Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 632 Fierce Battle

The speed of the Golden Winged Cloud Peng far exceeded Xu Ping’an’s imagination.

The dreadful power fluctuating from its talons gave Xu Ping’an a numbing sensation on his scalp.

The talons tore through the void, creating a terrifying sonic boom as they aimed directly for Xu Ping’an’s chest.

It wasn’t just Xu Ping’an’s physical body that was at risk—even a Superior Grade Immortal Artifact, he believed, would be no match for these talons.

Without hesitation, Xu Ping’an immediately summoned his Semi-Divine Battle Armor.

At the same time, azure wings appeared behind him, and he pushed his speed to the limit.

"Clang!"

Although Xu Ping’an dodged with extreme speed, in the end, the talons still grazed his chest.

The piercing noise created by the incredibly sharp talons rubbing against the Semi-Divine Battle Armor was ear splitting.

The terrifying force from the talons sent Xu Ping’an flying backward, hurtling a hundred zhang before he could stabilize himself.

Even so, Xu Ping’an still felt an unbearable sharp pain in his abdomen.

All his internal organs seemed to have shifted out of place.

If it had been any ordinary Demi Immortal at their peak, that strike would likely have cost them their life.

After all, not every Demi Immortal had such an immensely strong physical body.

"What terrifying power, is this the combat power of a Tenth Rank Fourth Layer Realm at its peak?" Xu Ping’an mused in astonishment.

This Golden Winged Cloud Peng was indeed much stronger than he was.

"Are you alright?" Zhao Hanxing appeared beside Xu Ping’an.

It was her true dragon avatar.

Her main body, along with Zhao Hanyue and the palace-dressed beauty, had retreated to a distant corner.

"I’m fine, I won’t die. This Golden Winged Cloud Peng is not weak, I fear it’s not much inferior to your physical body," Xu Ping’an said.

"Hmm, possessing both the bloodline of the Golden Winged Great Peng and the Dark Electric Thunder Peng, the flesh of this Golden Winged Cloud Peng is indeed no less than that of a Divine Beast," Zhao Hanxing nodded in agreement.

She also found the strength of the Golden Winged Cloud Peng before her somewhat troublesome.

Even with her current capabilities, taking down this Golden Winged Cloud Peng was not going to be easy.

"Don’t you have Eleventh Rank Soul Power? Just destroy its Soul Entity," Xu Ping’an suggested.

"I can, but to directly obliterate its Soul Entity while preserving its memories requires some time for me to execute a Soul Combat Technique. My Soul Power was greatly depleted due to the Soul Seizure before," Zhao Hanxing responded.

"How long do you need?" Xu Ping’an asked.

"The time it takes an incense stick to burn. Can you hold it off for me?" Zhao Hanxing said.

"An incense stick’s time? Fine, I will buy you the time of an incense stick. After that, destroy its Soul Entity," Xu Ping’an immediately replied.

"Okay, I will start now," Zhao Hanxing hesitated before saying.

Xu Ping’an then turned his gaze towards the Golden Winged Cloud Peng in front of him, its body shimmering with potent thunder, his eyes filled with intense fighting spirit.

"Little bird, it’s time this big guy seriously plays with you," Xu Ping’an chuckled.

With that, he directly brought out a vessel, and the fragments of Dao Principles from the Semi-Divine Combat Technique swiftly entered the vessel, before merging into Xu Ping’an’s body.

When the fragments of the Dao Principles integrated into Xu Ping’an’s body, a powerful pressure of Dao Principles erupted from him.

"Borrowing the power of Dao Principles? I see, so he has such a trick up his sleeve. This Semi-Divine Battle Armor contains nearly nine thousand kilometers of Dao Principles. Within this domain, he can exert about two hundred meters worth of its power," the palace-dressed beauty said in surprise from afar.

"Two hundred meters of power? That’s the strength of the Second Layer Realm of Dao Principles, and with his own combat power having reached the Tenth Rank Second Layer, doesn’t that mean his combat power could soar to the Tenth Rank Fourth Layer Realm?" Zhao Hanyue exclaimed in surprise.

She had originally thought that Xu Ping’an’s ability to wield power at the Tenth Rank Second Layer Realm was already quite impressive.

But who would have expected that Xu Ping’an could also borrow the Power of Dao Principles?

"Mmm, he can almost reach the power of the Fourth Layer Realm at the Tenth Rank, but this power has a time limit—approximately the duration of an incense stick," said the palace-dressed beauty.

"Then, if he’s in the Spirit Realm, wouldn’t he be able to exert the strength of the Eleventh Rank Peak?" Zhao Hanyue said.

Xu Ping’an actually possesses a complete Eleventh Rank Peak Dao Principle?

That’s terrifying.

"Not exactly, although the Power of Dao Principles is carried by a vessel, one must also have enough realm strength to wield it, and this depends on his Soul Power. Xu Ping’an’s Soul Power is roughly at the level of the Tenth Rank Second Layer Realm, so even if he goes to the Spirit Realm, he can only wield the power of that Second Layer Dao Principle," responded Zhao Hanxing’s true form.

"So, it turns out that the restrictions of this world have actually helped him," Zhao Hanyue said unwillingly.

"This child is truly fortunate. I suspect that he doesn’t just possess the Eleventh Rank Peak Dao Principle, he might actually have an Immortal Emperor Realm Dao Principle. The inheritance of Fenghe Immortal Emperor is definitely not simple," said the palace-dressed beauty solemnly, a hint of murderous intent emerging in her eyes.

"Sister, why do you want to help him?" Zhao Hanyue looked puzzled at Zhao Hanxing’s true form.

At this moment, Zhao Hanxing’s true dragon incarnation was accumulating Soul Power to perform a Soul Secret Art, and Zhao Hanyue knew this was one of their Hanyue Heaven’s secret techniques, the Falling Moon Slaughter.

Using such a secret technique consumes a tremendous amount of Soul Power.

"Previously, during the Soul Seizure, she aided me; I promised him certain conditions," Zhao Hanxing responded.

"But if we kill him, the inheritance of Fenghe Immortal Emperor would be ours. Perhaps it could give our Hanyue Heaven another Immortal Emperor," Zhao Hanyue said reluctantly.

However, Zhao Hanxing simply shook her head.

"I have sworn an oath to the heavenly Dao; I must do this," Zhao Hanxing said.

Zhao Hanyue wanted to say more but was stopped by the palace-dressed beauty.

In the end, Zhao Hanyue could only give up on persuading her, though she remained unconvinced in her heart.

At this moment, Xu Ping’an was already engaged in battle with the Golden Winged Cloud Peng.

Xu Ping’an, holding an Immortal Sword, continuously swung it.

Each slash was incredibly fiery, and the Sword Qi was terrifyingly sharp.

Nearly every strike displayed the golden light he had previously comprehended.

The Golden Winged Cloud Peng was not to be outdone, its Thunder power furiously surging.

Its claws constantly reached out towards Xu Ping’an.

The sky kept exploding with noise, and the void continuously shattered.

Such a fight was causing Zhao Hanyue and the others watching from a distance to feel their hearts tremble in fear.

Too terrifying.

The strength of this Golden Winged Cloud Peng was genuinely fearsome.

But even more abnormal was Xu Ping’an, who was able to fight on par with a Tenth Rank Golden Winged Cloud Peng?

Even Zhao Hanxing herself was astoundingly surprised.

At this point, she had to admit that her own true form was simply no match for Xu Ping’an.

"Xu Ping’an possesses at least the strength to enter the top thirty of the genius list," Zhao Hanxing said.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Hanyue and the palace-dressed beauty were incredibly surprised.

Top thirty of the genius list?

Is this guy really so heaven-defying?