I Am Overlord c1-962

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

  "What do you want, Young Master Xiang?" asked Lady Shura with a slight astonishment. She found it hard to believe that Xiang Shaoyun had just been roughed up by their sect master and that he was already blackmailing her so soon.

  A crafty look appeared on Xiang Shaoyun's face as he said, "How about you take your mask off and show me your face?"

  "What? A-are you serious?" Lady Shura cried out in agitation.

  "Why? What's so difficult about that? Are you too ashamed to show your face?" Xiang Shaoyun asked.

  Lady Shura was a woman constantly radiating a sex appeal, giving one an urge to conquer her. That was why Xiang Shaoyun wanted to take a look at her actual face. But he was completely unaware of the responsibility he had to bear after seeing the face behind the mask.

  Lady Shura narrowed her eyes and stared at Xiang Shaoyun for a bit before resolutely taking her mask off. Xiang Shaoyun was stunned. A tanned face was revealed before him, showing a pair of eyes with single eyelids. Her hair was draping gracefully behind her earlobes. Nose tall, lips thick, her facial features were in complete symmetry. If she did not have such thick lips to go with her tall nose, she wouldn't look as good.

  Her face wasn't exactly flawless or fair, but what she had combined with her alluring figure presented a wild and exotic kind of beauty. Xiang Shaoyun had seen a lot of beauties, but this was his first time seeing a woman with this kind of beauty. He felt his blood boiling in excitement, an urge to conquer her rising up within him. It was pure lust, not admiration or love.

  "Are you done staring?" asked Lady Shura calmly.

  Only then did Xiang Shaoyun recover his calm. He said, "So beautiful. So tasteful."

  Lady Shura put her mask back on and spoke softly, "The sect has a rule that those who have seen my face will either die or be my man, becoming a member of the sect. Since you are an honored guest of the sect, I can't kill you. So my only option now is to kill myself." A dagger appeared in her hand, and she swept it toward her own neck.

  "Wait! You can be my woman!" Xiang Shaoyun cried out.

  "Your cultivation level is far lower than mine. You are not the kind of man I want," Lady Shura rejected straightforwardly.

  Chapter 420: Golden Dragon Sword Su Jun

  Xiang Shaoyun felt his self-esteem be damaged by Lady Shura's words. He had always seen himself as an extraordinary individual. Most of the time, he was the one to be rained with love confessions while remaining completely unmoved. He felt rather humiliated when Lady Shura said that he was not good enough for her.

  It provoked his pride, and he said coldly, "I admit I am no match for you right now. But who am I? Even if you are an Emperor, I won't need long to surpass you. At that time, you will feel that you yourself are not good enough for me."

  Lady Shura looked at the confident expression on Xiang Shaoyun with complicated emotions. After a slight hesitation, she said, "If you can surpass me in five years, I will willingly be your woman. Of course, we still need the sect master's approval. My life belongs to the sect master."

  "Five years? That's too long. I only need three years. If I can't surpass you in three years, you can do anything you want to me," said Xiang Shaoyun confidently.

  "Those are your own words. Don't forget it!" Lady Shura said.

  "Of course. Ok, we're done for now. Take me out of this place," said Xiang Shaoyun with a nod.

  A woman like Lady Shura was extremely rare. She was no breathtaking beauty, but she was still exotic. Xiang Shaoyun did not wish to see her in the embrace of some other man.

  Lady Shura led Xiang Shaoyun out of the main hall and said, "You can stay in the sect and cultivate here. It will be much safer than staying with the Skeleton Gang. We have received information that the Noxious Blood Gang is going to make a move on them soon. The leader of Noxious Blood Gang has just broken through recently and is now a Sovereign."

  "They really dare to do so?" Xiang Shaoyun asked gloomily.

  The leader of the Noxious Blood Gang was now a Soul Foundation Realm expert. If he really attacked, the Skeleton Gang would be in trouble. Xiang Shaoyun knew the three Skeletons had a team battle technique that could help them fight a Sovereign when fighting together, but that was far from enough.

  "Don't worry. I will get someone to spread some rumors to delay the Noxious Blood Gang for a bit. But I don't know how long they will stay scared. You are better off just staying here. It will be much safer," advised Lady Shura.

  Xiang Shaoyun hesitated for a bit before saying, "Please give the Noxious Blood Gang a warning for me. I only need some time. Before long, they will no longer have the courage to attack."

  Lady Shura looked at Xiang Shaoyun in astonishment, not knowing what his source of confidence was.

  "Fine." Lady Shura was not one to hesitate, and she agreed immediately. She then took out something and said, "This is the sect's emergency signal. When you're in danger, release it and help will come immediately."

  Xiang Shaoyun accepted the signal. Shortly after, he left the Ghostface Sect. Since he was still injured, Lady Shura escorted him back. But as soon as they left the territory of the Ghostface Sect, a mount stopped before them and blocked their path.

  "Lady Shura, who is he? He dares walk side by side with you?" questioned the person seated on the mount furiously.

  When Xiang Shaoyun looked over, he saw a handsome young man mounted on a golden-eyed leopard. The young man was glaring at him angrily. He looked to be about 27 or 28 years old. He was dressed in a gold outfit with a dragon-shaped sword hanging on his back. Everything about him was dazzling and eye-catching.

  This young man was none other than Su Jun the Golden Dragon Sword, a young man equally famous to Lady Shura. He was a genius who had comprehended sword intent, a disciple of the Dragon Society.

  Lady Shura had her mask on all the time. Since nobody knew how she looked, she did not have many pursuers. But this Su Jun was one of them. A lot of people had asked Su Jun why he would like someone like her. He answered that only a woman as strong as Lady Shura was good enough for him. There was also something about her that gave him an urge to conquer her. He trusted his instincts and concluded that she was definitely a breathtaking beauty and vowed to make her his lover.

  One ought to admit that Su Jun had good taste. Unfortunately, Lady Shura had been avoiding him and had not reciprocated his feelings. The Dragon Society was a renowned tier-7 organization at the Soaring Dragon Province, and they also had a powerful branch at the Bloodsin City. Su Jun was one of their young geniuses with countless followers. Even though Lady Shura had been ignoring him, he still wasn't angry. However, he would not let any other man near her.

  Lady Shura looked at him coldly and replied, "This is none of your business."

  Generally, organizations that viewed themselves as one of the righteous forces such as the Dragon Society looked down upon organizations such as the Ghostface Sect, which they viewed as an evil or sinister organization. Because of that, Lady Shura never had a good opinion of those from the so-called righteous forces.

  "Lady Shura, you know how I feel about you. I won't let any man lay hands on you," declared Su Jun solemnly. He then yelled at Xiang Shaoyun, "I don't care who you are. Step away from Lady Shura now or die."

  "He is the honored guest of the Ghostface Sect. If you dare touch him, our sect will not spare you," warned Lady Shura sharply.

  "Oh, he's a guest of your sect?" Su Jun said with a look of relief. He then spoke to Xiang Shaoyun again, "Kid, I don't care who you are. You are no longer allowed to get near Lady Shura. Otherwise, this city will be your grave."

  Xiang Shaoyun narrowed his eyes and asked, "What if I claim that she is my woman? Are you going to kill me now?"

  "Audacious!" Su Jun snapped. A boundless aura surged out of him and pressed down on Xiang Shaoyun.

  Lady Shura immediately stepped in front of Xiang Shaoyun and said, "Su Jun, watch it!"

  "I see now. Looks like you are really turning a blind eye to my feelings for you," said
Su Jun with a look of indignation. He then shouted to Xiang Shaoyun, "I refuse to believe she will be able to protect you forever. Watch out!"

  He then turned and left with his golden-eyed leopard. Xiang Shaoyun stared at Su Jun's departing back and smiled. "So this is one of those overconfident geniuses?"

  "Scared?" Lady Shura asked.

  "Hehe, you should feel happy for him. He is lucky he left. If he had dared to attack, I might not necessarily be the one to die," said Xiang Shaoyun with a sneer.

  Lady Shura couldn't understand why Xiang Shaoyun was still so confident. She did not voice her curiosity and continued escorting him back to the Skeleton Gang.

  Inwardly, Xiang Shaoyun mused, Looks like I have gotten a new enemy out of the blue. Well, I really need to grow faster. Otherwise, everyone will think they can bully me because of my cultivation level.

  The two soon arrived at the Skeleton Gang headquarters. When the Skeleton Gang people saw Lady Shura, they all grew nervous. And when they saw Xiang Shaoyun returning with her, their anxiousness was replaced with confusion.

  Before Lady Shura left, Xiang Shaoyun said solemnly, "During the next three years, make sure to cultivate hard. Don't let me surpass you so easily. You are a woman I have vowed to make mine."

  "I'll be waiting for you. If you can't surpass me in three years, I will kill you myself," said Lady Shura before she left.

  Chapter 421: Kill That Xiang Shaoyun

  After returning to the Skeleton Gang, Xiang Shaoyun went into seclusion again to continue healing his injuries. In order to save some time, he had even used a king medicine to increase his recovery speed. Two days later, he left his seclusion completely healed.

  He called Celestial Skeleton over and asked, "Are you going to enter the Soul Foundation Realm soon?"

  "Yes, master," Celestial Skeleton replied deferentially. In truth, he was thinking that he would have already entered the Soul Foundation Realm if Xiang Shaoyun had not prevented him from plucking the yin frost energy from the Han Clan sisters.

  Xiang Shaoyun knew what he was thinking. He said, "Take some time off to enter seclusion and accumulate more energy. I have a way to help you form your soul foundation and enter the Soul Foundation Realm."

  "M-master, a-are you serious?" Celestial Skeleton asked in excitement.

  "Why do I need to lie?" Xiang Shaoyun said solemnly. "I was not planning to let you break through so quickly, but the Noxious Blood Gang is going to declare war on us at any moment. You need to be ready for it. When you reach an optimal condition for breakthrough, come look for me."

  "Yes, master," Celestial Skeleton answered, still not knowing what Xiang Shaoyun could do to help him.

  Xiang Shaoyun said, "I know you are not willing to be under my control. But so long as you serve me faithfully, you will be able to reach an even higher height in the future."

  For some reason, Celestial Skeleton found himself believing Xiang Shaoyun's words. Perhaps he had been influenced by their recent interactions.

  Xiang Shaoyun then left for the Bloodsin Arena once again. This time, he brought all three Skeletons along so as to prevent being ambushed by the Noxious Blood Gang. He believed that the Skeleton Gang would not suddenly fall just because the three leaders had temporarily left the headquarters.

  After all, the Ghostface Sect had already spread word that they were backing the Skeleton Gang. Therefore, the Noxious Blood Gang would have to consider whether they would be able to withstand Ghostface Sect's anger before launching an attack on the Skeleton Gang.

  The moment Xiang Shaoyun arrived at the Bloodsin Arena, he caused a commotion.

  "Isn't that the Super King Xiang Shaoyun? Not long ago, he won 10 victories in a row. He is quite strong."

  "Yeah. A few organizations had even tried recruiting him then, but he had rejected all of them. I reckon he has a backer already."

  "Those three...aren't they the three leaders of the Skeleton Gang? They are all following behind him. Looks like he has quite a background. No wonder he has such freakish combat prowess."

  "Look, he is heading to the fifth arena. He's not going to challenge the fifth arena, right?"

  "Just go take a look. We'll know then."

  ...

  That's right. Today, Xiang Shaoyun was here to challenge the fifth arena. The fifth arena was generally only used by fifth-stage Kings. Of course, those with a lower cultivation level could get on it as well, but that was essentially suicide.

  In truth, Xiang Shaoyun's feat of challenging the fourth arena with a cultivation level of third-stage Skysoar Realm wasn't anything special. The Bloodsin City did not lack geniuses capable of battling those a stage higher like him.

  However, very few people could battle those two stages higher. After all, the Bloodsin Arena was different from regular arenas. Here, one could only leave after killing the opponent. Therefore, anyone would think it through before actually stepping onto the arena. It was no child's play.

  Xiang Shaoyun registered himself for the fifth arena and signed the waiver. The bookmaker had a look of expectation as he gazed at Xiang Shaoyun.

  Each year there would be some geniuses challenging arenas two stages higher than themselves, but not many of them survive. Let's see if this kid can survive, mused the bookmaker.

  At this time, Scorching Blood Monarch appeared at a certain corner. When he saw Xiang Shaoyun, a look of hatred covered his face as he muttered, "You dare challenge the fifth arena? Very well. Let's see if you are really good enough to kill those two stages above you."

  He then shouted a command, "Wolf Fang, go to the fifth arena and kill that Xiang Shaoyun."

  A man with cold eyes stepped forth and answered deferentially, "Yes, monarch."

  Wolf Fang then walked toward the fifth arena. He was an up-and-coming youngster from the Noxious Blood Gang. He was a peak fifth-stage King also capable of punching above his weight. He was a King of Kings and had contributed greatly to the Noxious Blood Gang. He was a ruthless character who never showed mercy, not sparing even women, the old, and the weak. Scorching Blood Monarch was confident Xiang Shaoyun would not survive a battle with Wolf Fang.

  Xiang Shaoyun stood beside the arena waiting for the current ongoing battle to end. He was observing the two combatants seriously while contemplating the new technique he wanted to create. He started trying to predict their moves. Unfortunately, it was quite impossible for him to straight up gain the ability to predict moves. Perhaps more accumulation of knowledge was required.

  Predicting an opponent's future actions based on their current movements seems to be very difficult, lamented Xiang Shaoyun inwardly.

  He understood the hardships of creating a new technique and was not discouraged. Rather, he continued contemplating, trying to figure out the key points he could focus on to help him create his new technique.

  Soon, one of the two combatants was killed. The victor left the arena with rather terrible wounds. It was now Xiang Shaoyun's turn to fight. His opponent was not Wolf Fang. Rather, it was a late fifth-stage Skysoar Realm expert.

  Before the battle, he instructed Celestial Skeleton to wager 500,000 mid-grade spirit crystals on his victory. The current payout for Xiang Shaoyun's victory was two-to-one. In other words, he would win one million mid-grade spirit crystals from his victory.

  Generally, when a third-stage King challenged the fifth arena, the payout would be at least ten-to-one. After all, the combatant had skipped two whole stages. But due to Xiang Shaoyun's history of 10 consecutive victories, the bookmaker knew to not use the normal rate. Otherwise, they would suffer great losses if an upset happened again.

  The same scene as Xiang Shaoyun's first match at the fourth arena repeated. Everyone was betting on his opponent winning. Although he had a stunning performance previously, it did not instill enough confidence to make others believe he could defeat a fifth-stage King.

  Right this moment, a lazy voice rang out, "I'm betting 10,000 mid-grade spirit crystals on this kid."

  Eve
ryone turned around to find that Ugly Gambler had appeared yet again. He was still betting on Xiang Shaoyun.

  As soon as Ugly Gambler placed his bet, the bookmaker quickly announced, "The bet is closed. The battle begins."

  The bookmaker reacted too fast and those who wanted to follow Ugly Gambler's bet could only sigh in regret.

  "We clearly have more time! How can they start the battle in advance? This is totally unreasonable!"

  "Yeah! Gambler has only placed a bet of 10,000 mid-grade spirit crystals. Clearly, Xiang Shaoyun has a high chance of winning!"

  "Yes. Based on Gambler's Law, only when the Gambler places a bet of above one million will the combatants be somewhat equally matched. This Xiang Shaoyun will most likely win."

  Chapter 422: The Difficult Wolf Fang

  "A mere third-stage Skysoar Realm cultivator dares to challenge the fifth arena? Today, let me teach you how big the gap between stages can be," roared Xiang Shaoyun's opponent before charging forward.

  No one who dared to step on the arena was weak. Their combat prowess had all been earned through actual combat. This late fifth-stage Skysoar Realm cultivator was able to unleash a combat prowess no weaker than ordinary sixth-stage Skysoar Realm cultivators.

  He sent his imposing aura pressing down on Xiang Shaoyun and attacked with a domineering attack. Instantly, he flooded every corner of the arena with his attacks, leaving Xiang Shaoyun no room for escape.

  "This is strong enough to defeat those fourth arena opponents. Not bad at all," said Xiang Shaoyun in excitement. A golden radiance surged out of him and formed an ironclad defense around him. He then charged into the midst of the attacks sent his way.

  An overbearing, spinning golden fist flew out enveloped in a torrential vicious gold energy. Xiang Shaoyun's combat prowess instantly rose to a level equivalent to his opponent's. Relying on his footwork, he moved about nimbly, dodging all attacks as he attacked.