Someone spoke up, explaining:

"A Qi Strength Pill is an elixir pill that helps those in the Iron Skin Realm with Sensing Strength! I can’t believe the Government Office is even offering something like this!"

"Sensing Strength?!"

Upon learning how precious the Qi Strength Pill was, everyone’s gazes grew fervent.

Finally, Liu Hai emphasized that if they encountered an Iron Skin Realm Thorny-skinned Pig, everyone should flee immediately! Do not try to fight it!

Even if they had to fight, they must act together; otherwise, it would be extremely dangerous!

After giving his instructions, Liu Hai left.

This time, he didn’t make Jiang Che the captain.

The people recruited this time were all pillars of their respective Martial Arts Halls.

They were generally older and stronger, so there was no need to worry about their safety.

After the group set out, they soon arrived at the forest.

Without wasting any words, they all scattered to find Black Beasts and begin the hunt.

Niu Yan took the lead, quickly plunging into the woods and disappearing from sight.

Seeing this, the others also went their separate ways to search for Thorny-skinned Pigs.

Jiang Che, relying on his hunting experience from the past few days, followed his intuition toward an area where Thorny-skinned Pigs were likely to be more numerous.

Sure enough, he hadn’t run for long before he saw three massive, wild boar-like Black Beasts digging at the ground together.

These Black Beasts were all at the Stone Skin Realm. Their bodies were covered in long, sharp-looking spikes, giving them a formidable appearance. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

’So these must be the Thorny-skinned Pigs...’

Jiang Che raised his saber and charged forward.

Seeing someone approach, the Thorny-skinned Pigs let out a low growl, and the spikes all over their bodies suddenly shot out!

Jiang Che instantly deflected all the spikes and, upon closing the distance, executed a Downward Slash from the Prison-Suppressing Saber technique.

The slash was unbelievably powerful. With just a single strike, all three Thorny-skinned Pigs were sliced in half at the waist!

Looking at the three Thorny-skinned Pigs on the ground, all cleaved in two, Jiang Che was startled himself.

He knew he had become very strong since mastering the Prison-Suppressing Saber to the Great Success level.

But he hadn’t expected to be *this* strong!

After digging out the Black Crystals and cutting off their ears, Jiang Che hurried to the next location.

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After killing twenty Stone Skin Realm Thorny-skinned Pigs in a row, Niu Yan finally encountered one at the Iron Skin Realm.

Just like him, this Thorny-skinned Pig was also at the Early Stage of the Iron Skin Realm.

Seeing someone approach, the Thorny-skinned Pig fixed its eyes on Niu Yan, its nostrils flaring as it snorted continuously. It seemed enraged that someone had brazenly entered its territory.

Niu Yan’s heart tightened, and he didn’t dare to be arrogant.

An Iron Skin Realm Black Beast was a completely different creature from one at the Stone Skin Realm.

If a Stone Skin Realm Martial Artist could easily defeat a Stone Skin Realm Black Beast, then an Iron Skin Realm Martial Artist would find it very difficult to defeat an Iron Skin Realm Black Beast alone.

Although a Black Beast’s attack patterns were simple, once it reached the Iron Skin Realm, its hide and flesh would be enhanced to a massive degree!

In contrast, human Martial Artists—aside from those who practiced Iron Body Skills—had limited physical enhancement.

An Iron Skin Realm Black Beast could withstand countless punches from a Martial Artist.

But if a Martial Artist took even a single hit, they could be severely injured!

However, for the sake of the Qi Strength Pill, Niu Yan decided to risk it all!

He took a deep breath and began to execute his Gale Fist technique.

Instantly, a fierce wind howled through the forest.

Niu Yan’s Fist Technique had actually stirred up a great wind!

The Thorny-skinned Pig also sensed something was wrong and abruptly shot out the spikes from its back.

The spikes flew forward like arrows shot from powerful crossbows!

Niu Yan didn’t dare to face them head-on. He used the wind to help him dodge continuously, but still took a spike to the thigh.

The spike instantly buried itself in his thigh.

However, Niu Yan immediately tensed his muscles, and the spike stopped after penetrating only an inch.

Niu Yan seized the opportunity to close in on the Thorny-skinned Pig, landing a punch on a spot behind its ear.

The Thorny-skinned Pig’s head was immediately knocked to the side.

It shook its head, seemingly even more enraged, and turned to charge!

Niu Yan quickly sidestepped, but the beast’s massive tusk still grazed his abdomen, instantly leaving behind a bloody gash.

But this Niu Yan was a tough man. He endured the pain and threw another punch, sending the Thorny-skinned Pig staggering again.

The man and the pig continued their brutal fight.

After sustaining injuries all over his body, Niu Yan finally managed to beat the Iron Skin Realm Thorny-skinned Pig to death.

Covered in blood, he collapsed onto the ground.

But inside, he felt an incredible sense of exhilaration.

"Heh... There can’t be many disciples in Lin Yuan City’s Martial Arts Halls who can defeat an Iron Skin Realm Black Beast alone! The Four Young Masters of Martial Arts? Those three only know how to hide in their Martial Arts Halls and practice their Fist Techniques. They’ve never even seen blood. What makes them worthy of being compared to me, Niu Yan?" he scoffed to himself.

Then, he took out an elixir pill from a hidden pocket and swallowed it.

Before long, the medicine began to take effect, and the bleeding from his wounds slowly stopped.

Feeling a good deal of his strength return, he took out a sharp knife and dug out the Black Crystal.

Next, he cut off its ears.

’Those other guys probably couldn’t even beat one Iron Skin Realm Black Beast if they all worked together. The Qi Strength Pill is definitely mine now!’ he thought with a hint of pride.

After stowing the ears away, Niu Yan continued deeper into the forest.

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Using the Tracking Technique taught to him by Qin Yue, Jiang Che followed the scent of Thorny-skinned Pigs and, just as expected, found quite a few.

He even found a small den of them.

Jiang Che counted twelve in total.

He raised his saber and charged. With each slash taking down two or three, it only took a few swings to finish off all the Stone Skin Realm Thorny-skinned Pigs on the perimeter.

In the end, two Thorny-skinned Pigs at the Early-stage of the Iron Skin Realm were left.

’Let’s see just how strong I am now...’

He decided to try fighting both at once.

Seeing that Jiang Che had killed so many of their companions, the two Thorny-skinned Pigs were utterly enraged. The spikes on their bodies shot out in an instant.