I Am Overlord c1-962

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

  "Ok. Be careful," said Xiang Shaoyun before heading toward Xia Datang and Xia Yingying.

  As for Xia Liuhui, he drew two swords, wielding one in each hand and roared, "Scums! You dare attack the Xia Hamlet? All of you will die today!"

  He was now a second-stage Transformation Realm cultivator, and his combat prowess was no longer the same. He charged into the midst of the bandits and attacked like a wolf that had charged into a flock of sheep. Two sword energies were sent out, one red and one blue, instantly killing three bandits.

  Naturally, the bandits would not sit idly, and they fought back. However, Xia Liuhui proved to be a fierce combatant. He had spent quite a lot of time tempering himself in the Cloud Margin Pavilion and had even broken through a few limit rooms. He was one who had found his own path of cultivation and possessed extraordinary combat prowess. Before the bandits could surround him, he dashed about and severed the heads of two other bandits. The villagers all cried out in surprise at what they were seeing.

  "Is this young man the son of Xia Datang, Xia Liuhui? He's so strong now!"

  "Yes, he's Xia Liuhui. I still remember when he used to pee in my arms. I remember him being an incredibly naughty boy. Three years ago, Xia Datang had brought him to some town to cultivate. So, he has returned after finishing his studies. This is great! There is hope for our hamlet!"

  "Good! A tiger son does not beget a dog son! Well done, Xia Liuhui! You did not betray your father's reputation!"

  "What are you waiting for? Everyone, let's fight these bandits together!"

  ...

  With Xia Liuhui joining, the tides of the battle turned in favor of the villagers. The bandits were forced to retreat repeatedly, and only the Transformation Realm bandits could put up a fight against him. There were two bandit leaders here in total. The first bandit leader was the one who had been injured by Xiang Shaoyun earlier, and he was one of the two Transformation Realm bandits.

  Both of the Transformation Realm bandits were currently fighting Xia Liuhui together. These bandits were in truth members of the Mad Lion Hunting Group. They were only passing by and committing some banditry while they were on their way, their main goal being getting some pretty village girls to play around with.

  Unfortunately for them, they had picked the wrong time as Xia Liuhui had returned just as they had arrived. That bad luck was the start of their doom. At this time, Xiang Shaoyun had arrived beside Xia Datang and Xia Yingying.

  "Father, don't die!" Xia Yingying wept sorrowfully.

  "You won't be of help crying here. Please move aside. I'll help," Xiang Shaoyun's magnetic voice rang out beside her ears.

  She raised her head and saw a handsome young man standing beside her. He looked like he was shining with brilliance, his image instantly putting her heart at ease.

  "C-can you really help my father?" Xia Yingying asked.

  "Of course. His injuries are very bad. Move aside now, or it will be too late," said Xiang Shaoyun seriously.

  "Please save my father. As long as you can save him, I am willing to do anything!" begged Xia Yingying.

  Xiang Shaoyun smiled. "Haha, you are my brother's little sister so you are my little sister as well. I don't need you to do anything."

  He took out a drop of spirit spring water and fed it to Xia Datang. He then took out a few stalks of spirit medicines before crushing them. Some of the medicinal liquid was fed to Xia Datang while the rest was used on his wounds. With the help of the high-quality medicinal herb and liquid, Xia Datang's condition quickly stabilized.

  "Alright. He will be as good as new soon," said Xiang Shaoyun after he was done bandaging Xia Datang's wounds.

  "Thank you! Thank you!" Xia Yingying thanked repeatedly.

  Xiang Shaoyun waved his hand. "You're welcome. Alright, take good care of your father."

  Xia Yingying nodded her head heavily and helped Xia Datang leave the battlefield. It was at this time that a random bandit suddenly attacked them.

  "Don't even dream of leaving! Die!" shouted the bandit ferociously.

  Just as the bandit's saber was about to hit Xia Yingying's head, Xiang Shaoyun appeared before her like a sturdy wall and caught the bandit's wrist.

  "Scum," Xiang Shaoyun spat before snapping the bandit's wrist toward the bandit's own neck.

  "AHHH!"

  The bandit's saber swiped through his neck and slit his throat, killing him on the spot.

  "Liuhui, let me give you a hand," said Xiang Shaoyun as he charged into the crowd of bandits.

  He danced about the bandits like a drifting dragon. Everywhere he went, bandits fell. Not one of them could survive his attacks. The extraordinary and valiant performance of Xiang Shaoyun caused Xia Yingying's heart to thump.

  Something seemed to bloom in her heart. He's so handsome! she thought to herself.

  If Xia Liuhui heard that, he would probably howl in grief, asking her if she still remembered him, her gallant and mighty big brother who was also fighting the bandits.

  Chapter 351: It Is Not a Sin for a Man to Cry

  In Xiang Shaoyun's eyes, these bandits were merely a disorganized mob. It had only been a short while, yet he had already killed a large bunch of them. The villagers had also killed some of the bandits, and the Intermediate Demons that served as the bandits' mounts were all hunted down like animals.

  As for the two bandit leaders, they were both defeated by Xia Liuhui. Although the two leaders were Transformation Realm cultivators, their combat prowess was still no match for him. The only thing he lacked was combat experience. That was why he had taken a bit longer than he needed to defeat them. One of the leaders had his head chopped off while the other, the one who had reached out for Xia Yingying, had both his legs cut off.

  "Ahhhh!"

  He fainted from the agony, but Xia Liuhui stabbed him twice and woke him up through pain.

  "You want to just die? It won't be that easy. You better pray my father is fine. Otherwise, you will suffer a fate worse than death," said Xia Liuhui, radiating a baleful bloodlust.

  Xia Liuhui had been a rather timid person, but after his experiences at the Martial Hall Palace and Cloud Margin Pavilion, he had slowly shed off his childish innocence, becoming a staunch and resolute young man. He dragged the bandit leader toward Xia Datang with the villagers cheering around him.

  "Well done, little boy Xia Liu.[1] Just from this performance alone, I will forget about that incident where you peeped on your aunt when she was showering," shouted one of the friendly villagers.

  Xia Liuhui staggered and nearly fell down.

  "Eighth uncle, I did not do that!" Xia Liuhui grumbled sullenly.

  "Man up! There is nothing embarrassing about owning up to what you have done! Alright, I'll be engaging my daughter Xia Huayun to you after this. She is as pretty as her mother. You will definitely like her!" eighth uncle replied.

  "Old eighth, what are you talking about? My family's Xia Cui is what you would call a beauty. With her big bum, she is a perfect wife to make many babies with!" said someone else.

  "My family's Little Mei is not bad either. Little boy Xia Liu, you should come take a look at her later!"

  ...

  The villagers seemed to have completely forgotten about what their hamlet had just experienced and started introducing their daughters to Xia Liuhui instead. These villagers might be simple people, but they also liked capable people. A promising young man like Xia Liuhui had naturally became a hot commodity.

  "Alright everyone, step aside and let little boy Xia Liu drag that bandit leader here," said Old Father as he walked out with a crutch.

  The villagers stepped aside and stopped obstructing Xia Liuhui's path. Only now did Xia Yingying get a clear look at Xia Liuhui. Tears welled in her eyes as she asked, "Big brother, is that you?"

  "Little sister," said Xia Liuhui, his eyes brimming with tears as well. He tossed the bandit leader to the side and ran to her.

  "Big brother, you're finally back! Quick, take a look at Father!" sai
d Xia Yingying.

  "Father!" Xia Liuhui cried out bitterly when he saw Xia Datang in his frail state.

  It was not a sin for a man to cry. Xia Liuhui grew up without a mother, and Xia Datang was the one who had raised him and his sister all by himself. Thus, they had always been extremely close with each other.

  Xia Datang had always been strict with Xia Liuhui and had even sent him to the Martial Hall Palace, but Xia Liuhui had no complaints about that. When he saw how badly injured Xia Datang was, he felt like someone was slicing his heart with a blade.

  To the side, Xiang Shaoyun said, "Send uncle back home to rest. He will be fine."

  "Yes, send Father back first," said Xia Liuhui while wiping his tears. He turned around, faced the villagers, and said, "Everyone, drag this scum out and feed him to the wolves. Do not soil the grounds of our hamlet with his blood."

  "P-please spare me!" begged the bandit leader.

  Unfortunately for him, even if Xia Liuhui was willing to spare him, the villagers would not. After all, the bandits had slaughtered a lot of the villagers. They would never spare these bandits after that. Xia Liuhui then lifted Xia Datang and rushed back home. Both Xiang Shaoyun and Xia Yingying followed closely behind.

  As for the other villagers, they started cleaning up the mess under Old Father's lead, and that was when howls of grief started ringing in the air. The experience of having their close ones slaughtered while they were completely helpless caused them to have a deep hatred of the bandits. They rounded up the bandits' corpses and fed them all to beasts.

  After returning to his home, Xia Liuhui placed Xia Datang down, and he only felt better when he saw that Xia Datang was in a stable condition. If something bad had happened to his father, he would have gone mad then and there.

  "Alright there. Let your father rest for two or three days. He will be well again," said Xiang Shaoyun.

  Xia Liuhui nodded and left the room with Xiang Shaoyun. "Boss, sorry for bringing you this trouble immediately after coming here."

  "Nobody wants something like this to happen. Don't think too much about it. Go calm your sister," said Xiang Shaoyun with a wave of his hand.

  Xia Liuhui finally looked at Xia Yingying and said, "Yingying, you have suffered."

  "Big brother!" Xia Yingying could not stop crying as she jumped into Xia Liuhui's arms and started weeping.

  Xiang Shaoyun gave the two a glance before silently excusing himself. He was clear that they probably had a lot of things they wanted to tell each other.

  Good thing we arrived in time. Otherwise, Liuhui would have lost his family. Looks like I need to do something for him, thought Xiang Shaoyun.

  He had heard from the bandits that they were members of the Mad Lion Hunting Group. He was once attacked by these people at the Hundred Beast Mountain Range. Seemed like it was time to settle the grudge.

  "Jin Wo, come," said Xiang Shaoyun in the courtyard.

  Jin Wo appeared from a corner and said, "Your highness, what command do you have for me?"

  "Take me to the Hundred Beast Mountain Range," said Xiang Shaoyun.

  "Yes," Jin Wo answered without asking. He transformed back into his crocodile form and left with Xiang Shaoyun.

  Xiang Shaoyun first went to Ye Chaomu's group and said, "I’m going to go eliminate a hunting group. Little Mu Mu, just wait here for me."

  "I'm going with you. I can’t let something bad happen to you. In any case, this place is boring as hell," complained Ye Chaomu.

  "No, there are no experts among that hunting group. It is a waste of your talents to go there. Why don't you go to Xia Hamlet instead. You can spend some time with Xia Liuhui's little sister. I'll be back soon," said Xiang Shaoyun before leaving.

  Ye Chaomu hesitated for a bit before deciding not to follow. She did as told and headed toward Xia Hamlet.

  1. Reminder that Xia Liu also sounds the same as obscene, and this is a play on his name, Xia Liuhui.

  Chapter 352: Your Killer

  Xiang Shaoyun had learned from Elder Zhen Peng during his time at Wu Town that the Mad Lion Hunting Group was based near the Hundred Beast Mountain Range. Their main activity involved demonic beast hunting, and they were at least several hundred squads among their ranks. On top of that, they had also been growing every year without stop.

  The main reason for them to be able to grow so fearlessly was due to the assistance they had received from some people in the Cloud Margin City. One could say that the Mad Lion Hunting Group was extremely infamous in parts such as Wu Town, Gateflag Town, and a few other nearby towns.

  In the past, Xiang Shaoyun was incapable of eliminating them. Now that he was much stronger than the past, he would naturally not spare them. Riding on Jin Wo the Demon Emperor, it did not take him long to arrive above the Mad Lion Hunting Group's place.

  The stronghold of the Mad Lion Hunting Group was very similar to bandit strongholds. Most of their buildings were built with wood and were in close proximity to each other. All around their main stronghold, watchtowers could be seen. There were also a few enclosed passages which were most likely filled with traps.

  Looking at them from high above the sky, Xiang Shaoyun was able to see everything clearly. One ought to admit that their defenses were really quite good, and a majority of their defensive measures were mainly set up to counter demonic beasts.

  As they were located so near the Hundred Beast Mountain Range, their main enemies were the demonic beasts. After all, their main activity was beast hunting, and demonic beasts also held grudges like humans.

  Xiang Shaoyun did not attack immediately. Rather, he stayed in the sky and muttered, "Time to give the ghostrunes something to do. They have been on vacation for a long time."

  The ghostrunes residing within his Nether Soul Domain had changed greatly compared to the past. They were akin to fish back in water living in his domain, each of them growing rapidly, breaking through at record speed.

  Even Xiang Shaoyun was surprised by it. After all, he had not been paying them much attention during the long period he was injured. By the time he had recovered and took a look at them, all the changes had already occurred.

  He even started suspecting if the ghostrunes were related to the Imperial Nether Clan, which would explain their massive growth. But he did not bother looking too much into it. In any case, their growth would only benefit him.

  Today, he would test these ghostrunes out and see how good they were at killing. He directly leaped off Jin Wo's back when he was still a few kilometers high up in the sky. Any other Transformation Realm cultivator would fall to their death from this height.

  Xiang Shaoyun had not leaped off Jin Wo's back due to overconfidence. Rather, it was because he had his pair of white tiger wings. Initially, he did not release his wings, and he let his body fall freely, enjoying a sort of excitement from it.

  "Haha, this is refreshing!" Xiang Shaoyun howled with laughter like a madman while falling.

  Finally, the Mad Lion Hunting Group people discovered him. With astonishment, they wondered if the thing falling from the sky was a human. Right as Xiang Shaoyun was about to fall to the ground, his wings sprouted out. With a flap, he started gliding through the air like a swallow.

  One of them finally recovered from the shock and asked, "You! Who are you?"

  The falling human was suddenly flying. It was quite an inconceivable sight for them.

  "Your killer," said Xiang Shaoyun with a faint smile.

  "What? You're an enemy!" the person cried out in alarm, but he was evidently still not thinking straight as that was all he did.

  "That's right. I'm your enemy," Xiang Shaoyun replied. He flapped his wings and dove down while sending a finger beam toward him.

  Bang!

  Before the person could react, his head exploded.

  "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" The other bandits finally stopped blanking out and started sounding the alarm.

  "Come on out, kill everyone here," said Xiang Shaoyun as he released a group o
f ghostrunes from his Nether Soul Domain.

  He did not dare to release too many of them, but he had still released about 2,000 ghostrunes. Just that was already a terrifying amount. The ghostrunes all howled in excitement. There were so many of them they blanketed the sky, presenting a terrifying sight that shocked all the Mad Lion Hunting Group members.

  "What...what are those things? Why are there so many?"

  "They match the depictions of the legendary ghostrunes! Don't they reside only in the Land of Soul Springs? Why are they here?"

  "Ghostrune? What demonic beast is that? I have never heard of it."

  "Shit! It's really the ghostrunes! Quickly! Shoot them down, or we will die!"

  ...

  The Mad Lion Hunting Group members descended into chaos. Before they could attack, the ghostrunes attacked. Utilizing their air superiority, they scattered about in the sky and released their soul power, lifting numerous objects before unleashing them on the Mad Lion Hunting Group members.

  "Ahhhh!"

  The Mad Lion Hunting Group members were completely defenseless as the objects hailed down on them, injuring and killing many of them. It placed them in an even greater panic. They raised their weapons in an attempt to attack the ghostrunes. Unfortunately, they were limited by range and were unable to pose any threat to the ghostrunes, who stayed high up in the sky.

  The Mad Lion Hunting Group was terribly ravaged by the assault from the sky. Some tried to attack using bows and arrows, but they were directly killed off by the ghostrunes under Xiang Shaoyun's command. Xiang Shaoyun would not allow them to harm his ghostrunes.

  In the past, Xiang Shaoyun did not know the ghostrune language. After they stayed in his Nether Soul Domain for a while, he suddenly became capable of understanding their language. Because of that, he was now able to issue them commands in battle.

  And since the ghostrunes had long acknowledged his role as their leader, they carried out his orders obediently. Before long, the Mad Lion Hunting Group members were either dead or fleeing in chaos. As for the hunting group's experts, they had been either resting or cultivating in their respective houses, but now, they had all come out. They were all stupefied, as the first thing they saw was a horde of ghostrunes.