I Am Overlord c1-962

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

  At this time, Earth Skeleton spoke, "Boss, the Han Clan ancestor is a Sovereign. How will we withstand his wrath if he finds out what we did?"

  "This is the Bloodsin City, not their home base. Even if their ancestor does decide to come, they still won't be able to easily touch us. In any case, I might have already formed my soul foundation by then. What is there to fear about that ancestor?" said Celestial Skeleton in an overbearing manner.

  "Boss, you found a way to build your soul foundation?" asked Human Skeleton in excitement.

  "You will know the answer soon. Just get ready. We will make a move on them tonight," said Celestial Skeleton.

  ...

  Han Clan, Bloodsin City.

  Han Clan was a top tier-5 organization from Yu Province. Their ancestor was a Sovereign, and they only needed another Sovereign to rise among their ranks to become a tier-6 organization. In comparison, the Dong Clan of the Five Denseforest Cities was only an early tier-5 organization. There was quite a gap between the two's strength.

  How had the Han Clan grown so rapidly? By having the courage to temper their young at the Bloodsin City. They had a branch at the Bloodsin City and would periodically send some of their young there to enter the Devil Domain and hunt for devils.

  Although the casualties had always been high, the survivors had all eventually turned into strong individuals capable of standing their own. This way of tempering had greatly boosted the number of Emperors in their clan.

  Presently, a majority of the Han Clan people in the city had entered the Devil Domain on another tempering trip. Only a small number of them remained in the city. Among those who remained were two beautiful and alluring women. They were about 20 years old, yet both were already mid-stage Skysoar Realm cultivators.

  They were Han Qianwei and Han Xuewei, known as the Dual Flowers of the Han Clan. They were among the clan's top beauties.

  The elder of the two was Han Qianwei. She was tall, had a pair of lanceted eyebrows, single-edged eyelids, slim waist, towering chest, and a pair of slender legs. Her entire person radiated seduction and charm.

  The younger sister, Han Xuewei, slightly resembled her elder sister. She was slightly shorter, her complexion rosy, her skin fair as snow, her temperament elegant, and there was always a pleasant fragrance lingering about her person.

  Each of the sisters was beautiful in her own way. More importantly, both possessed the Yin Frost Physique, granting them great efficiency when cultivating energies of the yin, or cold attribute, which was part of the reason why they had such a high cultivation level at such a young age.

  They initially wanted to join the others and head into the Devil Domain to temper themselves as well, but the clan had remarked that they still lacked experience and would not be able to handle the intense battles that would happen in the Devil Domain. Thus, they were told to stay behind and take some time adapting to the city before entering the Devil Domain.

  "Big sister, everyone has gone to the Devil Domain. What are we doing here? Why don't we take a walk around the city? I want to see just how scary the villains in the city are," said Han Xuewei with excitement.

  In comparison, Han Qianwei was much less bubbly than her younger sister. Even when speaking, she sounded cold and distant. "Did you not see them when we had first arrived? When they had set their eyes on us, it was as if they had wanted nothing else but to rip apart our clothes then and there. I doubt we will be able to return in peace after leaving."

  "But what's the point staying home? How are we supposed to enter the Devil Domain if we stay here in the comfort of our home all the time?" grumbled Han Xuewei, becoming unhappy.

  "I'm not saying we don't go, but we need to put on some disguises," said Han Qianwei.

  "Right! We can dress up as men!" Han Xuewei exclaimed in excitement.

  It was at this moment a wail was heard outside the Han Clan estate. Then, someone shouted, "Enemy attack!"

  "Hehe, Han Clan, die!" A creepy screech rang out as if a ghost was speaking. Next, a large number of skeleton puppets rushed into the Han Clan estate.

  They were the Skeleton Gang's puppets. The Skeleton Gang had deployed two deputy leaders—Human Skeleton and Earth Skeleton—and a large number of attacks in this assault. It was obvious they were determined to take down the Han Clan.

  "Skeleton puppets of the Skeleton Gang? You dare challenge the Han Clan? You are courting death!" roared one of the Han Clan experts who had stayed behind.

  A battle then erupted between the Han Clan and the Skeleton Gang. There were about 100 skeleton puppets used in the assault, and the puppets were all formed of human, beast, and devil bones. On the forehead of each puppet was a flickering ghostfire, serving as the core medium for controlling the puppets.

  "Someone actually dares to attack us? Big sister, let's slaughter them!" Han Xuewei roared with a raging battle intent.

  Han Qianwei nodded, and the sisters flew out to join the battle. As all that was happening, some other people were noiselessly approaching the Skeleton Gang's base, seemingly having their sights set on the gang.

  Chapter 403: Night Attack

  Tian Yiqi the Celestial Skeleton had remained at the headquarters of the Skeleton Gang while his men went out to attack the Han Clan. Lounging in the main hall, he was having a great time with a woman in each of his arms.

  "Haha, before long, those two girls will also be my toys. After plucking their yin frost energy, I will be able to form my soul foundation and become a Sovereign," said Celestial Skeleton in excitement even as his hands were busy pinching the two women's towering chests.

  He pinched hard, causing the two women intense pain, yet they still feigned happiness and did not dare to let any displeasure show on their faces. Before long, they were both stripped naked. Celestial Skeleton started his assault on them, filling the hall with moans.

  The Skeleton Gang members all knew to not disturb their leader when he was busy with women. Those who did not know better would either be killed or refined into skeleton puppets. Thus, many Skeleton Gang members started noiselessly moving away from the main hall for fear of somehow offending their leader.

  "Why does the leader need to be so loud about it every single night? It feels terrible when all we get to do is listen."

  "Shut your mouth. The leader has a sharp hearing. You won’t have a good time if he hears you."

  ...

  The Skeleton Gang members whispered at some dark corner, completely oblivious to the fact that Badar had quietly brought two outsiders into their headquarters and had even reached the main hall.

  Badar was supposed to be part of the force attacking the Han Clan, but he had used a random excuse to stay behind. The two people he had brought in were none other than Xiang Shaoyun and Du Xuanhao.

  Badar had made Xiang Shaoyun aware of the Skeleton Gang's plan. Only a small number of them would remain tonight while the others would be away long enough for Xiang Shaoyun to deal with Celestial Skeleton.

  "This is the perfect timing to deal with the leader. He is busy with pleasure, and all the guards have withdrawn. You won't find a better chance than this," said Badar through soul transmission.

  Xiang Shaoyun did not act immediately after receiving the message. Rather, he used his Nether Soul Domain and sensed his surroundings. Everything nearby was laid bare before his Nether Soul Domain.

  Not only could he see what Celestial Skeleton was doing with the two women, he could also see an unmoving figure hiding at an unremarkable corner of the hall. This figure seemed to be here serving as a guard for Celestial Skeleton as opposed to being an assassin.

  Good thing I didn't tell Big Brother Du to go straight in. Otherwise, things would get troublesome, thought Xiang Shaoyun. He then said, "There is a different person hiding in there. Wait for my command before rushing in together. Subdue both of them. I will help both of you."

  Both Du Xuanhao and Badar nodded and prepared to act. They did not know what Xiang Shaoyun could do against the two experts in the
room, but they both believed that he would find a way.

  Xiang Shaoyun no longer hesitated and summoned out three ghostrune emperors. Gui Qi was already a second-stage Emperor while the other two were first-stage Emperors. Despite their lower cultivation levels compared to the two experts in the room, they were excellent at soul attacks, and they would be fatal against even higher-leveled Emperors. That was perhaps why high-level ghostrunes were so feared.

  "Gui Qi, attack the one out in the open. You two, attack the hidden one," commanded Xiang Shaoyun.

  The ghostrunes had extremely sharp senses and were able to immediately locate the two targets Xiang Shaoyun had assigned them. Their incorporeal soul attacks noiselessly sneaked inside.

  "Ahhhh!"

  Suddenly, two wails sounded from the room. Although the wails were quite loud, the Skeleton Gang members nearby all assumed that Celestial Skeleton was merely moaning in pleasure. Thus, none of them was bothered.

  Xiang Shaoyun's eyes turned chilly as he commanded, "Go!"

  Both Du Xuanhao and Badar rushed into the main hall. Meanwhile, Xiang Shaoyun commanded the three ghostrune emperors to continue attacking, not giving the two in the room any respite. After all, the two were too strong. If they were allowed to battle without disturbances, they would be extremely tricky opponents for Du Xuanhao and Badar to handle.

  Inside the hall, Du Xuanhao approached Celestial Skeleton, who was gripping his head in pain. When Celestial Skeleton sensed someone rushing into the room, he finally realized that he was under attack. He wanted to cry for help, but his soul was under an intense assault that placed him in too much pain to do anything.

  Before Celestial Skeleton could do anything, Du Xuanhao used his hand as a saber and swiped it at his chest.

  Sphhlt!

  With his soul under intense assault, Celestial Skeleton was barely able to stop Du Xuanhao's attack, and he instantly crashed into the wall while coughing blood. As for the two women, they were both knocked unconscious on the spot.

  Du Xuanhao pressed on with a series of attacks, inflicting heavy injuries. Du Xuanhao possessed a combat prowess comparable to a peak Emperor's. With his soul injured, Celestial Skeleton was completely incapable of putting up a fight.

  The person hiding in the corner also suffered the same fate. With two ghostrune emperors attacking him, he was unable to withstand Badar and instantly had his head sliced off.

  Xiang Shaoyun's main goal was to put the gang leader under his control. Although the person hiding in the corner was also quite strong, he had no choice but to order that person killed to prevent any unexpected incidents.

  Finally, Xiang Shaoyun entered the hall with the three ghostrune emperors. He talked to Badar through voice transmission, "Stand guard outside. Don't let anyone enter."

  "Yes, master," answered Badar as he went outside.

  Currently, Du Xuanhao was stepping on the badly injured gang leader who couldn't even scream due to the powerful presence Du Xuanhao was using to suppress him. Celestial Skeleton did not dare to shout anyway since the ghostrune emperors were still tormenting him with their soul attacks. He could feel the clear threat of death.

  "Big Brother Du, injure him a bit more," said Xiang Shaoyun. He gave that order to be even safer. The more injured Celestial Skeleton was, the weaker his soul would be, which would make it easier for him to put the gang leader under his control.

  Du Xuanhao then sent a few more attacks at Celestial Skeleton, injuring him to the point he was barely breathing.

  "Ok. This is enough. Please stand guard for me," said Xiang Shaoyun with a look of joy. He then activated the Nether Dragon Soul Curse and sent numerous symbols flying toward Celestial Skeleton's soul. He could sense that Celestial Skeleton's soul was already extremely weak, and the curse symbols easily branded it.

  "Ahhhh!"

  Celestial Skeleton started wailing miserably. However, Du Xuanhao had completely isolated the place from the outside world with his presence, preventing any noise from traveling outside. Right this moment, someone started approaching the main hall, seemingly having sensed that something had happened.

  Chapter 404: I Am Your Master From Now On

  "You're here as well, Lord Badar? We seemed to have sensed something earlier. Is the leader fine?" asked the Skeleton Gang members who had just arrived after saluting Badar.

  Most of the Skeleton Gang members had gone to attack the Han Clan. With Badar's strength, he was among the highest ranked members who had stayed behind.

  "What can happen to the leader? He is enjoying himself. Go away now. You know what will happen if the leader is interrupted when he is having fun," said Badar impatiently.

  "Is everything really fine?" asked the same person doubtfully.

  "Feel free to take a look if you want. Just don't blame me for what happens next," said Badar as he stepped aside.

  "No, no, of course not. We don't have the guts to interrupt the leader when he is having fun. Alright, we're going back to patrol," the person quickly said.

  They knew very well how their leader was. They had only asked Badar so many questions to probe if everything was fine. In any case, Badar was stronger than them. If something had really happened to their leader, he would have noticed it before them.

  Inside the hall, Xiang Shaoyun was chanting the curse repeatedly, sending numerous symbols into Celestial Skeleton's soul. He was sending much more symbols out than he normally did. The power of curse wrapped around Celestial Skeleton's soul was also much stronger than what he had used on others before this. He was being cautious as he did not wish for Celestial Skeleton to break free from his control after recovering.

  Meanwhile, Celestial Skeleton had nearly gone mad from Xiang Shaoyun's torture. If it wasn't for his serious injuries and Du Xuanhao's suppression, he would have destroyed the entire hall by now. After a while, Xiang Shaoyun finally stopped chanting. He looked pale, and it was quite clear he had overused his soul power.

  "It's finally done," muttered Xiang Shaoyun as he wiped the sweat on his forehead.

  Inwardly, he rejoiced, Good thing I have the ghostrune emperors helping out. Otherwise, it would have been much harder to subdue this guy.

  "What's next, young master?" asked Du Xuanhao.

  "Let go of him and let him recover," said Xiang Shaoyun.

  "What? S-should we be doing that?" asked Du Xuanhao with a worried look.

  Although he knew Xiang Shaoyun had a wondrous mind control technique, he was still anxious as Celestial Skeleton was a peak Emperor. He wasn't even sure if he could actually defeat an opponent like him.

  "Don't worry. It will be fine," said Xiang Shaoyun confidently.

  The Nether Dragon Soul Curse had never failed. He was sure this time would not be an exception. On top of that, he had the assistance of the Nether Dragon Soul Headband, which was a top-tier treasure of the Imperial Nether Clan. Not even a peak Emperor could hope to escape the control of his curse.

  Du Xuanhao released Celestial Skeleton and fed him a healing king medicine, helping him recover faster. After swallowing the king medicine, Celestial Skeleton's body acted on instinct and started healing.

  Finally, he recovered enough to regain some clarity of mind. The first thing he did was ask furiously, "W-who exactly are you?"

  "That does not matter. You only need to remember that I am your master from now on," said Xiang Shaoyun nonchalantly before he suddenly started chanting the curse again.

  "Ahhhh!"

  Celestial Skeleton wailed immediately, feeling as if his brain was going to explode. It was even more painful than when the ghostrun emperor had attacked him. It was as if there were tens of thousands of bugs gnawing at his brain at the same time, making him suffer enough to wish for death.

  "Do you understand me? I am your master from now on. If you disobey, I can take your life with a mere thought," said Xiang Shaoyun after he stopped chanting.

  "Y-yes...," Celestial Skeleton answered with extreme indignation. Inwardly, he vowed to himself
, Just you wait. When I recover enough, I will slaughter your entire family!

  "Hehe, looks like you are still unwilling to submit. You actually dare to curse this young master?" said Xiang Shaoyun with a fiendish smile. He started chanting again.

  Once again, Celestial Skeleton started wailing. If it wasn't for Du Xuanhao isolating the room from the outside world, the others would have heard the wails for sure.

  "You are already under my control, so I know your every thought. You better not try to scheme behind my back," said Xiang Shaoyun when he stopped chanting again.

  This time, Celestial Skeleton seemed to have given up for real. After all, his soul had been controlled and none of his thoughts were private anymore. How was he supposed to resist?

  At this moment, Badar suddenly spoke to Xiang Shaoyun through voice transmission, "Master, the two deputy leaders have returned."

  Xiang Shaoyun frowned before saying to Celestial Skeleton, "Do you have a secret room we can hide temporarily? Think of a story yourself to explain your injuries. Make sure to not leak any information."

  "P-please come with me, master," answered Celestial Skeleton with some difficulty after swallowing a healing pill.

  He brought Xiang Shaoyun and Du Xuanhao to a hidden room behind the hall. This was the room he usually used for secluded cultivation. Apart from a simple bed, there was nothing else in the room.

  It was worth noting that there were a lot of paintings hanging on the room's walls, depicting scenes that would cause any woman to blush in embarrassment if they saw them. These were all paintings of men and women having intercourse in numerous complicated positions.

  Xiang Shaoyun couldn't help laughing dryly when he saw the paintings as he mused, "This is quite an eye-opener."

  Although he was known as a playboy during his time at his sect, he was still a virgin.

  "These are probably the diagrams of a sinister dual cultivation technique," said Du Xuanhao with a frown.

  "Something similar to plucking the yin to enhance the yang?" Xiang Shaoyun asked doubtfully.