I Am Overlord c1-962

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

  "What a great plan. Why don't you be the bait?" said Tang Longfei unhappily.

  "I have to stay here to assure their safety. You guys are not strong enough to protect them. Since we're here together, we naturally need to cooperate. Since I am stronger, you guys should listen to me. You guys will be given a fair share after we get the dragon liquid," said Li Haonan as though stating a fact.

  At this, some others also voiced their agreement to the plan. No matter what, Li Haonan was an expert on the Jiao Luan List. He was the strongest combatant in the group. Thus, it was acceptable that he was to act as everyone's protector. In any case, the assassins Xiang Shaoyun had attracted earlier had caused them to be disgruntled over Tang Longfei's group of three.

  At this point, even Shou Xie couldn't say anything. He wanted to speak for Tang Longfei and company, but he was afraid he would invite everyone's anger. Although he was a beast tamer, it was impossible for him to tame a dragon-scaled elephant in a short time frame and send the elephants off one by one.

  "Fine, I'll do it. If you really find the dragon liquid, don't forget our share, or I won't let this rest," agreed Tang Longfei as he clenched his teeth after seeing the situation they were in.

  Being bait was a dangerous job. The elephants might be slow, but their attacks were dreadfully destructive.

  "Don't worry, you will get your share if we really manage to find anything," said Li Haonan smugly.

  Inwardly, he thought, I don't know who Xiang Shaoyun offended to attract so many expert assassins. He is probably dead by now. Although these three are decently strong, they are nothing for me. If we really find the dragon liquid, I definitely won't share anything with them.

  "I don't trust you." Tang Longfei was no fool. A simple promise from Li Haonan would never be able to gain his trust. Instead, he said to Shou Xie, "Shou Xie, as the organizer, give me your word."

  "Ok. If we can find the dragon liquid, you will get your share!" Shou Xie promised as he slapped his chest.

  "Good!" Tang Longfei nodded before calling Lady Shura and Ning Wenhuang over. After a short discussion, they dashed toward the dragon-scaled elephants.

  Instead of attacking brainlessly, they attacked the dragon-scaled elephants from far away then fled in a different direction. The dragon-scaled elephants fell for their trick and immediately gave chase. The earth shook as the elephants ran. Tang Longfei, Lady Shura, and Ning Wenhuang fled at their top speed, but they seemed incapable of breaking away from the elephants.

  "We need to split up, or we won't be able to stay alive," Tang Longfei quickly said.

  The two women did not hesitate and split off in different directions. However, one particular dragon-scaled elephant that was extremely powerful broke off from the rest of the elephants. It charged the three like a moving mountain. The three were so shocked they felt like their souls were going to leave their bodies.

  They had no way of withstanding such a terrifying charge. It was at that moment that a certain figure landed from the sky and blocked the dragon-scaled elephant.

  Chapter 611: Rise of Conflict

  The figure that had blocked the dragon-scaled elephant during the critical moment was Xiang Shaoyun's nether prison devil puppet. It turned out they were all heading toward the same direction after all. The puppet killed the dragon-scaled elephant with a punch, sending its heavy corpse crashing not far ahead, giving the other dragon-scaled elephants a scare.

  However, they were known for their unity, and they would not let the death of their companion slide. They started stomping the ground repeatedly, cracking the ground as they spurted out some dreadful-looking energy. The energy attacks wrapped around the nether prison devil puppet.

  The energy attacks released by the elephants seemed to be coming from everywhere, and any Emperor would have a hard time surviving. Tang Longfei, Lady Shura, and Ning Wenhuang did not dare to stay around. They quickly dashed toward Xiang Shaoyun.

  As for the nether prison devil puppet, it moved in a different direction, luring away all the dragon-scaled elephants. These big fellows seemed quite simple-minded, as all of them gave chase without a second thought. It wouldn't have been so easy to trick them if they were smarter.

  "Are you guys alright?" Xiang Shaoyun asked the three.

  "We wouldn't be if you hadn't arrived in time," said Tang Longfei with relish.

  "Those dragon-scaled elephants are too scary. They were basically sending us to our deaths!" said Ning Wenhuang as she patted her chest in fear.

  "What happened exactly?" Xiang Shaoyun was confused.

  "It's all the fault of that bastard Li Haonan," said Ning Wenhuang indignantly as she started telling Xiang Shaoyun everything that happened.

  After she finished, Tang Longfei said, "Although that fellow is probably using it as an excuse to vent a grudge, it's not fully his fault, really. After all, without anyone luring the dragon-scaled elephants away, nobody will be able to get the dragon liquid."

  "You're still speaking for him? We don't even know if he will actually share the dragon liquid with us!" Ning Wenhuang said unhappily.

  "You guys should go check if they have already gotten the dragon liquid. If they have and they aren't sharing, I'll get your share for you," said Xiang Shaoyun.

  "Shaoyun, aren't you coming with us?" Tang Longfei asked.

  "I've already split off from the group, so I'm too embarrassed to rejoin now. But if you guys trust me, after settling your issue with them, come with me to look for more dragon liquid," said Xiang Shaoyun.

  After entering the Dragon Ascension Realm, his draconic aura had solidified by 15 percent, and coupled with his comprehension of the profundity of earth, he was able to vaguely sense the existence of the dragon liquid underground. He also seemed capable of sensing the aura of the dragon liquid with his draconic aura. If he followed his senses, he might be able to harvest something. Furthermore, he had Money by his side as well. With the trace of dragon blood in his body, Money similarly had some sort of connection with the dragon liquid.

  "Good. I have long gotten tired of that Li Haonan. I'll go with you," said Tang Longfei.

  "They should be almost done by now. You should go get your share of the dragon liquid first," said Xiang Shaoyun after he sent his senses ahead of them.

  And thus, Tang Longfei, Lady Shura, and Ning Wenhuang returned to Shou Xie, Li Haonan, and the others. At this time, Shou Xie and company had already harvested some dragon liquid relying on the treasure seeking mouse.

  The dragon liquid was formed through a combination of natural spirit liquid and a tiny trace of draconic aura. The liquid had formed near the dragon-scaled elephant's territory, and a layer of crystallized spiritual energy surrounded each drop. There wasn't much, about 30 drops in total. However, just that much was already a considerable harvest for Shou Xie and company.

  Including Tang Longfei's group of three, there were 14 of them. Each of them could get an average of 2 drops. Li Haonan and the others were astonished when they saw Tang Longfei's group of three returning. Evidently, they had not expected the group to return safely. After all, they shouldn't have been able to withstand the attacks of the furious dragon-scaled elephants.

  "You're back just in time, Big Brother Tang! The six drops here are your share," said Shou Xie cheerily as he handed them three jade bottles.

  But just as Tang Longfei was about to accept the bottles, Li Haonan reached out and snatched them away first.

  "Li Haonan, what is the meaning of this!" Tang Longfei was infuriated.

  Shou Xie's expression also turned unsightly. "Brother Li, isn't that going overboard?"

  "Shou Xie, this has nothing to do with you. Consider this the compensation for the trouble Xiang Shaoyun brought us. If we find more, we can start sharing with them," said Li Haonan with a sneer. Hearing that, Tang Longfei couldn't even be bothered to say anything. He directly threw out a furious punch.

  Celestial Dragon Fist!

  The fist flew forward like a shining golden dragon. Thi
s was Tang Longfei's full-powered attack. He could no longer stand Li Haonan for making things difficult for them over and over again. Even if the other party was someone ranked on the Jiao Luan List, he still had to teach them a lesson. Li Haonan was already anticipating an attack. A blue shield of light appeared before him, and it rippled with a gentle power, unloading the force of Tang Longei's punch.

  "You're trying to fight me with just this much strength? How naive!" Li Haonan said with disdain. He attacked with a palm thrust, sending an energy palm crashing forth like a wave toward Tang Longfei.

  Gentle Quickwave Palm!

  Bang!

  The attack came too fast, and Tang Longfei was struck before he could do anything. Initially, the palm did not feel powerful. But just as Tang Longfei was about to shrug it off and attack, he sensed a power akin to a tsunami erupt within him, and it sent him flying away. If it wasn't for his armor, the palm strike would have caused him terrible injuries.

  To the side, Lady Shura drew her weapon as the Shura's Battle Projection appeared around her. She attacked Li Haonan, and Ning Wenhuang did not stand around doing nothing either. She erupted with power and stabbed her sword at Li Haonan.

  "You wish to die? Sure, I'll grant that wish!" said Li Haonan as he erupted with two different powers, one blue and one green. A dragon projection of two colors appeared around him, revealing his strength as a second-stage Dragon Ascension Realm cultivator, and he attacked with both his palms.

  Two translucent palm energies flew toward and destroyed the two women's attacks before continuing toward the two. The gap between the two and Li Haonan was too big, and that single attack beat them into retreat.

  "I'll give you a chance to submit to me. Otherwise, I don't mind wiping all of you out," said Li Haonan smugly, as if he was the lord of the universe.

  They were all genius cultivators, but Li Haonan had a higher cultivation level. Furthermore, he cultivated two powers, and he had the strength to back his arrogance. As for the others, they did not say anything. They only stood there as if watching a good show unfold.

  Just as Shou Xie was about to say something, a voice laced with contempt rang out, "A trash like you dreams of recruiting Big Brother Tang and the others? Why don't you take a good look at yourself in a mirror made of your own pee?"

  Chapter 612: Looks Like You Still Don't Know Remorse

  The ethereal voice was hard to pinpoint, but they could clearly tell it was Xiang Shaoyun's voice. However, when they searched their surroundings, they couldn't see him anywhere.

  Li Haonan frowned and shouted, "Xiang Shaoyun, stop playing your petty tricks! Show yourself and face me if you have the guts!"

  "Save those words for when you have actually found me. You sure are gutsy to have the galls to offend Big Brother Tang and my woman," Xiang Shaoyun's voice rang out again.

  Incorporeal murderous intent accompanied his voice, causing the atmosphere to turn nervous. Li Haonan did not dare to be careless. His body rippled with power as he activated his strongest defense. At the same time, he pushed his senses to their limits, trying to search for Xiang Shaoyun. He refused to believe that Xiang Shaoyun could really become invisible. Little did he know, Xiang Shaoyun had indeed become invisible. He was already standing right in front of them, but not one of them could sense him.

  "Looks like you don't intend to show yourself. I'll just have to make you show yourself," said Li Haonan as he dashed toward Tang Longfei. Seemingly boundless energy gathered in both his palms, and he slammed them toward Tang Longfei. Unfortunately for him, before his attack could even reach Tang Longfei, Xiang Shaoyun's attack reached him first.

  Pa!

  Instead of killing Li Haonan immediately, Xiang Shaoyun gave him a heavy slap on the face. Before Li Haonan could even realize he had been slapped, he felt the burning pain on his face and crashed into the ground. He couldn't be bothered to deal with the pain he was feeling on his face, and he immediately swung his two swords with both his hands.

  Several powerful and dreadful sword energies slashed forward, slicing numerous cracks into the ground and felling numerous trees. Alas, Xiang Shaoyun was already hovering right above him, and he heavily kicked Li Haonan's head, sending his face crashing into the ground. The impact broke several of his teeth.

  "I hadn't put you in line earlier because I couldn't be bothered. Yet you are actually acting so smugly? You really have a death wish, don't you?" said Xiang Shaoyun with a cold snort.

  "Xiang Shaoyun! Show yourself and die!" Li Haonan bounced off the ground and waved his swords randomly above him, sending numerous slashes into the sky, creating green and blue fireworks of sword energy. The energy created a concentrated net that not even a fly could escape. An expert on the Jiao Luan List truly couldn't be underestimated. This attack alone was enough to kill regular fourth-stage Dragon Ascension Realm experts.

  "Looks like you still don't know remorse," said Xiang Shaoyun with a disappointed tone. He approached Li Haonan before slapping him repeatedly.

  Pa! Pa!

  The slaps stunned Li Haonan. He had never suffered such humiliation before. He was attacking with his full strength, but the slaps had messed up his energy circulation, causing him to suffer the backlash of his own energy. He couldn't even begin to imagine how swollen his face had become.

  The people around them were all dumbfounded as well. Similarly, none of them could see Xiang Shaoyun. The only thing they saw was Li Haonan being attacked by nothing. Each of them was a knowledgeable genius, yet this was their first time seeing such a sight. It filled them with disbelief. In fact, even Tang Longfei, Lady Shura, and Ning Wenhuang were shocked.

  "Does Shaoyun possess an ability that lets him go invisible? Or a technique to attack through thin air?" Tang Longfei muttered to himself.

  "I think the latter is more likely. Perfect invisibility is not possible," said Ning Wenhuang.

  Lady Shura remained silent, but she believed that invisibility was the more likely option. After all, although attacking through thin air was a wondrous trick, one probably needed to be a Soul Foundation Realm expert to do that from a long distance while remaining completely concealed.

  Regardless, Xiang Shaoyun was now giving them the impression he was deep and unmeasurable. In fact, none of them even dared to harbor any hostile thoughts about him. Otherwise, they could die without even knowing how it happened.

  Eventually, Li Haonan showed fear after all the beating. He begged, "N-no, please stop. I-I submit!"

  He couldn't even see where Xiang Shaoyun was, yet he was already being beaten so badly. At the same time, he was still suffering the backlash of his own energy. If he did not submit, he would probably suffer a terrible ending.

  Xiang Shaoyun did not intend to push it too much. Rather, he berated, "Now you know regret? Alright, hand them their share of dragon liquid. Also, hand over your share of dragon liquid as well. Consider it the payment for sparing your life."

  Li Haonan did as told without daring to say anything, offering all three drops of dragon liquid he had. He was afraid that Xiang Shaoyun would really kill him. The group had two additional drops of dragon liquid which were shared between Shou Xie and Li Haonan since he was the strongest person in the group. Alas, not only had he completely embarrassed himself, he did not have a single drop left for himself.

  Xiang Shaoyun accepted the dragon liquid without hesitation before giving Li Haonan a kick. "Scram. Remember to get out of our sight each time you encounter us in the academy. I will beat you up every time I see you."

  Li Haonan didn't dare to say anything. He got back up and quickly left gloomily. There was nothing he could do to an invisible enemy at all. Only those geniuses with unique eyes could handle invisibility. Even after Li Haonan left, Xiang Shaoyun remained concealed. He merely asked Tang Longfei's group of three to leave with him.

  Shou Xie quickly called out, "Young Master Xiang, take us along! With my treasure seeking mouse, we can find more of the dragon liquid!"

  "You, Jin S
hui, and Ling Lin can come. The others can forget it," Xiang Shaoyun's voice rang out.

  Shou Xie, Jin Shui, and Ling Lin were overjoyed. After bidding their goodbyes to the others, they left with Tang Longfei's group. The others wanted to join as well, but nobody had the courage to mention it. After all, they had been treating Tang Longfei's group badly because of the trouble Xiang Shaoyun had brought them. It would be too embarrassing for them to request to follow now.

  "Let's go. Time for us to return," Yan Gang said with a sigh.

  "Maybe we can search for it ourselves?" Zhong Xia suggested.

  "Sure we can, but any place the dragon liquid can be found will also be filled with powerful demonic beasts. With our strength, dealing with those beasts will be a problem. Let's just return. Focus on preserving our lives," said Yan Gang as he took the lead and left.

  Chapter 613: Dragon Liquid, Obtained

  The only reason Xiang Shaoyun had accepted Shou Xie, Jin Shui, and Ling Lin was because they had once fought alongside each other. The three had conducted themselves well, and he decided to give them a chance. He wouldn't have allowed them to join otherwise.

  Now, Xiang Shaoyun was the leader of the group of seven humans and demonic beasts. A considerable amount of dragon liquid had formed within the Dragon Phoenix Mountain Range, and it was up to them to look for it.

  With the treasure seeking mouse, Shou Xie had gained his first three drops. It wouldn't be easy to push the mouse to look for more. Fortunately, Xiang Shaoyun had his senses to rely on. They were heading toward an area with dragon liquid.

  Along the way, they encountered a number of demonic beasts, but they were able to take a detour or escape in time without fighting too much. When they arrived at their destination, they found that it was a territory of a clan of draconic lizards.

  The draconic lizards weren't any weaker than the dragon-scaled elephants. In fact, they were slightly stronger. It wouldn't be an easy feat to snatch the dragon liquid from their territory.