The night grew deeper.

In a secluded courtyard.

The torches lit up as if it were daytime, and the defense was tight.

At this moment.

A few men in black, who had luckily escaped under Jiang's hands during the day, appeared before an elder with a somber face, a lean figure, and dressed in a green robe. They recounted everything that happened during the day in detail.

"A scrawny boy wielding a Wolf Fang Club defeated all of you and rescued Lu Zhongshan."

The elder repeated calmly and composedly.

"Yes, Hall Master. This is true. Squad Leader Fan was taken down in one move. That boy is like a monster. Oh, and according to Squad Leader Fan, his weapon... it looked like Star Meteorite Iron!"

One man in black quickly said in alarm.

"Star Meteorite Iron?"

The elder raised an eyebrow and said, "Interesting. For so many years, aside from Meng Fang, is there really someone else daring to use such a weapon?"

His tone slightly paused, and he said, "Not long ago, a major event happened in the Fengzhou martial arts world. A Jianghu sect with a history of hundreds of years was annihilated. Even the people of the Zhang Family were killed. It's said that the perpetrator was also a scrawny boy wielding a Wolf Fang Club. It seems the two are likely the same person."

"Yes, I suspect it's definitely the same person."

The man in black quickly spoke.

"Hall Master, now that Squad Leader Fan has been captured, if Lu Zhongshan presses him, he might reveal the Hall Master..."

Another person carefully questioned.

"Rest assured, he won't betray me."

The elder replied flatly, "Fan Da is a confidant of mine, and he has long been prepared to sacrifice himself for the cause. Besides, even if he reveals me, what can they do? The Lu family has been acting a little too freely outside, and there are more than one brother within the sect who are dissatisfied with them. What I've done this time was just a little reminder for them."

"Yes, Hall Master."

The person beside him nodded respectfully.

"It's that boy I'm worried about."

The elder pondered as he spoke, "The boy's background is mysterious and his strength so great; if the Lu family gets him on their side, he will be a great enemy sooner or later."

"Then what does the Hall Master intend?"

The person beside asked cautiously.

"Inform the Zhang family that the boy is hiding in Lu Zhongshan's camp and have them demand for the boy."

The elder's tone turned icy.

The person beside him once again cupped his fists.

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A day later.

As the morning sun rose.

Inside the spacious tent.

Jiang Shi's entire body was soaking wet as he rose from the medicine barrel, looking once again at the invisible panel before him.

"So this is the Barbarian Elephant Divine Skill; it truly is extraordinary."

Due to his physique being quite different from ordinary people, coupled with various hard skills laid down before, his cultivation of the Barbarian Elephant Divine Skill progressed unusually fast.

In just one night, he reached the state of perfection in the first realm.

The entire Barbarian Elephant Divine Skill is divided into three realms.

The first realm: Solid as a Rock, which focuses on defense, pushing defensive power to the extreme while significantly enhancing physical strength.

For instance, having successfully reached the first realm of perfection, he not only obtained the formidable defense of being Solid as a Rock but also increased his physical power by 1500 pounds beyond his previous base.

He had reached a state of 21,100 pounds!

Of course, being Solid as a Rock doesn't mean the body can be as hard as stone—it's just a metaphor.

And with the advance in realms of the Barbarian Elephant Divine Skill, his defensive power will continue to increase, ultimately reaching the effect of having Steel Bones.

The second realm is called Powerful Mountain Puller.

As the name suggests, it focuses on enhancing strength, pushing human physical power to a new extreme, achieving an incredible state.

However, the second realm is much harder to train than the first.

That's because the second realm requires a kind of Secret Medicine to succeed.

The second realm's strength enhancement is so high that daily training and ordinary medicinal materials find it hard to complete. Once accomplished, an additional several thousand pounds of physical strength can be easily gained.

The third realm is even more exaggerated!

Accurately speaking, the third realm is the true Super Grade martial arts.

The previous two realms could only be counted as comparatively powerful ordinary martial arts.

The third realm is called Wild Elephant Force.

Most people who have practiced this skill end up with ruptured meridians and die because their bodies are too fragile to endure such ferocious Qi Blood impact upon reaching the third realm.

This realm also requires Secret Medicine to succeed.

It takes a person to the step of becoming a monster!

According to records, once reached the third realm, it cultivates a Wild Elephant Qi Blood within the human body, equating it to possessing the power of a Wild Elephant.

Note: This Wild Elephant is not an ordinary elephant, but an extremely terrifying Demon Beast, about four or five times the size of an elephant and many times stronger.

Once accomplished, it becomes an anthropomorphic beast, annihilating mountains and crushing stones like drinking water or eating food.

It's a pity there are very few who can reach this step.

"The Secret Medicine for the second realm, there are some in the army, but whether they can support me reaching perfection in the second realm or not is uncertain. As for the third realm Secret Medicine, even the army doesn't have it. This is problematic."

Jiang Shi muttered to himself.

He was already at the first realm of perfection, ready to start cultivating the second realm.

But the army only managed to gather four doses of the Secret Medicine for the second realm.

These four doses were decidedly not enough.

Jiang Shi quickly picked up another piece of paper beside him and began to look over it.

This paper contained the Dragon Tiger Vajra Force written by Zhang Qing not long ago.

The army lacked none of the various medicinal materials required for practicing the Dragon Tiger Vajra Force.

"Very well, I'll first attempt the second realm, and if it's really unachievable, I'll have to practice the Dragon Tiger Vajra Force."

Jiang Shi thought to himself.

If nothing changes, he will have to seize the opportunity in the future to seek the follow-up Secret Medicine for the Barbarian Elephant Divine Skill.

He grabbed the four doses of Secret Medicine on the table, consumed them directly, and began cultivating.

Time quickly passed, and two more days flew by.

Throughout these two days, Jiang Shi did not step out once.

Apart from cultivating, it was rest.

Outside, however, the situation was turbulent, with various news continuously spreading out.

Apart from various reports about the rebel armies, the rest of the news was about Jiang Shi in the Jianghu.

Rumors spread rapidly claiming Jiang Shi was hiding within the Yi Ming Army.

Martial artists in every corner of Jianghu began discussing this.

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Inside the tent.

Jiang Shi opened his eyes again, revealing a trace of regret.

"Indeed, relying solely on these four doses of Secret Medicine cannot bring the second realm to perfection."

His gaze once again landed on the panel.

The four doses of Secret Medicine were used up, bringing the second realm to the middle stage.

His physical strength increased by another 2000 pounds, reaching the stage of 23,300 pounds!

With the activation of the Red Sun Body Refining Technique, he reached up to 34,950 pounds.

This was about 5000 pounds more strength than two days ago.

"This second realm is indeed powerful. Without reaching perfection, it has already provided 2000 pounds of strength. What if it is perfected, or reaches the third realm? Wouldn't that be even more extraordinary?"

Jiang Shi's eyes twinkled.

Especially the third realm.

Forming a Wild Elephant Qi Blood within oneself, possessing the power of an Ancient Barbaric Elephant!

Just how strong would an Ancient Barbaric Elephant be?

Jiang Shi continued scanning the panel when suddenly his face slightly changed.

"Hmm? My Reputation Value increased again."

The Reputation Value on the panel went up from 8670 to 8900 points in the past two days.

"Could it be that the black-clothed men I left behind spread my information? Or is it because the commotion I caused earlier hasn't dissipated yet?"

Jiang Shi wondered.

If the word continues to spread, perhaps without doing anything, he might break through 10,000 points.

He couldn't help but look forward to it.

Instantly, Jiang Shi picked up the Dragon Tiger Vajra Force from one side and resumed examining it.

Since the Barbarian Elephant Divine Skill couldn't advance, he was left with no alternative but to settle for second-best.

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