I Am Overlord c1-962
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On top of that, Xiang Shaoyun had also been absorbing devilish energy non stop to increase the power of his bloodline. By absorbing the devilish energy, not only had the power of his bloodline grown, his Nether Soul Domain had also improved and stored a large amount of devilish energy for the ghostrunes to use.. In any case, the devilish energy had no adverse effect on him for now, so he had no misgivings absorbing it.
During the month, Xiang Shaoyun had also killed over 400 Devil Kings all by himself. His Hurricane Kick and Vicious Prison Finger were also midway to full mastery, now capable of unleashing a prowess that could not be underestimated.
As for his Six Goldplate Manual, his fourth wall was at 70 percent completion. It wouldn't be long before he completed his fourth wall. At that time, his defensive prowess would also reach a brand new level.
At present, Xiang Shaoyun had earned over 3 million contribution points. How had he earned the contribution points so quickly? That was mainly thanks to his Nether Soul Domain. Many devils were helplessly reduced into ghostrune fodder after being trapped in the Nether Soul Domain.
Thus, with the devils killed by the ghostrunes adding to the total score of the devils he had personally killed, he had earned a massive number of contribution points. If he continued at this pace, he wouldn't even take long to earn 10 million contribution points. One ought to know that he hadn't even been seriously hunting.
"Now that the Vicious Prison Finger and Hurricane Kick are at a decent level, I can head to the third layer," muttered Xiang Shaoyun as he started rushing toward the entrance of the third layer.
In truth, with his current strength, he would be able to quickly get 10 million contribution points if he remained in the second layer. However, he wanted to enter the third layer and push himself to his limit there. Only by battling Devil Emperors would he be able to squeeze more of his potential out, pushing his combat prowess to an even higher level.
He wasn't cultivating so hard purely for the sake of entering the Dragon Phoenix Academy. His main source of motivation to grow stronger had always been to retake what was his. He traveled quickly, moving like the wind with an astonishing speed. He no longer spent much time on the devils he encountered on his way.
Since he had fully mastered the moving like the wind stage, further growth in his footwork intent would bring him to the shrinking space stage. Generally, only those who had reached the Sovereign Realm would be able to enter the shrinking space stage. If he wanted to reach that stage, he would need more than comprehension. He also needed a spark of inspiration or a fortuitous encounter to lead him into that stage.
A few days later, Xiang Shaoyun was approaching the third layer entrance. At a different direction leading to the same entrance, a group of people were escorting two beauties and heading somewhere.
If Xiang Shaoyun saw them, he would be able to recognize the two beauties. They were none other than Han Qianwei and Han Xuewei, the sisters he once freed. Things were not looking good for the sisters. They were tied up and being escorted by a group of people, and they both looked battered and exhausted.
The group escorting them were dressed in crimson outfits, each of them leaking a ruthless aura of bloodlust. Many of them kept glancing at the sisters and their seductive figures with a look of lust.
At this time, a gloomy young man said, "No, I can't take this anymore. I am going to ravage both of them right now. Don't even try to stop me!"
This young man had a handsome face, but his face was completely flushed red, and there was a sinister look in his eyes. One could see with a single glance that he was not a good person.
He wore an emperor armor and was a peak King. He was about 36 or 37 years old and could be considered young among cultivators. Of course, he was incomparable to those top geniuses, but he was still talented enough to have a bright future.
He was the Noxious Blood Gang leader's son, Xue Jianhe. He cultivated the Blood Sword technique, a powerful and domineering technique. He was a perverted person and many women of Bloodsin City had been ruined in his hands. In his eyes, the Han Clan sisters were women of the best quality, and he had been longing to lay his hands on them.
"Young Master He, it is better to wait. The monarch has commanded that we don't harm them. He said that they will be used to threaten Han Pojun to hand over the blood cocoon stone. If you touch them now, you will only ruin the monarch's plan," advised a seventh-stage Dragon Ascension Realm expert. This person was the strongest in the group, Meng Gansu.
"Shut your mouth, Old Meng. It is only a matter of time before I inherit my father's position. The reason I wanted to touch these two women is so I can use them to enter the Emperor Realm. It's not like I'm killing them. I won't spoil my old man's plan," said Xue Jianhe with a resentful look.
If it wasn't for Meng Gansu stopping him repeatedly, he would have taken the two women for himself by now. As of right now, his blood was boiling with lust. He felt like he would go mad if he still couldn't touch them.
Meng Gansu was feeling depressed. He was tasked to escort the two women safely back. If their great monarch's plan was spoiled, his sole punishment would be death. Their monarch had just become a Sovereign. He was now a super expert, a first-stage Soul Foundation Realm cultivator, one who would have a considerable status even in the Bloodsin City. As for Meng Gansu, he was only a seventh-stage Dragon Ascension Realm cultivator. There was no comparing him and the great monarch.
Meng Gansu further persuaded, "Young Master He, please be patient for a little bit more. When we are back in the city, I will get you 10 young beauties—"
But before he could finish his words, Xue Jianhe pushed him aside and said, "Piss off. Otherwise, after returning to the city, I will get my father to cripple you."
He then ignored Meng Gansu and approached the Han Clan sisters, scanning them from head to toe with his eyes. Before his penetrating gaze, the two beauties felt like they had been stripped naked, feeling extremely shameful.
"If you dare to touch us, our ancestor will not spare your Noxious Blood Gang!" Han Xuewei berated.
"Haha, your ancestor has probably died in cultivation. What can he even do about you two? Alright now. Be good and serve this young master nicely. If you do a good job, I might like you enough to spare your life," said Xue Jianhe as he howled with laughter. He then tore Han Qianwei's cloth apart, revealing her tender and mellow shoulders.
"You...you..." Han Xuewei was so furious she was shaking all over, her face flushed red with shame and resentment.
"Little sister, even if we die, we can't allow our clan to be insulted!" said Han Qianwei with a resolute look.
"Haha, sure, go ahead and die. I like corpses as well," said Xue Jianhe while laughing maniacally. The sisters paled upon hearing that.
Just as Xue Hejian was about to continue further, a voice laced with disdain rang out, "The Noxious Blood Gang is indeed filled with filth."
Chapter 485: You Are the One Who Hit Your Head Somewhere
Xue Jianhe stopped what he was doing and roared furiously, "Which bastard dares to challenge the Noxious Blood Gang? Show your face!"
"Hehe, I'm here. Bastards from the Noxious Blood Gang, come and accept your death," said Xiang Shaoyun as he casually strode over from not far away. There was a smile hanging on his face.
A short while ago, Xiang Shaoyun had sensed what was happening with his Nether Soul Domain. Thus, he came over. To his surprise, he saw Xue Jianhe humiliating the Han Clan sisters. He couldn't watch any longer and decided to do something about it.
More importantly, Scorching Blood Monarch from the Noxious Blood Gang was his enemy, and the Noxious Blood Gang was preparing to attack the Skeleton Gang. There was no way he would allow this group to return to the city.
"Huh? It's a little boy? Old Meng, what are you waiting for? Deal with him. Don't spoil my fun," said Xue Jianhe with disdain.
Meng Gansu waved his hand at his subordinates, getting them to surround Xiang Shaoyun. At his command, several late-stage Skysoar
Realm cultivators surrounded Xiang Shaoyun and sent numerous random attacks toward him. This combined assault was enough to deal with any regular peak King. In their eyes, this kid was only a seventh-stage King. Even if he was a super genius, there was no way he could survive.
The Han Clan sisters became excited when they saw Xiang Shaoyun, but when they saw the barrage of attacks sent his way, their hearts started thumping nervously. The Noxious Blood Gang people sent several waves of attack in a row toward Xiang Shaoyun, showing him zero mercy. However, not one of the attacks could break Xiang Shaoyun's Six Goldplate Manual.
"Your attacks are too weak to even scratch my itch," said Xiang Shaoyun. He soared to the sky and kicked several times.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Instantly, several small hurricanes appeared and crashed into his opponents.
"Ahhhh!"
The Kings couldn't even react before they were struck by the hurricanes, coughed blood, and died.
"This kid is quite strong. De Jia, go deal with him," commanded Meng Gansu with a frown.
At that command, a first-stage Dragon Ascension Realm expert charged Xiang Shaoyun. Mid flight, he sent a massive blue hand formed of energy flying toward Xiang Shaoyun, as if a massive lake was crashing down upon him. It was a palm attack mighty enough to kill any peak King. Only a War Emperor would stand a chance to put up some fight against it.
"Hmph. A mere first-stage Emperor is dreaming of killing me? You are underestimating me," said Xiang Shaoyun. His battle intent surged as he charged forth like a raging dragon. He threw out a Lightning Bolt Fist. A massive explosion erupted, and the punch blew apart the blue energy palm. As for Xiang Shaoyun himself, he was nowhere to be seen.
"De Jia, watch out behind you!" Meng Gansu sensed that Xiang Shaoyun had quickly arrived behind De Jia the instant the fist and the palm collided.
With the reminder, De Jia immediately erupted with aura and surrounded himself with an energy barrier to protect himself. At the same time, he sent several bright blue palm attacks behind him, forcing Xiang Shaoyun to retreat.
Although Xiang Shaoyun had grown much stronger, without using any trump cards, he was merely a War Emperor. With this much strength, fighting a first-stage Emperor equally was already an amazing feat.
However, he possessed a speed comparable to a second-stage or even a third-stage Emperor. Using his speed superiority, he circled the Emperor while throwing punch after punch, bombarding the Emperor with a series of lightning attacks, forcing the Emperor into a defensive position.
The humiliation infuriated De Jia, and he roared as he erupted with strength, "Damn it! A puny King dares to provoke an Emperor? Die!"
The blue radiance around him became resplendent, as if a sea had formed around him. Numerous waves rippled out of him, forcefully pushing Xiang Shaoyun into a retreat. He took this opportunity when Xiang Shaoyun was disrupted, and formed a seal with his hands before blasting Xiang Shaoyun with another attack.
Roiling Sea Seal!
This was an extremely dreadful seal attack, capable of unleashing a might that could overturn seas. This was the true strength of an Emperor, and regular War Emperors were nothing before such might. Upon reaching the Dragon Ascension Realm, a cultivator would gain an ability to accurately control the spiritual energy in the air to release powerful and destructive attacks.
The wave attack had just disrupted Xiang Shaoyun, and he had no way of avoiding the rapidly arriving Roiling Sea Seal. Thus, he was forced to channel the power of his gold star into his finger and jab the wave with his full power.
Vicious Prison Finger!
The Vicious Prison Finger had the sharpness of gold energy and the support of vicious energy, granting it a dreadful might. The two attacks collided and created an explosion of two different powers. The Vicious Prison Finger was slightly weaker than the Roiling Sea Seal, and it crumbled apart while the seal pressed on toward Xiang Shaoyun.
Bang!
When the seal attack hit, a look of disdain appeared on De Jia's face. De Jia said, "This kid must have hit his head somewhere. Why is he challenging the Noxious Blood Gang with only this much strength?"
"Hehe, you are the one who has hit your head somewhere. Why are you trying to kill this young master with just this much strength? That won't work, you know? Come on, use everything you have," said Xiang Shaoyun, once again appearing before De Jia. His clothes were in a mess, but he did not seem to have suffered any bad injuries.
Three layers of complete golden walls and a 70 percent complete golden wall were surrounding him, shining resplendently.
"A high-tier defensive technique? De Jia, kill him. I want this technique," said Meng Gansu with a look of greed in his eyes.
"Yes, Lord Meng," De Jia answered. A trident appeared in his hand, and he attacked with it.
Surging Wave Crush!
De Jia attacked with his full power, sending a wall of trident energies toward Xiang Shaoyun. Each trident was extremely powerful, possessing the might of a torrential wave.
"This is more like it!" Xiang Shaoyun said in excitement.
A pair of gloves appeared around his hands as he sent numerous Lightning Bolt Fists flying forward. With a massive amount of electrical currents dancing around him, each punch was sent out without him holding anything back. Both his legs were kicking without stop as well, sending attacks of wind and lightning that worked together to showcase the power of a War Emperor.
Rumble! Rumble!
An intense battle erupted between the two, creating numerous explosions around them.
"What a trash. He can't even kill a seventh-stage Skysoar Realm bastard? What an embarrassment to the Noxious Blood Gang! You two, go! Kill him already. Stop wasting my time, and don't spoil my mood," said Xue Jianhe unhappily.
Chapter 486: They Have Caught This Young Master's Eye
Under Xue Jianhe's command, two other Emperors joined the battle. Of the two Emperors, one was at the first-stage while the other was at the second-stage. With their addition, Xiang Shaoyun was now facing three Emperors.
If news of this spread, this feat alone was enough for Xiang Shaoyun's fame to skyrocket. He was only a seventh-stage King, yet he forced three Emperors to work together against him. It was obvious how much potential he had.
"Eat my sword and die, kid!" The first-stage Emperor was the first to attack, and he stabbed his sword at Xiang Shaoyun.
Skybreaker Sword!
The second-stage Emperor also attacked, sending a spinning chakram toward Xiang Shaoyun.
Meteor Disk!
The two Emperors attacked together, completely sealing Xiang Shaoyun's path of escape.
"Hahaha! This is great!!" Xiang Shaoyun started howling with laughter as he activated his lightning bone. At the same time, he started drawing from his lightning star as well. Dark clouds gathered in the sky above, and numerous thick silver lightning bolts rained down on the world below.
Rumble! Rumble!
After fusing with the silver lightning core, Xiang Shaoyun's entire spine had turned purple and silver in color. The same color had also spread to two of his ribs, signifying that the number of lightning bones in his body were increasing. His innate lightning power was growing stronger, and the silver lightning core in his lightning star had also greatly increased his ability to summon lightning bolts.
At the same time, a dreadful storm appeared around them. This storm was not as simple as some hurricanes created by the Hurricane Kick. Rather, it was formed by the yin devil wind. This was the same storm that had surrounded the yin devil wind before it was refined by Xiang Shaoyun, and the only difference was that this version was much weaker and smaller in scale. Even so, when combined with the silver lightning bolts, a dreadful natural disaster had still been created.
This attack was none other than the technique Xiang Shaoyun had accidentally created when refining the silver lightning core and the yin devil wind, Wind and Lightning.
Shock instantly covered the faces of the three Emperors.
They could feel an intense sense of threat from this attack. Soon, they were completely submerged amid the storm of wind and lightning, losing the ability to even see their surroundings clearly.
"Shit! What forbidden technique has that kid used? Why is it so scary?" Meng Gansu cried out in alarm. He rushed over and slammed his palms forward, sending two dreadful attacks toward the storm.
Rumble! Rumble!
Meng Gangsu lived up to his identity as a late-stage Emperor. With his strength far beyond Xiang Shaoyun's, he erased the storm and rescued the three Emperors. Even so, the three Emperors looked extremely sorry. Their bodies were scorched black, their clothes reduced to rags and dyed red with blood. They had clearly been seriously injured. With one attack, Xiang Shaoyun had reduced three Emperors into such terrible shapes. This was an astonishing feat.
"Young brother, wherever you come from, please leave. We can forget about this if you leave now," said Meng Gansu calmly.
He did not seem to care one bit about what had happened before. One could say that he was even slightly deferential when speaking with Xiang Shaoyun. Naturally, Xue Jianhe found that unacceptable. He roared at Meng Gansu, "Are you stupid? You are pretending like everything is fine even though he has just killed our people? Are you going to do the same after I'm killed as well?"
"Shut up!" Meng Gansu shouted and glared at Xue Jianhe.
Inwardly, he was cursing, What a brainless fool. This person is already so powerful with just a cultivation level of seventh-stage Skysoar Realm. He also dares to enter deep into the Devil Domain alone. He is definitely someone with an extraordinary background that the Noxious Blood Gang can not afford to offend!
Meng Gansu was able to think of all that, yet Xue Jianhe, the son of their great monarch and the future leader of the Noxious Blood Gang, failed to reach the same conclusion. Meng Gansu was right that he was a brainless fool. Since young, Xue Jianhe had never been scolded by anyone besides his father. He viewed Meng Gansu's behavior as insubordination and was completely infuriated.