I Am Overlord c1-962

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

  He then told them Xiang Shaoyun's secret of the nine-colored fog, and astonishment filled their faces as they listened.

  "That method has been tried before, but why has he succeeded when all those people before him had failed?" the gold-haired elder asked doubtfully.

  "That is the crux. Before we know for sure, do not try to create the so-called strongest physique, or you will only be ruining good seedlings," said the gravekeeper elder.

  The others nodded in agreement.

  The gravekeeper elder continued, "That child is now my disciple. Of course, you may discipline him as you wish. Do not consider me at all. Alright, you can leave now."

  They did not dare to tarry and quickly left. On their way, the purple-haired elder said to the principal, "Allow that child free passage into all the nine cultivation zones from now on."

  Despite what the gravekeeper elder had said, they would definitely not dare to try anything against his disciple. It had been tens of thousands of years, and this was the very first time the gravekeeper elder had accepted a disciple. In terms of seniority, Xiang Shaoyun was technically comparable to these grand elders now. How could they still discipline him as they wished?

  "Um. I know what to do," the principal answered.

  The beautiful woman said, "He still lacks a guardian elder by his side."

  "That's right. We can't allow anything bad to happen to that child. We need someone taking care of him," said the heroic man.

  "Just have someone take care of him in the dark. That person should not reveal himself unless absolutely necessary. After all, an unprocessed jade will not shine," said the gold-haired old man.

  Chapter 682: Long Live Overlord Legion

  After leaving the Back Graveyard, Xiang Shaoyun went straight back to his villa. There, he got Zhuge Zhantian and Ma Qihao to call all the Overlord Legion members for a meeting. His main goal was to see the new members of the Overlord Legion. While Zhuge Zhantian and Ma Qihao were gathering the others, Xiang Shaoyun called Tang Longfei and Lady Shura over.

  "Big Brother Tang, your growth is really fast! You're already a fourth-stage Dragon Ascension Realm cultivator!" Xiang Shaoyun said with astonishment.

  As for Lady Shura, she had also reached peak second-stage Dragon Ascension Realm and was only a step away from the third-stage. Xiang Shaoyun even started wondering if he had actually left for years. Otherwise, how had they grown so much?

  Tang Longfei smiled. "Shaoyun, don't you remember the vicious steel mist pearl you gave me? It helped push me straight to peak third-stage Dragon Ascension Realm. It has been half a year since then, so it's not weird that I have managed to enter the fourth-stage in that amount of time."

  "I see. That vicious steel mist pearl is really a great treasure," said Xiang Shaoyun as he palmed his face. He glanced at Lady Shura and said, "Have the Di Alliance people been bothering us recently?"

  Lady Shura replied, "Ever since Big Brother Tang entered the fourth-stage Dragon Ascension Realm, the Di Alliance people have been put in place. Even other factions no longer dare to look down on us. For now, there are no conflicts."

  "Um. That's good to hear. Our focus should be on working hard together and growing at the fastest speed possible," said Xiang Shaoyun.

  He asked more questions, finding out more of what had happened during his absence. Soon, the Overlord Legion members started arriving one after another. There were old faces and new faces, all of them looking at Xiang Shaoyun with reverence.

  They had all learned of Xiang Shaoyun's battle with Xiao Xie. Although that battle had ended on a defeat, it was a glorious defeat. All the academy disciples shared the same opinion.

  Xiang Shaoyun was only a second-stage Dragon Ascension Realm cultivator and was about six or seven years younger than Xiao Xie. For him to be able to ruin Xiao Xie's clothes and give him a swollen eye, it was worthy of pride.

  Moreover, Xiao Xie had also announced that no clear victor had been decided from their fight. At most, the fight could be considered a draw. He would battle Xiang Shaoyun once again in the future. News had also spread that Yu Caidie, Han Chenfei, Huang Xiaoyue, and Elder Xiao Wei had waited three days for Xiang Shaoyun at 1 Dragon Villa.

  All that combined added to Xiang Shaoyun's prestige among the disciples. The Overlord Legion members rejoiced that they could follow an overlord with boundless prospects.

  At present, they had about 80 members. It wasn't many, but on the plus side, most of them were considerably loyal.

  Most of the new recruits had joined due to Tang Longfei's prestige. Tang Longfei was now ranked 95th on the Dragon Phoenix List. A rank like that placed him in a position higher than many disciples, high enough to attract a considerable number of followers.

  Of course, as of late, many disciples were also considering joining due to Xiang Shaoyun's prestige. Unfortunately for them, Zhuge Zhantian had slowed down recruitment and would only resume after getting the words from Xiang Shaoyun.

  "I am gratified to see that our numbers have swelled to such an extent. Perhaps we are still small and weak, but in the not so distant future, we shall be the number one faction within the Dragon Phoenix Academy," said Xiang Shaoyun solemnly.

  "Long live the Overlord Legion! Long live the Overlord Legion!" the members cried out.

  "Very good. I now officially appoint Tang Zhan as the deputy commander, Zhuge Zhantian as the head butler, Ma Qihao as the vanguard, and Shang Jifeng, Lady Shura, Li Haonan, Shou Xie, Yan Gang, and Zhong Xia as captains. In my absence, all of you will be in charge of expanding the Overlord Legion," said Xiang Shaoyun. For the first time, he was appointing positions in the Overlord Legion.

  Along with the Overlord Legion's growth, plans needed to be drawn for its future. Xiang Shaoyun also wished to see the Overlord Legion grow into a dazzling existence. As for these appointments, he merely hoped that the legion would still have leaders during his absence.

  With Tang Longfei's recent growth, he was now capable of suppressing them. Thus, appointing him deputy commander was a decision everyone supported. As for the other positions, they were appointed based on individual strength. In the future, contributions would also decide one's position in the Overlord Legion.

  There were no objections to these appointments, and thus, everything was settled in regards to the positions for now. Next, Xiang Shaoyun spent some time getting to know the new members one by one.

  These people were all excited to meet Xiang Shaoyun. He was their leader, one capable of battling a member of the Dragon Phoenix List's top 10. He was also one capable of attracting the visits of the beauties from the first two Phoenix Villas, and he was also capable of making an elder wait for him. He was, in a way, their idol.

  Xiang Shaoyun found that a lot of them were late first-stage Dragon Ascension Realm cultivators, with a considerable number of them being in the second-stage as well. Their strength was nothing special, but they weren't the worst in the academy either.

  Among the new members, there was also a third-stage Dragon Ascension Realm cultivator, one who was able to enter the Jiao Luan List. His name was Leng Xiaoyu, and he had voluntarily joined the Overlord Legion after his defeat at Tang Longfei's hands.

  He was someone with a cold expression, exuding a feeling that distanced others from him. Even when facing Xiang Shaoyun, he still maintained the same frosty expression.

  "So you're Leng Xiaoyu?" Xiang Shaoyun asked, his interest piqued.

  Leng Xiaoyu merely nodded, not even bothering to muster a reply. It was as if he did not approve of his leader.

  To the side, Tang Longfei berated, "Xiaoyu, what is that attitude?"

  At that, Leng Xiaoyu frowned before he finally opened his mouth, "Greetings, Overlord."

  "Overlord, don't mind him. Xiaoyu is a stubborn fellow who does not know to be flexible with his thoughts," said Tang Longfei awkwardly.

  Xiang Shaoyun smiled. "It doesn't matter. A person with strength will always possess arrogance as well." He then looked at Leng Xiaoyu and con
tinued, "Since you are unhappy with me, how about this? This is the first time I'm meeting many of you. How about we have some fun? Let's have a fight! It will be fun!"

  "Overlord, there is no need for that, right? If he dares to disobey, I will beat him up until he obeys," Tang Longfei quickly persuaded.

  Xiang Shaoyun remained firm. "No, he has to fight me, or my position as an overlord won't be able to convince the masses."

  "Fine, let's fight!" Leng Xiaoyu agreed, his eyes shining with a sharp glint.

  "That's more like it!" Xiang Shaoyun was pleased with the answer. He said to the others, "Everyone, make some space. We will fight here."

  Everyone retreated in excitement. They all wanted to see just how strong the overlord was.

  Chapter 683: Scram

  It was true that Leng Xiaoyu was unsatisfied with Xiang Shaoyun. He had heard of Xiang Shaoyun's deeds, but he believed they were overexaggerated. In his opinion, Xiang Shaoyun was probably weaker than him. Thus, he could not accept Xiang Shaoyun holding the title of overlord.

  He thought that Tang Longfei was stronger than Xiang Shaoyun, and Tang Longfei should be the overlord instead. Hence, he was happy to accept Xiang Shaoyun's challenge. He wished to show everyone here that Xiang Shaoyun wasn't as strong as they had believed.

  "Since I'm the leader, I will let you make the first move," said Xiang Shaoyun nonchalantly.

  Leng Xiaoyu narrowed his eyes as a silver halberd appeared in his hands. A frosty aura erupted from his body as the projection of a roaring ice dragon appeared around him, instantly dropping the temperature of his surroundings.

  "Don't regret it. Here I come," said Leng Xiaoyu as he stabbed the halberd straight at Xiang Shaoyun.

  Frostspike Drill!

  Instantly, the length of the halberd increased as it transformed into a frosty spike over 10 meters long. The sharp tip of the spike instantly arrived before Xiang Shaoyun's throat, carrying with it an icy aura.

  At this moment, everyone still thought that this attack was too simple and wasn't threatening enough. But instantly, seven copies of the spike appeared around Xiang Shaoyun, sealing all his paths of retreat and making escaping the attack impossible.

  Xiang Shaoyun remained motionless, as if he was completely incapable of evading. Everyone grew anxious on his behalf, seeing that he was going to be hit soon.

  Cling! Clank!

  Abruptly, a series of crisp sounds rang out. The incomparably sharp ice spike seemed to have struck an unbreakable steel wall. The ice spike shattered as ice fragments sputtered everywhere. Before Xiang Shaoyun, six layers of thick gold shields had appeared, protecting him completely. The shields shone with a brilliant radiance.

  Leng Xiaoyu did not give up on his attack just because his ice spike had shattered. He continued stabbing forward with his halberd, and as he applied more force, his weapon shone with a golden glint and slammed into the gold shields. He intended to pierce through the shields to hit Xiang Shaoyun. But when the halberd hit the gold shields, it failed to do any damage.

  Xiang Shaoyun smiled. "This strength is not even enough to get through my defense. Work harder!"

  Leng Xiaoyu could hear the contempt in Xiang Shaoyun's words. In response, he leaped into the air before piercing down with his halberd aimed at Xiang Shaoyun's head.

  "I refuse to believe I can't break your defense!" Leng Xiaoyu roared and released all his strength. Waves of frost energy rippled out, causing the people in the area to all feel a rapid drop of temperature.

  They all gasped inwardly, What powerful frost energy!

  When Leng Xiaoyu attacked with his full power, he lived up to the reputation of someone on the Jiao Luan List. Before the attack arrived, the frost energy burst forth, freezing Xiang Shaoyun's golden shields, turning their initial golden hue into the snow-white color of ice.

  Xiang Shaoyun sensed a frigid energy pass through his defenses and invade his body. It was at that moment that Leng Xiaoyu's halberd arrived. He brought the halberd down upon Xiang Shaoyun like it was a collapsing mountain.

  Someone unaware of what was happening would have thought that the two were mortal enemies from the intensity of Leng Xiaoyu's attack. Even Tang Longfei was starting to feel displeased as he thought, This kid really doesn't know what's good for him.

  Just as the attack was about to land, Xiang Shaoyun moved. He lifted his head, faced the halberd, and roared, "Scram!"

  A dreadful voice powered by the Tiger's Roar surged out. As the sound wave spread, the ice in the surroundings cracked and splashed everywhere. As for the people in the area, they felt like they were going to turn deaf. A dreadful white tiger manifested in the air. Like a king patrolling his territory, the tiger pounced forward, carrying thick vicious gold energy with it.

  The roar stirred Leng Xiaoyu's blood, causing blood to spurt from his ears. Then, the aura of an unrivaled tiger sovereign pressed down upon him, eradicating the frost intent he had spread around himself. He could no longer control the frost surrounding him, and the tiger's counterattack sent him flying.

  "AHHH!"

  His clothes were reduced to rags, and as his blood sprayed everywhere, he wailed in pain. He then crashed heavily into the corner of the villa and remained on the ground for a long time. The Overlord Legion members were greatly shaken.

  "Each person is a unique being with his own temperament, but indifference is generally reserved for enemies, not those on our side. I hope you can think about that," said Xiang Shaoyun with a tone of reproach.

  He had not planned to deal Leng Xiaoyu such a heavy blow, but the other party had actually dared to undermine his authority, which was not something he could accept. Hence, he had decided to teach Leng Xiaoyu a proper lesson so he would act appropriately in the future.

  Not even Tang Longfei continued to speak on Leng Xiaoyu's behalf. Rather, he felt somewhat regretful for having recruited a troublesome person.

  Leng Xiaoyu struggled back onto his feet and lowered his haughty head. "Leng Xiaoyu deserves death for offending the overlord."

  He then raised his halberd and stabbed himself. Nobody had expected him to be so decisive, and before anyone could react, the halberd had already penetrated Leng Xiaoyu's abdomen. The scene gripped one's heart.

  Xiang Shaoyun frowned and said, "Big Brother Tang, bring him away to heal up. This matter ends here."

  "Yes, Overlord," Tang Longfei answered as he rushed over and brought Leng Xiaoyu away.

  Xiang Shaoyun regarded everyone again and said, "The Overlord Legion is a group, and we are all brothers. I do not wish to see our weapons trained against our own people. In the future, those unhappy with me may leave voluntarily. Do not do something that will hurt others in the legion."

  "Yes, Overlord. We shall abide by your command," said everyone.

  From that moment, none of them harbored any disrespect toward him anymore.

  Next, Xiang Shaoyun revealed his gold elemental emperor-grade items and offered to trade them away with priority given to their own people.

  Although he was their leader, he couldn't give them the treasures for free. Otherwise, he would bankrupt himself. Furthermore, each person present had a decent background. They were all considerably wealthy, and they could definitely afford to trade for what they wanted.

  The eyes of a few gold cultivators were practically shining when they saw the gold elemental emperor-grade items Xiang Shaoyun was offering.

  Chapter 684: Green Youth Ye Linshan

  Xiang Shaoyun had decided to trade all those items away for two reasons. First, he could increase the strength of the Overlord Legion. Secondly, he could also increase the variety of elemental items in his collection, hoping to stumble upon things that might be useful for him. Furthermore, he could always trade away the items he gained from trading with his subordinates.

  He also hoped to set an example so that the Overlord Legion members would not keep their treasures for themselves. If they had a treasure that wouldn't be useful for them, it would be better to trad
e it away so everyone could get something that would be useful for themselves. That way, they could all grow faster in strength.

  One could say that Xiang Shaoyun's action increased the Overlord legion's unity and improved their loyalty toward him. It was an effect brought by the existence of a spiritual leader, one that others couldn't imitate.

  After trading away a portion of the items he had gotten from the goldmen, Xiang Shaoyun also took out some gold elemental items and gave them to Lady Shura. She was his own woman, so he naturally wouldn't mistreat her. He only hoped she could break through faster and gain greater strength.

  He then summoned Vicious One, Vicious Two, and Vicious Three. They were now Demon Kings. Although intelligent, they were still extremely vicious. It was now time for them to leave and temper themselves.

  But since Xiang Shaoyun was too busy to leave for the wilderness, he let them stay in the villa. When he found a chance, he would bring the birds out on a training expedition.

  Done with all that, he set off for 2 Phoenix Villa. He wanted to see what Han Chenfei needed him to do to help the Han Clan sisters. However, when he was about to arrive, one man and one mount blocked his path.

  The man was a handsome youngster dressed in a green outfit. He had sharp eyebrows, a stern face, a tall and upright body, bright eyes, and a graceful temperament. He was an incredibly handsome young man.

  He was comparable to Xiang Shaoyun in terms of looks, and he also exuded an extraordinary bearing. As for the mount, it was a rare three-eyed green wolf. Its coat of green fur was glossy and sleek, looking like a verdant grassland. Its body was as sturdy as a cow. Its eyes carried a profound glint, and its sharp fangs gleamed under the sunlight.

  The green wolves had always been rare, and one with three eyes was even rarer. The third eye on its forehead definitely contained an unimaginable demonic ability. As Xiang Shaoyun looked at the youth in green, the youth looked at him as well. Their eyes met, and sparks were created.