I Am Overlord c1-962

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

  The two were forced to deal with the attacks, and both were blasted away, pulling a wide distance between them and the yin devil wind. Once again, they were swarmed by a large number of devil wind beasts.

  Blades of wind were everywhere, and a number of the young geniuses had already perished. Some were quickly withdrawing from the battlefield, no longer daring to take another step in.

  After all, those devil wind beast emperors were too fast for them to handle. They might be geniuses, but without entering the Emperor Realm, it would be very hard for them to deal with these Devil Emperors.

  "Hehe, you want to get the yin devil wind? That's not possible. It can only be mine," muttered Ruo Suifeng. He had been hiding silently to the side, and he was finally going to make a move.

  He charged into the battlefield. Moving like the wind, he drifted left and right as he approached the storm and avoided all obstacles. Like a specter, he moved at a speed so fast not even the devil wind beasts could catch him. He was able to easily get through the defensive perimeter, and shortly after, he arrived before the storm.

  "Hehe, I want it as well," said Shi Hai with a sneer. He was standing still amid the battlefield, his body dyed red with blood. Suddenly, a thick baleful aura spread out of his body, and his figure enlarged. His aura reached a level comparable to an actual Emperor, and he now looked like an actual cannibal.

  This ability was known as Cannibal Transformation, and this was a demonstration of Shi Hai's true strength. After transforming into a cannibal, he charged ahead like a bull, the baleful aura he was emitting scaring away the devil wind beasts around him.

  "Witness my Heaven Rupturing Foot!" Can Wunian also stopped holding back. A massive leg suddenly formed where his missing leg was, and with a single step, he went over a large number of devil wind beasts.

  As for Huo Xudong, hiding to the side, he did not do anything. Rather, he quickly rushed toward Xiang Shaoyun, who had just arrived, and asked, "Brother Xiang, have you recovered?"

  Xiang Shaoyun only shot him a cold glance and did not offer a reply. Instead, he directly charged into the battlefield. Instead of heading toward the yin devil wind, he headed toward Yu Caidie. In his eyes, the yin devil wind was nothing compared to Yu Caidie.

  Like Ruo Suifeng, Xiang Shaoyun moved at an insane speed. At the same time, his gift of instincts was fully active, allowing him to clearly see the openings of the devil wind beasts and advance through them. Not a single attack was able to touch him. This was the nimbleness his body had obtained through many temperings and battles. The more chaotic a battlefield was, the more deft he seemed.

  Huo Xudong was completely stunned. He had not expected that Xiang Shaoyun would actually ignore him. Inwardly, he thought, Had he figured out something?

  But when he saw Xiang Shaoyun rushing toward Yu Caidie, he calmed down slightly. He concluded that Xiang Shaoyun was merely in a rush to save Yu Caidie. That was why he had been ignored. Even so, a slight sense of discomfort still lingered in his heart.

  Drifting about in the midst of the numerous attacks sent by the devil wind beasts, Xiang Shaoyun's speed increased. As he used the Overlord’s Nine Nether Steps, each step of his rippled out with purple electrical currents, presenting a wondrous sight.

  This was something that would only happen upon reaching a certain degree of primary mastery over this technique, proving that Xiang Shaoyun had finally started to grasp the technique’s essence. Reaching this level of comprehension had elevated his speed to an inconceivable level.

  Meanwhile, Yu Caidie was bitterly fighting the fifth-stage Devil Emperor with her Brightfeather Umbrella. Her veil had already been destroyed, and blood was dripping from the corner of her lips. She looked to be in a rather bad shape. Everyone else was too preoccupied to pay attention to Yu Caidie's face. Otherwise, the sight of her face would have stunned them all.

  It was a face so beautiful it could cause one to suffocate. The skin on her face was as sleek as a piece of jade, and it looked so tender it almost seemed it would bleed with the slightest pinch. Her eyes were akin to a pair of luminous moons, radiating a brilliance capable of dazzling anyone. Her nose and lips were perfectly proportionate to her face, with her lips radiating endless allure. Her fair neck was as graceful as a swan's, and she looked incredibly beautiful no matter which angle one looked at her.

  One look at this face, and cities would fall. Two looks at this face, and kingdoms would fall. She was truly worthy of being called the number one beauty of Yu Province. In fact, she could even be called the number one beauty of the dominion and nobody would object. Of the women Xiang Shaoyun had seen, Ye Chaomu was the only one comparable to her in terms of beauty.

  But of course, now was not the time for Xiang Shaoyun to focus on her beauty. The fifth-stage Devil Emperor had just used its Heaven Devouring Inhalation ability. A dreadful suction force pulled both Yu Caidie and Yu Ziyi toward its mouth. The moment they entered, death would be their only fate. But no matter how they struggled, they couldn't break free.

  At the moment of crisis, Yu Caidie no longer held anything back. She channeled all her power into the Brightfeather Umbrella, and a blinding radiance bloomed. Yu Ziyi was also using her trump card. Joining her two swords together, she unleashed a dreadful attack.

  Feathered Umbrella Covering the Sky!

  Connection of a Mother and Child!

  Two ultimate trump cards were sent flying toward the devil wind beast emperor. These attacks were enough to easily kill a third-stage Devil Emperor or even some of the ordinary fourth-stage Devil Emperors. Unfortunately, they were facing a fifth-stage Devil Emperor, the patriarch of the devil wind beasts. It was dreadfully powerful, and not even their trump cards could do anything to it.

  A powerful wind force instantly ripped the two attacks apart, and a look of desperation covered the two women’s faces. The difference in strength was too big. There was nothing they could do to reverse this situation.

  Right this moment, Xiang Shaoyun finally arrived near them. He yelled, "Imperial Nether Prison!"

  Instantly, a corporeal space appeared and enveloped the two women and the devil wind beast patriarch.

  Chapter 470: Working Together Against the Storm

  After Xiang Shaoyun started absorbing devilish energy, his entire body had undergone a cleansing. His flesh had grown much tougher, and the awakening of his bloodline had also improved his Nether Soul Domain, turning it from something intangible into something corporeal. His soul had also become incomparably solid, granting him a soul power comparable to a sixth-stage Emperor’s.

  When he released his Nether Soul Domain out of his body, not even the fifth-stage Devil Emperor could react before it was trapped inside. The Nether Soul Domain was an independent space where Xiang Shaoyun was the ultimate overlord. Here, he could suppress all opponents. The fifth-stage Devil Emperor devil wind beast could feel its very bloodline being suppressed. Like a peasant meeting his king, fear and an urge to submit filled its heart.

  Yu Caidie and Yu Ziyi took the chance to quickly distance themselves from the Devil Emperor.

  "Imperial Nether Prison!" Xiang Shaoyun's voice reverberated in the space.

  A total of 36 chains shot out from multiple directions and wrapped around the Devil Emperor. The Devil Emperor was fast, but it had no idea what this space was. It tried to leave, but it crashed into some sort of barrier that prevented any sort of escape. Soon, the 36 chains completely tied it up.

  Both Yu Caidie and Yu Ziyi cried out in alarm, "Nether Soul Domain!"

  They were both geniuses from an ancient clan. People like them were generally well-learned and were able to immediately recognize this space. After tying up the Devil Emperor with the chains, Xiang Shaoyun heard their shout. As a response, he expelled both of them from the space without any hesitation. This was his secret, and he had no intention to reveal everything to them. And since he was the space’s master, neither of the two could do anything when they were expelled.

  "That kid is a mem
ber of the Imperial Nether Clan! How is that possible?" Yu Ziyi exclaimed in alarm after leaving the domain.

  Yu Caidie frowned. Imperial Nether Clan? I thought they lived in an extremely dangerous zone in the North Illusionary Sea? Perhaps—

  Yu Caidie couldn't even finish her thought when she saw Yu Ziyi charge toward the storm. She was thus forced to stop thinking and rushed toward the storm as well. Apart from the two, a few other geniuses were also starting to approach it.

  They consisted of Ruo Suifeng, Tang Longfei, Jian Chen, Shi Hai, Zuo Zhentian, Shen Binshao, and Bai Qi. Long Yunfei, Di Tong, Can Wunian, and the other geniuses were a little farther behind them.

  "Haha! The yin devil wind will be mine!" Ruo Suifeng was the first to arrive. Roaring with laughter, he stepped into the storm. Its power was comparable to the attack of a top-tier Emperor. Even an Emperor would be directly torn apart the moment he stepped inside like that. But Ruo Suifeng showed no fear.

  His fear was not unfounded, as an Ashwind Armor appeared around his body as he stepped into the storm. The armor constantly emitted the power of wind, forming an armor of wind around him. It was worth noting that this armor’s grade was beyond the emperor grade. That was the source of his confidence to directly step into the storm. Even so, the moment he took his first step, he was sent flying away.

  Sphhlt!

  Even with a sovereign armor, Ruo Suifeng still failed to withstand the storm’s power. His entire body was bloodied, and if it wasn't for his sovereign armor, he would have been reduced to a pile of mincemeat.

  "You overestimate yourself. You think just because you cultivate the power of wind, you can easily penetrate the storm and get the yin devil wind?" Zuo Zhentian sneered.

  A purple lightning stone appeared in his hand. He then summoned tens of lightning bolts from the sky and sent them blasting toward the storm. The dreadful lighting bolts bombarded the storm, somewhat reducing its power.

  When Tang Longfei saw the purple stone Zuo Zhentian was holding, he exclaimed, "A lightning summoning stone! No wonder he's so confident!"

  The lightning summoning stone was a unique material capable of increasing one's capability to summon lightning bolts. Zuo Zhentian was a lightning cultivator. With a lightning summoning stone in hand, he could summon far more lightning bolts than he usually could. That was the source of his confidence. The rain of lightning was powerful enough to harm even fourth-stage Emperors, but it still failed to completely destroy the storm. His attempt had failed.

  Zuo Zhentian finally stopped and looked at Yu Ziyi with a depressed expression. "Sister Ziyi, I've already tried my best. I can't do anything against the storm."

  Their failures were understandable. The storm possessed the power of a top Emperor. It did not seem likely that some Kings would be able to easily defeat it. Tang Longfei, Huang Binshao, Jian Chen, and the others also tried to destroy the storm, but none succeeded.

  The devil wind beasts no longer rushed the humans. They all cultivated the power of wind and knew very well just how powerful this storm was. Even they would be torn into pieces if they were caught in it. They stood far away and watched on as the humans tried damaging the storm, their eyes cold and indifferent. They firmly believed things would not end well for these humans.

  "Sister Die, since none of us can scatter the storm, should we work together? So long as we break it, the yin devil wind will appear. We can then fight over it," suggested Yu Ziyi. She was behaving as if she had not at all sneak attacked Yu Caidie earlier.

  Yu Caidie did not seem surprised, as if she was already used to this. After a slight hesitation, she agreed, "Ok, let's work together."

  The others did not object. Yu Caidie had Jian Chen, Tang Longfei, Shi Hai, Long Yunfei, Di Tong, and Can Wunian by his side. Due to his injuries, Ruo Suifeng had been disregarded. Huo Xudong did not join in, while Xiang Shaoyun was still in his Nether Soul Domain.

  Yu Ziyi had more people on her side. She had Zuo Zhentian, Huang Binshao, Bai Qi, and a few others, a total of 11 people including herself in her group. All 18 of them attacked together, sending a barrage of attacks toward the storm, attempting to scatter it.

  Rumble! Rumble!

  Numerous explosions of different colors erupted, presenting a dreadful sight. Each of these attacks was strong enough to harm even an Emperor. With all of them working together, they were powerful enough to actually put up a fight against the storm. Alas, putting up a fight was as far as they got. After their repeated attacks, the storm did not scatter like they had hoped to happen. Instead, it started moving.

  Swoosh! Swoosh!

  Like it had been angered, the storm started advancing toward the geniuses, greatly frightening them. Without any hesitation, they started fleeing with their full strength. It was at this moment that Xiang Shaoyun finally came out of his Nether Soul Domain, appearing right in the path of the advancing storm. Before he could react, the storm swallowed him.

  Chapter 471: Heaven Unity Technique

  "Xiang Shaoyun!" Yu Caidie cried out in alarm.

  Xiang Shaoyun had saved her life two times, and although she had reacted indifferently both times, she had still kept what he did for her in mind. Part of the reason she had reacted indifferently was due to the odd feeling that there was some sort of indescribable connection between them. It was this connection that made her accept his assistance as if it was how things should have always been.

  But right after Xiang Shaoyun killed the fifth-stage Devil Emperor, the storm had swallowed him. That was almost equal to death. Unless he had a sovereign armor as well, it was unlikely he would survive.

  "Break!" Tang Longfei wasted no time and sent numerous golden fists over, trying to break the storm. Unfortunately, like throwing stones into the sea, his fist energies vanished into the storm without doing anything.

  "Haha, even the heavens are siding with me!" Di Tong roared with laughter. He had never expected that Xiang Shaoyun would get himself killed by the storm. His mood improved greatly.

  "He's dead? What a pity," Huo Xudong muttered.

  "The yin devil wind is mine! Mine! Nobody can take it from me!" Laughing like a madman, Ruo Suifeng crawled back up on his feet and charged toward the storm once again. His desire for the yin devil wind had caused him to not fear even death. He dove right into the storm, trying to reach its center.

  He knew that so long as he could reach the center, he would be able to use his astral energy to forcefully absorb and refine the yin devil wind. At that time, he would even be able to directly enter the Emperor Realm.

  Unfortunately, even with a sovereign armor and a high-tier emperor weapon, his strength was nothing before the storm. Nevertheless, he wasn't sent flying this time. Instead, like Xiang Shaoyun, he was swallowed by the storm.

  "Stop the storm with all you have!" Yu Caidie shouted with a solemn look in her eyes. She hopped onto her phoenix and brandished her halberd. She, her phoenix, and her halberd became one, and several beams of light started shining down upon her from the stars beyond the nine skies. Her strength soared, and soon, she turned into a bright clump of radiance that charged toward the storm at her top speed.

  Rumble!

  She crashed into the storm like a meteor, the might of her attack reaching a level comparable to a fifth-stage Dragon Ascension Realm cultivator. This was her final trump card, and it was terrifyingly powerful.

  This was an attack combining the human, the demon, and the weapon into one, a legendary attacking technique known as the Heaven Unity Technique. To use the Heaven Unity Technique, the human needed to have a certain level of intimacy with the mount and a certain level of resonance with the weapon. The human would act as the medium of the mount and the weapon, allowing the power of the human and mount to be channeled to the weapon as the human attacked.

  The so-called "Heaven Unity" referred to the fact that everything would become one, as if the heavens had created the three as one, the combination allowing the human to reach the peak of power.

  This
technique was much scarier than the human weapon unity. After all, the multiplicative effect of joining the power of a human and a mount was not to be underestimated. Unfortunately, even an attack this powerful failed to break the storm. Both her and the phoenix were flung away. Blood sprayed everywhere.

  Looking at the injured Yu Caidie, after some hesitation, Yu Ziyi inwardly acknowledged,I really am incomparable to her.

  She had always thought that she and Yu Caidie were similar in strength and that she was slightly stronger. However, witnessing the Heaven Unity Technique had completely crushed her confidence. The other geniuses were as shocked as Yu Ziyi. They were all prideful War Emperors, but today, they finally understood how big the world was and that there would always be someone stronger than them.

  "Roar! Roar!"

  As the storm moved away, the devil wind beasts also followed it and roared madly. None of them were bothered to spare these humans any additional attention. In their eyes, the yin devil wind was vital to their existence. Only by staying near the yin devil wind would they continue growing stronger.

  The geniuses did not give chase either. After this experience, all of them had acknowledged that it was practically impossible for them to obtain the yin devil wind with their strength. However, they had suffered quite a bit of losses in this trip. They were unwilling to just return like this.

  After discussing among themselves, the two groups decided to continue following the storm. They would wait until the storm naturally weakened before attempting to get the yin devil wind again. They believed that this storm would not remain so strong at all times.

  At that conclusion, they started tailing the storm. But the storm was too fast. Since they had wasted some time in discussion before giving chase, they now needed more time to catch up. On top of that, the devil wind beasts were starting to get in their way once again.

  This time, even the devil wind beast emperors were involved in intercepting the humans. They believed that the storm must have moved because the humans had harassed it, so they were here for revenge. One could say that the devil wind beasts had truly been infuriated.