I Am Overlord - Chapter 194

Chapter 194

Chapter 194: Flame Beast

The flame beast was a unique demonic beast that resided within lava . They were shaped oddly, looking like a fireball when they were in fact an actual life form . They could also spit flame from their mouths, and their attacks were extremely destructive . If there were only one or two of them, it wouldn’t matter . But with hundreds or even thousands of them appearing, they became incomparably scary .

They streamed out of the volcanic crater and started spitting flame at the humans without stop, making everyone flee madly . These humans were already having a hard time moving around this terrible environment . With the flame beasts going crazy as well, the humans struggled even more .

"What should we do?" Gong Qinyin asked anxiously .

"What else can we do? Either retreat or brave on," Xiang Shaoyun said .

"And what is your choice?" Gong Qinyin asked .

"We can’t avoid these beasts when searching for the millennium earthcore fire . I will go on . Take care," Xiang Shaoyun said and started heading forward once more . He moved like the wind and in the blink of an eye, he vanished from their vision . Ever since he found out that someone else was the actual leader of the Gong Clan group, he had been wanting to leave them and move alone . This was the perfect chance for that .

Gong Qinyin had not expected Xiang Shaoyun to leave just like that, completely ignoring her . She was slightly unhappy as she cursed inwardly, Has he noticed something?

"Sister, we should retreat for now . It is not wise to keep moving forward in this situation," said the young man in the Gong Clan who was no longer hiding his identity .

This young man was a young genius of the Gong Clan . Although he was incomparable to the Cloud Margin Pavilion geniuses, he was still someone with a chance to become a King in the future . His name was Gong Fen, a cousin of Gong Qinyin's .

The Gong Clan had never expected that Gong Qinyin would obtain the millennium earthcore fire . After all, she was too weak, which was why Gong Fen was sent with her . Gong Qinyin had no reasons to say no . She did want to tell Xiang Shaoyun the truth, but it was unfortunately prohibited by her father .

They planned to keep things hidden so Xiang Shaoyun could help clear some obstacles for them . And in reality, Xiang Shaoyun had done exactly that . But now, with Xiang Shaoyun leaving, they had to rely on themselves . Gong Qinyin knew that Gong Fen was right . She nodded and retreated with the group .

Hopefully he won't misunderstand me, Gong Qinyin thought to herself .

On the mountain, a large number of flame beasts could be seen, all spitting flame repeatedly at the Transformation Realm cultivators in the area . The weaker cultivators were instantly cooked alive while the stronger ones were able to leave calmly .

Naturally, there were still some cultivators who had high confidence in themselves and continued charging up the mountain, heading toward the volcanic crater . These were mostly the Cloud Margin Pavilion's Transformation Realm experts . All of them were amply prepared for the trip and equipped with high-tier equipment . None of them were willing to give up on the millennium earthcore fire .

Among these people, some were the overseers who were members of the previous generation . They had long reached peak Transformation Realm and were hoping that the millennium earthcore fire would help them take the final step and enter the King Realm . Some were the freak geniuses of the current younger generation, cultivators of flame power hoping to borrow the millennium earthcore fire to advance their cultivation .

For Xiang Shaoyun to continue climbing the mountain right now was undoubtedly a dangerous decision . He had to face the threats of the flame beasts and the fire in the surroundings that were growing more and more intense .

Ordinary people would immediately be turned to charcoal when they arrived . Not even the energy barrier of Transformation Realm experts could resist the high temperatures here . Xiang Shaoyun was shrouded by a purple, golden barrier . Thus, he could still advance despite the temperature . However, the flame beasts were obstructing his way as well .

The flame beasts were spitting raging flames toward Xiang Shaoyun . The flames they spat were much hotter than regular flames . Xiang Shaoyun could sense something from these beasts and was immediately overjoyed . "Looks like these flame beasts have all benefited from the earthcore fire, and it had let them go through some sort of transformation . "

At this thought, Xiang Shaoyun grew excited and increased his pace . With an ingenious footwork, he advanced amid the raging attacks the flame beasts were sending his way . However, there were too many flame beasts . After avoiding four beasts in a row, a few other beasts pounced him .

Left with no other choice, Xiang Shaoyun had to draw his saber to face the beasts . He swung his saber, cutting the beasts into two . The beasts that were cut exploded and sent fireballs flying toward him, catching Xiang Shaoyun by surprise . His defense was nearly broken through by the fireballs, and the terrifying heat seeped into his body, causing him to feel an intense burning pain .

This is the power of lava! Xiang Shaoyun cried out inwardly .

Bang! Bang!

His momentary distraction caused him to be completely surrounded by flame .

"Piss off!" Xiang Shaoyun roared and unleashed his Berserk Lightning Blade and opened a path clear of fire . He then quickly fled through that path .

The Overlord's Nine Nether Steps was worthy of being a top-tier footwork . It enabled Xiang Shaoyun to move at a speed comparable to an eighth- or even ninth-stage Transformation Realm cultivator .

The flame around him became thicker and thicker, to the point he could no longer see the way forward . His energy barrier also started crumbling, forcing him to use the power of his lightning bone to protect himself instead . The innate purple lightning was worthy of being a high-level lightning power as it was completely capable of resisting the flame in the surroundings .

Apart from the lightning power, Xiang Shaoyun also had a king-grade armor on his body, which was something Dong Ziwan had given him previously at the Blackhill Town . With the two layers of defense, the damage he suffered was greatly suppressed . Otherwise, he would have been burned to death alive .

The higher he climbed, the stronger the flame beasts were . Now, he was already facing attacks of numerous Great Demons . He wanted to avoid these beasts, but he failed, as he was already surrounded by three Great Demon flame beasts .

"Roar! Roar!"

The three flame beasts roared and sent forth blazing waves of flame that wrapped around Xiang Shaoyun . He quickly retreated, but he was still struck and nearly lost his hair to the flame!

"There are increasingly more flame beasts around here . I need to move faster!" Xiang Shaoyun muttered before finally deciding to use his saber intent .

He then unleashed the Berserk Lightning Blade together with his saber intent, achieving human saber unity . The purple saber energy glided across the air, slicing through the incoming flame before slashing the three flame beasts apart .

Rumble! Rumble!

The three flame beasts exploded at the same time, resulting in a terrifying explosion that forced Xiang Shaoyun to retreat . He was even forced to take out the coldstar stone to protect himself against the heat . The moment he took out the coldstar stone, someone not far away noticed him .