Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 246 Li Qingyi VS Li Daoming

Xu Ping’an’s victory in this battle also left a strong impression of him in everyone’s hearts.

After all, Xu Ping’an’s previous opponents, while competent, were not among the very top.

However, Qin Hanshuang’s strength was well known to everyone, almost within the top ten.

Now that Xu Ping’an had easily defeated his opponent, it further highlighted his strength.

However, as the competition for the eighth group began, everyone’s attention shifted to its members.

The strength of this group’s members was not particularly strong.

There were six at the Third Rank.

However, there were also two with quite impressive abilities, one of them being Yu Chengshan.

The other was Tang Qingyu.

Both had overwhelmingly defeated their opponents and eventually faced each other in a battle.

In the end, Tang Qingyu emerged victorious over Yu Chengshan.

What surprised Xu Ping’an, though, was that Tang Qingyu had actually broken through to the Eighth Rank.

It was unclear whether this was a recent breakthrough or a strength he had been hiding, only revealing it now.

Soon it was the ninth group’s turn, which included Li Qingyi.

The strength of this group was not particularly strong either.

The empire had made a clever arrangement, preventing Li Qingyi from facing Li Daoming right from the start.

The two of them, like before, each defeated two rounds of opponents and ultimately met.

"Swoosh!"

Li Daoming landed on the battle platform with a graceful and elegant poise.

Clad in a white robe, he looked extremely refined.

This made countless female spectators scream.

"Don’t put too much pressure on yourself, just do your best," Xu Ping’an said.

"Are you looking down on me, junior brother?" Li Qingyi asked with a light chuckle.

Xu Ping’an gave a bitter smile. "I didn’t mean that, I’m just afraid that you’ll be under too much pressure. Of course, I know you can win, but I’m worried you might resort to some unconventional methods."

Li Qingyi blinked in surprise. "You know?"

Xu Ping’an shook his head. "I don’t know, but I can guess. You are now at the Fourth Layer of Fifth Rank, and with your combat power, you can indeed challenge those beyond your level. However, against some top-tier prodigies, your realm is at a disadvantage. And since you are determined to secure a spot, I can guess you might have a way to increase your strength temporarily, but such methods usually come at a cost."

Li Qingyi looked at Xu Ping’an, deeply touched.

She knew Xu Ping’an was expressing concern for her.

"Don’t worry, I won’t need such methods to fight Li Daoming," Li Qingyi said confidently.

"Oh? It seems I have underestimated you," Xu Ping’an said with a smile.

"Of course, junior brother Ping’an, you should think about how you’ll make it up to me after I come back," Li Qingyi said with a gentle smile.

After saying this, she glided towards the battle platform.

Xu Ping’an watched Li Qingyi fly off, feeling a mix of amusement and helplessness.

This girl’s confidence was really something, but Xu Ping’an was curious to know where Li Qingyi’s confidence came from.

After all, Li Qingyi had not yet truly shown her strength before.

…

As Li Qingyi landed on the battle platform, the atmosphere there instantly became incredibly intense.

Li Qingyi and Li Daoming stood opposite each other.

Li Daoming’s face was always adorned with a genial smile, giving off a down-to-earth aura.

"Junior sister Li, I am Li Daoming from the academy. No matter what, I must say I admire you and brother Ping’an for coming this far from humble beginnings; it’s indeed rare," Li Daoming said with a smile.

"Hmm, I know," Li Qingyi replied coolly.

When Li Daoming heard her response, he couldn’t help but smile wryly.

It seemed that Li Qingyi behaved completely differently when dealing with Xu Ping’an and other people.

He had originally wanted to chat a bit with Li Qingyi, but seeing her demeanor, it appeared she wasn’t interested in talking much.

"Since that’s the case, I’ll have to offend you now," Li Daoming said.

After speaking, a slender sword appeared in his hand.

Li Qingyi didn’t say much either, immediately summoning the Superior Grade Spirit Sword Xu Ping’an had given her before.

"Swoosh!"

Li Daoming’s figure flashed, and he mysteriously disappeared from his spot.

When he appeared again, he was already in front of Li Qingyi.

He swung his sword, and the Sword Radiance was incredibly sharp.

As the sword moved, there was also an enormously powerful hurricane.

The Sword Gang, carrying the hurricane, was immensely powerful.

"This is the Hurricane Sword," a disciple from the academy cried out urgently.

All were showing expressions of surprise.

The Hurricane Sword was quite famous in the academy, known to be an extremely powerful Combat Technique.

And it was clear that Li Daoming had already mastered the essence of the Hurricane Sword.

This one sword was enough to kill a Fifth Rank cultivator from the Ninth Layer Realm.

However, Li Qingyi was utterly calm, watching the fierce Sword Gang coming her way.

With a swing of her Sharp Sword, a blazingly intense Flame Sword Gang flew out just as well.

"Boom!"

A tremendous roar sounded.

The Sword Gangs from the two of them collided, exploding and tearing apart the battle platform, leaving behind densely packed sword marks.

Seeing this scene, everyone was incredibly astonished.

Li Qingyi had evidently also comprehended the Sword Gang, and both of them had used it right from the start.

While everyone was surprised,

the two had already fully engaged in close combat.

Both unleashed over a hundred Sword Gangs at the same time.

The Sword Gangs crisscrossed, tearing ferociously.

Streams of Sword Gangs rained down, riddling the battle platform with holes.

Everyone gasped in shock.

Both of these individuals were too strong.

These stray Sword Gangs from them could easily tear apart a typical peak Fifth Layer Realm powerhouse.

Even some of the weaker Sixth Rank First Layer Realm might not stand a chance against either of them.

Sure enough, these geniuses were monsters capable of challenging beyond their own level.

The two figures constantly intertwined, fighting almost to a standstill.

"Li Qingyi’s strength isn’t weak at all, managing to fight Li Daoming to this degree. Li Daoming even used the Grass Character Sword Art and still couldn’t get the better of her," Yu Chengshan said in amazement.

"She is very strong, the key is her cultivation is only at the Fourth Layer, while Li Daoming has already reached the peak of the Sixth Layer Realm, a full two Realms difference," Li Fuchen also sincerely exclaimed.

"But in the end, she is still bound to lose, Brother Daoming still has one more trump card not yet played," Yu Chengshan said.

The others nodded in agreement.

They were not confident they could defeat Li Daoming.

In fact, Li Daoming could be said to be the strongest among them.

So in their view, even though Li Qingyi could fight against Li Daoming for so long,

the most likely outcome was still that Li Daoming would win.

Xu Ping’an didn’t think too much, just quietly watched.

He was also observing Li Qingyi.

He noticed that Li Qingyi’s attacks were quite aggressive, her fighting style very frenzied, even somewhat reckless.

As for this kind of fighting style, Xu Ping’an had no comment.

After all, sometimes you had to fight this way; once you hesitate, you could lose your life.

But this desperate attitude also made Xu Ping’an feel sorry for her.

He verbally told Li Qingyi not to feel pressured, yet knowing her character, how could she possibly heed such advice?

Let’s leave it for after this Holy Refinement is over.

As Xu Ping’an contemplated,

the battle between the two had reached a feverish state.

"Boom!"

A loud noise.

Both were shaken by the storm generated by the powerful Sword Gangs, creating a distance of nearly thirty meters between them.