Lu Yuan checked his [Fighter] profession panel.

He found that all the skills related to body refinement on the panel had disappeared.

Skills such as [Crane-shaped Pile], [Spirit Crane Body], and [Ten Thousand Refining Body]...

Also, all nine Transverse Martial Arts that he had yet to master had vanished.

Lu Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

The cultivation techniques and skills on the [Fighter] panel had consumed a great deal of his time and effort.

If the effect of the merged panel is unsatisfactory... I'll lose out badly, he thought.

Let's test it first.

With a flicker in his eyes, Lu Yuan scanned his current training room.

After a moment's thought, he closed his eyes, chose to activate [Imaginary Enemy], and entered the Consciousness Space.

「...」

The scene shifted, and Lu Yuan found himself back at the mine site where he had stood a few minutes prior.

In front of him stood the over five-meter-tall Elephant God Walk.

Its enormous body exuded an overwhelming natural pressure.

Lu Yuan remained calm, shifting his attention to the newly unlocked panel.

"[Elephant God. Walking Stance], activate!"

This was the first time Lu Yuan had encountered a profession panel that required active activation.

The moment the panel activated, it burst into brilliant light.

CRACKLE, CRACKLE—

Lu Yuan's body began to expand uncontrollably.

His skin turned crimson, muscles bulged, heat waves radiated from him, and his black hair lengthened...

In the blink of an eye, he reached two and a half meters, entering the third stage of his ultimate transformation.

However, the growth in stature continued.

Three meters...

Three and a half meters...

Four meters...

It wasn't until he surpassed a height of five meters that the growth finally ceased.

I've grown taller again...

At this moment, Lu Yuan's entire body was crimson. His bulging muscles writhed like pythons or gnarled like old tree roots, resembling blocks of red-hot iron.

He radiated astonishing heat waves, causing the air within a ten-meter radius around him to twist and distort.

His arms were nearly as thick as water buckets, and his legs resembled two large vats.

He had transformed into a veritable giant. A normal adult man, even standing on tiptoe, likely wouldn't reach his thigh.

Lu Yuan felt as if he was about to explode, having expanded to his limit. The blood rushing through his veins felt like molten magma, as if he might burst into flames at any moment.

At this moment, a lifelike phantom of an Elephantman, tens of meters tall, materialized behind him.

It then rapidly shrank and merged into his body.

BOOM!

The power boiling within him instantly cooled as the Elephant God's phantom merged, and the surrounding heatwave abruptly receded.

His crimson skin also rapidly turned pitch-black.

The entire process resembled the quenching of forged steel.

Lu Yuan's strength was tempered and solidified. His five-meter-tall body achieved a significant increase in rigidity, hardness, and resilience.

An unprecedented sense of profoundness and stability welled up from the depths of Lu Yuan's heart.

"Hoo—"

Lu Yuan exhaled a turbid breath and tried moving his body.

He felt as if, with a casual wave of his hand, he could conjure a storm, and with a stomp of his foot, he could easily shatter the earth beneath him.

There was nothing he couldn't overturn.

No being could overthrow him.

Except... it's a slight bit clumsier...

Lu Yuan moved around a little, feeling almost completely accustomed to his new size.

Then, he lifted his head to look at the Elephant God Walk opposite him. A fierce smile spread across his rugged face, now devoid of any trace of handsomeness.

He extended a hand towards the Elephant God Walk, thumb pointing downwards, and said softly, "The Demon Mountain you revere will crumble beneath my feet. The Elephant God will kneel and kiss my boots..."

WHOOSH!

The single eye on the Elephantman's forehead snapped open instantly, as if a switch had been flipped. A torrent of violent rage and fury erupted from it.

The Elephantman let out a low roar, stomped its feet hard on the ground, and lunged fiercely at Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan grinned, meeting the charge fearlessly.

BOOM!

The two colossal, over five-meter-tall bodies crashed heavily into each other, like two small mountains colliding.

Shockwaves rippled outwards, but Lu Yuan stood firm, an unprecedented sense of exhilaration welling up from within.

No sense of oppression, no strain, no heaviness...

The [Elephant God. Walking Stance] had bestowed upon him a physique comparable to that of a true Walker Level adept from the Elephant God Religion.

Finally... I can confront a Walker Level Elephantman one-on-one on a purely physical level and fight head-on!

This was something he couldn't have achieved even with all ten of his previous martial forms active and his defense pushed to the maximum.

BOOM!

Lu Yuan threw a punch, directly sending the Elephantman before him flying.

He didn't use any specialized force-channeling techniques, yet his Fist Strength easily surpassed the three-hundred-ton limit of his previous third-stage ultimate transformation.

The over five-meter-tall Elephantman was sent flying several hundred meters by Lu Yuan's punch, crashing directly into a distant foothill and shattering it.

It clambered up from the debris, shook its head, and with an enraged roar, charged at Lu Yuan once more.

Lu Yuan didn't dodge, nor did he even retaliate.

He stood his ground quietly, eyes narrowed, watching the Elephantman's figure loom larger as it hurtled towards him, finally crashing into him with tremendous force.

BOOM!

The impact felt like being struck by a cannonball.

Lu Yuan was involuntarily sent flying backward.

A moment later, he stood up as if nothing had happened.

He looked down at his unscathed chest, the corners of his mouth curving into an even wider smile.

He then charged forward again, engaging in a brutal, flesh-on-flesh brawl with the Elephantman, like two ferocious prehistoric mammoths.

No techniques.

It was all pure physical impact and collision.

The battle continued until Lu Yuan had almost fully grasped the upper limits of the [Elephant God. Walking Stance]; then it drew to a close.

"Level 2 [Unconquerable Instinct], activate!"

A flicker of silver light ignited in Lu Yuan's pupils. A 'Kingly' level of awareness took control of his body, driven by an unyielding instinct.

Even in his third-stage transformation, he could easily slaughter an Elephantman.

Now that his physical strength was on par with a Walker Level Elephantman...

The battle instantly switched to 'easy mode'.

In just a few breaths, the Walker Level Elephantman was reduced to a pile of shattered stones beneath Lu Yuan's feet.

Amidst the devastation, a vigorously pulsating Demon Mountain Heart rapidly dimmed.

Lu Yuan, still in his 'Walking Stance,' stood quietly in place, contemplating the insights gained from the battle.

The [Elephant God. Walking Stance] has pretty much pushed me into the Double S-Class range, and not just an ordinary Double S-Class. Activating Level 2 [Unconquerable Instinct], I should reach Double S+, or perhaps even a higher tier...

This was a quantum leap in power for Lu Yuan.

But it still can't compare with my ultimate trump card—my one-time Break the Limit perfect [Demon] form. The [Elephant God. Walking Stance], in terms of power, can probably match [Demon]; its defense might even surpass [Demon], but it lacks too much in agility and overall combat prowess... The [Demon] form is my true strongest state. This can only be considered my ultimate defensive form...

However, there was one aspect where the [Elephant God. Walking Stance] surpassed the [Demon] form.

The [Elephant God. Walking Stance] had no time limit; Lu Yuan could maintain it indefinitely!

Later, I can still unlock skills, and my defense and strength will likely see even greater improvements...

Lu Yuan looked at the bare panel, its skills awaiting unlocking, and felt increasingly satisfied.

Now that he had dealt with this wave of the Elephant God's curse, his next step should be to explore the Evil God's Secret Realm.

The Evil God's Secret Realm concealed countless unknown perils. With the peerless defense of the [Elephant God. Walking Stance] as a safety net, he would feel more secure.

45%...

Lu Yuan looked at the progress bar behind the [Elephant God. Walking Stance (Extraordinary)] panel, his eyes flickering.

I wonder what changes the Walking Stance will undergo when the progress bar fills completely. I'm really looking forward to it.

「...」

BOOM!

A terrifying heatwave swept across the land, seeming to melt everything in its path.

Lu Yuan abruptly opened his eyes, exiting the Consciousness Space.

Just moments ago, he had tested the defensive limits of the [Elephant God. Walking Stance] by pitting it against the 'Merit-seeking Boy,' Lan Chen, as an [Imaginary Enemy].

The result was...

The Modification System is truly formidable. Lan Chen's deep-blue exoskeleton armor actually concealed several small nuclear devices... Simply outrageous...

Lu Yuan picked up a glass of plain water beside him, drank it slowly, and calmed himself after the simulated experience of being 'nuked in the face.'

The [Elephant God. Walking Stance] was indeed powerful, but its drawbacks were equally apparent.

Even a Walker Level Elephantman couldn't fly; they were dominant only on land.

If faced with a Double S-Class individual from the Modification System or a New Martial Series expert like Lan Chen, who possessed flight capabilities, this shortcoming would be immediately exposed.

They could only passively endure attacks.

Pure Martial Grandmasters are also Double S-Class, but they can't fly either. No wonder their path has declined...

Lu Yuan gently set down the empty water glass. Ultimately, my true trump card is the [Demon] form, he mused.

The method to enhance the [Demon] form was straightforward.

The [Demon] form was based on Lu Yuan's four Basic Attributes.

Enhancing these four attributes was equivalent to strengthening the [Demon] form.

Lu Yuan currently had 4 attribute points remaining. He glanced at his current attribute panel:

Strength 21, Agility 20, Constitution 22, Intelligence 22.

His Agility was slightly lacking.

So, he decisively allocated all 4 attribute points to Agility.

Agility increased from 20 points to [22 (Break the Limit 1)].

CRACKLE, CRACKLE—

Upon completing the allocation, Lu Yuan's body immediately emitted a series of faint popping sounds.

Among the four Basic Attributes, Agility not only governed speed and nerve reaction time but also influenced coordination and balance.

Sitting comfortably in the plush chair, he could clearly feel his body undergoing numerous subtle adjustments and reconstructions, evolving towards a more 'perfect' state.

He turned his head to look out the Fly Shuttle's window. The passing scenery outside seemed to slow to an extreme crawl, advancing frame by painstaking frame.

Only after Lu Yuan gradually adapted to this change did the scene before his eyes slowly return to its normal pace.

At Lu Yuan's thought, the Fly Shuttle's intelligent steward robot promptly came over to refill his glass with water.

He was currently on a Fly Shuttle en route to the Sum Nation.

He subconsciously touched the Elephant God's curse mark on his right chest.

It seemed to have subsided temporarily after he killed the Elephant God Walk last time.

For several consecutive nights, he hadn't dreamed of the three-headed, six-armed figure atop Demon Mountain.

It appeared the curse wouldn't flare up again for a short while.

Of course, when it eventually began to burn intensely again...

What awaited Lu Yuan might be an even more ferocious assault.

A steady stream of high-quality experience fodder delivering itself to my doorstep... That's actually quite good, Lu Yuan thought, lowering his hand.

BEEP, BEEP, BEEP—

Lu Yuan's communicator suddenly chimed.

He called up the message and glanced at it, his eyes flickering slightly.

The message displayed: "Are you there yet? I'll come pick you up."

The sender was Zhou Ling.

Lu Yuan thought for a moment and quickly replied, "I'll come find you directly."

Zhou Ling was silent for a moment on the other end, then quickly replied, "Okay."

A set of coordinates followed shortly after.

Lu Yuan directly input the coordinates into the Fly Shuttle's navigation system, then closed his eyes and re-entered the [Imaginary Enemy] Consciousness Space.

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