He wanted Xiao Yan to be his whetstone, a warm-up for his battle against Ye Fan, the Sacred Body, on the Flying Immortal Battlefield. But things didn't go as planned; he didn't achieve the desired effect at all, and even wasted a lot of his energy and spirit, making it difficult for him to recover to his peak in a short time.
It's true that Xiao Yan is very strong.
They were even able to fight themselves to such an extent.
But the Overlord felt no pleasure in the battle whatsoever; or to put it another way, he was incredibly frustrated.
Xiao Yan almost never launched an attack. Even when he did display some impressive techniques, they all seemed very low-level, such as the Fire-Blowing Palm or the Eight Extremes Collapse. The Overlord frowned and shattered Xiao Yan's accumulated magic power with a single punch.
Then, Xiao Yan himself seemed to realize that his own cultivation technique was inferior to his own.
Then this guy started flying a kite, yes, flying a kite!
Xiao Yan almost never wanted to fight him in close combat. Although the two were sometimes very close, it was only because Xiao Yan wanted to better unleash his spells. The endless stream of spell attacks kept Overlord in a constant state of dodging.
Having finally seized an opportunity, they inflicted terrifying injuries on Xiao Yan.
However, the latter is able to recover quickly with the help of the Origin Bright Flame, and perfect its body once again when the kite Soaring in the next round.
Ultimately, it repeated indefinitely, falling into a bug!
Furthermore, whenever Overlord became even slightly lazy, Xiao Yan would launch a thunderous counterattack. Each time, the fire wounds that landed on Overlord's body were extremely severe, requiring even the Nine Secrets: Zhe technique to repair them in a short period of time.
Over time, Overlord gained almost no benefit.
It's like punching cotton; you can't get any power in.
Furthermore, this cotton sometimes seems to bite back at you!
This is so damn frustrating!
The Overlord took a deep breath, and then his aura gradually weakened. He calmly said, "Let's stop fighting. If we want to determine a winner, we must fight to the death. We are not at that point where it's a matter of life or death."
The words drew a collective gasp of surprise from everyone present.
"What? The Overlord actually sued for peace? Did I hear that right?!"
Even Liu Bei, who had previously been hostile to the Overlord, was incredulous after being saved by Qian Renxue. "Since the Overlord's debut, when has he ever sought peace with anyone? He has always used brute force to overcome all methods and deliver a crushing blow to his enemies. Although I dislike his style, I have to admit that the Overlord is powerful. Apart from the Sacred Body, which defeated him, no one else has been able to fight him to a draw, let alone seek peace with him."
"A ceasefire is possible," Xiao Yan said.
The Overlord nodded, but then Xiao Yan paused and said again, "Our battle has no origin. You wanted to fight me to test yourself, and I had the same idea, so I don't blame you."
"But what about your mount, the Purple Qilin!?"
The Overlord frowned, feigning ignorance, and said, "What does our battle have to do with my mount?!"
Xiao Yan gave a slight signal, Qian Renxue, who was not far away, transformed into a streak of purple-gold light and instantly arrived in front of him. With one hand, she threw the Purple Qilin, which had been suppressed by the Iron Blood, to a spot not far away, where it was still baring its fangs and claws.
"Look at its teeth and claws, still stained with blood. Several lives were lost because of it. You have to give everyone an explanation!" Xiao Yan slightly extended his palm, and the Purple Qilin was lifted into the air, unable to tremble at all.
The Overlord glanced at the Purple Qilin, then looked at Xiao Yan coldly and said, "Who can insult the Tyrant Body Lineage!? Don't even mention them, even their ancestors, tracing back to the Mythological Era, Youren can insult me!"
"I killed him, so what? What are you going to do about it!"
That's too domineering!
This was the most direct thought in everyone's mind. Many young and beautiful female cultivators couldn't help but feel their hearts flutter. Even though they were being chased by the Purple Qilin and were in a life-or-death situation before, it did not affect their infatuation at all.
Even Xiao Yan and Qian Renxue were taken aback by the Overlord's direct answer, and were immediately caught in a dilemma.
It is indeed true that everyone insulted the Overlord first.
"A few words can lead to death? Is there such a law in the world?!" As everyone remained silent, Liu Bei roared. As a Saint King, he was considered one of the elders among these Starry Sky Ancient Road Trialers. He had even witnessed his friend die in front of him earlier.
"The law!?" the Overlord sneered.
If there were laws governing the world, who would be king?!
The Overlord's words were icy. "Rules are made by the strong, and whether or not they are obeyed depends on the strong's willingness, not on those so-called rules and regulations."
"To me, the Tyrant Body Lineage is inviolable; to touch it is to die!"
Liu Bei's body began to tremble uncontrollably. Faced with the Overlord's powerful response, even his soul was affected. At this moment, his mind was trembling violently, his divine platform was somewhat unstable, and it seemed as if the Great Dao was about to crack!
Suddenly, a warm current flowed in.
Xiao Yan placed his hand on his shoulder to stabilize his Dao heart and his divine platform.
"Thank you," Liu Bei said gratefully.
Xiao Yan smiled and shook his head. "It's nothing."
He kicked the Purple Qilin directly in the butt, and the latter grimaced and flew sideways in front of the Overlord.
"Take it with you. You should be glad you didn't hurt any of my people, otherwise you would have been killed or be killed today."
The Overlord suffered humiliation first, so there's really nothing more to say.
At the same time, Xiao Yan wasn't some saint; since there was no one he knew present, it was already quite good that he was able to uphold justice.
But if it's really worth risking your life against the Overlord for this...
Brain Wattela!?
The Overlord infused the withered Purple Qilin with the essence of the Nine Secrets: Zhe," and the skin that had been Origin Bright Flame gradually began to recover. However, after a few breaths, both the master and his mount recovered from their injuries as the battle subsided.
It must be said that the Nine Secrets: Zhe truly deserves its place as one of the Nine Secrets.
Its recovery ability is arguably the best in the world!
"Hmph! I, the Overlord, owe no one anything. Your actions have left me speechless." The Overlord tossed a book from his robes, its pages emanating a dense aura of the Great Dao, as if it contained something extraordinary.
"These are many of the techniques and combat skills of Ye Fan, the Sacred Body, which I have adapted using the Battle Saint Method. Although they are certainly not as good as the original ones he mastered himself, they are definitely not bad, and are countless times stronger than your cheap, low-quality techniques! If you are able to face him in the future, these will become your reliance!"
Overlord, out of a sense of righteousness for the Sacred Body, actually gave away a pirated version of Ye Fan's Sacred Body!
As they watched the Overlord's departing figure, everyone felt a sense of suffocation.
Even Xiao Yan couldn't help but find it amusing.
This Overlord is clearly trying to annoy me because he sees that my martial arts and combat skills are lacking.
At the same time, perhaps he also wants to fight Ye Fan!?
(End of this chapter)