I Am Overlord c1-962

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

  Unfortunately for the flame spirit emperor, the human skin draped around Xiang Shaoyun was too wondrous, granting him full protection against flame. Taking the opportunity, Xiang Shaoyun pulled with all his might, trying to pluck out the origin crystal.

  The energy of the flame spirit emperor started destabilizing, and it started raging. Using its origin crystal, it actually exploded itself, preparing to perish together with Xiang Shaoyun. Through the profundity of flame, he could sense the flame spirit emperor's emotions. Noticing what it was trying to do, he grew anxious.

  The explosion of a flame spirit emperor would be devastating. Although he was wrapped in the human skin, the skin did not have any defensive properties. It was only immune to fire. Because of that, he feared that the explosion would kill him. During this moment of crisis, he once again borrowed from the profundity of ice.

  Ice and heat would result in water, and with the creation of water, he used the profundity of water to prevent the flame spirit emperor's explosion. After all, during the instant the ice turned into water, the water was at its lowest possible temperature. That way, he could quickly weaken and cool off the angered flame spirit emperor.

  "Come out!" Xiang Shaoyun roared and gathered all his strength into his palm. He also channeled a large amount of frost energy, reducing the origin crystal's temperature. He then pulled with all his might.

  The origin crystal finally gave in, and he pulled it out of the flame spirit emperor. The moment the origin crystal was pulled out, the flame spirit emperor's body started collapsing. It tried its best to maintain its form but failed.

  As for Xiang Shaoyun, he quickly retreated with the origin crystal in hand. Numerous flame spirits rushed out from the volcanic crater.

  "Assist me!" Xiang Shaoyun shouted to the Overlord Legion people.

  "Kill! Assist the overlord in killing the flame spirits!" someone from the Overlord Legion shouted.

  This whole time they had been anxiously watching the battle between Xiang Shaoyun and the flame spirit emperor. None of them had expected that Xiang Shaoyun could really win, and he had even harvested the emperor's origin crystal.

  He was too valiant.

  Encouraged by his success, their spirits were roused as they charged the flame spirits wildly. This time, instead of battling in a disorderly manner, they organized themselves well and fought with great teamwork.

  These were all geniuses in the first place. They were all capable of fighting those with higher cultivation levels, and with them working together, their combat prowess increased significantly.

  As for Xiang Shaoyun, he took the chance to retreat far away before stopping to heal. Using a drop of lightning liquid, he quickly healed his burnt wounds. The flame spirit emperor's control over flame was too powerful. Without the human skin, he would have had a much harder time defeating it.

  One could say that he had won because of his luck. He shut his eyes and started replaying his fight with the flame spirit emperor in his mind. The flame spirit emperor had exquisite control over flame, as if it was the god of flame, knowing everything about flame control. Its accomplishments in flame control were something worth learning from.

  Not far away, the other disciples had the urge to rush over and snatch the origin crystals when they saw the massive numbers of flame spirits.

  But when they saw Xiang Shaoyun's slender silhouette, they stopped their steps. That was a person who had killed a flame spirit emperor. Stepping into the Overlord Legion's territory would be viewed as a provocation, and they would then have to face his fury.

  However, two particular people did not seem bothered as they headed straight to Xiang Shaoyun. The two were none other than Yu Ziyang, the leader of Flaming Sun, and Yu Caidie. They were respectively mounted on a fiery hou beast and a phoenix. Sounds of discussion broke out among the numerous disciples who saw them.

  "It's the Child of the Flaming Sun and the Holy Maiden! They are heading toward Xiang Shaoyun!"

  "None of us is blind. Looks like Xiang Shaoyun has attracted their attention. But I wonder if a fight will break out between them."

  "Are you stupid? The Holy Maiden once waited three days for Xiang Shaoyun at 1 Dragon Villa. News of it has spread everywhere. Even if they are not lovers, they are definitely close."

  "That can't be true, right? Xiang Shaoyun has actually won the Holy Maiden's favor? What kind of bullshit luck is that?"

  "Yes, bullshit luck indeed. Who doesn't know that the Green Youth Ye Linshan loves the Holy Maiden dearly? Also, the freaks topping the Dragon Phoenix List seem to be interested in her as well. I wonder if Xiang Shaoyun is capable of withstanding all their fury."

  ...

  When Yu Ziyang and Yu Caidie approached, Xiang Shaoyun turned and looked at them. His gaze first landed on Yu Caidie before Yu Ziyang. At that moment, their gazes met, and sparks were created.

  Yu Ziyang's eyes were akin to two blazing suns. They were dazzling and radiant and were extremely hard to look straight at. An ordinary person would immediately avoid his gaze, not daring to look straight at him.

  However, Xiang Shaoyun showed no weakness as he met the gaze with complete calmness. Even though Yu Ziyang was giving him considerable pressure, he could still withstand it. However, Yu Ziyang was undoubtedly giving him a feeling of intense danger. It was a sense of danger that he would only feel from those with stronger combat prowess than him. Evidently, in terms of combat prowess alone, he was not Yu Ziyang's match.

  "Caidie, this is?" Xiang Shaoyun asked.

  Of course, he could guess Yu Ziyang's identity. But since he did not know the other party, it would be presumptuous to call his name directly.

  Just as Yu Caidie was about to speak, Yu Ziyang said, "Yu Ziyang of the Flaming Sun."

  A fawning smile immediately appeared on Xiang Shaoyun's face as he said, "Ah, so it's big brother. I have long heard of your great self. I am your future brother-in-law, Xiang Shaoyun!"

  Yu Ziyang chortled and said, "Haha, it's still too early to call me big brother. You have yet to win our recognition."

  "Not at all. Caidie is going to be mine sooner or later. It makes no difference at all," said Xiang Shaoyun shamelessly.

  Yu Caidie spat and said, "Can't you be serious for once? You can call him that after you complete what I asked of you."

  "Caidie, I am serious. I will definitely complete the task. Just wait. I won't let you enter someone else's embrace," said Xiang Shaoyun solemnly.

  "Alright, I am older than you, so it doesn't matter that you are calling me big brother. But if you like Caidie, you need to prove it with action. All talk and no action is the conduct of a coward," said Yu Ziyang. "With your ability to defeat the flame spirit emperor, I believe you will be able to complete her task one day. But for now, you should bring your Overlord Legion members and join my Flaming Sun."

  Chapter 709: Work Hard, Future Brother-In-Law

  Yu Ziyang's voice carried a domineering tone, as if Xiang Shaoyun and the Overlord Legion had no choice but to join the Flaming Sun. The smile on Xiang Shaoyun's face froze. He solemnly said, "Big brother, this joke is not funny."

  Telling him to merge the Overlord Legion with the Flaming Sun was the same as telling him to submit to them. It was something he would absolutely not agree to.

  Yu Ziyang narrowed his eyes. "I am not joking. Telling you to merge the Overlord Legion into our Flaming Sun is my way of giving you an opportunity. It is also a form of protection for your brothers. They will be able to receive more benefits by joining us. What do you have against it?"

  Xiang Shaoyun smiled. "That is not something you need to worry about, big brother. The brothers of the Overlord Legion have yet to make a lot of profit, but we haven't suffered much either. Of course, when we can't survive anymore in the future, it won't be too late to join you then."

  He was basically tactfully declining the recruitment.

  Yu Ziyang's face turned grave. "You're really rejecting me?"

  A powerful presence surged ou
t and pressed down on Xiang Shaoyun. It was extremely heavy and was mixed with thick spiritual pressure.

  Evidently, Yu Ziyang's soul power was approaching the Soul Foundation Realm, or perhaps he had already reached that level. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to release such spiritual pressure easily.

  It was a pressure that even late-stage Emperors would have a hard time withstanding, yet Xiang Shaoyun was able to completely ignore it as he said, "Big brother, are you thinking of forcing me?"

  Looking at the completely calm Xiang Shaoyun, Yu Ziyang raised his brow. He withdrew his suppression and smiled. "Hehe, I was playing a joke. Since you insist, forget the offer."

  In truth, Yu Ziyang was merely testing Xiang Shaoyun. If Xiang Shaoyun couldn't stand his ground, then he truly wouldn't be worthy of Yu Caidie.

  "You should go help your Overlord Legion people. They seem to be having a hard time," said Yu Caidie as she pointed at the nearby Overlord Legion members.

  Xiang Shaoyun shot them a glance before saying, "I can't be bothered. If they can't even handle some flame spirits, how are they supposed to increase their combat prowess? Caidie, let's find a quiet place to talk about life! That is a better use of our time!"

  He then stepped forth and tried to near Yu Caidie. However, Yu Caidie stepped back, not giving him any chances.

  "Just focus on cultivating. When you fulfill my requirement, we can talk about life," said Yu Caidie. "Big brother, let's leave."

  She left with her phoenix.

  Yu Ziyang smiled "Work hard, future brother-in-law."

  He left as well, returning to the Flaming Sun's territory with Yu Caidie.

  Xiang Shaoyun gazed at their departing backs, not bothering to go after them. He thought to himself, Just wait, Caidie. Before long, you will be back by my side.

  When he turned around to look at the Overlord Legion people, he found that they were looking very pathetic. It wasn't that they were weak, but there were too many flame spirits. There were only about a dozen members, not enough to deal with so many flame spirits. If they couldn't hold their ground, they would need to retreat for now and wait for the next opportunity.

  Xiang Shaoyun charged toward them and shouted, "You are all geniuses who managed to join the Dragon Phoenix Academy. You can't even deal with some flame spirits? How are you supposed to shine in the future? You might as well get lost and go back to where you came from."

  Xiang Shaoyun landed in the midst of the flame spirits, and ignoring their attacks, he clawed everywhere. He made full use of the profundity of flame. The flame spirits couldn't harm him, and he plucked out one origin crystal after another. Nobody would think they had too many origin crystals. The more the better.

  Xiang Shaoyun's flame star was already completely full. But after breaking through, he would still require the replenishment of a large amount of energy. Additionally, Yun Flame also needed more energy so it could continue its evolution. Under Xiang Shaoyun's provocation, the Overlord Legion members were filled with shame.

  "Everyone, focus! We can't let the overlord look down on us!" Deng Lingtian howled, triggering the pride within these young geniuses, making them reveal their trump cars.

  They defeated the flame spirits one after another, and the tide of the battle started changing. As the flame spirits decreased in number, the Overlord Legion reaped great harvests. That was not enough to satisfy Xiang Shaoyun, and he went straight into the volcanic crater, stunning them all.

  Not to mention the vast number of flame spirits within the crater, just its temperature alone was not something regular Emperors could withstand. After all, this was a volcano that had produced a flame spirit emperor. Its flame energy was extremely dreadful.

  Xiang Shaoyun rushed down with his top speed, and numerous flame spirits charged him, attacking him endlessly. But for the current Xiang Shaoyun, these attacks were nothing. With the profundity of flame, he collapsed all their attacks. He even had the time to launch his own counterattacks.

  He couldn't be bothered to waste too much time with them. After several evasive maneuvers, he passed through an opening between them and entered the crater. The high temperature within the crater was extremely uncomfortable.

  Without wearing the human skin, Xiang Shaoyun found the heat difficult to endure. Instead of going into the lava, he collected some lava to replenish the lava in his astral cosmos sea. He only replenished it to improve his blaze flower's living environment and to ensure that the lava in his astral cosmos sea remained powerful.

  He also did so to observe the changes in his astral cosmos sea. He kept having a feeling there was something special about his astral cosmos sea, and he was trying to figure out what that was.

  After collecting some lava, he directly retreated. In truth, Yun Flame was constantly urging him to enter the lava. There was an extraordinary power within that could induce an evolution in Yun Flame, but Xiang Shaoyun suppressed the flame's urge and withdrew.

  It wasn't that he did not want to grow Yun Flame, but his current priority was to comprehend the profundity of the nine powers. He hoped to make it possible to absorb nine powers at the same time. That way, his speed of advancement would increase.

  If he continued cultivating as he did, others would leave him in the dust. Even if he could fuse nine powers, if he couldn't keep up in terms of cultivation level, it was only a matter of time before his defeat. It was something he did not wish to see happen.

  Thus, after comprehending the profundity of flame, he needed to head to a different zone and comprehend a different profundity. That was his priority.

  Chapter 710: It's Really A Fierce Murderous Demon

  After leaving the volcanic crater, Xiang Shaoyun killed a considerable number of flame spirits before finally retiring. As for the others, they also retreated after they were fully exhausted.

  Xiang Shaoyun took the chance to say, "I'm preparing to leave. You guys can stay and continue cultivating here. If you lack contribution points, just go trade for some with origin crystals. Your priority should be in growing your cultivation."

  "Overlord, you're leaving so soon?" asked someone in confusion.

  They had not noticed Xiang Shaoyun's cultivation stage advance. Why, then, was he leaving?

  "Oh, my circumstances are different from you guys. I can't cultivate in only one zone. Ok guys, work hard," said Xiang Shaoyun as he left without delay.

  After his explanation, the others understood Xiang Shaoyun's problem. He cultivated nine powers at the same time. Only someone with great courage would dare to attempt something like that.

  After leaving the Flame Mountains zone, Xiang Shaoyun went straight to the Sinister Wind Den. The Sinister Wind Den was a unique zone where a type of wind called yin wind wreaked havoc.

  When Xiang Shaoyun arrived, he found that the place was not habitable for humans. He felt like he had arrived at the nether world, where an eerie wind that could chill one's bones blew about violently.

  The sky was covered with black clouds, looking incredibly sinister. Cries of crows rang out repeatedly, and graves were everywhere. At one glance, not a single living person could be seen.

  Before entering, Xiang Shaoyun had heard that the Sinister Wind Den was a terrifying place very similar to hell. Even among the Dragon Phoenix Academy disciples, not many were willing to cultivate in this zone.

  The Sinister Wind Den was the nastiest of the cultivation zones and had the highest mortality rate. The zone was, in fact, a large sinister graveyard filled with corpses. The yin wind was filled with an aura of death that could easily seep into one's body and exhaust one's vitality.

  Apart from that, the wind power here was extremely dense. It was as if there was an eye of a storm here, acting as the yin wind's source. Otherwise, how would the wind exist all year long?

  Xiang Shaoyun had braced himself mentally before coming, but he was still shocked when he arrived. The chilly wind blasted his face unceasingly as the blowing wind made hissing sounds that were akin to ghost wails. The s
inister decaying aura contained in the wind seemed capable of corroding everything.

  Xiang Shaoyun started traveling against the wind to look for the source. His target was the eye of the storm where the wind energy would be the densest. It was also the best place for him to comprehend the profundity of wind.

  But before he could go far, numerous sinister zombies crawled up from their graves. They looked eerie and terrifying, and the sight of them would scare off a timid person.

  Xiang Shaoyun was a resolute person with a strong will. He had also seen numerous sinister beasts. Thus, he was not easily frightened by these zombies. The zombies surrounded and charged him, spouting death energy from their mouths. The wind carried the death energy and engulfed Xiang Shaoyun.

  Xiang Shaoyun was prepared, and he instantly soared into the sky, not wasting any time on these zombies. The zombies could only move around on the ground. They were incapable of aerial battles.

  Xiang Shaoyun thought that he would be able to reach his destination easily that way. Unfortunately, a green silhouette suddenly appeared in the sky and charged him. It had appeared too abruptly and was extremely hard to detect.

  Even Xiang Shaoyun was given a fright. Fortunately, he was able to react in time and dodge it.

  "What is this?" Xiang Shaoyun exclaimed as he looked at the green silhouette.

  After he got a clear look, he found that the attacker was actually a green cat demon. The cat demon was entirely green, looking incredibly conspicuous. Its eyes were gleaming with ruthlessness as it bared its sharp fangs. Clumps of chilly decaying energy drifted out of its mouth unceasingly.

  The cat demon was as sturdy as a tiger demon. One with bad foresight would think that this was a green-furred tiger, but in truth, it was a green shadow cat. The green shadow cats were born savage and loved eating corpses. They carried innate yin vicious energy within them, and they also controlled the power of wind, granting them an incredible speed that allowed them to move undetected.

  The green shadow cat was a fifth-stage Demon Emperor, possessing a speed comparable to a seventh-stage Emperor. Xiang Shaoyun, with his freakish reaction speed, was the only low-level Emperor capable of avoiding this cat's sneak attack.