Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 156 Shangguan Lingyu

"You... dare to injure me?"

Shangguan Lingyu could never have imagined that she would be wounded by the youth before her.

The punch just now contained the intent of the fist, and its power was immense, definitely not something a Third Rank expert should possess.

With just one punch, even she was seriously injured, let alone a peak Fourth Rank; if they were ambushed like this, they would likely be hanging by a thread.

"Puh!"

Shangguan Lingyu spat out a mouthful of blood, looking at Xu Ping’an with eyes filled with indignant fury.

"Ma Zhong, what do you think you’re doing? Do you really want to defy our Immortal Emperor? Have you considered the consequences?" Shangguan Lingyu threatened coldly.

Xu Ping’an looked at Shangguan Lingyu, a slight smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

"I’d advise you not to activate your cultivation technique and quietly heal your injuries. That punch from before wasn’t just to wound you. Take a look at your chest now," Xu Ping’an said with a light chuckle.

Shangguan Lingyu’s expression changed, and she instinctively glanced at her chest.

She immediately noticed her chest beginning to redden.

"You’ve poisoned me?" Shangguan Lingyu gritted her teeth.

She had intentionally dragged out the time earlier to heal her injuries with her cultivation technique.

Unexpectedly, this triggered the spread of the poison inside her body. At this point, the deadly toxin was starting to spread throughout her body with her True Yuan.

She felt as if venomous insects were tearing through her entire body.

"Rest assured, it’s just a Fifth Rank Superior Grade Poison Pill, Thousands of Insects Corpse Pill. With your cultivation, you won’t die, but you won’t be able to use your True Yuan for a while. As for your Immortal Emperor, if I were afraid, I wouldn’t have done this," Xu Ping’an said with a cold sneer.

Anger burned in Shangguan Lingyu’s eyes.

She didn’t expect to fall into the hands of someone from the Mortal Realm.

"What exactly do you want? The Thunder Brilliance Ring seems useless to you, right?" Shangguan Lingyu angrily said.

"Who says it’s useless?" Xu Ping’an replied with a faint smile, as a surge of Thunder True Qi emerged from his body.

Seeing the Thunder True Qi around Xu Ping’an, Shangguan Lingyu was incredibly shocked.

Suddenly, as if realizing something, she exclaimed in astonishment, "You’re not Ma Zhong, you are that Xu Ping’an?"

"Not too slow on the uptake. Now, hand over your storage ring, and yes, the Spirit Wind Immortal Ship too, and I’ll spare your life," Xu Ping’an said.

"Don’t you even think about it!" Shangguan Lingyu raged.

Suddenly, her expression changed, and she looked at Xu Ping’an in surprise, questioning, "How do you know about the Spirit Wind Immortal Ship?"

"Cut the crap. If you don’t hand it over, then don’t blame me for being impolite," Xu Ping’an said as he approached Shangguan Lingyu.

Shangguan Lingyu’s complexion changed, "What do you want to do?"

"What do I want to do? You’re so good-looking, what do you think I want to do?" Xu Ping’an said with an unceasing cold sneer.

Having said that, he reached out to touch Shangguan Lingyu’s cheek.

"Get lost!"

Enraged, Shangguan Lingyu produced a Sharp Sword in her hand and instantly stabbed towards Xu Ping’an.

Powerful True Yuan surged forth, piercing out with a fearsome Sword Gang.

Forget Fourth Rank, even a Fifth Rank expert faced with this sword would only meet with instant death.

However, Xu Ping’an had anticipated this, and at the same moment Shangguan Lingyu unleashed her sword, he had already executed the Thunder Nine Flashes.

Instantly creating distance, he dodged to the side.

Shangguan Lingyu’s sword strike missed, with the Sword Qi bursting forth.

But using her True Yuan forcefully, she spurted out another mouthful of blood.

"As stubborn as ever, but forcing yourself to use True Yuan only worsens your injuries and the toxicity. Hand over the storage ring and the Spirit Wind Immortal Ship," Xu Ping’an said coldly.

"Even in death, I will not let you succeed," Shangguan Lingyu said, wiping the blood from her mouth, her eyes resolute.

"It seems without a proper lesson, you won’t comply obediently," Xu Ping’an chuckled lightly, his gaze sharp in the next instant.

He then executed Thunder Nine Flashes once more, assaulting Shangguan Lingyu.

"Courting death!"

Shangguan Lingyu was enraged.

How dare a Fourth Rank make a move against her.

Even if she were poisoned, she was not someone a Fourth Rank could contend with.

The next moment, Shangguan Lingyu activated her Superior Grade Spirit Sword in hand, with the Sword Qi bursting forth, slashing down the sword.

The terrible Sword Gang tore through the void, slashing directly at Xu Ping’an.

If Xu Ping’an were hit by this sword, he would undoubtedly face certain death.

But from the beginning, Xu Ping’an had no intention of going head-to-head with her.

Instead, he used the Thunder Nine Flashes to evade and then quickly closed in on Shangguan Lingyu.

"Hmph!"

Shangguan Lingyu sneered in her heart.

Even if Xu Ping’an’s movement technique was good and he dodged her attacks, what of it?

"Sword Qi barrage!"

Shangguan Lingyu shouted, about to unleash a Sixth Rank combat technique.

In an instant, countless Sword Qi blades appeared around her.

With one thrust from her, these numerous blades of Sword Qi would puncture the air and turn Xu Ping’an into a sieve.

However, Xu Ping’an was not the slightest bit panicked.

One could say that all of Shangguan Lingyu’s sword moves and combat techniques were his own creation.

So there was no move more familiar to Xu Ping’an than this one.

"Don’t you want to break through to the Second Layer of the Wind Control Nine Heavens Technique?"

Xu Ping’an’s voice focused into a thread, sounding instantly in Shangguan Lingyu’s mind.

Shangguan Lingyu was startled, and her movements faltered for a moment.

In that instant, Xu Ping’an threw out a talisman.

"What? A High Grade talisman, an Explosive Talisman?" Shangguan Lingyu paled with shock, urgently trying to dodge.

But it was already too late.

The talisman exploded in an instant.

Terrifying flames swept out immediately.

Even Xu Ping’an was sent flying by the blast, but fortunately, he had promptly deployed his Shield and Superior Grade soft armor.

Therefore, Xu Ping’an was not too heavily injured.

But Shangguan Lingyu was not so lucky.

She was close to the exploding talisman, and even though she promptly drew on her True Yuan for protection, she was still struck by the blast.

Her body flew backward at high speed, hitting a rockery in the distance and shattering it.

"Pfft!"

She, already injured, now had her injuries worsened considerably.

But before she could get up, a sharp sword tip pointed at her heart.

"You’ve lost," Xu Ping’an said with a faint smile.

"You’re despicable and shameless!" Shangguan Lingyu was livid with rage.

If not for Xu Ping’an’s trickery, how could she have lost?

Now, she couldn’t muster any True Yuan, and with serious injuries, she was utterly unable to fight any further.

"I said I wouldn’t kill you, just hand over the storage ring and the Spirit Wind Immortal Ship." Xu Ping’an said with a light smile.

"How do you know about the Wind Control Nine Heavens and the Spirit Wind Immortal Ship? Who are you really?" Shangguan Lingyu demanded.

"You don’t have the right to ask me. If you don’t hand them over, I will cut up your clothes right now, and I don’t think you would like to see that," Xu Ping’an said with a lecherous laugh.

After speaking, Xu Ping’an began to cut open the collar of Shangguan Lingyu’s clothes, and a hint of white skin suddenly appeared.

"I... I’ll hand them over!" Shangguan Lingyu was extremely reluctant.

But still, she handed over the storage ring and the Spirit Wind Immortal Ship, simultaneously removing the bond with their owners.

Xu Ping’an collected the treasures without any courtesy and then turned to leave.

Shangguan Lingyu also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Buzz!"

However, just at that moment, a cold and sinister presence enveloped them.

Xu Ping’an’s eyebrows furrowed.

Shangguan Lingyu’s face also drastically changed in color.

"Six-Eyed Rakshasa?" Xu Ping’an was surprised inwardly.

He hadn’t expected the Six-Eyed Rakshasa to appear at this time.

And Shangguan Lingyu’s complexion turned ashen; now, without any combat power, she was certain to die if she encountered the Six-Eyed Rakshasa!