Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

"Kid, you’ve killed so many of our Tianlong Army, have you thought about how you want to die?" the Silver Armored Warrior said coldly.

"You’re not qualified to kill me," Xu Ping’an sneered, but his eyes were extremely sharp, without the slightest relaxation of vigilance.

A Third Rank Meridian Opening Realm First Layer Cultivator, his strength far surpasses that of the Second Rank.

With his current strength, he absolutely could not be his opponent’s match.

Therefore, a direct confrontation was not an option.

Of course, he had a trump card that he had yet to shake, which was the Meteorite Iron Sword strapped to his back.

He had nurtured this sword for a full nine days, during which time he constantly nourished it with his Qi-Blood and True Yuan.

Although the nurturing time was far from enough, if the sword were to be unsheathed, its power would undoubtedly be formidable.

However, this kind of technique should not be used lightly, it had to be deployed unexpectedly to strike a fatal blow to the opponent.

"Arrogant! Just a Second Rank Cultivator, let me show you whether I am qualified," the Silver Armored Warrior raged, taking a step forward, his form appeared directly in front of Xu Ping’an like a ghost.

He struck with a palm, True Yuan bursting forth, sweeping through everything in its path, powerful enough to split mountains and rocks.

Xu Ping’an frowned.

A Third Rank Cultivator, indeed fast!

"Thunder Third Layer Decree, Third Layer, Energy Transformation Slash!" Xu Ping’an roared, pushing the True Yuan inside his body to its limits.

With a slash of his sword, True Yuan surged, with faint hints of lightning arcs flashing, its power instantly skyrocketed.

"Insignificant skill!"

The Silver Armored Man scoffed, slapping his palm against Xu Ping’an’s Mysterious Iron Sword.

The next moment, the Mysterious Iron Sword shattered instantly.

Xu Ping’an was knocked flying by the strike, blood spurting from his mouth once again.

"The gap between the Third Rank and the Second Rank truly is vast," Xu Ping’an cursed inwardly.

Even if his current strength was not quite at the Second Rank Eighth Layer, it wasn’t far off, yet facing this Third Rank Cultivator, he had absolutely no power to resist.

"Time to die!" The Silver Armored Man charged at Xu Ping’an once again.

True Yuan surged within him, robust beyond measure.

He struck with a palm, aiming straight for Xu Ping’an’s face.

If this palm connected, Xu Ping’an’s entire skull would likely shatter.

"Enough, I, Xu Ping’an, am a resplendent Twelfth Rank Immortal Emperor reborn; how could I fall to a mere Third Rank." Xu Ping’an mused to himself, a flash of strength flickering in his eyes.

The next instant, he directly activated the Thunder Sword Bone at his back.

In a split second, a wildly violent force of Thunder surged from the thunder patterns behind Xu Ping’an, spreading throughout his body in an instant.

Xu Ping’an felt his strength explode in an instant.

Without any hesitation, he drew the Meteorite Iron Sword from his back.

Once the Meteorite Iron Sword was unsheathed, it unleashed a sword Qi that soared to the skies, bursting forth with extreme sharpness.

"Ah!"

The Silver Armored Man was taken aback, hurriedly trying to retreat.

For he had already sensed a breath of death so terrorizing.

However, it was already too late to retreat at this moment.

Xu Ping’an’s sword descended with the velocity of thunder, its speed reaching an extreme.

"Puchi!"

A slash executed.

The Silver Armored Man’s arm was instantly severed, his silver chest-plate was cleaved in half, and a deeply gashing sword mark was carved across his chest.

Even five of his ribs were cut through.

"Puh!"

The Silver Armored Man was sent flying backwards, coughing up blood violently, gravely wounded.

Xu Ping’an, who had executed this slash, also felt his strength drained, his body weak, almost losing his balance.

Looking at the Silver Armored Man he had seriously injured, disappointment flickered through Xu Ping’an’s eyes.

The sword failed to kill his opponent.

Just at that instant, the True Qi within the opponent’s body surged, causing his sword to deviate by two inches.

Otherwise, that sword would have already shattered his heart.

But if one sword didn’t kill, then there would be a second.

The opponent was clearly no longer able to continue fighting.

"There!"

However, just as Xu Ping’an was preparing to move in for the kill, a shout suddenly came from a distance.

Xu Ping’an frowned and immediately, without hesitation, abandoned his attempt to kill the opponent and disappeared into the jungle.

And in the very next moment after Xu Ping’an had vanished, three figures swept in from the distance.

The three looked at the silver-armored man lying on the ground, gasping for breath, and their faces were all filled with shock.

"Commander Shi?" Chen Qinglong came over to Shi Ling in surprise, utterly astonished.

Someone was actually able to inflict such heavy damage on Shi Ling?

Who could it be?

Xu Ping’an?

"Your… Your Highness…" Shi Ling slowly opened his eyes and looked towards Chen Tianqing.

"Who has injured you like this?" Chen Tianqing asked with tightly knitted brows.

Chen Qinglong and Zhou Mengyue also curiously looked towards Shi Ling.

"It was… Xu… Xu Ping’an," Shi Ling replied with difficulty.

The pupils of the three contracted sharply, their eyes wide with disbelief.

Xu Ping’an?

Shi Ling, at the Third Rank First Layer Realm, was injured like this by Xu Ping’an?

How could this be possible?

Zhou Mengyue’s heart was also filled with shock, as though a monstrous wave had been stirred up.

"How could you be injured like this by him? What is his cultivation?" Chen Tianqing asked anxiously.

"Second Rank… Second Layer, I was… careless," Shi Ling responded.

Upon hearing this, the three let out a sigh of relief.

Second Rank Second Layer!

They had thought that Xu Ping’an might have broken through to the Third Rank.

It turned out that Shi Ling had underestimated the enemy.

"Hmph, I thought those guys were useless, but I didn’t expect you to be useless as well. Chen Qinglong, deal with him; it’s embarrassing," Chen Tianqing snorted coldly and then turned away.

Chen Qinglong didn’t hesitate; he threw a punch at Shi Ling’s chest, shattering the latter’s heart.

"Your… Your Highness…" Filled with unwillingness, Shi Ling hadn’t expected that he would ultimately die at the hands of Chen Tianqing.

Chen Qinglong also had a complex expression.

It seemed that Chen Tianqing was not a true wise ruler, but having been raised by the Prince’s Mansion of Tianlong County since childhood, even if Chen Tianqing was not a wise ruler, he had no other choice.

"It looks like we won’t be able to kill Xu Ping’an. Hmph, when we return to Beichen Sword Sect, we will find another opportunity to kill him," Chen Tianqing snorted coldly.

Zhou Mengyue and Chen Qinglong both nodded.

There was now less than a day left before the trials ended.

Everyone had already begun to leave the Wilderness Forest.

Now, to find Xu Ping’an with only two remaining teams left, it was almost an impossible task.

He had never imagined that Shi Ling would also be defeated.

Zhou Mengyue’s feelings were incredibly complex.

Xu Ping’an!

The man she had once looked down upon had now grown to such an extent.

Even Chen Tianqing, a princely heir like him, had suffered a setback at his hands.

"Could it be that I have chosen wrongly?"

"No, I, Zhou Mengyue, will not make a mistake. Since Chen Tianqing cannot kill Xu Ping’an, that only proves that he too is useless. Since I can’t rely on Chen Tianqing, I will find another opportunity. Xu Ping’an must die," Zhou Mengyue’s eyes were resolute.

In that moment, she suddenly felt that Chen Tianqing might not be the strong support she needed and that she must find someone more powerful.