by Translator: Pokka; Author: 我本纯洁 (I Am Pure); Licensed From: Migu
Lightning Bolt Fist!
The moment Xiang Shaoyun attacked, he showed no mercy and blasted the cannibals before him mercilessly with his berserk punch. The cannibals were already prepared for a fight, so they immediately swung their bone clubs at Xiang Shaoyun.
The cannibals might be strong, but they were not as strong as Xiang Shaoyun. The bone clubs were immediately sent flying, and the lightning energy invaded their bodies and wreaked havoc from within.
However, not all of them were weaklings. One certain cannibal suddenly spat a clump of energy known as brutal energy at Xiang Shaoyun.
Chapter 265: Intense Battle With the Cannibals
The so-called brutal energy was a negative energy innately formed within the cannibals. The moment someone was invaded by this energy, they would start feeling negative emotions, lose their mind, and eventually die through bodily implosion after fully exhausting their own energy. Xiang Shaoyun was aware of all that and had no intention of letting the brutal energy mess with his mind. Thus, he quickly stepped to the side and jabbed forth with his finger.
Star Destroying Finger!
Bang!
A bloody hole opened up on the cannibal's body, causing the cannibal to howl madly in pain. The howls alarmed the other cannibals not far away.
"Roar! Roar!"
Numerous roars rang out as the cannibals all rushed toward Xiang Shaoyun. He no longer dared to hold back and quickly approached the injured cannibal before punching the cannibal's heart. The fist penetrated its energy barrier and went through its heart.
Xiang Shaoyun then pulled his hand back out, but when he did so, he felt an intense recoil from the cannibal's flesh.
What a terrifying defense and flesh. Good thing this cannibal isn't too strong. Otherwise, just this backlash would cause me some trouble. I have to start being careful, thought Xiang Shaoyun.
He then looked at the other cannibals that were approaching him. When he saw the ferocious look in their eyes, his battle intent surged.
"Fine, I will treat this as a training ground. All of you are my training partners!" said Xiang Shaoyun as he strode forth with a purple and gold aura around him. His presence of dragon and tiger also spread out.
The first cannibal to arrive swung its bone club at Xiang Shaoyun. The club was surrounded by a heavy brown energy, making it obvious it was no weak attack. Instead of drawing his own weapon, Xiang Shaoyun slanted his body to the side and sent a purple lightning fist at his opponent's belly.
Bang!
The tyrannical punch sent the cannibal flying and crashing into a few other cannibals, knocking them all down through the impact. Like a ferocious wolf, Xiang Shaoyun charged into the midst of the cannibals and sent lightning punches everywhere, creating numerous destructive explosions in the area.
Rumble! Rumble!
The cannibals were completely helpless against Xiang Shaoyun. They were only some lackeys in charge of guarding the mountain, and the strongest of them were merely at the fourth stage of the Transformation Realm. Although they had great defenses, they stood no chance before Xiang Shaoyun's berserk attacks.
Soon, all the cannibals were defeated. At this time, five powerful cannibals appeared. They were much sturdier than the other cannibals, and they had an extremely overbearing brutal energy around them that seemed capable of rejecting the air itself.
In the cannibal language, the leading cannibal said, "This human is very strong. Xiong Lu, go eat him!"
"Yes, boss. I will eat this kid alive," answered Xiong Lu before he charged Xiang Shaoyun.
The cannibal called Xiong Lu was an eighth-stage Transformation Realm cannibal. He had the same cultivation level as Xiang Shaoyun, but since cannibals were generally stronger than humans of the same cultivation level, this Xiong Lu showed no fear toward Xiang Shaoyun.
But of course, cannibals never feared death anyway. Looking at Xiong Lu charging at him, Xiang Shaoyun could see that with each step the cannibal took, a deep footprint was etched on the ground. From this, it could be seen how powerful this cannibal was.
Before Xiong Lu even neared, he swung his bone club at Xiang Shaoyun's head. There was a layer of brutal energy surrounding the club, enhancing the attack to make it comparable in power to the attack of a ninth-stage Transformation Realm cultivator.
That was why the cannibals were so powerful, and those incapable of resisting their attacks would die. Faced with this attack, Xiang Shaoyun still did not use his weapon. He used his exquisite footwork and avoided the attack before stepping forward and sending a flaming claw at the cannibal.
Clank!
The claw struck the cannibal's energy barrier, creating some sparks as a crisp grinding sound rang out. A small crack was left on the energy barrier, but the attack failed to deal any significant damage to the cannibal.
What a terrifying defense, Xiang Shaoyun cried out inwardly.
His claw attack could kill even ninth-stage Transformation Realm cultivators, yet this cannibal was able to shake it off that easily. It was truly quite shocking. During the short instant Xiang Shaoyun was blanking out, Xiong Lu roared and swept his bone club at Xiang Shaoyun again.
Xiang Shaoyun quickly reacted and bent down before sweeping his leg at Xiong Lu. Although Xiong Lu had great physical strength, his agility was obviously somewhat lacking in comparison. He wasn't able to react in time and started falling to the ground from the sweep to his legs.
While he was dropping to the ground, Xiang Shaoyun jabbed at him with a finger laced with Yun Flame's power. It instantly tore through Xiong Lu's defense and entered his body.
"AHHHH!"
The burning attack caused Xiong Lu to wail in pain. Xiang Shaoyun did not let that opening go as he followed up by repeatedly stomping Xiong Lu's body. Xiong Lu was completely helpless against the flame attack, and combined with Xiang Shaoyun's repeated stomps, it was highly unlikely he would survive.
"Bastard! Everyone, go together and tear him apart!" howled the leader of the cannibals.
The leader's name was Xiong Huo, and he was the strongest of the cannibals present. He was at the peak ninth-stage Transformation Realm and was in charge of keeping watch here. Thus, he would not allow any mishaps to happen on his watch. As for why Xiong Huo wasn't attacking, it wasn't because he was being careless. It was simply because he was unwilling to lower himself to deal with a lowly human.
Three cannibals that were no weaker than seventh-stage Transformation Realm attacked Xiang Shaoyun together. Although they were rather simple-minded, that did not mean they were unaware of how strong Xiang Shaoyun was. Thus, they did not recklessly approach him, and they instead attacked at range.
Three clumps of brutal energy were blasted toward Xiang Shaoyun. Even before the clumps of brutal energy arrived, they were already giving off an extreme sense of discomfort, causing one to start feeling jittery. Perhaps it was because Xiang Shaoyun had inhaled the air polluted with brutal energy, or perhaps it was a different reason, but his mood started turning sour.
"Die!" Xiang Shaoyun finally drew his Purple Lightning Saber and started slashing around madly.
The two different energies met and exploded. The shockwave expanded outward, turning all the stones in the area into powder. Wielding his saber, Xiang Shaoyun charged at the cannibals, slashing left and right repeatedly, clashing with their clubs.
With Xiang Shaoyun fully unleashing his combat prowess and with the Purple Lightning Saber being a king-grade weapon, the bone clubs were instantly sliced apart. The saber proceeded to slice the bodies of the three cannibals, causing their blood to spray everywhere.
But amid the rain of blood, a brutal aura filled the air, causing Xiang Shaoyun's eyes to turn bloodshot. It was at this moment that Xiong Huo appeared noiselessly behind him before swinging the bone club down at him.
Chapter 266: Spirit Crystal Mine Indeed!
Xiang Shaoyun was already in a somewhat agitated mood. With the brutal energy in the air, his negative emotions were further intensifie
d. Despite his agitation, his Nether Soul Domain still functioned well as he was able to detect Xiong Huo's ambush the moment it came.
He rolled to the side, barely avoiding the bone club that landed on the ground right beside him. Brutal energy rippled out of the point of impact and brushed past Xiang Shaoyun. Just that was enough to cause him great pain. Xiong Huo was a ninth-stage Transformation Realm expert. His combat prowess was comparable to a War King, and he was thus someone capable of posing a threat to Xiang Shaoyun.
After missing the first attack, Xiong Huo continued attacking. Each attack carried with it the power to destroy mountains while the brutal energy leaking out completely surrounded Xiang Shaoyun. After blocking only a few of the attacks, Xiang Shaoyun felt his arms go numb as the impact forced him into retreat.
Despite being forced into retreat, Xiang Shaoyun became even more excited facing the cannibal's attack. The attacks were like an unending storm. He activated his innate purple lightning within him, and his presence of dragon and tiger surged out as he started swinging his Purple Lightning Saber around madly.
Berserk Lightning Blade!
The Purple Lightning Saber clashed with the bone club again and again, creating numerous shockwaves that spread all around them. Now that Xiang Shaoyun had finally decided to fight seriously, Xiong Huo was no longer able to gain any advantage over him.
Xiang Shaoyun was a person who had cleared three King Realm limit rooms. His explosiveness was no weaker than Xiong Huo's. If it wasn't for the stronger energy barrier and the physical strength Xiong Huo had, Xiong Huo would have been defeated by Xiang Shaoyun long ago.
But in this situation where he was forced into a constant retreat, he wouldn't be able to last long under Xiang Shaoyun's bombardment. Finally, traces of fear appeared on Xiong Huo's face. He wanted to flee, but Xiang Shaoyun's attacks were unending. Like a destructive lightning storm, his saber slammed against Xiong Huo without stop.
After blocking a few more attacks, Xiong Huo's bone club finally snapped. He even lost one of his arms, blood gushing from it like a fountain as his miserable wail reverberated in the air. Tightly gripping his arm, Xiong Huo quickly ran, but his speed was completely incomparable to Xiang Shaoyun's.
Afterimages of the Purple Lightning Saber filled his surroundings, slicing even the air apart. Xiong Huo's defense was sliced open like a piece of paper, and the lightning energy set his body on fire and torched him black. And the most fatal of all was that his chest had been split open by the Purple Lightning Saber. He could no longer stop his bleeding.
Finally, Xiang Shaoyun gave him a last blow to the neck, severing his head from his body. Just like that, this Xiong Huo, who was comparable to a War King, fell under Xiang Shaoyun's saber.
After dealing with the cannibals, Xiang Shaoyun was in no rush to head toward the mountain. Rather, he sat nearby in meditation. It wasn't because he had exhausted a lot of energy, but he needed to calm his agitated mind and force the brutal energy out of his body. Otherwise, his mental state or even his mind would be affected, which would be unfavorable for his future cultivation.
Xiang Shaoyun circulated his cultivation method, trying to force the invasive brutal energy out of his body. However, he found that it was not easy to do. At the same time, he noticed that the brutal energy was even heading toward the depths of his soul. No matter what he did, he couldn't stop it.
Just as he began to get anxious, a strong absorption force erupted from the Nether Dragon Soul Headband, and it devoured the brutal energy clean. After the brutal energy was completely cleared, he felt much better, and his mood calmed down considerably. He was quite astonished by what the headband did as he had not expected that it would have such a function as well.
"Looks like I don't have to be afraid of these cannibals' tricks anymore," said Xiang Shaoyun in relief. He then started heading toward the mountain.
It was a rather low mountain, and when he approached, he was able to clearly see the mountain's surroundings. He also found that there was a cave at the foot of the mountain. Someone had probably dug it, and the cave was also where the cannibals were standing guard earlier.
Using his Nether Soul Domain, Xiang Shaoyun confirmed that the cave was empty before entering. Upon entering, he saw a pile of spirit crystals to one side. Joy covered his face as he cried out, "This is indeed a spirit crystal mine!"
When he picked up a random piece of spirit crystal and found that it was a mid-grade spirit crystal, his joy grew. Without any hesitation, he kept the pile of spirit crystals away. He then dug at a random spot on the wall and found more spirit crystals.
"This spirit crystal mine is probably quite big. I will need a lot of work if I want to dig them all out," muttered Xiang Shaoyun who started hesitating.
It was at this moment that he sensed a different group of cannibals rushing over. Without thinking twice, he left the cave. He had no intention of getting himself trapped inside, but just as he was about to leave, a sturdy figure appeared before him.
"*&#!**@#&&$^@..." It was a cannibal king. The moment he had appeared, he pointed at Xiang Shaoyun and started talking in cannibal language.
Xiang Shaoyun was completely confused. But he could see that this cannibal was fuming and was on the verge of attacking. He couldn't be bothered to waste any time here, so he left with his Overlord's Nine Nether Steps.
"Human, after killing my underlings, you won't be able to escape," roared the cannibal.
The cannibal king chased after Xiang Shaoyun. It moved at an extremely fast speed, obviously very unhappy with Xiang Shaoyun. Since Xiang Shaoyun was only running on the ground, his speed was incomparable to the cannibal king flying through the air.
Bone club energy descended from the sky and slammed down at the space in front of Xiang Shaoyun. If he hadn't been able to quickly jump to the side, that slam would have turned him into mincemeat. When the cannibal king saw that his fist attack had missed, he swung his club a few more times.
Xiang Shaoyun kept rolling around and was able to barely avoid the attacks. However, the shockwaves from the attacks still caused his entire body to feel pain. He was now certain that this cannibal was definitely a peak first-stage King Realm cannibal. The combat prowess this cannibal showed was comparable to a second-stage King Realm human.
"Damn it. You think I'm afraid of you? Come, come! Let's fight for a few hundred rounds, then!" shouted Xiang Shaoyun as he drew his Purple Lightning Saber and pointed it at the cannibal king.
The cannibal king then landed and swung his terrifying bone club at Xiang Shaoyun, unleashing a terrifying thick yellow energy and brutal energy toward him. This was a strength Transformation Realm cannibals couldn't compare with.
Xiang Shaoyun immediately sensed a heavy pressure pressing down on him. At the same time, his mental state became tumultuous again. At the moment of crisis, the Nether Dragon Soul Headband reacted again and devoured the brutal energy, reducing the pressure he was in. He then raised his Purple Lightning Saber above his head and blocked the incoming bone club.
Clank!
Taking the attack head-on caused Xiang Shaoyun's arms to go numb. The Purple Lightning Saber nearly flew out of his hands, and half his body was hammered into the ground. It was obvious how terrifyingly powerful this cannibal king was.
Chapter 267: Battling the Cannibal King
"Lowly human, die!" The cannibal king smashed his club at Xiang Shaoyun repeatedly with a terrifying brutish strength, forcing Xiang Shaoyun to be on the defensive. His entire body was hammered into the ground, and a large crater had formed around him. Dust and pebbles flew everywhere as the club ravaged the area.
The intense pressure gave Xiang Shaoyun a sensation that he had returned to the second King Realm limit room. In fact, the attacks of this cannibal king were similar in strength to the attacks he was subjected to in the second limit room.
Good, this is the kind of pressure I need, thought Xiang Shaoyun. His battle intent completely ignited, he roared and unleashed his inn
ate purple lightning. He started slashing the cannibal king with his Purple Lightning Saber, his saber erupting in power like a roaring purple dragon, forcing the cannibal king to retreat.
Lightning was after all the most overbearing of the numerous elements, and with Xiang Shaoyun's combat prowess comparable to a King's, he was naturally able to unleash attacks destructive enough to threaten even the cannibal king after combining his combat prowess with the innate purple lightning. With the retreat of the cannibal king, Xiang Shaoyun leaped off the ground and soared to the sky before releasing an incredibly breathtaking saber energy.
Lightning Slash From The Clear Sky!
He used his ultimate technique straight away without holding anything back. The attack arrived like a sudden lightning bolt from a clear sky with a loud and shocking thunderclap. The saber energy tore through the sky and arrived before the cannibal king in the blink of an eye.
Rumble!
The overbearing attack arrived so quickly it felt like a lightning bolt had actually appeared from the ground. Xiang Shaoyun's combat prowess had been growing, and now, he was finally able to reveal a tiny bit of the real might of the Nine Overlord Skyslaying Saber Technique.
After sending the slash out, Xiang Shaoyun's body started dropping from the sky. He did not make use of the White Tiger Wings to remain airborne because its energy drainage was too large for it to be used casually, such as in this circumstance. It would be far better to save the wings for crucial moments. In any case, he was confident his slash was enough to give the cannibal king a terrible injury.
The attack landed and injured the cannibal king, but the injury wasn't as bad as Xiang Shaoyun had envisioned. The cannibal king had formed multiple layers of thick brown energy, which had protected his entire body. But from the blood dripping out of his mouth, one could still see that he had been injured by Xiang Shaoyun's attack.