I Am Overlord c1-962

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

  Apart from these people, there were also many young experts around that weren't much weaker than them. There were also the hidden geniuses of the various organizations that would only reveal themselves during a real fight.

  Xiang Shaoyun did not really care much for these people, but since Hua Honglou had gathered all this information and informed all her companions, he was informed of it as well.

  It was not that he considered everyone beneath him. But he was confident he could defeat anyone at the Transformation Realm and below. Only those reaching the Skysoar Realm would be able to pose him some threat.

  Finally, the Land of Soul Springs started opening. The environment around the mountain suddenly started changing, and a clump of translucent radiance appeared out of thin air. Strands of incorporeal power started to spread throughout the area.

  The strands of incorporeal power gave one an odd sensation, as it did not feel like regular astral energy. Rather, it felt more like some sort of forbidden energy. The crowd turned mad as everyone rushed toward the clump of light.

  "The Land of Soul Springs has opened! Charge, everyone!"

  "My breakthrough into the King Realm is imminent! This time, I will obtain a soul spring and enter the Skysoar Realm!"

  "Piss off! Get in my way and die!"

  "Are you in a rush to die or what? The Land of Soul Springs will stay open for a month. What's the rush?"

  ...

  "Ahhhh!"

  When those people made contact with the shiny door that had just formed, many of them instantly wailed miserably, and blood sprayed.

  "A group of idiots. That is a forbidden door. Without sufficient strength, don't even dream of going through it," sneered someone.

  That's right. The door of light was a unique existence that prevented the weak from even going through it. In fact, those too weak to enter would even suffer a backlash from the door. That was also why only late-stage Transformation Realm disciples had been sent here by the Cloud Margin Pavilion. They had long known about the door.

  The Myriad Sword Sect, Devil Blood Society, Buddha's Path Temple, Black Ice Palace, and Thousand Forest Academy were naturally aware of the same as well. Instead of charging madly, the disciples of these organizations all entered in an orderly fashion.

  When they approached the door, the unaffiliated cultivators in the way were forced to move aside and let them enter first. These large organizations had evidently come prepared. All their disciples were strong enough for the door, and not a single one of them failed to go through it.

  When Xiang Shaoyun stepped through the door, he sensed that the destructiveness contained within the door had the power of a seventh-stage Transformation Realm cultivator. Those below that realm or with worse combat prowess would not be able to get through the door.

  When stepping through the door, he sensed a sharp power blasting straight toward him. He had been completely focused on the door and was caught by surprise. He had not expected a sneak attack at this time, and the prowess of the attack had completely surpassed the Transformation Realm. It was a King who had sneak attacked him. The attack came too suddenly, and he had no hope of defending himself.

  Rumble! Rumble!

  The attack landed, causing a series of loud explosions that expanded to even those around him.

  "Xiang Shaoyun!" Hua Honglou and Li Yaxuan cried out in alarm.

  Unfortunately, the two had already gone through the door and could only watch on as Xiang Shaoyun was attacked.

  "Which scoundrel is courting death?" shouted a Cloud Margin Pavilion elder.

  That elder wanted to attack someone, but the ambusher had retreated almost immediately, not giving anyone an opportunity to catch him. The ambushing King moved speedily and was already far away in a flash. It was likely that he cultivated the power of wind.

  The elder wanted to give chase but was stopped by someone who said, "Don't go. Be careful lest this is merely a bait."

  The one who spoke was the other elder, He Luo. And with He Luo's interruption, the ambusher vanished.

  "Elder He, are we going to just swallow this? How will the others view us?" asked the elder resentfully.

  "Which is more important? How others view us or the lives of our other disciples? In any case, it's not like that kid is dead for sure," said He Luo. But inwardly, he was thinking, Hah, even if that kid is not dead, he has most likely been severely injured. If he can survive with such injuries, I will spell my name upside down from now on!

  The other elder wanted to keep arguing but was completely out of words. As for the other organizations, they were still busy going through the door, and they completely ignored the Cloud Margin Pavilion.

  Chapter 263: Just the Appetizer

  At the forbidden door of light, Xiang Shaoyun coughed up a mouthful of blood before collapsing on the ground. He instantly paled, and it was obvious he had sustained grave injuries. Even so, he was able to go through the door into a different space.

  Once he was through, not bothering to even scan his surroundings, he dragged his badly injured body away and started fleeing. With a large amount of blood gushing out of his body, he appeared to be in a terrible condition.

  "Xiang Shaoyun, how are you? Don't run!" Hua Honglou called out anxiously.

  But just as she was about to go after Xiang Shaoyun with the Red House members, they were blocked by Zi Jingyun and his people.

  Zi Jingyun smiled. "Junior Sister Hua, are you interested in grouping up with us?"

  "Get out of my way!" roared Hua Honglou like a furious lioness.

  "What's wrong with you, junior sister? Why are you so angry? Do you want your senior brother to help you vent your anger?" said Zi Jingyun with a bright smile on his face.

  Hua Honglou did not waste any time talking and directly attacked. Moving like a bolt of lightning, Zi Jingyun dodged the attack before smiling and saying, "Looks like Junior Sister Hua holds a lot of enmity toward me. Fine, we'll go separate ways."

  He then left, bringing with him the Lightning Alliance people. Hua Honglou was extremely resentful, but she did not dare to start a war with the Lightning Alliance right now. Thus, she could only stamp her foot in anger.

  "House leader, are we going after Xiang Shaoyun? I saw Luo Wen going after him with a group of people," asked Li Yaxuan.

  Hua Honglou frowned. "That fellow is too reckless. I was planning to borrow his help, but looks like that won't be happening anymore. Forget about him. We need to focus on searching for the soul springs."

  Hua Honglou was worthy of being a leader, as she would not change her plan just for the sake of Xiang Shaoyun. She had to always keep her sight on the bigger picture. Although Li Yaxuan was worried about Xiang Shaoyun, she had to obey Hua Honglou's command.

  Beside Li Yaxuan, Chen Zilong smiled and said, "Don't worry, Sister Xuan. That fellow will be safe."

  Li Yaxuan looked at Chen Zilong in astonishment. When she saw the confidence in his eyes, she seemed to have understood something as well.

  In truth, Xiang Shaoyun had not gone far from them. He stopped at an area filled with boulders, looking like he was no longer capable of fleeing.

  "Haha, run! Why don't you keep running?" a laughter rang out behind him.

  Next, a few silhouettes appeared within Xiang Shaoyun's vision. The newcomers were some Lightning Alliance members led by Luo Wen. Long Hui's disciple, Zhuo Yi, was also with them. Evidently, this was a group here for Xiang Shaoyun's head.

  "A-are you here to step on someone who has fallen?" asked Xiang Shaoyun, squeezing the words out with strenuous effort.

  "Why ask the question you already have the answer to? You challenged me earlier, right? Good, I now give you a chance to challenge us," said Luo Wen as he roared with laughter.

  "Shameless!" Xiang Shaoyun spat. "Leave. I really don’t care to waste any time with you guys for this."

  "Xiang Shaoyun, are you dumb or something? You are still saying that even with your injuries? berated Zhuo Yi.

  "Hehe
, you will only be given one chance to leave," Xiang Shaoyun sneered.

  "Zhuo Yi, stop wasting any more of your breath on him. You have been wanting to kill him for a long time, right? You now have the chance to do exactly that. Go kill him," commanded Luo Wen.

  "Thank you, Guardian Luo," answered Zhuo Yi before he shouted at Xiang Shaoyun, "Die!"

  He sent an attack straight at Xiang Shaoyun's head, not showing any mercy at all. Zhuo Yi had an intense hatred toward Xiang Shaoyun. If it wasn't for this Xiang Shaoyun, he wouldn't have been kicked out by his master.

  Suddenly, Xiang Shaoyun moved. The dying Xiang Shaoyun suddenly pounced forward like a leopard and sent a flaming claw at Zhuo Yi's throat before Zhuo Yi's attack arrived. The only sensation Zhuo Yi had was a chill on his neck. Then, he lost all senses and collapsed on his back. Luo Wen and the others were greatly startled. Before they could react, Xiang Shaoyun had already turned into a phantom clawing madly at them.

  "Ahhhh!"

  Before any of them had even understood what was going on, all their vitals were sliced. Blood sprayed everywhere while miserable wails filled the air. A few of them died instantly, their eyes wide open in indignation even at death.

  As for Luo Wen, he was left gripping his chest while he stared at Xiang Shaoyun. "Y-you...h-how..are you fine...?"

  "You only realized that now? Unfortunately, I was only able to bait some tiny shrimps like you guys over. If the Lightning Kid had decided to come personally, it would have been great. I could have directly ended him here to rid myself of all future troubles," said Xiang Shaoyun.

  Luo Wen realized that he had been fooled. Not wasting any time, he turned to flee. But he had only taken a few steps before collapsing with his face to the ground. A puddle of blood formed beneath him.

  "This is just the appetizer," said Xiang Shaoyun coldly before vanishing amid the boulders.

  He had been sneak attacked by a King. Why then, was he fine? In truth, when the King had sneak attacked him, the forbidden door of light had suddenly reacted and neutralized more than half of the attack's power.

  To be precise, the door had forcefully suppressed the attack to the power level of a Transformation Realm cultivator. Because of that, the damage Xiang Shaoyun sustained was greatly reduced, allowing him to resist the attack safely.

  That was how Xiang Shaoyun had escaped with minimal injuries. As for the sight of him fleeing with terrible injuries, that was something he had feigned so as to lure out some of his enemies.

  He had believed that the Lightning Kid would be the one to come instead. If the Lightning Kid really wanted to kill him, he wouldn't mind killing the Lightning Kid. However, his target seemed to be looking down on him, or perhaps his target couldn't be bothered to hunt someone so seriously injured. Thus, only Luo Wen, Zhuo Yi, and a few others were sent.

  Xiang Shaoyun had already given them a chance to leave, but since they were not interested in the offer, they couldn't blame him for being merciless. Not long after Xiang Shaoyun left, a few burly silhouettes with fur all over their bodies appeared.

  The newcomers looked humanoid, and even their faces looked human. However, they looked ugly compared to humans and looked like some cavemen with the bone clubs they were holding in their hands. These were the cannibals residing in the Land of Soul Springs.

  The cannibals picked up the corpses of the people killed by Xiang Shaoyun and started tearing the corpses apart before feasting on them. It presented a bloody and disgusting sight. At this time, a different group of people arrived. The sight of the cannibals feasting on human flesh scared them so much they all paled. The timid ones among them even started vomiting on the spot.

  "L-leave right now! These are the cannibals!" someone cried out in alarm. Not one of them dared to stay, and they all fled in a disorderly manner.

  Chapter 264: Maneater Vine

  The Land of Soul Springs was divided into several regions for the different races staying there, such as the cannibals, the demonic beasts, and the ghostrunes. Of the three, the ghostrunes occupied the largest territory. It was also in their territory that the soul springs normally spawned.

  Through the efforts of the people before this, many of the humans had a map of this place. Thus, a lot of them rushed straight to the territory of the ghostrunes after entering. On the contrary, the territories of the cannibals and demonic beasts were much more peaceful.

  At present, Xiang Shaoyun had appeared within the territory of the cannibals. He had been heading there after killing Luo Wen's group. It was an extremely desolate area occupied by rocks and oddly shaped mountains. Every now and then, some sinister and chilly wind would sweep past, making the area look even more desolate.

  Xiang Shaoyun was busy roaming around the area, seemingly looking for something.

  There should be a lot of good stuff in the cannibal territory as well. I heard that someone had once discovered a spirit crystal mine here. Some had also discovered an earthstone heart here as well. All those are treasures, especially the earthstone heart which can multiply the defensive power of someone cultivating the power of earth. Now that I am going to cultivate nine different powers, I need to gather many different unique powers to create the strongest battle physique possible, thought Xiang Shaoyun as he wandered around.

  The earthstone heart was his main target at the cannibal territory. It was an extremely rare spiritual treasure. Similar to the millennium earthcore fire, it was something that could help a human grow even stronger. However, it wouldn't be easy to locate the earthstone heart. He had to slowly search around patiently. The most likely location of the earthstone heart was the cannibal territory. There was also a possibility that the cannibals had long kept it away.

  Obtaining it wouldn't be easy, and Xiang Shaoyun had to be ready to risk his life for it. The cannibals were extremely vicious beings with extraordinary combat prowess and physical flesh that was even more terrifying than a demonic beast's. If Xiang Shaoyun encountered them, things would get extremely troublesome.

  Thankfully, with his Nether Soul Domain, he was able to sense everything in his surroundings clearly. Nothing could hope to hide from him. However, even with the 360-degree detection, some dangers would arrive in a form he never expected.

  A good example was what was happening currently. He had just passed through a bush when, suddenly, some green vines stretched out and wrapped itself around him. The vines had arrived noiselessly and were extremely hard to defend against.

  Whoosh! Whoosh!

  In the blink of an eye, Xiang Shaoyun was tied up. Thorns grew from the vines and stabbed into Xiang Shaoyun's flesh.

  Thump!

  Suddenly, Xiang Shaoyun's body ignited.

  The vines were instantly burned to a crisp before they could deal Xiang Shaoyun much damage. However, there seemed to be endless vines as new vines kept growing toward him. But the vines were completely helpless against Xiang Shaoyun, who had Yun Flame's protection. The green vines eventually realized that and started retreating.

  "Trying to flee? Not so fast," Xiang Shaoyun sneered and chased after the retreating vines.

  He had already realized that they were in fact maneater vines, a type of plant that grew by trapping and devouring the blood of numerous life forms. Because of that, the maneater vines were also extremely beneficial by enriching one's vitality. In fact, a stalk of maneater vine was comparable to a top spirit medicine.

  Xiang Shaoyun was not going to let such treasure escape him. With his Nether Soul Domain, he was able to sense that the vines came from a certain crack in a pile of rocks. He punched at the pile of rocks without any hesitation.

  Gold Helix Fist!

  His sharp golden fist energy shot out.

  Bang!

  With one punch, the rocks were blasted apart. With the destruction of the pile, almost 100 vines shot forth and tried to tie Xiang Shaoyun up. An ordinary person would definitely be killed by this attack.

  However, Xiang Shaoyun did not fear these vines. The instant the
vines came into contact with his body, they were burned. His gaze landed on the ground before he reached out toward the roots of the maneater vine.

  Everything the maneater vine tried was useless, and it was uprooted by Xiang Shaoyun. He then tore the vines away, leaving only the blood-red roots. These roots were where the essence of the maneater vine was located.

  Xiang Shaoyun smiled in satisfaction. "A harvest so soon after entering? Not bad."

  He then searched the surroundings and found a few more stalks of maneater vines. All of them were harvested without exception. It was at this instant that Xiang Shaoyun sensed a group of cannibals appearing not far away.

  He did not plan to get into any conflict with the cannibals, but when he sensed that the group of cannibals seemed to be rushing somewhere, he became curious and started tailing them.

  He kept a large distance from them and was not worried they would discover him. About an hour later, he found that they had arrived before a mountain guarded by a large number of cannibals.

  The cannibals he was tailing started to talk to the cannibals guarding the place. Xiang Shaoyun was unable to understand what they were talking about. However, he could still conclude that there was definitely a treasure somewhere on the mountain.

  The spiritual energy of this place is much thicker than the other areas. There is probably a spirit crystal mine ahead, thought Xiang Shaoyun in excitement.

  Spirit crystals were also a type of currency. Thus, nobody would complain that they had too many spirit crystals. Xiang Shaoyun nimbly approached the mountain while keeping his presence concealed. He was planning to find out if there was a cannibal King around before making his move. Unfortunately, the moment he approached, he was detected.

  "Roar! Roar!"

  A few cannibals started roaring before charging toward him.

  What sharp senses, muttered Xiang Shaoyun inwardly. He thought he had concealed himself well, but he was still discovered. Since that was the case, he decided to not hide anymore and to grab the initiative by attacking first.