I Am Overlord c1-962

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

  The Blackhill Sect members were all stunned. They were putting all their hopes on this guardian elder. Why was this elder defeated so fast after he showed himself? Was this even a King Realm cultivator?

  Indeed, the guardian elder was a King Realm cultivator. But there were different levels of King Realm cultivators. The guardian elder was merely a new King Realm cultivator and was no match for a higher-leveled King Realm cultivator like Wu Lai. The Blackhill Sect members all felt a chill crawl up their spines. They no longer dared to act recklessly.

  "Young miss, shall I...?" Wu Lai asked Dong Zi.

  The Blackhill Sect members felt their legs go limp from fear. Some of them started begging for mercy.

  "Forget it. It's not like they managed to do anything to me anyway. Spare them," Dong Zi said kindly.

  "What are you waiting for? Scram!" Wu Lai shouted coldly.

  The spared Blackhill Sect members immediately scattered. Not a single one of them dared to stay. As for the secret hidden within the cave and for Xiang Shaoyun and Dong Zi's harvest, they no longer dared to think about them. After all, nothing was more important than staying alive.

  "Young miss, let me escort you back," Wu Lai said.

  "I don't want to go back yet," Dong Zi said as she glanced at Xiang Shaoyun. She was somewhat unwilling to part with him.

  "If you still refuse to go back, the maid pretending to be you will be punished," Wu Lai reminded. That seemed to make Dong Zi think twice as hesitation started covering her face.

  By the side, Xiang Shaoyun felt like there was no point for him to stay. Thus, he smiled and said, "I'll be taking my leave. Go on, don't mind me."

  He then turned to leave.

  "No, don't go!" Dong Zi pulled at Xiang Shaoyun's arm and said.

  "Huh...do you still need anything from me?" Xiang Shaoyun asked with some hesitation.

  "N-nothing." Dong Zi couldn't bring herself to express her true feelings.

  "If that's the case, this is where we part," Xiang Shaoyun said in a carefree manner as he gently broke free of Dong Zi's grip.

  Xiang Shaoyun had no hesitation making the decision to leave. After all, he was aware that this girl here was quite capable at holding a grudge. If he waited until she recovered to her normal self, he would most likely suffer from having touched her indecently.

  "Overlord Xiang, wait!" Dong Zi called out again.

  Xiang Shaoyun turned around and said, "Just say what's on your mind. Stop wasting my time; I'm a busy person."

  "Watch your mouth, kid!" Wu Lai shouted as he glowered at Xiang Shaoyun when he saw how rudely this kid was treating his young miss. Instantly, his kingly presence swept forth toward Xiang Shaoyun.

  Dong Zi quickly waved her hand to stop Wu Lai. Then with a solemn expression, she said to Xiang Shaoyun, "M-my full name is Dong Ziwan."

  "Anything else?" Xiang Shaoyun asked.

  "N-no," Dong Ziwan's heart ached when she saw Xiang Shaoyun's uncaring behavior.

  "Alright. Dong Ziwan? Yes, this is more like a woman's name. Alright, we will meet again if we have the chance. Farewell for now." Xiang Shaoyun waved his hand and left quickly.

  When Dong Ziwan saw how fast Xiang Shaoyun was slipping away, she asked herself with sorrow, Am I that hateful?

  "Young miss, we should also go now," Wu Lai said.

  "Um, let's go," Dong Ziwan answered, still rather dispirited.

  Chapter 151: I'm Accepting This Mission

  Within a certain valley with a waterfall as majestic as the Milky Way.

  The flow of water was rapid and violent, repeatedly crashing down on the world below. Below the waterfall stood a young man with his upper body bared who was resisting the weight of the waterfall with his body.

  It was worth noting that the impact of this waterfall was something not even a late-stage Transformation Realm cultivator would dare take on for a long period of time. Those failing to resist the impact would injure themselves, with some even having their heads outright crushed under the water.

  The young man stood there without as much as an outer energy layer protecting himself. His physical prowess could clearly be seen. He stood firm, as if he had been nailed there. Standing there in a carefree manner, he was completely unaffected as the waterfall crashed down on him repeatedly.

  In reality, all his focus was concentrated on resisting the waterfall. His teeth were clenched, and he was struggling to stay alive. In his mind was a pitch-black space, and inside it, a miniature person was seated cross-legged and acting as the guardian protector of his head.

  Under the pressure, the pitch-black space seemed to be turning more and more solid, as if it was being forged by the waterfall. As for the miniature person sitting cross-legged, his resonance with the pitch-black space seemed to be slowly growing. It was unknown how long this young man had been standing here, but he was finally reaching his limit.

  "AHHHH!"

  He raised his head and roared at the sky, unleashing the power previously contained within his body. A purple and gold energy barrier formed around him while the apparitions of a dragon and a tiger appeared around him. He looked like the son of heaven, his imposing might one that few people could compare with.

  Who would this young man be if not Xiang Shaoyun?

  After parting ways with Dong Ziwan, he did not enter the Backhill Town. Rather, he took a detour and moved through some inhabited mountains, making use of the different geography to temper himself through nature itself.

  Currently, Xiang Shaoyun was digging into his hidden potential under a waterfall. At the same time, he was increasing the resonance between his soul and the Nether Soul Domain so as to better his understanding of the Nether Soul Domain. As he erupted his power, part of the waterfall was forced to flow in reverse. From this, it was clear how powerful he was currently.

  Finally, Xiang Shaoyun walked out from beneath the waterfall while emanating a steadfast aura, baring his seemingly boundless potential. He proceeded to catch some fish from a pond not far away. After roasting them, he wolfed them down. Done with eating, he lay down on the grassland. Sensing the warmth of the sunshine, his mood improved.

  Regular training is not able to increase my cultivation speed. Only by tempering myself endlessly at the edge of death will I be able to grow further. I need to look for a new place of cultivation, a place that is more suitable for me, Xiang Shaoyun thought to himself.

  After thinking about it, he decided to first look for a town so he could ask around for some dangerous locations where he would be able to temper himself. It once crossed his mind to go to the Cloud Margin City. There would be more cultivation resources there, but he was also sure that if he dared reveal himself there, it wouldn't be long before his enemies found him.

  This was not a risk Xiang Shaoyun was prepared to take. Thus, he was not going to visit Cloud Margin City for now. After he was done resting, he cleaned himself up before resuming his travel.

  A few days later, he finally arrived at a town called the Green Bamboo Town, a town that was even smaller and weaker than Wu Town. Its government was also much more destitute in comparison.

  As its name implied, green bamboos could be found everywhere in its vicinity. Because of that, the town had a serene and graceful environment. Walking amid the bamboo forest and listening to the bamboos rustling in the wind, Xiang Shaoyun felt incomparably comfortable.

  When he arrived at a teahouse near the town, he sat down, ordered a cup of tea, and asked the waiter, "Waiter, do you know of any dangerous areas around here?"

  "You're jesting, customer. How would a commoner like me know of something like that?" answered the waiter.

  Xiang Shaoyun also thought that it was foolish of him to ask a waiter this question. He should have asked a cultivator instead, not a waiter of a teahouse.

  If I can't find out anything about the dangerous locations around here, I'll have to settle with finding some villains, Xiang Shaoyun thought to himself.

  Making up his mind, Xiang Shaoyun
set off toward the town. Soon, he found a stele. A lot of news was posted on the stele, so were a bunch of missions and bounties. A stele like this could be found in all towns. He had not paid much attention to them in the past. But since he had nothing better to do, he decided to look for a job on the stele.

  When his gaze landed on the bounty list, he saw the information of numerous wanted criminals, their portraits and bounty rewards clearly listed. Accepting a bounty request was equivalent to accepting a mission, and the mission must be completed within a given amount of time.

  If one failed to complete the bounty request within the given time limit, the mission would be automatically canceled. As for the deposit one paid when accepting the mission, there was no refund. Of course, if one was able to complete the mission on time, one would be rewarded for it.

  After studying the list for a bit, Xiang Shaoyun's gaze was locked on one of the bounty requests: "Eliminating the Redwolf Bandits. The head of the bandit leader is worth 1,000 low-grade spirit crystals. The heads of the two vice leaders are worth 800 low-grade spirit crystals each..."

  This was a tier-3 bounty, signifying that the strongest enemy one might encounter during this mission was a Transformation Realm cultivator. And this was also the bounty with the richest reward among all the bounties present. A list of people who had accepted the mission previously was listed below, and so far, all of them had failed.

  The Redwolf Bandits was a group of bandits based near the town. They frequently robbed the traveling merchants, planting fear in the hearts of the citizens here. It reached a point where more and more traveling merchants no longer dared to visit the Green Bamboo Town.

  As for the Green Bamboo Academy of the Green Bamboo Town, it was rather weak and was comparable in strength with the Redwolf Bandits. But if they wanted to eliminate the Redwolf Bandits, they would have to pay a huge price for it. Because of that, the town had issued this bounty, hoping that someone could eliminate the Redwolf Bandits for them.

  "You it is, then," Xiang Shaoyun ripped the bounty poster down without a second thought.

  An old man in charge of standing guard by the stele sighed and said, "Young man, the moment you rip this poster off, you will have to complete it. Otherwise, you will be the laughing stock of the town."

  The old man was a kind person. When he saw how young Xiang Shaoyun was, he concluded that it would be unlikely for this young man to be able to complete the mission. That was why he had sighed.

  "Thank you, sir. But I am accepting this bounty request. Please register it for me," said Xiang Shaoyun.

  "Sigh, young men are always rash," sighed the old man before registering Xiang Shaoyun.

  Overlord Xiang accepting the tier-3 bounty "Eliminating Redwolf Bandits".

  Time limit: 3 months.

  Deposit: 100 low-grade spirit crystals.

  One could not accept a mission for free. If one failed the mission after accepting it, the deposit would be confiscated. The old man was astonished to see that Xiang Shaoyun could actually afford 100 low-grade spirit crystals. Even so, he still wasn't confident in the odds of this young man succeeding.

  Xiang Shaoyun ignored the old man's doubtful gaze as he rolled up the poster and strode off with steady paces.

  Chapter 152: You Have Been Surrounded

  Xiang Shaoyun was in no rush to go look for the Redwolf Bandits right away. He wouldn't act before making a plan. First, he had to figure out the true strength of the Redwolf Bandits, how many Transformation Realm cultivators they had, and the cultivation level of their strongest member. Then, he had to prepare some supplies that could help treat his injuries and help him in attacking and defending.

  His first stop was the largest herb store in town. After buying some healing pills, he asked the shopkeeper about the Redwolf Bandits. From the shopkeeper, he found that the strongest person in the Redwolf Bandits was the leader, who was about seventh- or eighth-stage Transformation Realm, followed by the two vice leaders, who were also late-stage Transformation Realm cultivators. They also had no fewer than 10 Transformation Realm underlings under them.

  Because of that, the Green Bamboo Academy was unable to do anything to the Redwolf Bandits, allowing the residents of the town to suffer the bandits' tyranny. With his confidence boosted by the information he gained, Xiang Shaoyun was finally ready to head to the Redwolf Bandits' location.

  Since they have the numbers, I will only stand a chance if I take them out one at a time. I will have to be cautious and not act rashly, Xiang Shaoyun pondered.

  He then dressed up in a luxurious outfit and pretended to be a rich young master. He believed that he could bait the Redwolf Bandits this way. But of course, a luxurious outfit alone was not enough. He also needed an eye-catching mount. Otherwise, his disguise would feel incomplete.

  Thus, Xiang Shaoyun bought a demonic horse before leaving town. The horse was at the Minor Demon level, and its horsepower was much better than a common horse's. Only with a horse like this would he be able to showcase the identity of a rich young master.

  Mounted on the horse, he headed toward the Redwolf Bandit stronghold.

  The Redwolf Bandits had their stronghold within a valley at a location easy to defend and hard to attack. As for the valley itself, it was part of the main route used by the traveling merchants moving between the various towns. This was also the main route leading to the Green Bamboo Town.

  There were several hundred members in the Redwolf Bandits, a local tyrant that many hated but couldn't do anything to. Over time, the route they occupied had become increasingly desolate. Today, Xiang Shaoyun arrived all by himself, looking very much like a solitary hero. But in the eyes of the Redwolf Bandits, he was nothing more than a fat lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

  A signal was already sent out from one of the Redwolf Bandits sentries, notifying their companions that a fat prey had arrived. One of them was a one-eyed man. Looking toward Xiang Shaoyun from afar, disdain covered his face as he said, "Where did this reckless kid come from? He dares to venture into our turf all by himself? Just send two brothers out there to slaughter him. Let's see how fat this prey is."

  Thus, two bandits left their camp. When Xiang Shaoyun saw two bandits coming toward him, he immediately fled. The two thought he was scared, so they gave chase. After a while, the two were lured to a hidden place where they were subsequently killed.

  "They actually look down on me so much that they only send two nobodies to deal with me?" Xiang Shaoyun grumbled.

  Once again, he rode around on his mount in a carefree manner, showing himself to the bandits. When the sentry saw Xiang Shaoyun reappearing safe and sound, he immediately reported the news to the one-eyed man.

  "Hmph. That kid is being too cocky. Send a few more brothers to lop off his head," said the one-eyed man. He was clearly offended by Xiang Shaoyun's actions.

  Thus, seven bandits left the camp and headed straight toward Xiang Shaoyun. This time, the bandits weren't comprised of only Basic Realm cultivators. An Astral Realm cultivator was leading the team. Evidently, they were no longer looking down on Xiang Shaoyun.

  Once again, Xiang Shaoyun fled at the sight of them.

  "Where are you running to?" the leader of the group yelled before shooting an arrow at Xiang Shaoyun.

  Xiang Shaoyun feigned panic and "accidentally" avoided the arrow in his panic before he continued fleeing. The bandits were not suspicious and chased after him, not willing to stop before they caught him. Soon, they vanished from the sentry's view as well. And a short while later, Xiang Shaoyun reappeared on his mount once again, roaming around casually.

  "Something is weird about this kid!" said the one-eyed man, who had finally realized something was wrong. He yelled, "Men, come with me. I will personally slay that kid."

  "Captain, don't be rash. He might be a bait sent by the Green Bamboo Town. An army is probably hidden somewhere waiting for us," advised someone.

  "Makes sense. But are we going to just forget about our dead brothers?"
asked the one-eyed man.

  "Of course not. Since he dares to come, he definitely won't give up like this. Just send some scouts to find out who's hiding in wait for us before we decide what to do. If he dares to actually come to us, he will definitely die," suggested the person. The one-eyed man accepted the suggestion and sent some scouts to figure out what was going on. He also stopped sending more people after Xiang Shaoyun.

  Xiang Shaoyun realized that after falling for his trick twice, they were no longer falling for it. But he did not seem to care. All along, his plan had been to provoke them. This was simply the start.

  Xiang Shaoyun continued roaming around casually. He even started shouting at the Redwolf Bandits, "People of the Redwolf Bandits, hear me. I have you all surrounded. Lay down your weapons, keep your hands up, and surrender. I will spare the lives of those who surrender."

  The Redwolf Bandits roared with laughter. There were a few hundred of them here. The kid was all alone, yet he claimed to have them surrounded? What kind of joke was that? They even wondered if the kid was simply a madman.

  "Kid, I don't care who you are, but don't dream of leaving alive today," shouted the one-eyed man. He then hopped on the back of a demonic wolf and charged toward Xiang Shaoyun with a massive hatchet in hand.

  About a dozen bandits were following behind him, and they were all cultivators in the Astral Realm. As for the one-eyed man, he was an eighth-stage Astral Realm cultivator. This was a group that would be feared even in the town. With about a dozen Astral Realm cultivators moving together, only a Transformation Realm cultivator would be able to escape them.

  This time, Xiang Shaoyun did not flee. He believed that if he fled, they would definitely not give chase.

  Let me first slaughter you guys. That way, I doubt I will have to worry whether or not someone will be willing to chase me afterwards, Xiang Shaoyun sneered inwardly. A spear appeared in his hand as he charged the group of bandits.

  When the one-eyed person saw Xiang Shaoyun advancing instead of fleeing, his killing intent surged, and he raised his hatchet and slammed it down at Xiang Shaoyun, roaring, "Kid, eat my hatchet!"