Tusk Mountain Boar Integration

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Dull thuds rang out endlessly from the forest. After smashing through more than a dozen large trees in succession, the severely wounded Tusk Mountain Boar finally reached its limit. With a mournful howl, its massive body toppled to the ground.

"It worked!!"

Seeing this, everyone from the Beast Hunter Hall hiding nearby let out a sigh of relief. Even Wang Sanyang was no exception.

Although he was a warrior in the Muscle Forging realm, a vicious beast like the Tusk Mountain Boar—with its enormous frame, boundless strength, remarkably tough hide, and impressive bursts of speed—was not easy to deal with head-on even for a warrior who had reached the peak of Muscle Forging, let alone someone like him, who had only achieved minor mastery of the realm.

Moreover, this Tusk Mountain Boar was clearly more robust than ordinary Tusk Mountain Boars.

Thus, when he first saw the Tusk Mountain Boar, Wang Sanyang had not been entirely certain of victory. Fortunately, there had been no mishaps in the plan, and everything had gone smoothly.

Seeing that the Tusk Mountain Boar had completely collapsed onto the ground, Wang Sanyang approached to within several yards of it with an iron spear in hand. Though it still had its single eye open and was gasping heavily, it could no longer rise. He drew in a breath, gathered his strength, and in the next instant, the iron spear shot forward with a shriek through the air and plunged into the Tusk Mountain Boar's neck.

Another weak roar escaped it. The Tusk Mountain Boar merely raised its head slightly before letting it droop again, the ferocity in its eyes gradually fading.

A smile appeared on Wang Sanyang's face at the sight. He immediately called out loudly.

"All right, come out. Pull out this beast's two tusks, and take some of the fine meat as well..."

As Wang Sanyang's voice fell, the hunters of the Beast Hunter Hall gathered around from all directions, pulling out carving knives and getting to work.

Lin Sheng was mixed in with the crowd as well. He deliberately lingered at the back of the group, stopping beside the Tusk Mountain Boar's hind leg. Once he confirmed that most of them had gone to the front to extract the tusks and were focused on the pair of fangs—

He crouched down and thrust his dagger into the wound on the Tusk Mountain Boar's hind leg, widening it. At the same time, his other hand slipped inside without drawing attention.

Beast name: Tusk Mountain Boar (Ordinary Grade)

A porcine beast with a huge body and tusks. Violent and bloodthirsty by nature, it possessed extreme aggression, immense strength, and thick hide. It was an elite among Ordinary Grade vicious beasts and could be ranked among the high Ordinary Grade.

Integration Requirements: None

Integration Effects: Strength Boost 2, Constitution Boost 2

So this was the attribute boost of a high Ordinary Grade beast? It actually provided four points of enhancement.

Lin Sheng had already guessed at the Tusk Mountain Boar's enhancement effects, but having them confirmed still surprised him greatly.

After all, Ordinary Grade mid-tier beasts like the Iron Yak and the white ape generally provided boosts of around two points. The Tusk Mountain Boar's enhancement had doubled that outright.

There was also a new direction of enhancement among them—Constitution Boost.

"Integrate the Tusk Mountain Boar!"

Lin Sheng did not hesitate as the thought crossed his mind. He directly chose to integrate the Tusk Mountain Boar into his body.

High Ordinary Grade beasts like this were rarely seen under normal circumstances. With his current strength, he would have found it difficult to come into contact with a beast of this level without the Beast Hunter Hall, much less integrate it into his body.

Now that the opportunity lay before him, he naturally would not let it slip away.

With a thought, Lin Sheng felt a powerful suction force surge from the palm he had inserted into the wound. The Tusk Mountain Boar's blood began rapidly flowing toward his hand.

The Tusk Mountain Boar was enormous and rich in vitality. Despite its many wounds, a great deal of blood still remained in its body. Now, all that blood began to stir. It was only after the time it took for an incense stick to burn that the prompt for successful integration finally sounded in his mind.

At almost the same moment, Lin Sheng felt a hot current surge through his body. The dagger that had only been embedded halfway into the Tusk Mountain Boar's wound suddenly sank in all the way to the hilt.

He paid no attention to that. His focus was entirely on his own body. If someone had stood extremely close to Lin Sheng and observed carefully, they would have seen the exposed skin on his body trembling rapidly. His pores widened, veins bulged one after another, and his skin visibly became rougher.

"Phew..."

After taking several deep breaths in succession, Lin Sheng's taut body finally relaxed.

It finally worked.

He looked at his palm and slowly clenched it. Then a crisp crack burst from within his hand.

He could clearly feel that his strength had suddenly increased by a great deal, giving him that unreal, dreamlike sensation once more.

The intensity of this enhancement far surpassed the Strength Boost 1 he had gained when integrating the Iron Yak.

Strength Boost 1 had increased his strength by roughly three to four hundred pounds. Now, Strength Boost 2 had directly raised his strength enhancement to just over a thousand pounds. Compared to Agility Boost, such an effect was far more immediate and striking.

But upon further thought, it made sense. Agility was different from strength. An increase of twenty or thirty percent was already enough to leave others far behind.

With Strength Boost 2, combined with my own strength, I should be no weaker than Wang Sanyang in terms of raw power.

Feeling the restless strength in his body, Lin Sheng glanced at Wang Sanyang, who was carving out the tusks.

Soon, he shifted his attention to his Constitution Boost.

Constitution... judging from the literal meaning alone, it should affect one's physique.

On the status panels of certain games, constitution usually corresponded to a person's health and adaptability to the outside world.

His gaze fell upon his skin, which had clearly become much rougher than before.

He reached out and lightly stroked it. He could feel its obvious toughness. It did not feel like human skin at all, but rather like polished cowhide.

Thinking of the Tusk Mountain Boar's characteristics—great strength, thick hide, and tenacious vitality—its great strength corresponded to Strength Boost 2. Then its thick hide and tenacious vitality should correspond to Constitution Boost.

Different beast species produced different enhancement effects after integration, but they were generally related to the beast's own attributes. After many integrations over the past year, Lin Sheng had long since figured that out.

He withdrew the dagger and lightly drew it across his arm.

Hmm, he felt nothing at all.

Lin Sheng increased his strength again, this time using the force of an ordinary adult man.

The dagger came down with a tearing sound. Only a nearly imperceptible white mark appeared on his arm. This level of force was clearly still far from the limit of his body's defenses.

Without hesitation, he continued increasing his strength. Only when he had raised it to around three or four hundred pounds did a sting finally come from his arm, and a faint bloodstain appear on the surface of his skin.

I never expected Constitution Boost 2 to be this powerful.

Three to four hundred pounds of strength was already the full-force burst of some warriors who had just entered the Body Tempering realm.

Yet even with a sharp blade in hand, it could only barely break his skin.

However, because he cultivated the Raging Bull Fist, his hands possessed the strongest defense on his body. Other parts of him were somewhat weaker than his arms.

Even so, such defensive power was absolutely formidable. Though he had never exchanged blows with Wang Sanyang, the defensive strength of someone who had cultivated the Raging Bull Fist to major mastery was likely no greater than this. Moreover, the bodily defense brought by Constitution Boost was far more comprehensive.