I Am Overlord c1-962

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

  Even these Heaven Battling Realm elders were finding it hard to withstand the vicious energy. The pair of green eyes on the wolf head was penetrating, and it was hard to look into them.

  The wolfman ignored all the elders and stopped before Xiang Shaoyun. He bowed and said with a hoarse voice, "Young master, let me take you away."

  The elders did not know what his goal was, but none of them wanted to see him leaving with Xiang Shaoyun.

  "Who are you?" Xiao Wei stepped before the wolfman and questioned.

  The Dragon Phoenix Academy was almost completely filled with humans, with the demonic beasts being the humans' mounts. No other races resided in the academy, and the wolfman's appearance confused the elders greatly.

  "I am my young master's loyal servant," replied the wolfman.

  Even Xiang Shaoyun was confused. He swore he had never met this wolfman before, so how was this wolfman his servant?

  "I don't care who you are. For entering the Dragon Phoenix Academy without permission, you will die!" said Situ Mingyu with his senses locked on the wolfman.

  "If my master hadn't forbidden me from killing anyone from the academy, with what you just said, you'd already be dead," said the wolfman.

  "No point in talking. It's obvious he's here to help the devil. Let's join hands and arrest him. We need to find out if there are more devil spies hiding in the academy," said Mo Luo.

  The elders' auras started stirring as they all focused on the wolfman. Feng Huosuo was braver than the rest as he was the first to attack. He cultivated the power of wind. Using his hand as a blade, he tore space apart. Although he looked like he was attacking the wolfman, his attack was actually moving ingeniously around the wolfman to reach Xiang Shaoyun.

  But just from the fact that the wolfman could appear here undetected, his strength was obvious. He wouldn't allow Feng Huosuo's plan to succeed. The wolfman made his move; his palm reached out like a bolt of lightning and instantly grabbed Feng Huosuo's wrist. A crack sounded, and Feng Huosuo started sweating from pain.

  "For daring to lay your hands on the young master, you shall lose your arm," declared the wolfman as he tore Feng Huosuo's arm off his body.

  "AHHH!"

  This time, Feng Huosuo could no longer endure the pain. He started wailing in pain. As for the wolfman, he tossed the bloody arm into his mouth and munched on it.

  "Not bad at all. The arm of a low-level Saint can enrich my life force. It has been quite a while since I last tasted one," said the wolfman joyfully.

  What just happened was enough to shake all the people present. The elder was someone at the Heaven Battling Realm. Even if he was a low-level Saint, his combat strength was still extraordinary. Even so, his arm was ripped off so easily. It was clear how terrifyingly strong the wolfman was.

  Shadowflash had a good relationship with Feng Huosuo. When he saw what happened, he shouted at the others, "Elders, what are you waiting for? This beast is too savage, and he is not a member of our academy. He is most definitely a spy. We need to work together and kill him!"

  He attacked at full power, clawing at the wolfman with a pair of ash steel claws. The claws contained the power to split mountains and rivers, surpassing the strength of any Emperor and Sovereign. Nobody below the Heaven Battling Realm could stop his attack. Even someone at the Heaven Battling Realm would find it hard to withstand.

  And yet, the wolfman merely nonchalantly punched with bare hands, blasting the claw energy apart and forcing Shadowflash to withdraw outside the room. At the same time, Situ Mingyu, Mo Luo, and Zhang Wujing attacked as well. After all, this wolfman was of an unknown origin. Their first priority was to take him down.

  "You want to fight me? Sure, but this place is too small. Let's fight outside," said the wolfman. With surging battle intent, he flew out with Xiang Shaoyun.

  He moved at high speed, flying far away in the blink of an eye. The elders chased after him, flying into the sky as well. The Heaven Battling Realm was a realm where one had surpassed all mundane living beings, reaching a level to combat even the heavens. Each Heaven Battling Realm cultivator was astonishingly powerful. If they fought on the ground instead of in the sky, cities would be demolished.

  "Just watch, young master. I will teach them a lesson for you," said the wolfman before charging Situ Mingyu, Mo Luo, Zhang Wujing, and Shadowflash.

  As a previous generation elder, Situ Mingyu slammed his palms out repeatedly. It was as though space itself was being pushed forward with a might to destroy the world. Mo Luo was the descendant of a previous principal. As a Heaven Battling Realm cultivator, his strength was not to be underestimated. His every punch was akin to a streaking star that could reverse the universe.

  Zhang Wujing's attacks looked the most ordinary, but they were also incredibly destructive, powerful enough to turn anything into nothingness. As for Shadowflash, he split into numerous phantoms and clawed endlessly at the wolfman, surrounding the wolfman with claw attacks.

  With four Heaven Battling Realm elders attacking simultaneously, the sky above the academy churned and roiled. The many elders and overseers sensed a terrifying undulation of energy, and they all went on alert, prepared to face whatever powerful enemy that was descending upon them.

  Many elders and overseers flew into the sky, with one of the elders commanding, "All disciples, stay put and stop moving around!"

  The powerful elders worked together to erect a powerful barrier around the academy, avoiding the attacks of the Saints from landing on the academy and killing the disciples. This batch of disciples had been in the academy for years, but this was the first time they were encountering a situation like this. All of them looked at the sky and discussed spiritedly.

  "What's happening? Is someone attacking the academy?"

  "To alarm even the elders, the attacker is definitely no pushover. Who is so brazen? Doesn't that person fear death?"

  "Too bad our eyesight is limited, and we can't see what's going on high in the sky. If we could personally witness a battle of Saints, it would benefit us greatly.."

  Chapter 897: Wolf Guard

  The wolfman showed no fear despite facing the joint attack of four Heaven Battling Realm experts. He clenched both his hands into fists and hurled them out, instantly materializing several howling giant wolves that pounced at the four attackers.

  The four wolves were akin to ancient wolf demons. They were incomparably powerful, instantly crushing through Situ Mingyu's palm and Mo Luo's punch and smashing away the attacks sent by Zhang Wujing and Shadowflash in an extremely overbearing manner.

  Even so, the wolves couldn't pose much of a threat to the four, either. At most, they were able to fight the four evenly. At this time, the wolfman personally attacked Situ Mingyu. Moving as fast as lightning, he seemed to phase through space as his claws instantly tore at Situ Mingyu.

  Situ Mingyu reacted deftly, sending over 10 palm attacks forward before he could stop the attack. But doing so, he was forced on his back foot. He paled as he exclaimed, "Peak Heaven Battling Realm? How is this possible?"

  He himself was a late-stage Saint, far stronger than regular Saints. But this wolfman had actually forced him back with one attack. It was obvious how terrifying the wolfman was.

  After the successful attack, the wolfman did not press on against Situ Mingyu. Rather, he shifted his target and sent a kick at Mo Luo. It was as though a beam had fallen from heaven upon him. Even after using both his arms to block it, he was sent flying away while spewing blood. The skin on both his legs cracked open, and both his arms were as good as crippled.

  Meanwhile, Shadowflash had snuck behind the wolfman, and he repeatedly clawed at the wolfman with his steel claws. His claws were terrifyingly powerful, as though they could tear through even mountains of metal.

  Cling! Clank!

  However, when the claws struck, the wolfman did not bleed. Rather, it merely created sparks, as though the attacks had landed on the hardest metal in existence.

  Shadowflash was al
armed and retreated without a second thought. The wolfman spun around and roared, "Get lost! Awoooooo!"

  A powerful howl rumbled out.

  This was a terrifying sound attack exclusive to the wolf demons, an innate ability the heavens had granted them after countless years of howling at the moon. This attack wasn't as destructive as the lion's roar, but it could penetrate one's soul, and it couldn't be blocked.

  Shadowflash felt an intense impact hit his soul, and he was sent flying, bleeding from his head's seven apertures.

  When Zhang Wujing saw what happened, he decisively stopped attacking. Instead, he shouted at the newly arrived elders, "Elders, get into formation and arrest this wolfman!"

  Dozens of Heaven Battling Realm elders had appeared in a short period of time. Only an ancient academy like the Dragon Phoenix Academy was capable of amassing such power so easily.

  When the elders heard the command, terrifying waves of energy spread everywhere, forming a blockade as they prepared to attack the wolfman. Even if the wolfman was a peak Heaven Battling Realm expert, surviving the attacks of so many elders would be intensely difficult.

  Right as the elders were about to attack, the wolfman stopped attacking and took out a command token. "Halt. Look at what I have in my hand!"

  Everyone there had excellent vision, and they could clearly see the item in the wolfman's hand at one glance. They exclaimed in alarm, "High-level elder token!"

  A high-level elder token would only be issued to those at the late-stage Heaven Battling Realm and beyond or to previous generation elders. Thus, seeing this wolfman taking out such a token shocked them all.

  Situ Mingyu responded swiftly, "He must have killed an elder to steal this command token! Everyone, don't be fooled!"

  Everyone recovered from their shock, and they found what Situ Mingyu said plausible. After all, none of them had seen this wolfman before. If he was an elder like them, how could they not know him?

  "How idiotic. If I'm not the elder, how can I activate the elder token?" said the wolfman as the token in his hand shone brightly. A dragon and a phoenix floated out and swirled around it, looking simple yet majestic.

  This was the high-level elder token of the Dragon Phoenix Academy. Only by using a special technique combined with the token owner's blood essence would the token be activated. Even if the owner lost a token, nobody else would be able to activate it. Thus, activating the token was proof of one's identity.

  Everyone was stunned to see the wolfman activate the high-level elder token. They were confused. When had this wolfman joined the academy?

  "Wolf guard, why did you leave the Back Graveyard?" suddenly, the principal's voice sounded.

  Then, the principal's figure appeared in the air. He clearly knew the wolfman as he had not displayed any hostility.

  The other elders greeted the principal respectfully, "Lord principal."

  With such a big incident happening in the academy, as a principal, he had to show himself.

  The principal ignored all the elders and continued to question the wolf guard, "Wolf guard, you have not answered my question."

  Wolf guard was not the wolfman's name. Rather, it was what a group of people was collectively called. The academy had a battle squad known as the Wolf Guards, and they were stationed at the Back Graveyard.

  These were the combat servants subdued by the experts of the academy a long time ago. As this squad was extremely strong and its members were fully subservient to the academy experts, the guards were given elder tokens as well. They generally resided in the Back Graveyard and rarely showed themselves in the academy.

  Very few people in the academy knew of them, not even some of the previous generation elders. Without reaching a certain level of strength, one would not be qualified to know this secret.

  The wolf guard met the principal's gaze and said, "The young master was nearly murdered by these people. My master ordered me to take the young master to the Back Graveyard."

  The principal's face darkened. He looked at Xiang Shaoyun behind the wolfman, and his face turned solemn as he asked, "What happened exactly? Who can give me an explanation!"

  As the principal, he knew very well whose disciple Xiang Shaoyun was. And now, someone had actually injured Xiang Shaoyun so badly and had even disfigured him. It was the same as slapping that lord's face.

  It was no wonder that a wolf guard was deployed. If something happened to Xiang Shaoyun, would that lord turn the entire academy upside down? The principal did not dare to doubt that lord's strength. That was the academy's oldest individual, and not even the grand elders dared to guess his strength.

  Xiao Wei spoke before anyone else, "Lord principal, it is my fault for failing to protect Xiang Shaoyun. He was arrested under the order of Elder Mo Luo, who, alongside Elder Situ, wanted to execute Xiang Shaoyun. Lord wolf guard was forced to make a move to save Xiang Shaoyun, and that resulted in the current conflict."

  Chapter 898: Restoring the Scene

  "Principal, you need to uphold justice for this old man. This devil murdered my granddaughter and my overseers," Situ Mingyu quickly complained.

  Situ Mingyu was a previous generation elder, a high-level elder from an older generation. Even the principal would normally show him sufficient respect. He believed firmly that the principal would side with him. After all, his granddaughter had been killed.

  "Lord principal, this kid has devil blood in him. Both myself and Elder Situ were merely trying to verify the rumor, but he actually resisted. He even used the devil ability of the Imperial Nether Clan to kill Elder Situ's granddaughter. He is guilty of terrible crimes!" Mo Luo stepped forth and told his side of the story. After all that happened, he had no choice but to stick to his story.

  Next, Shadowflash and Feng Huosuo also voiced their positions, accusing Xiang Shaoyun of being a devil. They were starting to suspect that Xiang Shaoyun was backed by a grand elder, and if they didn't stand together, disaster would befall all of them.

  "That is an unfounded accusation. You are all obviously trying to conduct a private execution of Xiang Shaoyun, forcing him to resist. You're all shameless!" said Xiao Wei.

  "Ok. You can all stop talking. Wujing, you talk," said the principal.

  Zhang Wuji told the principal his perspective of the whole thing without any embellishments.

  "Xiang Shaoyun, you talk," said the principal next.

  A smile formed on Xiang Shaoyun's bloodied face as he said, "I have nothing to say."

  He really had nothing to say. He was not strong enough, so he was completely at the mercy of others. Even if he was not at fault, he would still be killed ruthlessly. Not even Xiao Wei could protect him. If the wolfman hadn't appeared, he would be dead by now. What was the point of explaining himself, then?

  "No matter what, I need to bring the young master back. My master's wrath is not something the likes of you can withstand," the wolfman insisted.

  "Sigh. Wujing, take me to the scene of the incident," said the principal with a sigh.

  "It's right at Situ Elder's seclusion spot," said Zhang Wujing.

  Situ Mingyu and Mo Luo paled, realizing what the principal was about to do.

  "Principal, my granddaughter had died tragically! I have been silently contributing to the academy for so many years. My son was killed in combat for the academy, and now, even my granddaughter is dead. I was forced to endure the pain of seeing the death of my child. Have all I contributed incomparable to one disciple?" Situ Mingyu lamented.

  "You deserved it. Who asked you to touch my master's disciple?" said the wolfman with derision.

  The principal couldn't do anything. If this was any other disciple, he would probably side with Situ Mingyu and punish the disciple. But Xiang Shaoyun was different. He was that person's disciple. Not even the principal dared to punish that person's disciple, or he might as well resign from his seat.

  "It's better to take a look. I'll handle it fairly," said the principal with a sigh.

  They then hea
ded for the scene where everything happened. The sky regained its calm, and the barrier scattered. The disciples did not know what was going on, and they were all filled with questions. In the secret room, the corpses of Situ Yan and the overseers were still there. Nobody had touched them.

  When Situ Mingyu saw the corpse of his granddaughter, tears flowed down from his old eyes. He looked incredibly pitiful. The principal couldn't bear seeing him like that and said, "Soon, the dead will be buried, and she can find her peace."

  He started forming a series of complicated seals with both hands. An indescribable energy started flowing in the air, and all that had happened before started being replayed around them.

  The replay was somewhat hazy, but with the strength and eyesight of everyone there, they could see clearly what had happened. Xiang Shaoyun was tied up, and Situ Yan was torturing him. Xiang Shaoyun eventually used the Nether Soul Domain, and the scene turned into total darkness.

  When the darkness ended, Situ Yan and the overseers had all turned into corpses. All that had happened in the Nether Soul Domain wasn't shown. Not even the principal could restore the scenes there, as that was a unique space.

  "It is the Nether Soul Domain of the Imperial Nether Clan. Even the power of scene restoration is isolated. He is the murderer," accused Mo Luo as he pointed at Xiang Shaoyun.

  "That's right. Whoever is at fault, it is undeniable that he is a devil and should be executed," said Feng Huosuo as he gnashed his teeth in anger.

  As a Saint, even after losing an arm, he could still reattach the severed arm. But with his arm eaten by the wolfman, he needed saint medicines that could regrow his flesh. Otherwise, he would have to stay with one arm.

  And Xiang Shaoyun was the reason he had lost an arm. He wanted nothing more than to kill Xiang Shaoyun right here. The other elders that were close with Mo Luo and Feng Huosuo also backed their words. It was undeniable now that Xiang Shaoyun had devil blood within him.