Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law-Chapter 396: The Momentum of a Volcanic Eruption

Xu Ping’an looked at the fifteen items placed before him, among which twelve were for enhancing Soul Power.

Only three treasures were for strengthening the Niwan Palace.

"Spirit Pills can triple the strength of the Niwan Palace—coming from Jiang Feng’s storage ring, that’s not bad," he murmured.

Xu Ping’an picked up the jade box, which contained an Elixir radiating celestial light.

It was a Ninth Rank Intermediate Grade Spirit Pill, a highly valuable Elixir.

Evidently, Jiang Feng hadn’t had the chance to consume it.

Xu Ping’an didn’t stand on ceremony and directly tossed the Elixir into his mouth.

The next moment, the Pill Sea transformed into a pure medicinal force, pouring into his Niwan Palace.

As this force surged in, the defensive layer of Xu Ping’an’s Niwan Palace became even more substantial.

Without hesitation, he took one of the nearby Elixirs meant for bolstering Soul Power, began amassing Soul Power, and then continued to expand his Niwan Palace with the help of this force.

Now, Xu Ping’an’s Niwan Palace was already equivalent to thirty times the size of an ordinary person’s, which meant that if Xu Ping’an wished to reach soul saturation, his Soul Power would also need to be thirty times that of others.

At this moment, the Niwan Palace was still expanding.

Xu Ping’an continued to fortify the barriers of the Niwan Palace while simultaneously enlarging it.

Thus, Xu Ping’an’s Niwan Palace kept growing larger and larger.

When the effects of the Spirit Pills were nearly exhausted, Xu Ping’an took out the second item meant for enhancing the Niwan Palace.

This was a Ninth Rank Superior Grade Spiritual Medicine named Nine Star Red Immortal Flower.

This flower’s effect was ten times stronger than that of the Spirit Pills.

Without any hesitation, Xu Ping’an swallowed it and continued expanding the Niwan Palace.

Soon, Xu Ping’an’s Niwan Palace reached forty times the size of an ordinary person’s.

But Xu Ping’an didn’t stop there.

Fifty times, sixty times.

Xu Ping’an’s Niwan Palace expanded to a whopping sixty times its original size.

However, Xu Ping’an still didn’t rest and proceeded to take out the last treasure.

It was a thousand-year Polygonum multiflorum, also discovered in the medicinal field of that cave dwelling, and this medicine too was of Ninth Rank Superior level.

Earlier, Cang Xue had mentioned that his Niwan Palace could be enhanced, referring precisely to these two items.

After consuming the Polygonum multiflorum, Xu Ping’an continued to stretch his Niwan Palace.

He was curious to see just how large the Niwan Palace could get.

The Niwan Palace expanded bit by bit once more, and as Xu Ping’an was enlarging it, his Soul Power was also being absorbed incessantly.

Soon, Xu Ping’an’s Niwan Palace expanded to its limit.

This time, even when Xu Ping’an tried to fortify the Niwan Palace further, it was unable to enlarge any more.

"Eighty-one times?" Xu Ping’an exclaimed in surprise.

He hadn’t expected that once the Niwan Palace reached eighty-one times its size, it would be completely unable to expand further.

Eighty-one?

Could there be a secret he was unable to decipher?

After pondering for a while, Xu Ping’an couldn’t figure it out and hence dismissed it.

Since the Niwan Palace could no longer be expanded, what remained was to reinforce the defensive barriers of the Niwan Palace and enhance Soul Power.

Although Xu Ping’an had absorbed a great deal of Soul Power, the saturation level of his Soul Origin Liquid had decreased.

Now, his Soul Origin Liquid only filled thirty percent of the Niwan Palace.

There was no helping it, as his Niwan Palace was simply too vast.

"There are still seven treasures for strengthening Soul Power; I wonder if absorbing them all will completely saturate my Soul Origin Liquid," Xu Ping’an mused to himself.

Then he swallowed all seven remaining treasures.

A tremendous surge of Soul Power immediately flooded into Xu Ping’an’s Niwan Palace.

Xu Ping’an’s Soul Origin Liquid within the Niwan Palace kept growing.

Forty percent, fifty percent, sixty percent...

Finally, when the Soul Power reached ninety percent, it stopped.

"Nine parts full? What a pity, just short of the last part," Xu Ping’an thought to himself.

He had been just a little short of reaching full saturation of his Soul Origin.

Once saturation was reached, he could step into the Seventh Rank.

By that time, with his soul origin condensed, his combat power would have increased greatly.

"Hum!"

Xu Ping’an shifted his gaze back to the Supreme Immortal Seal.

At this moment, the Supreme Immortal Seal, just like the Thunder Devouring Sword, was lying quietly inside Xu Ping’an’s Niwan Palace.

The Supreme Immortal Seal emitted a faint light continuously, and under this light, the barriers of Xu Ping’an’s Niwan Palace became even thicker once again.

"It seems that Tang Xinyue was right, this object really does strengthen and stabilize the Niwan Palace. With it, even low-rank Eighth Rank powerhouses might not be able to truly harm my soul origin," Xu Ping’an mused to himself.

As for the Thunder Devouring Sword, Xu Ping’an was still unable to activate it much, as he could feel that there was a seal on the sword.

To use the Thunder Devouring Sword, he would have to break this seal.

With his current strength, that wasn’t possible; he could only wait.

"It looks like I’ll need to find a way to get some treasures that can enhance soul power," Xu Ping’an sighed.

Although he had obtained quite a few treasures this time, he himself had a voracious appetite.

The treasures were simply not enough for his own use.

Xu Ping’an stood up, but he didn’t leave.

The grandeur of the volcanic eruption had given him new insights into the forces of heaven and earth.

The eruption of a volcano was also a force, a peerless one at that.

The instant the volcano burst, Xu Ping’an clearly felt an irresistible power.

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If his attacks could burst forth like a volcanic eruption, releasing terrifying power in an instant,

then the might of his attacks would undoubtedly climb to a new level.

Xu Ping’an closed his eyes, recalling the scene of the volcano’s instantaneous eruption.

At that moment, he seemed to return to the second before the eruption.

The ground shook, and the entire world trembled.

A force was accumulating, layer upon layer – First Layer, second, third...

Stacking endlessly, until it reached a critical point of terror.

Right... Eighty-one Layers!

Xu Ping’an suddenly thought of something; he had distinctly felt the earth tremble eighty-one times in an instant.

And at the end, the eighty-one merged into one, with power accumulated to the extreme.

Xu Ping’an suddenly understood something. Whether it was his Stack Hammering technique or his grasp of the forces of heaven and earth, eighty-one was the ultimate number.

If he could reach eighty-one layers in an instant with his attacks and merge them as one, then it would unleash immense power.

With this realization, Xu Ping’an suddenly understood something.

He repeatedly practiced his punches.

One punch, stacking fifty-six layers.

Another punch, fifty-seven layers.

...

Xu Ping’an continued to swing his fists, his control over power steadily increasing.

Finally, with one punch, Xu Ping’an released a full sixty-four layers of power.

A punch that vibrated sixty-four times, it was not just an accumulation of power, but also of momentum.

With this punch, Xu Ping’an released ninety percent of his power, carrying an unstoppable momentum like a volcanic eruption.

Power transmitted instantaneously, and a distant hill was obliterated in a puff of dust.

"Have I stepped into the ninety percent realm with my True Elemental power? If I can master the stacking of eighty-one layers of power and merge them, could I then reach my full strength? And this momentum, I should consider it a minor accomplishment in understanding the grand forces of heaven and earth," Xu Ping’an felt his control over elemental force and could not hide his look of surprise.

This observation of the volcanic eruption had brought him huge gains.

Now, even those in the Eighth Rank Third Layer Realm would not be his opponents.

Of course, that was provided that the opponent did not utilize powerful soul combat techniques.

"Let’s go, to the number six area." In the next moment, Xu Ping’an turned into a bolt of Thunder Light.

His speed exploded to an unparalleled degree.

His Thunder Imperial Nine Heavens had also reached an ethereal realm, and with speed so fast, it was approaching the speed of sound.