I Am Overlord c1-962

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

  One day, he was fighting over food with a dog as usual. He was covered in injuries and dog bites, and the dog's owner nearly beat him to death. He was even forced to eat feces. It was a memory that filled him with grief each time he remembered it. It was at that time that Devouring Ghost was passing by and saved him.

  Devouring Ghost, after swatting the dog's owner to pulp, said, "Stay by my side from now on. I shall teach you how to properly beat up a dog."

  And that was how the young and weak Green Ghost came to become Devouring Ghost's youngest disciple. Back then, he was called Green Thorn.

  The words spoken to him by Devouring Ghost back then were words he wouldn't forget. Even though he had subsequently undergone extremely harsh training under Devouring Ghost, he had zero complaints. He knew that everything his master did was for his own good: to teach him how to properly beat up a dog, to allow him to live with dignity. Unfortunately, before he could repay his master, something had happened to his beloved master.

  All this while, he had assumed that there wasn't much chance of his master surviving. After all, the incident with the Xiang Clan back then had created massive implications across the entire dominion. They nearly subdued the entire dominion, forcing the numerous top organizations to join hands, and finally, Xiang Dingtian was defeated.

  As one of the Five Skyslaying Generals under Xiang Dingtian's command, it was understandable that Devouring Ghost would suffer the implications of the defeat as well. Fortunately, he was still alive. Although there seemed to be some issues with his current form, that did not stop Green Ghost from showing the respect his master deserved.

  He was very clear that just to stay alive, his master had to have gone through a major change to continue surviving in his new form. After all, upon reaching a certain threshold in strength, it wouldn't be hard for one to take over a body and undergo rebirth.

  As Devouring Ghost looked at the deferential Green Ghost, a rare softness appeared on Devouring Ghost’s face, and he said, "Alright, stand up. I am happy enough that you still remember me."

  Green Ghost stood up, as if a great burden had been lifted from him. He then invited Devouring Ghost to the throne and said, "Master, please take a seat."

  Instead of taking the seat, Devouring Ghost looked at Xiang Shaoyun and said, "Young master, please take a seat."

  Green Ghost's eyes rippled with emotions, but he did not retort. Instead, he looked at Xiang Shaoyun with a mixed look. He could see that Xiang Shaoyun was basically a twin of his master's previous master, with Xiang Shaoyun being a younger version.

  Is this young man really Lord Xiang who has undergone rebirth after stealing a body? thought Green Ghost inwardly.

  Xiang Shaoyun rejected the invitation. "No. This is Sect Master Green Ghost's place. Either of you can be seated there. As for me, forget it."

  "Young master, you're my young master while he's my disciple. If you don't take a seat there, none of us will dare to sit there. Don't worry. Green Ghost won't have any objections," said Devouring Ghost seriously.

  After a slight hesitation, Green Ghost agreed, "Yes, young master, please take a seat."

  He had absolute trust in his master. Although this youth was only a King, he definitely had a terrifying background. Otherwise, the Four Great Ancient Academies wouldn't have tried to recruit him at the same time.

  Xiang Shaoyun ignored Devouring Ghost. Rather, he looked at Green Ghost and said, "I will only sit there when I have enough strength to obtain the recognition of Sect Master Green Ghost. As for now, both of you probably have a lot of catching up to do. Have a chat. I'll wait outside."

  Although Xiang Shaoyun had Devouring Ghost's recognition, he still knew himself well. Green Ghost would definitely have a problem with him sitting on the throne just like that. Devouring Ghost wanted to say something, but when he saw Xiang Shaoyun's firm look, he agreed, "Alright. You can take a stroll in the area while I catch up with Green Ghost."

  Green Ghost immediately commanded, "Lady Shura, come in. Attend to Young Master Xiang politely. If anything causes him to be dissatisfied, you will be punished."

  The power surrounding the hall vanished as Lady Shura stepped in deferentially, "Yes, sect master."

  She then looked at Xiang Shaoyun and said, "This way, please."

  Xiang Shaoyun nodded and followed her out of the hall. After they left, Green Ghost sealed the hall again. Devouring Ghost did not stop him. Instead, he walked toward the throne and sat down.

  Looking at Green Ghost, he said, "I know you have a lot of questions. I will tell you everything. Just listen."

  Green Ghost thus focused on listening as Devouring Ghost told the story of everything that had happened after the war, including how he was imprisoned at the space beneath the soul spring, how he was saved by Xiang Shaoyun, and how he turned into his current form.

  After listening to all that, Green Ghost said guiltily, "Your disciple is useless for being unable to help when you were suffering all these years, master."

  "No, all that does not matter. So long as I get a chance to start anew, I will slowly take my revenge," said Devouring Ghost with a sharp glint in his eyes.

  Chapter 527: Conclude Our Deal First

  "Master, during all these years you were away, I have been properly developing the Ghostface Sect. We will be of great help to you!" said Green Ghost seriously.

  Devouring Ghost said softly, "I had never imagined that you would reach this level relying on yourself. But with your strength, it will still be very hard for you to face the actual top organizations."

  The Heaven Battling Realm, also known as the Saint Realm, was the realm beyond the Soul Foundation Realm. At the Heaven Battling Realm, one would shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones, forming the body of a Saint, possessing the strength to fight the heavens. With a wave of one's hands, one could upturn heaven and earth. With a stomp of one's foot, one could collapse mountains. This was the type of strength a regular person couldn't even begin to imagine.

  Those at this realm would have a lifespan of over 10,000 years. With how long Green Ghost had lived, it was obvious how high a realm he had reached. With his strength, wherever he went, he would be a formidable individual. Someone like him could easily found a tier-7 organization. In fact, the Ghostface Sect was as powerful as a tier-7 organization. However, they had maintained their influence within this Bloodsin City and had kept a low-profile. Because of that, not many people knew their actual strength.

  "I'm nothing compared to master," said Green Ghost humbly.

  "Since you've managed to reach this stage, I will naturally impart on you some of my experiences and the complete battle techniques I hadn’t taught you back then. Hopefully, that will help you reach an even higher height," promised Devouring Ghost. "However, you must remain loyal to the young master, or you won't be my disciple anymore."

  "Master, i-is the young master Lord Xiang?" Green Ghost probed cautiously.

  "Yes and no," answered Devouring Ghost with an uncertain tone. "He is the one who has obtained the master's inheritance. He is also a descendant of the Xiang Clan's main branch family. Therefore, I have selected him as my young master. He will be the one to finish the master's unfinished job."

  "Since you are not sure if he is Lord Xiang, why are you so strongly attached to him? Why don't you stay here? I'll pass you the sect master's position. With the Ghostface Sect, we can also do something big!" Green Ghost persuaded.

  "Is that really what you think?" Devouring Ghost asked coldly.

  When Green Ghost met his master's eyes, fear surfaced in his heart. However, he was no longer an ordinary person, so he braced himself and said, "With your talent, you should proclaim yourself a hegemon! Why do you need to be someone's underling?"

  "Hmph! You are the one who doesn't want to be someone's underling, right?" said Devouring Ghost, displeased. "Green Ghost, remember my words. If you don't want to follow the young master, that's fine. But from now onward, our relationship shall be severed. We w
ill no longer have anything to do with each other."

  After saying that, Devouring Ghost stood up and started leaving. It was clear Green Ghost's proposal had angered him. Green Ghost quickly stopped him: "Don't be angry, master. It was just a proposal. If you disagree, I will forget about it! From now on, the Ghostface Sect will be doing the biddings of Young Master Xiang."

  "Hmph. I'm afraid you aren't even being sincere," said Devouring Ghost, his face ashen. He then sighed, "Everyone has their own ambition. You have been a sect master for 10,000 years and have been free to do whatever you wish. It is understandable why you would have such a thought. But let me tell you something. Only by following the young master will you reach higher heights. In fact, even leaving the dominion is possible."

  When Green Ghost heard the firmness within Devouring Ghost's tone, he accepted the explanation even though he still wasn't very convinced. Regardless, he still respected Devouring Ghost and wished that Devouring Ghost would be able to impart upon him more of what hadn't been taught to him in the past, allowing him to further his cultivation.

  As for Xiang Shaoyun, Green Ghost decided to continue assuming the role of a bystander. If that young man really demonstrated excellent talent and could be a Sovereign within 100 years, he wouldn't mind taking the young man as his master.

  Devouring Ghost could see the reluctance in Green Ghost's eyes, but he couldn't be bothered to say anything else. He believed that it wouldn't be long before Green Ghost had a change of mind.

  ...

  Outside the hall, Xiang Shaoyun and Lady Shura were strolling around randomly. Unlike other organizations, the Ghostface Sect was much less bustling. Not many pedestrians could be seen walking around, and most of the time, only the occasional patrolling members in a group of three to five could be seen.

  Most members were either in cultivation or out of the sect on missions. Thus, the Ghostface Sect's headquarters was rather quiet. One could say that the Ghostface Sect was a sect that focused on growth and wasted no time doing unnecessary things. The two walked a serene stone path without saying anything. It was as if both were waiting for the other to say something, or perhaps both had no idea what to say.

  Eventually, Lady Shura was the first to break the silence, "I heard you have become a special-recruit disciple of the Dragon Phoenix Academy?"

  Xiang Shaoyun nodded. "Yes, looks like you are quite well informed. Take your mask off and fight me. Let's conclude our deal before I leave for the Dragon Phoenix Academy."

  Back then, after seeing Lady Shura's real face, he was greatly attracted to her. He did not wish to see her fall into the embrace of another man. She could only be his. They had then made a promise that so long as Xiang Shaoyun could surpass her in three years, she would become his woman, with Green Ghost's approval.

  "Ok. I want to see for myself your actual strength as well," said Lady Shura. She knew he was a War Emperor, but she was two stages above him in cultivation level. As one of the city's top-10 young experts, she was no pushover either. She did not believe that she wouldn't be a match for him.

  Thus, she brought him straight to the Ghostface Sect's training field. The training field was located indoor instead of outdoor. It was a stone room of about 2,000 square meters in size. The room was further reinforced by a formation. Any attacks below the strength of the formation would not be able to deal any damage to the room.

  Both Xiang Shaoyun and Lady Shura entered the stone room.

  "Bring it on!" said Lady Shura with a thick battle intent in her eyes.

  As the representative of the new generation of Ghostface Sect experts, she had the favor of the sect master. Therefore, she did not wish to be defeated by Xiang Shaoyun, who had a lower cultivation level than her.

  But she also knew that Xiang Shaoyun had impressive combat prowess. Thus, she longed to have a battle with him so as to verify her own strength and to see if he was really as strong as rumored.

  "Take your mask off first," Xiang Shaoyun requested.

  "You can freely take the mask off if you win," said Lady Shura.

  "Hehe, I can take off that mask freely even without defeating you," said Xiang Shaoyun with a smile. He had barely finished his words when only an afterimage was left where he stood. He then reappeared before Lady Shura and grabbed at her mask.

  Lady Shura had not expected that he was that fast. Fortunately, she reacted in time and quickly blocked his hand with her own hand, stopping him from taking off her mask.

  Chapter 528: Shura's Avatar

  After failing to take off her mask, Xiang Shaoyun retreated back to where he stood originally, and smiled. "You're quite fast, but that was only half my top speed."

  "Is that so? Too bad you no longer have a chance to display your full speed," said Lady Shura. With her eyes narrowed, she attacked. Her cultivation level of ninth-stage Skysoar Realm erupted as she sent a barrage of palm attacks toward Xiang Shaoyun.

  Formless Palm!

  The palm attacks dotted the sky and flooded the area with a thick vicious gold energy that surrounded Xiang Shaoyun from all directions. Each palm was comparable to the attack of a peak King. It was not an attack one could easily stop.

  A faint smile formed on Xiang Shaoyun's face as he sent numerous golden fists forward, trying to blast the palms into smithereens. Numerous palms and fists collided, filling the room with a rumbling sound, causing the room to shake. As the battle raged on, the two moved faster and faster, their attacks becoming stronger and stronger, painting a scene of total chaos.

  Lady Shura's palm attacks were extraordinary, combining feints and real attacks, making it hard for one to guard against her. The vicious gold energy was exceedingly destructive, seemingly capable of penetrating everything. The combat prowess she displayed was no weaker than those of the young geniuses who had followed Yu Caidie into the Devil Domain.

  Of course, she was only comparable to the average strength of the group—the likes of Su Jun. Compared to someone like Tang Longfei, she was still somewhat lacking. Even so, she displayed a talent in cultivation that was comparable to any one of them.

  Xiang Shaoyun had already used about 70 percent of the strength in his gold star, yet he still hadn't managed to defeat Lady Shura. He also found that Lady Shura's palm attacks were ever changing and extremely hard to guard against. If it wasn't for his sharp senses, he would have already been injured.

  "Why are you still hiding your strength? Do you really think I can't do anything to you?" True anger appeared on Lady Shura's face. She was nearly using her full strength, but Xiang Shaoyun was able to completely block all her attacks. It made it hard for her to remain calm. She did not think that Xiang Shaoyun was even using his full strength.

  "Sure. Be careful now," said Xiang Shaoyun, believing he had almost fully grasped Lady Shura's strength. He shifted his stance.

  Hurricane Kick!

  Instead of using his hands, he used his legs and sent numerous hurricanes toward Lady Shura, causing her to lose balance. His kicks were powered by the yin devil wind and were filled with a boundless wind energy that gave Lady Shura a hard time.

  Xiang Shaoyun was fighting with 80 percent of his strength. In his current form, ordinary peak Kings would not be his match. Lady Shura was forced to use all her strength. Her palms shone with a gold radiance, and a large amount of vicious gold energy converged around them.

  However, Xiang Shaoyun's kicks were too fast, and she couldn't block them in time. As a result, several kicks struck her in succession, sending her flying. If Lady Shura was an enemy, she would have been killed by those kicks. But since she was a woman Xiang Shaoyun liked, he held back.

  "Now it's your turn to use all your strength. Otherwise, I will take your mask off," said Xiang Shaoyun calmly.

  "Watch out, then," said Lady Shura as she erupted with even more strength. She waved her palms around, and instantly, numerous arms formed around her as strands of vicious gold energy swirled around her body, giving her an eerie look.

  Thous
and Vicious Ghost Hands.

  In the blink of an eye, countless golden hands swarmed Xiang Shaoyun. Carrying a thick vicious energy with them, the palms completely surrounded Xiang Shaoyun, making escape almost impossible.

  Additionally, the palms seemed to possess life, as they could freely move around in accordance to Xiang Shaoyun's movement. It did not seem like they would stop before they completely subdued him. When he saw that there was no way of escaping the palms, he decided to not even bother with escaping.

  Six Goldplate Manual!

  Perfect defensive walls of the Iron Wall and Copper Wall stages appeared around him. Evidently, he had mastered the second stage of the Six Goldplate Manual. He only needed the final two walls before he could complete the Goldplate stage. These four walls were more than enough to block the attack of an Emperor. When Lady Shura's palm attacks landed, he stood firm. The attacks failed to even make him move. Xiang Shaoyun had initially thought that this would be enough to make Lady Shura give up, but she actually rushed him. With a sharp glint in her eyes, she erupted with even more power.

  Shura's Avatar!

  A golden apparition appeared behind Lady Shura, exuding a boundless aura comparable to a War Emperor's. Once again, she slammed a golden palm at Xiang Shaoyun. The palm had more than doubled in strength and moved at an astonishing speed that was much faster than before. That was Lady Shura's real strength. Instantly, she sent nine palm attacks forward, and they loudly crashed into the walls around Xiang Shaoyun.

  The new strength she revealed greatly pressured Xiang Shaoyun, but he could still withstand it. Right after she sent out the nine palm attacks, Lady Shura's energy seemed to have dried up. And before she could replenish her energy, Xiang Shaoyun made his move. He dashed forth, his hand shooting forward like a bolt of lightning. Lady Shura felt a breeze hit her face as he removed her mask. By instinct, she heavily slammed her palm into his chest.