I Am Overlord c1-962

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

  After three days and three nights of nonstop energy absorption, Xiang Shaoyun was filled to the brim with energy. During this period, he had also used spirit crystals to compress and purify his energy a few times as well. His foundations were now completely stable, ready for a breakthrough.

  ...

  Outside his estate, a cold-looking overseer had appeared. The overseer was stopped by Long Hui, who was guarding the estate.

  "Who are you?" asked Long Hui. As an elder, he was still quite imposing when he spoke.

  When the overseer saw who the person speaking was, he quickly bowed and greeted, "Greetings, Elder Long Hui. I am here to issue Xiang Shaoyun a challenge on behalf of my young master, Huo Linfei."

  After saying that, he passed Long Hui the written challenge. It was a very simple message. On it, only the word "battle" was written, undersigned by Huo Linfei's name.

  Long Hui accepted the written challenge and said calmly, "Xiang Shaoyun is currently in secluded cultivation. I will be keeping the letter on his behalf. He will decide if he wants to accept the challenge after he leaves seclusion."

  "Yes, Elder Long Hui. I'll be taking my leave then," said the overseer. He did not dare to act too rashly in front of Long Hui and quickly left after completing his mission.

  But inwardly, he was questioning himself doubtfully, I heard Xiang Shaoyun was brought to the pavilion by Elder Long Hui. But what exactly is the relationship between them?

  The overseer had not gone far when a powerful aura suddenly soared into the sky from Xiang Shaoyun's estate.

  The overseer turned around in astonishment. Shock immediately covered his face as he cried out in alarm, "Igniting the star, a King is born! H-how is this possible?"

  This overseer was not the only one who was alarmed. Some people nearby had also noticed the phenomenon. All of them wondered who was the one who had ignited the fate star to enter the King Realm.

  "Isn't that the estate of the genius Liang Zhuangmin? Is he finally going to break through?"

  "You are too slow. Liang Zhuangmin has been chased out of the first-class estate. Now, Xiang Shaoyun the War King is the new owner of that place. Surprisingly, he is going to enter the King Realm already. This speed is simply inconceivable."

  "Everyone knows he is only a peak seventh-stage Transformation Realm cultivator. Why is he suddenly breaking through into the Skysoar Realm?"

  "What's the big deal about that? He is a War King. Maybe he had been suppressing his cultivation base for a very long time. Now that he is finally allowing his cultivation base to erupt, it is completely normal for him to soar through several stages in a row. But will he be able to succeed?"

  ...

  The person in the cultivation room was Zi Changhe, not Xiang Shaoyun. He was currently at an optimal mental state, and he had an abundant supply of energy within him. He was in a perfect condition to ignite his fate star.

  He could feel his soul leaving his body, flying straight to the sky above, staring directly into his fate star. So long as he went over and ignited his fate star, the corresponding stars in his body would wake up. He would then be able to hold even more astral energy within him and have much more devastating power under his control.

  But when Zi Changhe felt himself getting near the fate star, he suddenly had a sensation he did not have enough strength to go on. It was as if he was going to drop back down to the world below at any moment. This was when the perseverance and the foundations of a cultivator were tested.

  "I can do it! I can't disappoint Shaoyun after all he has done!" said Zi Changhe resolutely. He then activated his cultivation method, erupting with the terrifying power he had gained refining the innate purple lightning. Instantly, his soul returned to peak condition. He continued flying toward the fate star.

  Thump!

  Ignite the fate star!

  Suddenly, Zi Changhe felt the river of stars within his body ripple. His astral energy erupted, and his strength started to grow. Strands of pure astral energy coursed through his meridians, pushing him straight to first-stage Skysoar Realm. It was then that a flickering star suddenly appeared high above in the night sky, notifying the people in the Cloud Margin Pavilion of what was happening.

  "Someone has entered the Skysoar Realm. But which overseer is it? Or is it a disciple?"

  "There are a lot of peak Transformation Realm experts in the pavilion. Every now and then, some of them will break through. But generally, they will apply for some resources from the pavilion before attempting their breakthrough. On top of that, us, the enforcers, will also be requested to keep watch while the person attempts the breakthrough. But I don't recall receiving any notifications about a breakthrough recently?"

  "That is the direction of the first-class estates. Is one of the freaks living there breaking through?"

  "What a lucky person. Becoming a King is akin to a carp becoming a dragon."

  ...

  The overseer who was there to send Xiang Shaoyun the written challenge could clearly sense the terrifying kingly presence rippling out of Xiang Shaoyun's estate. He shivered and cried out in alarm, "Shit! If Xiang Shaoyun is the one breaking through, wouldn't Young Master Linfei suffer?"

  He hesitated slightly before muttering to himself, "Well, there is no way I can withdraw the challenge. I need to return and inform the young master so he can think of what to do next."

  Right after he left, Zi Changhe walked out of the cultivation room. The overseer would most definitely have an amusing reaction if he was here to see that the person who had broken through was actually not Xiang Shaoyun.

  "Congratulations for reaching the Skysoar Realm," congratulated Long Hui.

  "Thank you, Elder Long Hui," said Zi Changhe, who did not dare to slight the elder. He then asked, "Where is Shaoyun?"

  "He is in secluded cultivation. I believe he will leave soon," said Long Hui. Right after he said those words, he sensed something from Xiang Shaoyun's room.

  Chapter 251: No Class

  Zi Changhe had ignited his fate star, successfully becoming a true King. A large amount of surplus astral energy from his breakthrough still lingered in the estate. Suddenly, the surplus astral energy started converging at Xiang Shaoyun's room.

  Both Long Hui and Zi Changhe were Skysoar Realm cultivators and could clearly sense it happening. Astral energy was formless, and cultivators below the Transformation Realm were generally unable to sense its existence.

  "What a powerful strength!" Zi Changhe cried out in alarm. He could sense that the gathered energy was no less powerful than his cultivation base of Skysoar Realm. In fact, the gathered energy seemed even more powerful than his.

  "It's happening in young master's room!" said Long Hui.

  Zi Changhe looked at Long Hui in astonishment as he thought, Elder Long Hui is addressing Shaoyun as young master? Looks like Shaoyun really has a lot of secrets.

  Long Hui did not mind Zi Changhe finding out about his relationship with Xiang Shaoyun. After all, he could see that Xiang Shaoyun was rather close with Zi Changhe.

  In the room, three different energies were swirling around Xiang Shaoyun's body. The colors of the three energies were respectively purple, gold, and red, their combination giving Xiang Shaoyun an incredibly divine look.

  A massive amount of astral energy was being drawn into Xiang Shaoyun's body. The energy coursed through his meridians, roaring unendingly like a dragon, greatly strengthening all nine of his stars.

  After an unknown amount of time, the area was finally emptied of astral energy. As for Xiang Shaoyun, he had grown once again. He was now an eighth-stage Transformation Realm cultivator. In the Cloud Margin Pavilion, this cultivation level placed him among the ranks of the middle-class members.

  But considering Xiang Shaoyun's age of only 17 years old, this cultivation level made him an absolute freak. On top of that, he had been able to defeat Kings when he was a seventh-stage Transformation Realm cultivator. Now that he had advanced a stage, his combat prowess would be even
more terrifying.

  Xiang Shaoyun stood up and a pair of white tiger wings unfurled from his back. He lightly flapped the wings, causing the power of gold to ripple about in the air around him.

  "With the increase of my strength, controlling the White Tiger Wings ability has become much easier as well," said the satisfied Xiang Shaoyun. He then withdrew the wings before striding out of his room.

  He had sensed a different energy fluctuation that was very powerful earlier. In his Nether Soul Domain, the scene of Zi Changhe igniting his fate star had appeared as well. In fact, what his Nether Soul Domain showed him wasn't the sight of Zi Changhe breaking through in the room. Rather, it showed him the sight of Zi Changhe's soul up in the sky igniting his fate star. The sight of it gave Xiang Shaoyun an extremely wondrous sensation.

  Being able to witness something like that was definitely beneficial for his own cultivation. To think about it, witnessing the process of someone igniting a fate star would be very helpful for when it was his turn to ignite his fate star in the future.

  Xiang Shaoyun did not spend too much time thinking about it as he could see Zi Changhe and Long Hui walking toward him.

  "Congratulations, senior brother for ascending into a King," Xiang Shaoyun congratulated sincerely.

  Zi Changhe was only about 30 years old. Being such a young King, he would most likely become a new sensation in the Cloud Margin Pavilion soon. Although he couldn't compare with the freaks of the pavilion, he was definitely far more outstanding than many of the ordinary disciples. The talent he was displaying was enough for him to obtain a considerable amount of resources from the pavilion to support his further growth.

  Zi Changhe laughed happily, "Hahaha, this is all thanks to you. If you need anything from me in the future, I will not think twice before helping."

  "Don't worry about it, senior brother. You better go break the good news to Elder Liu. I believe he will be very happy as well," said Xiang Shaoyun.

  Zi Changhe nodded and left without any hesitation.

  After Zi Changhe left, Long Hui handed the written challenge to Xiang Shaoyun and said, "Young master, this is the written challenge sent by the vice alliance leader of the Lightning Alliance, Huo Linfei."

  A look of astonishment covered Xiang Shaoyun's face as he accepted the written challenge. With a faint smile, he said, "Looks like the Lightning Alliance still has a death wish. Fine, if he wants a fight, we fight."

  He then crushed the written challenge. When he did that, a strand of flame energy shot out before forming the word "battle" in the air. It was clear provocation. With a casual wave of his hand, Xiang Shaoyun erased the word nonchalantly. He showed no fear whatsoever toward the flame.

  "Issue a reply on my behalf. I shall fight him to the death in the arena tomorrow," said Xiang Shaoyun.

  "Yes, young master," Long Hui replied.

  Xiang Shaoyun then washed himself up before heading toward Elder Long Hui's estate to visit Lu Xiaoqing, Xia Liuhui, and Wang Zhenchuan. But when he arrived, He Can told him the three had gone to the limit rooms to cultivate.

  A gratified look covered Xiang Shaoyun's face as he said, "Finally, they are starting to push themselves. That's great."

  The weaker the talent of a person, the harder that person should train. Only then would one have a decent future. Xiang Shaoyun did not bother waiting around for them. He returned to his estate and entered meditation again. He planned to first consolidate his new cultivation base before thinking of anything else. He also did not forget to keep cultivating the Nether Dragon Soul Curse to keep strengthening his soul power.

  The day passed quickly. On the next day, Xiang Shaoyun got ready to face Huo Linfei in battle. He intended to teach this vice alliance leader a proper lesson. However, Long Hui had informed him that due to an urgent business, Huo Linfei had postponed the challenge. Xiang Shaoyun was stunned.

  "But shouldn't he be ready to fight after issuing a challenge? He's fleeing without a fight? He has no class," grumbled Xiang Shaoyun gloomily.

  He had just increased his cultivation level and was in the mood to have a good exercise. But his opponent had actually left the Cloud Margin Pavilion to avoid the fight, which annoyed him greatly.

  While Xiang Shaoyun was feeling bored, some visitors arrived at his estate. The visitors were a handsome man and a beautiful woman. They were none other than Chen Zilong and Li Yaxuan. When the two walked together, they brightened the world around them with their radiance. It was very obvious that these two were extremely capable individuals.

  Xiang Shaoyun flashed them a wide smile and said, "Welcome, senior brother and senior sister. How may I help you?"

  "I am here to challenge you!" not one to mince his words, Chen Zilong went straight to the point. A raging battle intent could be seen in his eyes.

  "What bullshit are you saying, Zilong?" Li Yaxuan berated Chen Zilong before looking at Xiang Shaoyun. She asked, "Xiang Shaoyun, have you entered the Skysoar Realm?"

  Xiang Shaoyun blanked out before saying, "One is challenging me while the other is asking about my cultivation level. So which is it? Who should I answer first?"

  "Ignore Zilong. He is just a battle fanatic. I'm asking a serious question," said Li Yaxuan.

  Chen Zilong smiled and said, "Fine, after we finish talking business, let's have a fight."

  Xiang Shaoyun replied, "I am not in the Skysoar Realm yet. But I just happened to be itching for a fight as well. I was supposed to fight Huo Linfei, but that kid fled before the fight. Since you are here, let's have a good fight!"

  After saying that, Xiang Shaoyun cracked his knuckles, preparing to have a fight with Chen Zilong before talking about anything else.

  Chapter 252: Land of Soul Springs

  Chen Zilong also cracked his knuckles, preparing to fight when Li Yaxuan suddenly shouted, "Enough, both of you! You will have plenty of chances to fight each other. Not now!"

  One ought to admit that Li Yaxuan was quite imposing when she was angry. Although Xiang Shaoyun and Chen Zilong weren't really afraid of her, they still had to show her some respect and listen.

  "Big Sister Xuan is getting angry. We will have to fight another day," said Chen Zilong with an awkward smile.

  "I will always welcome that," answered Xiang Shaoyun.

  Xiang Shaoyun could sense that Chen Zilong was already a ninth-stage Transformation Realm cultivator, even one stage higher than him. However, the gap between the two was no longer as obvious as one year ago. He had the confidence to emerge victorious if the two were to fight now.

  "Xiang Shaoyun, there are rumors that someone had broken through in your estate yesterday. I thought it was you, but was it actually someone else?" Li Yaxuan repeated her question.

  Although there were already a lot of Skysoar Realm cultivators in the Cloud Margin Pavilion, each new Skysoar Realm cultivator would still be a subject of recruitment by the pavilion's numerous factions.

  Xiang Shaoyun did not conceal anything and informed Li Yaxuan about Zi Changhe's breakthrough. In any case, it would not remain hidden for long anyway.

  "It wasn't you? Good. Otherwise, you would have missed out on something big," said Li Yaxuan.

  "Something big? What do you mean?" Xiang Shaoyun asked in confusion.

  "So you really don't know about it. It's that time when the Land of Soul Springs opens again. That's a place that will only open once every 10 years, and I hope you can join the group we are forming to explore it," said Li Yaxuan seriously.

  "Land of Soul Springs? What's that?" Xiang Shaoyun asked.

  "The Land of Soul Springs is a unique place where soul springs are formed, a special space only those below the Skysoar Realm can enter. One can grow one’s soul power through a soul spring, and with a stronger soul, breaking through into the Skysoar Realm will be much easier," explained Li Yaxuan.

  That caught Xiang Shaoyun's interest, but he did not lose his calm and asked, "Why do you want me coming with you to such a great place?"

  There were n
o free lunches in the world.

  "You're smart. This is not a place exclusive to the Cloud Margin Pavilion. The Myriad Sword City's Myriad Sword Sect, Devil Blood City's Devil Blood Society, Thousand Forest City's Thousand Forest Academy, Black Ice City's Black Ice Palace, and Buddha's Path City's Buddha's Path Temple all share the place with us. Some other hidden organizations will also be taking part as well. This is an assembly of the young generation and the peak Transformation Realm experts from the previous generations who are stuck in their cultivation. Nobody would miss out on this, but not many soul springs will actually form each time. Thus, the competition will be intense. This is why we are inviting you to come along," Li Yaxuan explained.

  Xiang Shaoyun finally understood that Li Yaxuan and the others were not confident they could obtain a soul spring amid such intense competition. Thus, they had to invite him along as well. He sank into a short silence before saying, "Fine. I'm in."

  It did not matter if he could actually obtain a soul spring. So long as it was a good place to temper himself, he would be interested in going. All his decisions were made with one goal in mind—to grow stronger. Of course, it would be great if he could obtain a soul spring as well. It would help him grow both his Nether Soul Domain and soul. He would not miss out on something like this.

  "Good. We will set off after half a month," said Li Yaxuan cheerfully.

  With Xiang Shaoyun's participation, the Red House's group would be like a tiger that had grown wings. During their past ventures into the Land of Soul Springs, the Cloud Margin Pavilion had never done very well. From this, it was clear how strong their competitors were.

  "Um. Just send someone to notify me when it’s time," said Xiang Shaoyun with a nod.

  "Oh, by the way, the higher-ups of the Lightning Alliance will be participating as well. The Lightning Kid has been waiting for this for a while now. So remember to stick with us. Otherwise, there will be even more trouble coming your way," reminded Li Yaxuan.