I Am Overlord - Chapter 76

Chapter 76

Chapter 76: Before the Match

Wu Clan had already received news that Xiang Shaoyun was still alive . When Wu Hongxi arrived at the hidden room, the corpses of his father and their subordinates greeted him . The discovery frightened him greatly .

"How? How did this happen? Did Elder Zhen Peng find this place? That's not possible!" Wu Hongxi muttered blankly to himself . If it was Elder Zhen Peng, he would have come for them long ago . How would everything stay so peaceful?

Filled with sorrow, Wu Hongxi returned to his study . Only after a long while did he remember to request help from the Wu Clan of Cloud Margin City . No matter what, they had to get a King Realm expert to come back them up . Otherwise, their only option would be to pack up and leave town .

At the same time, Li Xuemeng, Li Hong'er, and Li Tianba were gathered at Li Xuemeng's residence .

"Father, are there no other options?" Li Tianba asked with indignation . His father had just told him to intentionally lose during the match with Xiang Shaoyun tomorrow, and he found it hard to accept .

"Yeah, Father . So what if he is backed by Elder Zhen Peng? That bastard is the challenger! In an arena battle, even killing the opponent is allowed!" Li Hong'er said viciously .

"No, you don't understand . Things are not as simple as you think," Li Xuemeng sighed . He couldn't bring himself to tell them about the kidnap job .

"Father, I think you worry too much . Even if I do kill him tomorrow, Elder Zhen Peng might be angry for a while . But isn't that a good thing for him as well? Like you said, he had sworn allegiance to Xiang Shaoyun before everyone's eyes . With Xiang Shaoyun dead, he would be free again . His loyalty would remain with the Martial Hall Palace, and he won't easily kill us," Li Tianba analyzed .  

Li Xuemeng hesitated slightly . His eyes shone, and he said, "Fine! We'll do it! But don't mess it up!"

"Don't worry . With my strength, killing him is as easy as killing a bug," Li Tianba promised confidently .

"Don't underestimate him . That kid has probably swallowed some spirit medicine . He is already at the fourth stage," Li Xuemeng reminded .

"So what? I'm still two stages above him . " Li Tianba remained indifferent .

. . .

Naturally, Xiang Shaoyun was unaware of their conversation . He was presently practicing his Lightning Bolt Fist and Lightning Spear Technique . With his present strength, he was able to unleash even more might from his battle techniques . His mastery over his Lightning Spear Technique had reached about 85 percent . His actual focus was placed on the Lightning Bolt Fist .

The first stage of Lightning Bolt Fist's mastery was to unleash attacks akin to lightning bolts . He blasted the empty air, punch after punch . The purple qi swirling around his fists made him look rather domineering .

"Haa!"

Shouting, Xiang Shaoyun dashed forward with the ferocity of a tiger and punched out with the might of a lightning bolt . A purple lightning bolt snaked out of his fist and shot straight at a stone not far ahead of him .

Bang!

Instantly, the nearly 500-kilogram, heavy stone was blasted into smithereens .

"I am already capable of transforming energy into lightning . Looks like the lightning bone has indeed benefited me greatly," Xiang Shaoyun muttered to himself .

Even sixth-stage Astral Realm cultivators might not necessarily be able to unleash an attack that destructive . Xiang Shaoyun had relied on himself to accomplish it and had indeed grown much stronger in recent days .

. . .

A day and a night passed, and the news of the match had spread all over the Martial Hall Palace .

"What is Xiang Shaoyun doing? He has just returned, and he immediately challenges Li Tianba? Does he not know that Li Tianba is one of the top-10 inner court disciples?"

"Yeah . Even if he is now in the Astral Realm, he is still not Li Tianba's match . Is he trying to create another miracle?"

"Or perhaps Li Tianba was the one who had provoked him into a match? Since Xiang Shaoyun couldn't find an excuse to reject him, he agreed?"

"We shall see . I have a feeling this will be a match worth watching . "

. . .

The match had yet to start, but all the disciples were already gathered . Nobody was optimistic about Xiang Shaoyun . After all, for them, the gap between Xiang Shaoyun and Li Tianba was too big .

"Huh? Isn't that Senior Brother Leng Han? He hasn’t been seen for a long time, but he has actually shown himself?" a certain outer court disciple cried out in alarm . The cry turned numerous heads; all the gazes congregated on a certain cold-looking youth .

The youth was Leng Han, an outer court disciple, also the current strongest outer court disciple . He was a cultivation addict and was rarely seen ever since he had grabbed the spot of being the number one outer court disciple . He spent most of his time tempering himself outside the palace . This time, he had likely appeared because it was coincidentally the end of one such excursion . Thus, he was here to see the new rising star, Xiang Shaoyun .

At a different corner, Mo Buhui and Mei Lianhua appeared as well . After the Hundred Beast Mountain Range trip a month ago, Mo Buhui had been missing . Today, he finally showed himself again . But for some reason, he had an odd look on his face, as if there was something wrong with him .

Apart from them, Xia Liuhui had also appeared . He was just done with his secluded cultivation session . Using the Earth Star Spring Xiang Shaoyun had given him, he managed to reach peak first-stage Astral Realm . His growth was very obvious as his cultivation had grown two stages in one go .

"My boss will definitely win! My boss will definitely win!" This time, he was behaving in a very conspicuous manner . He had a white cloth wrapped around his head, and he shouted while waving a white flag .

The people around him all stepped far away from him, looking at him like he was some idiot . Inwardly, they were cursing, What an idiot . Isn't a white flag a sign of surrender?

But one certain girl did not leave . She stood beside him, waiting with a longing gaze . This girl was Lu Xiaoqing . She was here to cheer on Xiang Shaoyun .

Shaoyun will definitely win! Lu Xiaoqing thought to herself .

Suddenly, there was a disturbance at a certain corner of the arena .

"Roar! Roar!"

Several roars rang out, attracting the attention of many disciples . When they looked over, they saw several youths mounted on different beasts . Each of them were fully equipped with weapons and armor, looking incredibly impressive and mighty .

"What's happening here?" the handsome young man who was leading the group asked a junior brother beside him .

"S-Senior Brother Ye, it's an arena battle between Senior Brother Li Tianba and Xiang Shaoyun," answered the nervous disciple .

"I know Li Tianba, but who's Xiang Shaoyun? Is he an outsider?" the young man asked .

"H-he is a new disciple, the junior brother of Elder Purple Lightning Marquis, someone with a five-star physique," the disciple said .

"Yet another five-star physique? Interesting," the young man muttered, a look of envy on his face . This young man was Ye Tianlong, one of the top three inner court disciples . He was also the first elder’s personal disciple .