I Am Overlord c1-962

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

  "Stand up. After you regain your full strength, and after I reach the top once again, we will have our revenge," said Xiang Shaoyun murderously.

  "Yes, Master. Let's leave now," said Scarlet Flame Monarch.

  "There is no rush. If we charge out like this, we won't be able to escape. The academy has many experts. In your condition, escape is impossible," said Xiang Shaoyun.

  "I am tired of this. Even if I have to fight to the death, I no longer want to stay at this damned place," said Scarlet Flame Monarch.

  "Don't worry. Since I'm here, I naturally have a way of bringing you out. Calm down, and do not resist. I will take you inside my astral cosmos sea, and we can leave together," said Xiang Shaoyun.

  His astral cosmos sea was akin to an independent world capable of supporting life. This was previously unseen, a secret nobody knew apart from Money, the three vicious birds, and Lady Shura. To save Scarlet Flame Monarch, he had exposed his secret without hesitation. It was evident how much he trusted Scarlet Flame Monarch.

  "Master, are you serious?" Scarlet Flame Monarch was stunned.

  He also had an astral cosmos sea, but it couldn't store any life. That was supposed to be how an astral cosmos sea naturally worked. If one absorbed a living being inside, one would die from the exhaustion of one's life force and energy. Thus, no astral cosmos sea could store life.

  "I'm definitely in no mood to lie at this time. We're running out of time," said Xiang Shaoyun.

  Scarlet Flame Monarch did not dare to tarry and immediately dispersed his divine sense, allowing Xiang Shaoyun to place control over his body.

  Chapter 912: Leaving the Academy

  Xiang Shaoyun smoothly took Scarlet Flame Monarch into his astral cosmos sea without any mishaps. He could say that Scarlet Flame Monarch wasn't feeling any discomfort in it.

  "Master, i-is this really your astral cosmos sea?" Scarlet Flame Monarch was speechless.

  "Yes. You don't feel unwell, right?" said Xiang Shaoyun.

  "No. But this feels like an actual star. Although it is tiny, and the energy in here is quite weak, it can sustain life without any trouble," said Scarlet Flame Monarch. Joy covered his face as he said, "Master, you have indeed defied the heavens. This star is a world in itself, and further extension will basically make you a god of this world. You will develop even more heaven-defying abilities."

  Who was Scarlet Flame Monarch? He was once a peak Heaven Battling Realm cultivator. He had great insight, and with one glance, he could see just how special Xiang Shaoyun's astral cosmos sea was. He also realized that his master would grow into an existence that was far stronger than the previous him.

  Xiang Shaoyun hoped that Scarlet Flame Monarch was right, and he did not say anything else. He retrieved Yu Yuchen's corpse as well. This was the corpse of a Saint. Apart from his belongings, his body was a treasure itself. After all, a Heaven Battling Realm cultivator was strong enough to battle the heavens and had surpassed all things mundane. This was a combat body that was entirely different from a mortal body, and its flesh and bones could be used as materials for weapon forging or serve as a source of inspiration while comprehending the Heaven Battling Realm.

  After retrieving the body, Xiang Shaoyun took out the chakram and slashed above him. The basement was still sealed, and he wasn't strong enough to break out of it. He could only borrow the chakram's ability to split space so he could return to the main hall.

  He smoothly returned to the main hall, and after putting away the chakram, he rushed outside. At this time, the wolf guard reappeared beside him and escorted him as he left. The wolf guard did not see Xiang Shaoyun bringing anyone out, but he also couldn't sense Yu Yuchen anymore. Thus, he was rather bewildered.

  Right after Xiang Shaoyun and the wolf guard arrived back at the academy, several elders stopped them. One of them was even a high-level elder. This was quite an elite group.

  "What is the meaning of this?" demanded the wolf guard unhappily.

  "You're asking us? The soul lantern of the elder guarding the Castle of Darkness has been extinguished. Did you guys kill him?" questioned the high-level elder furiously.

  "That has nothing to do with me!" denied the wolf guard with a tone that wasn't exactly polite.

  "Elder Yu was killed after you entered the Castle of Darkness. How can you deny it?" said the high-level elder with a frown.

  "You better investigate properly before throwing accusations at me, or I won't hold back against you!" replied the wolf guard unyieldingly.

  The high-level elder hesitated somewhat before he said, "Fine. You better not leave the academy. I will uphold justice for you two if it turns out you're really not the killers. Look after them. Do not allow them to leave the academy."

  He then left for the Castle of Darkness with two of his men. The wolf guard strode away, ignoring the people now following them. Xiang Shaoyun did the same. Nobody would have guessed that he was the culprit behind Yu Yuchen's death.

  Looks like I need to leave immediately, thought Xiang Shaoyun.

  Although nobody would suspect him as the killer, he feared that the elder would search the basement and use a scene restoration technique. That would bring him serious trouble.

  When Xiang Shaoyun and the wolf guard arrived at 1 Dragon Villa, the wolf guard handed him a jade plate and said, "Young master, Master told me to give this to you. When tempering yourself outside in the future, you will definitely encounter many dangers. When you encounter something you can't solve, crush this token, and it will save you. Remember, it will only work once, so don't waste it unless absolutely necessary."

  Xiang Shaoyun knew that the jade plate was basically a protective talisman. He quickly took it and said, "Thank Master for me."

  "Um. Time waits for no one. You need to leave quickly. They won't suspect you anyway," said the wolf guard.

  He had not imagined that Yu Yuchen would actually be killed. It was proof of how terrifying the person locked in the basement was. But since he saw Xiang Shaoyun coming out alone, he suspected that Xiang Shaoyun was still too weak to free that person.

  Regardless, so long as Xiang Shaoyun was safe, he did not care about anything else. Xiang Shaoyun nodded and called over the three vicious birds that he had been keeping in the villa. He also summoned Aikai, who had been in seclusion all this time.

  After the tempering at the Desert of Despair, the three birds had grown to a point where they were decently powerful. Their wings could now send out yellow blade energies that were incredibly sharp.

  They were now late-stage Kings. Their growth had been rapid. As for Aikai, he had smoothly entered the Sovereign Realm. This was the result of his long seclusion.

  "With the growth of your strength, do you still intend to follow me?" Xiang Shaoyun asked.

  Fire of ambition lit up in Aikai's eyes, but he could clearly sense a terrifyingly explosive power in Xiang Shaoyun's body. Xiang Shaoyun had also advanced by several stages since they last met, and he did not think himself to be Xiang Shaoyun's match even though he was already a Sovereign. He hurriedly nodded and answered, "I left with you, Master, so I can experience the interesting world outside. I will naturally continue following you."

  "Not bad. I thought you would opt to leave, to be honest," said Xiang Shaoyun with a smile.

  After keeping the three birds in his astral cosmos sea, he started leaving with Aikai by his side. He did not intend to notify anyone of his departure as he hated the sorrow of separation. He only wanted to quietly leave.

  However, not all things would happen as one wished. When leaving, it was unavoidable that other disciples would see him. Someone suddenly shouted, "The overlord is leaving the academy!"

  With that one shout, Overlord Legion members flooded out in all directions. Some members of other factions also appeared. The Overlord Legion members stayed silent when they arrived and silently followed behind Xiang Shaoyun, seeing him off.

  As for the members of other factions, out of respect for the strong, they also joi
ned the farewell procession.

  The elders observing the procession in the dark did not stop it. They only suspected the wolf guard to be involved in Yu Yuchen's death. After all, his strength was clear for all to see. Xiang Shaoyun was leaving alone, and that was proof that he had nothing to do with Yu Yuchen's death.

  No matter how amazing an Emperor was, he wouldn't be able to kill a Saint. That was their conclusion, a conclusion anyone normal would make. Thus, they only observed silently and did not stop the departure. Little did they know, he was the actual culprit.

  Chapter 913: Primal Inception Energy

  The Dragon Phoenix Mountain Range was a natural barrier the academy relied on for protection. Numerous mountains joined into one another, towering ancient trees dotted the land, and uncountable beasts inhabited the area. With rich spiritual energy in the air, it was an excellent place for cultivating.

  A heroic-looking youth was riding atop a big-winged vicious bird flanked by two other big-winged vicious birds. Ahead of them was a slithering one-horned draconic serpent that would occasionally wander off to hunt. Behind them was a feathered beastman. A group like this was rather peculiar and conspicuous.

  They were none other than Xiang Shaoyun, the three vicious birds, Money, and Aikai, who had departed the Dragon Phoenix Academy.

  After being expelled, Xiang Shaoyun could still use the academy's teleportation formation one last time to leave. However, he did not and had instead opted to personally leave and travel through the Dragon Phoenix Mountain Range.

  He planned to enter the depths of the mountain range to temper himself, but when he remembered what he made Liang Zhuangmin do for him, he thought that Devouring Ghost might be at Dragon Phoenix City already. Furthermore, Scarlet Flame Monarch also needed a place where he could rest and recover. Thus, Xiang Shaoyun needed to first pay the city a visit before leaving for the depths of the mountain range.

  Yu Yuchen's death had caused the academy elders to be in a state of alert. Even Situ Mingyu, Mo Luo, Shadowflash, and Feng Huosuo, who were hostile toward Xiang Shaoyun, did not dare to act recklessly. Thus, Xiang Shaoyun was able to leave without any trouble.

  Along the way, he tried to temper the three vicious birds as much as he could. They had once been nourished by the nine-colored fog in his astral cosmos sea, and their bloodline potential had been upgraded greatly. What they lacked now was combat experience.

  The Dragon Phoenix Mountain Range had no lack of powerful demonic beasts. Everywhere they went, a large number of demonic beasts attacked them. So long as the beasts were not above the Demon King realm, he would let the three vicious birds deal with them. Money and Aikai were in charge of dealing with beasts of other realms.

  As for Xiang Shaoyun, he fully relaxed his mental state and threw all his worries away, enjoying the feeling of freedom as he traversed the forest. He found that freed from the academy, he felt a weight had been lifted off his shoulders. It was as though he had completely opened himself up and could do anything he wished without thinking too much about it.

  Along the way, his mind was busy digesting the vast knowledge he had accumulated in the Book Pavilion. When he was reading previously, he was only forcefully memorizing content. Only now did he get the time to rearrange all the information in his brain and truly understand them.

  "The devil vine's blood heart can be used to form a true soul clone!" From the many pieces of information, Xiang Shaoyun figured out the true usage of the devil vine's blood heart. Its usage was recorded by someone from ancient times, and there were precedents of people using the blood heart to form a true soul clone.

  Xiang Shaoyun planned to use the devil vine's blood heart to help Scarlet Flame Monarch recover his vitality, but Scarlet Flame Monarch rejected him firmly, claiming that it would be very useful for him. Thus, Xiang Shaoyun did not insist further and instead gave some vine roots and some other life-nourishing emperor medicines to Scarlet Flame Monarch.

  Scarlet Flame Monarch did not reject the other gifts and devoured them all. Even so, his body still looked the same. It was obvious he still lacked a lot of replenishment. He also tried absorbing some of Xiang Shaoyun's nine-colored fog, and he instantly found that the fog was an incredible power. Unfortunately, there was too little of it, and it would ruin the ecosystem in the astral cosmos sea if he absorbed it all. Thus, he did not do so.

  "Master, is this nine-colored energy a result of fusing nine energies?" asked Scarlet Flame Monarch.

  Xiang Shaoyun answered, "Yes. This is the energy automatically created after gathering the energies from my nine stars into the astral cosmos sea. I named it the nine-colored fog."

  "What nine-colored fog? This is obviously the primal chaos energy," declared Scarlet Flame Monarch confidently.

  "Primal chaos energy? That's not possible, right? I thought it could only be formed using the origin energies of the five elements," said Xiang Shaoyun with astonishment.

  The primal chaos energy was the original form of energy, while gold, wood, water, flame, and earth were the result of splitting the primal chaos energy. The primal chaos energy was the original energy that had existed since the initial formation of the world.

  Primal chaos energy had long completely split into the many elements, but there were legends saying that it could still be found in some unique origin lands. On normal lands, it no longer existed.

  Scarlet Flame Monarch sank into slight thought before saying, "You're right. The primal chaos energy can only be formed by the five elements. Your new energy is formed with nine energies. Is this that legendary energy?"

  "What legendary energy?" Xiang Shaoyun asked, his heart skipping a beat.

  If he could figure out the nine-colored fog's origin, it would only benefit him. Scarlet Flame Monarch once stood at the peak of the dominion. He was experienced and knowledgeable, and perhaps he knew what it was.

  "Inception energy," said Scarlet Flame Monarch solemnly.

  "Inception energy? Primal inception energy?" Xiang Shaoyun exclaimed in alarm.

  He had read about the primal inception energy in an ancient text. The primal inception energy was the oldest and the most original energy, even older than the primal chaos energy. According to legend, it was an energy formed at the edge of the universe. Stars, suns, moons, primal chaos, and all life originated from the inception energy. As it came into existence during the Primal Era, it was known as the primal inception energy.

  The record about the primal inception energy was short, consisting of only a few lines, but Xiang Shaoyun had kept it in his mind. Surprisingly, the energy he cultivated was that very energy.

  "No, this isn't right. In the legends, the inception energy is colorless, an energy in the 'empty' state. But your energy is colored. It's different from the records," said Scarlet Flame Monarch in astonishment. Clearly, he had developed an intense curiosity over Xiang Shaoyun's energy.

  "Yes, that's what the records say, but how many people have actually seen the actual primal inception energy? I feel like even if this is not the primal inception energy, there is definitely a relationship between the two," said Xiang Shaoyun confidently.

  The nine-colored fog was capable of unleashing a destructive power that was no joke. It also contained a powerful life force, capable of nourishing all life in his astral cosmos sea. A regular energy definitely wouldn't have such attributes.

  "You're right. That might be what the records say, but we can't be sure if it's right," Scarlet Flame Monarch agreed. "When you return to your previous strength, Master, you can then accumulate a massive amount of inception energy. With it, you will dominate the world. Nobody can hope to be your opponent."

  "We'll talk about that in the future. For now, I'll get Money to hunt a couple of Demon Emperors so you can feast on them and recover more of your vitality," said Xiang Shaoyun.

  Scarlet Flame Monarch said, "Blood at the Emperor Realm won't be too helpful for me. I need at least Sovereign blood for it to work. Since I'm not dying, we're in no rush. I'm mo
re impatient to see Devouring Ghost."

  "Don't worry. We'll see him soon," said Xiang Shaoyun.

  Chapter 914: Reunion of Brothers

  The outer fringe of the Dragon Phoenix Mountain Range was filled with demonic beasts, but few of them were Sovereigns. Thus, Xiang Shaoyun's group did not encounter many beasts capable of matching them in their journey.

  After getting Money to hunt a few peak Demon Emperors, he had Money lead the three vicious birds to hunt around and train. They did not need to follow him to the Dragon Phoenix City.

  "You three little fellows need to work hard and grow stronger. With your current strength, you are still too weak," Xiang Shaoyun reminded the birds.

  "Don't worry, boss. We'll become the strongest vicious birds!" answered Vicious One.

  "That's right. We are born mighty. Who dares to strive against us?" said Vicious Two.

  Xiang Shaoyun slapped Vicious Two's head and said, "Just earlier, you were being chased by a crane to the point you pissed yourself. And now you're here bluffing?"

  "Th-That was because I couldn't bear to harm her because she's so tiny," said Vicious Two gloomily.

  Vicious Three was the youngest of the three, but he was the strongest. He said, "Boss, we won't disappoint you!"

  "Um. Train yourself by fighting those in the same realm, and learn more offensive methods. I can't help you with that, but I believe you will definitely grow stronger," said Xiang Shaoyun. "Money, lead them properly. Don't help unless it's critical. Make sure they grow in the harshest environment possible."

  "Hehe, don't worry, boss. I will make sure they wish they were dead," said Money with a grin.

  From the look on his face, it was obvious he was planning to properly torture the three little brothers he had just gotten. After all, an unpolished jade wouldn't shine. If the three vicious birds wanted to grow, their innate viciousness needed to be stimulated. Only then would they be able to create their own path through slaughter.

  Xiang Shaoyun left with Aikai, leaving Money and the three vicious birds to their own devices. At the Dragon Phoenix City, he headed straight for the Dragon Phoenix Restaurant, which was the location he told Liang Zhuangmin to have Devouring Ghost meet him.