I Am Overlord c1-962

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

  Rumble! Rumble!

  The astonishing might of the lightning bolts gave the devil apeman a fright. Even so, he still pressed on and swung his bone weapon forward. Once again, Xiang Shaoyun utilized his ability of prediction and revealed the attack's opening before his eyes. Next, he slashed the Purple Lightning Saber directly at the opening.

  Instantly, the devil apeman's attack fell apart. The saber continued on to hack the devil apeman's arm, causing blood to spray out like a fountain. However, the devil apeman had a terrifyingly tough flesh, and the cut was not able to go all the way through.

  Even so, silver lightning energy was the bane of devilish energy. A massive amount of silver lightning energy poured into the devil apeman's arm, instantly burning the arm to crisp, causing the devil apeman to wail in pain.

  Even in all that pain, the devil apeman still slammed his head down at Xiang Shaoyun's head. It was something Xiang Shaoyun had not expected, and he was hit by a burst of dizziness.

  "I am going to tear you apart alive!" roared the devil apeman. He resisted his pain and slammed his other hand down.

  Xiang Shaoyun had not recovered from the previous attack and was struck again. The devil apeman was about to press on with more attacks, but Xiang Shaoyun had already recovered from his dizziness. He roared in fury, "You want to tear me apart? You are not enough for that. Watch how I cut you apart!"

  Xiang Shaoyun soared to the sky, sending a roaring dragon and a tiger out. Instantly, six silver lightning bolts converged on him, combined with his innate purple lightning, and formed a massive purple saber energy that slashed down at the devil apeman.

  First stance of the Nine Overlord Skyslaying Saber Technique, Lightning Slash From the Clear Sky!

  The tyrannical lightning power and the rumbling thunderclaps filled the hearts of the people there with fear. Fear also appeared on the devil apeman's face, but he still stood his ground and made one last struggle. A clump of devilish energy shot out of his mouth toward the incoming saber energy in his attempt to block the fatal attack.

  Rumble! Rumble!

  Chapter 425: Rat Assassins

  Sounds of explosions rumbled on while the defensive barrier around the arena shook, looking like it was about to fall apart. Of course, that was a false appearance, as the barrier was of the emperor grade. How could Kings destroy it? By the time everything settled, the devil apeman had already been split into two, leaving a pool of foul blood on the arena's surface.

  As for Xiang Shaoyun, he was standing there with his Purple Lightning Saber in hand, gasping for breath. His arms were shivering, and it was obvious he had exhausted a lot of his energy in his attack.

  Everyone sank into a long silence. None of them had expected Xiang Shaoyun to reverse the situation and slay the devil apeman.

  Not far away, the Dark Devil Sect member opened his eyes and muttered, "You dare kill my devil slave? Fine, you shall be my new slave instead."

  But right after he said that, a middle-aged man appeared noiselessly beside him and said, "Jun Shijie, he is not someone you can touch. Forget whatever it is you are thinking."

  The slave owner raised his head and shot the middle-aged man a glance. "Zhang Sheng, as far as I know, that kid has not joined your city hall. Why are you interfering? Aren't you meddling too much?"

  "Although he has not joined the city hall, a genius like this can not be killed. This is a rule of the city hall; it's also a rule of the various organizations," said Zhang Sheng.

  Jun Shijie sneered, "Yes, there is indeed such an unspoken rule. Fine, I will spare him for now. If he offends me again, don't blame me for showing no mercy."

  He then shut his eyes and ignored Zhang Sheng.

  Zhang Sheng did not bother saying anything else and left noiselessly. Inwardly, he thought, I guess this kid is lucky in a way to have caught the eyes of the governor.

  "Who else dares to battle me? Come!" Xiang Shaoyun remained on the arena and called out for more challengers despite the intense battle he just had.

  "Interesting. Really interesting. The more I look at this kid, the more likable I find him!" mused Ugly Gambler before placing a bet of 100,000 mid-grade spirit crystals on Xiang Shaoyun.

  It was clear he now only had 50 percent confidence in Xiang Shaoyun's chance of winning. Bets that could go both ways like this were what he loved most. The people were even more amazed when they saw that Xiang Shaoyun wasn't using any spirit medicines or spirit crystals to recover.

  However, they were not aware that Xiang Shaoyun had an astral cosmos sea. Thus, he didn't need to physically take out the items he needed to use. In any case, his current injuries were not bad enough that he needed to heal up with some spirit medicines. He could still fight in his current condition.

  He wanted to squeeze out any potential he had. His recovery after each exhaustion could grant him a certain amount of growth, which was why he had insisted to fight on the fifth arena.

  His act of killing the devil apeman had awed a number of people there. Thus, regular fifth-stage Kings no longer dared to face him. Eventually, another dwarf got on the arena, trying to take revenge for the dwarf Xiang Shaoyun had killed on the fourth arena.

  Once again, Xiang Shaoyun activated his gift of instincts to sense the energy flow around his opponent. Although he couldn't sense other energies as well as devilish energy, he was slowly gaining more mastery and was now able to slowly detect the changes of the energy flow. Since he already had his weapon drawn, he did not show any mercy when attacking. The dwarf was unable to withstand his relentless barrage and was eventually killed.

  A few additional terrible-looking wounds had appeared on Xiang Shaoyun's body from the fight. He stayed on the arena for two days, winning 10 consecutive victories yet again. The name Xiang Shaoyun had now spread all over Bloodsin City. He used the stage name "Overlord", and this was the name the young Kings of the city committed to memory.

  After the 10 victories, Xiang Shaoyun dragged his badly injured body off the arena. He was too weak to keep fighting, and he did not wish to continue anyway. The battles he had had were already enough for him to familiarize himself with the characteristics of the various races.

  He had also comprehended the way of sensing energy flow, granting him the ability of prediction. His next plan was to enter a temporary seclusion and create the first stance of his new technique. And then, it would be time for him to venture into the Devil Domain.

  The moment he left the arena, the three Skeletons quickly rushed toward him to protect him from any possible dangers. It was also done on Xiang Shaoyun's command. He was worried that his performance had been too eye-catching. He might have gotten more new enemies from all the people he had killed on the arena.

  Sure enough, before the three Skeletons could get near him, a certain person arrived even faster with an attack. This person had been lingering near the arena the whole time and had attacked without any warning. The attack came so fast even the three Skeletons couldn't react in time.

  Just as the assassin's sword was about to strike Xiang Shaoyun, an even faster figure flashed over and stopped before Xiang Shaoyun. That person shouted, "Scoundrel! You dare be impudent before this old man?"

  It was none other than Ugly Gambler. With a wave of his hand, he sent a chain flying out and slashed the assassin into two, shocking the crowd around them. Everyone quickly retreated for fear of suffering Ugly Gambler's wrath even though they hadn't done anything.

  Nobody had expected that Ugly Gambler would make a move. The assassin was at the very least a top Emperor, yet Ugly Gambler had slashed him into two with one hit. It was obvious how strong Ugly Gambler was. Ugly Gambler ignored everyone's surprised gazes and sent his aura toward the assassin's corpse, instantly ripping off the assissin's clothes and revealing the tattoo of a ferocious rat.

  "So he's a member of the Rat Assassins. No wonder he's so impudent," said Ugly Gambler with a sneer.

  "A member of the Rat Assassins? Who spent so much to hire one of them to as
sassinate Xiang Shaoyun?"

  "The Rat Assassins are like a plague capable of penetrating everything. Nobody will ever know where they are hidden at any given time, and they rarely fail an assassination. This Xiang Shaoyun is lucky to have Gambler protecting him."

  "That's right. Although the Rat Assassins don't have much influence in the Bloodsin City, in the entirety of the Western Desert, they are considered a large and powerful organization that few people would want to offend. Anyone who offends them will have to be constantly watching out for assassins."

  "Looks like performing too well is not really a good thing after all. If this Xiang Shaoyun does not have a backer, he will have a hard time moving forward."

  ...

  "We have failed you, Young Master Xiang," the three Skeletons quickly apologized when they finally arrived before Xiang Shaoyun. If he had been assassinated, all three of them would have died as well. The mere thought of that caused them to shiver in fear.

  Ignoring them, Xiang Shaoyun wiped his sweat off and stepped forth.. He said to Ugly Gambler, "Thank you, Lord Gambler for saving me."

  He had already learned from the three Skeletons that Ugly Gambler was one of the renowned Seven Villains of the Bloodsin City.

  "Hehe, words don't mean much. I will give you a chance to repay me. Make a large bet with me," said Ugly Gambler with a sinister laugh. He then grabbed Xiang Shaoyun, and the two vanished into thin air.

  Chapter 426: Honest Gentleman

  Ugly Gambler had grabbed Xiang Shaoyun so suddenly nobody had expected it. After all, he had done so out of the blue right after saving Xiang Shaoyun. The three Skeletons wanted to give chase, but they could no longer even see Ugly Gambler anywhere.

  "Damn that Ugly Gambler!" cursed the three Skeletons before splitting to search for his trails.

  Lady Shura, who had been observing the battles to the side, also panicked. She thought to herself, The sect master had commanded me to protect him well. I can't let anything happen to him. She then released the Ghostface Sect's emergency signal and gathered their members in preparation to look for Ugly Gambler.

  Zhang Sheng from the city hall did the same. He quickly gathered some men to look for Xiang Shaoyun. It was as if a storm had abruptly started in the Bloodsin City.

  ...

  Meanwhile, the only thing Xiang Shaoyun could see was a blur before his eyes. He could not see his surroundings clearly. Not even his Nether Soul Domain worked.

  What is this old man thinking? wondered Xiang Shaoyun in confusion.

  He knew that at the Bloodsin City, people could act very unreasonably. It was very possible Ugly Gambler had grabbed him just because he felt like it. But he was confused because with his strength, he was too weak to even be worth Ugly Gambler's time. After an unknown amount of time, Ugly Gambler tossed him to the ground.

  Bang!

  Ugly Gambler did not bother trying to soften the fall. However, he had not used any force in the throw either. Even so, the drop had still caused Xiang Shaoyun to feel dizzy. Since Xiang Shaoyun had just finished a series of massive battles and hadn't even had the chance to heal up, the toss was enough to make him start coughing blood.

  "Cough, cough..." After coughing for a few times, Xiang Shaoyun was finally able to sit up weakly. He looked at Ugly Gambler and asked, "Lord, why did you take this kid here?"

  He noiselessly used some spirit crystals in his astral cosmos sea, trying his best to regain some combat prowess. However, he did not dare to use the lightning liquid drops he had, as he did not want to expose them to Ugly Gambler.

  But right after he asked that question, Ugly Gambler tossed a pill into his mouth. The instant the pill entered his mouth, he felt a boundless medicinal power flood his body, and his injuries started healing up rapidly.

  Xiang Shaoyun immediately understood that it was a top healing pill. Otherwise, it wouldn't have such a massive medicinal prowess. He cleared his mind of all thoughts and sat down cross-legged before circulating his cultivation method to enhance the speed at which his body processed the medicinal power.

  The cultivation method guided the medicinal power through his body to his limbs and internal organs, quickly healing him. At the same time, his combat prowess also recovered rapidly. The pill Ugly Gambler had just fed him was no ordinary pill. It could even fully heal an Emperor, let alone a tiny third-stage King like Xiang Shaoyun.

  Due to that, the excess medicinal power started rapidly increasing Xiang Shaoyun's strength. His nine stars started absorbing the medicinal power hungrily. Finally, when Xiang Shaoyun's cultivation base went from mid third-stage Skysoar Realm to peak third-stage Skysoar Realm, he forcefully suppressed his growth. Otherwise, he could very well go straight to the fourth stage.

  Without the pill, Xiang Shaoyun could only reach late third-stage Skysoar Realm by relying on his gains from the 10 battles he had just experienced. He wouldn't have reached the peak so quickly.

  When Xiang Shaoyun opened his eyes after he finished meditating, the first thing he saw was Ugly Gambler's face right in front of him. He almost jumped from fright. Nevertheless, he still flinched slightly, and Ugly Gambler immediately said in a displeased manner, "What? You have a problem with me because I'm ugly?"

  Xiang Shaoyun knew things were going to turn bad when he saw Ugly Gambler's sinister face. He quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no, of course not. Lord, you are handsome, heroic, loved by all. All flowers will bloom just for you. How are you even ugly?"

  "You're lying!" Ugly Gambler snapped, shocking Xiang Shaoyun.

  Xiang Shaoyun quickly said with a sullen face, "Oh heavens! I, Xiang Shaoyun, have always been known as the Honest Gentleman since young. How can someone like me lie? Lord, although you have a rough look, it only serves to signify how extraordinary you are. Look at this pair of sloping eyebrows, they are filled with vigor and might. Look at this pair of tiny rat-like eyes, if one pays more attention to them, one will be able to see that these are a pair of all-seeing eyes. Look at this slanted nose, not even the Howling Celestial Dog can compare to you. And look at these massive lips that look like they belong to an ape. With one look, one can see that they are actually divine lips that have formed after consuming the peach of immortality..."

  Xiang Shaoyun did so well buttering up Ugly Gambler that Ugly Gambler felt like he was bathing in a spring breeze. It was an incredibly wondrous sensation. Ever since he was born, he had never stopped being despised due to his looks. He would never forget the scenes from his past where everyone looked at him with derision. Even his parents had dumped him in a wolf lair because they disliked him for being too ugly.

  If it wasn't due to his insane luck that he had gotten a powerful inheritance at the wolf lair, he wouldn't have become so strong. As he started rising with the strength he had gained from the inheritance, his temperament changed as well. He started mercilessly snapping the neck of anyone who dared to call him ugly.

  Eventually, he got addicted to gambling and thus came to be known as the Ugly Gambler. Xiang Shaoyun also thought that Ugly Gambler was ugly, but he wouldn't look down on someone so capable just because of his looks.

  After all, Ugly Gambler had had his back during all his arena battles. He had also gifted Ugly Gambler a jar of liquor, and that made it clear he did not discriminate against Ugly Gambler due to his looks. He had only flinched instinctively.

  When he saw Ugly Gambler's unsightly expression, he instantly understood how Ugly Gambler had come to possess such an odd personality. Inspiration hit him, and he started displaying the prowess of his silver tongue. A wise man once said that anything could fail, but not compliments.

  A smile uglier than a crying face appeared on Ugly Gambler's face. He patted Xiang Shaoyun's shoulder and said, "Not bad. Not bad at all. You are worthy of being the kid who has caught my eyes. Your words are both pleasant to the ears and right. I have indeed eaten a saint medicine, the peach of immortality, to get the strength I have today. How would those commoners understand me?"

 
"Exactly. By the way, I wonder...why have you brought me here, Lord Gambler?" Xiang Shaoyun took the chance to insert his question. He found that he was currently in a crude stone room. He did not know where he was, but it was most likely Ugly Gambler's home.

  "I brought you here because I have a massive opportunity for you. If you can grab it, you will be able to rise like a carp transforming into a dragon," said Ugly Gambler seriously. "In three days, a genius maiden from the Yu Clan will be holding a banquet at the Yu Moon Pavilion. Only Kings below 30 years old will be invited. These young Kings will be invited to join her on a trip to the Devil Domain. Her goal is the yin devil wind, which will help her grow even stronger and push her into the Emperor Realm. She will then qualify to be the Yu Clan's next Holy Maiden. If you can help her obtain the yin devil wind, you might be able to earn her love and become the Yu Clan's son-in-law."

  Chapter 427: Gathering of Villains

  Yu Clan's son-in-law. That was a very prestigious position.

  One ought to know that the Yu Clan was an ancient clan and was among the strongest even when ranked in the entirety of the dominion. Just from the fact that they had an entire province named after them, the Yu Province, it proved how powerful they were.

  The Yu Clan was a clan with a long tradition of martial inheritance. Geniuses rose from each generation, and their Holy Son and Holy Maiden were always among the top geniuses of the dominion.

  Now, someone that could possibly be the next Holy Maiden was going to throw a banquet at the Yu Moon Pavilion. It would be a grand occasion that would probably happen only once in 100 years. Ugly Gambler was one of the Seven Villains of Bloodsin City. It wasn't weird that he knew of the banquet happening. But why he had looked for Xiang Shaoyun was a mystery.

  Xiang Shaoyun had not expected that this would be the reason Ugly Gambler had brought him here. With a bitter look on his face, he replied, "Lord Gambler, she is someone on the list to be the next Holy Maiden of Yu Clan, and she will be searching for the best of Kings. A fresh King like me is not qualified to participate in the banquet."