Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 341 What Kind of Family Is This Anyway?

Xu Ping’an was fleeing at breakneck speed, and he kept looking behind him.

Fortunately, the Ninth Rank Expert hadn’t pursued him.

The ’ferocious’ Dao Law in his mind had also stopped throbbing as intensely.

Xu Ping’an breathed a slight sigh of relief.

If that Ninth Rank Expert had come after him, his death would have been certain.

It should be known that just now, he had only exchanged a glance with the opponent, who hadn’t actually employed their Soul Power. It was merely an instinctive Soul Defense Counterattack, yet even so, he still felt his Soul origin had suffered a tremendous impact.

Had his Soul Power not been enhanced, that single look alone would have been enough to completely shatter his soul and kill him.

Xu Ping’an felt lingering fear in his heart; Ninth Rank Experts were indeed formidable.

In his previous life, he had never felt this way, because he was too strong and had long forgotten what it felt like to be suppressed by someone more powerful.

Now that he was weak, he truly experienced the might of a Ninth Rank Expert.

"What?"

However, just when Xu Ping’an thought he had escaped a disaster, the ’ferocious’ character in his mind began throbbing again.

Xu Ping’an immediately turned pale and hurriedly looked behind him.

He saw a man in a dark brown robe swiftly chasing after him.

"Damn it, an Eighth Rank Cultivator," Xu Ping’an cursed inwardly.

He hadn’t expected to still attract the attention of a powerful enemy.

An Eighth Rank Cultivator wouldn’t just have Soul Power, their True Yuan would have also reached the level of one million strands, equivalent to the Power of Ten Dragons.

Of course, such a strongman wouldn’t possibly unleash all their strength in one attack.

However, even if they could exert fifty or sixty percent of their power, it would amount to the strength of fifty or even sixty dragons.

That level was already terrifying, and certainly not something he could withstand now.

Of course, Xu Ping’an still had some trump cards. If really cornered, he would just have to waste some resources.

A fierce look flashed in Xu Ping’an’s eyes.

"Eighth Rank Experts, Xu Ping’an, we’re in big trouble," Gu Lingyan declared, now aware of the powerful aura behind them.

"Then run faster, stop wasting words," Xu Ping’an snapped impatiently.

Gu Lingyan had the nerve to chatter at such a moment; shouldn’t she be focused on fleeing for her life?

"Oh, right," Gu Lingyan said, snapping to it.

The next moment, she displayed a different movement technique, and her speed turned out to be much faster than Xu Ping’an’s.

Seeing this, Xu Ping’an was speechless.

He had been worried about this woman when he should have been concerned for himself.

Xu Ping’an shot through the jungle like a streak of light.

And behind him, another streak of light was rapidly gaining ground, the distance between them steadily shrinking.

Originally, they were more than two thousand meters apart, but now only eight hundred meters remained.

And that distance was continuing to close.

"This won’t do, if it goes on like this, I’ll eventually be caught. I need to think of a way out," Xu Ping’an muttered to himself.

But an Eighth Rank First Layer Realm expert was tough to handle; setting aside whether his Soul origin could withstand an attack.

Even if it could, killing his opponent was out of the question.

Moreover, an Eighth Rank Expert would almost certainly have knowledge of soul-related Combat Techniques.

So facing an Eighth Rank Expert, Xu Ping’an was practically in a life-and-death situation.

Of course, he still had the Mysterious Ice Pearl bestowed by the Snow King.

But to use something like that on a Seventh Rank Expert, Xu Ping’an felt reluctant.

With that in mind, Xu Ping’an’s form flickered and suddenly split into two, transforming into a pair of Xu Ping’ans.

The two Xu Ping’ans looked at each other, then immediately split up and dashed in different directions.

Ink Shadow Split.

This was a tactic Xu Ping’an had often used recently.

At critical moments, it could serve as a decent life-saving measure.

As expected, when the middle-aged Eighth Rank Expert arrived at Xu Ping’an’s previous location, he immediately came to a halt.

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Frowning as he looked in two different directions, Xu Ping’an seemed somewhat hesitant.

Clearly, even he could not distinguish which one was the real Xu Ping’an.

Seeing this, Xu Ping’an’s face also showed a hint of joy.

Did it work?

But in the next moment, his expression suddenly changed.

He saw that a crack had formed on the forehead of the middle-aged man, releasing a strong, shining light.

Then he swiftly pursued in the direction of the real Xu Ping’an.

"Damn it, this guy has actually cultivated the Heavenly Vision," Xu Ping’an immediately cursed.

He had not anticipated that the man had cultivated such an extremely rare soul-based combat technique.

Yes, the Heavenly Vision is indeed a powerful soul-based combat technique.

This soul combat technique allows one to condense a Heavenly Eye at the brow using soul power.

This Heavenly Eye can see through all illusions and can even unleash a powerful soul attack.

Obviously, this man’s cultivation of the Heavenly Vision was not the true combat technique, but it was enough to see through his clone.

Seeing the Eighth Rank Strongman swiftly closing in from behind, Xu Ping’an’s heart turned icy to the extreme.

It seemed there was no other choice but a desperate battle.

However, even for Xu Ping’an, facing such an Eighth Rank strongman did not guarantee certainty of victory.

"Senior Cang Xue, can you help me block his soul attack?" Xu Ping’an asked Cang Xue.

"It’s a bit difficult, this person’s soul power is very strong, and he is an Eighth Rank strongman who specializes in cultivating the soul. This kind of strongman is not easy to deal with," Cang Xue responded.

Xu Ping’an nodded, knowing as soon as the man had activated his Heavenly Vision that he must be a cultivator who specialized in soul power.

Any cultivator, once they reach the Ninth Rank, will face a choice.

To specialize in soul power or True Yuan.

Those who focus on cultivating soul power will have tremendously strong soul power.

Those who focus on cultivating True Yuan will have extremely strong True Yuan, but relatively weaker soul power.

Of course, there are also those who develop both evenly; such individuals generally seem more mediocre.

As for the Indestructible Force, this power is what cultivators achieve after reaching the Ninth Rank, by merging soul power with True Elemental Power.

This power is extremely rare, as the merging requires a long time; hence, generally, a Ninth Rank cultivator’s Indestructible Force only suffices for achieving their Indestructible Emperor Body or for healing injuries.

Therefore, the main attack methods of Ninth Rank cultivators are still True Yuan or Soul Power.

This choice usually starts at the Eighth Rank, or even as early as the Seventh Rank.

And this Eighth Rank strongman is a cultivator who focuses on cultivating soul power.

"It looks like I’ll have to use the Millennium Mysterious Ice Soul Pearl," Xu Ping’an murmured to himself.

"Xu Ping’an, I have something that might deal with him, but I’m not very skilled at using it."

Just then, Gu Lingyan’s voice sounded in Xu Ping’an’s mind.

Subsequently, Gu Lingyan slowed down and appeared beside Xu Ping’an, then she pulled out something unexpected.

"Xuan Tian Thunder Seed?" Xu Ping’an exclaimed in surprise.

At that moment, in Gu Lingyan’s hands, lay a quiet metal ball the size of an eyeball, faintly exuding a terrifying thunderous aura.

"Yes, my father said it’s useful against Eighth Ranks, so I brought some. Is it really useful?" Gu Lingyan asked.

"It is useful, extremely useful. This thing is comparable to an Intermediate Grade Immortal Artifact. It could blow up an Eighth Rank Strongman, but it’s difficult; they won’t just stand there and let you do it," Xu Ping’an replied.

This thing was indeed a good item, only slightly inferior to his own Mysterious Ice Soul Pearl, both being one-time attack treasures.

"As long as it’s useful. I’m not very good at using it, and I have many of them. You take them, and hopefully, you can blow him up," Gu Lingyan said.

After saying this, Gu Lingyan directly tossed ten Xuan Tian Thunder Seeds to Xu Ping’an.

Xu Ping’an was dumbfounded.

Ten?

And she still had more?

What kind of family was this?

Ordinary people would treasure just one, and Gu Lingyan effortlessly gave away ten, claiming to have many more?

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