Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 281: Heavenly Star Palace

Xu Ping’an’s figure appeared inside the space of the Golden Radiance Ring.

And his gaze fell upon the bubbles floating before his eyes.

Last time he broke through to the Fourth Rank, he obtained a millennium-old piece of Golden Thunder Iron here.

Now his strength had improved greatly, not only had his cultivation broken through to the Fifth Rank Second Layer Realm.

His strength had even reached the Sixth Rank Peak.

Of course, his current strength wasn’t yet comparable to the Seventh Rank.

The only reason he could slay a Seventh Rank Expert was entirely due to the power of the Thunder Devouring Sword.

So, Xu Ping’an could now be considered a formidable Sixth Rank Peak expert.

Nonetheless, at the Sixth Rank Peak, he should be able to obtain quite a few good things here.

Thus, Xu Ping’an began his search.

When he saw things he wanted, he also started trying to break open these bubbles.

However, most of the bubbles were protected with strong prohibitions, and he almost couldn’t break them.

Several treasures Xu Ping’an had his eyes on slipped away, which filled him with a slight sense of regret.

But Xu Ping’an didn’t get discouraged and continued his patient search.

Suddenly, Xu Ping’an burst a bubble with a punch.

Inside was a book.

Seeing this book, Xu Ping’an’s eyes instantly lit up.

This was exactly what he needed.

It was a cultivation technique, but not an ordinary body refining technique like the Great Brightness Diamond Technique. It was an extremely powerful ancient body refining technique.

This technique was not complete, containing only the first three layers.

But precisely because it was incomplete, Xu Ping’an felt this technique was extremely extraordinary.

The name of this technique was the Tyrant Heavenly Dragon Elephant Technique.

Cultivating this technique would give rise to a strong power of Dragon Elephant within the body.

With Xu Ping’an’s current physical strength, it was only at the level of ten elephants, not even reaching the power of one dragon.

And the technique required that to reach minor completion of the first layer, one must attain the power of one dragon.

One dragon was equivalent to the power of a hundred elephants.

And the power of one dragon was likely to be comparable to the full-force strike of a Seventh Rank Expert in the initial stage.

At the perfection of the first layer, one could cultivate the power of a hundred dragons.

The perfection of the second layer was even more terrifying, reaching a thousand dragon powers.

The perfection of the third layer, ten thousand dragon powers.

One could easily imagine just how strong this technique was.

Therefore, acquiring this body refining technique was already a huge gain for Xu Ping’an.

However, what surprised Xu Ping’an was that not long after obtaining the technique, he broke another bubble.

Inside was a bottle of elixir, the Life-Death Reversal Blood Pill, totaling three pills.

This was a truly terrifying elixir.

Although it was only Seventh Rank, it was counted among the forbidden elixirs within that rank.

Because consuming this elixir carried a fifty percent chance of death.

It was an elixir that unlocked the body’s flesh and blood potential, enduring inhumane pain.

Moreover, each time one consumed a pill, the risk of death for the next would double.

The death probability for the second pill would reach seventy percent.

The third pill almost guaranteed death, with a mortality rate of ninety-nine percent.

To this day, no one has survived taking the third Life-Death Reversal Blood pill.

One could well imagine how terrifying this elixir was, and that was why it was listed as a forbidden elixir.

Xu Ping’an had not expected to acquire such a treasure.

Even when faced with this forbidden elixir, he couldn’t help but sigh.

However, if he combined the elixir with the Tyrant Heavenly Dragon Elephant Technique, it would be a perfect enhancement.

After storing away both treasures, Xu Ping’an continued his search for a while.

Eventually, he obtained another treasure.

And this treasure surprised him even more.

Becuase it turned out to be an Immortal Artifact.

A pair of gloves.

Named Black Nether Gloves.

These gloves are thin as silkworm threads, presenting in black and clinging almost to the skin.

But their hardness had reached an extremely terrifying level.

With these gloves on, he could crush Superior Grade Spiritual Instruments with his bare hands without any problem.

However, there was one issue with the gloves, they were too heavy.

One glove weighed ten thousand catties, and two together weighed twenty thousand catties.

Such a dreadful weight, a common Fifth Rank expert wearing them on their hands would probably find it hard to even lift their hands.

Even Xu Ping’an found it somewhat difficult to swing his fists.

But with Black Nether Gloves on and swinging his fist, even a Seventh Rank expert couldn’t withstand it.

After all, the power bursting from those fists was too terrifying.

Afterward, Xu Ping’an obtained no further treasures.

To his surprise, the treasures he received this time were almost all related to Body Refinement.

With these three treasures, his physical body strength would absolutely have a qualitative leap.

Leaving the Golden Radiance Ring, Xu Ping’an began to cultivate.

Initially, Xu Ping’an did not consume the Life-Death Reversal Blood Pill, but transformed the Great Bright King Kong Technique into the Tyrant Heavenly Dragon Elephant Technique.

It took about half a day’s effort for Xu Ping’an to completely complete the transformation of the cultivation technique.

After the transformation, he had the strength of about twelve elephants inside his body.

It must be said that the Tyrant Heavenly Dragon Elephant Technique was truly powerful.

The terrifying power of the Dragon Elephant was all hidden within the flesh and blood of Xu Ping’an.

When not bursting forth, Xu Ping’an’s muscles looked very normal, but once they exploded, the explosive strength made his muscles as clearly defined as if they were made of steel and iron.

When his injuries had mostly recovered, Xu Ping’an began to take the Life-Death Reversal Blood Pill.

Although it had a fifty percent mortality rate, Xu Ping’an was not afraid.

After all, for him, dying in cultivation was better than being killed by others.

As soon as the elixir entered his stomach, Xu Ping’an felt like the flesh and blood of his entire body began to explode.

An indescribably terrifying power instantly erupted within his body.

His muscles swelled several sizes in an instant, and even his bones were somewhat unable to bear the pressure of the blood and flesh power, being directly crushed.

"Ah..."

The severe pain was unbearable, and Xu Ping’an couldn’t help but scream out loud.

The agony was too terrible and could be described as worse than death.

An average person would probably die from the pain alone.

But Xu Ping’an forcibly endured the pain and forcibly reversed the power that had erupted.

The power inside his body also surged instantly.

Fifteen elephants, twenty elephants... thirty elephants...

Just in a moment, the physical strength within Xu Ping’an’s body had tripled, and it continued to increase.

Such a terrifying rate of improvement filled Xu Ping’an’s heart with both shock and joy.

Too terrifying.

This Life-Death Reversal Blood Pill.

...

Meanwhile, as Xu Ping’an was crazily enhancing his strength, in the most magnificent palace of the Sovereign of Great Qin’s Imperial Palace.

At this moment, General Long Yan stood with a respectful expression on his face, while the Sovereign of Great Qin sat in the main seat, listening to General Long Yan’s report.

"You mean to say that Xu Ping’an killed a Seventh Rank Heaven Guard all by himself?" the Sovereign of Great Qin asked in surprise.

"Yes, Your Majesty, but I suspect Xu Ping’an must have some sort of treasure on him; otherwise, with his own strength, he wouldn’t have been able to kill a Seventh Rank." Long Zhengchu responded.

The Sovereign of Great Qin nodded, "Having a treasure is normal; after all, it would be odd if such a genius had no fortune."

Long Zhengchu nodded and continued, "Your Majesty, how do you plan to deal with the Crown Prince then?"

The Sovereign of Great Qin snorted coldly, "Daring to bribe my Royal Long Yan Guard, his courage is indeed getting bigger and bigger. However, I won’t intervene. They want to fight for the throne, don’t they? Right now there really is an opportunity, let’s see if they can seize it."

Long Zhengchu was startled, then suddenly realized something and quickly exclaimed in surprise, "Is Your Majesty referring to the Heavenly Star Ancient Palace?"

The Sovereign of Great Qin nodded, "Recently, news has come that the long-silent Heavenly Star Palace, within the Heavenly Star Wasteland at the junction of the four major countries, seems to have signs of opening."

"Now the four major countries, including the five major powers, are all making moves. If they really can gain a fortunate opportunity within the Heavenly Star Palace, then it wouldn’t be unacceptable to pass the throne to them."

Long Zhengchu felt a shock in his heart.

The Sovereign of Great Qin actually intended to let several princes enter the Heavenly Star Palace?

That place was a deadly ground with over a seventy percent mortality rate!

Of course, the opportunities within were also immensely vast.