Chapter 670: You're Really the Overlord

The Five Skyslaying Generals following the Overlord were respectively the Purple Lightning Marquis, the Scarlet Flame Monarch, the Gold Clothed Blood, the Devouring Ghost, and the Ten Thousand Slayer. Those were the five who had accompanied the Overlord on his conquest, spreading their fame far and wide.

Unfortunately, about 10,000 years ago, the Overlord had been besieged by numerous organizations and had ultimately been killed. As for the five, they were either dead or captured.

Based on Devouring Ghost's explanation, this Scarlet Flame Monarch was ranked second of the five. He was extremely powerful, with a fiery temper. Not many people dared to offend him.

Devouring Ghost had personally witnessed the deaths of the Gold Clothed Blood and the Ten Thousand Slayer. As for the Scarlet Flame Monarch, he was barely alive as well, and it did not seem likely that he could have survived. As for the Purple Lightning Marquis, he was the most likely survivor of the five.

𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Even back then, the Purple Lightning Marquis had the strength to defeat Heaven Battling Realm experts, and he was the Overlord's number one subordinate. Instead of encountering the most likely survivor, the Purple Lightning Marquis, Xiang Shaoyun had instead encountered the one most likely to perish, the Scarlet Flame Monarch. He was both overjoyed and surprised.

The appearance of the Scarlet Flame Monarch was too different than he had imagined, to the point he was having difficulty believing his eyes. The Scarlet Flame Monarch raised his head and regarded Xiang Shaoyun with pulsing red eyes.

Abruptly, he exclaimed, "Y-you're the Overlord! Have you arrived to free your subordinate?"

He struggled to stand up, but the chains around him started emanating a terrifying power, making any sort of movement impossible.

"Arghhhh! Piss off! Piss off!" The Scarlet Flame Monarch roared furiously as he struggled endlessly. A terrifying presence filled the basement, once again torturing Xiang Shaoyun with a dreadful suffocating sensation.

"Calm down," Xiang Shaoyun roared when he finally couldn't take it any longer.

At the same time, he circulated his Heaven Conquering Overlord Manual, trying his best to counter the pressure emanated by the Scarlet Flame Monarch. After activating the Heaven Conquering Overlord Manual, some random memory fragments appeared in his mind. These memories seemed to have accompanied him in birth, yet they also seemed to be sudden intruders.

He saw a sturdy and powerful man swearing fealty to him, the same man accompanying him in his numerous conquests, spreading their might throughout the dominion. From Xiang Shaoyun's roar, the Scarlet Flame Monarch sensed a will that allowed no disobedience. His violent temper slowly calmed.

"Overlord! You're really the Overlord!" he said, his voice confident.

He had been conquering his entire life, and the only person he would submit to was the Overlord. The young man before him was definitely the Overlord. Xiang Shaoyun acted like he had heard nothing and remained in a daze.

"Scarlet Flame, do you admit your mistake?" Xiang Shaoyun suddenly asked.

The Scarlet Flame Monarch answered obediently, "Your subordinate admits his mistake!"

"Back then, I told you and Purple Lightning to protect my Xiang Clan. Why are you imprisoned here? Who has such audacity?"

"I have failed the Overlord. I surrendered myself back then. They claimed that they would work together to eliminate the Xiang Clan otherwise."

"Those bastards! Did they think they had really defeated this overlord? I had merely suffered backlash during a breakthrough. That is the only reason they had been able to defeat me. Just wait. I shall slay every single one of them."

"Overlord!"

...

The Overlord was unrivaled, and his rule spread far and wide. Unfortunately, his arrogance and ambition had offended many organizations. Ultimately, his enemies joined hands to defeat and ultimately kill him.

Xiang Shaoyun suddenly woke up and muttered in confusion, "What is wrong with me?"

Everything he saw earlier felt like things he had personally experienced, yet they also felt like just a dream. He could not understand why he had uttered those words. The experience felt as if he had been possessed.

But he also felt like he was the very Overlord from 10,000 years ago, with the Scarlet Flame Monarch being his most devoted subordinate. The contrast sank him into confusion. He couldn't even find an explanation for what just happened to him.

The Scarlet Flame Monarch also realized something as he gazed at Xiang Shaoyun in excitement and said, "Overlord, you're the Overlord reincarnated! There's no mistaking it! Haha, I knew the Overlord wouldn't die so easily. Your cultivation is unrivaled, and your strength defies the heavens. If you don't want to die, who can subject you to death? Overlord, please save me from this place. Scarlet Flame shall stay by your side yet again, conquer the world with you, and establish the rule of the Xiang Clan!"

Xiang Shaoyun looked at the Scarlet Flame Monarch and sighed, "I don't know what happened either. I am Xiang Shaoyun, a descendant of the Xiang Clan. I am not the Overlord you know, but I did save Devouring Ghost. He told me about your past with the Overlord. He also told me I greatly resemble that Overlord. I also cultivate the same Heaven Conquering Overlord Manual and wield the same Overlord Skyslaying Saber."

The Overlord Skyslaying Saber appeared in his hand. Purple lightning trailed around the saber, showcasing his domineering side as he stood there wielding the saber.

"Devouring Ghost! Devouring Ghost is still alive? Haha, that's great!" the Scarlet Flame Monarch roared with laughter. "If he says you're the Overlord, you're the Overlord. He won't be wrong. I believe you will slowly awaken all your memories in time."

"Forget about that for now. Let's see if there's any way of freeing you," said Xiang Shaoyun.

After finding out about the Scarlet Flame Monarch's identity, a sense of closeness and unconditional trust toward him had arisen within Xiang Shaoyun's heart. That was the reason why he was considering rescuing the Scarlet Flame Monarch.

"These are god-grade chains. Not even I can break free of them. With your current strength, I doubt you can do anything. The Overlord Skyslaying Saber seems to have been broken as well, or there might still have been a chance you could free me," said Scarlet Flame Monarch with regret. "But to be able to meet the Overlord again, I am happy. I believe it won't be long before you are able to free me, Overlord!"

"Can your body still last?" Xiang Shaoyun asked.

"Of course. The Dragon Phoenix Academy has provided such a place for me where I can drink the blood of those bats at any time. It helps in preserving my vitality, and living for a few thousand years more won't be a problem," said the Scarlet Flame Monarch.

A sense of sadness rose within Xiang Shaoyun when he heard those words. He took out some liquors and meat before saying, "Let's drink!'

"Haha, yes, life is great with liquor!" said the Scarlet Flame Monarch with excitement.

Just like that, the two chatted while eating and drinking. As if they were friends who had known each other forever, they had ceaseless topics to talk about, their conversation never ending. Through the conversation, Xiang Shaoyun learned that he was within the Dragon Phoenix Academy's Castle of Darkness.

He had not expected that he would end up here after leaving the space of endless darkness, and he heaved a breath of relief. At the very least, leaving wouldn't be too much of an issue. His only issue was how to free the Scarlet Flame Monarch. After all, the Dragon Phoenix Academy was imprisoning the Scarlet Flame Monarch on behalf of other organizations. He had to properly think his plan through.