I Am Overlord c1-962

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

  The toad naturally wouldn't let this rest. He slammed his palm down at the turtle. His palm glowed brilliantly, and the energy eruption sent Xiang Shaoyun flying far away and slammed him into the ground. Without the damaged saint armor he was wearing, he would have died or been heavily injured.

  I'm suffering for nothing! I haven't even gotten the chance to get the goldblood stone! Xiang Shaoyun grumbled inwardly.

  He did not dare to approach and collect the goldblood stone. He was afraid that a random aftershock would kill him. It wasn't worth losing his life like that. He hurriedly fled farther from the battle, intending to collect the goldblood stone after the two were done fighting.

  I need to get both the stones! These are great treasures to increase my combat strength, thought Xiang Shaoyun as he rubbed his palms.

  At this moment, the goldmark toad was completely enraged. He sent repeated palm attacks at the little golden turtle. The entire area was covered in a terrifying gold radiance. In the blink of an eye, numerous craters riddled the ground.

  The little turtle hopped about repeatedly as he roared, "Toad, are you trying to challenge me? Do you want me to turn your nest upside down?"

  "Old bastard, give up all the gold lunar liquid, or I won't stop until you're dead!" shouted the furious goldmark toad.

  He was a peak Demon Sovereign. His combat strength was terrifying, and if he really decided to fight the turtle for real, the entire area would probably be flattened.

  The little turtle said proudly, "Impossible. This lord is stronger than you. What can you do to me? Do you want to get kicked out of the lake?"

  "Fine. Today, I'll fight you to the death!" answered the goldmark toad. Golden lines suddenly appeared on his forehead. They crisscrossed and formed a sharp radiance that seemed incredibly threatening. It was apparent his attack would be a terrifyingly destructive technique once unleashed.

  "Bring it on! You think I'm a pushover? Today, I'll show you who's better between us. We will determine the true master of the lake today!" said the turtle. He stopped holding back, and his body instantly enlarged. His golden shell became as large as a mountain, and on the shell were numerous golden lines.

  The lines seemed to represent a different power from the ones on the goldmark toad. His head gained some resemblance to a dragon's head and emanated the same sort of pressure that made it clear he was not a regular demonic beast.

  "Gold-scaled dragon turtle!" Xiang Shaoyun exclaimed in shock.

  He was aware there was a gold-scaled dragon turtle in the lake, but when the goldmark toad appeared, he thought that the disciples were mistaken. Surprisingly, there really was a gold-scaled dragon turtle.

  The gold-scaled dragon turtle was no weaker than the goldmark toad. In fact, he was slightly stronger. His massive body moved like a moving mountain as he threw a punch out with a shout, "Witness my Overlord Fist!"

  A golden fist crushed forth in the form of a terrifying clump of energy, leaving a deep trench in its path as it advanced. At the same time, the golden energy on the toad's forehead shot forward. The lines crisscrossed to form a golden net before clashing with the incoming fist energy.

  A massive golden explosion erupted, causing the earth to quake and the mountains to shake. Xiang Shaoyun scampered off in a panic. In his attempt to escape, he reached the lake again. In fact, he nearly fell inside.

  "My goldblood stones!" Xiang Shaoyun wailed as the goldblood stones were no longer anywhere to be seen. The explosion must have engulfed them, and it was very like that both stones had been destroyed. He could feel his heart bleeding with a sense of loss.

  No, no, I can't give up like this! I already handed over my gold lunar liquid, so I must be compensated! yelled Xiang Shaoyun inwardly. He spun around and looked at the lake. After clenching his teeth, he jumped inside.

  Since the goldblood stones came from the bottom of the lake, there should be more down in the lakebed.

  Chapter 948: Unusual Lake Water

  There was something unusual about the golden lake's water. The moment Xiang Shaoyun jumped inside, a stinging sensation tormented his entire body as though the lake was made of needles. A regular person would probably wail in pain the moment they jumped into the lake.

  Xiang Shaoyun was already a late-stage Emperor, and his physique was amazing as well. This much pain was still bearable.

  Something is weird about this water, thought Xiang Shaoyun inwardly.

  He stopped hesitating and dove toward the lakebed. He planned to get his hands on some goldblood stone as soon as possible. The lake was deep, and the water was bone piercing. The stinging sensation grew increasingly uncomfortable. The deeper he dove, the stronger the pain. Even someone like Xiang Shaoyun was forced to protect himself with a protective barrier.

  Is there something special about this lake? Xiang Shaoyun wondered inwardly.

  The moment he had that thought, he had the urge to figure out its secret. He quickly suppressed his desire and shifted his focus back to his search for the goldblood stones.

  The golden water was incredibly bright, making it hard for one to see underwater. Of course, that wasn't much of an issue for Xiang Shaoyun as his vision was far superior to an average person's.

  When he was several hundred meters underwater, his discomfort reached an intense level. It was as though he was swimming amid needles, not water. Not even his defensive barrier could protect him, and the stinging sensation assaulted every inch of his skin.

  What kind of water is this? This is strong enough to kill even a King, and a regular Emperor will suffer greatly here, thought Xiang Shaoyun.

  He started looking around for the goldblood stones, trying to find them as quickly as possible. There was actually a lot of junk at the bottom of the lake. Many preserved corpses could be found as well. There were also some damaged weapons and corpses of mounts. Occasionally, evil spirits would appear out of nowhere, giving one a fright.

  Xiang Shaoyun wasn't a timid person, and he also had the ghostrunes in his Nether Soul Domain. When the evil spirits tried entering his head, he had the ghostrunes eliminate every single one of them.

  He ignored the damaged weapons. Although he could make some gains by searching through them, he was focusing on the goldblood stones because they were much more valuable.

  Unfortunately, the goldblood stones weren't everywhere in the lakebed. It was possible that they could only be found at specific spots. Thus, he needed to put some effort into looking for the stones.

  Soon, he selected a certain direction to focus in. A blinding golden radiance was also shining in that direction, and the location was emanating an unusual life force. When he sensed it, he hastened his speed.

  The water resistance was quite strong in the lake, but for someone who had comprehended the profundity of water like him, the resistance wasn't that big of an issue. As he swam toward his target, the stinging sensation intensified. It seemed like the power causing his discomfort originated from that direction.

  He lowered his speed and started advancing slowly. His gift of instincts was fully activated, but his eyes were suffering great pain from the stinging sensation. He even felt like he was about to be stabbed blind. Fortunately, after all the torment, he found some goldblood stones.

  Instead of charging over immediately, he shut his eyes and gave his eyes some time to recover. Inwardly, he thought, That can't be the toad's lair, right? Whatever, I'll leave the moment I get the goldblood stone.

  He pushed his defenses to the maximum and resumed his advance, but the stinging sensation kept growing. Xiang Shaoyun could only brace himself and continue onward as his defenses were already pushed to his limits.

  His destination looked near, but he still spent a long time approaching. There, several goldblood stones could be seen scattered in several different spots. At the very middle of the stones was a clump of golden radiance as bright as a sun. It was quite a mystical sight to behold.

  He narrowed his eyes and studied the clump of radiance. He fo
und that the radiance was actually coming from an underwater cave. The goldblood stones were located to the left and right of its entrance, and it felt like they were all a hand's reach from the cave.

  Withstanding the great pressure, Xiang Shaoyun approached one goldblood stone. Ever since he arrived, the stinging sensation had grown considerably. Not even his defenses could withstand it, and blood was seeping from his skin.

  One ought to know that he was an Emperor as strong as a Sovereign. If even someone like him was injured in the lake, one could only imagine the might of the stinging power. Furthermore, Xiang Shaoyun had a body tempered by flame and lightning. His body was as tough as a sovereign weapon, yet even such a body was injured. Something was definitely weird about the lake water.

  Xiang Shaoyun stopped moving and muttered, "Just what kind of water power is this for it to have such a weird effect? Or is this stinging sensation some sort of unique energy coming from the golden radiance?"

  Xiang Shaoyun shook his head and tossed the thought out of his mind. He continued advancing as the Nether Soul Dragon Headband manifested around his head to protect it against the stinging power.

  The nearer he got, the stronger the stinging sensation became. It was now stabbing into his bone marrows, tormenting him with great pain. He gritted his teeth and said, "I must get the goldblood stone!"

  With renewed determination, he ignored the pain and increased his speed. His skin, meridians, organs, and bones were all tormented with insane pain. He gnashed his teeth and persevered. Ultimately, he reached the goldblood stone. He hugged it and tried pulling it off the ground.

  At this point, he had already forgotten his pain. He only had the goldblood stone in his eyes. Blood continued seeping out of his skin and flowed toward the golden radiance in the cave. Even after using all his strength, he couldn't move the stone. In his desperation, he drew his Radiant Saint Sword, trying to slice the stone off the ground. Suddenly, the golden radiance intensified. An indescribable power flowed out and wrapped around Xiang Shaoyun.

  The power felt like it was formed of countless needles. Blood instantly dyed Xiang Shaoyun red, and his pain reached an even greater level. The stinging sensation even invaded his soul. Without the Nether Soul Dragon Headband's protection, his head would have been turned into a pincushion.

  His flesh seemed to be entirely destroyed, and his bones were revealed. He currently presented an overwhelming sight. He felt like he was actually going to die from the pain. A thick aura of death gripped his heart.

  "I don't want to die! I have yet to carry on my family line! I'm still a virgin! Refine!" Xiang Shaoyun roared as powerful willpower erupted from within him. He circulated his cultivation method and started refining the stinging energy tormenting him.

  Chapter 949: Sarira

  The Heaven Conquering Overlord Manual Xiang Shaoyun cultivated was an incredibly powerful cultivation method and was the cultivation that had brought him to the peak of the dominion during his previous life. It had made him the tyrant of swathes of land and had ultimately earned him the moniker Overlord.

  As he circulated the Heaven Conquering Overlord Manual at full speed, the golden stinging energy was redirected to his gold star. This gold energy was unique, an energy that Xiang Shaoyun still couldn't figure out. He did know, however, that if he couldn't refine the energy assaulting him, he would die.

  As Xiang Shaoyun absorbed the energy, he felt as though countless needles were flowing through his meridians. An intense pain coursed through his body, putting him in so much pain he started groaning.

  Fortunately, he was somewhat relieved when the energy entered his gold star. The star grew rapidly without suffering too much damage. It seemed this gold energy only damaged things that were corporeal as opposed to inner stars, which were incorporeal energy storage spaces.

  This was good news for Xiang Shaoyun as he could now last longer and direct more of the energy into his gold star. The stinging pain constantly tormented him, and every inch of his body was in pain. He even started thinking that death would be a better alternative. However, it also felt like this was the type of pain that would persist even in death, and it caused an extreme suffering no word could describe.

  Before long, Xiang Shaoyun's gold star was completely full. If he wanted to store more, he would have to break through and increase his stars' capacities. Otherwise, the stinging energy would start attacking his body again.

  Xiang Shaoyun wasn't given the chance to properly think this out. He had been at the very peak of the seventh stage for a while. It wouldn't be hard for him to break through now despite his pain. However, as his body was in a terrible condition, it wouldn't be beneficial to break through now.

  Left with no choice, Xiang Shaoyun could only turn his attention to his astral cosmos sea. He roared, "Go!"

  His astral cosmos sea was boundless and capable of holding everything in existence. Unsurprisingly, the entire clump of the golden energy was successfully pulled inside.

  The next moment, a clump of powerful gold energy appeared at a certain corner of his astral cosmos sea. The clump wasn't causing any harm, and Xiang Shaoyun heaved a breath of relief. He lay limp on the ground and was too tired to even use his Secret Reversal Technique. He only used several drops of silver lightning liquid to heal his injuries.

  Afterward, he felt better. He then hastened his body's digestion of the healing energy. While doing so, he recalled the gold-scaled dragon turtle and the goldmark toad fighting outside the lake.

  He had no idea when they would return. In his rush, he hurriedly took out the Radiant Saint Sword and swung it around, leaving behind only the bottom part of the stones that were stuck to the ground.

  "These are goldblood stones I risked my life to get!" said Xiang Shaoyun with a satisfied smile.

  He was able to obtain six pieces of goldblood stones in total. Each of them was of a decent size. A tiny piece sliced off them would be good enough to increase one's strength by 50 percent. If others knew he alone had gotten so many stones, many trade offers would come knocking, and some people would even come robbing.

  After putting the stones away, he prepared to leave. But when he looked at the underwater cave, he thought of the possible secret hidden inside. He had a sudden urge to rush inside and uncover it.

  "With the clump of energy inside my body, there shouldn't be any other dangers inside. Might as well go take a look," he muttered before rushing over.

  The cave wasn't big, and neither was it deep. Before long, Xiang Shaoyun reached the end where there was a golden skeleton. A Buddhist robe was wrapped around it, and the skeleton was obviously the remains of a monk who had passed away in meditation. A hole could be seen within his chest, evidently the cause of his death.

  From the golden skeleton's condition, this monk was definitely a Saint when alive. Otherwise, his remains wouldn't be so well-preserved, and the bones wouldn't look so sleek and glossy.

  For a super expert like this to be killed, it was obvious just how strong his enemy was. Xiang Shaoyun also noticed that atop the skull of the skeleton was a shiny golden bead. The bead was dazzling and emanated an auspicious and serene aura, giving one a sense of closeness.

  He stared at it for a bit and swallowed before muttering, "A-Are these the sarira of the Buddhists?"

  The so-called sarira was the essence of a Buddhist high monk's cultivation. Not only did it contain a monk's life cultivation, but it also contained the enlightenment of the monk. Any monk could reach the level of a high monk in the shortest time possible after obtaining one. This was basically the inheritance of a high monk.

  This discovery was something Xiang Shaoyun had never imagined. He was naturally overjoyed. But just as he reached out for the sarira, a phantom flew out. He quickly withdrew his hand in fear.

  An incomparably handsome monk appeared before him. The monk looked to be about 30 years old, but he had a pair of ancient and profound eyes. His handsome face and righteous bearing gave everyone around him a comfortabl
e sensation, and Xiang Shaoyun couldn't help feeling intimate toward this person even if he was well aware that this was a man.

  Bah, how can this Overlord fall for a man? cursed Xiang Shaoyun inwardly.

  "Amitabha. Greetings, young benefactor," greeted the phantom.

  Xiang Shaoyun knew that this handsome monk was probably the skeleton's true appearance. He probably existed in the form of a soul, which was a different form of existence than an evil spirit. Evil spirits were formed of resentment, while the monk did not seem to contain any sort of malice. Just that point alone made him feel much safer.

  Xiang Shaoyun cupped his hands and greeted, "Greetings, master."

  "Young benefactor, since you are able to tame my flux goldthorn energy and reach this place, it proves that we are fated to meet. My final remaining power will be gone soon. I have a request for you, and I will compensate you generously for the request," said the handsome monk.

  Xiang Shaoyun became aware that this monk was leaving his will, so he nodded without hesitation. "Just say it, master. I'll do my best to help."

  Chapter 950: Flux Finger Sword Technique and Limit Stimulation Technique

  Zang Yuan was a disciple of a mysterious ancient Buddhist temple. The temple was called the Righteous Buddhist Sect. It wasn't the oldest Buddhist sect in existence, but it was a branch of the oldest Buddhist sect. The oldest sect had now sealed itself in seclusion, effectively making the Righteous Buddhist Sect the oldest active Buddhist sect. It was now the biggest and strongest Buddhist organization.

  Zang Yuan was a high monk from a different era. In fact, it had been almost 10,000 years since he died. He was not this secret space's master. Rather, he was merely someone who had entered by accident while fleeing with heavy injuries. He ultimately hid at the bottom of the lake to heal himself, but his injuries were too heavy. He eventually passed away in meditation.

  The golden stinging energy Xiang Shaoyun absorbed was the special energy Zang Yuan cultivated while alive. Although it had weakened considerably after the continuous corrosion in the lake, it was still extremely powerful. One could say that this energy was the reason for the lake to be gold.