Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 680 - 679: Gone Crazy

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Battle raged on outside the West City Gate, with bursts of roaring sounds echoing through the air.

Xu Ping’an hid in the shadows, watching the battle unfold before him, his face revealing a look of delight.

"Just as expected, they’ve started fighting," Xu Ping’an murmured to himself.

Indeed, at this moment, Songxiang was engaged in battle with members of the Jade Immortal Sect.

The white-haired old man, leading the charge, wielded the powerful Power of Dao Principles to relentlessly suppress Songxiang.

Two Eleventh Rank First Layer Realm cultivators were assisting on the side, continuously causing trouble for Songxiang.

As for the others, they were far from idle at this moment.

It seemed they were maintaining some sort of Formation, sealing off this piece of heaven and earth.

Seeing the situation, Songxiang was at a disadvantage, seemingly on the brink of defeat at any moment.

This scene brought great joy to the members of the Jade Immortal Sect; they were finally about to capture her.

Once they caught her, the legacy of the Supreme Empress would belong to the Jade Immortal Sect.

However, Xu Ping’an’s brow furrowed slightly.

"Something’s not right; Songxiang’s strength can’t be this weak. Is she hiding her true power?" Xu Ping’an thought to himself.

The Songxiang currently in battle was clearly not as formidable as the one he had encountered in the Demon Elephant Tower.

Not to mention anything else, just her Devouring of Dao Principles was much weaker.

What was going on?

"Haha, you won’t escape today," the old man laughed heartily, his eyes filled with triumph as the Power of Dao Principles erupted continuously, forcing Songxiang to retreat step by step.

"Hmph, dream on. Even if I die, I won’t let you succeed," said Songxiang coldly, her eyes seemingly flashing with intense anger.

This expression made the people of the Jade Immortal Sect even more delighted.

The angrier Songxiang appeared, the more they believed she had no tricks left, making it even more certain for them to capture Songxiang.

"No, this definitely isn’t right," Xu Ping’an said, shaking his head.

There was something odd about this Songxiang.

With that thought, Xu Ping’an immediately took out the Heaven-Penetrating Mirror.

The next moment, a glow enveloped Xu Ping’an’s eyes.

Then, Xu Ping’an saw a sight that shocked him.

He realized that the Songxiang fighting with the Jade Immortal Sect was actually just a tree branch.

In other words, this Songxiang was not her true self but a branch avatar.

"Just a clone; I knew she couldn’t be this weak. Her strength is probably only about seventy percent of her true self," Xu Ping’an muttered to himself.

If it weren’t for the Heaven-Penetrating Mirror and the Demon Elephant Tower, he might not have been able to tell that this Songxiang was fake.

"A method to create avatars? I hadn’t expected Songxiang to possess such a technique, but this kind of avatar creation probably can’t be used over long distances; her true self must be nearby," Xu Ping’an reasoned to himself.

Because this Songxiang avatar didn’t possess a complete Soul Entity, controlling the avatar would require the true self not to be too far from the avatar.

This was why Xu Ping’an was convinced that her true self was nearby.

Xu Ping’an immediately used the Heaven-Penetrating Mirror to survey his surroundings; everything nearby seemed exposed to his view.

Most importantly, Xu Ping’an could perceive the fluctuations of the Power of Dao Principles.

An invisible, green force was emerging from beneath the ground, enhancing Songxiang’s avatar.

While others couldn’t see these details, Xu Ping’an, who possessed a fragment of the Heaven-Penetrating Mirror, could easily make them out.

"Underground!" Xu Ping’an instantly looked downward.

Sure enough, five hundred meters beneath the surface, he spotted a figure; it was Songxiang herself.

It seemed Songxiang was collecting the Spring of Life that the old man had dripped onto this spot earlier.

Thinking of this, Xu Ping’an chuckled to himself.

Songxiang indeed had impressive tactics, letting a clone fight a desperate battle above while she collected treasures below.

This way, even if her clone died, it would be very difficult for others to catch her.

"You like to hide, do you? Then I’ll expose your location and make you truly fight it out," Xu Ping’an said with a light chuckle.

As for how to reveal Songxiang’s location, that would depend on Ding Yuan.

"Buzz!"

Xu Ping’an reverted back to his own appearance.

This identity of Ding Yuan could no longer be used.

The next moment, a soul entity that looked exactly like him walked out of Xu Ping’an’s body.

In his hand, he held another soul entity, which was none other than Ding Yuan himself.

"Go!"

Xu Ping’an willed, and the soul entity instantly burrowed into the ground.

Then it headed straight for the location of Song Xiang.

A slight smile appeared on the corner of Xu Ping’an’s mouth.

"What can I say? You wanted to make a move on me before, now you’ll taste some hardship," Xu Ping’an said with a light chuckle.

Looking down at Song Xiang, who was still collecting the life spring, a mischievous smile spread across his face.

Previously in the jungle, Song Xiang had attempted to kill him and seize his treasures.

Now it was simply a case of reciprocation.

...

At this moment, five hundred meters underground, Song Xiang was slowly collecting the scattered life springs, a joyous expression on her face.

"A bunch of idiots, thinking they can lure me with this life spring. Does this lady look stupid enough to fall for your tricks so easily?" Song Xiang scornfully said as she glanced upward.

"You’re struggling to fight even one of my clones, and you think you want to capture me? By the time you defeat my clone, I’ll have long since slipped away," Song Xiang muttered to herself, disdain growing in her eyes.

In fact, Song Xiang had indeed been attracted by the aura of the life spring.

However, she had instantly seen through the trap set up here, so she allowed her clone to be exposed, while she herself went underground to collect the spring water.

With these waters, she could break through to the Eleventh Rank Second Layer Realm.

At that point, she would easily be able to kill all these people.

"A bunch of fools, delivering resources to me. Once I break through, your death will be imminent. And that boy, to have both the Chaotic Thunder and Chaotic True Fire, must not be spared. Otherwise, he’ll pose a huge threat in the future," Song Xiang murmured again.

A hint of murderous intent flashed in her eyes.

"Oh, am I that important?" Just then, a voice sounded.

Song Xiang was startled and quickly looked around.

"I’m right here." Xu Ping’an’s soul entity appeared in front of Song Xiang.

"Is it you? You dare to show up again? No, this is a soul entity? You came here in astral projection, are you seeking death? Haha!" Song Xiang burst into laughter.

The appearance of Xu Ping’an had taken her completely by surprise.

But when she saw that it was just Xu Ping’an’s soul entity, she immediately showed an ecstatic expression.

This guy is courting death!

The soul entity came looking for her.

If she destroyed his soul entity and found his physical body, his treasures would be hers.

"You want to kill me?" Xu Ping’an laughed.

"Nonsense, haha," Song Xiang laughed heartily, preparing to make her move.

"No need for you to do anything, I’ll do it myself," Xu Ping’an laughed.

Do it oneself?

What did he mean?

Song Xiang was puzzled.

"Boom!"

The next moment, something shocking happened.

With a loud noise, Xu Ping’an’s soul entity instantly swelled and then exploded in self-destruction.

And as he self-destructed, it seemed like something else was also ignited in the explosion.

"No..." a voice full of extreme agony cried out.

Song Xiang hurriedly defended herself against the soul shockwave, looking in bewilderment at the self-destructing Xu Ping’an.

Is this guy out of his mind?

To self-destruct?