I Am Overlord - Chapter 49

Chapter 49: 49

The day passed quickly . The next day, Zi Changhe appeared in the courtyard again . When he saw Xiang Shaoyun meditating instead of practicing the moves, he mused, Has this kid forgotten the moves I showed him? Hah, that's what you get for bragging so much! 

"Shaoyun, this tier-2 battle technique is not as easy as you thought, right? Yes, you are talented . But you are also too conceited . " Zi Changhe started giving Xiang Shaoyun his heartfelt advice . He hoped to see Xiang Shaoyun maintain a realistic expectation and learn seriously instead of being the current self-important narcissistic person that he was .

Xiang Shaoyun opened his eyes, and when his gaze landed on Zi Changhe, he shouted, "Senior brother, watch my move!" 

The moment he said that, he pounced forward like a tiger with an imposing momentum . He rushed forward with the might of a lightning bolt, and his spear shot forward like a rainbow travelling across the sky . With a purple flash, the spear instantly arrived before Zi Changhe's chest .

Lightning Spear Technique! Fast as lightning, mighty as thunder! This was a stab of someone who had gained a basic mastery over the essence of the spear technique . Zi Changhe raised his brow and bellowed, "Audacious! Show me how capable you are, then! Bring it on!"

As Zi Changhe said that, he sidestepped and dodged the stab . However, Xiang Shaoyun seemed to have seen it coming, as he immediately shifted his spear and sent the other end of the spear on the offensive . This attack with the shoe of the spear chained off the first stab perfectly and was almost impossible to guard against . An astonished light surfaced in Zi Changhe's eyes as his palm glowed with a faint purple radiance . Zi Changhe blocked the second attack .

"Ahhhh!"

Xiang Shaoyun yelled and started stabbing his Lightning Spear forward madly with all his power, as if he wouldn't stop before defeating Zi Changhe . The spear stabbed forward unendingly with an astonishing momentum; crackling electricity whipped around in the air .

Pa! Pa!

A purple glow filled the area while sounds of thunder rumbled in the air, a proof of just how powerful these stabs were . However, no matter how hard Xiang Shaoyun attacked, he failed to break through Zi Changhe's defense . In fact, Zi Changhe was only using one hand to block all of Xiang Shaoyun's attacks . Zi Changhe might seem like he was doing that easily, but inwardly, he was greatly shocked .

T-this . . . in one day, he is already able to unleash 30 percent of the technique's power? No, for some reason, this spear technique feels somewhat different from the Lightning Spear Technique . But this version of Lightning Spear Technique seems much more powerful? Zi Changhe was practically yelling in his heart .

After a while, Xiang Shaoyun stopped attacking . He grumbled sullenly, "What a weak offensive power . "

But of course, he was a first-stage Astral Realm cultivator attacking a Transformation Realm cultivator . The gap between them was too large . Of course his offensive power seemed weak in comparison .

When Zi Changhe saw Xiang Shaoyun's sullen look, he comforted him, "You have a five-stars-illuminate-the-sky physique so you won't need more than 10 years to catch up to me . Continue to work hard!"

"What? I need 10 years just to reach YOUR level? I might as well smash my head against tofu and kill myself," Xiang Shaoyun immediately rebutted with an exaggerated expression on his face . From his expression, it was as if reaching Zi Changhe's level in 10 years was the greatest insult ever .

And thus the kid completely ruined Zi Changhe's good mood .

"Since you are so confident in yourself, I will give you two more days . In two days, I want to see a 70 percent mastery over the Lightning Spear Technique . If you can't do it, wait for my punishment!" Zi Changhe said with an unsightly face .

"Sure, 70 percent in 2 days is not a problem . But what's the point of it if I'm not getting anything?" Xiang Shaoyun started talking terms .

Right after Xiang Shaoyun said that, an inner armor appeared in Zi Changhe's hand . "This is your reward . It's a primary-grade, tier-3 inner armor . With this, regular tier-3 weapons won't be able to harm you anymore . "

Xiang Shaoyun took the armor, weighed it in his hands and sighed inwardly .  Even trash like this is valuable here .

That might be what he had in mind, but he did not voice his thoughts so as to not deal further blows to Zi Changhe . Thus, he said, "Thank you, senior brother . " He paused slightly and continued, "Senior brother, since you are known as the Purple Lightning Marquis, you probably specialize in purple lightning astral energy, right? Why not learn this tier-4 battle technique I have . I promise your combat prowess will become even stronger with it . "

But right after he said that, Zi Changhe gave him the finger and said, "Will you die if you stop bluffing for a moment?" Zi Changhe followed that up with, "Alright, try not to leave if possible for the next few days . The Wu Clan brothers have already proclaimed that they will be making a move against you . "

After saying all he had to say, Zi Changhe left .

"I'm only afraid they won't come after me!" Xiang Shaoyun muttered with an odd glint in his eyes . Since the Wu Clan was trying to make a move against him, he wouldn't be Xiang Shaoyun if he did not teach them a lesson .

Yet another day passed . It was early in the morning, and Xiang Shaoyun was absorbing purple qi as usual . After he was done, he could vaguely sense that his astral energy was nearing the second stage . He only needed to take one step forward to enter the second stage, yet he once again suppressed his advancement . As for the excess energy resulting from his suppression, he pushed it into his astral cosmos sea instead . He longed greatly to expand his astral cosmos sea so he could carry his stuff around more easily .

Done with the breathing exercise, Xiang Shaoyun stretched before leaving Zi Changhe's courtyard . He wanted to return to his own residence and put his things away before paying Lu Xiaoqing and Xia Liuhui a visit . Of course, he did not forget Wang Zhenchuan, the inner court disciple, either . He would naturally keep the promise he had made Wang Zhenchuan .

Zi Changhe's residence was located in a district belonging solely to the elders . The district was quiet and secluded, surrounded by lush plants, elegant pavilions, tiny bridges and streams, gorgeous demonic beasts, and so on . It would be no exaggeration to say that with each new step one took, a new beautiful landscape would unfold before one's eyes .

But before Xiang Shaoyun, who was once a young master of a powerful sect, the view here was nothing too special .

"Even the elder residences are so crude . " Xiang Shaoyun shook his head as he lamented beside a lake . People of different stations in life would view things differently .

"Who dares to rave nonsensically here!" a furious voice suddenly rang out .

Xiang Shaoyun thought to himself, I couldn't have attracted trouble with some random ramblings, right? How unlucky am I?

When he turned and saw the speaker, his eyes turned gloomy . "So it's you, delinquent girl?"

"Impudent! Who do you think you are to call me a delinquent girl? Are you tired of living?" the girl shouted before sending a whip Xiang Shaoyun's way .

The girl was not holding back her punches at all . Astral energy powered her casual lash of whip . If the whip struck someone's face, the person would most certainly be scarred . Fortunately, Xiang Shaoyun was no longer the same as before . He immediately activated his gift of instincts to see the trajectory of the incoming whip clearly, and he reached out to grab the whip .

"Let go of it!" Xiang Shaoyun bellowed as he pulled the whip from the girl's hand .

The girl had not expected Xiang Shaoyun to have such a speedy reaction, and she was caught by surprise . Before she could react, she lost hold of her whip . Even her body was pulled forward, causing her to stagger in the direction of the lake beside her .

Splash!

She failed to maintain her balance and ultimately fell into the lake .

"Haha, this is your retribution, evil woman!" Xiang Shaoyun roared with laughter .

The girl in the lake was Li Hong'er, the girl who had once whipped his face . That was why Xiang Shaoyun felt so happy when he saw her suffer .