The Fifth Sacrifice, Body Sha!

"Be careful not to break the door."

Cheng Sheng directed several elephant handlers to slowly guide Sangni, who had just gotten off the cart, into the tin shed. Fortunately, the shed roof was high enough, but the door was a little narrow, and they almost couldn't get in.

Before he arrived, the elephant farm had given Sangni a sedative, so this "elephant tyrant" is quite docile now.

They herded Sangni into the shed, then symbolically chained his four thick legs. Cheng Sheng took out a few Nan Currency from his pocket and distributed them to the driver and the elephant handlers.

"You can go now."

"The sedative won't last long, and you're all alone here. What if..."

One of the elephant handlers, who had received Cheng Sheng, seemed to be of good character and expressed concern that Cheng Sheng was facing a highly aggressive and easily angered adult elephant alone.

"It's alright, my men will be here soon. Besides..."

Cheng Sheng patted the tranquilizer rifle on his back and said nonchalantly, "I still have this."

A few iron chains can't hold back a raging elephant; it could probably tear down Cheng Sheng's tin shed in no time.

Nalong had considered everything carefully. Before coming, he specially equipped Cheng Sheng with a tranquilizer shotgun, filled with a dose of tranquilizer bullets that could actually tranquilize an adult elephant.

Therefore, Cheng Sheng wasn't worried at all about any unexpected events.

Seeing this, the elephant handlers said nothing more, took the money, got into their vehicles, and left.

With Wuqian gone, only Cheng Sheng and Elephant Tyrant Sunny remained in the forest.

Cheng Sheng glanced at the quiet Sangni, and without delay, took out the small bucket of elephant blood he had just asked Nalong for at the elephant farm.

--The secret medicine he usually uses when practicing the Black Killing Style Secret Art contains elephant blood, so Nalong's elephant farm always has elephant blood on hand.

Cheng Sheng began drawing a magic circle directly on the ground inside the tin shed, encircling Sangni in the center of the circle.

Halfway through the painting, the chains binding Sangni rattled, and the previously quiet black elephant suddenly let out a long roar!

The effects of the sedative are wearing off!

Cheng Sheng quickened his pace.

Two minutes later, all the preparations were complete, and Cheng Sheng finally relaxed, picked up the tranquilizer gun, and took the opportunity to carefully examine the black elephant in front of him.

An elephant with a violent temper, a penchant for killing its own offspring, and exhibiting some atavistic traits, was perfectly suited to serve as the offering for his Five Sacrifices.

The key point is that he didn't spend a single penny. By taking Sangni away, he also seemed to be helping Nalong and the Elephant Farm get rid of a major headache.

"Let's skip the torture steps..."

After careful consideration, Cheng Sheng ultimately decided to abandon this step.

Even with a tranquilizer gun, he wasn't confident he could subdue a wounded and berserk giant elephant. If the abuser were to be abused instead, the sacrificial ceremony that was about to be completed would be ruined, which would be a huge loss.

Just to be on the safe side, he even fired a tranquilizer dart at Sangni inside the magic circle!

"Pop!--"

The tranquilizer dart struck Black Elephant's thigh, and Sangni, who had been somewhat agitated, calmed down again, his eyelids slowly beginning to droop...

Cheng Sheng tossed the tranquilizer gun aside and calmly uttered the first evil syllable towards the magic circle.

"Vo't..."

A mysterious force field silently descended, making the already poorly lit tin shack even darker, and the sounds of nature that occasionally echoed outside gradually faded away...

This was the most mentally taxing sacrificial ceremony Cheng Sheng ever performed. After reciting all the incantations, his face was pale, and he was breathing heavily, feeling somewhat mentally exhausted.

His soul power was clearly increasing.

At this moment, the entire tin shed was completely dark, and the only entrance was separated from the outside world by a thick black curtain, and the air was extremely quiet.

Cheng Sheng stood in the darkness, watching the sleeping black elephant Sangni being enveloped by layers of slippery, viscous ink, silently sinking into the ground. He felt no fear, but rather a sense of anticipation.

"Enhance Martial Arts... Trait!... Martial Arts... Trait..."

He repeated these two requests in his mind, fearing that the guy on the other side of the magic circle might not hear what he wanted.

After an unknown amount of time, the ritual array became empty. Cheng Sheng, then slowly took a step forward.

Just then, a terrifying, flood-like power erupted within him without warning!

"Boom!!"

Cheng Sheng's face contorted in an instant.

It was as if the person was being controlled by invisible threads hanging from the ceiling, causing their limbs to make all sorts of strange and awkward movements!

"Click-click-crack-crack-crack..."

He heard a series of crackling sounds, like dry firewood exploding, coming from inside his body.

His muscles were torn apart, his bones were crushed, and his tendons, which had been stuck together, were violently stretched apart. Then something hot and burning rapidly filled him in...

"Call--"

His chest felt like it was filled with a vat of magma. Cheng Sheng opened his mouth and exhaled a condensed, conspicuous stream of hot white vapor.

"Huff--hiss--huff--hiss--"

Cheng Sheng already felt that the power he gained from the crocodile sacrifice was crude and violent enough.

But compared to this time, that experience could be considered "gentle"!

"It's going to... it's going to split open! Ahhh!"

Cheng Sheng looked up in pain, and thick, bluish veins stretched from his cheeks down to below his collarbone.

Countless streams of magma-like heat coursed through his body, as if completing the route he hadn't finished traveling the last time...

The [Spiny Skin] effect, belonging to the Black Killing Style Secret Art, naturally manifested on his body surface and continued to spread, making the black keratin increasingly raised and obvious.

From a traditional perspective, Cheng Sheng seems to have an ancient and evil totem on his body, and his whole being is filled with an indescribable demonic aura.

In more modern terms, his current appearance is strikingly similar to a transformation scene in science fiction movies or anime, with black armor growing from his skin and gradually covering his entire body...

"Black Killing Style Secret Art, Second Level: Body Sha... Completed!"

"Where is my Sha Light?!"

Cheng Sheng screamed in pain deep inside, and the next second, "buzz--"

As the heat flowed through his body, a layer of dark light emerged from his skin.

Cheng Sheng raised his palm and looked at it, then froze for a moment.

"So thick?!"

Songpa had told him that even when Body Sha were fully developed, the Sha Light was only one or two inches thick, while the Sha Light he possessed now was conservatively estimated to be three inches thick!

Covering the body's surface, it's like having a thick layer of elephant skin over the original Spiny Skin!

"Call!"

Cheng Sheng rushed out of the tin shed. By this time, the rewards brought by the Five Sacrifices were almost over.

He rushed to the open space by the door and grabbed an unprocessed log from the ground.

Although the log, which is as thick as an arm can encircle, has been eaten by rainforest insects and its surface is somewhat rotten, it is still quite heavy.

When it fell into Cheng Sheng's hands, it felt incredibly light.

He gripped both ends of the log with both hands, his ten fingers digging deep inside, and twisted it forcefully back and forth!

"Snap--!"

He shredded the huge log to shreds, sending countless wood chips and dust flying everywhere.

"Call..."

Cheng Sheng exhaled, blew away the flying powder in front of his eyes, and his eyes shone.

His fifth sacrifice elevated him from the Nurturing Sha realm to the Body Sha Realm in one fell swoop, far surpassing the ordinary Body Sha Realm, directly saving ordinary boxers several, ten, or even decades of arduous training!

"By the way, what about the features?"

Cheng Sheng suddenly realized, "Did they acquire any special abilities?!"