I Am Overlord c1-962

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

  Although Xiang Shaoyun had conceded during their previous fight, Xiao Xie did not consider it a win. He had a feeling that Xiang Shaoyun wasn't even trying his best. Now that Xiang Shaoyun was strong enough to fight Zhan Wushuang evenly, Xiao Xie wanted to pit himself against Xiang Shaoyun, temper himself, and see who was better.

  Xiang Shaoyun hesitated slightly before answering, "Forget it. I don't have the time for that now."

  He wanted the fight as well, but the matter concerning Scarlet Flame Monarch was more important. He did not want to waste any time.

  "I know you're short on time. Why don't we decide the victor in three moves?" Xiao Xie proposed.

  Xiang Shaoyun's eyes gleamed with a sharp glint as he agreed, "Ok. Let's end it in three moves!"

  As their auras surged in preparation for battle, the disciples cultivating nearby noticed them and started observing from afar.

  "It's Xiang Shaoyun and Xiao Xie in a fight. I thought Xiang Shaoyun had been expelled? Why can he still enter this place?" someone asked in confusion.

  Someone else said, "Who knows. Maybe there's some other reason for this. Let's watch this fight first. Xiang Shaoyun can fight Zhan Wushuang evenly, but can he defeat Xiao Xie?".

  The people there were still doubtful whether Xiang Shaoyun had truly been expelled, but more of them were more concerned about the result of the incoming battle. Neither Xiang Shaoyun nor Xiao Xie attacked first. The two freaks looked at each other, their eyes burning with an intense battle intent as though there were sparks where their gazes met.

  Just because they were standing there did not mean they weren't already fighting. They were actually competing against each other with their willpower, trying to see who was the one with thicker battle intent. Only by attacking after overwhelming the opponent's battle intent would one be able to obtain victory in one move.

  Xiao Xie's willpower was comparable with a second-stage Sovereign's, but when he tried to crush Xiang Shaoyun's willpower, he found that Xiang Shaoyun had boundless willpower. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't do anything to Xiang Shaoyun.

  As the two increased the intensity of their willpower, it was as though the presence of a Sovereign was sweeping through their surroundings. Pebbles flew everywhere, and dust filled the air.

  "Kill!" When Xiao Xie pushed his willpower to the maximum yet still failed to do anything, he decided to start attacking. He lifted his black saber and swung it at Xiang Shaoyun.

  The slash seemed capable of severing rivers, and even the space around the trajectory of his blade stilled. The slash carried with it boundless dark energy that instantly reached Xiang Shaoyun's chest, as though it was going to slit his chest with one move. This was a clean and direct slash.

  Just as the attack was about to hit, Xiang Shaoyun's eyes shone brightly, as though a divine radiance was swirling within his eyes. A true dragon soared out behind him and roared, and both his arms transformed into two miniature dragons that looked incredibly formidable. The two dragons crossed each other and smashed the incoming attack into nothingness. This was the might of Xiang Shaoyun's Dragonscale Arm technique.

  "Take my second slash, Severing All Life!" Xiao Xie continued immediately with his second slash. He leaped into the air, his saber intent spreading everywhere as dark radiance rippled from him and covered the sky. Finally, he brought his saber down, creating a wailing sound as though mourning the end of all life.

  Chapter 907: The End of Three Moves

  This was the saber technique Xiao Xie made his name with, a supreme saber technique of the Severing Saber Manor. It was rumored to be a top-tier saint technique, and as the young manor master, he was the only one allowed to cultivate it. Other ordinary members could not learn it.

  The slash not only greatly amplified his strength but also contained a boundless saber intent. He had reached the second stage of the saber intent, and the black saber he wielded was one that he had nurtured since young. It had long become one with him. The man and saber was one, and they were endlessly powerful.

  The disciples in the surroundings quickly retreated when they saw Xiao Xie using the technique, afraid that they would be caught up in the shockwaves. None of them were confident they could survive the attack or even a shockwave. After all, the attack displayed the might of a second-stage Soul Foundation Realm cultivator.

  Even a regular Sovereign would have a hard time withstanding this pressure. And only someone with such strength was fit to be called a freak.

  Xiang Shaoyun could sense the incoming attack's dreadfulness. The Overlord Skyslaying Saber appeared in his hand, and lightning wrapped around his body as his aura surged. Silver lightning bolts shot down from the sky as a purple and silver saber energy with lightning swirling around it tore across the sky to meet the incoming slash.

  River of Corpses!

  It was an endlessly destructive slash powered by a second-stage saber intent and a massive amount of lightning—an attack capable of shaking the heavens. Saber energies clashed repeatedly, and shockwaves rippled everywhere. Sounds of explosions rumbled on as though an unstoppable disaster was upon the world.

  After a series of intense collisions, the black saber energy gained the upper hand and shattered the lightning saber energy before heading straight for Xiang Shaoyun's head.

  Xiao Xie had thought that he could defeat Xiang Shaoyun with his attack, but his slash struck nothing, leaving only a deep split in the ground. Meanwhile, Xiang Shaoyun was standing to the side and was completely unharmed.

  "With the power of a single star, it is hard to defeat the power mustered by multiple stars," said Xiang Shaoyun with a self-mocking laugh.

  "Be that as it may, stopping me with only one star when I'm using 90 percent of my strength is extremely impressive. The remaining 10 percent I'm holding back won't change a thing," said Xiao Xie bitterly. He had never imagined that Xiang Shaoyun would be so terrifyingly strong even when using only one star.

  "One last move. Bring it on," said Xiang Shaoyun, who did not wish to waste more time.

  "Alright. This time, I will attack together with my brother, Darkstorm. Prepare yourself," said Xiao Xie.

  Next, both he and the black qilin released a powerful burst of dark energy. The energy fused, as though the two had become one. The combination of their strength achieved a multiplicative, not additive, effect in strength, and it released a power much stronger than the joint sum of their prowess.

  Human mount unity, Qilin Kill!

  Xiao Xie and the black qilin transformed into a black streak that shot toward Xiang Shaoyun at an unimaginable speed. A dark domain formed around them, locking in Xiang Shaoyun. Qilin roars rang in the air, and saber energies soared to the sky. The attack was far beyond the previous attack, causing the area around them to darken.

  The attack gave Xiang Shaoyun a sense of familiarity. Back at the Devil Domain, Yu Caidie once fused with her phoenix as well. At that time, she unleashed a terrifying killing technique that had allowed her to slay an Emperor as a King.

  And now, Xiao Xie and his black qilin were doing the same. They went beyond the strength of a second-stage Sovereign, nearly reaching the level of a regular fourth-stage Sovereign. It was a terrifying leap of strength and put him at a similar level to the top five freaks.

  As Xiao Xie had always maintained a low profile among the disciples, his ranking was rather low. Perhaps today was the first time he had displayed his true strength. Facing the attack, Xiang Shaoyun did not opt to use the Cosmos Dao Destroying Fist. Instead, he used his newly gained Lightning Calamity Fiery Star, a technique no weaker than the Cosmos Dao Destroying Fist.

  The lightning star within him bloomed with power, and his lightning bone shook. At the same time, his flame star erupted like a volcano as Yun Flame burned furiously. The powers of the two stars converged and compressed within him, becoming a power of flame and lightning that abruptly erupted from his body.

  Lightning bolts raged like dragons and wrecked their surroundings as if a lightni
ng tribulation descending upon the world. The air around them burned, forming astral flame that streaked across the air like a rain of meteors on a mission to destroy the world.

  This was a dreadful might capable of destroying nature itself, and the nearby disciples paled from fright.

  "What technique is this? Why is it so scary?" someone exclaimed in alarm.

  The two techniques clashed. It was akin to a collision of stars. A massive shockwave erupted from the point of collision, and ripples of energy spread everywhere. The ground beneath them cracked while the nearby stones turned into powder. The ear-splitting rumble that came next was unbearable.

  The two attacks contended with each other for a while before the explosions weakened. The lightning tribulation receded, the flames extinguished, the saber energies vanished, the qilin wailed, and the darkness dissipated. The third exchange had come to an end.

  Xiang Shaoyun and Xiao Xie separated from each other, and Xiao Xie had also separated from the black qilin. All of them looked unharmed, and the onlookers could see who the victor was.

  "Goodbye," said Xiang Shaoyun calmly before resuming his journey to the Castle of Darkness.

  Staring at Xiang Shaoyun's departing figure, Xiao Xie sighed, "I lost."

  That's right. Xiao Xie had lost the fight. He looked unharmed, but he had attacked with his black qilin under the human mount unity state. Even then, he had been forced to separate from his mount.

  That proved that Xiang Shaoyun had been holding back. If he had concentrated on attacking instead of separating, they wouldn't have been able to stop him at all. Thus, they had lost.

  More importantly, Xiao Xie still sensed that Xiang Shaoyun was withholding his power. That was why he had wholeheartedly accepted his defeat. The surrounding disciples sighed when they heard Xiao Xie's admission of defeat.

  "That Xiang Shaoyun is truly a freak. He is still so young yet so strong. He is most certainly going to enter the Heaven Battling Realm in the future."

  "Xiao Xie and the black qilin have the same cultivation level, and their fusion is capable of easily killing Sovereigns. However, Xiang Shaoyun had broken that very technique. Xiang Shaoyun really is stunningly talented in combat."

  "He was using the powers of flame and lightning, right? Has he reached a point where he can freely mix and match his different powers? If that is the case, he is even more terrifying than we'd thought."

  "If he continues growing, he will reach the level of Baili Yixiao before long. What a pity that he has been expelled."

  Chapter 908: Entering the Castle Forcefully

  The Castle of Darkness was made up of no fewer than 100 palace halls, and Xiang Shaoyun's goal was the main hall. Previously, he was forced into the Castle of Darkness by the three villains and encountered Scarlet Flame Monarch by pure luck. And now, he was back to try free Scarlet Flame Monarch.

  When he arrived before the main hall, numerous dark bats were flying about, completely surrounding the building. Not even a peak Emperor would dare to approach in this situation, as Sovereign bats, which possessed formidable combat strength, existed here as well.

  Xiang Shaoyun showed no fear when facing the bats. He strode straight toward the entrance, as though he was ignoring all the bats.

  The dark bats noticed him, and dozens of them shrieked. Powers of hypnosis rippled out of their black eyes as they launched their attacks toward his eyes and ears. He only needed to blank out for a single moment for the bats to move in and tear him into pieces. This was their usual attacking method. It was extremely effective, especially against cultivators that were inexperienced in dealing with them.

  Xiang Shaoyun was strong enough to completely disregard the attacks. He continued onward, and finally, the bats pounced on him. He sent several punches out, blasting the bats into pieces one after another.

  But in doing so, he had poked a proverbial hornet's nest. Numerous dark bats charged him, with Emperor Realm bats among them. Not only were they attacking him with sound and vision attacks, but they were also clawing and spitting dark energy attacks at him. He was completely surrounded on all sides, and it did not look like he had a way of avoiding them.

  Xiang Shaoyun focused on the bats as his aura started rising. A roaring white tiger materialized behind him, emanating the dreadful aura of a king of beasts as it overlooked them. The disdain in its eyes seemed to be saying that the bats were the lowest of the low, completely incapable of posing any threat to it.

  "Scram!"

  A tiger's roar escaped Xiang Shaoyun's mouth; the sound wave rumbled forth like a thunderclap. It contained the power of an unrivaled Emperor that nobody dared to disobey. The bats were unable to withstand such a terrifying tiger's roar and started dropping from the sky one after another.

  Stepping over their bodies, Xiang Shaoyun strode into the main hall. He knew that the truly strong bats had yet to show themselves. Sure enough, when he entered, seven late-stage Demon Emperor bats flew out.

  "All human intruders are to be killed!" shouted one of them with a hoarse voice. It raked at Xiang Shaoyun with its sharp claws.

  The other bats naturally wouldn't spare Xiang Shaoyun either. They all attacked, their combined strength enough to kill a peak Emperor. Xiang Shaoyun moved around with the Overlord's Nine Nether Steps while using the Raging Skyburn Palm repeatedly.

  His palm was akin to a collapsing sky, and his flame energy was akin to a sea of fire that raged in all directions. The seven Demon Emperors were so frightened they started screeching. Two of them were immediately killed, their cores harvested. The current Xiang Shaoyun was no longer an opponent any Emperor could hope to match.

  "Brazen human, you dare kill the juniors of my race? I'll eat you!" threatened a Demon Sovereign. A black humanoid figure flew out and stabbed Xiang Shaoyun with the trident in his hand.

  Dark energy rippled out and turned their surroundings into complete darkness. The Demon Sovereign then made use of the opportunity presented by the absolute darkness and continued stabbing at Xiang Shaoyun.

  Compared with a Demon Emperor, the Demon Sovereign was on a whole different level. The attack was fast and accurate, carrying behind it a dreadful might that could easily kill any Emperor.

  Little did the Demon Sovereign know, Xiang Shaoyun could see in the dark. He saw clearly the incoming stab, and before the attack could land, he moved away with Phantom Shift. He launched an attack of his own with yet another Raging Skyburn Palm. Each palm of his hit like a volcanic eruption, burning and causing the Demon Sovereign to shriek in pain.

  Xiang Shaoyun was using only one of his stars, but with the assistance of Yun Flame and flame profundity, he was able to threaten even a first-stage Demon Sovereign.

  The Demon Sovereign tried to strike back, but fire happened to be its weakness. Thus, he was forced to transform back into his bat form and used his sound attacks instead. At the same time, his eyes rippled with waves of hypnosis power far stronger than anything the other bats were capable of.

  Xiang Shaoyun was prepared. He had a filthless soul, and his soul power was stronger than an ordinary Sovereign's. The Demon Sovereign was unable to harm him, and Xiang Shaoyun countered with a tiger's roar before flickering around like a specter. He rained fiery palms upon the bat.

  The palms came without end, striking the Demon Sovereign to the point where he couldn't react at all. Ultimately, he was burned into ashes. After harvesting the core, Xiang Shaoyun continued onward.

  There was definitely more than one Demon Sovereign here. They were all glaring at Xiang Shaoyun furiously. If he dared to continue further, they would attack as well.

  Xiang Shaoyun thought to himself, If I had refined the Noble Glazed Flame, I could easily kill all of these bats.

  Whoosh! Whoosh!

  The Demon Sovereigns did not dare to approach him, and they started shrieking, sending waves of sound attacks toward him, aiming for his soul. This was an unstoppable attack. Even if Xiang Shaoyun shut his eyes and ears, he still wouldn't be able to stop
it. Fortunately, his very soul was protected, or that attack would have been his end.

  "Get lost, or I'll kill every single one of you," threatened Xiang Shaoyun.

  He seemed to have transformed into a barbaric dragon as he hurled his fists out. Dense battle intent surged from him as his fist intent shot out. His unequaled fists seemed to be everywhere, leaving no space for the bats to hide.

  The Demon Sovereigns were no weaklings, but when they sensed his alarming fist intent, they cowered. They realized that if they continued standing in his way, they would die. Thus, they started retreating while defending against the punches.

  Xiang Shaoyun did not intend to kill all of them. After all, leaving them here would be the same as leaving some free guards for the place. He still had something he needed to do here.

  The elder stationed at the castle, Yu Yuchen, saw everything clearly. His eyes flashed with a thick murderous intent as he said, "Only two short years have passed, but he has already grown this much. I can't let this kid continue living."

  He then charged toward the main hall.

  Chapter 909: Can You Be More Shameless?

  After entering the main hall, no dark bats dared to approach anymore because a powerful human was locked inside. The moment they approached, they would turn into that human's food.

  Xiang Shaoyun's plan was to call out to Scarlet Flame Monarch and have himself pulled into the underground room after entering the hall. But a sudden sense of crisis gripped him, and he remained silent.

  The sense of crisis originated from the instinct he developed after years of threading on the edge of death, a natural instinct of his body that gave him a bad premonition. Without any hesitation, he put the Radiant Saint Armor on to guard against anything that might happen.

  At the same time, he maximized the senses of his Nether Soul Domain, paying close attention to his surroundings, leaving no stones unturned. He could feel that the sense of danger did not originate from Scarlet Flame Monarch.