I Am Overlord c1-962

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

  Wu Zhijun was aware of how formidable Xiang Shaoyun was. She agreed unhesitatingly and followed him. The other female disciples had no other options. They did not wish to be eliminated from the competition, so they braced themselves and also entered. They hoped that the guy before them could really bring them some nice surprises.

  Xiang Shaoyun showed no fear against the evil spirits. His face was a sheet of calmness, his eyes never straying from the deep hole. The wailing evil spirits threw themselves at Xiang Shaoyun and his group. The female disciples started trembling from fear. They were all Dragon Ascension Realm experts, but they still had the gentle disposition many women had. Thus, they couldn't avoid feeling fear when facing these ghostly beings.

  Some of the disciples were still waiting around without doing anything. Their eyes landed on Xiang Shaoyun with interest. They were aware that he was both an abandoned disciple and someone with a status others could only look up to. They wanted to see just how he was going to enter the deep hole.

  What they saw was him striding ahead without doing anything noticeable. Suddenly, an enchanting flame blazed around him. Like a brilliant firework, its radiance spread and sent one evil spirit after another fleeing from him.

  The disciples' pupils shrank, and one of them exclaimed in astonishment, "He actually cultivates the power of flame? No wonder he doesn't fear these evil spirits."

  "Wait, he was able to fight the True Martial Academy freak to a standstill with only the power of water. Does he have a nine-star physique? Even with a nine-star physique, when using half his stars to cultivate the power of water, it is rather unbelievable that he can actually display such strength," said someone else.

  That was right. Someone cultivating multiple powers would not be able to fully unleash the might of a single power with all his stars. The focus of cultivation would be scattered, and that person's offensive power would undoubtedly weaken. However, the combat prowess Xiang Shaoyun demonstrated had completely toppled this concept and filled them with incomprehension.

  At this time, a Dragon Phoenix Academy disciple offered, "You're surprised? Wait until you hear this. He indeed has a nine-star physique, but he does not cultivate the powers of flame and water. Instead, he cultivates nine different powers."

  The information filled the surrounding disciples with astonishment. One ought to know that it was common knowledge that cultivating nine powers was a dead end. In other words, Xiang Shaoyun was fighting the True Martial Academy freak, Song Fan, into a standstill utilizing only a single star?

  "That is not possible!" Several disciples rejected it with disbelief.

  The previous speaker added, "I agree—that's not possible because his nine powers had fully fused, capable of unleashing an unimaginable prowess."

  The surrounding disciples felt like a bomb had exploded in their heads. They couldn't even begin to imagine how they were feeling currently.

  Since ancient times, many powerful organizations had searched for the strongest physique by allowing talented nine-star physique geniuses to cultivate nine powers. However, nobody had succeeded as of yet, and everyone had stopped searching because it was now considered absolute madness. Many young geniuses had even had their futures ruined due to their attempts.

  Today, someone was claiming that nine different powers had been fused, allowing someone cultivating nine powers to unleash the might of all nine stars. Was this the birth of the strongest physique?

  It was most definitely the most shocking news they had heard this year. If this news spread, the organizations all over the dominion would probably try capturing Xiang Shaoyun to question him about it.

  Suddenly, a shameless voice broke the silence, "Boss, wait for me! Without my protection, things will be unsafe for you!"

  The voice belonged to none other than Xia Liuhui. Rushing over, he cut quite the sorry figure. One could only imagine how thick his face was to utter such words. Xiang Shaoyun created an opening in the curtain of flame around him and let Xia Liuhui join them. Many disciples were filled with envy. Obtaining the protection of a top-tier genius like that was the same as gaining free entry into the secret space.

  "How are you doing, senior sisters?" greeted Xia Liuhui with a shameless look on his face. His gaze constantly scanned their bodies, causing them great discomfort.

  "Why would Shaoyun know someone like this?" grumbled one of the women with a pout.

  Xia Liuhui had decent combat strength, but he was known for being shameless in the Sacred Deer Academy. Thus, he wasn't very well liked in the academy.

  "Senior sister, I'm afraid those aren't appropriate words. I grew up sharing the same pair of pants with my boss. We are brothers. How can we not know each other? Also, don't you think that I'm handsome and heroic, senior sister?" said Xia Liuhui as he flung his hair about. His gaze then landed on Wu Zhijun with a look of infatuation, and he said, "Senior Sister Wu, how are you? I have long admired you."

  A look of disgust covered Wu Zhijun's face as she said, "You honor me too much with those words."

  She was uncomfortable with flipping out on Xia Liuhui out of respect for Xiang Shaoyun. She would have dug Xia Liuhui's eyes out otherwise.

  Xia Liuhui was about to say something when Xiang Shaoyun snapped, "Liuhui, she is our sister-in-law. Don't be rude."

  Xia Liuhui's face collapsed as he hurriedly said, "Boss! Th-This is a misunderstanding! I did not mean anything bad. I was unaware that she's our sister-in-law. I'm sorry, sister-in-law. I, Xia Liuhui, am like any other man. I adore everything beautiful. I did not mean to insult."

  Xia Liuhui was also known to be fearless in the Sacred Deer Academy. He was gutsy enough to tease even Jiang Qi. But when Xiang Shaoyun snapped at him, he immediately cowered like a mouse encountering a cat. The women around them were astonished.

  In truth, Xia Liuhui was speaking the truth. When he looked at women, he was merely admiring their beauty. He did not actually have the courage to actually court a woman.

  "Don't worry. Just keep it in mind. Get ready. We're going in," said Xiang Shaoyun.

  The others grew nervous. The evil spirits around them were becoming more powerful. Even Sovereign Realm spirits had appeared. If one wasn't strong enough, one wouldn't be able to face them.

  Fortunately, Yun Flame had recently been upgraded. It was powerful enough to burn any Sovereigns, much less these evil spirits. Xiang Shaoyun and company advanced, and the evil spirits could only move out of their way. Before long, the path to the deep hole was clear for them.

  The deep hole was akin to a terrifying black hole. Horrifying decaying aura was billowing out of it, and wailing sounds were rising from it. Giving off an eerie sensation, the hole was akin to the entrance to hell. A timid person would probably be too scared to take a step further at this point.

  "Get ready, everyone. We're going in, " Xiang Shaoyun warned the people behind them before taking the lead. He jumped into the deep hole.

  Chapter 938: Whitebone Snake Sovereign

  Nobody would have guessed that a secret space actually existed on Lonesoul Island. In fact, it was quite a recent discovery. In the past, the haunting incident of the island had caused many deaths, which was why many organizations had started paying attention to the island. Even so, the deep hole had never been discovered, causing the secret space to remain hidden.

  The four academies eventually sent some people to investigate the island. After many deductions, they finally uncovered the entrance and set the island as the venue for the competition.

  At this moment, about one-third of the disciples had entered the secret space, including Xiang Shaoyun's group. Everyone had a look of shock when they entered because the environment inside was too terrifying.

  Mountains of corpses filled the place. In fact, the bodies covered the area as far as they could see, and human skins littered the secret space. Dry splatters of blood were everywhere. It was a shocking scene to behold.

  Simply put, this was hell, a place that filled any visitor with disgu
st. A chill crept up everyone's back, making them doubt if what they were seeing was real. More importantly, they only saw human remains. No demonic beast or devil corpses could be seen. A countless amount of evil spirits filled the area, each of them wailing constantly. An endless wave of evil spirits threw themselves at the disciples with unstoppable momentum.

  The disciples capable of reaching this far had numerous tricks up their sleeves. They demonstrated numerous wondrous abilities. Some killed the evil spirits, while some put on helmets to protect their head space from the evil spirits.

  "Is there any fortuitous encounter to be found here? This isn't a conspiracy, right? Damn it!" roared someone in anger.

  "Cut the nonsense. Look, there's a massive palace that way. Let's go take a look," said someone while pointing in a certain direction.

  "Huh, I think there's a saint tree over there. It seems to be bearing fruit as well! A great encounter is waiting!" someone cried out while pointing in a different direction.

  The disciples started scattering in all directions. For these disciples, the evil spirits weren't that much of a threat. The only thing they had in their eyes were the treasures in the space, and they all aimed to be the first to get their hands on the treasures.

  Xia Liuhui looked around and instantly shrank back as he said, "B-Boss, what place is this? It's so creepy."

  "Who cares what place this is? We're already here, so we can only try our best," said Xiang Shaoyun calmly. He walked ahead, as he had noticed that something seemed to be hidden beneath a pile of bones.

  As Xiang Shaoyun advanced, the evil spirits moved out of his way. The female disciples prepared their respective defensive measures because they couldn't rely on his protection forever. Otherwise, they could forget about trying to gain something from the competition.

  Xiang Shaoyun shot out several finger beams at the bones. The bones crumbled, and something suddenly flew out from the pile. A terrifying figure revealed itself. It was a whitebone snake, its body thick enough that two adults were needed to fully wrap their arms around it.

  The snake, a Demon Sovereign, was dozens of meters long, and atop its head was a crimson crown. Generally, snakes with such a crown had terrifying demonic abilities. Why was this whitebone snake hiding amid the pile of bones instead of attacking the humans? Was that because it was a kind snake? Or was there a different reason?

  In fact, it was actually biding its time, aiming to take down all the humans in one fell swoop. On top of that, it was also protecting something precious and had not expected Xiang Shaoyun to notice it.

  The whitebone snake's appearance shocked the disciples still in the area. All of them were individuals with great eyes. They could see that the snake was no ordinary Demon Sovereign, and they started fleeing madly. The women behind Xiang Shaoyun also quickly retreated. Only Wu Zhijun and Xia Liuhui stayed beside him unwaveringly.

  Xiang Shaoyun was moved, but he still had to say, "Ignore me and go search for your opportunities. I alone can deal with this whitebone snake Sovereign."

  "No way, boss. This fellow is too strong. Let's run together," shouted Xia Liuhui.

  "That's right. Don't be rash. This place is filled with danger. There is no point in getting tangled with this snake," said Wu Zhijun.

  However, their persuasion came too late. A clump of terrifying corrosive energy was spat at them. Wherever the clump went, the bones in its way were turned into ashes. Anyone would immediately rot away by touching even a bit of the energy.

  The whitebone snake was at least a fourth-stage Demon Sovereign. From the strength it was demonstrating, it was strong enough to match a fifth-stage Demon Sovereign.

  Xiang Shaoyun originally planned to kill the snake through speed, but with Xia Liuhui and Wu Zhijun around, he was forced to take care of them instead. He turned around and dragged them out of the way before tossing them away. He shouted, "Leave. I'll look for you guys after dealing with it."

  There are evil spirits and other terrifying beings in the secret space, and Xiang Shaoyun wouldn't be able to fully protect them. They could only rely on themselves. After tossing Xia Liuhui and Wu Zhijun away, Xiang Shaoyun charged the snake again.

  An indescribable radiance rippled out of the snake's eyes, and its mouth constantly spat out some terrifying energy. Wave after wave, the two different energies spread out in a manner that was incredibly hard to defend against.

  Money flew out from Xiang Shaoyun's arm. Not growing larger, he shot forth in its smallest form before attempting to bite the whitebone snake's weak point. At the same time, Xiang Shaoyun's clone flew out and blasted the energy attacks away before charging the snake with the Shark Devourer Saber in his hand.

  The moment Money bit the whitebone snake, it started wailing madly. Its body flailed about before sweeping its tail at Money, forcing him to withdraw. At this time, Xiang Shaoyun's clone arrived above the snake and brought the saber down.

  The whitebone snake was not so easily killed. It dodged to the side and avoided the slash before biting at Xiang Shaoyun. Using the Phantom Shift, Xiang Shaoyun dodged aside before swinging the saber at the snake again.

  The attack struck, but he found that the snake wasn't bleeding. His pupils shrank as he exclaimed, "This is a puppet?"

  During that short moment of distraction, the snake coiled around him, trying to strangle him to death.

  "Get lost!" Xiang Shaoyun roared and unleashed his prowess, surrounding the snake with saber energies.

  Chapter 939: Lifebone Flower

  Xiang Shaoyun's clone was incredibly strong. With the clone attacking at full strength, the whitebone snake was completely helpless and was ultimately sliced into seven pieces. The moment the snake was killed, its crown pulsed with a certain power.

  A powerful evil spirit flew out and warned with a hoarse voice, "For disturbing my master's sleep, all of you shall die."

  This particular evil spirit was actually assuming a human form, and it was obviously a high-level evil spirit. Xiang Shaoyun set all five of his ghostrunes on the evil spirit unhesitatingly. By devouring it, the ghostrunes would be able to grow stronger. Gui Qi was the first to pounce on the high-level evil spirit.

  "Damn it, why are these things here?" the evil spirit was frightened. It started fleeing with all its might, but it still ended up captured and devoured by Gui Qi.

  "Ok. You can come with me and sweep through the battlefield together," said Xiang Shaoyun. His clone returned to him, and he went toward the spot the whitebone snake had appeared from.

  Two white flowers could be seen. They blended well with the backdrop of bones, and at one glance, they could be easily missed.

  Joy covered his face as he exclaimed, "Lifebone flower!"

  The lifebone flower was a peculiar breed of flower that would grow in an area that had been corroded by the decaying aura of bones for a long time. Not only was this flower capable of regrowing bones, but it could also regrow broken limbs. Additionally, it could also reforge and cleanse one's bones, giving one a much stronger skeleton. It was only a sovereign medicine, but it was also known as the little saint medicine.

  Its nickname originated in the fact the flower functioned as one of the best catalysts for breaking through into the Heaven Battling Realm. The flower could accelerate the speed in which one's saintly bones were formed—a necessary process in forming a saintly body.

  Xiang Shaoyun was quite surprised to encounter such a treasure so soon after entering the secret space. Just as he was about to pluck the two flowers, alarm bells practically rang at his back. He hurriedly moved aside to avoid an incoming attack coming from behind.

  A dreadful arrow landed like a meteor right in front of Xiang Shaoyun, blasting a massive crater in the ground. At the same time, a phantom-like figure charged over and aimed for the lifebone flowers. Xiang Shaoyun was infuriated. Someone was actually trying to steal from him. That person must be tired of living.

  "Die!" When Xiang Shaoyun saw that the newcomer was a stranger, he attacked unhe
sitatingly. His battle intent and fist intent surged as fist energy flew forward like a raging dragon.

  The young man aiming for the lifebone flower felt tremendous pressure from the incoming attack. His pupils shrank, and he quickly shifted his trajectory and dodged the attack. However, Xiang Shaoyun had merely feigned. Using the Overlord's Nine Nether Steps, he dashed over and grabbed both flowers.

  He would not allow anyone to lay a finger on the flowers. After all, Duo Ji could use one of them, and he himself needed one as well. It was understandable that he wouldn't yield them to anyone else.

  The young man readied his arrow. As powerful energy gathered around it, a boundless arrow energy shot toward Xiang Shaoyun. From the speed in which he could complete an entire motion of firing an arrow, it was obvious he was an expert marksman.

  The arrow flying toward Xiang Shaoyun was as powerful as the attack of a peak Emperor. It wasn't something regular disciples could stop. The bow user was a seventh-stage Dragon Ascension Realm cultivator from the Nine Palace Academy. He was known as the Arrow Emperor and was famous for never missing a shot.

  With Xiang Shaoyun having dodged his first shot, he couldn't afford to miss his second shot. Thus, he poured all his willpower into the second shot, sending out an arrow capable of splitting mountains and rivers.

  Xiang Shaoyun could sense the power behind the arrow. Even Yuan Xuefen, the bow user closest to him was slightly weaker than the Arrow Emperor.

  Nevertheless, the terrific marksmanship was useless before absolute strength. Xiang Shaoyun didn't bother to avoid the arrow, nor was he affected by the mental suppression his opponent was exerting. He heaved his Shark Devourer Saber and brought it down, smashing apart the incoming arrow.

  He then charged forward and used the Seven Overlapping Waves Slash to send three layers of overlapping waves forward. His attack was powered by a fearsome saber intent, and the attack knocked the bow from the Arrow Emperor's hand. In fact, the Arrow Emperor himself was coughing blood after the attack.