I Am Overlord c1-962

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

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  One could say that Xiang Shaoyun had won his fame in a single battle.

  At a different area in the secret space was a lake. Something amazing had similarly been found there, but the treasures had been divided by the disciples that had headed there.

  At the lake, a big battle had erupted between Baili Yixiao and the fourth-ranked disciple from the True Martial Academy. Ultimately, Baili Yixiao won and swaggered off with a treasure from the lake.

  Baili Yixiao's name spread throughout the four academies, becoming one of the favorites to win the tournament.

  At a different location, Zhan Wushuang had also spread his fame far and wide through his pair of fists. He alone delivered a crushing defeat to two geniuses from the Nine Palace Academy. He also ended up with the biggest gains at that location.

  However, the Dragon Phoenix Academy disciples were definitely not the strongest in the secret space. For example, Yu Ziyang had suffered a defeat under the True Martial Academy's Devil Concubine. If Yu Caidie hadn't arrived at the last moment to help him, he would have been killed. Devil Concubine was akin to a thorny rose.

  Additionally, Ouyang Chuanqi and Han Chenfei had suffered a defeat under the hands of Little Overlord, Chen Xi. Fortunately, Ouyang Chuanqi was strong enough and Han Chenfei had reached the ninth-stage Dragon Ascension Realm not long ago. Thus, they were able to safely retreat with Tang Longfei, Xuan Yuantian, and Yuan Xuefen.

  At this phase of the competition, the True Martial Academy disciples had obtained an advantage over all the other academies.

  Chapter 945: Golden Lake

  It was becoming apparent that the secret space had a lot of good stuff in it. Some had obtained saint soul fruits, some had obtained goldblood stones, and some had obtained damaged saint equipment.

  Of course, there were also some who had been killed by evil spirits and others who had perished from other dangers. From the initial 401 disciples that had come to the island, 376 of them had managed to enter the secret space. A small part of them had made some gains, and about 40 of them had died.

  They were all genius cultivators from all corners of the world. Each of them had the potential to reach the Heaven Battling Realm. Each death was a great loss to the dominion. At this rate, in less than six months, it would be great if half of them were still alive.

  But that was how cruel the competition was. Only those who could rise among all the geniuses present would be considered giants among men.

  After obtaining three saint soul fruits, Xiang Shaoyun solicited a lot of envy and was now a public enemy. Everyone was trying to find him and snatch the saint soul fruits in his hands.

  Xiang Shaoyun was only one person, and he wasn't part of the four academies. With Gui Mochou and Feng Xiaosha fanning the flame, it was natural that he was turned into a public enemy.

  However, Xiang Shaoyun seemed to have vanished after obtaining the three fruits. Nobody could find him, and some were even wondering if either he was hiding somewhere to consume the fruits or had left the secret space entirely.

  Xiang Shaoyun naturally wouldn't leave the secret space. Nor would he leave. He had merely turned invisible and started searching the space for treasures. This was an ancient battlefield. Many heroes had perished here. During the long passage of time, the place had also been intermittently conquered by some other people. Eventually, such a unique space came into existence.

  Xiang Shaoyun started roaming the secret space, picking up the others' leftovers. He went through the places other disciples had gone through, and he managed to obtain some undiscovered treasures he found through his Nether Soul Domain senses.

  Although these leftovers weren't as valuable as the saint soul fruits, they were still rare sovereign materials and could still be considered great gains. Among the leftovers he picked up, a certain damaged saint armor was the most valuable of them all. Perhaps it was badly damaged, but it was still good enough to protect him against top-quality sovereign weapons.

  Money had also found some items he could devour. Xiang Shaoyun couldn't even recognize them, so he allowed Money to do as he wished to them.

  A month passed. Apart from picking up leftovers, Xiang Shaoyun had constantly suppressed his cultivation base and purified his draconic aura. It had now reached 79.9 percent, and he could enter the eighth stage at any time, but Xiang Shaoyun decided to delay his breakthrough. He wanted to break through at a more opportune moment.

  Xiang Shaoyun appeared before a golden lake. This was the same lake where someone had discovered some goldblood stones.

  The goldblood stone was a high-tier sovereign stone. It could allow one to cultivate the goldblood battle aura that could easily increase one's battle strength by 50 percent. Such an increase in strength was fatally attractive to any cultivator.

  Of course, the golden lake was also extremely dangerous because a gold-scaled dragon turtle resided in the lake. It was a peak Demon Sovereign, and many disciples had entered the lake without returning. Eventually, many of them no longer dared to enter.

  The disciple that had obtained the goldblood stones had only obtained them due to luck. In fact, he didn't have the courage to enter the lake once more. Thus, the golden lake and its surroundings calmed down and became relatively tranquil. Xiang Shaoyun stopped his invisibility and stood beside the lake. Looking at the lake, he muttered, "Is there really a gold-scaled dragon turtle here? It's not a corpse under control of some evil spirit, right?"

  The gold-scaled dragon turtle was a powerful demonic beast with a trace of dragon blood flowing in its veins. Not only did it have powerful defenses, its offensive prowess was also far higher than other demonic turtles.

  Xiang Shaoyun was naturally not here because he wanted to pit himself against the gold-scaled dragon turtle. All he wanted was a piece of goldblood stone. Although he had formed the nine-colored fog, also known as the primal inception energy, from his nine energies, it did not mean that he was undefeated among his peers.

  After all, he still didn't have an unending supply. He could only use the primal inception energy each time he accumulated a certain amount. He did not have near enough of the energy to use it as he wished. Furthermore, the little tree of life, the gold tree sapling, and the other plants in his astral cosmos sea also needed the nourishment of the nine-colored fog.

  If he could obtain a piece of goldblood stone, he would be able to increase his combat strength by about 50 percent. For him, the stone was an absolute treasure, something worth taking the risk of making this trip.

  According to the other disciples, the goldblood stones could only be found at the bottom of the lake. This signified that one would only be able to obtain some goldblood stones by diving to the bottom of the lake, the same place where the gold-scaled dragon turtle resided.

  One could see just how risky it was to get to reach the lakebed. Xiang Shaoyun withdrew his presence and started studying the lake. The lake wasn't small, and some gold elemental plants were growing around it. However, their grades were low, so the disciples hadn't bothered to harvest any of them. Xiang Shaoyun didn't gather them either.

  "Just what am I supposed to do to get myself some goldblood stones?" Xiang Shaoyun muttered as he rested his chin on his palm.

  He could rely on his soul clone, the Radiant Saint Sword, and the chakram. However, he was far too weak compared to the gold-scaled dragon turtle. It did not seem possible that he could rely on equipment to take down the beast.

  "Boss, you can use your gold lunar liquid here! Perhaps that old turtle likes this thing? You also have some saint gold crystals. That old turtle will definitely trade with you," Money suggested.

  "True! Why didn't I think of that?" Xiang Shaoyun exclaimed in realization.

  The gold lunar liquid was no regular liquid. It wouldn't have been found beside the white tiger remains otherwise. Furthermore, it was extremely treasured by the goldmen. For them, the gold lunar liquid was a holy liquid, as the liquid could do more than increasing their strength. The
liquid could also purify their bloodline. In fact, this liquid was loved by any gold elemental race.

  Xiang Shaoyun had a pool of such gold lunar liquid in his astral cosmos sea. It was currently being used to nourish the vicious tiger gold lotus, and he still had a lot. As for the saint gold crystals, he had obtained them by trading with the goldman prince.

  He walked toward the lake and shouted, "The lord residing in the lake, please show yourself. This kid has something to discuss."

  His voice spread across the calm lake.

  Chapter 946: Transacting With the Goldmark Toad

  The lake remained calm, showing no response whatsoever. Xiang Shaoyun shouted a few more times, leaving his voice reverberating in the area. But still, no response came.

  "Boss, time to apply some force," said Money.

  "Sure. Feel free to go into the lake and get that fellow out for me," Xiang Shaoyun agreed.

  "Boss, that's not a good idea. I'm still too young. I'm not used to dealing with an old fellow like that," said Money timidly.

  Xiang Shaoyun rubbed his nose and said, "What else can we do, then? Continue shouting. I believe that fellow will come out sooner or later."

  After a while of shouting, Xiang Shaoyun took some gold lunar liquid out when he saw that the gold-scaled dragon turtle was still not responding. He said, "The lord in the lake, I have some gold lunar liquid here. This is a gift this kid has prepared for you. If you like it, please grant this kid an audience."

  He then poured a few drops of the gold lunar liquid into the lake. The gold lunar liquid mixed with the lake, causing a spot on the lake to become more vibrant as though a golden lotus was blooming. It presented quite a dazzling sight.

  Xiang Shaoyun stared at the lake, hoping for any sort of response. Unsurprisingly, a change appeared on the surface of the lake. A dreadful attraction force appeared and devoured a large amount of the lake water and all the gold lunar liquid that had dripped into the lake. In fact, the water level of the lake dropped somewhat by the time it finished.

  Xiang Shaoyun quickly stepped back. He knew the gold-scaled dragon turtle was about to appear.

  Whoosh!

  A towering figure burst out of the lake, sprinkling the area with golden drops of lake water. Xiang Shaoyun's eyes widened as he stared at the enormous figure. With a look of disbelief, he said, "This is the so-called gold-scaled dragon turtle? Are you kidding me?"

  The figure before him was not a gold-scaled dragon turtle. It was a goldmark toad covered in protrusions. Its body was the size of a small hill, and golden stripes akin to a mysterious formation lined its whole body. Its massive eyes stared down at Xiang Shaoyun, causing him to feel a chill creep up his spine.

  "Human kid, hand over your gold lunar liquid, and I'll spare your life," said the goldmark toad.

  The goldmark toad was an extremely rare demonic beast. Although it wasn't a species naturally born for battle, it could devour everything in existence. Thus, goldmark toads could wreak great destruction. More importantly, their blood was an extremely precious healing item that could save anyone on the verge of death with only a single drop.

  Xiang Shaoyun recollected his thoughts and said, "Lord toad, this kid is interested in conducting a transaction with you. I need a piece of goldblood stone, and I'll give you some gold lunar liquid in return. What do you think?"

  "Kid, you're quite gutsy to talk terms with me. Hand the liquid over, or I'll swallow you alive," threatened the goldmark toad as he sent his demonic aura forth toward Xiang Shaoyun.

  Xiang Shaoyun could sense a strong pressure pushing down on him. He hurriedly stepped back and ran away without a second thought. He knew the goldmark toad was probably not planning to have a fair trade with him. If he still stayed, he would be stupid.

  Xiang Shaoyun moved deftly and was one kilometer away in the blink of an eye. That far away, he finally felt safe. But the moment he thought of that, a fearsome attraction force started dragging him back toward the lake.

  "Shit! Gravity field!" Xiang Shaoyun roared as he utilized the profundity of earth. His entire body glowed with a brown radiance as layers of heavy energy wrapped around him. The air around him twisted as the gravity worked at stabilizing his footing.

  Alas, the goldmark toad's devouring force was too terrifying. The gravity field instantly collapsed, and Xiang Shaoyun was pulled over like a weed pulled from its roots. Fortunately, Xiang Shaoyun had a rich experience facing many powerful young experts. When he was about to get pulled into the goldmark toad's mouth, the Holy Spirit Banner appeared in his hand. He swung it at the toad.

  The Holy Spirit Banner was a saint weapon that had come to form through a series of evolutions. It contained the resentment of countless evil spirits and the blood of numerous warriors, which was how the banner had turned into something more than a war banner and become a fatal weapon.

  A torrential resentment surged forth toward the goldmark toad. The power behind the resentment was enough to turn any Emperor into ashes and destroy a Saint's soul foundation.

  The goldmark toad finally felt fear. He stopped inhaling and started exhaling, pushing the power of resentment far away together with Xiang Shaoyun and his banner. Xiang Shaoyun cut a sorry figure as he was blown far away, and he was disoriented for a second.

  He quickly calmed his mind and got back on his feet. His first thought was to flee because he wasn't confident the Holy Spirit Banner alone was enough to defeat the toad. But before he could, with a flash of gold, a figure landed before him.

  "Hand over your gold lunar liquid, and I'll trade for it with a goldblood stone," said an incomparably ugly man with golden curly hair.

  The middle-aged man was none other than the goldmark toad.

  Tightly gripping the Holy Spirit Banner, Xiang Shaoyun asked, "For real?"

  Right after he asked, a goldblood stone half the height of an adult thumped onto the ground. He jumped. The goldblood stone looked the same as goldsteel stone, but if one paid more attention, one would be able to see scarlet spots that looked like bloodstains on it. The golden stripes running all over it were incredibly dazzling.

  Xiang Shaoyun was completely stunned when he saw the big piece of goldblood stone before him. He was overwhelmed with joy. A goldblood stone this big could totally be split into more than 10 smaller pieces, enough to increase the strength of over 10 cultivators. One ought to know that the goldblood stone found by the previous disciple in the lake was only the size of a fist. It was nothing compared with this piece before them.

  "Kid, are you trading or not?" the goldmark toad snapped.

  "Of course! Of course I'm trading!" Xiang Shaoyun hurriedly nodded his head.

  Soon, Xiang Shaoyun took out a jade bottle the size of a regular wine bottle. It was filled with gold lunar liquid. He handed the bottle over and said, "This bottle is filled with gold lunar liquid."

  "Just this much?" the goldmark toad grumbled unhappily.

  "Yes," Xiang Shaoyun clenched his teeth and answered.

  In truth, this bottle of gold lunar liquid was only a fraction of what he had. But he was confident the toad would not reject his offer. Just as the goldmark toad was about to take the bottle, a different voice rang out, "Kid, I have a bigger goldblood stone here. I'll trade for your gold lunar liquid."

  Chapter 947: Gold-Scaled Dragon Turtle

  Who would have guessed that someone was actually able to approach Xiang Shaoyun and the goldmark toad undetected? Before Xiang Shaoyun even knew what was happening, he heard a muffled sound as another goldblood stone landed on the ground before him. This piece of goldblood stone was about 50 percent bigger than what the goldmark toad offered.

  Xiang Shaoyun burned with excitement. Just one of these two was valuable enough to purchase saint-grade items. But when he looked around, he couldn't find the speaker. He muttered in confusion, "Where is he?"

  "Kid, are you blind? Can't you see that this lord is here?" the voice came out again.

  Xiang Shaoyun searched his surroundi
ngs, and he even released the Nether Soul Domain's senses. Even so, he still couldn't find anyone. He answered timidly, "Lord, I really can't see you."

  "So you are indeed blind. How can you not see this lord's heroic, handsome, imposing, and extraordinary body?" the same voice complained resentfully.

  At this time, the goldmark toad snorted coldly and said with his head lowered, "Old turtle, are you really going to fight over this gold lunar liquid with me?"

  Xiang Shaoyun followed his gaze and saw a golden turtle the size of a fist. It was unknown when this turtle had arrived. This little golden turtle can't be the one talking to me, right? Xiang Shaoyun wondered inwardly.

  "Get lost, stupid toad," berated the turtle. He looked at Xiang Shaoyun and said, "What is that look in your eyes, kid? Are you looking down on this lord? Do you want to be swallowed alive?"

  Finally, Xiang Shaoyun confirmed that this little turtle was the one speaking. When he heard the kind of tone the turtle used when speaking to the toad, Xiang Shaoyun quickly waved his hands and said, "How would I dare to look down on you, lord? You are handsome, carefree, majestic, and mighty. This kid's respect for you is as boundless as the unceasing torrents of a flooding river."

  Xiang Shaoyun continued singing the turtle praises using 10 different terms without repeating a single one. This wasn't an easy thing to do.

  "You're quite smart, with all things considered," said the turtle smugly. "Come, hand your gold lunar liquid to this lord."

  "Kid, you dare? Hand it over here!" shouted the furious goldmark toad as he reached for the bottle in Xiang Shaoyun's hand.

  The toad was too fast for Xiang Shaoyun to react. Before he knew it, the bottle was gone from his hand. However, the turtle abruptly shot up from the ground and bit the toad's hand. The toad instantly released the bottle as though he had suffered an electric shock. The turtle took the chance to quickly catch the bottle with his mouth.