I Am Overlord c1-962

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

  Since that was the case, he did not mind extorting this old nether prison devil. Naturally, the old nether prison devil did not dare disobey. Immediately, a large number of devil materials were delivered before Xiang Shaoyun.

  Xiang Shaoyun's eyes lit up when he saw the materials, but he quickly hid his excitement. Every single one of the materials were not lower than the emperor-grade. Among them were a few stalks of rare emperor medicines beneficial to one's soul.

  However, in comparison to the other materials, the emperor medicines weren't even something special. The truly valuable materials of the bunch were the sovereign-grade devil cores, the large number of devilish energy stones, and so on. These materials would be worth a large amount of wealth wherever he went.

  "Lord Ming Xiao, are these enough? These are more than half of what my clan has," said the old nether prison devil.

  "Do you think I'm stupid? You're trying to fool me with just these?" Xiang Shaoyun howled furiously.

  The old nether prison devil trembled and nearly knelt down as he quickly said, "No, this lowly one dares not! This lowly one dares not!"

  "What are you waiting for then? Get the real treasures out," commanded Xiang Shaoyun.

  "Yes, yes, this lowly one will do just that," the old nether prison devil quickly agreed and ran off again. Shortly after, he returned with some new items.

  "Lord, here are four nether prison drought fruits, all of them sovereign medicines," offered the old nether prison devil respectfully.

  The four fruits were shaped like drought devils, and they were emanating thick devilish energy. Looking at them, Xiang Shaoyun was filled with joy. But he maintained an indifferent expression and said, "Smart choice."

  He then stowed the four fruits. These were sovereign medicines that had probably taken over 10,000 years to grow. It wouldn't even be an exaggeration to call each of them a panacea. Sovereign medicines were much more useful than emperor medicines, and they were fatally attractive to Soul Foundation Realm cultivators.

  Chapter 502: Nether Shadow Evanescence

  For ordinary cultivators, the nether prison drought fruit would not only be useless, but it would even bring them harm. But for cultivators with higher levels of cultivation, this fruit would be extremely beneficial.

  This fruit was capable of revealing one's true nature, clearing the darkness, allowing a cultivator to straighten the wrong path they had taken in the past during cultivation. The cultivator would be able to understand their own deficiencies, and could even correlate the karma of their previous and current lives.

  The essence of entering the Dragon Ascension Realm was to form the draconic aura, form a draconic spine, and step through the gate of fate and transform into a dragon among men. The essence of entering the Soul Foundation Realm was to brighten one's soul power, allowing one's soul to take form, before finally forming a soul foundation. The realm beyond the Soul Foundation Realm was the Heaven Battling Realm, also known as the Saint Realm. To reach this stage, one had to give clarity to one's true nature, reforge one's soul, and form a saintly body capable of defying the heavens.

  The nether prison drought fruit was a top-tier sovereign medicine. Although it was incomparable to a saint medicine, it was capable of allowing a Soul Foundation Realm expert to give clarity to his true nature in advance, which would be extremely helpful for when the cultivator in question attempted to break through into the Heaven Battling Realm.

  Before entering the Soul Foundation Realm and improving one's nature, one would become imbecile if one consumed a nether prison drought fruit. It would be extremely difficult for someone like this to regain his true nature. Thus, a medicine of too high a grade might be a poison instead of a medicine.

  After the memory awakening of his bloodline, Xiang Shaoyun had gained a lot of knowledge in regards to the numerous devil materials. Thus, he naturally knew the usage of the nether prison drought fruit. He stowed the fruits and was in no rush to consume them. It wouldn't be late to use one in the future when he needed it.

  Now that he had gotten what he had set out for, it was time for him to continue hunting devils for contribution points. Even so, he was in no rush to leave. Rather, he started asking the old nether prison devil about the devils in the area so as to make things easier for him. He did not have much time left before the period of half a year was over. He had to make use of every second he had with the greatest efficiency. Naturally, the old nether prison devil hid nothing from him.

  "This lord needs some time to get used to this body so I can restore my strength and return to the clan as quickly as possible. You may leave now," said Xiang Shaoyun.

  "Yes, lord. May the lord remember us, the nether prison devils," said the old nether prison devil deferentially.

  Xiang Shaoyun then left in a certain direction. He was heading back toward the area near the entrance to the second layer. After all, the devils there would have lower cultivation levels in comparison to the devils in the deeper area.

  And thus, Xiang Shaoyun wasted no time and started a slaughter of devils. Apart from tempering his battle techniques, he also released the ghostrunes out so they could have a taste of the environment in the Devil Domain.

  About 2,000 of the ghostrunes had been killed by the puppet, but they bred extremely quickly, so that wasn't much of a loss. They only needed to somewhat stunt the growth of their bloodline, and soon, their numbers would go up again. Xiang Shaoyun commanded them to maintain their numbers at 8,000. At that command, a portion of them were immediately assigned to the task of breeding.

  Xiang Shaoyun also gave them a large number of devilish energy stones and devil cores, allowing the ghostrunes to be able to continue growing stronger despite the breeding. It also allowed the newly born ghostrunes to quickly grow in strength. As for Gui Qi, as the patriarch, he was still the strongest ghostrune. His strength had grown once more, reaching the fourth-stage Emperor Realm. His growth speed was astonishing, but it was completely within reason.

  After all, Xiang Shaoyun had given him a large number of devil cores. Like the demons, the devils would be able to grow however fast they wanted so long as they had enough resources to support their growth. That was how Gui Qi had come to grow so fast.

  During this time, Xiang Shaoyun's understanding of the numerous battle techniques and combat tactics was also growing rapidly. Nowadays, each of his kills would be completed instantly by making use of a single instant of his opponent's carelessness. He would not give his opponent any chance, and with that, he was able to kill at great efficiency.

  Recently, he had also started cultivating a different Imperial Nether Clan's innate ability, the Nether Shadow Evanescence. The Nether Shadow Evanescence was one of the most mysterious innate abilities the Imperial Nether Clan had. Like the Nether Soul Domain, the Nether Shadow Evanescence was one of the three greatest techniques of the Imperial Nether Clan.

  This ability was ranked alongside the Nether Soul Domain not because of its prowess, but because of its ability to grant the user invisibility and let them become undetectable. This was most certainly a unique and unmatched secret technique that was akin to a cheat. How many people could actually achieve true invisibility to the point one could be completely undetected? As one of the Four Paramount Devil Clans, the Imperial Nether Clan was capable of that feat.

  The Nether Shadow Evanescence was a secret technique that could only be used through the power of one's bloodline. Using this ability, one would be able to become one with the surroundings, becoming formless and shapeless. If one tried escaping while using the Nether Shadow Evanescence, the escape would basically be a success. And if used when attacking, the attack would rarely fail as well. That was how the Nether Shadow Evanescence had come to be known as one of the three greatest abilities of the Imperial Nether Clan.

  Although Xiang Shaoyun was not a pure-blooded imperial nether, he had excavated the talents of the Nether Soul Domain since young. That only meant that his bloodline had originated from the purest imperial
nether branch. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to access the talents of the Nether Soul Domain at such a young age.

  Now that he had consumed the blood essence of a pure imperial nether prince, the purity of his bloodline had further increased, awakening more of the clan's innate abilities in him. That proved that his bloodline was now with a high purity, allowing him to cultivate yet another one of the three greatest abilities.

  Xiang Shaoyun had also been frequently making use of his bloodline power in battles recently, allowing him to further increase comprehension of the profundities of his bloodline. All that was in preparation to cultivate the Nether Shadow Evanescence. After spending some time in cultivation, he finally grasped the essence of this ability.

  The Imperial Nether Clan was able to use the Nether Shadow Evanescence due to a unique attribute in their bloodline, the attribute of invisibility. The bloodline was capable of allowing one's body to have the same frequency with one's surroundings, achieving the effect of invisibility. This was an ability exclusive to them. Of course, there was a limit to the amount of time one could stay invisible. After all, the ability required the support of one's bloodline power.

  At present, Xiang Shaoyun was located in an area filled with stones. He stood straight like a spear and took a deep breath, preparing his body for invisibility. After a short while, he muttered, "Bloodline, activate!"

  At that command, his blood roiled, and an odd transformation started occurring from a concentration of blood at a corner of his body. Abruptly, his body started blending into nature, becoming undetectable.

  It was at this instant that Xiang Shaoyun started running toward a nearby Devil Emperor. It was a six-horned iron devil, a sixth-stage Devil Emperor residing in the area. It was resting in an open space, its body as large as a mountain. On its head were six iron horns that looked incomparably tough. A thick coat of iron furs covered its whole body.

  A Devil Emperor this powerful was capable of sensing all changes in its surroundings, even when sleeping. Yet Xiang Shaoyun was able to arrive beside it completely undetected.

  Chapter 503: Han Pojun

  After circling the six-horned iron devil one time, Xiang Shaoyun found that the devil had no reaction whatsoever to his approach. Inwardly, he thought proudly, Looks like I have successfully cultivated the Nether Shadow Evanescence.

  But right as that thought surfaced in his mind, the six-horned iron devil suddenly opened its eyes. Xiang Shaoyun was greatly shocked, his heart thumping wildly. After all, this powerful Devil Emperor was still capable of easily killing him.

  Just as Xiang Shaoyun was about to release his Nether Soul Domain, the six-horned iron devil shut its eyes again and continued sleeping. Xiang Shaoyun heaved a breath of relief.

  Alright, you may go to the afterlife now, thought Xiang Shaoyun as he walked toward the flank of the devil.

  His gaze landed on a certain protrusion on the devil's neck. The skin there was three times thicker than the other parts of the devil's body. That was the vital spot of the devil. So long as that protrusion was destroyed, the devil would die. A chakram appeared in Xiang Shaoyun's hand as he struck the protrusion with it. The incomparably sharp chakram easily sliced the protrusion apart.

  "Roar!"

  The six-horned iron devil roared in pain and started rolling about on the ground. A massive amount of devilish energy started rippling out of its body. This was its final struggle before death, and the first thing Xiang Shaoyun did was pull a wide distance between him and the devil.

  Even with the vigorous vitality this devil had, with the destruction of its vital spot, it did not even last long before it was fully dead. In theory, this vital spot was the same as the heart of a human. Without a heart, how could a human remain alive?

  Just like that, Xiang Shaoyun earned 120,000 contribution points. If other Kings found out Xiang Shaoyun could so easily earn that many contribution points, they would probably be mad with envy. After harvesting the six horns and some other important parts of the devil's body, Xiang Shaoyun proceeded to slice a piece of meat off the devil and started cooking it.

  As for the remaining part of the corpse, it became the food for the ghostrunes. However, Money was not partaking in the feast as he hated the aura of the Devil Domain. Thus, he had been staying in the astral cosmos sea most of the time. Xiang Shaoyun attributed that to laziness.

  Yes, Money was a demon and was not suited to the environment here, but he should still come out to temper himself. But he instead stayed in the astral cosmos sea to enjoy the nourishment of the thin nine-colored fog. It almost seemed like he was addicted to the fog.

  Xiang Shaoyun found that just relying on the tiny bit of nine-colored fog, Money had also reached the late fourth-stage Demon King realm. It wouldn't be long before he could enter the fifth-stage.

  At that realization, Xiang Shaoyun was filled with even more expectation toward the nine-colored fog. Unfortunately, he was unable to form much of the nine-colored fog in his current environment. He would only be able to continue forming more after leaving the Devil Domain.

  After the meal, Xiang Shaoyun did not leave immediately. Rather, he gathered a large number of devilish energy stones in the area. He also found some top-quality enigma stones. Only then did he leave satisfied.

  He arrived at the territory of a different Devil Emperor and assassinated the Devil Emperor with the same method. He had also figured out that with his current bloodline power, he would only be able to maintain the Nether Shadow Evanescence for half an hour. That wasn't a long time, but it was long enough to do a lot of things.

  Xiang Shaoyun believed that so long as he continued working hard, the time limit would only increase. And now, he finally started his return journey. He planned to keep killing on his way back. By the time he was done with the return journey, he should have enough contribution points in hand.

  ...

  Meanwhile, at a certain area in the third layer, a group of powerful individuals were attacking a peak Emperor. The group had more than 50 members, and each of them was a Dragon Ascension Realm expert. The leader was a peak Emperor, with two ninth-stage Emperors serving under him. The rest of the group members were Emperors of different stages.

  Riding their powerful mounts, they surrounded their target and sealed all escape. Even the native Demon Emperors in the area were all killed mercilessly. The Emperor they were targeting had been fleeing all alone, but ultimately, he was forced to fight them as he had no way of escape.

  The peak Emperor looked to be about 35 years old. He had a resolute face, akin to a firm sheath, while his pair of bright eyes were filled with viciousness. His messy hair whipped about, while his blood-stained body emanated an austere aura. He wielded a massive crimson stone that was the size of two adults, looking extremely conspicuous.

  "Han Pojun, you won't be able to escape us. Hand over the blood cocoon stone, or you will die today," said the leader of the group.

  From the outfits the people in the group were wearing, they were from the Noxious Blood Gang. The leader was the second monarch of the gang, Sand Blood. As for the man with the crimson stone, he was Han Pojun. If the Han Clan sisters were here, they would be able to recognize this person as their uncle. This person was one of the strongest second generation members of the Han Clan.

  The Han Clan was only a peak tier-5 organization. That was because they only had a single Sovereign Realm expert in their clan. They would only become a tier-6 organization if they had two or more Sovereigns in their clan. The person with the most hope of entering the Sovereign Realm in the clan currently was this very Han Pojun.

  Han Pojun was indeed someone with great talent. He was not even 100 years old, yet he was already a peak Emperor. Someone with this sort of talent was extremely rare among tier-5 organizations. But now, the Noxious Blood Gang was encircling him. He was in bad shape, and it did not seem like he would be able to escape.

  "You bastards from the Noxious Blood Gang, cut the crap! The blood cocoon stone will
be useless for you even if you manage to obtain it. My brother is already inside. Give up already," howled Han Pojun as he placed the stone on the ground.

  "Very well, I will send both you and your brother to the afterlife, then," said Sand Blood viciously.

  After saying that, he charged Han Pojun. The two ninth-stage Emperors also attacked. They knew that Han Pojun was a difficult opponent. If they did not use all their power to kill him, he might be able to escape them yet again.

  Han Pojun might be valiant, but with three experts attacking him, he sustained even more injuries. Even so, he was ruthless enough to risk injury in order to kill one of the three. Unfortunately, after killing a ninth-stage Emperor, Sand Blood inflicted yet another heavy injury on him, causing him to collapse beside the blood cocoon stone. He could barely move.

  "Han Pojun, time to die," said Sand Blood as he prepared to deal the final blow.

  Right this instant, a dreadful saber energy shot out of the blood cocoon stone and blasted Sand Blood away.

  "Saber intent? So you are the one in the blood cocoon stone, Du Xuanhao? You bastard! If I can't get the blood cocoon stone, I will destroy you with the stone! Everyone, attack!" commanded Sand Blood. Instantly, a barrage of attacks were sent toward Han Pojun and the blood cocoon stone.

  "I have failed you, brother," said Han Pojun with despair. It was at this moment that a figure suddenly appeared and dragged away both Han Pojun and the blood cocoon stone.

  Chapter 504: All of You May Die

  Han Pojun was a proud and aloof individual with few friends. Thus, he had not expected to be saved during this critical moment. Yet the unexpected had happened. At the final moments, someone arrived and dragged both of them away from the barrage of attacks.

  After the explosions settled, Sand Blood told everyone to stop attacking. When his gaze landed on where Han Pojun and the blood cocoon stone were before, he found nothing. He frowned and looked in a different direction. His eyes shrank. "Nether prison devil!"