I Am Overlord c1-962

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

  After saying that, he reached out to grab her hand, but she avoided his grasp.

  "What is the meaning of that? Are you forgetting that all of us are here as well?" Long Yunfei was infuriated.

  After spending some time with Yu Caidie, Long Yunfei had become even more smitten with her. His desire to become the Yu Clan's son-in-law was even stronger than before. Thus, seeing Xiang Shaoyun trying to grab Yu Caidie's hand right in front of him naturally filled him with anger.

  "We will continue on the same route," said Yu Caidie. Not wanting to see a conflict breaking out within the group, she resumed the journey before Xiang Shaoyun had the chance to say anything else.

  Xiang Shaoyun was left with no choice but to go along with them. If this was any other person, he would have left without hesitation. But since Yu Caidie was in the group, he really couldn't bring himself to leave. He would take the risk, and if needed, he wouldn't mind releasing the ghostrune emperors.

  Two additional ghostrune emperors had appeared in his Nether Soul Domain. The ghostrunes had also told him how much they longed for the devilish energy outside, but he had yet to allow them to leave his Nether Soul Domain thus far. By now, it was clear the ghostrunes were also devils.

  Xiang Shaoyun continued traveling with the group, but both he and Money were actually maintaining a certain distance behind the others. Huo Xudong had gotten rather close with Xiang Shaoyun recently. He knew Xiang Shaoyun was not one to joke around so he stayed by Xiang Shaoyun’s side. After some hesitation, Can Wunian also distanced himself from the main group.

  Since Xiang Shaoyun could battle ninth-stage opponents as a fourth-stage King, it could only prove that there was something extraordinary about him. And there had to be a reason for him to issue them such a solemn warning earlier.

  Sure enough, the group hadn't even traveled far before five figures appeared before them. The five figures had been hiding in a bush and basically looked like they were a part of the bush. Not even Xiang Shaoyun would have noticed them if he did not have his Nether Soul Domain.

  The five devils weren't large in build. They each had a square head with eight feelers, the body of an ant, and the tail of a scorpion. These were the devil ant scorpions, and from the number of feelers they had, all of them were Devil Emperors.

  "Shit! There are really Devil Emperors here!" The faces of Yu Caidie and the others sank. They had never expected that Xiang Shaoyun would actually be right. Devil Emperors had appeared, and there were more than one. Everyone in the group felt a chill creep up their spines upon noticing the Devil Emperors.

  The five devil ant scorpions surrounded the group from five different directions. One of them who was a second-stage Devil Emperor said with a high-pitched voice, "I can smell a thick stench of my race's blood on you people. You must have killed a lot of devils. We will eat all of you to take revenge for the fallen ones."

  Immediately after, the other four devil ant scorpions attacked.

  "Try to charge through. Don't get into a prolonged battle with them," Yu Caidie commanded.

  Although these geniuses were strong enough to face Emperors, there were five Devil Emperors here with the leader being a second-stage Devil Emperor. They might be able to put up a fight against these devils but at the cost of heavy injury or even death. That was not something Yu Caidie wished to see. If they really had to get into a bitter fight, she would rather that happen only after they arrived at the devil wind beast territory.

  However, not everyone shared her sentiment. Along the way, the group had fought several hard battles, but they had all been group battles. And when they saw these Devil Emperors, some of them became excited. Long Yunfei, Di Tong, and a few others had been longing to show off their strength before Yu Caidie so that she would have a better impression of them.

  "Don't worry, Holy Maiden. I, Long Yunfei, am not afraid of a mere first-stage Devil Emperor. I shall slay one of them for you!" said Long Yunfei before he charged one of the devil ant scorpions.

  Di Tong also shouted, "I will also slay one and present it as a gift to you, Holy Maiden!"

  With the two engaging the devil ant scorpions in battle, the others stopped trying to charge through. Rather, they dashed toward the other devil ant scorpions to meet them in battle as well. These geniuses were generally capable of becoming stronger when facing stronger opponents. After all, they had numerous trump cards that they wouldn't easily show unless required.

  Now that they were facing actual powerful opponents, they could finally use their trump cards. But the devil ant scorpions weren't easy opponents. They weren't the most powerful in terms of offense, but their poison was insanely toxic. A single bite would be enough to kill any one of them.

  Yu Caidie had not expected that these geniuses would disobey her during such a crucial moment like that. Helpless, she was forced to join the battle as well. She directly engaged the second-stage devil ant scorpion emperor in battle. One could see that not only was she strong, she was brave as well.

  Xiang Shaoyun ignored all the battles, but he couldn't do the same for Yu Caidie's battle. For some reason, the longer he stayed with Yu Caidie, the more he felt that she should be his. It was an intense sensation he had never had toward any other women.

  Random scenes kept emerging in his brain, as if they had known each other long ago. But he was very sure he had never met her. Ultimately, he concluded that this was most likely the workings of fate and that they were destined to be together.

  Currently, Yu Caidie and her mount were unleashing fierce attacks toward the devil ant scorpion emperor. Her weapon was not the Brightfeather Umbrella. Rather, it was a halberd. Her offensive power with it was exceptional, and she created a large and destructive storm around her as she attacked.

  However, the devil ant scorpion emperor was no pushover. It screeched repeatedly as it waved its legs and tail around, collapsing Yu Caidie's attacks as it sprayed out poisonous clouds. Even so, Yu Caidie revealed a strength worthy of her status as a candidate to be the Yu Clan's Holy Maiden. She had actually managed to keep the devil ant scorpion emperor suppressed.

  Her exquisite attacks even caused Xiang Shaoyun to praise her endlessly, "She's actually this strong."

  Just as Yu Caidie was about to obtain victory over her opponent, a figure suddenly appeared behind her.

  "Caidie! Watch out!" shouted Xiang Shaoyun as he quickly charged over, his hairs standing erect in alarm.

  Chapter 455: River of Corpses

  Xiang Shaoyun had long known that there were several Devil Emperors here. The moment the battle started, he had been paying close attention to Yu Caidie. However, he had failed to notice that there was another devil ant scorpion emperor hiding in the bush. This devil ant scorpion was much stronger than the five that had appeared.

  Its sudden attack had come by complete surprise. Since Xiang Shaoyun had been focusing on Yu Caidie, he was able to immediately notice the sneak attack. With his shout, Yu Caidie reacted. Unfortunately, she was too slow and was struck by the devil ant scorpion emperor's tail.

  Sphhlt!

  She spat a mouth of blood and crashed heavily into the bush. Xiang Shaoyun had started moving at the same time when he shouted, but he was still not fast enough. He could only watch on as Yu Caidie was struck.

  "Ahh! Bastard!" Xiang Shaoyun's heart ached at the sight of Yu Caidie being hurt. He was instantly infuriated, his fury coming from the depths of his heart. Without a doubt, it was the truest of his current emotions.

  In his fury, his speed further increased. He fully unleashed the power of his Overlord's Nine Nether Steps, and coupled with his footwork intent, he was moving at a speed comparable to a regular Emperor’s.

  The Overlord Skyslaying Saber appeared in his hand. His stars erupted with power, and he drew all his innate purple lightning out of his body. Instantly, a remarkable power converged on his saber as he swung it at the devil ant scorpion emperor.

  Rumble! Rumble!

  As Xiang Shaoyun attacked, he activat
ed his presence of dragon and tiger. The sky darkened, and 36 silver lightning bolts appeared and rained down on the world below. There were so many because even Money was attacking with him. He knew very well Xiang Shaoyun needed his help.

  Of the 36 lightning bolts, half were summoned by Xiang Shaoyun and the other half were summoned by Money. The rain of 36 silver lightning bolts was a spectacular sight to behold. When more than one lightning bolt attacked, the resulting destructiveness was not as simple as one plus one, especially when it came to these unique lightning bolts. Rather, the power of the lightning bolts would be multiplicative, becoming extremely terrifying.

  Even the others who were battling not far away were given a fright. An attack like this had already exceeded the power of a King and had reached what an Emperor was capable of. The devil ant scorpion emperor did not try to dodge. Layers of devilish energy covered its body as it took on the 36 bolts of silver lightning.

  With a cultivation level of third-stage Devil Emperor Realm, the devil ant scorpion was confident it could block this attack. And it had indeed succeeded in blocking a majority of the lightning bolts. Some had still managed to break through its defense, but they failed to fatally wound it.

  After all, the cultivation levels of Xiang Shaoyun and Money were far too low in comparison to this devil ant scorpion. They might be able to seriously harm a regular Emperor with this combination attack, but they were dealing with a third-stage Devil Emperor with an extremely terrifying defense. How could they harm such a foe easily?

  Just as the explosions from the lighting bolts were about to settle, Xiang Shaoyun pressed on. He started drawing power from the nine-colored fog in his astral cosmos sea.

  Third stance of the Nine Overlord Skyslaying Saber Technique, River of Corpses.

  Instantly, a thick murderous intent surged out of Xiang Shaoyun. He utilized the murderous intent he had accumulated during his trip in the Devil Domain and unleashed the third stance of the Nine Overlord Skyslaying Saber Technique for the very first time, completely emptying himself of energy.

  The latter stances of the Nine Overlord Skyslaying Saber Technique all required the support of a formidable strength before one could use them. With Xiang Shaoyun's current strength, the first and second stances should be his limit. He had to wait until he was stronger to use the latter stances. But for the sake of Yu Caidie, he was recklessly pushing himself to use the third stance. From this, one could see that his feelings for her were genuine.

  The moment he used this attack, his surroundings turned gloomy and sinister, as if a battlefield filled with corpses had appeared around him, giving everyone an uncomfortable sensation. The nine-colored fog and innate purple lightning worked together to eliminate all life, leaving a trail of crimson river wherever the saber passed.

  The might of this attack had even surpassed the might of the earlier combination attack. This was the absolute limit of what he could accomplish for now. Fear appeared in the eyes of the devil ant scorpion. It quickly erupted with all its strength as it spat a clump of poison out of its mouth. The clump of poison took the form of a sickle shooting forward, and it clashed with Xiang Shaoyun's attack.

  A rumbling explosion erupted as the two attacks collided. The explosion was so massive everyone in the area was shocked, including the Devil Emperors. They could all feel that this was a strength beyond what they could endure.

  Feeling threatened, the two parties separated and distanced themselves from the battlefield before looking at the explosion from far away. Before their eyes, the explosion slowly settled, revealing a man with a saber in hand, cutting a devil ant scorpion emperor into two.

  This scene was deeply etched into everyone’s minds. Earlier when the devil ant scorpion emperor had snuck an attack on Yu Caidie, the others had thought of fleeing upon sensing the ambusher’s strength.

  But now, someone had actually slaughtered the same devil ant scorpion emperor that had scared them enough to consider fleeing. And when they finally got a clear look at who the slayer was, they were completely stunned. It was Xiang Shaoyun, a fourth-stage Skysoar Realm cultivator.

  "How is this possible?" Di Tong and Su Jun cried out in alarm.

  They had already been overestimating Xiang Shaoyun's strength before this, but it turned out their so-called overestimation was in fact still an underestimation. Everyone there thought the same.

  Tang Longfei praised, "What a fine Super War Emperor."

  The term of note here was “Super War Emperor”, not something as simple as a Super King. Generally speaking, the title War Emperor was given to peak Kings capable of battling Emperors. The geniuses here who had formed their draconic aura were all qualified to be called War Emperors.

  But a Super War Emperor signified that this person was a King that was already stronger than regular Emperors. In fact, Yu Caidie, who was capable of battling a second-stage Devil Emperor with her strength of peak King Realm, was qualified to be considered a Super War Emperor.

  However, Xiang Shaoyun was only a fourth-stage King, yet he was already capable of killing a third-stage Devil Emperor. Not even the title Super War Emperor was enough for someone like him. He had punched way too high above his weight, surpassing several stages, creating a miracle that made him comparable to those ancient geniuses in the legends.

  While everyone was blanking out, the remaining devil ant scorpion emperors suddenly cried out before charging madly at Xiang Shaoyun. Their leader had been killed. How could they not take their revenge?

  Meanwhile, Xiang Shaoyun was falling powerlessly from the sky.

  Chapter 456: Tang Longfei's Help

  Money quickly flew over to catch the falling Xiang Shaoyun. At the same time, the second-stage devil ant scorpion emperor charged over and roared, "For killing our leader, you will pay with your life!"

  The devil ant scorpion emperor's tail started extending and shot toward Money and Xiang Shaoyun. Like a whip, the tail instantly crossed a distance of several hundred meters, its stinger piercing through the air with a might great enough to crush mountains.

  Money was fast, but still not fast enough in comparison to a second-stage devil ant scorpion emperor. He had no way of escaping the stinger no matter how hard he tried. Suddenly, a figure charged over with an even faster speed. A bright radiance flashed past while a phoenix cry rang out in the air. A phoenix formed of flame crashed into the stinger.

  Bang!

  The flaming phoenix severed the scorpion tail, causing the devil ant scorpion to wail in pain as it quickly retreated.

  "Die!"

  The attacker was Yu Caidie. Instead of using the power of wind, she was attacking with the power of flame. A raging flame spread out of her halberd, radiating a unique power as it burned everything in its way.

  In the blink of an eye, a sea of flame was formed, burning all the devilish energy in a radius of one kilometer into nothingness. This attack wasn't any weaker than the attack Xiang Shaoyun had unleashed with his nine-colored fog.

  The second-stage devil ant scorpion emperor had no way of escaping. It was lit on fire and was soon burned into ash. Fear overtook the other devil ant scorpions. Poisonous beasts like them feared powers of extreme yang such as the power of flame the most. This was even more so for unique flames, one which Yu Caidie was using. In fact, her flame was much scarier than even the devil flame seed.

  "Why are you still standing there? Slaughter them!" Yu Caidie commanded the young geniuses, her voice dignified and imposing, waking the geniuses from their shock.

  "Kill!" They attacked the devil ant scorpions. They no longer held anything back. The combat strength displayed by Xiang Shaoyun and Yu Caidie had thoroughly shocked them.

  They did not want to fall too far off behind Xiang Shaoyun in the race for Yu Caidie's heart, and the surviving devil ant scorpions were used to vent their anger. At this moment, someone suddenly charged in Xiang Shaoyun's direction with his mount.

  "Su Jun, what are you doing?" Tang Longfei cried out.

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nbsp; Su Jun ignored the cry. Seated on his leopard king mount, he dashed toward Money at his top speed. Before he had even arrived, he swung his weapon, sending an attack toward the weakened Xiang Shaoyun.

  Nobody had expected Su Jun to suddenly attack Xiang Shaoyun like this. Tang Longfei had been paying close attention to Xiang Shaoyun all along, and he quickly rushed over to stop Su Jun. However, since he was in the midst of battling a devil ant scorpion emperor when he noticed the attack, it was not possible for him to reach Su Jun in time.

  "Let me kill you while you're down!" Su Jun roared as he erupted with all his strength. A gold radiance rippled out of him as a sharp aura wreaked havoc all around him.

  Fortunately, Money was fast enough. He might not be as fast as Emperors, but dodging an attack of a ninth-stage King like Su Jun was still possible. By the time he dodged the attack, Tang Longfei was already standing before Su Jun with his mount.

  "Since you want to kill him, I'll kill you first," said Tang Longfei with a thick murderous intent.

  Nobody could understand why Tang Longfei, who did not seem to have any relationship with Xiang Shaoyun, was helping him. This was especially true for Su Jun. However, it was too late to change his mind.

  He shouted at Di Tong, "Di Tong, what are you still waiting for?"

  Di Tong blanked out slightly before saying coldly, "This has nothing to do with me."

  He was the one who had instigated Su Jun to kill Xiang Shaoyun, but he would not admit it. After all, that would only disqualify him from remaining in Yu Caidie’s group. One ought to admit that Di Tong was truly a treacherous person.

  Su Jun's face was extremely unsightly. He had never expected that Di Tong would abandon him at a crucial moment like this. He finally realized that he had fallen for Di Tong's scheme.

  "Very well. I won't forget this," said Su Jun gloomily. Since he did not dare to fight Tang Longfei, he instead fled with his Demon King mount.

  Tang Longfei, not planning to spare him, quickly gave chase and attacked. Su Jun defended himself and escaped. He had managed to block a few of the incoming attacks but was still injured to the point he was coughing up blood. However, he had ultimately managed to escape.