Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 92 Mutant Blade Mantis

That afternoon, Li Qingyi and the others all emerged from their retreats.

Li Qingyi and the others also turned their misfortune into blessings, all making significant progress.

Li Qingyi had opened up his seventh Mysterious Vein and stepped into the Meridian Opening Realm at the Seventh Layer.

Long Yan had opened up his third Mysterious Vein, stepping into the initial stage of the Meridian Opening Realm at the Third Layer.

Although Tang Qingheng and Zhao Kai had not reached the Third Layer Realm, they had both reached the peak of the Second Layer Realm.

Since everyone had exited their retreats, Yu Xin decided it was time to land on the island.

Everyone unanimously agreed, so that very afternoon they steered the boat close to the shore.

When Xu Ping’an and his companions set foot on the island, they all felt an extremely terrifying and murderous aura.

The group looked up.

Beyond the riverbank in front of them was a dense, boundless jungle.

The jungle was shrouded in mist and dense with vines.

"Everyone be careful, try not to make any noise. The demon beasts on the island are all very strange and fierce," Yu Xin warned.

Tang Qingheng and the others nodded and silently followed behind Yu Xin.

Xu Ping’an, however, was surveying the island.

For some reason, he felt a very dangerous sensation from it.

Especially deep within the island, it was as if an eye was always watching them.

"Could there really be someone deep inside the island?" Xu Ping’an thought.

"Forget it, even if there is someone, as long as they mean me no harm, I won’t bother with them," Xu Ping’an silently said to himself.

However, he decided not to reveal the existence of the Slaying Thunder Sword.

Otherwise, if there really was a powerful being here and the Thunder Devouring Sword were exposed, they might make a move against him.

With that in mind, Xu Ping’an decided to keep a low profile in the time to come.

Yu Xin led Xu Ping’an and the others towards the interior of the forest.

Their purpose for this expedition was to search for Heavenly Star Stones.

Initially, when the Heavenly Star Stones fell onto the island, they had scattered everywhere.

Thus finding the Heavenly Star Stones was no easy task.

If they possessed Spiritual Sense, they could use it to search.

But since none of them were at the level to project their Spiritual Sense outward, they could only rely on their eyes to search.

"Don’t wander off too far from each other!" Yu Xin cut a red python in two with a single strike of his sword.

Xu Ping’an also caught a Second Rank Brutal Force Rabbit in his hands.

He realized that this Brutal Force Rabbit was different from those in the Wilderness Forest.

The Brutal Force Rabbits in the Wilderness Forest had blue eyes, but here they were crimson.

The Brutal Force Rabbits on the island were clearly much more vicious.

And these Brutal Force Rabbits were also much stronger.

Within the body of this Brutal Force Rabbit, Xu Ping’an felt a peculiar power.

If he was not mistaken, this should be the Heavenly Star Power.

"The air also contains Heavenly Star Power, it’s just too dilute, so normally it’s not detectable. But creatures living here for a long time will gradually accumulate a lot of it," Xu Ping’an tried absorbing the spiritual energy from the surroundings.

He discovered that the spiritual energy contained a very faint trace of Heavenly Star Power.

Ordinary cultivators encountering this Heavenly Star Power wouldn’t be able to refine it at all.

But he was different.

His Chaotic Reversal Scripture could refine any power.

At this moment, that trace of Heavenly Star Power had already been transformed into True Yuan by him.

"Be careful, everyone. Don’t absorb too much of the spiritual energy from the surroundings; it contains a trace of Heavenly Star Power. Absorbing too much will make you irritable," Xu Ping’an cautioned.

Upon hearing this, everyone was rather surprised.

The spiritual energy contained Heavenly Star Power?

After Xu Ping’an’s reminder, the others also refrained from absorbing the spiritual energy of the surroundings.

If they needed to replenish spiritual energy, they all took out Spirit Stones to absorb.

"Keep these Spirit Stones for yourself," Xu Ping’an handed ten Spirit Stones to Li Qingyi.

"What about you?" Li Qingyi asked.

"The spiritual energy here doesn’t affect me, and I still have plenty of Spirit Stones," Xu Ping’an said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Li Qingyi did not hesitate, nodding and accepting the Spirit Stones.

"Look quick, is that a Heavenly Star Stone?"

Just at that moment, Zhao Kai suddenly pointed at a stone the size of a cat’s eye embedded in a giant rock ahead and exclaimed.

The stone was entirely crystal clear, as translucent as glaze.

Inside, it seemed like there was power flowing.

"It is the Heavenly Star Stone," Yu Xin said with great joy.

She immediately dashed towards the giant rock.

With a slap of her palm, the rock shattered into pieces.

The Heavenly Star Stone was now in her grasp.

With the Heavenly Star Stone in hand, she was overjoyed.

The others were also thrilled beyond measure.

"Get out of the way!"

Just then, Xu Ping’an’s expression changed dramatically, and he urgently shouted.

Yu Xin’s demeanor instantly turned solemn, and she spun around to strike with her palm.

"Bang!"

However, what her palm collided with was a Blade Mantis beast that stood over two meters tall.

The sharp blade clashed with the hand formed by Yu Xin’s True Yuan.

It instantly sliced through the True Yuan hand.

"Not good, it’s a Fifth Rank ferocious Demon Beast, the Blade Mantis," Yu Xin cried out in alarm.

The faces of the others also changed dramatically.

The Blade Mantis was an incredibly terrifying demon beast.

This kind of demon beast was extremely strong, with a mature one roughly possessing the strength of a Fifth Rank, Third Layer Realm.

And the Blade Mantis before them seemed to be a mutant.

Ordinary Blade Mantises were colored emerald green, but this one was blood red.

The aura it emitted was significantly stronger by a large margin, at the very least of the Fifth Rank, Sixth Layer Realm.

"Roar!"

The Blade Mantis, having missed with its first strike, immediately pursued Yu Xin with terrifying speed.

In a blink, it had caught up to her.

The blood-red blade instantly cleaved outwards, forming a terrifying blade light.

There was a piercing sonic boom atop the blade light.

Yu Xin was incredibly shocked and quickly summoned her Spiritual Artifact to defend herself.

"Clang!"

The blade’s edge struck the Spiritual Artifact.

Yu Xin was instantly sent flying and her Spiritual Artifact now bore a large notch.

"Pfft!"

Yu Xin crashed into a distant boulder, which broke apart as blood gushed out.

Seeing the large notch on her Low Grade Spirit Sword, her eyes filled with extreme shock.

The Blade Mantis’s cutting edge was even more terrifying than a Low Grade Spiritual Artifact.

"Elder Yu!"

Seeing this scene, everyone else felt an immense shock in their hearts.

"I’m fine, be careful everyone, this Blade Mantis is a mutant, and it’s very strong," Yu Xin promptly warned everyone.

Xu Ping’an’s brow was also deeply furrowed at this moment.

This Blade Mantis was indeed very strong, and clearly, it was a mutant.

Whether it was speed or its own hardness, it was far more fearsome than a usual Blade Mantis.

"Be careful, everyone; come behind me, your weapons can’t withstand its attacks," Xu Ping’an warned.

The Xuanwu Shield also appeared in his hand.

To defend against the attacks of this mantis, relying solely on the Sunrise Sword was not enough.

Only with the Xuanwu Shield could he possibly defend against it.

Upon hearing this, Li Qingyi and the others quickly gathered beside Xu Ping’an.

At this moment, the Blade Mantis was also staring fixedly at Xu Ping’an and his companions, especially at Xu Ping’an, as if it had discovered some delicious prey, even revealing a hint of greed in its eyes.