Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 554: Invincible in Close Combat

"He’s made it to the thirty-third layer? How is that possible? He actually passed the thirty-second layer."

An Inner Sect Disciple exclaimed in astonishment.

Everyone stared at the numbers on the stele, all filled with amazement.

Had Wang Tao really passed the thirty-second level?

Hadn’t he been stuck at the thirty-second level for almost a whole day?

How did he manage to pass it just like that?

Both Luo Yong’an and Xie Jizong had faces of disbelief.

Even Li Qingyi was somewhat surprised.

"It seems that Junior Brother Ping’an has really made a breakthrough, to the Eighth Rank. Could it be that the prior celestial phenomenon was caused by Junior Brother Ping’an?" Li Qingyi pondered to herself.

A smile of joy suddenly surfaced on her face.

This smile immediately mesmerized countless male disciples around her.

Li Qingyi actually smiled, and she looked so breathtaking?

"Look quickly, it’s... it’s thirty-four now," just then, a disciple suddenly cried out in alarm.

"What thirty-four?" The disciple beside him responded with a puzzled face.

But in the next moment, his pupils shrank suddenly.

The number on the restriction stele had indeed changed to thirty-four.

Wang Tao had reached the thirty-fourth level?

"Could it be that the restriction stele is broken?" someone voiced their suspicion.

After all, there were as many as twenty cracks on the restriction stele.

Many others around harbored the same doubt.

"The restriction stele is impossible to break unless the Restriction Space completely collapses, meaning that Wang Tao has truly passed the thirty-third level," Xie Jizong stated.

Upon hearing this, everyone was extremely shocked.

How much time had passed, not even ten breaths, right?

Wang Tao had actually passed the thirty-third level?

"Look, it’s thirty-five now," before the crowd’s shock could subside, the number on the stele changed again.

All of them were completely dumbfounded.

How could this be possible?

All the surrounding disciples felt their scalps tingle.

Five breaths!

Wang Tao had passed the thirty-fourth level in just five breaths’ time.

At this moment, even Xie Jizong and Luo Yong’an were stunned.

Holy shit, how could this ’Wang Tao’ suddenly become so strong?

In the crowd, Zhao Ling’er and the ordinary-looking female disciple were also completely numb.

"This guy is definitely not Wang Tao. If he is, I’ll take my own life right here," Zhao Ling’er said with a resolute look in her eyes.

"But what if he really is?" the plain-looking female disciple beside her remarked.

At these words, Zhao Ling’er was at a loss for words.

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible.

If it were true, she would regret it for the rest of her life.

But in reality, she had already made a decision in her heart. If the person breaking through was really Wang Tao,

then she would kneel and beg for his forgiveness, no matter what.

The one who could reach the thirty-fifth level was much more powerful than Luo Yong’an, perhaps by countless times—a genius like that could not be abandoned.

Xu Ping’an was unaware of these thoughts, and if he knew, he might only feel pity for this fellow called Wang Tao.

At this moment, he was in the thirty-fifth level.

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In front of him was a mighty Black Fire Nether Dragon, a peak Demon Beast at the Ninth Rank of the Ninth Layer Realm.

With the robust bloodline of the Black Fire Nether Dragon, coupled with its mastery of the Fire Attribute Trend, its strength had already neared the level of a Demi Immortal.

At this moment, as Xu Ping’an engaged in battle with it, even though he had just broken through to the Eighth Rank, he still faced considerable pressure.

"Boom!"

Xu Ping’an’s sword struck down on the claw of the Black Fire Nether Dragon.

However, when his Low Grade Immortal Sword, an immortal artifact-grade weapon, collided with the claw of the Black Fire Nether Dragon, it ignited a burst of brilliant sparks, yet it couldn’t even cut through the dragon’s scales.

Xu Ping’an had imbued the Immortal Sword with Spatial Momentum, making its sharpness comparable to that of some High Grade Immortal Artifacts.

Even so, it still failed to stir the Black Fire Nether Dragon in the slightest.

The Black Fire Nether Dragon let out an earth-shattering roar.

Immediately after, its fearsome claw, ablaze with terrifying black flames, reached out towards Xu Ping’an, carrying an immensely powerful force.

The power of these black flames was even more fearsome than ordinary Heavenly Fire, and if even a small spark touched Xu Ping’an’s physical body, it would burn and injure him grievously.

At this moment, Xu Ping’an could only continuously dodge the Black Fire Nether Dragon’s attacks using his movement technique.

"It can’t be helped, I must use an Intermediate Grade Immortal Artifact," Xu Ping’an muttered to himself.

In reality, Xu Ping’an had quite a few treasures at his disposal, but had not used them until now.

Among them, there were four Intermediate Grade Immortal Artifacts.

The Geng Metal Sword, an Intermediate Grade Immortal Sword, had been obtained from the Golden Radiance Ring.

Besides that, there was also an Intermediate Grade Immortal knuckle duster weapon.

Additionally, he had the Wind and Snow Harp and the previously seized Immortal Locking Rope.

Furthermore, he had a High Grade Immortal Artifact, the Purple Dawn Scissors, which had been given to him by a female Demon Emperor, as well as the Long Yan Lamp, a Superior Grade Immortal Artifact he had won by force.

However, at this moment, Xu Ping’an did not plan to use either the High Grade Immortal Artifacts or the Intermediate Grade Immortal Artifacts.

He summoned the knuckle duster directly, which now erupted with a dreadful power of thunder.

Xu Ping’an poured all of his strength into the knuckle dusters and executed the Time Fist Technique.

A single punch, suffused with an immense power of time.

"Boom!"

Xu Ping’an’s fist impacted the Black Fire Nether Dragon’s claw, blasting its flesh across the sky.

The Black Fire Nether Dragon let out a painful scream.

Yet Xu Ping’an sneered coldly and immediately shot forward, raining down a frenzy of fierce punches onto the Black Fire Nether Dragon.

It had to be said, the power of the thunder knuckle dusters was indeed formidable.

The Black Fire Nether Dragon was utterly unable to defend against Xu Ping’an’s punches; its flesh was blasted apart, scattering everywhere until it finally perished.

After killing the Black Fire Nether Dragon, Xu Ping’an took a deep breath.

Ever since he acquired the knuckle dusters, he had never used them.

Now that he had used them, he realized just how powerful they truly were.

Knuckle dusters containing the explosive power of thunderous strikes were truly an invincible close-range weapon.

"In time, I could refine these knuckle dusters, infuse them with the attributes of fire and space, then the power they unleash will be even more terrifying," Xu Ping’an mused to himself.

The Divine Fire Mysterious Iron Ore that Luo Yong’an lost to him could certainly be used.

With that thought, Xu Ping’an grew even more expectant of the knuckle duster weapons.

If he really managed to refine the knuckle dusters into Superior Grade Immortal Artifacts, they would become a fearsome trump card for him.

"The final challenge awaits; I wonder how difficult this last one will be," Xu Ping’an sensed the fluctuations in space and took a deep breath.

The next moment, the spatial fluctuations arrived.

Xu Ping’an appeared in the thirty-sixth layer of space.

Meanwhile, outside, everyone who saw the number on the Stele jump to thirty-six was thoroughly stunned.

This guy actually made it to the thirty-sixth layer.

At this moment, all the disciples’ admiration for ’Wang Tao’ became boundless.

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