I Am Overlord c1-962

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

  "Stop shouting; I'm here," a voice came from underneath the gravel. The gravel was jolted away, and a tall and straight figure appeared before their eyes.

  Han Chenfei dashed over and asked anxiously, "Overlord, are you fine?"

  When the Han Clan sisters saw her dash toward Xiang Shaoyun, their expressions dimmed. They were her sworn sisters, and they had never seen her so nervous. Even a fool could see that Han Chenfei's feelings for Xiang Shaoyun had grown beyond friendship.

  Xiang Shaoyun smiled and said, "Don't worry. I'm fine."

  He was in an excellent mood, and he seemed to have forgotten his unhappiness with Han Chenfei from before.

  "It's good that you're fine. Where's Zhan Wushuang? Has he escaped after one attack?" Han Chenfei asked, relieved.

  "I doubt Zhan Wushuang was ever here," Ouyang Chuanqi interrupted.

  "That's right. I reckon Zhan Wushuang is completely exhausted from his fight with me. How would he have the spare energy to ambush me?" Xiang Shaoyun said.

  "What happened, then?" Han Chenfei was confused.

  "I have merely succeeded in comprehending something. Don't worry about it," said Xiang Shaoyun.

  "Comprehending something?" Han Chenfei mumbled doubtfully before her pupils abruptly constricted. She exclaimed in alarm, "Overlord, have you comprehended fist intent?"

  Chapter 876: Preparing to Separate and Train

  Han Chenfei and Ouyang Chuanqi were super geniuses, but even they were greatly shocked by what Xiang Shaoyun did.

  Just two days ago, Xiang Shaoyun was still badly injured. Two days later, not only had he fully healed himself, but he had also comprehended fist intent. He possessed a talent that made others feel hopeless.

  Ouyang Chuanqi couldn't help but say, "Overlord, you're a freak."

  He had thought that he was strong enough to stand against Zhan Wushuang now that he had entered the ninth stage and that he wouldn't need to fear even Xiang Shaoyun's Nether Soul Domain. But now, Xiang Shaoyun could already fight Zhan Wushuang evenly, albeit with some difficulty, and that dealt a great blow to his confidence.

  Ouyang Chuanqi had always been proud of his outstanding talent in cultivation, and he was confident he was no less talented than anyone else. But now, he couldn't help but acknowledge that Xiang Shaoyun was even more talented.

  As for Han Chenfei, her gaze became burning when she was looking at Xiang Shaoyun. If there were nobody else here, she would probably jump into Xiang Shaoyun's arms and confess her love.

  This is a man I need to grab onto tightly, decided Han Chenfei inwardly.

  Xiang Shaoyun was unaware of what Han Chenfei was thinking, and he wasn't in the mood to think about it. He said to the members of the Overlord Legion, "In the remaining time, focus on hunting the devilish plants and strive for higher rankings."

  "Yes, Overlord!" everyone replied together.

  "Good. All who are injured, gather up. I will administer some healing to accelerate your recovery," said Xiang Shaoyun.

  "Overlord, you have just recovered from your injuries, so you shouldn't overexert yourself," Han Chenfei advised against it.

  Xiang Shaoyun waved his hand. "I'm fine. Everyone, gather up."

  Many Overlord Legion members knew Xiang Shaoyun cultivated the Secret Reversal Technique, but only a few of them were aware that he could use the technique to mass heal. Thus, many looked at him doubtfully, wondering how he was planning to heal all of them. They wondered if he was going to give them some healing spring water.

  When Xiang Shaoyun used the Secret Reversal Technique, everyone was stunned. They had never imagined that Xiang Shaoyun actually had such a trick up his sleeve. The abundant life force washed over them, giving them a sense of calm and comfort.

  "Calm down and focus on absorbing all this energy to heal up," Xiang Shaoyun commanded.

  The Secret Reversal Technique released a pulse of energy that enveloped the dozens of people, showering them with a green radiance. That was the wood energy from inside his body and also their surroundings. At the same time, he also used the profundity of wood to create a true healing life force.

  The thick wood energy in the surroundings was the major reason why he could heal so many people at the same time. If this was anywhere else, he would already be happy with healing perhaps about a dozen people at once.

  Naturally, after he entered the Soul Foundation Realm, he would be able to unleash even more power, expanding the speed and scale of his healing. After using the Secret Reversal Technique for about an hour, he had gathered enough life force to fully heal everyone present.

  They were filled with reverence for him. Only now did Xiang Shaoyun have the time to check on Lady Shura. She had just awakened.

  "What happened to you before this?" Xiang Shaoyun asked worriedly as he held her hand.

  He had been cold and detached toward the other women, but not Lady Shura. She was the one who had been silently staying by his side and taking care of him. She hadn't wronged him, and he naturally would treat her with warmth.

  Lady Shura replied, "After entering the battleground, I was separated from everyone. I ran from the Flaming Sun people for a bit and eventually met some of the people from the legion. But after some time, they withdrew from the battleground one after another for various reasons, leaving only me behind. Later, I met Gui Mochou. I wasn't his match, and he knocked me out. After waking up, I was here."

  As Lady Shura talked, she had a blank expression. Evidently, she had no idea what had happened during the time she was unconscious.

  Xiang Shaoyun gently pulled her into his arms and stroked her hair as he said, "Um. All is good as long as you're safe. A day will come when I capture that Gui Mochou and allow you to punish him as you deem fit."

  Lady Shura buried herself in his arms. Her eyes seemed to flicker with a sinister light, but it only lasted a split second before it was gone. Not far away, Han Chenfei and the Han Clan sisters were filled with envy when they saw the intimate interaction between Xiang Shaoyun and Lady Shura.

  In the coming days, the Overlord Legion people started hunting devilish plants under Xiang Shaoyun's leadership. There were three freaks in their team; hence, the safety of their members was pretty much guaranteed. Not even those powerful devilish plants could do much to them.

  In a flash, two months passed. Everyone's points had increased sharply, and unsurprisingly, the three freaks were accumulating points the fastest. After all, the three were the strongest and were in charge of killing the stronger devilish plants. Therefore, it was understandable that they had accumulated more points.

  During the past two months, Xiang Shaoyun had held in his curiosity and had not looked at the treasures he had obtained from the secret cave. It was not that he wasn't curious what was inside, but he had just broken through to the seventh stage. He needed to focus on consolidating his cultivation base for now, and he was in no rush to do anything else.

  In any case, the treasures were already on him. He could look at them at any time. There were about three more months before the closure of the battleground, and Xiang Shaoyun announced that they would scatter and train separately since they had already gathered enough points.

  They could not understand why he made that decision. After all, it would be safer staying together since they could cooperate and deal with any danger coming their way. Why were they suddenly separating?

  Xiang Shaoyun scanned the crowd and said, "Brothers and sisters, each of you is only someone who has entered the academy after going through numerous tests. This is proof that each of you is a cultivator with outstanding talent. The Overlord Legion is honored to have each one of you. Now that there is not much time left before the battleground is closed and everyone has collected a sizable number of points, we will definitely be ranked decently on the list. However, I personally think that the list is nothing but vanity. To obtain more strength, we need to prove ourselves. Only by training separately will we be able to squeeze more of our potential out. Only then will
our strength reach an even higher level, and even if that results in us being forced to withdraw from the battleground early, it is still worth it. What do you think?"

  He was right. They were all genius cultivators, and they all had their pride. Recently, they had gotten used to staying by Xiang Shaoyun and had accumulated a rapid number of points. They were surprised by Xiang Shaoyun's decision. After he explained his reasoning, they all nodded, as they found themselves to be in agreement with his thoughts.

  All of them had reached where they were now through numerous difficult training sessions. Xiang Shaoyun's words had pulled them back to reality and reminded them that by training separately in the remaining time, they would be able to ultimately gain more.

  Chapter 877: You Can Address Me as the Celestial Horned Dragonsnake

  After Xiang Shaoyun broke up the Overlord Legion, some left alone while some left in groups. They scattered everywhere for their final training in the battleground. If any of them could find any of those steles during this remaining period, it would be considered their own good fortune.

  Han Chenfei wanted to train alongside Xiang Shaoyun, but when she saw that Xiang Shaoyun only allowed Lady Shura to stay by his side, she knew that there was no chance that was happening.

  Han Chenfei was not someone to pester others endlessly. Thus, she grouped with the Han Clan sisters and went off in a random direction.

  After everyone left, Xiang Shaoyun was in no rush to leave with Lady Shura. Instead, he remained and handed a strand of draconic aura to Lady Shura so she could further increase her strength.

  Previously at the secret cave, he had absorbed a large amount of draconic aura to reach the seventh stage. After that, he stopped absorbing more and had instead extracted six strands and put them away. The strand he gave Lady Shura was one of them.

  This strand of draconic aura was incredibly powerful. It was exceptionally beneficial for Lady Shura, who was only a fourth-stage Dragon Ascension Realm cultivator; it was enough to help her advance straight to the next stage.

  She naturally didn't hold back and absorbed the strand of draconic aura. She herself also possessed the shura battle aura that could refine the vicious energy contained within the draconic aura. However, her refinement speed was rather slow. With Xiang Shaoyun and Money personally standing guard for her, she did not need to worry about interruptions.

  "Money, we should spar when there's time," said Xiang Shaoyun as he looked at Money, who was currently in his human form.

  Money's human form was still the same sturdy and handsome young man clad in silver armor, which made him look rather valiant. He replied, "No problem, boss. But you can't beat me up with the nine-colored fog. I won't be able to withstand that."

  "I thought you were very tough. Why are you afraid of that?" teased Xiang Shaoyun with a smile.

  "Yes, I'm tough, but not tough enough to endure the bombardment of the nine-colored fog. That is an ultimate energy formed through the combination of nine energies," said Money with a look of fear.

  "Ultimate energy? Interesting," said Xiang Shaoyun.

  "That's what it has always been. During the formation of the world, before life was created, this energy had existed," Money lamented.

  "Oh? Looks like you know a lot. Tell your boss more," said Xiang Shaoyun in astonishment.

  Money scratched his head and laughed dryly, "In fact, that is all I know. After I enhanced my bloodline, I have awakened some memory fragments from my bloodline. Perhaps I will learn more after strengthening my bloodline more."

  "Do you need more true dragon energy?"

  "In truth, I am an offspring of a lightning dragon and a celestial horned snake. The celestial horned snake's bloodline is not much weaker than the dragon bloodline. Hence, I can also grow quickly with celestial horned snake energy. In fact, you can address me as a celestial horned dragonsnake. I can only become a true lightning dragon if I fully give up on my celestial horned snake bloodline, but I am not interested in doing that," said Money, finally coming forth with his origin.

  "Celestial horned snake? That's an extremely powerful type of snake!" Xiang Shaoyun exclaimed in astonishment.

  He had read many ancient texts and had once come across the records regarding the celestial horned snakes. They were extremely terrifying snakes with incomparable cultivation talent. They were one of the strongest demons in existence.

  He had not imagined that Money actually possessed such a rare bloodline. It was understandable why he wasn't willing to transform into a pure dragon. After all, the celestial horned snakes were no weaker than the true dragons. In fact, some of their innate demonic abilities were even stronger than what the true dragons had. Money had a great advantage with his possession of both bloodlines.

  "I have a feeling that the celestial horned snakes still exist," declared Money confidently.

  "Um. I hope you'll get a chance to meet them," said Xiang Shaoyun.

  While the two conversed, Lady Shura was fully focused on refining the draconic aura. Her own draconic aura started growing, smoothly pushing her into the fifth stage, becoming a fifth-stage Dragon Ascension Realm cultivator.

  At the moment of her breakthrough, a piece of information suddenly surfaced in her brain, causing her expression to turn odd. It almost looked as if she had been possessed. However, that expression quickly vanished, and she returned to normal again.

  At a certain location not too far away from them was a black silhouette sneering while muttering, "Lure Xiang Shaoyun over. I will personally capture him and turn him into my strongest puppet."

  Then, the black silhouette vanished into thin air, becoming completely undetectable.

  After Lady Shura stopped her cultivation session, Xiang Shaoyun had a joyful look as he said, "Not bad at all. You managed to reach the late fifth stage in one go. Looks like you haven't wasted any of the draconic aura."

  "My apologies for holding you up, Overlord. Let's start hunting," said Lady Shura. She pointed in a certain direction and continued, "I once discovered an ancient stele in that direction. However, the devilish plants were too powerful, so I wasn't able to approach. Why don't we go take a look? Maybe no one has found it yet."

  "Haha, sure, let us go," said Xiang Shaoyun with a chortle.

  Although the treasures on an ancient stele wouldn't be comparable with the treasures in the secret cave, they were still decently valuable. The group of three started traveling in the direction indicated by Lady Shura. Money was already a peak Emperor. Xiang Shaoyun was not going to allow him to continue slacking in the astral cosmos sea. He felt that Money needed more tempering to become an even stronger demonic beast.

  About half a day later, the group arrived at a territory of steepdevil flowers. The steepdevil flowers were incredibly beautiful. Each flower would grow into a different shape, and each petal was gorgeously colored. From a distance, the place looked like a sea of flowers with all sorts of color, an incredibly intoxicating sight.

  If one was unaware that these were actually devilish plants, one would definitely be charmed to enter the territory before being devoured by the flowers.

  "The ancient stele is at the depths of the sea of flowers," said Lady Shura.

  "There are a lot of steepdevil flowers here. It won't be easy getting rid of them, but it won't be too difficult for us," said Xiang Shaoyun. He unleashed Yun Flame and launched several fiery palms that burned the field of flowers.

  However, the steepdevil flowers weren't as simple as they looked. They collectively started releasing a poisonous mist that resisted the flame and prevented the fire from spreading.

  "You're only some plants, so you stand no chance. Just die," said Xiang Shaoyun as he used the profundity of flame, causing his flame to burn even more furiously. After setting the flowers on fire, he created a gale that caused the fire to spread even farther.

  Right that moment, a terrifying steepdevil flower king appeared from amid the flowers. It pulsed with an odd energy that pushed back against the fire. />
  Chapter 878: Gui Mochou's Ambush

  The steepdevil flower king was a flower king that had reached the Sovereign level. Although it was not quite at the level of the immortal dead tree and blood devil vine, it still couldn't be underestimated.

  Amid the sea of flowers, it pulsed with a faint misty energy that stopped the fire from spreading. A certain fragrance also started spreading from it, something capable of paralyzing its prey for it to slaughter. Both Xiang Shaoyun and Lady Shura held their breaths, but Lady Shura still fainted.

  "Money, deal with that flower king!" said Xiang Shaoyun.

  Money had an innate lightning physique. The innate lightning power in his body could easily expel any flower poison from his body. He rushed over fearlessly and launched one lightning punch after another at the flowers.

  However, the steepdevil flower king was no pushover. Its petals started rippling as it erupted with bursts of energy, blocking Money's attacks.

  "Wow, a tiny flower is dreaming of stopping Grandpa Money? Die, all of you!" Money roared as he started bombarding the flowers with a massive number of lightning bolts.

  Meanwhile, Xiang Shaoyun retreated with Lady Shura so she wouldn't inhale more of the poison. His energy was wrapped around her, protecting her from any further harm.

  "Let's see where the ancient stele is at," Xiang Shaoyun muttered as he spread his Nether Soul Domain's senses deeper into the field of flowers.

  Sure enough, he sensed an ancient stele deep inside the field of flowers. He was overjoyed at that discovery.

  "I wonder what treasures are on this stele? It better be good," said Xiang Shaoyun.

  Suddenly, alarm bells rang in Xiang Shaoyun's head. Without a second thought, he dodged to the side. At that same instant, a sharp claw tore through the spot he was just at.

  The ambush was, in fact, an incredibly impressive sneak attack. If it wasn't for the fact that Xiang Shaoyun had recently grown stronger, the attack would have succeeded.