I Am Overlord c1-962

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

  This was the same human skin Xiang Shaoyun had obtained when he explored the zombie cave with Dong Ziwan. The flame taming technique he had used to subdue Yun Flame had also been obtained from this human skin. After completely withdrawing Yun Flame's power, the devil flame seed could no longer continue to devour Yun Flame.

  Xiang Shaoyun started chanting the mantra of the flame taming technique, sending numerous crimson ancient runes flying forward. In the past, he was too weak and was only able to utilize the basics of the flame taming technique when taming Yun Flame. Now that he had grown stronger, he was able to unleash the real power of the flame taming technique.

  As the abstruse runes drifted about, the devil flame seed's power started being suppressed, and the intensity of the flame around him started weakening. The devil flame seed was forced to start withdrawing its power as well, and it only maintained a devil flame rat form that continued eying Xiang Shaoyun like a prey. It did not have enough intelligence to determine what the runes all around it were.

  "Refine!" Xiang Shaoyun started fusing Yun Flame's power with the flame taming runes after creating a certain number of them. The runes were sent forward as they started surrounding the devil flame seed.

  At Xiang Shaoyun's command, the power of the runes surged, instantly forming a massive net around the devil flame seed. The devil flame seed struggled, once again erupting with its berserk power. This time, no matter what it did, it failed to spread its power far away. In other words, its power had been completely confined within the net of runes.

  Even so, Xiang Shaoyun was still maintaining his full focus. He knew that if the devil flame seed was given enough time, it could very well break free of the net. After all, the devil flame seed's power was no joke.

  Once again, Xiang Shaoyun erupted with all of Yun Flame's power that he could release, and he started devouring the devil flame seed from outside the net. Its power leaked through as Yun Flame absorbed it. Since the devil flame seed had been confined, it was unable to release its full power and was naturally no longer Yun Flame's match.

  If this continued, Xiang Shaoyun would be able to fully refine the devil flame seed. However, that would delay him from heading to the devil wind beast territory with Yu Caidie. She would most likely not wait for him, so he started having second thoughts.

  Chapter 452: Subduing the Devil Flame Seed

  The people from far away could see that of the two powers of flame, one was quickly weakening. The three flame cultivators' eyes were increasingly burning with desire. They were after all looking at two unique flames, something extremely attractive to them. But with so many people watching, they couldn't bring themselves to take advantage of Xiang Shaoyun and steal the flame from him.

  They also knew that Huo Xudong and Can Wunian stood at Xiang Shaoyun's side. They might not watch on as Xiang Shaoyun fell into danger. Furthermore, they were still unclear if it was Xiang Shaoyun's flame or the devil flame seed that had obtained victory. If it was the devil flame seed, they would still have a chance to fight for it. Unfortunately for them, what happened next would disappoint them.

  Underneath the devil flame rat territory, Xiang Shaoyun had gotten the devil flame seed under control. Trapped by the flame taming runes and being devoured by Yun Flame at the same time, the devil flame seed had no way of escaping.

  The only issue Xiang Shaoyun had was if he should continue absorbing devil flame seed's power here or should he stop temporarily and go with Yu Caidie. It hadn't been easy to get the devil flame seed trapped. He naturally did not want to stop. This was a good chance for both him and Yun Flame to grow stronger. But he was already seeing Yu Caidie as his own woman. He would not let her be with any other man.

  After hesitating for a bit, Xiang Shaoyun finally thought of something. He formed three layers of wrappings around the devil flame seed, using the human skin, flame taming net, and Yun Flame's power. He then roared, "Store!"

  At that command, the devil flame seed vanished. This was a sight that would shock anyone. It was common knowledge that storage devices would not be able to store unique flames like this. The moment one tried, the flame would destroy the storage device.

  As for the astral cosmos sea cultivated within one's body, it would be even harder to store these unique flames. In fact, it was supposed to be impossible unless one was at least a Sovereign. After all, these flames were extremely destructive. Although an astral cosmos sea could be used to store items, it was also a part of one's body and could be easily burned down.

  However, Xiang Shaoyun's astral cosmos sea was an exception. It was something that had been tempered by lightning, vicious gold, and Yun Flame. Thus, it did not fear the devil flame seed. In any case, the devil flame seed had been wrapped in multiple layers of protection preventing it from harming him.

  The only reason Xiang Shaoyun had done this was so he could save some time. He would then be able to continue traveling with Yu Caidie while he slowly refined the devil flame seed at the same time. One could say that he was hitting two birds with one stone.

  In the astral cosmos sea, the devil flame seed was directly tossed into the pool of lava. This was the same pool of lava he had gotten from the volcano back then. A stalk of blaze flower was still growing there. The blaze flower had yet to bloom, yet it already looked incredibly wondrous. The original blaze flower had already been given to Du Xuanhao. This stalk here was one that had only grown due to the nine-colored fog. Apart from the blaze flower, an additional ghostbloom and a vicious tiger gold lotus had also grown, a surprise the nine-colored fog had brought him.

  Done with storing the devil flame seed, Xiang Shaoyun heaved a long breath of relief. His mood instantly improved.

  After refining this devil flame seed, Yun Flame will definitely grow to a brand new level. At that time, even Emperors will fear my flame, thought Xiang Shaoyun gleefully.

  He was about to return to the group, but after some thought, he changed his mind. Instead, he headed toward the devil flame seed's place of birth. Usually, where a unique flame like this was birthed, there would also be some other unique objects. A good example would be the blaze flower he had obtained back then.

  Xiang Shaoyun wanted to see if there was anything he could find at the devil flame seed's place. Shortly after, he arrived. The devil flame seed was no longer present, but devil flame still raged on, and the temperature was still very high. It was not a place an ordinary person could survive at.

  Usually, there would be a lot of devil flame rats here absorbing the devil flame seed's power. But the devil flame rats had recently been driven away by the devil flame seed. They wouldn't return anytime soon. That gave Xiang Shaoyun a chance to explore the place.

  He was able to see clearly here with his Nether Soul Domain. Nothing was able to hide from him. Soon, he found chunks of burning rocks with similar properties to the devil flame. He took one of them and started studying it. He could sense a large amount of devil flame essence within the rock. In fact, ordinary cultivators could rely on just one of these rocks to cultivate a tiny bit of devil flame.

  Although the flame they cultivated would be incomparable to Xiang Shaoyun’s flame since he had the devil flame seed, it would still be very helpful for them. These rocks could be considered as a sort of emperor material. For a craftsman, these were valuable materials.

  Since these rocks had been formed here at the devil flame seed's place, they could be called devil flame rocks. After scanning the area, Xiang Shaoyun found that there were a lot of devil flame rocks. He quickly stowed them all in his astral cosmos sea. Next, he double checked to confirm that there were no other unique objects before returning to Yu Caidie's group.

  Everyone had a different expression when they saw Xiang Shaoyun return. There was envy, admiration, disregard, and so on. They already knew Xiang Shaoyun had a unique flame on him. He had definitely benefited greatly from refining a second flame.

  But they were all stunned when Xiang Shaoyun approached them. They could sense that his au
ra was still completely the same. In short, he was still an early fourth-stage Skysoar Realm cultivator and had not improved one bit.

  They were only stunned for a split second. They immediately concluded that Xiang Shaoyun had failed in subduing the second flame. Otherwise, his strength wouldn't have remained the same.

  One ought to know that each unique flame was extremely extraordinary. Even a King would benefit greatly from refining one. Xiang Shaoyun did not seem to have grown, and that could only mean one thing.

  "Sorry for keeping you waiting, everyone," said Xiang Shaoyun.

  Yu Caidie shook her head and said, "Let's go. We need to keep going. No matter what we encounter next, we won't stop anymore. If you insist, consider yourself disqualified."

  This was a trip to achieve her own goal. She had no intention to let their personal affairs affect her goal. Otherwise, she was better off coming alone.

  Ling Lin answered awkwardly, "There won't be a next time."

  After all, he was the main reason they had delayed their journey. He had to say something. They thus resumed their journey toward the devil wind beast territory.

  Chapter 453: Devil Eye Beast

  A majority of the devils in the second layer of the Devil Domain were Devil Kings. Xiang Shaoyun and the group traveled cautiously, wary of encountering another group filled with Devil Kings like the devil flame rats.

  After all, there were only a limited number of them, and they wouldn't be able to handle a large number of Devil Kings. If they continued exhausting themselves in such battles, it would be very hard for them to reach the devil wind beast territory.

  The devil wind beasts were considered the imperial clan of the second layer. Thus, there would probably be one or two Devil Emperors among them. With their strength, the devil wind beasts resided deep in the second layer.

  According to the map, they needed to spend at least two months traveling to reach their destination. And taking the obstacles they might encounter along the way into consideration, they would be lucky to be able to reach their destination in three months.

  So far, they had been travelling for about half a month. They had basically traveled non stop on their mounts, working together to eliminate all Devil Kings that had gotten into their way without wasting much time.

  They had also encountered a powerful clan of devils, and they had only broken through after an intense battle. None of them were killed in that battle, but two of them had been injured. After all, those devilish beasts were extremely scary when they turned mad. Furthermore, they had the numerical advantage over the group of humans.

  Even though these humans were all geniuses, it was practically impossible for them to survive a battle with such a powerful clan of devils unharmed. The deeper they traveled, the stronger the devils they encountered.

  At present, a large number of Devil King devil eye beasts had appeared before them. The strongest of these devil eye beasts was only a ninth-stage Devil King, but their innate attack abilities were extremely powerful.

  It wouldn't be easy for them to charge through like before because these devil eye beasts specialized in eye attacks. Each of them had six eyes, and the bewitching power emitted from their eyes could daze the genius humans and cause one to hallucinate and lose one's mind, making one an easy picking.

  "Everyone, don't meet their eyes. Charge through as quickly as possible," Yu Caidie shouted.

  Despite her warning, two of them had still failed to react in time. They became completely dazed and stopped moving.

  "Roar! Roar!"

  The devil eye beasts grabbed the chance and roared as a few of them charged toward the two humans. The other humans were too busy saving themselves and couldn't spare any effort to help the two. And just like that, the two unlucky humans turned into beast fodder.

  When the others saw what happened, their mood worsened. They did not want to become food for these devil eye beasts. Thus, they started unleashing their powerful attacks, trying to break free from the encirclement.

  However, the eye attacks of the devil eye beasts were everywhere, making it hard for the group of humans to even see, as they had to keep avoiding eye contact. Because of that, their attack prowess were greatly restricted.

  Right this moment, Yu Caidie opened her Brightfeather Umbrella, and it released a bright multicolored radiance. The radiance was as dazzling as the sun, making it hard for one to keep one's eyes open. The devil eye beasts were also forced to shut their eyes, and with that, they could no longer utilize their unique eye attacks.

  "Go!" Yu Caidie shouted.

  Everyone recovered their clarity of mind and quickly flew away without any delay. After leaving the territory of the devil eye beasts, they wanted to take a short break, but unfortunately, they had entered the territory of a different group of devils.

  Once again, they fought their way out of this territory. If it wasn't for the fact that each of them was at least a King of Kings, they wouldn't have been able to fight continuously for such a long time. In fact, they might have already died by now.

  These devils that lived together in groups were extremely troublesome to deal with. Fortunately, each of them was tough and unyielding. An ordinary King would have given up by now, not willing to die just for a woman.

  As for these geniuses, they had an entirely different mindset. Each of them was a powerful combatant in his own right, and nobody wanted to fall behind the others. Thus, they viewed this trip as a good opportunity to temper themselves and increase their combat prowess. In fact, this might even be a chance for them to break through into the Dragon Ascension Realm.

  Xiang Shaoyun had been silently observing everyone. He concluded that Yu Caidie was the strongest in the group and that her strength was also the hardest for him to see through. Second to her in strength was Tang Longfei. There was also a swordsman called Jian Chen, who was also as outstanding as Tang Longfei.

  The former had reached the very peak of King Realm, and his draconic aura was about 80 percent formed. The day his draconic aura reached completion would also be the day he entered the Emperor Realm. He was also extremely knowledgeable in terms of killing devilish beasts, as if he knew everything here very well.

  As for the latter, he was an expert in the way of the sword. Each time he drew his sword, his sword was dyed with blood. Both Xiang Shaoyun and Huo Xudong suspected that he was the disciple of Li Juetian, the head of the Seven Villains. The strongest after them were the likes of Long Yunfei, Di Tong, Jin Shui, and Ruo Suifeng.

  Xiang Shaoyun knew very well that apart from being able to deal with the weakest of that group of individuals, the most he could do when facing the others was to preserve his life. It was almost impossible for him to actually kill any of them. To be a threat to them, he would have to be at least a fifth-stage Skysoar Realm cultivator.

  Time passed, and as the group continued killing devilish beasts day in and day out, everyone now had a thick murderous intent about them. This was a result of all the slaughter they had gone through.

  Amid the unending battles, Xiang Shaoyun had also gotten himself injured a few times, but he was always able to quickly recover. Everyone found it inconceivable. They no longer dared to look down on him as he was able to kill the devils as fast as they could.

  The reason his offense was so effective was naturally all thanks to his gift of instincts. After all, he could clearly sense the devils' energy flow and easily kill them through their openings before they could even attack.

  Through the continuous slaughter, Xiang Shaoyun's grasp on move prediction had also improved considerably. During this period, his cultivation level had also grown from early fourth-stage to mid fourth-stage. Apart from his freakish physique, him being able to absorb the devilish energy in the air had also contributed greatly to his rapid growth. Nobody else knew about that.

  "Alright, we will be able to reach the devil wind beast territory in a few days. Everyone, hang in there," said Yu Caidie. As they neared their destination, her eyes
were starting to fill with excitement.

  Today, she was leading the way as usual, with everyone following behind her.

  Suddenly, Xiang Shaoyun cried out, "Caidie, we can't go that way. We need to take a detour."

  Everyone looked at him in confusion. Yu Caidie asked, "Why?"

  From the map, they were taking the correct route. Moreover, there wouldn't be powerful devils in their way.

  "Listen to me, we need to leave now. Otherwise, it will be too late," Xiang Shaoyun said solemnly. With his Nether Soul Domain, he had much sharper senses than the others. He had sensed some devils beyond the Devil King realm not far ahead of them.

  Chapter 454: Devil Ant Scorpion Emperor

  Generally speaking, the majority of the devils in the second layer were Devil Kings. But that did not mean Devil Emperors did not exist here. In fact, there were some Devil Emperors in the second layer as well, but these were the Devil Emperors with low cultivation stages. Even so, they were more than enough to give this group of humans trouble. Every single devil was an extremely powerful combatant.

  That was why everyone in Yu Caidie’s group had sustained injuries during their journey. They had even suffered four casualties. Now that Xiang Shaoyun was claiming that he had sensed not one Devil Emperor, but more, the others started getting nervous.

  "Stop trying to scare everyone with your bluffs. According to the map, there are obviously no Devil Emperors if we take this route. There is no mistaking that," said Di Tong.

  Su Jun chimed in, "That's right. Holy Maiden, let's continue our journey. It will take us two more weeks to reach our destination if we take a detour."

  A few others also voiced their opinions, and none of them believed Xiang Shaoyun.

  Xiang Shaoyun couldn't be bothered to argue with them. He went beside Yu Caidie and said, "Come with me!"