Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 333: Not Taking the Common Path

Time kept passing, Xu Ping’an and Blade Mantis continued to absorb.

Their True Yuan and Soul Power were both growing stronger.

"Boom!"

A thunderous roar echoed within Xu Ping’an’s body.

He had broken through.

That’s right, Xu Ping’an’s cultivation had directly advanced to the Sixth Rank Realm.

Upon breaking through to the Sixth Rank, he began to temper his spine and sternum.

Once these temperings were complete, Xu Ping’s bones would become exceptionally hard, which was why Sixth Rank Experts were so powerful.

"This feels amazing, breaking through to the Sixth Rank is just too thrilling," Xu Ping’an muttered to himself.

Xu Ping’an felt his Pill Sea within his body had expanded tenfold.

The capacity of his True Yuan had increased from ten thousand strands to a hundred thousand strands.

Combining the two attributes, that amounted to two hundred thousand strands.

With two hundred thousand strands of True Yuan, Xu Ping’an could unleash even more powerful combat abilities and execute stronger Combat Techniques.

Moreover, both types of Xu Ping’an’s True Yuan had already reached the Fourth Transformation.

Therefore, just after breaking through to the Sixth Rank, Xu Ping’an’s True Yuan level was already comparable to that of the Seventh Rank First Layer Realm.

Feeling the changes in his True Yuan, Xu Ping’an was filled with joy.

With this True Yuan, the power of his Combat Techniques would also become stronger.

"Boom!"

Just as Xu Ping’an was sensing the changes in his True Yuan, a thunderous noise also erupted from the Blade Mantis nearby.

"Eh, you’ve also broken through?" Xu Ping’an said in surprise.

He hadn’t expected the Blade Mantis to break through so quickly.

At this moment, the aura from the Blade Mantis was strong, not even lesser than that of an average Sixth Rank Peak Demon Beast.

"Quite interesting, just breaking through to the Sixth Rank and your Combat Power is already comparable to the Sixth Rank Peak, it seems your Bloodline is quite powerful," Xu Ping’an became even more curious about the Blade Mantis.

This Blade Mantis was already a variant, and after being strengthened with the powerful Mysterious Golden Dragon Fluid for Foundation Establishment, it seemed to become even more extraordinary.

Now, even Xu Ping’an could not predict how strong the Blade Mantis would become if it reached maturity.

"Hiss."

The Blade Mantis affectionately rubbed against Xu Ping’an, as if highly dependent on him.

Xu Ping’an smiled and said, "It seems I haven’t given you a name yet, let’s call you Xiao Dao in the future."

The Blade Mantis seemed extremely thrilled upon hearing Xu Ping’an’s words.

Xu Ping’an smiled and once again stored the Blade Mantis inside the Thunder Brilliance Ring.

He could feel that the Soul Energy that Blade Mantis had absorbed earlier was saturated.

Moreover, since it had just advanced, it wouldn’t make sense for it to continue absorbing energy at this moment.

Of course, the most important thing was that Xu Ping’an felt like his Soul Realm was about to break through.

At this moment, the soul mist in his Niwan Palace was incredibly thick, showing signs of liquefying.

Indeed, this was a sign of breaking through the Soul Realm layer of ’Heart Like a Clear Mirror’.

The liquefaction of the Soul Origin was a sign of strengthening of the Soul Origin, and also a prerequisite for the ultimate Soul Manifestation.

Thus, Xu Ping’an started to concentrate, putting all his effort into breaking through the ’Heart Like a Clear Mirror’.

Xu Ping’an didn’t mind the consumption of the Tianlong Marrow, and he guzzled down ten catties in one gulp.

As such a massive amount of Tianlong Marrow flooded in, the Soul Power in Xu Ping’an’s mind became exceedingly thick and continued to rise.

Xu Ping’an kept operating his Cultivation Technique, gathering these Soul Powers together, and as this Soul Origin Power kept amassing...

A small pond started to form within Xu Ping’an’s Niwan Palace.

But the influx of Soul Power was relentless, and the process of liquefaction was just too slow.

So much so that, later on, Xu Ping’an’s Niwan Palace seemed barely able to contain it.

Under the pressure of this terrifying Soul Power, Xu Ping’an’s Niwan Palace expanded by a circle.

Of course, this process was also extremely painful for Xu Ping’an.

"Eh, this influx of Soul Power can actually expand the Niwan Palace?" Xu Ping’an said with a laugh.

The expansion of the Niwan Palace was somewhat surprising to him.

Even in his past life, when he had broken through to the Immortal Emperor Realm, the changes to his Niwan Palace were minimal; it simply became firmer over time with almost no changes in size.

But just a moment ago, under the immense pressure of a large amount of Soul Power, his Niwan Palace had expanded to twice its size.

This came as a huge surprise to Xu Ping’an.

"If I don’t rush to breakthrough to the Seventh Rank and continue to devour Soul Power, can I continue to expand the Niwan Palace?" Xu Ping’an mused to himself.

To most people, the expansion of the Niwan Palace seemed meaningless.

However, for Xu Ping’an, the expansion of his Niwan Palace was of great significance.

It’s akin to the expansion of the Pill Sea; the capacity for True Yuan also increases.

He was at the First Layer of the Sixth Rank, yet the size of his Pill Sea was ten times that of his peers at the same level.

That meant he also had ten times the amount of True Yuan as his peers at the same Rank.

The same could be said for the Niwan Palace; to break through to the Seventh Rank, it was necessary to fill the Niwan Palace with Soul Origin Liquid, and finally, condense this liquid into a solid form.

If his Niwan Palace was twice as large as others’, wouldn’t the condensed Soul Origin solids also be twice as strong?

What if the Niwan Palace were ten times larger?

One hundred times larger?

Xu Ping’an hardly dared to imagine it.

He could, upon breaking through to the Seventh Rank, have Soul Power comparable to a Seventh Rank Peak expert.

This disparity greatly elevated his soul capacity.

Having been reborn, Xu Ping’an naturally chose to take the strongest path, so he immediately decided not to hurry in increasing the quantity of Soul Origin Liquid. Instead, he was determined to absorb a massive amount of Soul Power and continue to expand the Niwan Palace.

With a plan in mind, Xu Ping’an began to devour the Tianlong marrow with even more frenzy.

An immense amount of Soul Power surged into his Niwan Palace.

Time and time again, his Niwan Palace swelled under pressure, then expanded like a balloon.

In just three hours, Xu Ping’an’s Niwan Palace had expanded to a full five times its original size.

"Holy shit, kid, what are you doing? Your Niwan Palace is stretched so large? Have you gone mad?"

Lei Shi could feel the massive dispersal of Soul Power from within the Thunder Brilliance Ring, prompting him to investigate and he was immediately astonished.

Xu Ping’an was actually expanding his own Niwan Palace?

"How about that, my Niwan Palace is pretty big, isn’t it?" Xu Ping’an said with a smile.

"Idiot, haven’t you realized that after expanding your Niwan Palace, the barriers of your Niwan Palace have become extremely weak? Before, I would have had some difficulty breaking into your Niwan Palace, but now, I can say with ease. Kid, are you seeking death?" Lei Shi couldn’t help but curse.

Upon hearing this, Xu Ping’an just smiled.

He had already noticed that as the Niwan Palace expanded, the walls of the palace had indeed become weaker.

This made it extremely easy for enemies to attack his Soul Origin.

However, the barriers of the Niwan Palace can be reinforced.

"I know, I know the Tianlong fruit has the effect of reinforcing the walls of the Niwan Palace, so I will consume it later," Xu Ping’an said with a laugh.

Lei Shi was left speechless.

"Even if you reinforce the barriers, expanding the Niwan Palace to such an immense size will make your later breakthrough to the Seventh Rank much more difficult. The difficulty will be ten times, a hundred times more than others; you’ll need to absorb an even more terrifying amount of Soul Power," Lei Shi couldn’t help saying.

"I know, but it doesn’t matter. Once I break through to the Seventh Rank, I will be comparable to the Eighth Rank," Xu Ping’an said, still smiling.

At these words, Lei Shi fell completely silent, only able to silently absorb the Soul Power leaking out from Xu Ping’an.

"Kid, there’s also been someone with the same idea as you, who expanded his Niwan Palace to an incredible size but eventually burst it. The Niwan Palace has its limits; otherwise, the walls are very prone to shattering," Cang Xue’s voice suddenly rang out.

Xu Ping’an’s conversation with Lei Shi had been overheard by her, prompting her to issue a warning.

"So, if I reinforce the walls of the Niwan Palace, can I continue to expand it?" Xu Ping’an asked.

Upon hearing this, Cang Xue fell silent, too.

What exactly does this kid want to do?

Does he really intend to expand his Niwan Palace to ten times, a hundred times that of an ordinary person?

When the time comes, if he doesn’t have enough Soul Power to break through to the Seventh Rank, wouldn’t he be devastated?

Lei Shi was speechless, too.

The boy’s idea was just too fanciful, but if he actually succeeded...

Lei Shi couldn’t even begin to imagine how strong a newly born Seventh Rank Soul Origin would be.