I Am Overlord - Chapter 34

Chapter 34: 34

Only after seeing Luo Liufeng fully retreat did Xiang Shaoyun heave a huge sigh of relief . His current situation was extremely precarious; if his opponent had stayed, he would not have been his match .

Xiang Shaoyun did not dare to directly extract the arrow from his shoulder . Rather, he forced himself to limp towards the tiger cub with the arrow still embedded in his shoulder .

Kid, you’d better not die! Xiang Shaoyun prayed in his heart .

No matter what had happened before, it did not change the fact that the cub had saved his life in a critical moment . He really hoped that nothing happened to it . Before he had even drawn close to it, the tiger cub began to trot towards him slowly . Although it was visibly uncomfortable, it was not in dire straits like Xiang Shaoyun .

“Good, you’re indeed worthy of being a demonic beast!” Xiang Shaoyun could not help but praise .

“Meow . ”

The cub replied to Xiang Shaoyun in a very seemingly humane manner before running over and nuzzling Xiang Shaoyun’s legs, showing its intimacy .

Xiang Shaoyun felt a wave of warmth wash over him . Yes, it was indeed warmth . In the past, he was betrayed by two of his most beloved companions . Hence, the pain of betrayal created an innate sense of caution towards anybody who tried to draw close to him . Since that was the case, he would remember anybody who truly and sincerely treated him well . Although the party in question this time around was a demonic beast, it was more trustworthy than most humans .

“Maybe your mother has already left . Since you’re following me, Xiang Shaoyun, then stay with me from now on and become strong together with me!” Xiang Shaoyun told the tiger cub solemnly, shaking its paw . The tiger cub immediately leaped up into the air, landing on Xiang Shaoyun’s uninjured shoulder .

Gritting his teeth, Xiang Shaoyun picked up the pack lying on the floor before quickly fleeing, completely ignoring the dead youths’ items . Right now, he was in no good shape . There was no need to waste time over a few low-grade items . Thankfully, the appearance of a Great Demon had scared off numerous Minor Demons and Intermediate Demons, giving Xiang Shaoyun a chance to escape with his life .

Otherwise, he would end up in extremely dire straits if one or two demonic beasts suddenly pop up . After walking for quite some distance, Xiang Shaoyun began feeling light-headed, signalling that he was losing blood faster than it was being replenished .

With no other choice, Xiang Shaoyun retrieved the yellow ginseng he had gotten and stuffed half of it down his throat . The yellow ginseng was indeed worthy of being close to low-grade spirit medicine . It had wondrous medical efficacy, directly entering his bloodstream and replenishing his vital qi . With the support of the yellow ginseng, he walked a bit further before settling down in an isolated area .

“I must quickly extract the arrow . Otherwise, if the wound gets worse, it’ll be quite a bit of trouble,” Xiang Shaoyun muttered to himself . As such, he made haste to retrieve a few medicinal herbs from his bag, as well as a stalk of 100-year-old blood-clotting grass he had gotten back at Martial Hall Palace . Thoroughly grinding the herbs up, he prepared to use them to clot his blood .

External wounds healed much faster after medicine was applied . After he was done with his preparations, he tore off his upper garment, exposing the numerous wounds on his body . These were all wounds he had received from the past few days of fighting demonic beasts . That being said, the most life-threatening one of all was the one from Luo Liufeng, which had directly cut into his bone .

“I will remember this grudge,” Xiang Shaoyun viciously muttered to himself . He tightly grasped the arrow at the base where it met his skin then yanked the arrow out in one go .

“Ah!”

Immediately after plucking out the arrow, blood began spurting from the spot like a fountain, staining his entire body with fresh blood, and he was pained to the point of fainting .

Gift of visualization!

Xiang Shaoyun forced himself into a state of visualization, distracting himself from the pain . His free hand reached for the package of medicine lying on the ground then administered the medicine to the fresh wound .

Sizzle!

The moment the mixture was administered to the wound, Xiang Shaoyun began gasping breaths of cold air, cold sweat furiously falling down his face . Luckily for him, the state of visualization helped him think of other thoughts during this ordeal and reduced the pain he felt .

As the medical efficacy of the herbs slowly took effect, Xiang Shaoyun's pain slowly but surely subsided . Catching his breath, he pulled out a healing pill from his bag of loot and swallowed it . Being healed from both the outside and the inside, he began to feel much better .

After roughly half a day, Xiang Shaoyun's situation was much better than before . However, his face was still deathly pale, needing him to replenish more blood and qi before he could resolve this issue . Taking out some meat jerky, he began munching on it as he threw some to the young tiger cub . The cub was starving, as apparent when it devoured the jerky within two or three mouthfuls .

Xiang Shaoyun himself did not bring a lot of jerky . Leaving just enough for himself to get by, he gave the rest of the meat to the cub . This tiger cub was one of the kings of beasts, and it once again cleanly finished up the meat in mere moments . Only after it had done so did it happily snuggle up to Xiang Shaoyun's hand as a sign of affection .

"Kid, you really are able to eat a lot! It seems that I have to recover quicker in order to get you more food to eat," Xiang Shaoyun chuckled, petting the tiger cub . He could feel that this tiger cub was special, being able to perceive human language at such a young age . Its bloodline could not be as simple as a mere striped tiger . Regardless, he had already decided that he would raise the cub, helping it grow stronger with him .

"You just play around the area for now . Don't stray off too far!" Xiang Shaoyun warned it before he started his next phase of healing . After the cub obediently left, Xiang Shaoyun took out the remaining half of the yellow ginseng he had and swallowed it whole .

Relaxing his mind, Xiang Shaoyun began revolving the Heaven Conquering Overlord Manual, swiftly absorbing all the ginseng's medical properties . After having fought and slaughtered numerous beasts over the past few days, Xiang Shaoyun had raised his seventh-stage Basic Realm cultivation base to the very peak . With the help of the yellow ginseng, breaking through to the next stage would not be an issue for him .

After he had absorbed all the ginseng's medical efficacy, the wounds on his body had more or less completely healed . Furthermore, his nine stars were also furiously churning out energy, allowing him to reach the eighth stage of the Basic Realm in one fell swoop . A single 300-year-old yellow ginseng would allow the typical Basic Realm cultivator to easily break through two stages .

However, Xiang Shaoyun's foundations were much thicker than that of a normal Basic Realm cultivator . Adding on the fact that he had awakened his nine stars, a single yellow ginseng allowing him to ascend one stage was already quite good considering he had used half of its medical efficacy to heal his wounds . This bit of energy pushed him straight to the initial phase of eighth-stage Basic Realm .

Although he had only increased ever so slightly in cultivation, Xiang Shaoyun could feel that the increase in his own strength was not as simple as just merely 50 kilograms . In fact, it was around 3 to 5 times as much as a normal person's .

This was the benefit of having his stars awakened early . With his breakthrough, Xiang Shaoyun was visibly in much better condition than before . His blood qi was also much more vigorous, quickly healing the wounds he had sustained .

After meditating for another half a day, he felt that his wounds were much better than before . By this time, the sun had already set, meaning that numerous monstrous beasts would be coming out to hunt for food . The cub had also returned to his side, not daring to wander around .

“Roar!”

Nearby, a black shadow popped out from behind a rock, slowly inching its way towards Xiang Shaoyun . Entering a defensive stance, Xiang Shaoyun took a quick look and exclaimed, "A blackblood lion! Good thing it hasn't matured yet . It should currently be at the peak of Minor Demon . "

Feeling Xiang Shaoyun's eyes plastered on it, the blackblood lion charged straight at him .