I Am Overlord c1-962

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

  Bang!

  The slap slammed Tie Gang’s face into the ground.

  "Breaking all my limbs? Let me first break your legs!" A ruthless glint surfaced in Xiang Shaoyun's eyes as he leaped, aiming his knees straight at Tie Gang's legs.

  "Stop!" Wu Mingguang howled. He rushed forward and stabbed his spear at Xiang Shaoyun. With a golden flash, the spear arrived before Xiang Shaoyun. If Xiang Shaoyun continued his attack, the spear would hit him.

  Sensing the threat posed by the spear, Xiang Shaoyun shifted his position and dodged the spear. But the moment he landed, he slammed one of his feet into the ground and shot straight toward Tie Gang again. When he arrived, he grabbed Tie Gang's arm and gave it a twist.

  Crack!

  "AHHH!"

  First, a crisp crack rang out. Then, a miserable wail akin to a pig being slaughtered filled the air. Just like that, Xiang Shaoyun had snapped Tie Gang’s thick arm. The various disciples in the surroundings were shaken by what they saw. An inner court disciple was defeated just like that. Moreover, his defeat was such a bitter one. It was hard to believe!

  They were even more shaken by Xiang Shaoyun's strength. A month ago, at the Evaluation Stele, he was only a third-stage Basic Realm cultivator. Only a short time had passed since then, but Xiang Shaoyun was already an Astral Realm expert. From the looks of it, he was far stronger than a brand new Astral Realm cultivator too.

  T-this Xiang Shaoyun is growing so quickly! He is indeed worthy of being a freak capable of surviving the Hall of Limits! the martial officer lamented inwardly.

  "Trying to bully me with your strength? I have never been afraid of that!" Xiang Shaoyun said right to Wu Mingguang's face, one foot still stepping on Tie Gang. The current Xiang Shaoyun was overflowing with the aura of a tyrant, looking like an overlord!

  "Good. Excellent. I will teach you a lesson today," Wu Mingguang declared, gnashing his teeth.

  "All who have spoken that way to me have instead been taught a lesson themselves. If you want to be the next in line to receive my lesson, be my guest," Xiang Shaoyun replied unyieldingly.

  While Wu Mingguang and Xiang Shaoyun were declaring war against each other, a different group rushed over.

  Li Hong'er, who was part of the newcomers, pointed at Xiang Shaoyun and shouted, "Big brother, that is the scoundrel who bullied me! You must avenge me!"

  Chapter 53: This Young Master Is Never Afraid of Anyone

  Li Hong'er had already changed into a new set of clothing, but her hair was still all damp. It was clear how much of a rush for revenge she was in. Also, her elder brother, Li Tianba, had come with her. He was one of the inner court’s top 10 disciples and was a tyrant among tyrants in the palace. He had just turned 20 and was already a sixth-stage Astral Realm cultivator.

  Being one of the top 10 in the inner court represented a great status, as that was a ranking including the personal disciples. One could say that the top-10 inner court ranking was no different than being in the top 10 of the entire Martial Hall Palace.

  The “Ba” character in Li Tianba's name meant overlord, and he had an appearance that matched his name. He was sturdily built and had a ferocious look. On his back hung a massive axe, and heavy armor protected his body. He looked no different than a general from a battlefield, and his person also constantly emanated a majestic presence. Mounted on an armored lizard, he stared straight at Xiang Shaoyun as a thick killing intent filled the arena.

  "You are very brave. You even have the gall to bully the sister of me, Li Tianba? Today, not even the king of gods will be able to protect you!" Li Tianba pointed at Xiang Shaoyun and bellowed. He said to the people beside him, "Take him. I will cripple him before throwing him out of the Martial Hall Palace."

  All the disciples in the area were alarmed when they heard those words. Although most of these outer court disciples had never heard Li Tianba's name, from how this person was behaving, it was obvious he wasn't someone who should be provoked. When they looked at Xiang Shaoyun again, different emotions could be seen from their eyes, such as sympathy and joy..

  Just a short while ago, Xiang Shaoyun had appeared out of nowhere and created an uproar with his five-star physique. He then proceeded to defeat Wu Mingliang, completely suppressing all the disciples of his generation. But now, he had offended so many people at the same time. Naturally, some people were glad to see him suffer.

  "Tianba, stop messing around. He is nineteenth elder's junior brother!" the martial officer said. He could no longer keep on watching.

  "Hmph! Not even the Purple Lightning Marquis can protect him today!" Li Tianba declared. His father was the thirteenth elder, ranking even above the Purple Lightning Marquis.

  "Senior Brother Li, allow this junior brother to help you with this. I was just about to arrest him myself!" Wu Mingguang said from the side.

  "Junior Brother Wu, it's you? Wait, is this the kid you said you were going to take care of for your little brother?" Li Tianba asked.

  "That's right. This is the second time he has injured my little brother. Today, I will teach him a proper lesson," Wu Mingguang said. He looked at Li Hong'er and asked, "Junior Sister Li, has he offended you as well?"

  "Yes. I want him to suffer a fate worse than death today!" Li Hong'er said while gnashing her teeth.

  "Sure, I will take him down for Junior Sister Li. You are free to do whatever you want to him after I get him," Wu Mingguang said before sending a vicious gaze Xiang Shaoyun's way. He approached Xiang Shaoyun, one step at a time.

  "B-boss, w-we...should quickly retreat!" Xia Liuhui said while anxiously tugging Xiang Shaoyun's sleeve.

  "Retreat? Why? This young master is never afraid of anyone!" Xiang Shaoyun said arrogantly, but inwardly, he further added, A hero will never stay and suffer for nothing! It's better to retreat for now!

  Everyone thought Xiang Shaoyun was going to stay unyielding all the way, but they found that the fellow had actually started fleeing. The contrast between his words and his actions stunned everyone.

  "Holy shit! Boss, wait for me!" Xia Liuhui finally reacted and quickly ran after his boss, ignoring his aching body.

  Wu Mingguang sneered, "Hmph. If you can escape me today, I will write my name in reverse from now on!" He then waved at the people behind him before running after Xiang Shaoyun and Xia Liuhui.

  Naturally, Li Tianba's group would not allow Xiang Shaoyun to escape, and thus they joined the pursuit as well.

  "Out of the way! Out of the way!" Li Tianba sped forward with his mount and yelled at Wu Mingguang's group.

  Wu Mingguang's group quickly scattered while Li Tianba rushed to the forefront on his mount. Soon, he overtook Xia Liuhui and was not far from Xiang Shaoyun. A nasty smile appeared on his face. "Hah, torturing a coward like you is my favorite thing to do!"

  After saying that, he sent a blood-red palm flying straight at Xiang Shaoyun's back. For a sixth-stage Astral Realm expert, sending astral energy attacks to a target several meters away was nothing difficult. But right as the blood-red palm was about to land, a figure appeared and blocked it.

  "Who's there? You dare ruin my hunt?" Li Tianba bellowed. He had barely spoken those words when that figure dashed toward him and slapped his face.

  Pa!

  The slap sent Li Tianba flying off his armored lizard.

  "You dare raise your voice against this elder? Not even Li Xuemeng has the guts to raise his voice against me!" said the newcomer with a sonorous voice. The newcomer was none other than the Purple Lightning Marquis, Zi Changhe.

  Ever since Zi Changhe found out that the Wu Clan had set their eyes on Xiang Shaoyun, he no longer let Xiang Shaoyun cultivate alone. He had been paying close attention to Xiang Shaoyun. He wouldn't be able to escape blame if he allowed something bad to happen to his junior brother. Because of that, he immediately rushed over the moment he found out that Xiang Shaoyun had created a ruckus yet again. Fortunately, he arrived in time. Otherwise, Xiang Shaoyun would have most likely suffered today.

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nbsp; "Z-Zi Changhe! Y-you dare hit me!" Li Tianba stumbled back to his feet and glared at Zi Changhe.

  It was no secret that Zi Changhe and his father did not have a friendly relationship. That was also why he had dared to call out Zi Changhe directly by his name.

  "You have shown this elder disrespect. So what if I hit you?" Zi Changhe berated. Then, he stared at the group behind Li Tianba and said, "Who gave you permission to use reckless force in the outer court? Just because you are inner court disciples, you can kill as you wish?"

  As Zi Changhe questioned them, an imposing aura surged from him, shaking Wu Mingguang and the others so much that they even started stepping backward with anxious looks in their eyes. As the youngest elder of the Martial Hall Palace, Zi Changhe had an extraordinary strength. Disciples like them would not be able to endure his wrath.

  "Zi Changhe, Xiang Shaoyun bullied me and pushed me into the lake! I will not let this matter rest! Even if you're an elder, you can't just blindly protect him!" Li Hong'er yelled, showing no fear whatsoever.

  "Oh? He was actually able to push you into the lake?" Zi Changhe exclaimed in astonishment.

  Xiang Shaoyun was only a first-stage Astral Realm cultivator while Li Hong'er was already at the third stage. With a gap of two stages, Xiang Shaoyun was actually able to suppress her. That was quite a surprise.

  "That's right. If you don't give me an answer, I will not let this rest. Even if I have to escalate this to the palace master, I'll do it!" Li Hong'er said.

  "Heh, even if you want to let it rest, I won't agree. A month ago, you whipped my face for no reason whatsoever. And earlier at the lake, you attacked me for no reason again. I was merely defending myself. Your words alone are not enough to determine who's at fault here," Xiang Shaoyun smiled and said.

  "Who do you think you are? If I want to hit you, you should just take it!" Li Hong'er barked.

  "Who do you think you are to be acting so impudently?" Xiang Shaoyun countered.

  "I am the daughter of the thirteenth elder!" Li Hong'er declared with pride.

  Chapter 54: Abuse of Authority

  One had to admit that Li Hong'er was a spicy one. Not many people were as bold as her.

  "Hehe, so the daughter of thirteenth elder is allowed to do as she wishes in the Martial Hall Palace?" Xiang Shaoyun sneered.

  Many disciples found themselves in agreement with Xiang Shaoyun when they heard those words. They were all disciples who had passed an exam to join the palace. They did not have any sort of backer, and if something similar happened to them, would they have to bend over and take it?

  Xia Liuhui chimed in, "Looks like us new disciples have no human rights! Our life and death is only a matter of a single word for some people."

  Without fail, these words ignited the resentment in all the outer court disciples.

  "Looks like the so-called rules of the Martial Hall Palace are only there for show. There is no guarantee that regular disciples like us will be safe."

  "That's right. If I somehow find myself on the receiving end of her anger, can I do anything other than accepting my fate?"

  "If the Enforcement Hall does not give us an explanation today, we are better off withdrawing from the palace!"

  "I have never known that the Martial Hall Palace is such a corrupted place. It's filled with people who abuse their authority to bully others! Hah, today, my eyes have been opened!"

  ...

  "Who do you think you are? If you want to leave the Martial Hall Palace, get going then. Stop babbling on and on!" said Li Hong'er, triggered by their words.

  "Oh? You really think the Martial Hall Palace belongs to your family?" Xiang Shaoyun did not miss the chance to fan the flames.

  With this, even more outer court disciples criticized Li Hong'er.

  "Who are you, then? You have merely been relying on your father, who is an elder!"

  "Your father is only an elder, not the palace master!"

  "Yeah! We have all joined after passing the exam. Do you expect us to leave just because you say so?"

  ...

  So many people were scolding Li Hong'er she nearly cried.

  Zi Changhe did not wish to see a further escalation, so he said, "Alright, you may all leave. I will report this to the Council of Elders. We will handle this appropriately. Nobody can disregard the rules of the Martial Hall Palace!"

  "Yes, nobody can disregard the rules of Martial Hall Palace, and the same applies to you, Zi Changhe," a forceful voice rang out from not far away.

  Three figures were quickly heading their way, and the one leading was the thirteenth elder, Li Xuemeng.

  "Father!" Li Tianba and Li Hong'er called out in excitement.

  Li Xuemeng glanced at his children and found that a palm mark was on his son's face and that his daughter's eyes were all red. He immediately glared at Zi Changhe. "Zi Changhe, do you not know shame? You actually bullied the children?"

  "You are not one to decide if I know shame. Your children were the ones being too arrogant, trying to kill my junior brother in front of so many people. Do you take me for nothing?" Zi Changhe replied as he looked straight into Li Xuemeng's eyes.

  "Father, he is the one who bullied me first! He even pushed me into the lake!" Li Hong'er accused.

  "Hear that? Even if he is your junior brother, he still can't bully my daughter! Today, you must give me an explanation!" Li Xuemeng said.

  "Sure, sure, let's call for a meeting of the Council of Elders and let them both explain themselves before the council. The council will decide who's the one at fault." Zi Changhe refused to yield.

  "Do you think everyone is so free that you can call for the council anytime you want?" Li Xuemeng said. He then continued, "Zi Changhe, out of respect for your position as an elder, I am willing to let this rest so long as that kid apologizes to my daughter. Otherwise, don't even dream of ending this!"

  "So be it! Do you think I'm afraid of you?" Zi Changhe stood his ground.

  "Good. Very good," Li Xuemeng said with a sinister look in his eyes before looking at his children. "Come with me. Stop embarrassing yourselves here."

  Li Tianba and Li Hong'er had never expected that their father would leave just like that. They had no choice but to leave despite their unwillingness. Naturally, Wu Mingliang and Wu Mingguang left as well. With Zi Changhe here, they would never be able to do anything to Xiang Shaoyun. They would have to keep waiting for a different opportunity.

  When all those people left, Zi Changhe berated Xiang Shaoyun, "I thought I told you to practice the Lightning Spear Technique until you reached 70 percent mastery within two days? What are you doing running around creating troubles?"

  "I'm not the one looking for trouble. They are the ones who provoked me. I was merely defending myself." Xiang Shaoyun shrugged.

  "Hmph. I don't care. Get your ass back there and resume your cultivation. Only when you are strong enough will others be unable to bully you!" Zi Changhe barked coldly.

  "Yes, senior brother is right. But I still need my leisure time, right? I don't believe they will dare to openly do anything to me here in the Martial Hall Palace," Xiang Shaoyun said.

  "Many avenues are available for an elder wanting to make life difficult for an Astral Realm disciple like you," Zi Changhe said. He continued, "Just reach the fifth stage as soon as possible. I can then bring you to see my master in Cloud Margin City. That is the kind of place you should be staying at."

  After saying that, he turned and left.

  Cloud Margin City? I can’t stay there if it’s a large city, Xiang Shaoyun sighed inwardly.

  "Boss, we're screwed! After offending the thirteenth elder, we will have a hard time in the Martial Hall Palace," Xia Liuhui said anxiously.

  "What are you afraid of? My senior brother is here!" Xiang Shaoyun said.

  "B-but he's only protecting you," Xia Liuhui spoke after a slight hesitation.

  "He is protecting me while I am protecting you. See, it's almost the same!" Xiang Shaoyun said. Then,
he handed Xia Liuhui a bottle and said, "Here, take the Earth Star Spring water and raise your strength first. When you become an inner court disciple, you can't be bullied so easily anymore."

  Xia Liuhui trembled when he saw the bottle and said, "T-this...is this really the Earth Star Spring water? Boss, are you really giving it to me?"

  Before Xiang Shaoyun left for the Hundred Beast Mountain Range, he once promised to share the Earth Star Spring if he managed to get some. The Earth Star Spring was sufficient to drive any disciple crazy. This was a spiritual liquid that couldn't be bought even if one had the money. Thus, Xia Liuhui found it hard to believe that Xiang Shaoyun was sharing the spring water with him just like that.

  "Why are you hesitating so much? It's not like this is some valuable treasure," Xiang Shaoyun said as he stuffed the bottle into Xia Liuhui's hand.

  Holding the bottle, Xia Liuhui was so touched he started tearing. "Boss, you will forever be my boss! I will stay by your side forever, and even in death, I won't abandon you!"

  "You are being too serious," Xiang Shaoyun said indifferently before asking, "Have you seen Lu Xiaoqing?"

  Before Xia Liuhui could reply, a different voice rang out, "Shaoyun, I know where she is."

  When Xiang Shaoyun looked to the side, he saw Mei Lianhua gazing at him tenderly. He ignored her and repeated his question to Xia Liuhui, "Do you know where she is?"

  "Y-yes. She has been accepted as a personal disciple by the eleventh elder," Xia Liuhui replied after a short daze.

  "I see," Xiang Shaoyun muttered. He then said, "Let's go. I'll treat you to a feast!"

  Mei Lianhua quickly stepped forth and said, "Shaoyun, can we talk?"

  Chapter 55: A Little Bit Worse Than Me

  "I don’t think there is anything to say between us," Xiang Shaoyun said indifferently.

  Mei Lianhua shivered when she heard that. Her face dimmed as she said, "It was too dangerous back then. I-I was left with no other option."