I Am Overlord c1-962

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

  Xiang Shaoyun had actually broken through three stages in a row, proving that the volume of astral energy he had received during his breakthrough was insanely immense and comparable to what a regular person would take years or decades to accumulate.

  He stood up, his robust body emanating an explosive force. A layer of silvery white radiance covered his body, making his skin resemble flawless ivory. He looked incomparably enchanting and charming.

  Xiang Shaoyun stamped his foot on the ground and shot up to the sky. He only started falling when he reached a height of several dozen meters. At that moment, he circulated the energy within his body, releasing a revolving energy from all of his 365 acupoints to keep him hovering in the air. He started soaring freely through the air, no longer needing his wings to fly.

  "Haha, I am finally at the Skysoar Realm!" Xiang Shaoyun howled with laughter.

  After two and a half years of bitter cultivation, he had finally reached the Skysoar Realm, a realm when one would start being truly worthy of the title of a cultivator. The stage where he built his foundations had ended on a perfect note, and the time had come for him to borrow the natural astral energy of the world and keep growing stronger.

  As of this moment, he could sense he was filled to the brim with power, giving him the confidence that he could destroy anything with a wave of his hand. He threw out a random punch, instantly sending forth a lightning fist. Strands of innate purple lightning swirled around it as it flew forward about 100 meters before exploding midair.

  "The Skysoar Realm is indeed something else. I have grown by more than tenfold in strength," Xiang Shaoyun exclaimed in excitement.

  He continued flying around in the air for a bit before landing back to the ground. The smile vanished from his face as he calmed his intense excitement from recently breaking through.

  "Congratulations, young master (your highness) for breaking through into the King Realm," said Devouring Ghost and Jin Wo.

  Chapter 363: Horned Lightning Snake

  Xiang Shaoyun said, "Just the Skysoar Realm, it's nothing."

  He was being completely honest. He was someone from a tier-7 organization and had seen too many experts. For him, the Skysoar Realm was really nothing.

  His foes were powerful, and he needed to continue working hard to face them, which was why he had been able to calm down so quickly after breaking through. He had a heavy burden on his shoulders and a long journey ahead of him.

  A look of admiration appeared on Du Xuanhao's and Devouring Ghost's faces. They had never expected Xiang Shaoyun to have such a mature mindset, and their opinion of him improved yet again.

  He did not grow arrogant just because he was talented, and he did not forget himself just because of some improvement. Such a mindset practically guaranteed that he would reach great heights in the future.

  After the breakthrough, Xiang Shaoyun was in no rush to leave. Rather, he rubbed the silver lightning stone behind him and said with a smile, "Little fellow, come out."

  There was still a large amount of silver lightning energy left in the silver lightning stone, and an ordinary person would not be able to it. But since Xiang Shaoyun had already tempered himself by absorbing the silver lightning energy, he no longer feared it.

  Both Devouring Ghost and Jin Wo did not understand what Xiang Shaoyun was doing. Inwardly, they asked themselves in confusion, Is there something inside the silver lightning stone?

  No reaction came from the silver lightning stone, as if it was a completely ordinary.

  Xiang Shaoyun repeated, "Come out, I've known of your existence ever since we both absorbed the silver lightning energy. If you still refuse to come out, don't blame me for completely crushing you."

  It was at this moment that a slender silhouette came out of the stone.

  It was a demonic beast that looked both like a dragon and a snake. It was the size of an arm and was about two or three meters long. It had the head of a dragon with a single silver horn, and its serpentine tongue was sticking out of its mouth. Its mouth was filled with sharp fangs, and its entire body was covered with shiny silvery scales. The silver lightning energy constantly swirling around its body made it clear it was no ordinary beast.

  It was a mutated demonic beast known as the horned lightning snake.

  Swish! Swish!

  With its serpentine tongue sticking out of its mouth, the snake stared at Xiang Shaoyun cautiously.

  "Is this a snake or a dragon? Looks like this is a mutated serpent! A little fellow like this was actually hiding in the silver lightning stone? It seems to have a lot of potential. Tame it, young master! You might be able to train it into an actual lightning dragon in the future!" said Devouring Ghost with an astonished look on his face.

  To the side, both Du Xuanhao and Jin Wo were studying the snake in astonishment, as if they were trying to see what the beast was.

  Looking at the horned lightning snake, Xiang Shaoyun smiled and said, "Little fellow, do you hear me? Come with me. I might be able to help you evolve into a dragon in the future."

  He was clear that this horned lightning snake who had spent most of its time bathing in silver lightning energy was definitely a demonic beast with a powerful bloodline. Once trained, it would be a great help to him in the future.

  In any case, Little White was not by his side right now. As for Jin Wo, he was inherently different from a demonic beast he had personally tamed. If he could tame the horned lightning snake, the snake would be a great helper in the future. More importantly, the snake had great compatibility with his main element, the lightning element, which was the main reason he was tempted to tame it.

  The horned lightning snake was an extremely intelligent beast. It could sense that Xiang Shaoyun was trying to take advantage of it, and it also understood that he was far stronger than it. Thus, it immediately fled, shooting away like a bolt of lightning.

  The snake moved at an astonishing speed. With a silver flash, it was already far away from Xiang Shaoyun. This was a speed much faster than even some Demon Kings.

  "Young Master Xiang, I'll help you capture it," Du Xuanhao volunteered.

  "No, this is a good chance for me to test my new speed," said Xiang Shaoyun with a faint smile. He stamped his foot on the ground and shot toward the snake like an arrow.

  When Xiang Shaoyun was at the Transformation Realm, he was already as fast as a King. Now that he was actually a King, his speed was even scarier. The term “fast as lightning” would not be an exaggeration to describe his current speed, a speed absolutely faster than a fourth-stage, or even fifth-stage, King.

  Even so, the horned lightning snake was able to take advantage of the forest's terrain with its small size to keep a large distance from Xiang Shaoyun. He might be fast, but he was not as nimble as the horned lightning snake. In this kind of terrain the snake held the advantage.

  Xiang Shaoyun grew anxious when he saw the horned lightning snake getting farther and farther from him.

  "It is rare for this young master to have his eyes set on something. How can I let you escape me?" Xiang Shaoyun roared as his aura soared. Using the Overlord's Nine Nether Steps, he continued the pursuit.

  Overlord's Nine Nether Steps, crossing worlds with a single step.

  All along, Xiang Shaoyun had only been able to unleash a tiny portion of the Overlord's Nine Nether Steps' true prowess. It was one of the most powerful footworks in existence, and without a corresponding strength, one would not be able to display its true might.

  But because Xiang Shaoyun was now finally a King, he could finally show the true power of the Overlord's Nine Nether Steps. He took one step forward and instantly covered a large distance, as if space itself had shrunk before him. Instantly, he was several meters ahead, the terrain and natural obstacles posing no problem to him.

  Devouring Ghost was following behind Xiang Shaoyun, and when he saw the Overlord's Nine Nether Steps, he praised inwardly, The young master is looking more and more like master when he was young. He is star
ting to grasp the true meaning of this Overlord's Nine Nether Steps. If he can comprehend this footwork's intent, it is possible to further increase his speed by two or three times.

  Soon, Xiang Shaoyun caught up to the snake and reached out to grab it. The dexterous snake immediately dodged to the side, successfully avoiding Xiang Shaoyun's grip.

  "That's a decent reaction time, but you won't be able to escape me," Xiang Shaoyun said as he shifted the trajectory of his hand and clawed at the tree the snake had hidden behind.

  Bang!

  The thick tree immediately exploded as the claw continued forward to grab at the snake. The snake soared to the sky instead, not willing to keep tangling with Xiang Shaoyun.

  With the Overlord's Nine Nether Steps, Xiang Shaoyun reappeared in front of the horned lightning snake. "Both of us possess innate lightning power within us. Only by joining hands can we become stronger."

  Xiang Shaoyun then activated his lightning bone, flooding his entire body with a boundless lightning energy. The purple radiance around his body converged and took the form of a purple dragon with a tinge of silver. With its head raised high, the dragon stared straight at the horned lightning snake.

  The horned lightning snake sensed a power compatible with its own, and the sense of intimacy with the power caused the snake to stop running. It slightly relaxed its vigilance against Xiang Shaoyun.

  "Stop hesitating. Just come with me. I will treat you well and will ensure you get the chance to evolve into a dragon in the future," persuaded Xiang Shaoyun. He then started approaching the horned lightning snake one step at a time, trying his best to look friendly.

  But when Xiang Shaoyun was right in front of the horned lightning snake, the look in its eyes suddenly changed as it attempted to bite Xiang Shaoyun.

  Chapter 364: Taming the Horned Lightning Snake

  The horned lightning snake moved at an extremely fast speed to attack, and its fangs reached Xiang Shaoyun's neck almost instantly. Even though Xiang Shaoyun was already bracing himself for an attack, he still couldn't cleanly dodge and was forced to cover his neck with his arm.

  His arm was bit, and he hissed in pain, the blood instantly seeping out. His first instinct was to throw the snake away before killing it. But he quickly suppressed that thought.

  "You are holding nothing back, huh? That hurts," said Xiang Shaoyun as he resisted the pain.

  He was one who had resisted the pain of being struck by lightning. This much pain was still within his tolerance level. The horned lightning snake continued biting into his arm with its sharp fangs. As it tried to chomp the entire arm off, it left a deep wound that reached his bone.

  "Hey, little fellow, I don't intend to harm you. If you are not willing to come with me, just leave. I won't let you sever my arm," said Xiang Shaoyun, using his internal energy to stop the snake from biting off his arm. Even so, he still resisted the urge to harm it.

  "Young master, have you gone insane? Beat it up and teach it some discipline!" Devouring Ghost cried out in alarm.

  "Yes, Young Master Xiang. Don't joke around with your life," said Du Xuanhao.

  Xiang Shaoyun shook his head. "No, I believe in its intelligence. It can understand that I am sincere in not wishing it any harm."

  "Your highness, it has an extraordinary bloodline. Please don't harm it," begged Jin Wo. Jin Wo was a gold serpentine crocodile and had great intimacy with all snake races. Thus, it was natural for him to not wish the horned lightning snake harm.

  "Don't worry, I won't harm it," Xiang Shaoyun promised.

  "What are you waiting for? Let go of his highness!" Jin Wo berated the horned lightning snake, releasing his Demon Emperor aura.

  The horned lightning snake gave it some thought and finally released Xiang Shaoyun's arm before quickly fleeing.

  "Beast, trying to flee after harming my young master?" Devouring Ghost shouted and started giving chase.

  "Devouring Ghost, come back. Let it go," Xiang Shaoyun shouted.

  Devouring Ghost stopped and turned around. He asked, "Young master, since it has survived under the nourishment of silver lightning energy, it has the potential to become a great helper in the future. Are you going to let it go just like this?"

  "Yes. Let it be," said Xiang Shaoyun with a wave of his hand.

  He did want to tame the horned lightning snake, but he did not wish to harm it. Perhaps that was because they both possessed the power of silver lightning. The horned lightning snake continued fleeing, but not long after, it turned around to look at Xiang Shaoyun. There was a complicated emotion in its eyes.

  Xiang Shaoyun was still standing there with electrical currents running all over his body, maintaining the incredibly regal and majestic purple dragon around him. The horned lightning snake hesitated for a long time before it turned around and returned to Xiang Shaoyun.

  A look of pleasant surprise appeared on Xiang Shaoyun's face. He had a feeling the horned lightning snake had made up its mind. Sure enough, after the horned lightning snake arrived before him, it flew a circle around him before emanating a silvery radiance from its scales.

  The innate purple lightning in Xiang Shaoyun's body joined with the silver lightning energy the snake emanated, and it seemed like an extremely intimate connection had formed between the two.

  The horned lightning snake opened its mouth and swallowed a mouthful of the lightning energy Xiang Shaoyun was releasing, and after swallowing the mouthful, its mood improved.

  "Little fellow, just stay by my side. My innate purple lightning and your very being complement each other. We can grow together, and if a day comes when you are tired of staying by my side, I won't stop you from leaving," Xiang Shaoyun quickly persuaded when he sensed that the horned lightning snake was starting to develop affection for him. The horned lightning snake no longer hesitated and nodded its head, signaling its agreement.

  "Haha, good. In the future, you will come to realize how smart this decision is," said Xiang Shaoyun with a joyful laugh.

  He sincerely wanted the snake to stay by his side; hence he was very excited when it finally agreed. The horned lightning snake proved itself with action by climbing to Xiang Shaoyun's injured arm and licking the wound, showing its willingness to follow him.

  "Alright, I'm fine. Don't worry," Xiang Shaoyun said.

  But the horned lightning snake did not retreat. It continued licking the wound, and some silvery liquid dripped out of its mouth. The liquid gave Xiang Shaoyun a chilly and refreshing sensation, and when he looked at his wound, he found that it was healing at a slow speed.

  "What is this? You are actually capable of healing?" Xiang Shaoyun asked in astonishment, attracting Devouring Ghost's and Jin Wo's attentions. They could both see that Xiang Shaoyun's wound was really healing.

  "Not bad at all. This horned lightning snake is worthy of being a mutated species. The energy it spits out has a restorative property," praised Devouring Ghost.

  Jin Wo also couldn't help crying out, "It might be a pure lightning beast. Although the lightning power is destructive in nature, lightning liquid is restorative in nature."

  "Lightning liquid, it's spitting lightning liquid?" Xiang Shaoyun was astonished.

  Back then, during the first time he was struck by lightning, he had obtained a drop of lightning liquid as well, which was how he had survived death and come to learn how precious lightning liquid was.

  If the saliva of the horned lightning snake was truly lightning liquid, it would have great implications. The horned lightning snake left the wounded arm and climbed to Xiang Shaoyun's other arm. It then slowly vanished into his arm.

  Xiang Shaoyun was still confused when he saw that a snake tattoo had appeared. The tattoo looked extremely lively and mysterious. He could also sense that something had changed with his skin, as if something else had appeared there.

  "The Camouflage Invisibility ability!" Jin Wo cried out in alarm.

  "What's that?" Xiang Shaoyun asked in confusion.

  "It's a perfe
ct camouflage ability that lets one embed oneself into something to achieve invisibility. It is an extremely rare demonic ability, but this little fellow actually has it! It's an amazing survival ability!" explained Jin Wo with envy.

  "So this little fellow is actually this powerful?" Xiang Shaoyun smiled. Then, the horned lightning snake left his arm and flew in the direction they had come from. As it flew, it did not forget to look back and signal Xiang Shaoyun to go with it. He followed without hesitation.

  Chapter 365: Silver Lightning Core

  The horned lightning snake brought Xiang Shaoyun back to the silver lightning stone where they had been absorbing lightning energy earlier. When the silver-winged lightning wolves in the vicinity saw them returning, they quickly scattered again, including the Kings.

  Before an Emperor, all Kings were worthless.

  The horned lightning snake used its Camouflage Invisibility ability to directly enter the silver lightning stone. Xiang Shaoyun assumed that it had returned to pack up its belongings, so he waited patiently.

  "There is something weird about this little fellow. It is already capable of flight and has a speed faster than a King's, but its cultivation realm does not seem too high. Gold serpentine crocodile, can you tell us its actual realm?" asked Devouring Ghost.

  Jin Wo was a Demon Emperor, but Devouring Ghost was even stronger than him, so he could not ignore the question. He answered, "Peak of Great Demon, ready to enter the Demon King at any moment. Perhaps it is waiting for something before breaking through."

  "I thought all demons directly entered the next realm as soon as they had enough accumulation to do so? This little fellow actually knows to suppress its strength and not break through?" Xiang Shaoyun asked.

  "Of course us demons are capable of suppressing our strength before breaking through at the most suitable timing. But the way we go about it is different from humans. For us, we will temper the physical body until it reaches the perfect level before forming a demonic core. That is why it looks like our breakthroughs have always occurred immediately after we have accumulated enough strength," said Jin Wo.