Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 227 The End of the First Round

Xu Ping’an had no idea what the outside world was thinking, and even if he did, he wouldn’t care.

At this moment, he was completely immersed in the comprehension of Shield Technique.

The number of shields he could stack had increased, and he was now able to stack thirty-five shields.

When he slammed down a shield, those Talisman Swords would be knocked far away.

Even if he was striking two Talisman Soldiers at the same time, the force from them couldn’t do anything to him.

Zhang Wentao was growing more and more serious by the moment, as he could feel Xu Ping’an growing stronger.

That’s right, stronger at a speed visible to the naked eye.

A monster! A true monster!

Even if he didn’t want to admit it, he had to acknowledge the abnormality of Xu Ping’an’s rapid improvement.

Who else improves at such a swift rate?

He even began to suspect that Xu Ping’an had initially been pretending to be weak, gradually unleashing his strength to deliberately create the illusion of continuous breakthroughs.

Not only did he harbor such suspicions, so did almost everyone else watching at this moment.

Too fast, this guy was improving too quickly.

Even Song Kaitian and the others probably didn’t have such a quick rate of progression.

At this moment, even the Martial King, the Grand General, and the Sovereign of Great Qin felt that Xu Ping’an’s rate of progression was frighteningly fast.

"Kill!"

Zhang Wentao no longer held back, unleashing all seven Talisman Swords at once to strike at Xu Ping’an.

With all seven Talisman Swords attacking simultaneously, even he found it extremely difficult.

As the seven Talisman Swords shot forth, a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of Zhang Wentao’s mouth.

Yet, his gaze remained resolute, eager to see if Xu Ping’an could withstand his full strength.

Xu Ping’an also sensed the seven Talisman Swords attacking him at the same time.

His eyes became sharper than ever before.

In that moment, he moved.

Yes, he who had not moved until now surged forward towards Zhang Wentao, poised to counterattack.

Zhang Wentao was shocked as his seven Talisman Swords continued to assail Xu Ping’an.

But Xu Ping’an’s shields became even more densely packed, astonishingly blocking all the Talisman Swords.

Xu Ping’an rapidly closed in on Zhang Wentao.

One hundred meters, ninety meters… seventy meters.

Watching Xu Ping’an draw closer, Zhang Wentao’s expression turned grave.

This guy was actually moving under the assault of his seven Talisman Swords. Terrifying.

"I want to see how many of my swords you can block," Zhang Wentao declared without hesitation, Essence Blood bursting forth and a beam of bloodlight emerging from his body, his complexion instantly turning pale.

In the next moment, the seven Talisman Swords combined into a single attack aimed at Xu Ping’an.

This was his strongest blow.

Not even those at the Fifth Rank Seventh Layer Realm might be able to withstand it.

The seven Sharp Swords spun rapidly, converging towards Xu Ping’an, with power so formidable it was earth-shattering.

Everyone watching couldn’t help but exclaim.

Zhang Wentao had unleashed his full power, his strongest strike.

Could Xu Ping’an still ward it off?

Xu Ping’an faced the seven oncoming swords, feeling a strong sense of crisis from them.

Very strong, incredibly strong.

This combination of seven swords reached an extremely terrifying level of force.

Even some at the Fifth Rank Seventh Layer Realm might not be able to block them.

He couldn’t block them either.

Yes, the power of his shields had almost reached thirty-six stacks, roughly equivalent to the power of four Talisman Swords.

Still three swords short, the gap was still large.

Of course, he still had his Metal Attribute True Elemental and Swordsmanship which he hadn’t used yet.

If he utilized them, there was still hope to block this attack.

But then, his trump cards would be revealed.

That was not something he wished to see.

"All in!" Xu Ping’an muttered to himself.

The next moment, his Thunder Attribute True Elemental surged out without any reservation.

Xu Ping’an’s aura erupted, and in his mind, scenes from when he was forging weapons appeared.

The shield in his hand seemed to transform into a hammer.

"Quake!"

With a loud roar, Xu Ping’an smashed the shield forward.

The next instant, heaven and earth burst apart.

In that moment, Xu Ping’an seemed to have a flash of enlightenment, and the shield in his hand became incredibly fluid.

One shield, forty-two layers, increasing by a full six layers.

"Clang!"

A booming sound erupted, like the resounding toll of a great bell.

The next moment, True Yuan rampaged and the ground exploded, raising a cloud of dust and debris.

Outside, everyone was astounded.

Who won?

Even Mo Ya, who was tied to a tree, was widening his eyes at this moment.

This battle made him feel like his liver and gallbladder were about to split; the gap was too vast.

Compared to these two, he was complete trash.

"Who won?" people on the high platform, including the Seventh Rank Experts, were also watching.

But the scroll was shrouded in dust, and they couldn’t see anything clearly.

The Martial King and the Fixing-Nation General were also full of curiosity.

Only the Sovereign of Great Qin had a hint of surprise on his face.

"A prodigious talent?"

Obviously, as the master of the secret realm, the Sovereign of Great Qin could still know the outcome.

Soon, on the Holy Battlefield outside, a figure appeared.

"Is it him?" everyone wondered in shock.

Song Lingxue and others who had been paying attention to everything were also surprised.

Zhang Wentao!

Yes, the person who appeared was Zhang Wentao.

So, that meant Xu Ping’an had won.

Dugu Tianyu was also stunned.

Inconceivable!

Xu Ping’an actually won against Zhang Wentao, a Fifth Rank Fourth Layer?

Moreover, he knew that Xu Ping’an was skilled in swordsmanship, not in using the shield.

During the previous Sect competition, that guy had kept using the shield.

When everyone thought he was good at using the shield, he suddenly executed swordsmanship, shocking many.

Could it be that this guy still had plans to repeat his old trick?

Did that mean he hadn’t used his full strength yet?

Dugu Tianyu took a gulp of cold air.

Just how strong was this guy?

As the dust dissipated, Xu Ping’an’s figure also came into everyone’s view.

He had sustained some injuries, but they were not severe.

Mo Ya’s heart was pounding; in that moment, he completely despaired.

He wanted to be released?

That was impossible now!

He had a feeling that no one would be of use, this guy was too terrifying.

Suddenly, Xu Ping’an turned his head and smiled at Mo Ya.

Mo Ya instantly felt a chill down his spine.

This guy was smiling again.

Was this a warning to him, not to think about being released?

Xu Ping’an didn’t know what Mo Ya was thinking, but at this moment, he was truly happy.

That’s right, just now, his shield had broken through.

It had reached the point of forty-two shield layers stacked together.

Now with one smash of his shield, even a Fifth Rank Sixth Layer would be stunned.

Even a Fifth Rank Seventh Layer would have a hard time .

Yes, he had become stronger again.

In the following days, Xu Ping’an only encountered two more people.

Not for any other reason, but mainly because the commotion from Xu Ping’an’s fight with Zhang Wentao was too great.

Many people had already sensed it and thus did not approach the area.

So after ten days, Xu Ping’an had killed a total of 85 people.

He ranked first.

Second was Song Kaitian, who killed 68 people.

Third, Long Zhan, who killed 64 people.

Fourth, Yu Chenglin, who killed 57 people.

Fifth, Qin Yue (the Sixth Prince) who killed 56 people.

Sixth, Qin Hanshuang (the Tenth Princess) who killed 49 people.

Seventh, Li Daoming who killed 42 people.

Eighth, Yu Chengshan with 37 people.

Ninth, Li Fuchen with 31 people.

Tenth, Tang Qingyu with 28 people.

…

As for Li Qingyi, she ranked twenty-fourth, having killed 21 people.

Because there were many ties, the further down the list, the smaller the gap became.

As for the others, Tang Yu and Lei Hu did not make it into the top five hundred, while Situ Feng did, tied for the 246th place.

Lei Hu had the worst luck, encountering Long Zhan early in the game, being skewered by one thrust of his lance without any chance to fight back.

The first round came to an end, and Xu Ping’an’s name shook all sides, becoming well-known.

However, the first round had many variables, and higher ranking did not necessarily mean stronger strength, so many people did not take it too seriously.