I Am Overlord c1-962

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

  The Desert of Despair might look barren, but a considerable number of spirit crystal veins existed here. These veins were extremely hard to find, and most people could only find one through luck. If the Dragon Phoenix Academy disciples had truly discovered a vein, he would definitely make a move on them.

  "I am absolutely sure," said Ge Mote as he called the desert eagle over to brief Yu Rongxin.

  "It doesn't matter if this is true or not. I already contacted the commander and the others. They will arrive soon. At that time, those disciples will not be able to escape," said Yu Rongxin.

  "They are coming over? That's great!" Ge Mote cried out in joy.

  In less than an hour, a big group of people appeared on the horizon. From far away, they looked incredibly terrifying. As they galloped across the desert, a sandstorm seemed to form behind them with thick clouds of sand. Wolf howls filled the air.

  There were at least 2,000 of them, each of them a valiant combatant. When Yu Rongxin saw them, he quickly stepped out to offer his greetings.

  "Greetings, commander and madam," greeted Yu Rongxin and the others respectfully.

  The two people in the lead were each mounted on a powerful wolf. The man wasn't tall, but he was extremely strong. His sleeveless shirt revealed muscular arms that were trailing with veins, and his arms were also scar-ridden. He was carrying a massive hammer, presenting a domineering sight.

  Beside him was an alluring woman with charming eyes. She was dressed in an extremely revealing fashion, displaying the fair and tender lumps on her chest that greatly conflicted the bandits who wanted to stare but dared not to.

  These two were the leaders of the Desert Shadow Wolves, Sima Tian and Zhang Baolu. Both were Soul Foundation Realm cultivators, with the former being at the second stage and the latter at the first stage.

  Their commands were akin to imperial edicts among the bandits. Nobody dared to disobey them. Alongside them was a deputy commander called Tao Zhiyu, someone who had just advanced into the Soul Foundation Realm.

  "Rise. We are all brothers. There is no need to be too courteous," said Sima Tian with a heroic laugh. Looking at Yu Rongxin, he said, "Brother Yu, why did you call me over so urgently? Have some fat lambs appeared?"

  "Boss, we have indeed found some fat lambs," said Yu Rongxin as he briefed them about the Dragon Phoenix Academy disciples, and he also emphasized the discovery of a spirit crystal vein.

  "A spirit crystal vein has actually been found?" Sima Tian was visibly moved.

  He was aware that any spirit crystal vein found in the desert would produce a rich amount of high-grade spirit crystals. This new vein was definitely an undiscovered treasure trove.

  "I am absolutely sure about that!" Yu Rongxin guaranteed with a slap to his chest.

  "Good. Let's charge over," said Sima Tian. He looked at Tao Zhiyu and said, "Zhiyu, you are the best person to be the vanguard. Go and exhaust those lambs first."

  With a cold look in his eyes, Tao Zhiyu said, "Don't worry. Maybe I can even eliminate all of them alone."

  After saying that, he rode out with about 100 other bandits and headed toward Xiang Shaoyun's group. Naturally, they were not stupid enough to think that they would be able to eliminate the Overlord Legion with just these people. But Tao Zhiyu was someone with a unique ability to control poisonous beasts.

  Sima Tian, Zhang Baolu, Yu Rongxin, and the others followed behind them from a distance. Meanwhile, the Overlord Legion had indeed discovered a massive high-grade spirit crystal vein. They were all wild with joy.

  "We're rich! This vein is enough to sponsor us until the Soul Foundation Realm!" said Shou Xie as he waved his arms around in excitement.

  "You made the greatest contribution, so half the vein will be yours. Everyone else will share the other half. What do you think?" Xiang Shaoyun asked.

  "No, no, that's too much for me. Just share it equally," Shou Xie quickly rejected.

  "That's not possible. You need to accept at least one-third of the vein. Otherwise, others might no longer be willing to share their discoveries in the future," said Xiang Shaoyun seriously.

  While everyone was busy digging out the spirit crystals, an odd sound rang out, causing everyone's hair to stand on end.

  Chapter 773: Shaking the Sovereign

  Wuuu—

  The sound was somewhat similar to the sound of a horn being blown, but it also sounded like the wail of a monster. In short, it sounded rather unnatural.

  Ouyang Chuanqi looked ahead and muttered, "What will come, will come."

  "What are they going to do this time?" Xiang Shaoyun muttered doubtfully.

  A heavy look covered Shou Xie's face as he said, "This is the sound of a beast controlling horn. Overlord, gather everyone. I'm afraid a beast tide is coming for us."

  Sure enough, the sand around them started stirring. Evidently, the beasts and poisonous bugs were preparing to strike.

  "I thought this was your specialty? Can't you deal with it?" Xiang Shaoyun asked.

  "I'll give it a try, but I don't know how good the other party is," said Shou Xie with the expression of someone eager to try.

  A short flute appeared in his hand, and as he raised it toward his lips, he blew it. Shou Xie's flute sounded much more pleasant than the horn. It was melodious, its tune placating. The beasts and poisonous bugs calmed as they heard it. Even their encirclement stopped.

  Xiang Shaoyun grabbed the opportunity and commanded, "Everyone, go and face the enemy!"

  The disciples who were busy digging now realized there were incoming enemies, and they all shot out from the ground.

  "Attack together!" Xiang Shaoyun commanded.

  He could sense that there were powerful experts among the newcomers. There were probably Sovereigns among them, and he could not afford to allow the disciples to fight alone.

  Wuuu—

  The sounds of the horn grew frantic, and once again, the beasts and poisonous bugs grew mad as they charged Xiang Shaoyun's group. The instant the beasts and bugs began their charge, the disciples sallied forth and sent a barrage of attacks toward them.

  Rumble! Rumble!

  Sounds of explosions reverberated in the air while sand splashed everywhere. There were a large number of incoming beasts and bugs. It did not seem possible that the disciples would be able to defeat them in a short period of time.

  "Overlord, go kill or disturb the person blowing the horn. I will then be able to make these beasts and bugs retreat," said Shou Xie through voice transmission.

  "Ok," answered Xiang Shaoyun as he rushed in the direction where the sound was coming from.

  When Tang Longfei saw that, he commanded, "Men, split and follow the overlord. Kill the enemies!"

  At that command, about 300 people followed Tang Longfei as they went after Xiang Shaoyun. With his unrivaled speed, Xiang Shaoyun was able to reach the bandits before anyone else.

  With one glance, he found the person blowing the horn and attacked unhesitatingly. However, before he could even touch him, two people charged out and blocked his advance.

  They were respectively a seventh-stage and an eighth-stage Dragon Ascension Realm cultivator, and they were considered rather powerful. The sword wielder at the left stabbed at Xiang Shaoyun's abdomen while the saber wielder at the right swung at Xiang Shaoyun's head. Two different energies enveloped Xiang Shaoyun.

  Instead of clashing with them, Xiang Shaoyun dodged both attacks before jabbing his finger twice at Tao Zhiyu, sending two beams over.

  Swish! Swish!

  Ignoring the incoming beams, Tao Zhiyu continued blowing the horn. An incorporeal power appeared before Tao Zhiyu and dispersed the two beams.

  Xiang Shaoyun's pupils constricted as he exclaimed in alarm, "The presence of a Sovereign!"

  Only then did he sense that Tao Zhiyu was not an ordinary individual. The two behind him came attacking again while more bandits approached from his front, pincering him. He was surrounded by attacks.

  Dark Sky Engulfing Impr
int!

  With ingenious footwork, Xiang Shaoyun dodged the attacks and used a dark elemental attack unhesitatingly. The moment he used the Dark Sky Engulfing Imprint, the area one kilometer around him became enveloped in darkness.

  The bandits' visibility was affected, and they couldn't even see where Xiang Shaoyun was anymore. Meanwhile, his palm attack was heading toward Tao Zhiyu. Tao Zhiyu, who had been calm all along, was disturbed as well. He could not see his surroundings, and he was forced to erect the strongest defense he was capable of. Staying alive was his priority.

  At the same time, with the sharp senses of a Sovereign, he sensed the direction Xiang Shaoyun was attacking from. Without a second thought, he slammed out a palm. Their two palms collided, creating a massive shockwave.

  Sphhlt!

  Blood sprayed, its owner being Xiang Shaoyun. Although he was strong enough to fight any Emperors, he was still somewhat lacking against a Sovereign.

  "A kid that overestimates his capabilities," said Tao Zhiyu with contempt as he prepared to attack again.

  It was at that moment that a sharp flame attack shot toward him. Tao Zhiyu's expression changed as he was forced to block the incoming attack. The new attacker was none other than Ouyang Chuanqi. Of the many disciples present, only he could fight Sovereigns.

  Tao Zhiyu could sense how dangerous Ouyang Chuanqi was. Not daring to be careless, he quickly put his horn away to meet his opponent. He shouted, "Let me witness how special the so-called geniuses from the Dragon Phoenix Academy are."

  "Be sure to open your eyes wide," said Ouyang Chuanqi as he unleashed an even stronger attack with his weapon.

  At this time, Tang Longfei and the others arrived as well. They clashed with the bandits as Tang Longfei shouted, "Kill them!"

  With that, a chaotic battle began. Making use of the buffer, Xiang Shaoyun quickly used a drop of lightning liquid to heal the injuries he had suffered.

  Looks like I am still quite far away from a Sovereign, thought Xiang Shaoyun.

  Instead of joining in the fight, he looked in a certain direction. There, a sandstorm was approaching. But upon closer look, it was actually a massive group of bandits.

  "What a large number of bandits! They are enough for us to complete the mission!" said Xiang Shaoyun as his eyes lit up.

  Anyone else would be frightened at the sight of so many bandits. On the other hand, Xiang Shaoyun was overjoyed. One could only say that with strength comes courage.

  Xiang Shaoyun did not waste any time and shouted at his subordinates, "End the battle as soon as possible. A large number of bandits are approaching."

  He then charged into the battlefield as well, helping Tang Longfei kill this group of bandits.

  "Little lambs, Grandpa Sima is here. Surrender or die!" Sima Tian's voice arrived before his figure appeared.

  Chapter 774: Sovereign Killing

  Sima Tian and Zhang Baolu had been bandit leaders for many years. After years of plundering, the Desert Shadow Wolves finally grew into its current size.

  The Overlord Legion was a faction of geniuses from the Dragon Phoenix Academy. Even if the Dragon Phoenix Academy was not taken into consideration, just the organizations these disciples came from were terrifying enough.

  However, Sima Tian and the bandits did not seem to care. The only thing they wanted was to rob everything in the disciples' storage rings and take over the newly discovered spirit crystal vein.

  They had the desert as their natural protection and could hide anytime and anywhere. Outside organizations would have a hard time even finding them. Sima Tian charged forward and released his presence as a Sovereign, hoping to shock all the disciples.

  The disciples immediately felt an immense pressure, their movements turning sluggish. That was the suppression of a second-stage Soul Foundation Realm cultivator, not a brand new Soul Foundation Realm cultivator. Emperors were nothing before him.

  Even with the extraordinary willpower these disciples possessed, they still felt somewhat fearful facing this opponent.

  Zhuge Zhantian forced himself to remain calm and shouted, "Presence Formation!"

  At his command, half the disciples moved together and unleashed their respective presences, creating a massive presence of Emperors that forcefully resisted Sima Tian's pressure.

  "Pointed Thorn Formation!" Zhuge Zhantian gave another command.

  The disciples attacked with no hesitation, sending a massive barrage of attacks toward Sima Tian and the bandits. The disciples did not have the numeric superiority, as the bandits were probably twice their size.

  However, only about one-third of the bandits had reached the Emperor Realm or higher. As for the rest, they were Kings and were comparatively less threatening. The biggest threats were Sima Tian and Zhang Baolu.

  As for Tao Zhiyu, he wouldn't be a cause of worry since even now, Ouyang Chuanqi was suppressing him greatly. It was only a matter of time before Ouyang Chuanqi killed him. Unfortunately, just as Ouyang Chuanqi was about to deal Tao Zhiyu the finishing blow, Sima Tian attacked. It was a good thing Ouyang Chuanqi was able to react promptly, or his brain would have been blown out.

  "You're the only decent disciple that came this time? If so, all of you can die now!" said Sima Tian coldly.

  "Speak after you actually kill me," said Ouyang Chuanqi, his battle intent surging.

  He started sweeping his fiery spear at Sima Tian repeatedly. His attacks were fierce and overbearing, his combat prowess reaching the level of a second-stage Soul Foundation Realm cultivator.

  He had also comprehended the profundity of flame. With the high-tier flame he possessed, he released flame attacks capable of burning the sky and evaporating the sea. Even Sima Tian had a solemn expression, forced to take this Dragon Phoenix Academy disciple seriously. As for Tao Zhiyu, after being saved from his crisis, he unleashed his fury on the other disciples.

  "I'll kill all of you!" Tao Zhiyu roared and used all his strength to deal with the Overlord Legion members. His attacks were incredibly violent, but the disciples managed to stop him by working together.

  "Damn it! I refuse to believe I can't destroy your formation!" Tao Zhiyu was infuriated and attacked with full power yet again.

  Both his palms shone brightly as he sent two palm attacks out that crushed forth like two mountains. Just as the attacks were about to land, a figure appeared.

  "I am your opponent," said the newcomer. He was none other than Xiang Shaoyun. He used the Cosmos Dao Destroying Fist powered by the nine-colored fog, trying to block Tao Zhiyu's palm attacks head on.

  Rumble! Rumble!

  Their attacks collided, and even the sky shook from the impact. Once again, Xiang Shaoyun was sent flying. However, he did not spit blood this time. He had successfully blocked the attack.

  Tao Zhiyu was mad with rage when he saw that even a third-stage Dragon Ascension Realm cultivator had managed to block his fully powered attack.

  "Good one, kid. Let's see how many of my attacks you can stop," said Tao Zhiyu as he attacked again.

  But this time, Xiang Shaoyun did not bother meeting him head on. Rather, he used the Nether Soul Domain and attempted to trap Tao Zhiyu with it.

  With how intense the battle was, Xiang Shaoyun had to get rid of this Sovereign as quickly as possible so he could start helping the others. If the Sovereigns were allowed to rampage among the disciples, they would suffer disastrous losses.

  The Nether Soul Domain's appearance greatly shocked Tao Zhiyu. He could sense himself falling into an independent space, and his combat prowess rapidly dropped.

  "What is going on?" Tao Zhiyu was confused. And before he could think of anything, numerous chains shot out toward him.

  "Paltry tricks!" he snorted coldly as he chopped at the chains with his palms.

  He had assumed that the chains wouldn't be difficult to deal with, but when he actually faced them, he found that he had greatly underestimated them. The chains were comparable to the attacks of a third-stage Soul Foundation Realm cultiv
ator. As a first-stage Soul Foundation Realm cultivator, he was incapable of stopping them.

  Finally, Tao Zhiyu started panicking. He quickly released his soul foundation, sending a mighty soul power out as he attempted to destroy the Nether Soul Domain. In truth, the soul foundation was a powerful battle stage formed of a cultivator's cultivation level and soul power, one that could greatly increase one's strength.

  By releasing his soul foundation, Tao Zhiyu was releasing his full power. Xiang Shaoyun did not dare to underestimate this move. He sent out over 100 chains to surround Tao Zhiyu like a spiderweb.

  Even after using all his strength, Tao Zhiyu still found himself suppressed. Since Xiang Shaoyun's Nether Soul Domain had reached the level of a third-stage soul foundation, no matter how Tao Zhiyu struggled, he couldn't escape.

  The chains completely enveloped Tao Zhiyu, making it hard for him to even budge. Never in his dreams had Tao Zhiyu imagined that he would suffer defeat under the hands of a third-stage Dragon Ascension Realm kid.

  He struggled as best he could, but he still couldn't escape. Perhaps his only chance was to explode his own soul foundation. But doing so would mean a drop in his cultivation level, sending him back to the Emperor Realm, or even the King Realm. He was unwilling to do that.

  While he hesitated, Xiang Shaoyun took the chance to tighten the chains around him and crushed him to death. With Tao Zhiyu's head in hand, Xiang Shaoyun removed the Nether Soul Domain and roared, "The bandit Sovereign has been killed! Everyone, work harder and slaughter them all!"

  His voice spread far and wide as he crushed the head in his hand.

  Chapter 775: Sovereign Extermination

  Blood splashed onto Xiang Shaoyun's face, making him look even more murderous. The sight of him caused the hearts of the bandits to jump. Never had they expected their deputy commander to be killed so suddenly.

  He was a first-stage Soul Foundation Realm cultivator, not some first-stage Dragon Ascension Realm cultivator. This young man was only a third-stage Dragon Ascension Realm cultivator. How had he killed their deputy commander? That was something they couldn't understand.