I Am Overlord - Chapter 195

Chapter 195

Chapter 195: Battling the Double Crimson Tyrants

The coldstar stone was worthy of being an item of extreme cold . The instant it was taken out, the temperature around Xiang Shaoyun instantly dropped to an ice-cold temperature . An ordinary person would suffer frostbite just by holding the coldstar stone . Even freezing to death was a possibility .

But here in this environment with such intense heat, the coldstar stone was extremely useful . Xiang Shaoyun sensed a wave of chill expanding from the stone, and suddenly, he felt much more comfortable than before .

"Good thing I had prepared myself in advance," Xiang Shaoyun muttered as he resumed his climb .

But it was at this moment that he sensed someone rushing toward him at an extremely high speed . He turned around and saw two middle-aged men approaching him quickly . From the aura they were emanating, it was obvious they were about eighth- or ninth-stage Transformation Realm cultivators .

Xiang Shaoyun did not wait in place for them to arrive . Instead, he increased the speed of his climb .

"Kid, stop right there!" shouted the middle-aged man in a black robe .

The other person also howled, "Stop there or we will kill you after we catch you!"

Without a doubt, these two were here for Xiang Shaoyun's coldstar stone . Both of them were cultivators of the power of fire . Even so, the temperature here had exceeded their resistance, and it was nearly impossible for them to actually get near the volcanic crater . The coldstar stone brought by Xiang Shaoyun had given them hope .

Xiang Shaoyun was fast, but due to the flame beasts getting in his way, his speed was only half of his usual speed . Fortunately, his pursuers were also obstructed by the flame beasts and were forced to slow down as well .

Xiang Shaoyun turned around and shouted provocatively, "Old dogs, if you keep this up, I will slaughter you!" 

"You dare speak like that to us? Stay there and wait for us if you have the balls!" shouted the man in the black robe .

Xiang Shaoyun only gave them the middle finger before further increasing his speed . He exhausted a large amount of energy doing so, but he was able to ultimately break free of a large number of the flame beasts around him . Even so, the higher he got, the stronger the flame beasts he encountered . The world of flame up here was quite a terrifying sight .

Xiang Shaoyun took out a gold serpentine crocodile skin and used it as a cloak while he braved the flame all around him . Inwardly, he started grumbling, If I had known this, I would've bought a shield . I would suffer less with a shield .

The gold serpentine crocodile skin he had was a king-grade leather that he had yet to get someone to forge into armor . Now, he was forced to use the raw material . But staying only on the defense was not a solution . A flame beast had already appeared noiselessly behind him and bit down at him .

Xiang Shaoyun had been focused on his front . Thus, he was unable to avoid the bite and was bitten . The flame spitting out of its mouth broke through his energy barrier and landed on his king-grade armor .

"Scram!" Xiang Shaoyun yelled and swung his saber at the flame beast .

The slash managed to injure the flame beast, but Xiang Shaoyun also suffered due to the flame beast's explosion . He was sent rolling on the ground, coughing blood .

"Damn it! These beasts will all explode upon death . Damn it!" Xiang Shaoyun cursed gloomily .

The other flame beasts were still attacking without stop, forcing him to flee in a sorry manner .

At this time, Xiang Shaoyun caught a glimpse of the two pursuers not far away . He sneered and muttered, "Well, let's play a game then . "

He charged toward the two while dissolving some low-grade spirit crystals in his astral cosmos sea to quickly replenish his exhaustion . This was the benefit of having an astral cosmos sea . He was able to devour the energy within spirit crystals to replenish his energy at a much faster speed than others .

After dissolving a large number of spirit crystals, Xiang Shaoyun once again had a sensation that he was about to break through . His energy supply became extremely plentiful, seemingly able to break through at any time he wanted .

"Good boy . You are coming back to your death?" shouted the man in the black robe when he saw Xiang Shaoyun returning .

At the same time, the man broke away from the flame beast he was fighting and swung the chain in his hand at Xiang Shaoyun . The other middle-aged man in a gray robe took on the flame beast for him, allowing him to focus on Xiang Shaoyun .

These two were unaffiliated cultivators that were rather well-known in Cloud Margin City, known as the Double Crimson Tyrants . The man in the black robe was called Wei Chixiong, while the man in the gray robe was called Wei Shaxiong . The two cultivated the power of flame, and they also cultivated a team battle technique that was extremely powerful when they worked together .

The one attacking Xiang Shaoyun was Chixiong, who was good at flaming-chain attacks . The flaming chain in his hand shot out like it was alive, trying to wrap itself around Xiang Shaoyun . Xiang Shaoyun chose to not face the incoming attack head on . He quickly moved to the side, causing the chain to hit the flame beast behind him instead .

Bang!

The flame beast immediately exploded when hit .

Chixiong was already on guard, so he quickly pulled his chain back and formed a shield of chain in front of him, blocking the impact of the explosion . Unfortunately for him, Xiang Shaoyun took this opportunity to sneak an attack . From the side, the saber slashed straight toward Chixiong .

"Die, old dog!" Xiang Shaoyun shouted with an intense killing intent .

"Don't dream of hurting my elder brother!" Shaxiong shouted and stabbed his flaming fork toward Xiang Shaoyun .

The flaming fork split into three sharp energy spikes that stabbed straight at Xiang Shaoyun's vitals . Xiang Shaoyun was forced to shift the trajectory of his saber to face the incoming attack . Chixiong finally had the time to react, and his chain shot out again and formed a pincer attack with his brother .

The Double Crimson Tyrants were both late eighth-stage Transformation Realm cultivators . And with their teamwork, they were able to unleash a combat prowess no weaker than that of ninth-stage Transformation Realm experts . In fact, in their current form, they could even kill some ninth-stage Transformation Realm experts .

Xiang Shaoyun was instantly pushed into a crisis . Chixiong's attack whipped his shoulder, leaving a burning pain as blood started seeping out . If it wasn't for the flame beasts disturbing them at the side, he would have been captured then and there .

"Damned flame beasts!" Chixiong cursed in rage .

They wanted to capture Xiang Shaoyun but were also forced to deal with the flame beasts as well . The disturbances of the flame beasts made things much more difficult for them . Xiang Shaoyun wasn't any better off either . He was also suffering the attacks of two different parties—the beasts and the brothers . He was forced to use anything he knew just to stay alive .

But then again, this predicament was something he had intentionally put himself in . He was trying to use pressure to force more of his potential out . Once again, he dissolved over 1,000 low-grade spirit crystals in his astral cosmos sea . A boundless energy filled his body while his nine stars erupted in power . The energy coursed through his meridians while his acupoints shone brightly as his entire body absorbed the energy to grow stronger .

The pincer attack neared while a flame beast was spitting flame at him from behind . Attacked from all directions, escape was now impossible .

"Break!" Xiang Shaoyun unleashed all his power and howled, causing a terrifying power to emanate from him and ripple outward .