I Am Overlord c1-962

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

  She was indeed worthy of being the daughter of Li Xuemeng. She had mastered the Blood Noxious Palm, and each of her palms contained a boundless power. Her attacks were all aimed at Xiang Shaoyun's vitals, and each attack was launched from an extremely tricky angle.

  Clearly, Li Hong'er was only now revealing her true strength. Xiang Shaoyun did not activate his gift of instincts this time, but he was still able to see the trajectory of Li Hong'er's attacks. He used his Cloud Splitting Palm to face her Blood Noxious Palm. In the blink of an eye, the two had already exchanged more than 10 moves, and the victor was still undetermined.

  "Not fair! You have the advantage fighting me with that wet body of yours! Should I just capture you instead?" Xiang Shaoyun could not stop his gaze from roaming Li Hong'er's body.

  And when Li Hong'er heard that, she shivered slightly, which immediately caused her to reveal an opening. Taking advantage of the opening, Xiang Shaoyun sent a palm right at the girl's chest. The palm landed, and Li Hong'er was once again pushed into the lake.

  Splash!

  This was the second time Li Hong'er had fallen into the lake, and her body was even wetter now. Li Hong'er floated on the surface of the lake, completely dumbfounded. She suddenly roared like an angry tigress, "I...will not rest until you're dead!"

  "Hey, that...was an accident!" Xiang Shaoyun replied with an innocent expression. He quickly added, "I told you to piss off, but you refused. Fine, fine. This young master is a magnanimous person. I'll forgive you."

  After saying that, he swaggered away without even bothering to wait for Li Hong'er to get out of the lake. No matter what, she was still an elder's daughter. If her father was to suddenly appear, it would be his turn to suffer.

  "You f*cking asshole! I will never spare you! You won't be able to escape me!" Li Hong'er screeched in Xiang Shaoyun’s direction when she finally got out of the lake. It naturally attracted no response from Xiang Shaoyun. By now, he was already back at his own residence. After putting his luggage and some important belongings away, he brought some of the medicines he wouldn't need for now and headed to the Medicine Hall.

  The Martial Hall Palace not only provided numerous medicinal herbs and weapons to the disciples but also bought them off the disciples. Xiang Shaoyun had gained quite a lot of old medicines from his trip to the Hundred Beast Mountain Range. Although he couldn't sell them all at once, he could still sell some of them to earn some points. With those points, he could buy some old medicines he actually needed.

  After entering the Medicine Hall, Xiang Shaoyun took out the old medicines and said, "Revered overseer, take a look at how much these herbs are worth."

  The overseer looked at Xiang Shaoyun in astonishment. "Huh? You've reached Astral Realm? That was fast!"

  Xiang Shaoyun was one of the only two five-star physique disciples the Martial Hall Palace had. He had even previously bought some herbs here. Naturally, the overseer had a deep impression of him.

  He remembered that Xiang Shaoyun was still a seventh-stage Basic Realm the last time he had come. It had only been a month since then, and he was now in the Astral Realm. This was quite an astonishing speed.

  More importantly, he could see that Xiang Shaoyun had clearly advanced without relying on any medicine! That was because Xiang Shaoyun's foundation was thick and stable, a sign that would not appear if one advanced by relying on medicine.

  "Haha, it's only Astral Realm, nothing worth mentioning," Xiang Shaoyun said humbly, but he still had a smug look on his face. He was definitely not humble at all!

  "Um, you have a talent nobody can compare with. Since that is the case, you have to work even harder and not get too cocky," sincerely advised the overseer. He then added, "Show me the herbs. I'll have a look."

  Xiang Shaoyun handed over the parcel and opened it. The overseer studied the herbs and praised, "This is quite the harvest!" He continued, "This is a 100-year-old grasstail flower, and this is a 150-year-old dried snake vine...huh? So many blood mushrooms! And this stalk here is even near 300 years old? It’s on the cusp of becoming a low-grade spirit medicine!"

  Xiang Shaoyun did not say anything, yet he was thinking to himself, I already have a stalk of blood mushroom king for myself. I won't bother keeping these low-grade herbs.

  After the overseer did his calculations, he gave Xiang Shaoyun a total of 6,500 points. Xiang Shaoyun was pretty satisfied with the price. After all, most of the herbs were gotten after killing the Mad Lion Hunting Group members and were completely earned by accident.

  After getting the points, Xiang Shaoyun immediately exchanged them for a stalk of low-grade spirit medicine, illusionary star flower, and a few old medicines. He spent 6,000 points for the purchase.

  "Kid, I thought your stars have been awakened? Why do you still need the illusionary star flower?" asked the overseer curiously. The illusionary star flower had a terrific efficacy on those at the peak of Basic Realm. It was a herb capable of helping one awaken their stars and enter the Astral Realm.

  Because of that, the illusionary star flower was supposed to be useless for someone like Xiang Shaoyun who had already awakened his stars. That was the source of the overseer's curiosity.

  "Hehe, I have my own usage for it," Xiang Shaoyun said with a wide grin. Of course he wouldn't tell the overseer that apart from awakening stars, the illusionary star flower was also quite useful in forming and growing the astral cosmos sea.

  After leaving the Medicine Hall, Xiang Shaoyun headed straight toward the outer court. But when he arrived at the outer court, he found that others were bullying his underling, Xia Liuhui. Immediately, his mood soured.

  Chapter 51: You Dare Bully This Young Master's Underling?

  Private battles between outer disciples were prohibited. Thus, the bullying of Xia Liuhui had naturally occurred in the arena. The one currently beating up Xia Liuhui was none other than Gou Zai, Wu Mingliang’s henchman.

  Before this, Gou Zai was only at the peak of seventh-stage Basic Realm while Xia Liuhui had reached eighth-stage Basic Realm a month ago. Gou Zai was not supposed to be able to do anything to Xia Liuhui. But for some reason, Gou Zai was now at the ninth stage of Basic Realm. Although Xia Liuhui had also improved, he was still no match for the current Gou Zai.

  "Haha, you little scoundrel, do you still dare claim that Xiang Shaoyun is your boss? I’ll be sure to beat you up so badly not even your boss can recognize you anymore!" Goi Zai howled with laughter as he rained punches on Xia Liuhui.

  Gou Zai was using the tier-2 battle technique, Rippling Punch. This was one of Wu Clan's battle techniques. Xia Liuhui only knew the Rushing Qi Fist, and the strength amplification of this technique was incomparable to the Rippling Punch. Thus, Gou Zai completely suppressed him. His face was already badly bruised and covered with blood. Even so, he still clenched his teeth tightly and refused to surrender.

  "Keep it up! Kill me if you have the guts! When my boss returns, he won't spare you!" Xia Liuhui yelled unyieldingly. Right after he yelled those words, Gou Zai punched his stomach before sending him rolling on the ground with a kick. He looked extremely sorry. Even the disciples around the arena were crying out in alarm at the sight of his sorry state. They all believed that Xia Liuhui should just surrender to end the suffering.

  "Your boss is nothing! If he dares to show his face, I will beat him up to the point he pisses his pants and cries for his mother!" Gou Zai spoke pridefully like a slave who had tasted glory for the very first time.

  Just as Gou Zai was about to continue beating Xia Liuhui, a loud voice rang out, "What big words, you damned dog! I'm standing right here. Come, show me how you're going to make me piss my pants and cry for my mother."

  Right after that voice rang out, a slender and tall figure landed on the arena. After a month of tempering, Xiang Shaoyun no longer had the scholarly aura around him. He now had the robust figure of a martial cultivator, and his height had grown considerably as well. He now looked like a remarkable and heroic youth. Many girls were smitten
when they laid their eyes on Xiang Shaoyun's current appearance.

  "It's Xiang Shaoyun! He has actually shown himself! Do you notice? He looks even more handsome now!"

  "Yeah!"

  "He looks more manly now. He must have grown stronger. If only he would spare me even one glance..."

  "Tough luck for Gou Zai. Xiang Shaoyun is a person who had defeated Wu Mingliang a month ago. With his five-star physique, it won’t be long before he surpasses even Senior Brother Leng Han."

  "I heard Wu Mingliang had returned two days ago. He had even reached first-stage Astral Realm. I'm afraid things will get difficult for Xiang Shaoyun this time."

  ...

  Gou Zai had never expected that Xiang Shaoyun would suddenly appear. He was so frightened he staggered backward and nearly fell on the ground. It was evident how terrified he was of Xiang Shaoyun. The pain he had suffered under the brick was still fresh in his memories.

  "B-boss, you're finally here!" Xia Liuhui was so happy he nearly cried when he saw Xiang Shaoyun. If this lasted any longer, he would've most likely surrendered.

  "Um, everything is fine now. Here, take this healing pill and heal yourself by the side," Xiang Shaoyun said as he handed Xia Liuhui a healing pill before helping him down the arena.

  Xia Liuhui was extremely touched by the gesture. He thought to himself, It was a right choice to follow this boss!

  After helping Xia Liuhui off the arena, Xiang Shaoyun turned around and started taking wide strides toward Gou Zai.

  "W-what are you trying to do? This is a fight between me and Xia Liuhui! Are you trying to interfere in a match between disciples? You will be punished for that!" Gou Zai stuttered in fear.

  He was brave enough to scold Xiang Shaoyun earlier because he had never expected Xiang Shaoyun to appear. Now that Xiang Shaoyun was right before him, he no longer had the same courage.

  Xiang Shaoyun continued striding forward, as if he hadn't heard any of those words. Gou Zai glanced at the martial officer only to find that the martial officer was ignoring him.

  "Young Master Wu, save me!" Gou Zai finally broke down and started crying for help. It was at this exact moment that Xiang Shaoyun suddenly started running.

  Gale Winds Kick!

  With his leg raised, Xiang Shaoyun flew toward Gou Zai and sent a kick toward his back.

  "Stop!" Wu Mingliang's voice rang out. Alas, he was too late. Xiang Shaoyun was too fast, and Gou Zai was unable to escape the kick. As for Wu Mingliang, he couldn't provide any help in time either.

  Bang!

  The kick landed and sent Gou Zai flying like a bird toward Wu Mingliang.

  "Arrrghhh!"

  Wu Mingliang couldn't dodge in time, and Gou Zai directly hit him. Coincidentally, Gou Zai crashed head-first into Wu Mingliang, his lips connecting with Wu Mingliang's face before they both crashed into the ground. That made for quite a comical sight. All the disciples who saw this were stupefied.

  "Ahhh, it hurts badly!" Gou Zai groaned, still lying on top of Wu Mingliang.

  "Get off me!" Wu Mingliang howled and pushed Gou Zai away. He then darted to his feet and drew his sword. He pointed it at Xiang Shaoyun. "Xiang Shaoyun, I'm killing you today!"

  After saying that, he sent a slash Xiang Shaoyun's way. A sword energy about one meter in length formed of astral energy streaked across the air toward Xiang Shaoyun. The sharp aura emanating from the slash caused all the surrounding disciples to pale.

  That was an astral energy release! That was something capable of increasing the offensive power of an attack, a feat only someone at the Astral Realm or beyond could accomplish. Everyone assumed Xiang Shaoyun was out of luck this time. Even though Xiang Shaoyun had once defeated Wu Mingliang, no Basic Realm cultivators had any hope of defeating an Astral Realm cultivator.

  "You are challenging me with just this bit of astral energy? How naive!" Xiang Shaoyun mocked. His figure flickered as he dodged the attack. Almost instantaneously, he reappeared beside Wu Mingliang, sending over a palm.

  Pa!

  Xiang Shaoyun was too fast for Wu Mingliang. Thus, the slap landed right on his face, causing a crisp and resounding sound to ring in the air.

  "You dare bully this young master's underling? None of you can escape today!" Xiang Shaoyun made a tyrannical declaration even as he continued to attack Wu Mingliang.

  Cloud Splitting Palm!

  Xiang Shaoyun attacked with both his palms this time. All his attacks hit Wu Mingliang without mercy. Wu Mingliang couldn't even resist. As for Wu Mingliang’s henchmen, they initially rushed forward to help. But when they saw that Wu Mingliang was completely helpless, they all fled in fear.

  Gou Zai was still somewhat loyal as he was the only one to charge forward, yelling, "Young Master Wu, I'll save you!"

  "Oh? Sure, I'll allow you that!" Xiang Shaoyun answered as he caught Gou Zai's incoming fist and redirected the henchman’s charge towards Wu Mingliang's direction.

  Once again, Gou Zai crashed into Wu Mingliang, his lips landing on Wu Mingliang’s face. When Wu Mingliang felt the moist warmth on his face, he was so angered he coughed a mouthful of blood. In fact, he nearly fainted from anger.

  Chapter 52: Let Me First Break Your Legs!

  "Woah, look at them go!" Xiang Shaoyun teased.

  The outer court disciples around them finally couldn't hold it in anymore and burst out in laughter. In fact, they had been holding their laughter since Gou Zi and Wu Mingliang’s first clash.

  "Get away from me!" Wu Mingliang felt an unprecedented sense of shame as he pushed Gou Zai away furiously.

  "Calm down, seventh brother," a sonorous voice rang out from a certain corner of the arena.

  When Wu Mingliang heard that voice, he immediately suppressed the fury in his heart. A few people could be seen walking toward them. The one leading the group somewhat resembled Wu Mingliang. This was Wu Mingliang's sixth brother, Wu Mingguang.

  Wu Mingguang was two years older than Wu Mingliang and was far stronger. He had reached third-stage Astral Realm and was among the top 50 inner court disciples.

  "Sixth brother, take him down! He has been pushing it too far!" Wu Mingliang asked for his brother's help.

  "Don't worry. Your sixth brother will seek justice for you," Wu Mingguang promised before turning his eyes to the martial officer. "Martial officer, since you have decided to watch on as everything happened, I only hope you can continue doing the same and keep on pretending to see nothing."

  The martial officer replied, "Audacious! Are you ordering me around?"

  "Interpret it however you wish," Wu Mingguang replied coldly.

  "Even if you are a personal disciple, you don't have the authority to order me around!" the martial officer barked gloomily.

  "Is that so? How about now?" Wu Mingguang said as a command medallion appeared in his hand. It was an elder's medallion, and the holder of once such medallion was to be accorded the treatment of an elder. Not even overseers could disobey the holder of the elder’s medallion.

  The martial officer's pupils shrank while his face became ashen. "I advise you to not do anything stupid. Xiang Shaoyun has already gotten the attention of the palace’s higher-ups."

  Wu Mingguang acted like he had heard none of that and proceeded to berate Xiang Shaoyun, "Kneel down and apologize to my brother immediately! Beg for his forgiveness until he is willing to forgive you. Or else, I will make sure you suffer a fate worse than death!"

  Wu Mingguang spoke ferociously, his body emanating a faint bloody aura that caused others to not dare look straight at him. The aura he was releasing made it clear he was someone who had taken life before. Meanwhile, many outer court disciples started distancing themselves from the arena, afraid that they would be misunderstood as Xiang Shaoyun's accomplice. No matter what, they couldn't afford to offend any inner court disciples.

  Xiang Shaoyun merely dug his ear and sneered, "What's that smell? Have you been farting? Look at how everyone is running from the smell!"

  "Boss, not e
ven fart stinks that bad! That's the smell of a pile of shit!" Xia Liuhui said.

  "Haha, yes, indeed. You're a smart one, kid. I'll be sure to reward you later," Xiang Shaoyun laughed heartily.

  "Impudent!" Wu Mingguang bellowed with an ashen expression as he readied himself to attack Xia Liuhui and Xiang Shaoyun.

  But right this moment, someone beside him said, "Sixth young master, what's the point of getting angry over a bug like this? Let me deal with him. I'll cripple all his limbs before handing him to you."

  The speaker was a young man with dark skin. He was holding two heavy hammers, and with one look, it was clear he was a martial cultivator specializing in strength. This youth was Tie Gang, a late-phase, second-stage Astral Realm cultivator. He was one of Wu Mingguang’s main underlings.

  "Good. Do what you want. I will deal with the consequences!" Wu Mingguang said.

  Tie Gang nodded and directly attacked with his hammer. The hammer slammed down with the force of a collapsing mountain. A regular person would be hard-pressed to stop this attack. Of course, Xiang Shaoyun wasn't stupid enough to meet this attack with brute force. He avoided it instead.

  Bang!

  The hammer missed and landed on the ground, creating a half-meter-deep crater on the ground. Right after the first hammer landed, the second hammer was already swinging toward Xiang Shaoyun.

  By dual-wielding hammers, Tie Gang could chain his attacks and avoid the fate of being defeated by sheer speed. He could also sow chaos within his opponent's defense. It had been quite effective against his other opponents, but it was not the case for Xiang Shaoyun.

  Xiang Shaoyun had a combat prowess comparable to a third-stage Astral Realm cultivator. Therefore, he was much more powerful than Tie Gang. Apart from that, he also had an advantage in speed.

  Overlord's Nine Nether Steps!

  Xiang Shaoyun's body danced around like a phantom, and he dodged the second attack before appearing behind Tie Gang. Without holding back, he slammed his palm into the back of Tie Gang's head.