Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 266: Forced Fusion

"It’s a breakthrough in her cultivation technique," said a mighty figure.

A breakthrough in cultivation technique?

Hadn’t Shangguan Lingyu’s cultivation technique already been very strong? Now with another breakthrough, wouldn’t she be even stronger?

Everyone was surprised, having thought that Shangguan Lingyu was already defeated.

But unexpectedly, right at this final moment, she made a breakthrough in her cultivation technique.

At this instant, Shangguan Lingyu’s aura surged dramatically, as if her True Yuan had undergone a transformation, becoming incredibly powerful.

Shangguan Lingyu’s overall strength increased by more than tenfold.

Despite already being exceedingly formidable, she had now become even stronger.

A trace of astonishment flashed in Xu Ping’an’s eyes. He had only intended to put some pressure on Shangguan Lingyu, to give her a chance for a breakthrough amidst life-and-death.

He had thought that Shangguan Lingyu would not dare take the risk and would choose to remove her Cultivation Seal.

But unexpectedly, Shangguan Lingyu had indeed faced life-and-death head-on and had successfully broken through.

It had to be said, Shangguan Lingyu’s talent was truly formidable.

"Thank you, for aiding my breakthrough. It seems you were right, the immense power erupts amidst life-and-death, and it lets one comprehend the second layer of Wind Control Nine Heavens," Shangguan Lingyu said to Xu Ping’an in a cold voice.

"Why thank me? This was your own choice, nothing to do with me," Xu Ping’an said.

It wasn’t much related to him in the first place; his goal was to defeat Shangguan Lingyu. Her breakthrough was entirely a result of her own enlightenment amidst life-and-death.

"Now that I have broken through and my strength has increased more than tenfold, you are no longer a match for me," said Shangguan Lingyu.

Xu Ping’an smiled slightly, "Even if you have broken through, that doesn’t necessarily mean I’m not your match. Moreover, you’ve just made a breakthrough, and your True Yuan hasn’t completely transformed. It’s doubtful you’ve truly gained a tenfold increase."

"Then let you feel it," said Shangguan Lingyu, her voice falling.

Once more, she launched an attack towards Xu Ping’an.

This time, both her speed and the fierceness of her attack were much more powerful than before.

Xu Ping’an had also started using the power of the Xuanhuang Body, with traces of Xuanhuang Force bursting forth.

Clashing with Shangguan Lingyu, the commotion they caused was even more terrifying than before.

Whereas Shangguan Lingyu had been unable to withstand a single strike from Xu Ping’an when he used the Xuanhuang Force,

now she could fight on par with Xu Ping’an.

It was evident that her strength had significantly increased.

"Boom!"

The two separated again.

"Let’s settle this with one move," Shangguan Lingyu said, no longer dragging it out. All the True Yuan within her surged forth, converging into her Sharp Sword.

"Hum!"

A supreme wind blade trembled, resonating a sound.

Xu Ping’an’s expression changed, the Absolute Blade?

Shangguan Lingyu had actually mastered it too.

This technique had been his signature skill back in the day.

With it, he had killed numerous Immortal Level powerhouses.

Thus, he knew all too well the power of this move.

Seeing Shangguan Lingyu use it now, Xu Ping’an knew that she was intent on delivering a full-powered strike.

"What a terrifying Wind Blade. Look, the space around the Wind Blade that Shangguan Lingyu has condensed is distorting. How strong does it have to be to affect space itself?" someone exclaimed in shock.

Many were overwhelmed with disbelief.

"This attack has the semblance of Wind Attribute Dao Laws," said the Sovereign of Great Qin, unable to hold back his words.

He too was astonished by the combat power Shangguan Lingyu displayed.

Shangguan Lingyu couldn’t utilize the Power of Dao Principles, but this technique, created by a Dao Laws practitioner, could inadvertently trigger the forces of the Dao Laws of heaven and earth.

Though exceedingly slight, its power was also tremendously terrifying.

"Xu Ping’an is going to lose," remarked the Sovereign of Great Qin.

The Martial King and the State Guard General nodded in agreement.

Shangguan Lingyu’s move was too strong. If she were at the same level as them, this move could possibly slay them.

So, they did not believe that Xu Ping’an could withstand this sword strike.

Song Kaitian and the others were also stunned; Shangguan Lingyu was on a much higher level.

The gap between them was enormous.

"Truly worthy of being the Saintess of the Heavenly Spirit Realm, we can’t compare with this foundation," Long Zhan said.

"Yes, Xu Ping’an’s loss is not unjust," added Yu Chenglin.

"Not necessarily, Xu Ping’an may not lose," However, just then, Song Kaitian suddenly spoke up.

All the prodigious talents around looked at Song Kaitian, obviously puzzled by why he would say such a thing.

But Song Kaitian offered no explanation, he didn’t know himself, it was just an intuition.

Xu Ping’an watched as terrifying wind blades continued to condense in front of Shangguan Lingyu, his eyes becoming more determined than ever before.

"Never did I think that one day, I would have to go all out against my own renowned signature technique," Xu Ping’an mocked himself internally.

After the self-mockery, two extremely terrifying forces emerged from Xu Ping’an.

One force was his Thunder True Elemental Power, and the other his Metal Attribute True Elemental Power.

Both True Elementals were at the Three Transformations level.

At this moment, these two forces emerged, pouring into the Golden Thunder Sword in his hand.

"Is he planning to..."

"Has he gone mad? Does he intend to fuse metal and thunder attributes?"

Everyone was stunned.

Tang Qingyu was also surprised.

Was Xu Ping’an actually intending to fuse these two different attribute True Elementals?

She herself had previously fused water and fire attribute True Elementals while fighting Xu Ping’an.

And it was something she had achieved only after expending countless efforts.

Now Xu Ping’an was also capable of doing it?

How could she not be surprised?

And Xu Ping’an’s True Elemental Powers had obviously mutated, incredibly powerful; to fuse such True Elementals, the difficulty was greatly multiplied.

Would he really succeed?

Shangguan Lingyu was also taken aback.

Xu Ping’an could still perform True Elemental fusion?

This sword-shaped True Elemental could still be fused?

At this moment, Xu Ping’an, however, disregarded everything else; his entire being was immersed in the fusion of the two True Elementals.

This was also his first attempt at fusion.

In order to fuse, he had intentionally kept some of the Three Transformations Thunder Attribute True Elemental.

Only when the two True Elemental Power levels were not too far apart could they fuse.

Otherwise, if the two powers were imbalanced, fusion would be impossible.

"Buzz!"

The two forces merged in.

The Golden Thunder Sword in Xu Ping’an’s hand began to tremble violently.

At this point, the two forces collided, releasing a terrifying energy fluctuation.

It seemed as if they were entirely incompatible, absolutely unable to merge together.

Moreover, the collision of the two powers seemed about the shatter the Golden Thunder Sword.

"He’s not going to kill himself, is he?"

Everyone in the stands was nervous.

If these two powers exploded out of control, the first person to die would be Xu Ping’an.

"Merge for me!" Xu Ping’an shouted fiercely.

He forcibly compressed the two powers together.

However, the forces became even more violent, but Xu Ping’an showed no sign of giving up.

"Madman, he’s a madman," someone called out hastily.

Everyone thought Xu Ping’an was too reckless.

If he failed, he would truly die.

After all, both the metal and thunder attributes were extremely fierce and nearly impossible to merge.

Even Shangguan Lingyu thought Xu Ping’an’s act was insanely reckless.

But the next moment, everyone was dumbstruck.

Because under Xu Ping’an’s insane coercion, the two domineering True Elementals actually began to fuse together.

Streams of golden thunder sword-shaped True Elementals appeared, twining around the Golden Thunder Sword, their terrifying aura causing everyone to shudder.