Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 482: Extreme Madness

"How did you know I am from the Earth Divine Sect?" the man asked, his curiosity piqued as he looked towards Xu Ping’an.

Xu Ping’an snorted coldly, wiped the fresh blood from the corner of his mouth, and stared icily at the middle-aged man before him, "Is it that difficult to discern? Even though you’ve concealed your aura, a rich earthy presence still emanates from you, a unique characteristic of your Earth Divine Sect’s cultivation technique, isn’t it?"

"Good eyesight, no wonder you were able to detect my arrival in advance," the man said with a hint of admiration.

Xu Ping’an sneered as he pondered how to escape this predicament. At the same time, he looked at the man and inquired, "I am very curious, who exactly leads your Defying Heaven Alliance, commanding such a vast array of forces, and even ensuring such obedience from your Earth Divine Sect?"

The man burst into laughter upon hearing this.

"It seems you are truly smart. Indeed, the Defying Heaven Alliance is an organization beyond your imagination. Not just the Earth Divine Sect, but the Fire Divine Palace and Tianlong Hall carry out orders as well. As for who leads, you do not need to know, and I will not tell you," the man said with a laugh.

A heavy weight settled in Xu Ping’an’s heart.

Just as he had suspected, there must be even more powerful entities lurking behind the Defying Heaven Alliance.

To him, the Earth Divine Sect, Fire Divine Palace, and Tianlong Hall were already considerable forces.

Yet now it seemed that behind these colossal powers lay even more monstrous entities, and there could be more than just one.

The Defying Heaven Alliance was more powerful than he had imagined.

What about the Human Dao Alliance?

Even though they hadn’t surfaced yet and seemed to be in decline, was that truly the case?

Many thoughts surged through Xu Ping’an’s mind.

"So, the order to hunt me down was issued by the forces behind the Defying Heaven Alliance?" Xu Ping’an continued to press.

"Yes and no. You’ve killed so many of our members, so naturally, you must die. However, you have also attracted the attention of the powers behind the Defying Heaven Alliance. Normally, your insignificant death would be of no concern, but you have indirectly offended some people you shouldn’t have offended," the middle-aged man said, still smiling.

"Indirectly offended someone I shouldn’t have?" Xu Ping’an was somewhat astonished.

He had been puzzled before; even with his extraordinary talents on display,

For such an enormous force like the Defying Heaven Alliance, the reaction shouldn’t be so severe.

But who had he inadvertently offended?

Xu Ping’an felt somewhat lost.

If he did not find out who this person was, he would never know peace.

Seeing Xu Ping’an’s perplexed expression, the middle-aged man chuckled.

"Seeing you so baffled, let me give you a hint – the princess of the Great Flame Immortal Dynasty has something to do with you, doesn’t she?" the middle-aged man stated.

"My aunt?" Xu Ping’an exclaimed in surprise.

So that was it.

"Then, the order to hunt me down, was it issued by that divine son from the Fire Divine Palace?" Xu Ping’an’s gaze was filled with endless frigid light, brimming with killing intent.

For a divine son of the Fire Divine Palace, investigating his background would be effortless.

Therefore, it was only natural for that divine son to issue the hunting order.

"It was him, but not just him. You don’t yet realize the value of that princess; your childhood friend is a hot commodity desired by the entire Defying Heaven Alliance," the middle-aged man said with disdain.

Xu Ping’an’s brows furrowed tightly.

Was his aunt that important?

It seemed that taking his aunt away this time would be much more challenging than he had anticipated.

Regardless, he had to take his aunt away.

Whoever stood in his way, he would slay.

That divine son too deserved to die.

Defying Heaven Alliance, you can mess with me, but targeting my aunt is a mistake.

"Alright, seeing as you’re a dead man walking, I’ve indulged you in this conversation. Now it’s time to send you on your way," the man’s voice cooled.

The next moment he swung his palm.

In the skies above, a massive hand made of Indestructible Force with Earth attributes gathered and viciously struck down towards Xu Ping’an.

This palm strike could reduce even the strongest of physical bodies to mush.

Such a blow could flatten a mountain peak into nothingness.

Xu Ping’an also felt immense pressure.

Facing this palm strike, he felt overpowered.

A Ninth Rank Peak cultivator was indeed far stronger than him.

However, killing him would not be so easy.

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"The man who can kill me, Xu Ping’an, has not been born yet. You are not worthy," Xu Ping’an’s eyes brimmed with an intense madness.

There was no other way, he had to take a gamble.

"Indestructible Thunderous Force, come forth."

Xu Ping’an’s eyes flashed with a hint of madness.

The next moment, he began to frantically draw the Indestructible Thunderous Force from the Thunder Brilliance Ring.

"Roar!"

The Indestructible Thunder Dragon within the Thunder Brilliance Ring suddenly opened its eyes and let out a terrifying roar.

A majestic Indestructible Thunderous Force gushed out from it, surging fiercely towards Xu Ping’an.

As the vast Indestructible Thunderous Force flooded into his body, Xu Ping’an felt his meridians were about to burst.

Some of them even shattered directly.

In just an instant, Xu Ping’an turned into a blood-soaked figure.

Endless pain swept over him, as if countless steel needles had pierced his entire body.

However, he paid it no mind, his eyes exuding endless madness.

"Not enough, focus and coalesce," Xu Ping’an said, wielding a low-grade Immortal Sword.

The terrifying Indestructible Thunderous Force continued to pour into the Immortal Sword.

Even the low-grade Immortal Sword began to show cracks, struggling to contain the force.

But Xu Ping’an didn’t care about that as he was wildly drawing on this Indestructible Thunderous Force.

And the aura emanating from the Immortal Sword in his hand had become unbearably terrifying.

"Eh? How does he possess such immense power?" The middle-aged man was startled and looked at Xu Ping’an in amazement.

Xu Ping’an, with eyes as cold as blades, enduring excruciating pain, let out a roar, "Sky-breaking Sword Decision, Fourth Form, Silent Heaven."

Having said that, Xu Ping’an struck with a slash of his sword.

With that one slash, a heaven-shocking Sword Radiance instantly tore through the void.

The Sword Radiance, carrying an incredibly terrifying force of thunder, slashed directly at the huge earthy-yellow hand.

"Boom!"

The giant hand was split in two instantly.

The Sword Radiance continued to break through the void towards the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man was horrified; in this Sword Radiance, he felt a fearsome threat of death.

The middle-aged man quickly exerted his strongest defense.

"Bang!"

But Xu Ping’an’s slash was simply too powerful.

"Spurt!"

The middle-aged man was sent flying back rapidly, coughing up blood.

His chest was charred.

"How... how is this possible?" The middle-aged man was overwhelmed with shock, and the pain coursing through his body felt unreal to him.

He had been seriously injured by a Seventh Rank Cultivator?

"Clang!"

And Xu Ping’an, who had made the slash, seemed to have his strength drained, collapsing directly to the ground.

At this moment, he had become a blood-soaked figure.

Forcibly wielding the Indestructible Thunderous Force had left his body in shambles.

"No... It won’t do, I must... leave this place quickly," Xu Ping’an gritted through the pain, summoning the Golden Edge Mantis with great effort.

As soon as the Golden Edge Mantis appeared, it let out a mournful cry.

Then, it carried Xu Ping’an and swiftly flew away from the spot.

Not long after Xu Ping’an had left, a disheveled, extremely haggard middle-aged man flew into the area.

Looking at the now traceless Xu Ping’an, he let out a sky-high roar of fury.

"Xu Ping’an, I will definitely kill you."

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