"What did that kid find?" muttered Feng Huosuo, who was observing him from high in the sky. As far as he was concerned, Xiang Shaoyun was someone he needed to kill. Thus, it wasn't possible that he wouldn't pay close attention to Xiang Shaoyun.

  Shadowflash had also noticed the same. Soon, he narrowed his eyes as his expression shifted, "Something is odd about the stone under the furred claw crabs."

  At this time, the gorgeously dressed elder from the Sacred Deer Academy said in astonishment, "Huh? It's a nascent transformation stone. This kid has a surprisingly good pair of eyes. He actually recognized the stone."

  "Indeed. Nascent transformation stones are rare, and few people can recognize one. Looks like the lord guardian's disciple is not so simple, after all," said a Nine Palace Academy elder.

  "I only want to know why the Dragon Phoenix Academy expelled the lord guardian's disciple. He must be an unpolished jade for him to become the lord guardian's disciple. Is the Dragon Phoenix Academy blind?" questioned a True Martial Academy, derision in his eyes as he looked at Shadowflash and Feng Huosuo.

  "What's the point of talent if one has a bad character?" replied Shadowflash.

  Feng Huosuo piped in, "He had murdered two descendants of academy elders. I advise that you all be careful when dealing with him."

  His words were obviously directed at the Sacred Deer Academy elder. He was afraid that the Sacred Deer Academy would actually recruit Xiang Shaoyun, which wasn't something he wanted to see. His words dampened the elders' excitement. After all, this was another academy's internal affair. It was not their place to comment on it.

  At this time, Xiang Shaoyun alone had charged right into the forbidden zone of the furred claw crabs with only a saber and his mount by his side. He swung his saber repeatedly as he utilized the Seven Overlapping Waves Slash to stack his saber energies over and over, blasting several furred claw crab Emperors to pieces.

  Akin to a young god of death, he killed in a clean and effective manner. The furred claw crabs stood no chance against him.

  Nobody at the Emperor and lower realms was his match. The crab Sovereign was forced to act as he roared, "A puny human dares to kill so many of my sons and grandsons? Today, I will rip you apart!"

  Like an exceptional saber master, the crab Sovereign swept his eight legs forward, filling their surroundings with a blue radiance. From his powerful aura, he was a second-stage Demon Sovereign. No disciple would lightly provoke an existence at this level.

  Xiang Shaoyun could feel a pressure crushing down on him, but it wasn't so overwhelming that he couldn't resist it. He activated his gift of instincts and instantly saw through the openings of the crab's attacks. Where the eight scythe-like legs were falling, there were some blank spots he could use to dodge the attacks before pulling closer to the crab.

  As he dodged toward the blank spot, the legs glided past him. The Goldplates around his skin were instantly sliced apart. Fortunately, his body had not sustained injury. He grabbed onto the opportunity presented to him and tightly gripped the Shark Devourer Saber with both his hands. His battle intent and saber intent soared, and instantly, he slashed seven times, unleashing the full power of the Seven Overlapping Waves Slash.

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  He had already reached the second stage of saber intent. Thus, although it looked like he was tightly gripping the saber, his saber had actually left his grasp and was fiercely swinging toward the crab. The crab reacted deftly and moved his massive pincers forward, blocking all seven slashes. The impact blasted the crab backward.

  Xiang Shaoyun was nowhere to be found, and by the time the crab sensed him, he was already behind the crab. His fists lashed out like a pair of dragons and bombarded the crab's underbelly, the crab's weakest point.

  The punch sent the crab flying into the air, and the saber moved by itself and slashed down, splitting the crab's shell. Blood rained down and sprayed everywhere. The nearby crabs went mad and attacked Xiang Shaoyun with their full strength with a firm resolution to kill him off.

  With the Overlord's Nine Nether Steps, Xiang Shaoyun moved like a specter and reached the nascent transformation stone. He blasted away the crabs around it and grabbed for the stone, suffering a strike from a crab's pincers in the process. If it wasn't for his tough physique, his blood would have spilled by now.

  Nevertheless, he was able to stow away the nascent transformation stone. He wasted no time, and after pushing the crab Sovereign away and retrieving the Shark Devourer Saber, he called out to Money and rushed toward the depths of Lonesoul Island.

  When Xia Liuhui saw Xiang Shaoyun running off alone, he shouted, "Hey, hey, boss! I thought we're fighting side by side until the sky darkens? How can you go in alone? Where is your loyalty? Hey……boss, wait for me!"

  "Take care," Xiang Shaoyun said before vanishing in the midst of numerous furred claw crabs.

  The nascent transformation stone was the furred claw crabs' treasure. With him snatching it from them, they would definitely be driven mad with fury.

  Thousands upon thousands of crabs pursued him, and numerous energy attacks rained down on him as he fled. In fact, the entire scene looked rather spectacular.

  Because of Xiang Shaoyun, the pressure the Sacred Deer Academy disciples faced was reduced, allowing them to advance more quickly. Soon, they surpassed the Dragon Phoenix Academy disciples and caught up with the Nine Palace Academy disciples.

  The Sacred Deer Academy elders and overseers roared with laughter. Although their success was all thanks to their good luck of having stumbled upon Xiang Shaoyun, luck was also part of one's strength.

  Lonesoul Island was very big, and the furred claw crabs only occupied the island's shore. They couldn't occupy the whole island because other powerful demonic beasts were on the island. These beasts were existences that not even the furred claw crabs would wish to provoke.

  Because of the beasts, the furred claw crabs only chased after Xiang Shaoyun for a while before they no longer dared to continue. They did not want to go any deeper as they didn't want to provoke the fellows they couldn't afford to offend.

  Lonesoul Island was filled with oddly-shaped stones, ancient trees, thick weeds, and numerous snakes and bugs. It definitely wasn't as peaceful as it looked, and there were also rumors that the island was haunted. At times, rumors wouldn't arise from nothing.

  After breaking away from the crabs, Xiang Shaoyun finally landed on the ground. But the moment he landed, he was attacked by two groups of poison mosquitoes. Each mosquito was the size of a fist. There were a lot of them, and they were highly toxic. The moment one was stung, one's life would be in danger.

  Using fire, Xiang Shaoyun easily burned them down, and they couldn't approach him. He concurrently spread out his Nether Soul Domain senses and scanned his surroundings.

  He discovered that a certain odd stone ahead of him had a pair of crimson eyes akin to a pair of lanterns. It exuded an eerie aura that caused one's hair to stand on end. Without any hesitation, he flew off in a different direction. He did not even have the courage to face that thing in a fight.

  Chapter 932: I'll Permit Him to Continue Calling Himself the Little Overlord

  What was the thing that had frightened Xiang Shaoyun so much? In truth, Xiang Shaoyun hadn't gotten a good look at it. He only felt the sensation that he was facing either a peak Sovereign or a Saint. If he had taken another step forward, he would have lost his life. His many years of experience had taught him how to seek luck and avoid calamity. He wouldn't force himself to do something beyond his ability and put himself in danger.

  As he wiped the cold sweat off his face, he muttered, "There is actually something that scary on this island? I really can't afford to be careless here."

  Money had imprinted himself on Xiang Shaoyun's arm and said, "Boss, we really can't be careless. I was so frightened my entire body went limp. That big fellow was probably undergoing some sort of transformation and couldn't rush at us. Otherwise, we would be dead already."

  "Um. Looks like we both need to be careful, or we won't be able to reach the secret space," said Xiang Shaoyun.

  Due to changing his direction, he came across the True Martial Academy disciples who were heavily surrounded by furred claw crabs. Looking at the group of people, Xiang Shaoyun lamented inwardly, Truly powerful.

  Back when he first joined the Dragon Phoenix Academy, he got to meet the many geniuses hailing from all over the dominion. Even then, he had acknowledged the fact that the world was filled with talented geniuses. When he looked at these True Martial Academy disciples, the same feeling came to him.

  They were stronger than Dragon Phoenix Academy disciples, and it was something not even Xiang Shaoyun could deny. Three of them were even giving off an intensely dangerous sensation, increasing the pressure Xiang Shaoyun felt since he was aiming to become the competition's champion. He started rejoicing that he had formed his soul clone before coming. Otherwise, he really wouldn't be confident of victory when faced against these top geniuses.

  Xiang Shaoyun did not intend to entangle with them, so he turned to leave. One of them suddenly pointed at him and demanded, "You, get over here."

  The young man was lofty and arrogant, talking as though he was commanding a servant. His attitude was one that caused others to feel rather uncomfortable around him. His blue hair whipped about wildly, and on his sturdy body was blue armor. A blue spear was in his hand, and with one look, one could see that he was a water cultivator.

  His name was Mu Ye, and he was an eighth-stage Dragon Ascension Realm cultivator. He was a well-known figure in his academy, and he was the same person who had gotten into an argument with Tang Longfei earlier.

  Xiang Shaoyun did not know why the young man harbored such heavy hostility toward him, but he was too busy to waste any time, so he ignored the young man and continued deeper into the island.

  Mu Ye did not expect to be ignored, and he instinctively viewed it as an admission of fear. Thus, he rushed over, blocked Xiang Shaoyun's path, and shouted, "Are you deaf? Did you not hear me?"

  Some of the True Martial Academy disciples weren't bothered, so they continued advancing, and some were in no rush, so they stayed around to see how the youth would react. After all, Mu Ye was backed by the Little Overlord, their academy's number three disciple.

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  The Little Overlord's actual name was Xiang Chenxi. He was a delicate and pretty young man, but his wild purple hair added an overbearing air. A saber hung at his back, and he rode a rare purple lightning horse, a horse demon as fast as lightning with an extremely powerful bloodline. It was rumored to be an extinct species, so it was surprising that one could be found here as Little Overlord's mount.

  Seated on the purple lightning horse, he looked at Xiang Shaoyun silently. Complicated emotions welled in his eyes as he thought, Are there really two people that resemble each other so much in this world?

  Xiang Shaoyun looked at Mu Ye indifferently and said, "Get out of the way before you make me angry."

  "You think you can scare us just because you're the disciple of a lord? You have touched upon a taboo by calling yourself Overlord. Go apologize to the Little Overlord and swear to never call yourself that again. I will then consider sparing you. Otherwise, this is where your trip ends," threatened Mu Ye with his eyes narrowed.

  "That's all?" Xiang Shaoyun asked.

  "Yes. Of course, if you want to become our Little Overlord's follower, he might consider tolerating you," said Mu Ye. A smile formed on his face as he thought that Xiang Shaoyun had conceded.

  A wide smile also bloomed on Xiang Shaoyun's face, and Mu Ye was unhappy to see it. In a deep tone, he asked, "What is the meaning of this? Do you really have the guts to disobey?"

  "I'll return your words to you. Get your Little Overlord to yield to me, and I'll permit him to continue calling himself the Little Overlord," said Xiang Shaoyun.

  The expressions of the True Martial Academy disciples shifted when they heard his words. They were clearly surprised that Xiang Shaoyun, this young man, was actually courageous enough to stand against the Little Overlord.

  "You're courting death!" Mu Ye was furious. After a shout, he attacked. He had to teach this unruly kid a lesson. However, Xiang Shaoyun moved before he could even release his attack.

  Mu Ye couldn't even see how Xiang Shaoyun moved when he found Xiang Shaoyun right before him. A palm that was scarier than even the pincers of a furred claw crab gripped his neck. He could almost taste death, and his entire body chilled.

  "Do not think that you're amazing just because you're an ancient academy disciple. Also, don't think that you can look down on the world with just a little bit of strength. Some people are those who you can just never afford to offend, and some people ignore you because they can't be bothered to waste any time on you. For you to keep pushing it is the same as suicide," Xiang Shaoyun berated coldly like an elder berating the young.

  He had met a lot of people who thought too highly of themselves and viewed him as a pushover. Thus, he was forced to bare his fangs to scare some of them off. Mu Ye was indignant. He was an eighth-stage Dragon Ascension Realm cultivator, but a seventh-stage Dragon Ascension Realm cultivator was actually holding him by his throat.

  He couldn't even breathe, and this was something he could not believe. When Xiang Shaoyun landed a heavy slap across his face, Mu Ye was finally forced to accept that everything was really happening.

  A few other people rushed out from Little Overlord's group. One of them shouted, "Friend, please release Mu Ye, or don't blame us for being impolite."

  They were all the Little Overlord's followers. Two of them were ninth-stage Dragon Ascension Realm cultivators, including the one who had spoken.

  "I'm going to release them just because you asked? Wouldn't that be an embarrassment for this overlord?" replied Xiang Shaoyun with a flat tone. He never bullied the weak, but he also never feared anyone who thought they could bully him.