"Is that all it took?" Everyone was in disbelief.

"When did my spear get so sharp?" Lei Jiaming wondered aloud. The last time he’d fought a wild boar, it had only been a four-hundred-plus-pound animal, nothing like this super Boar King. Yet he had stabbed it several times without breaking its defense. The one time he finally pierced its hide, the spear shaft had snapped. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

The replacement shaft he’d fashioned was of inferior wood, not even as good as the original. How had Li Xiang managed to thrust it in so deep without it breaking? ’Did he use some kind of special technique?’

System: "Congratulations, Host, for killing the Tier Twelve Mutated Creature, the Black-Maned White-Toothed Beast. You have been awarded 600 Achievement Points, three Tier Six Mutated Spiritual Medicines, Golden Silk Lingzhi, and one Tier Ten Extraordinary Item, a set of Black Mountain Profound Armor."

Once the super Wild Boar King was gone, the rest were hardly worth mentioning. Li Xiang activated the White Fang Dagger’s "Wild Boar King’s Suppression," and like a tiger pouncing on a flock of sheep, the remaining boars were terrified into paralysis. They trembled uncontrollably as Li Xiang easily grabbed them by their hooves and dragged them out.

Jiang Jianguo explained to the onlookers, "Li Xiang has probably killed so many wild boars that he radiates a murderous aura. They don’t dare to resist him!"

Everyone thought that made perfect sense, clicking their tongues in amazement.

As for the boars in the pitfall trap, they were also pulled up one by one and locked into iron cages.

Li Xiang’s group only had two sleds, which wasn’t nearly enough. Thankfully, the people from Lei Family Gully had brought plenty of sleds, cages, and manpower. For the boars that wouldn’t fit on the sleds, their front and hind legs were tied, they were wrapped in a Hunting Net, and then carried by two people on a thick pole.

The large, jubilant procession snaked its way back toward Li Family Village.

The thousand-pound super boar alone took up an entire sled, which had to be reinforced with wooden beams underneath and was pulled by several people.

The team from the city watched the excitement for a while, took some videos and photos, and then left with great reluctance. Before she left, the female fan cast several longing glances at Li Xiang. She had wanted to ask for a photo with him, but she was afraid of upsetting her team leader and forced herself to suppress the urge.

The team leader was, of course, furious. ’I’ll make sure to punish her properly when we get back,’ he thought.

On the way back, Li Xiang focused his mind and entered the system’s warehouse to inspect his loot.

The Black Mountain Profound Armor was truly extraordinary. It was a complete, perfectly matched set that included a helmet, Face Armor, gorget, pauldrons, arm guards, a breastplate, tassets, greaves, and war boots. It could seal the wearer’s entire body, making it impenetrable. A Black Light flowed across its surface, giving it an incredible texture.

The White Fang Dagger had three Attributes, but this Black Mountain Armor had only one: it could generate a "Profound Light Shield." This shield protected a two-meter radius around the user, shielding not only the wearer but also their companions. It was indestructible and granted immunity to both physical and Magic attacks.

Of course, as a piece of Extraordinary Armor, its inherent defensive power was formidable even without activating the shield. It could not be pierced by Spiritual Soldiers of Tier Ten or below.

In his past life, Extraordinary Armor was far rarer and more precious than Extraordinary Weapons. Li Xiang had seen a few Extraordinary Weapons before, though he had never owned one himself, but he had never even laid eyes on a piece of Extraordinary Armor.

Thus, Li Xiang couldn’t help but feel a little pleased.

The only regret was that the Apocalypse had not yet arrived, so he had no use for such a fine item at the moment. ’Still, it’ll make a nice collector’s piece for now,’ he thought.

When they returned to the village, Li Family Village was thrown into an uproar once again. They had seen plenty of wild boars before, but never one this massive. Even the oldest Elders in the village lamented that they had never seen such a huge boar in their entire lives.

Everyone crowded around to look, chattering excitedly.

"It’s huge! The liver alone probably won’t fit in a single wok."

"Imagine how nourishing those roasted kidneys would be!"

"We should get a TV station to come and report on this, right?"

Village Chief Li Jinyu promptly brought out a string of firecrackers. This time, it wasn’t a Thousand Sons Whip, but a Ten Thousand Sounds.

A Wild Boar King this big demanded a Ten Thousand Sounds celebration.

Li Xiang made the decision to set aside five medium-sized young boars, each weighing three to four hundred pounds, to be butchered and distributed among all the villagers. The announcement sent a wave of joy through the village. The New Year was still over a month away, yet they were already getting to divide up pork.

He had originally planned to give two boars to the people from Lei Family Gully, since they were the ones who had discovered the herd, set up the ambush, and helped capture and haul them back. However, the folks from Lei Family Gully refused to accept them.

As he was leaving, Lei Jiaming grabbed Li Xiang’s hand and said enthusiastically, "When my sister comes back from out of town for the New Year, you should come visit my family."

Li Xiang: "..."

’No, thank you. Your sister is so ugly.’

Li Xiang was a true sucker for pretty faces. ’There’s no shame in caring about looks. Who doesn’t appreciate beauty?’

"You have to come! I’ll treat you to my best wine!" Lei Jiaming almost blurted out "brother-in-law." He was already thinking to himself, ’My sister will be so happy when she finds out. She’ll thank her big brother for finding her such a great match.’

...

That evening, videos of the incident went viral online. Li Xiang hadn’t even had a chance to post anything himself. He guessed someone from Lei Family Gully or the team from the city had leaked them.

One video was titled "The Captain’s Gate-Halberd Shot," and viewers marveled at his archery.

Another showed Li Xiang, bare-handed, charging an archer from over thirty meters away. And that archer was none other than the star of the "Gate-Halberd Shot" video.

No one could have imagined that such an incredible archer could be so thoroughly dominated by an unarmed man from thirty meters away.

The "warrior’s" speed was so fast that the video had to be slowed down many times over just to make out his movements.

Many experts in the martial arts world were astounded when they saw it. ’A master! This man is a true master!’ they exclaimed.

"Are you telling me a master like this is a pastoral vlogger? The kind who plants vegetables and makes tofu every day? Are you sure this video wasn’t made with special effects?" someone questioned.

There were plenty of doubters. For example, one person commented, "This is definitely a scripted video. They must have used special effects or sped up the footage. There’s no other way."

"Humans are made of flesh and blood. How could he possibly create a hurricane-like gust of wind just by moving? Fess up, how many industrial fans did you use on set?"

"But have you seen the other videos? There are tons of different angles. In one of them, a drone gets blown away by the force of the wind, giving a wide shot of the valley. There are no fans anywhere."

There wasn’t just one version of these clips; several were circulating online from different perspectives. Some were filmed by drones, others on phones. Some of the footage was blurry and chaotic, which only added to its authenticity.

Another video showed Li Xiang capturing the super Wild Boar King. If it weren’t for the huge crowd and the fact that the boar had been so ferocious at the start—charging like a tank and snapping a tree as thick as a bowl with a single hit—people might have thought it was a fake boar, or one too fat to run.

Of course, some contrarians claimed the tree must have been fake or tampered with beforehand—half-sawn through, for instance—but they were in the minority.

But the public’s eyes are sharp. People have their own standards for judging what’s real, and the entire internet was in an uproar. Many were left completely stunned.

Seeing how popular the videos were, Li Xiang released three of his own: two filmed by Jiang Jianguo’s drone, and one from the tactical camera mounted on his own helmet.

The helmet-cam footage was especially intense. It offered a true first-person perspective. When someone slowed down the video, they could see that the arrows were really flying straight at the "camera," making for a heart-pounding experience.

After seeing the videos, Boss Huang from the restaurant didn’t have the slightest doubt. He immediately called Li Xiang and said he wanted to buy the super Wild Boar King, offering a hundred thousand yuan!

Since the super boar had to be killed on the spot to reap the Achievement Points, Spiritual Medicine, and Extraordinary Items, it was already dead. The official government buy-back price would only be 13,200 yuan. Out of curiosity, they had weighed it after returning to the village and found it was a whopping 1,450 pounds—and that was after losing a significant amount of weight from blood loss.

Since the other party was offering one hundred thousand, selling to him was obviously the more profitable choice.