Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 224: The True Monster

As a Fifth Rank Second Layer Realm expert was killed, Mo Ya completely despaired.

He had already been bound for a full three days.

During these three days, Xu Ping’an killed a total of eighty-two people.

He directly became the first name on the genius leaderboard.

Even the second-place Song Kaitian had thirty people less than Xu Ping’an.

As the number of people dwindled, the time it took Xu Ping’an to attract attention grew longer.

At this moment, there were still over six hundred people left within the Saint Realm.

Xu Ping’an wasn’t in a hurry. Since he couldn’t find people to kill, he might as well focus on cultivation.

He would hit the gong occasionally, anyway, it didn’t consume too much True Yuan.

With Xu Ping’an’s cultivation, his strength was also gradually, continually improving.

Just now, his cultivation advanced to the Fourth Layer Seventh Rank, which means he had completed his seventh Bone Tempering.

By the end of the first Holy Refinement, Xu Ping’an should be able to break through the Fourth Layer Eighth Realm.

In addition, the True Yuan inside Xu Ping’an’s body, especially the Thunder Attribute True Elemental, was also almost complete in its first transformation.

And the Metal Attribute second transformation was fifty percent complete. His physical strength had also reached the Third Layer Perfection, comparable to the peak of the Fifth Rank Third Layer Realm.

Once he breaks through the Fourth Layer, he could compare to those in the Fifth Rank Eighth or Ninth Layer, but in the short term, it would be difficult to make further breakthroughs.

Now his strength had increased by a great margin.

Not only that, Xu Ping’an was also studying the attack methods of the casting hammer.

He didn’t have a hammer-like weapon, so he planned to integrate this technique into his shield.

A single shield strike would be equivalent to fifty shields striking at once.

That power would probably be extremely terrifying.

Now, he had already grasped the basics and with a bit more practice, he should be able to master it fully.

By then, even without using True Yuan, his shield strike would be too much for the Fifth Rank Fifth or Sixth Layer to handle.

By now, his strength was also enough to contend with some of the top geniuses.

"He’s still cultivating? This guy treats Elixir like beans and doesn’t have any signs of weakness. On the contrary, his aura is even more refined. It’s really not simple," A Seventh Rank expert remarked.

"Indeed very strong, but why do I always feel this guy looks a bit familiar?" Yan Wu said with a smile.

Which guy is it?

If it is, wouldn’t that be too heaven-defying?

Qin Feng?

Xu Ping’an?

Nineteen years old?

Originally, he thought Xu Ping’an only had a talent in Artifact Refining, but who could have expected he also had such a heaven-defying talent in Martial Arts.

"Familiar? Yan Wu, you’re not planning to take another disciple, are you? He may not be suitable for Artifact Refining," A Seventh Rank Strongman teased.

Yan Wu smiled but didn’t answer.

Take a disciple?

He might as well teach himself Artifact Refining. Xu Ping’an’s Artifact Refining skills were something he had witnessed, described as extremely skillful.

Even he had to admit inferiority.

"Yan Wu, I heard your alliance produced an Artifact Refining genius who forged a quasi-Immortal Instrument. Could you bring him for a visit?" The Sovereign of Great Qin also turned to Yan Wu.

Yan Wu was startled, quickly responding, "There is definitely no problem on my end, but Your Majesty, this person doesn’t like to reveal his identity, I will have to ask for his opinion."

"Of course, he is the future Immortal Instrument Master. A bit of pride is expected. If our Great Qin Immortal Dynasty can add another Immortal Instrument Master, that would be a blessing for our dynasty. Tell him, if he becomes an Immortal Instrument Master, I am willing to confer kingship upon him," The Sovereign of Great Qin declared.

Everyone’s bodies shuddered at the news.

Confer kingship?

This…

To be granted kingship, one must at least be an Eighth Rank strongman, and not all Eighth Ranks qualify to be kings.

This showed the Emperor’s regard for this person. In that moment, every power began to ponder how to win over that guy.

However, in their view, a young Immortal Instrument Master also had the qualifications to be king.

Hearing this, Yan Wu also started sweating coldly, unable to help but glance at Xu Ping’an lying in the grass.

Did you hear that?

They want to make you a king.

Alright, you can’t hear me!

Kingship, that status is comparable to that of the Martial King and the General Who Quiets the Nation.

Some people couldn’t help but look at these two and saw that they showed no emotion, unsure of what they were thinking.

"Quick, look! It’s Song Kaitian. He has encountered Bai Chen from the Mountain and Sea Academy," someone in the audience suddenly exclaimed.

"Bai Chen, the chief disciple of the Mountain and Sea Academy, is said to be at the Sixth Layer Realm of the Fifth Rank. He has killed quite a few people too—a total of thirty-six—ranking him seventh on the list."

"Pity he ran into Song Kaitian. I wonder how long he can last under Song Kaitian’s hands?"

The audience seats were buzzing with discussion.

This was their first encounter between prodigies.

There had been encounters between prodigies before, but none had come to blows.

After all, they were all top-tier talents, and it would be a loss for any of them to be eliminated so quickly.

So, no one had initiated combat, but they knew Song Kaitian would definitely fight because he was Song Kaitian, who looked down on everything and everyone.

All eyes turned to the two awe-inspiring figures on the scroll.

Within the secret realm at a certain place,

a young man dressed in purple attire looked at the young man in silver clothes with a grave expression.

Was his luck so bad?

To actually run into Song Kaitian?

The young man opposite him wore a cold expression, seemingly not taking him seriously.

"Song Kaitian, I want to see just how strong you really are," Bai Chen snorted coldly and charged forward.

Yet Song Kaitian was extremely indifferent and slashed with his blade.

The blade’s light cleaved the heavens, tearing through the void, its power overwhelming.

Bai Chen was shocked and quickly put up his defenses.

However, the slash was too powerful. So powerful that all his defenses couldn’t withstand it for even a moment.

"Pfft!"

Bai Chen exploded, his figure emerging in the outside world.

He looked up at the figure on the scroll that didn’t pause even slightly, his face filled with helplessness.

The gap was too wide.

He couldn’t block even a single blade strike from Song Kaitian.

Many people around were dumbfounded. It was too strong.

"This Song Kaitian is the true genius," Martial King couldn’t help but exclaim.

The others didn’t speak, but in their hearts, they also couldn’t help but marvel—Song Kaitian indeed was a rare talent seen once in a century.

Xu Ping’an was unaware of all this; at that moment, he was still hunting.

And now, a big fish had finally arrived.

"It’s him, the Young Sect Master of the Mysterious Sword Sect, Zhang Wentao, a Fourth Layer Realm existence of the Fifth Rank."

Suddenly, someone exclaimed

Everyone’s gaze turned again to Xu Ping’an.

At this moment, compared to the display of Song Kaitian’s might, the shock Xu Ping’an had caused earlier seemed insignificant, even somewhat comical.

Seeing the Young Sect Master of the Mysterious Sword Sect appear, they all felt that Xu Ping’an’s comic drama was coming to an end.

"This guy is going to be out of the game, right? But even if he gets eliminated now, he’ll still solidly be in the top ten," someone said with a laugh.

Indeed, Xu Ping’an had killed too many, a total of ninety-six. He was definitely in the first place.

Even though Song Kaitian was constantly killing, he hadn’t killed as many as Xu Ping’an.

But in everyone’s eyes, Xu Ping’an’s luck had run out.

Mo Ya was ecstatic at this moment.

It was about to end.

The doomsday of this shameless scoundrel had arrived.

Zhang Wentao turned to Mo Ya, his brows furrowing slightly, and in the next moment, his eyes became piercingly sharp as he swung his sword to slash behind him.

"Clang!"

Zhang Wentao was sent flying, but he managed to block Xu Ping’an’s strike.

"Hahaha, he blocked it! This guy is definitely going to die," Mo Ya rejoiced wildly.

Outside, the audience shook their heads helplessly while watching Xu Ping’an.

It was going to end indeed, this guy’s sneak attack had failed.

Zhang Wentao, holding a thin sword, looked towards Xu Ping’an, his eyes filled with shock. His arm was numb from the strike—the power in that single slap was terrifying.

Xu Ping’an stood midair, looking at Zhang Wentao with a faint smile on his face, revealing his white teeth.

Mo Ya instantly felt a chill down his spine—it was that smile again.

What was this guy planning to do now?

Why did he have a bad feeling? But the feeling wasn’t for himself, it was for Zhang Wentao.

This guy was about to have bad luck!