoyun to his very limits, stimulating his natal chart. Unleashing the power of his nine stars all at once, he slashed once with his sword.

  Rumble!

  A sword energy two meters long began rushing over. Before the two first-stage Astral Realm cultivators could even react to it, their chests were cleanly sliced open, leaving their innards falling out.

  Their bodies were immediately frozen stiff as tears began to flow. They refused to believe they were going to die even with all that had happened. The ninth-stage Basic Realm cultivator was scared out of his wits. He turned around, wishing to run away, but Mei Lianhua’s attack from the shadows resulted in a longsword piercing cleanly through him.

  The people who had wanted to defile Mei Lianhua were all dead now. Pulling out her sword from the body, Mei Lianhua ran over to Xiang Shaoyun and sorrowfully said, “Shaoyun, you’re gravely injured! Let me wrap your wounds!”

  Shaoyun stabbed the Golden Wolf Sword into the ground and used it as a support to keep him standing. He coldly said to Mei Lianhua, “I don’t need you. I can take care of this myself.”

  Looking at Xiang Shaoyun’s unforgiving eyes, Mei Lianhua began to panic, and she stammered, “I-I know that I did something unforgivable the last time, but I’ll never do it again! Will you give me another chance? I-I’ve really fallen in love with you!”

  Xiang Shaoyun weakly shook his head as he coldly replied, “There are two kinds of people that I utterly detest—the first are traitors, the others are people who cannot be trusted to keep their promises!”

  Upon hearing his words, Mei Lianhua’s face turned white beyond belief. Her body shook, forcing her to fall on her knees.

  Completely ignoring Mei Lianhua, Xiang Shaoyun adopted a meditative stance. Opening up the bag, he immediately swallowed a stalk of old medicine before mixing a few more to form a solution to apply to himself.

  Little White glanced at Xiang Shaoyun with guilt. It paced back and forth non-stop, seemingly sorry for the fact it had not been able to help Xiang Shaoyun whatsoever in the fight.

  “If you want to help me, then get stronger quick!” Xiang Shaoyun briefly said to Little White before painfully dragging his body away from the scene. It was obvious that those people belonged to a gang of sorts. If their other members were to come and witness this scene, Xiang Shaoyun would be dead without a doubt.

  “Shaoyun!” Mei Lianhua cried out, tears still falling down her pearly cheeks. Just as she was about to rush up to support him, Xiang Shaoyun’s eyes, filled with disgust, stopped her.

  “They’re from the Mad Lion Hunting Group! They’ve already captured Senior Brother Mo to have him take them to the Earth Star Spring! Don’t go there anymore!” Mei Lianhua tried to kindly warn Xiang Shaoyun against the idea of heading for the spring.

  “Mad Lion Hunting Group…,” Xiang Shaoyun murmured to himself before gritting his teeth and walking away. He was already practically right before the Earth Star Spring; how could he give up at this juncture? He had to obtain the Earth Star Spring!

  Chapter 37: Riches Are Found in the Midst of Danger!

  Xiang Shaoyun hurried along the path, not caring about his injuries. Once he had ascertained that Mei Lianhua was no longer trailing him, he found an isolated area and swallowed a healing pill. He also swallowed two more old medicines from the pack he had obtained from the dead person.

  These were all herbs that would speed up his recovery rate, allowing him to recover from his wounds much faster than normally possible. Especially now that there were two deep sword wounds on his back, if he did not recover soon and was met with danger, it would be extremely hard for him to keep his life.

  Xiang Shaoyun sat down cross-legged as he revolved the Heaven Conquering Overlord Manual as fast as he could, swiftly absorbing the medical properties of the medicines and healing the wounds on his back.

  Before this, Xiang Shaoyun had noticed that the energy coursing through his nine stars had risen significantly. This energy was most likely the accumulation of the energy he had compressed during his breakthroughs, and having such an amount of excess energy was one of the benefits of having a nine-star physique.

  It was this energy that allowed him to unleash a sword strike capable of rivalling a second stage Astral Realm cultivator at the very last moment of the previous battle. Under the threat of death, Xiang Shaoyun had made a crucial breakthrough. As such, the energy capacity of his stars had seen a qualitative increase, but his energy consumption had correspondingly increased as well. He had been weakened significantly after that sword strike.

  With the increase in his star formation’s overall energy, the hidden medicinal properties in his body were once again partially dug out of him. The tiny, minute strands of energy forced from Xiang Shaoyun’s body were even more effective than all the healing pills and herbal medicines he had previously consumed.

  “Ahh…”

  That comfortable and composed feeling made Xiang Shaoyun let out an uncontrollable moan of pleasure. If he could look inside himself, he would find that his injuries were healing at a rate visible even to the naked eye. This was akin to swallowing a miracle medicine; he was recovering way too fast!

  Not only that, the energy within his star formation was also increasing rapidly, pushing Xiang Shaoyun from his primary-phase, eighth-stage Basic Realm to the middle phase as it continually climbed. Eventually, his cultivation rose all the way to the peak of eighth-stage Basic Realm before he forcefully suppressed it.

  The energy released was so great that it would not have been an issue for Xiang Shaoyun to ascend to ninth-stage Ba
sic Realm if he so willed, but the excess energy was sent to his star formation to strengthen his foundations.

  Four hours later, energy finally stopped flowing out of his body. Furthermore, his wounds had healed by about 80 percent, to the point where they no longer affected his mobility. The scariest thing was his rapid increase in overall strength. Nobody could match him when it came to improvement rate.

  “Father really was a wise man. He knew that I wouldn’t cultivate for 10 years and helped me cultivate my body with tons of medicinal properties in such a way that I could slowly unearth the potential hidden within my body. With that, even when relying on medicinal effects to advance, my foundations would not be adversely affected,” Xiang Shaoyun joyfully said.

  Xiang Shaoyun was a very rational person. He knew that although he could speed up the process of gaining power, if the potential within him was used up too quickly, all he would have would be baseless power with a shaky foundation.

  “The lower my cultivation, the more I need to establish a good foundation for further realms. As of now, my combat power is sufficient to rival that of a second-stage Astral Realm cultivator. By relying on the Overlord’s Nine Nether Steps, even if I don’t successfully defeat him, I should be able to retreat unscathed, so I should have no problems when it comes to fighting a primary-phase Intermediate Demon.

  After settling his thoughts, Xiang Shaoyun and Little White continued their journey to the Earth Star Spring. Although he was very clear about the fact that the Mad Lion Hunting Group was probably around the area, he was still unwilling to give up that opportunity. Very quickly, they came before a mountain whose peak seemed to pierce the clouds.

  This mountain was the tallest in the entire Hundred Beast Mountain Range. It contained trees whose canopies reached the heavens, and it was scarce in beast cries, as if one had come to an ancient land. Furthermore, an imposing waterfall stretched from the peak of the mountain all the way to its base like a heavenly river, leaving people in awe of its magnificence.