Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 343: The Secret of Demon Cloud Heaven

Qian Gui could never have dreamed that he, a mighty Eighth Rank Strongman, would die such a pitiful death.

Four Mysterious Heaven Thunder Pearls actually blew him to death directly.

Now, his physical body had vanished, and even his soul origin had become severely damaged.

As the thunderstorm dissipated, his remnant soul drifted weakly through the air.

It seemed like a puff of wind could completely disperse his soul origin.

Xu Ping’an swept over, looking at the Qian Gui before him.

Qian Gui also looked at Xu Ping’an, his eyes filled with a torrential intent to kill.

"There’s no need to look at me like that. It was your own carelessness. In fact, my avatar, Li Heng, had many flaws," Xu Ping’an said with a smile.

Qian Gui’s anger surged. Yes, the Li Heng that Xu Ping’an had transformed into did indeed have many flaws.

But at that time, he was so enraged that he wasn’t paying attention to Li Heng, not even using Heavenly Eye to investigate.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have fallen for Xu Ping’an’s trap.

But now it was too late to say any of this.

"Kid, your end won’t be any better than mine. My Demon Cloud Heaven won’t let you go," Qian Gui said with fury.

"Then you won’t be there to see it," Xu Ping’an laughed coldly.

The next moment, he let Lei Shi take action.

Lei Shi was naturally happy to do so. Killing Qian Gui and absorbing a part of his soul origin power would help him recover some of his strength.

Soon, Qian Gui’s soul origin was completely destroyed, and the soul origin power that he had released was absorbed by Lei Shi.

"Kid, not bad at all, killing an Eighth Rank. If I can get two or three more souls like this, I can exhibit the combat power of an Eighth Rank," Lei Shi said with a smile.

"I’ll help you hunt them down when I have the chance," Xu Ping’an replied with a smile.

"You’re a freak, a Sixth Rank killing an Eighth Rank, you talk about it as if it were as simple as drinking water," Lei Shi teased with a laugh.

However, his tone also revealed a sense of surprise.

Xu Ping’an being able to kill an Eighth Rank Strongman was far beyond his expectations.

Even though Xu Ping’an used some tricks and strategies, the same methods would not achieve such an effect with someone else.

But Xu Ping’an didn’t pay attention to Lei Shi; he collected the storage ring of the Eighth Rank Strongman.

"Xu Ping’an, you’re amazing. An Eighth Rank Strongman just died like that; it’s definitely the most pitiful death of an Eighth Rank I have seen," Gu Lingyan said to Xu Ping’an, giving him a thumbs up.

"Have you seen other Eighth Ranks die before?" Xu Ping’an asked with a smile.

"Hmph, you’re trying to trick me into talking again. I’m not going to tell you," Gu Lingyan coldly retorted.

Xu Ping’an chuckled; he indeed had some interest in probing into Gu Lingyan’s background.

Through these Mysterious Heaven Thunder Pearls, Xu Ping’an couldn’t help but take Gu Lingyan’s background more seriously.

"How many more Mysterious Heaven Thunder Pearls do you have?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"Thirty," Gu Lingyan replied after thinking.

"Really, how many?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"Fifty, that’s really all I have. I just grabbed a handful before I left," Gu Lingyan said.

Xu Ping’an was speechless.

Fifty Mysterious Heaven Thunder Pearls?

These things could blow up an Eighth Rank Strongman, and she said she just grabbed a handful before leaving?

If this were known, other Eighth Rank experts would probably spit blood.

"Give me twenty more, as your payment for staying by my side," Xu Ping’an said.

"Oh!" Gu Lingyan didn’t argue and directly gave twenty more to Xu Ping’an.

Xu Ping’an was speechless.

This guy definitely had more than fifty on him.

Otherwise, how could he be so neat about it?

It seemed that he had asked for too little.

However, killing Qian Gui this time allowed Xu Ping’an to invent a new method of battle, human bombs.

Having an ink brush clone carry Xuan Tian Lei Zi and self-destruct when close to the enemy was absolutely terrifying.

"Perhaps I could try to find a method to create clones in the future, allow the clones to have a certain combat power, so that they may exert even stronger force," Xu Ping’an thought to himself.

"Xu Ping’an, what should we do now? Go back to the entrance we were at before or try other teleportation gates?" Gu Lingyan looked at Xu Ping’an and asked.

Xu Ping’an thought for a moment and said, "There’s no point in going to the other teleportation gates. I’m afraid the other gates are also guarded by strongmen."

"So what do we do? Just give up?" Gu Lingyan frowned and asked.

Xu Ping’an did not respond but fell into deep thought.

"Hmph, if it really comes to it, then throw all the Xuan Tian Lei Zi over and blow them sky-high, and it would be best to blow up the teleportation gate so that nobody can enter," Gu Lingyan said indignantly.

Xu Ping’an had a helpless look on his face.

Crazy woman.

If she really did that, she’d just be waiting to be hunted down by Demon Cloud Heaven and Mysterious Jade Heaven until her death.

"Since they are guarding the passage, we can only enter after completely crushing them," Xu Ping’an said.

"Completely crush them? How is that possible? There are over a hundred of them, including Ninth Rank Experts," Gu Lingyan quickly shook her head.

"That’s why we need help," Xu Ping’an said.

"Help?" Gu Lingyan looked puzzled.

Without responding, Xu Ping’an darted off into the distance.

...

Meanwhile, in front of the teleportation formation at the southeastern corner of the Heavenly Star Mountain Range.

An old man was sitting cross-legged, with white hair and beard, wearing a black Daoist robe that carried a hint of evil amidst his lofty demeanor.

If Xu Ping’an saw the old man, he would surely recognize that this was the old man he had locked eyes with.

At this moment, the old man took out a jade token from his storage ring.

However, the center of the jade token had already shattered, and the spiritual light inside it had extinguished.

"Dead? Qian Gui is actually dead. Did someone else make a move?" wondered the old man.

An Eighth Rank Strongman had gone to hunt down a Sixth Rank and a Seventh Rank, and in the end, he was dead.

The old man couldn’t help but look in the direction Qian Gui had left in.

"There were two explosions in that direction just now, accompanied by a strong scent of thunder. That must have been Qian Gui in battle. Such level of attack is at least Eighth Rank Peak level. Seems like that young man has some secrets on him," the old man mused again.

"Master, Qian Gui is dead? Shall I take a look?" Another Eighth Rank strongman from Demon Cloud Heaven immediately stood up and offered.

"No need. Since he is dead, there’s no point wasting any more time. Just stay put and guard here. This entrance must not be lost. It’s likely that even those in the Thirty-Six Heavens Beyond Heavens are unaware of the value of this entrance. If we can successfully enter, we will have the advantage and gain the treasures inside. At that time, my Demon Cloud Heaven will definitely be able to turn the tables and might even rise to the forefront among the Seventy-Two Heavens," the old man said with conviction in his eyes.

And deep in his gaze was an intense greed.

"Yes, Master. We have joined forces with Mysterious Jade Heaven, so this entrance absolutely cannot be lost," the man behind smiled and said.

"Don’t be complacent, but also no need for nervousness. Go on, continue to send people out to patrol. Any loose cultivators found within ten miles are to be killed on sight," the old man instructed.

"Yes."

The man immediately acknowledged, his face also alight with longing.

As long as they passed through this teleportation gate and entered the Heavenly Star Ancient Palace, Demon Cloud Heaven would be able to change their fate and become a powerful force among the Seventy-Two Heavens.

At that time, who would dare to look down upon Demon Cloud Heaven?