I Am Overlord c1-962

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

  One punch struck his opponent's waist, creating a bloody hole. After landing the first hit, he pressed on with a barrage of punches without mercy. The opponent tried his best to defend himself, but the vicious gold energy seemed capable of penetrating everything. Before long, Xiang Shaoyun killed him.

  The crowd was shocked to see how easily Xiang Shaoyun had killed a fifth-stage King. They had never expected him to have such terrifying combat prowess. He was actually able to fight an opponent two stages higher than him and could still win so easily.

  "Who else dares to battle me?" Xiang Shaoyun asked, his voice calm.

  During the short battle earlier, he seemed to have gained some inspiration for the technique he was trying to create.

  How to predict the trajectory of my opponent's attack before counter attacking? Even doing that, I will still be a step slower than my opponent. If I can read my opponent's energy flow and predict the attack they are about to use, wouldn't I be able to achieve what I want—predicting my opponent's moves?

  "Sensing the energy flow, grasping the energy. This can't be wrong. It will be the direction I pursue," muttered Xiang Shaoyun in excitement.

  "Me!" Wolf Fang shouted as he leaped onto the arena.

  The moment he landed, a baleful energy spread out of him, filling the arena with a dreadful and sinister aura. Apart from him, a bloodthirst wolf king had also jumped onto the arena.

  "Huh? This works?" Xiang Shaoyun blanked out.

  "Hehe, mounts are allowed to join in on the arena battles as well. Don't you know that?" Wolf Fang said with a smile.

  His mount, the bloodthirst wolf, was a fourth-stage Demon King. Although the mount was not as strong as him, it would still be able to deal Xiang Shaoyun a fatal blow during a crucial moment.

  "I see," Xiang Shaoyun said in realization. He had not encountered any opponent fighting with a mount during his time at the fourth arena.

  This was only his second fifth arena battle, yet he had already encountered a situation such as this. Nevertheless, he was not scared. Pressure was exactly what he needed to force him to use his full power.

  Once again, Ugly Gambler placed a bet on Xiang Shaoyun. This time, he placed a bet of 50,000 mid-grade spirit crystals. Evidently, his confidence in Xiang Shaoyun's chance of victory was not as high anymore. Meanwhile, Xiang Shaoyun had Celestial Skeleton do as usual and bet on him. Nobody would dislike having too many spirit crystals.

  "Start the battle," the bookmaker announced.

  "You dare offend our deputy monarch? Today, I shall slice your head off and vent the deputy monarch's anger," said Wolf Fang. He moved at a rapid speed and reached Xiang Shaoyun in the blink of an eye, then clawed him with both hands. Unfortunately, when his claw attack landed, he had only struck an afterimage.

  "Huh, what a fast speed," Wolf Fang exclaimed in astonishment. He faced a different direction and pounced on Xiang Shaoyun again.

  Competing against me on speed? You are still not enough, thought Xiang Shaoyun.

  When using his footwork intent, he could match even the speed of a peak King, let alone a fifth-stage King like Wolf Fang. Xiang Shaoyun only dodged and did not attack. However, that was not due to fear. Rather, he was trying to sense the energy flow around Wolf Fang.

  Initially, he wasn't able to sense anything at all. But after utilizing his gift of instincts, his soul's sensitivity rose greatly, allowing him to start sensing the minute traces of energy flowing around Wolf Fang.

  The moment Wolf Fang tried something, he would be able to judge the attack trajectory through the energy flow's direction. Of course, he had to use all his focus to succeed. The moment he lost even a slight amount of focus, he would not be able to read anything.

  It works! Xiang Shaoyun thought gleefully.

  After missing several attacks in a row, Wolf Fang became furious. He roared, "I refuse to believe you can keep dodging my attacks!"

  Dance of Wolves!

  Wolf Fang split into five, and all five attacked Xiang Shaoyun from different directions, locking all routes of escape. His baleful energy seemed endless, completely changing the arena's atmosphere. Each Wolf Fang looked incomparably real, and it was almost impossible to figure out which was the actual body. But with Xiang Shaoyun's gift of instincts, he was able to locate the real Wolf Fang with a single glance.

  "Since you love clawing so much, I'll play with you," said Xiang Shaoyun with a sneer. He finally attacked.

  Seven Scorching Sun Claws!

  Dense flame energy surged out, burning the baleful energy in the air into nothingness. Xiang Shaoyun's claw attacks seemed to be even stronger than Wolf Fang's. He was able to successfully wound Wolf Fang's arms, but his own arms were also clawed as a result. His own arms, however, were completely undamaged. After all, his defensive technique was no joke.

  Even so, Wolf Fang kept his hold on Xiang Shaoyun's arms and refused to let go. In response, Xiang Shaoyun brought his knee up and struck Wolf Fang's stomach.

  "Wolf king, eat him alive!" shouted Wolf Fang while resisting the pain. Suddenly, two steel claws appeared from his sleeves and hooked Xiang Shaoyun's arms, preventing him from escaping. He was now waiting for his mount to finish off Xiang Shaoyun.

  Xiang Shaoyun had never expected Wolf Fang to be such a difficult opponent. He was actually trying to risk injuring himself just so he could take Xiang Shaoyun's life.

  "Good. Very good," said Scorching Blood Monarch in excitement when he saw Xiang Shaoyun trapped. Alas, his celebration came too early.

  Just as the wolf was about to arrive, Xiang Shaoyun sneered and said, "You are not the only one with a mount."

  Chapter 423: Devil Apeman

  Right after Xiang Shaoyun spoke, a silver silhouette shot out.

  "Howl!"

  Before the bloodthirst wolf could bite Xiang Shaoyun, the silver silhouette bit its neck, causing it to cry out in surprise. The bloodthirst wolf shook its body, grabbing at the silver silhouette repeatedly, but its struggles were to no avail.

  The silver silhouette was none other than the horned lightning snake. He curled his slender body around the bloodthirst wolf before his head enlarged and bit down at the wolf. The change had occurred so suddenly everyone there was shocked.

  "Why is there suddenly a demonic snake up there? I thought the arena was already sealed!"

  "There's nothing surprising about that. Some demonic snakes have the ability to camouflage themselves or even change their size freely. This snake has probably been with Xiang Shaoyun the whole time, and it had probably planned to only attack at a crucial moment. What a trap."

  "This Wolf Fang is probably dead."

  ...

  While Money was busy swallowing the bloodthirst wolf, Xiang Shaoyun launched his counterattack. Yun Flame's energy surged out of him and instantly set Wolf Fang on fire.

  "Ahhhh!"

  Wolf Fang wailed in pain and finally let go of Xiang Shaoyun, who then took the chance to claw him. His claw attack was incomparably sharp, and it tore open Wolf Fang's chest with a rake.

  "Trash!" Scorching Blood Monarch cursed furiously.

  Xiang Shaoyun's stunning performance caused the crowd to start cheering. As for Ugly Gambler, his eyes were shining with amusement.

  At a certain corner, Su Jun was watching everything unfolding on the arena. With a sinister look on his face, he muttered, "Turns out you are quite decent. But since you are already on the arena, don't bother leaving alive."

  He then dashed toward a certain direction and soon arrived at his destination. A man dressed in black was seated cross-legged there, and there were more than 10 powerful devils standing behind him. They were all under his control, and none of them dared to move without permission.

  The devils were always the public enemy of the various surface races. The only reason these devils could stay here safely was because they had been enslaved by a member of a surface race.

  "I want to buy the life of that Xiang Shaoyun on the fifth arena," said Su Jun.

>   "Sure. A hundred thousand mid-grade spirit crystals," the man in black named his price.

  Su Jun's face twitched at that price, but he still agreed, "Ok."

  He directly made the payment. This was a price enough to buy the life of a peak King.

  "Fifteen, go deal with this," commanded the man in black.

  At that command, a massive devil stepped forth. He had a height of about four or five meters, and his body was the shape of a devilish ape. His thick coat of black fur looked like a coat of sharp needles, and a dense devilish energy constantly swirled around him. Evidently, he was someone with an extraordinary combat prowess.

  He was a devil apeman, a commonly seen race in the Devil Domain known to be ferocious and ruthless. A devil apeman rarely faced defeat against a human of the same cultivation level. After all, the devil race had a physical prowess comparable to the demon race, and they also possessed the devilish energy that normal humans would find very difficult to face.

  As for the man in black capable of controlling these devils, he was a member of the Dark Devil Sect. The Dark Devil Sect was a sect possessing a secret technique capable of controlling devils, which was what they had relied on to rapidly rise in the Bloodsin City and to eventually become one of its five strongest organizations.

  Of the various organizations making a living at the Bloodsin City, the city hall's main income was the arenas, whereas the Dark Devil Sect's main income was selling devil slaves and assassination contracts. Su Jun was currently here as a customer.

  Satisfied, Su Jun then brought Fifteen to the fifth arena to kill Xiang Shaoyun. After two consecutive victories, nobody looked down on Xiang Shaoyun anymore. Not many people dared to challenge him rashly, and a new challenger had yet to appear.

  Standing on the arena, Xiang Shaoyun saw the look of hatred Su Jun was throwing at him. He smiled and said, "Oh great. A new enemy out of the blue."

  He wasn’t really bothered about Su Jun, not because he was confident he could defeat Su Jun, but because ghostrune emperors constantly guarded him. He could easily kill Su Jun if he wanted. Of course, he wouldn't kill him for no reason if Su Jun did not force his hand.

  When he saw the devil apeman step onto the arena, he grew even more excited. There he was, worried that he would have no new opponents. Now, one was delivered right into his hands.

  He had planned to eventually enter the Devil Domain. If he could face some devils before then to gain more understanding of them, it would benefit him greatly. After the devil apeman got on the arena, Ugly Gambler laughed and said, "I'm betting 80,000 mid-grade spirit crystals on this kid."

  Those who knew Ugly Gambler well would know that this laugh was the sign that his gambling addiction had kicked in. The larger the amount he was betting, the lower the confidence he had in winning. However, the people present all knew that this devil apeman was incredibly powerful. Because of that, they had to think clearly before placing their bets this time despite Ugly Gambler’s bet.

  Standing at a different corner was Lady Shura, who was wearing her usual mask. She had a complicated look in her eyes as she watched everything unfold. Inwardly, she thought, If you can really defeat this devil apeman, I suppose I can really wait three years for you. I can then bring you to witness the true geniuses of this city.

  Xiang Shaoyun looked like a child standing before the massive devil apeman. The devil apeman smiled before throwing a punch out. A regular sixth-stage King wouldn't even dare to face such a domineering punch head on.

  Xiang Shaoyun decided to dodge. But as he dodged, the devil apeman spat out a clump of devilish energy. The devilish energy flew toward Xiang Shaoyun, who had not expected the devil apeman to follow up with another attack so quickly. He was forced to utilize his innate purple lightning, and he punched the clump of energy with a Lightning Bolt Fist.

  Rumble!

  A massive explosion erupted on the arena. Xiang Shaoyun had barely stopped the incoming attack when the devil apeman appeared right beside him, sending a palm slamming down on him. The attacks had come without stop, each connecting with one another, making it hard for Xiang Shaoyun to properly respond.

  Xiang Shaoyun raised his hand to block the incoming palm, and he was slapped right onto the ground. The devil apeman smiled again and raised one foot before sending a stomp down at Xiang Shaoyun, who was now lying face flat on the ground.

  Xiang Shaoyun quickly rolled to the side and dodged the stomp. He successfully avoided it only to find that there was a powerful aftershock rippling out, sending him bouncing off the ground.

  This was the devil apeman's Devil Earthquake technique.

  The series of attacks had completely caught Xiang Shaoyun by surprise, and that was not even the end. After he bounced off the ground, another palm attack struck him.

  Sphhlt!

  Instantly, Xiang Shaoyun's defense crumbled, and he was sent crashing right into the arena's barrier.

  Chapter 424: Watch How I Cut You Apart

  Xiang Shaoyun was beaten down by just a few attacks from the devil apeman. The crowd wore a look of regret. They had thought Xiang Shaoyun would be able to at least put up some fight, but his one-sided defeat wasn't what they had expected to see. After all, he had already given them the impression that he was a creator of miracles.

  "What a pity. If this Xiang Shaoyun was already a fourth-stage King, he would probably be able to put up a fight against this devil apeman. Too bad he is acting reckless due to his young age. He's going to lose his life now."

  "Yeah. This is the consequence of being too rash. How powerful are the devils? A human of the same cultivation level needs to be a Super King to be a devil's match. Although Xiang Shaoyun is a King of Kings, the gap between him and this devil is still too big."

  "This devil apeman is only one of the more common devil slaves. If it's one of those rare devils, no human of the same cultivation level would be its match."

  "We are lucky we have the surface experts guarding the Bloodsin City. If the devils are let loose on the surface, many lives will be lost."

  ...

  "A puny third-stage Skysoar Realm kid dares to steal my woman? You think too highly of yourself," said Su Jun gleefully.

  Su Jun had barely spoken these words when Xiang Shaoyun suddenly stood up. He quickly pulled a distance from the devil apeman. He wiped the blood dripping out of his lips and smiled in excitement. As he beckoned and provoked the devil apeman, he said, "Very good. The devils are indeed strong. Let's do this again!"

  Everyone was dumbstruck. They had personally witnessed Xiang Shaoyun being beaten up so badly his defensive barrier had crumbled apart. But why was he still looking so lively and energetic?

  Xiang Shaoyun had indeed sustained some injuries, but it wasn't as bad as the crowd had thought. After all, his body had gone through the baptism of lightning. His flesh was no weaker than a Demon King's, granting him an astonishing endurance.

  If I hadn't ceaselessly tempered my body for half a year, that series of attacks would have killed me, thought Xiang Shaoyun, rejoicing that he had not slacked in his training.

  On his way to the Bloodsin City, he had constantly summoned lightning bolts to cultivate his Six Goldplate Manual. Initially, the Six Goldplate Manual was unable to withstand the lightning bombardment and constantly broke. Thus, in a roundabout manner, Xiang Shaoyun had tempered his physical body while cultivating the Six Goldplate Manual.

  As for why he had survived all those lightning strikes, it was all thanks to his lightning bone, which had absorbed all the lightning that had struck him. That was how he came to possess such a durable body.

  The devil apeman had not expected that Xiang Shaoyun would survive. A sinister glint shone in his eyes as he attacked again. This time, he spat out a bone weapon wrapped with a thick devilish energy. He swung the weapon, sending a corrosive attack toward Xiang Shaoyun.

  The exact moment the devil apeman attacked, Xiang Shaoyun activated his gift of instincts. The flow of the devilish energy was laid
bare before him, clearly revealing the attack's openings. The gift of instincts had always been able to see the openings of an opponent's attack, but this ability to see the energy flow was something new.

  Is my Nether Soul Domain innately sensitive to devilish energy or something? Xiang Shaoyun wondered in excitement as he dodged the swing.

  The devil apeman roared and continued swinging his bone weapon as he repeatedly spat up clumps of energy. His unending attacks were something even peak sixth-stage Kings would be hard-pressed to withstand. Xiang Shaoyun moved faster and faster, always one step ahead of the devil apeman.

  "You coward! Just you wait until I catch you," howled the devil apeman furiously.

  He was sending a concentrated barrage of attacks, one that humans of even higher cultivation levels would find hard to dodge. Yet for some reason, the young man before him was able to move away right before he attacked, causing him to consistently miss. The more he missed, the more agitated he became.

  The only reason Xiang Shaoyun kept dodging was because he wanted to properly study the flow of the devilish energy, trying to make sure his hypothesis was correct. It would seem like he had been right. He was able to predict the attack trajectory of the devil apeman through the energy flow, allowing him to move aside before the attack came.

  Apart from that, he could also essentially enlarge the attacks' openings by reading their trajectories. If he wanted, he could easily demolish any attack the devil apeman sent. As this realization struck him, he felt himself become much better at predicting moves.

  He also discovered that the devil apeman was essentially repeating the same series of attacks. Although his attacks were destructive, they lacked creativity. Eventually, he decided it was time to end this.

  "Time to end this," said Xiang Shaoyun as the presence of dragon and tiger suddenly surged out of him. In that moment, he was like the son of heavens, showing his domineering side. "The devilish energy is vast and mighty, but it can't compare to my grand and righteous energy. Die!"

  This time, Xiang Shaoyun no longer fought bare-handed. The Purple Lightning Saber appeared in his hand as he summoned three lightning bolts from the sky. Traces of silver could be seen in them. They were silver lightning bolts.