I Am Overlord c1-962

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

  Dong Zi quickly put the seed away as she said, "Since you have already taken so many things, you can't fight over this with me."

  "I'm not fighting over it with you. I suggest you swallow it immediately. You still have some leftover poison in your body. This life essence seed will work nicely to help heal you from the poison," Xiang Shaoyun said.

  He then walked toward the bed and glanced at the skeleton, his gaze stopping at the human skin. He reached out toward the skin, but it suddenly moved and tried to wrap itself around both of them.

  Chapter 148: Brain Devouring Bug

  The human skin had moved so suddenly it completely caught Xiang Shaoyun by surprise. Xiang Shaoyun had not expected it at all. Just as the skin was about to wrap itself around him, a green flash streaked through the air.

  Swish!

  The green sword energy lashed out and slowed the skin's advance, giving Xiang Shaoyun a chance to retreat.

  "What the hell is that?" shouted Xiang Shaoyun after he pulled a safe distance between him and the skin. Not far from him, the skin hovered in the air and assumed the form of a face baring its fangs. It drifted in the air at a high speed that made it hard for one to catch.

  Dong Zi's attack hadn't damaged the skin at all. Instead, Dong Zi was now the skin's new target. The skin pounced Dong Zi while making an odd, sinister sound that made one's hair stand on end.

  Dong Zi waved her sword around repeatedly, sending slash after slash toward the skin. As for Xiang Shaoyun, he stopped blanking out, and he yelled and swung his saber at the skin. Unfortunately, the skin was even faster than him, causing his attack to hit thin air.

  Similarly, the skin avoided all of Dong Zi's attacks. It was even able to slip between her attacks and shoot straight toward her like a sharp blade. She immediately released a massive amount of outer energy, thinking she could use it to block the attack. Unfortunately, the skin's attack was sharp enough to penetrate the layer of energy.

  Clang!

  Fortunately, Dong Zi was wearing king-grade armor that managed to block the attack. Otherwise, that attack would have killed her then and there. Even so, the impact of the collision still sent her flying. The strength behind the attack was evident.

  At this time, Xiang Shaoyun had also joined the battle. With the presence of dragon and tiger orbiting his body, a radiant purple energy surged out as he slashed the skin with his saber. The lightning-powered attack was quick and violent, immediately striking the skin.

  As the attack was powered by the innate purple lightning, it was incredibly destructive. Not even the skin could resist the attack, and it collapsed weakly to the ground. Xiang Shaoyun thought that the skin would be completely helpless after that, but as soon as the skin landed, it darted straight toward his legs.

  Instead of jumping to avoid the attack, Xiang Shaoyun stared at the skin and tightened his hold of the saber before stabbing down. With his remarkable eyesight, he was able to clearly see the trajectory of the skin. Otherwise, he would not have had the guts to make such a risky move.

  The skin was thus impaled to the ground. Just as Xiang Shaoyun thought everything was over, something shot toward him from beneath the skin. The thing flying toward him was pitch-black and as small as a fly. It flew at an extremely fast speed and entered Xiang Shaoyun's nostril in the blink of an eye, greatly alarming him.

  He instantly gathered all his power to his nose, trying to force the thing out. Unfortunately, the thing seemed to be incredibly familiar with the human body, and it was able to quickly fly into the space in Xiang Shaoyun's head.

  Xiang Shaoyun couldn't exactly attack the space in his head as that was where his soul resided. When he looked at the space within his head with his inner gaze, he saw a pitch-black bug trying to bite at the insides of his head. If he allowed the bug to do so, it would be the end of him.

  "Freeze!" During this critical moment, Xiang Shaoyun activated the Nether Soul Domain within his head.

  Xiang Shaoyun had only heard of the Nether Soul Domain from the white tiger. In truth, he had no idea what it was. The only thing he knew was that it was an extremely extraordinary ability. Once again, the Nether Soul Domain saved his life.

  The prison of boundless darkness trapped the bug, stopping it from devouring the insides of Xiang Shaoyun's head. The bug instantly became anxious. It cried repeatedly, biting at the darkness around it. Alas, its struggle was pointless. Seeing that the bug was finally unable to do anything, Xiang Shaoyun heaved a sigh of relief.

  "What the hell is this?" Xiang Shaoyun muttered as he started studying the bug.

  From his observation, the bug had a sinister appearance. It had two tiny fangs shaped like pincers. It also had four eyes arranged in a row, and its entire body was filled with blisters, looking incredibly disgusting.

  "Wait, is this a brain devouring bug?" Xiang Shaoyun shivered.

  The so-called brain devouring bug was a horrifying poisonous being. Its favorite food was the human brain and soul. The moment it set its eyes on someone, unless killed, it would not stop until it completely devoured its target's brain. The bug normally resided in places heavy in yin, which generally had a large number of corpses. Since there were so many corpses here, it wasn't surprising that there was such a bug here.

  "Die!" Without any hesitation, Xiang Shaoyun immediately crushed the bug to death with his Nether Soul Domain.

  The space started closing in on the bug, trying to crush it to death. But as soon as the bug was killed, a strand of dark green energy spread out from the bug. What was odd was the fact that the Nether Soul Domain automatically absorbed it.

  After absorbing the dark green energy, the Nether Soul Domain suddenly changed. The space it occupied became even larger. At the same time, it shared the growth with Xiang Shaoyun's soul, causing his soul to grow rapidly as well.

  A human had three ethereal souls and seven corporeal souls. The growth of one's soul was equivalent to the growth of one's spirit—the expansion of one's wisdom—which was extremely important for any person.

  There was a saying that a person with a big brain was a smart person. There was some sort of truth in that, as the soul resided in a person's head. The stronger the soul was, the clearer a person's mind would be.

  Xiang Shaoyun was quite surprised to find that both the Nether Soul Domain and his soul had benefited from this. He also had a vague sensation that he had changed somewhat, although he couldn't pinpoint exactly what that change was. In any case, he could sense that it was a good change.

  "Are you ok?" Dong Zi's voice pulled Xiang Shaoyun back to reality.

  Xiang Shaoyun smiled. "Hehe, I'm fine. I'm doing very well."

  "Oh, good. Come on, let's see what's up with the skin," Dong Zi said.

  Xiang Shaoyun nodded and lifted the skin with his saber. Dong Zi noiselessly stepped away from the skin, as she was afraid the skin would suddenly attack again. As Xiang Shaoyun knew that the bug had already been killed, he was aware that the skin would not be attacking anymore.

  He held the skin in his hand, sensing how tough it was. He was fascinated to discover that there were some ancient writings on the skin. It was at this time that a group of people had arrived outside the cave.

  Chapter 149: Go Back, Shower, and Sleep

  These were truly ancient words. Even someone like Xiang Shaoyun who had read tens of thousands of books was unable to recognize all of these ancient words. From that, it was clear how old the skin was. Dong Zi also stretched her head over to peek at the words. Confusion covered her face as she mumbled, "What the hell are these words?"

  "No idea, but this is mine," Xiang Shaoyun said before keeping the skin away with no hesitation. Just because he couldn't read the words did not mean nobody could. Perhaps a major secret was hidden behind them.

  Dong Zi knew this could very well be the biggest harvest from the excursion, but she did not fight over it with Xiang Shaoyun. Without Xiang Shaoyun, she wouldn't have been able to reach so far. In any case, she had already gotten a l
ife essence seed for herself, which was an incredibly precious treasure in and of itself. Getting it had already made her trip worth it.

  They did not leave immediately. Rather, they searched the cave one last time to see if they had missed anything. After confirming that they had missed nothing, they prepared to leave.

  Suddenly, Dong Zi blushed. The tunnel leading outside was still filled with blackcorpse poison. She had no way of leaving without Xiang Shaoyun's assistance. More importantly, her real gender had been exposed. She was too embarrassed to stick so close to Xiang Shaoyun anymore.

  "Come on, time to go," Xiang Shaoyun called out at her.

  "I-I..." Dong Zi hesitated, not knowing that to say.

  Seemingly capable of reading her mind, a smile surfaced on Xiang Shaoyun's face as he said, "Come on, Brother Crossdresser. I won't take advantage of you. Don't worry."

  "You are the crossdresser. Your entire family are crossdressers!" Dong Zi fumed.

  Xiang Shaoyun abruptly approached her, grabbed her arm, and pulled her toward the tunnel. A layer of lightning energy shrouded both Xiang Shaoyun and Dong Zi as they rushed through the cave towards its exit. Unlike when they had entered, they were not troubled by the numerous blackfur corpses when leaving. They only needed to deal with the poison.

  The fuming Dong Zi was planning to give Xiang Shaoyun a beating, but when she saw how Xiang Shaoyun was protecting her, a sense of warmth covered her heart and her face turned red. They were able to leave the depths of the cave smoothly. Slowly, the poison in the air thinned and became less threatening. Xiang Shaoyun continued running quickly with Dong Zi in tow. Not long after, they finally left the cave. Unfortunately, waiting for them outside were the Blackhill Sect members.

  When the Blackhill Sect members arrived, they could not decide if they should enter the cave or not. But they eventually discovered that there were signs of burning around and inside the cave. A lot of dead blackfur corpses could be found around the area as well. Thus, they were able to conclude that someone had entered the cave.

  Because of that, they had decided to guard the entrance and rob the person who had entered. Sure enough, they had not waited for nothing. When Xiang Shaoyun and Dong Zi saw the almost 100 people waiting outside, the two blanked out. It was obvious enough that these were Blackhill Sect members.

  Xiang Shaoyun cursed inwardly, Damn it, why are they so fast?

  "Hello, there. What are you guys doing here so late at night? It's quite cold out here. I suggest you guys go back, take a shower, and go to bed," Xiang Shaoyun greeted warmly and noiselessly dragged Dong Zi toward the direction with fewer people.

  "Hmph. The two of you have intruded upon the Blackhill Sect's mine, and you dare speak such sarcastic words to us? You are courting death!" one of them berated.

  "Wait, what do you mean by intruding upon your mine? This is obviously a mass burial site. Those monsters had captured us into the cave. If we hadn't been lucky, we would have died. There are a lot of zombies in there!" Xiang Shaoyun exaggerated.

  He then let go of Dong Zi and whispered, "Escape the moment you have the chance."

  "No! I am not running!" Dong Zi yelled.

  Xiang Shaoyun's face turned unsightly. He had been whispering so the Blackhill Sect members wouldn't hear what he told her, but this stupid girl actually yelled it out.

  "Heh, escape? Look around you. Can you even escape?" someone from the Blackhill Sect sneered.

  At this time, the vice sect master of the Blackhill Sect stepped out and said, "I don't care who you are, but you will have to come with us. We will decide your fate at a later time. Men, tie them up. If they dare resist, kill them."

  Murderous intent was leaking out of this vice sect master as he gave the command. Clearly, he did not intend to let Xiang Shaoyun and Dong Zi leave. Two people approached Xiang Shaoyun and Dong Zi.

  "You dare...," Dong Zi stepped forth and shouted.

  But before she could finish her sentence, Xiang Shaoyun abruptly dashed toward a certain direction, dragging her along with him.

  "Those who stand in my way shall die!" Xiang Shaoyun howled as the apparitions of a dragon and a tiger appeared behind him. A trace of a tiger's roar was mixed within his outward rumbling shout, causing everyone's ears to hum in pain.

  The tiger's roar was an innate demonic ability Xiang Shaoyun had inherited from the white tiger soul. Although his roar wasn't as fearsome as the roar of a true tiger, the true essence of a white tiger's roar was most certainly contained within his roar. Thus, if he was able to catch his opponents by surprise, his roar would be remarkably effective.

  The Blackhill Sect members around Xiang Shaoyun were momentarily stunned, allowing Xiang Shaoyun to charge out of the encirclement. With the exquisite Overlord's Nine Nether Steps, he moved at a speed not even late-stage Transformation Realm cultivators could match.

  Furthermore, Xiang Shaoyun had also selected to break out from the spot with the lowest number of Blackhill Sect members. Because of that, he was able to tear a way out and directly dash into the woods. He was using all his power, channeling energy out of all nine of his stars as he fled.

  Unfortunately, there were too many Blackhill Sect members. Even their vice sect master was here, and they were all elites. Xiang Shaoyun and Dong Zi wouldn't be able to escape so easily.

  The vice sect master streaked through the air like a phantom as he chased Xiang Shaoyun. A few people were also following closely behind the vice sect master. These were all powerful peak Transformation Realm cultivators.

  "Don't even dream of escaping," the vice sect master sneered before sending a palm attack with each of his hands—one aimed at Xiang Shaoyun while the other aimed at Dong Zi.

  The overbearing attack swept forth like a tsunami. Right as the attack was about to hit Xiang Shaoyun and Dong Zi, a figure appeared out of nowhere and slammed the incoming attack back toward the vice sect master. The vice sect master was caught completely by surprise and was sent flying by the counterattack.

  Bang!

  Chapter 150: My Full Name Is Dong Ziwan

  "Who is it?" the Blackhill Sect members cried out in alarm.

  Judging by how easily the newcomer injured their vice sect master, the newcomer was at least a King Realm cultivator.

  Amid the dark night, a sturdy and tall person stood loftily. His entire body emanated a sharp aura like a sharp sword that was going to leave its sheath at any moment. The sharpness of this person made it hard for anyone to look straight at him.

  The newcomer ignored the Blackhill Sect members. Rather, his gaze landed on Dong Zi before bowing, "Forgive your subordinate's tardiness. Young miss, are you fine?"

  This expert was actually Dong Zi's subordinate. The Blackhill Sect members were stunned. They initially assumed that the two intruders were already food in their mouths, but it turned out that these two had a formidable background as well.

  "I'm fine. You've arrived just in time, Uncle Wu Lai," Dong Zi replied.

  It was at this moment that she realized that Xiang Shaoyun was still holding on to her hand. Xiang Shaoyun also realized the same and quickly released his grip. For some reason, a sense of loss rose within Dong Zi's heart when she saw Xiang Shaoyun letting go.

  "Good, good. If I had arrived any later and something bad happened, not even my life would be enough to make up for it," said the newcomer. A murderous glint surfaced in his eyes as he asked, "Young miss, shall I slaughter them all?"

  "Sir, those are some big words. We are members of Blackhill Sect. Our sect master is also a King Realm cultivator. Our three guardian elders are also King Realm cultivators. I advise you to weigh your options properly before doing anything," said a Blackhill Sect elder.

  "Is that so? Sure, let me weigh my options," answered the newcomer who immediately vanished like an apparition. With a flicker, he reappeared before the elder who had spoken. He reached out, grabbed the elder's neck, and twisted it.

  Crack!

  Just like that, a late-stage Transforma
tion Realm cultivator was killed before even knowing what happened. The people around him were so shocked they quickly retreated. As for the vice sect master who was fortunately still alive, he struggled back onto his feet and said, "Senior, please calm your anger. We did not do anything to your young miss."

  The vice sect master was aware that if they angered this King Realm cultivator, none of them would leave alive. Suddenly, a voice rang out from far away, "Who dares kill the members of Blackhill Sect? Are you tired of living?"

  The owner of the voice arrived shortly after. He was also a Skysoar Realm cultivator. Hovering high up in the sky, he gazed straight down at the burly man called Wu Lai.

  "It's the guardian elder! We're saved!"

  "Guardian elder, we beg you to teach this person a lesson. He killed the sixth elder!"

  "That's right! For daring to bully the Blackhill Sect members, he needs to be taught a lesson so he can learn how powerful the Blackhill Sect is!"

  ...

  The Blackhill Sect members were overjoyed as they started calling out one after another. Even the vice sect master was filled with joy, feeling as if the guardian elder had arrived just in time.

  "I don't care who you are, but you need to kneel down and apologize. Or else...," demanded the guardian elder.

  He had just advanced to King Realm cultivator not long ago and was at the proudest moment of his life. As of late, he had been very arrogant and fearless.

  "I hate people talking above me the most. Get your sorry ass down here right this instant!" Wu Lai raised his head and shouted at the guardian elder. He pointed at him, instantly creating an energy sword in the air. It slashed down at the guardian elder.

  The only thing the guardian elder saw was a flash before an intense pain assaulted his chest. The armor covering his torso crumbled off his body, and blood sprayed out like a fountain. After a miserable wail, he collapsed onto the ground below.