Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 84: Breaking through the Encirclement

"Boom!"

Xu Ping’an smashed a shield onto a Third Rank Fourth Layer Realm cultivator.

The terrifying impact force, coupled with the momentum on the shield, instantly crushed the cultivator’s organs into dust, killing him instantly on the spot.

Then another charge turned a Third Rank Fifth Layer Realm cultivator into a cloud of blood mist.

Another three or four cultivators came to kill him, and Xu Ping’an waved his shield, blocking all attacks.

It had to be said, with the shield in Xu Ping’an’s hands, it served both offensive and defensive purposes, with explosion force and defense both off the charts.

Although Li Qingyi had her hands full, her Stack Waves Sword Technique was incomparably fierce.

Twelve continuous slashes, with Sword Qi rampant and unrestrained.

Her sword chopped four Third Rank cultivators into pieces, leaving neither corpses nor bones.

It had to be said, when Li Qingyi made her move, she was equally ruthless and decisive.

However, Long Yan and the others faced enormous pressure.

They were all Third Rank Second Layer Realm cultivators, facing opponents stronger than them in both strength and numbers.

They were almost overwhelmed in no time.

Fortunately, Xu Ping’an and Li Qingyi took a great deal of pressure off of them; otherwise, they would have died long ago.

But even so, they were cut several times and were seriously injured.

More people from the hunting teams kept coming from all directions.

"The number is increasing. This is no solution. Stick close to me. I’ll take the lead. Qingyi, you support, and the other three focus on breaking through," Xu Ping’an immediately shouted sternly.

The next moment, Xu Ping’an no longer hesitated.

He put away the shield in his hand and replaced it with the Sunrise Sword.

Since his battle with Li Qingyi, this sword had been nurtured anew by Xu Ping’an.

Originally, Xu Ping’an did not intend to use it, waiting to unveil it during the Sect competition.

But now, it seemed he was left with no choice.

The moment the Sunrise Sword was drawn, though it had been nurtured for a short time,

the Sword Qi it contained was extremely terrifying.

Xu Ping’an swung his sword horizontally!

He tore through the air, creating a gigantic Sword Radiance over twenty meters long.

The five advancing members of the hunting team, hit by the Sword Qi, were cut in half at the waist.

Killing these five men, they managed to breach the encirclement.

"Go!"

Xu Ping’an took the lead, charging toward an iron chain.

Long Yan, Tang Qingheng, and Zhao Kai rapidly followed, with Li Qingyi holding the rear.

"Don’t let them escape," a leader of a hunting team roared from a distance.

The next moment, three Third Rank Eighth Layer Realm cultivators charged toward Xu Ping’an.

"Seeking death!"

Xu Ping’an roared furiously.

He executed the second move of the Sky-breaking Sword Decision, the Slash of the Sea.

With one slash, the Sword Radiance instantly streaked across the air.

One of the Third Rank Eighth Layer cultivators had no chance to dodge and was cut in half by Xu Ping’an’s sword.

Xu Ping’an had reached the intermediate stage in the use of his swordsmanship.

His slash was delivered with a powerful momentum.

Although member of the hunting teams were all Third Rank,

none had managed to reach even the momentum level in their weapon usage and were no match for him.

Of course, there were too many opponents.

Even though Xu Ping’an killed one,

the other two tightly entangled him.

"Ping’an, junior brother!" Li Qingyi saw Xu Ping’an being held up by two Third Rank Eighth Layer cultivators and immediately wanted to go help.

"Jump into the river and escape, quick!" Xu Ping’an urgently cried out.

At this moment, they were being pursued from the front and the back.

Their only way out was the river.

Long Yan and the others hesitated for a moment, then decided to jump into the river.

"Junior brother Ping’an, be careful," Li Qingyi instructed with concern before also leaping into the river.

The river was torrential.

Soon, the four of them were submerged in the water.

The members of the hunting group, seeing this, all stopped going after Li Qingyi and her three companions and continued to attack Xu Ping’an.

On the shore, atop a mountain peak.

Chen Tianqing and Guan Haishan were standing there with two others.

"Damn it, these waste hunters actually let them escape by jumping into the river," Chen Tianqing raged.

Although Long Yan and the others were not his main targets.

But since these people were so close to Xu Ping’an, they deserved to die!

Moreover, among those who jumped into the river was Li Qingyi.

"Your Highness need not worry, there are many demon beasts in the Heavenly Dragon River; jumping into it is akin to seeking death," Wei Yang said with a smile.

"What about Li Qingyi? What about Li Qingyi?" Chen Tianqing fumed, unable to contain his anger.

Li Qingyi was the woman he had set his sights on, and although she liked Xu Ping’an, he still did not want Li Qingyi to die there.

"It’s just a woman. Your Highness should focus on the bigger picture, what woman can’t you have in the future?" Guan Haishan stated.

Chen Tianqing did not argue, but his expression grew exceedingly grim.

"Sun Chao, you make your move. Xu Ping’an absolutely cannot be allowed to escape. I want to watch him die," Chen Tianqing commanded furiously.

Of the five disciples, only Xu Ping’an remained.

If Xu Ping’an were allowed to escape again, Chen Tianqing would truly be furious.

"Yes!" Sun Chao immediately accepted the command.

A low-grade spiritual bow appeared in his hands, and then he leapt off the cliff, landing on a huge tree.

The bow drawn tight, the Chasing Wind Arrow aimed at Xu Ping’an, seeking the perfect moment to strike.

At this moment Xu Ping’an was surrounded by more than a dozen members of the hunting group, but these men couldn’t seem to handle him.

These hunters were from wild origins; although their cultivation was high, their combat power was not as good as that of real disciples of the same rank from a sect.

Of course, their combat experience was somewhat richer than that of ordinary sect disciples.

But Xu Ping’an’s combat experience was much richer than theirs.

"Damn it, why is this disciple of the Beichen Sword Sect so brutally efficient?"

The team members of the hunting group who were fighting with Xu Ping’an were inwardly cursing at this moment.

Xu Ping’an’s moves were exceedingly sharp and decisive.

Almost without flaw.

On the contrary, because of Xu Ping’an’s fierce attacks, four members of their team had become disorganized.

Then they were all killed by Xu Ping’an with a single stroke of his sword.

As soon as they showed any weakness, Xu Ping’an would seize the opportunity to kill perfectly.

Such decisiveness, along with control over the timing, truly shocked them.

The key point was, Xu Ping’an’s cultivation was only at the Third Rank, Third Layer Realm.

Could it be that more than a dozen of them, trying to kill one at the Third Layer, were instead being killed by the other party?

Had this been suggested before, they would never have believed it.

While coping with their siege, Xu Ping’an glanced over at Elder Song Yang and Elder Huang An.

Elder Song Yang and Elder Huang An were currently being besieged by eight Third-Rank powerhouses.

Among them were four at the Ninth Layer and four at the Eighth Layer.

The two elders were completely tied down, utterly unable to get free, and they were starting to struggle.

They were both seriously injured, and it likely wouldn’t be long.

Before they would be killed.

And as for Elder Yu Xin, the situation appeared to be very bad as well.

Two Fourth-Rank powerhouses had taken action, firmly tying her up, clearly with no intention of fighting to the death with her.

Once Song Yang and Huang An were killed, the situation would be problematic for Yu Xin.

With so many powerhouses attacking, they could even wear Yu Xin down with attrition.

"Enough, dragging this out isn’t going to work, I’ll have to retreat first. As for the three elders, they’ll just have to fend for themselves," Xu Ping’an sighed inwardly.

Then, throwing back the several attackers, he jumped towards the river.

"Whoosh!"

Just as Xu Ping’an was about to leap into the water, an arrow broke through the air, speeding incredibly close to the surface of the river.

"Seeking death!"

Xu Ping’an perceived the arrow, and his heart suddenly filled with rage.

With his Sharp Sword, he struck, deflecting the Chasing Wind Arrow.

But at that moment, a second arrow burst forth.

Xu Ping’an grabbed the sharp arrow, and along with it, plunged into the river.