Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 208: Going to Fail?

Xu Ping’an was completely absorbed as he continued to forge the inscriptions.

With each hammer strike, he found that his control over the Stack Hammering technique grew stronger.

"Clang!"

One hammer down, and the void rapidly trembled forty-nine times.

Indeed, his Stack Hammering was constantly improving.

It was just that the speed of improvement was extremely slow.

Of course, the greatest enhancement was in his physical body, which was growing stronger by the moment.

His blood was boiling intensely, and his Qi-Blood repeatedly washed over his flesh, making his body extraordinarily powerful.

"Boom!"

Just as the twenty-fourth inscription took shape, Xu Ping’an’s physical body finally broke through to the Third Layer of the Great Achievement Realm of the Great Bright Vajra Judgment.

His physical strength alone was now comparable to that of a Fifth Rank warrior.

At this moment, Xu Ping’an appeared as if he was reborn, becoming incredibly clear and translucent.

His skin turned exceptionally pale, as pure and hallowed as white jade.

"He broke through, his physical body has just reached a new realm? It seems to have grown much stronger," Yan Wu said in surprise.

"Yes, just his physical body is almost comparable to a High Grade Spiritual Artifact," Bai Hen also said with a sigh.

Xu Ping’an’s physical body made them feel as if it were a human-shaped Spiritual Artifact, extraordinarily powerful.

"He’s so handsome. Has Master Qin Feng married? I really want to marry him," a very bold noble lady said excitedly.

The other women’s eyes shone as well, as if they wanted to devour Xu Ping’an whole.

Even Tang Qingyu couldn’t help but take a few more glances.

He was too good-looking.

"Pfft, shameless, each and every one of you. My master is mine, it’s not your turn to covet him," Song Lingxue muttered darkly, her face filled with indignation, especially when her gaze turned to Tang Qingyu, it was full of vigilance.

Tang Qingyu also felt Song Lingxue’s gaze but said nothing.

It’s true that Qin Feng was a Superior Grade Artifact Refiner, but his strength was too weak.

She was just looking, not really intending to have any development with him.

If Tang Qingyu were to choose a man, she definitely wouldn’t be hasty.

Xu Ping’an was unaware of all this.

At the moment, he was feeling the changes in his own strength.

His physical body had become much stronger; now, just with his physical strength, he was enough to contend with someone at the Fifth Rank First Layer Realm.

After getting used to it for a while, he could directly explode a Fifth Rank First Layer with a single punch.

If he included his Sword-type True Yuan, Xu Ping’an didn’t know just how strong he was.

But against a Fifth Rank Second Layer, he could definitely cut down with a single strike.

Yes, at this moment, Xu Ping’an was very strong, exceptionally powerful.

A Fourth Rank facing a Fifth Rank, and that was spanning several realms.

Of course, these thoughts were fleeting in Xu Ping’an’s mind.

Artifact Refining hadn’t ended yet, and Xu Ping’an continued to wield the True Elemental Hammer.

At this time, his Stack Hammering showed signs of another breakthrough, with a hammer strike faintly reaching fifty vibrations.

Xu Ping’an continued forging the inscriptions, this being the twenty-fifth inscription.

It was also the third inscription characteristic.

The more characteristic inscriptions there were, the stronger the characteristics became.

Of course, the more characteristic inscriptions added, the more functions the weapon possessed.

In battle, the weapon might perform much better than those with a single inscription characteristic.

"This first characteristic is coldness, the second is heat, what this third characteristic is, I have no idea," Bai Hen said curiously.

The surrounding Artifact Refiners were also full of curiosity.

A weapon that could stack three characteristics was already a very powerful one.

You have to understand that to activate the inherent characteristics of a weapon is an extremely difficult thing.

The higher the grade of the Spiritual Artifact, the more difficult it is to stimulate its characteristics.

That’s why Bai Hen and his peers initially thought that Xu Ping’an could only retain one characteristic.

Some may think that if all the inscriptions were made into one characteristic, wouldn’t it be very powerful?

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Actually, that’s not entirely true. While it is true that the more inscriptions there are, the more powerful the properties, there is a limit to this, restricted by the refining materials.

Take Coldflame Iron, for instance; it can typically only accommodate about fifteen inscriptions that enhance its cold and hot properties.

Beyond that, adding more inscriptions is actually ineffective.

Therefore, Xu Ping’an’s decision to retain twelve inscriptions for a single property was a wise choice and an extremely skillful artifact refining technique.

As for the third property...

Nobody present could have imagined it, not even Bai Hen or Yan Wu knew.

This was a secret property unique to millennium Coldflame Iron, which is rarely known.

Fortunately, Xu Ping’an knew this.

Xu Ping’an continued forging, and more inscriptions began to appear.

By this point, Xu Ping’an’s back was soaked with sweat.

But his hammering speed was undiminished.

Due to the assimilation of the Explosive Elemental Pill, Xu Ping’an’s True Yuan also showed signs of breaking through to the Sixth Layer of the Fourth Rank.

"Could it be another breakthrough?" Xu Ping’an wondered in astonishment.

To refine a weapon and undergo two breakthroughs?

That seemed too good to be true.

Hammering is also a process of strengthening the bones, even capable of tempering one’s bone marrow to make the enhancement more comprehensive.

"The thirty-second inscription already; how fast! His speed hasn’t slowed down at all," Bai Hen exclaimed in surprise.

Yan Wu was also shocked.

They had all seen Xu Ping’an consume the elixir, but the absorption of an elixir required time.

Even they would have a hard time sustaining so many tempering hammer strikes.

Yet Xu Ping’an withstood it all, which was surprising to them.

"However, the next few inscriptions will be incredibly difficult, especially the last one. To forge a pseudo Immortal Artifact, the thirty-sixth inscription has to be extremely powerful," Yan Wu said.

Bai Hen nodded in agreement.

The thirty-sixth inscription might well require more power than the combined force of the previous thirty-five inscriptions.

The rebounding force from it would definitely be unbearable for a Fifth Rank practitioner.

Of course, whether Xu Ping’an’s terrifying physical body could withstand it was another matter.

"Clang!"

A hammer strike followed by fifty stack hammerings.

Xu Ping’an had already mastered the technique of fifty stack hammerings.

The thirty-fourth inscription was formed.

He too felt a great resistance.

The True Elemental Hammer in his hand also showed signs of cracking.

The rebounding force from the hammer was so intense that it made his Qi-Blood roil and his meridians seemed on the verge of bursting.

However, Xu Ping’an did not stop; he continued to hammer down.

From a distance, Bai Hen and Yan Wu frowned deeply.

"The True Elemental Hammer can’t hold up; if it breaks, that will be troublesome," Bai Hen commented.

"Yes, just two inscriptions short... what a pity," Yan Wu said.

The surrounding artifact refiners were also astonished.

The True Elemental Hammer was about to break?

If it shattered, incomplete inscriptions would destroy the whole weapon.

Would all their previous efforts have been in vain then?

Tang Qingyu’s expression was grave too.

If it broke, wouldn’t that mean her millennium Coldflame Iron was wasted?

It’s well known that when commissioning artifact refiners to refine artifacts, any failure entails bearing all losses oneself.

That’s the rule.

For Tang Qingyu, losing a piece of high-grade spiritual artifact material might not be significant.

But millennium Coldflame Iron is an incredibly rare find, and crucially, highly suitable for her own use.

Finding another piece of millennium Coldflame Iron would be extremely difficult in the future.

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