15: Is this the fourth level of martial arts?

Night, the moonlight was like water, accompanied by refreshing night breezes.

As soon as night fell, Xiao Shi felt his body become active, his state better than ever before.

The meridians in his body automatically began the first cycle of Night Tiger.

“The first level of Night Tiger can bring about a 30% increase in strength compared to daytime. If I can cultivate to the second level, I’ll gain a 60% increase, and if I cultivate to the third level… my strength at night will be double that of the daytime!”

He thought of the punch he used to kill the prisoner during the day.

Xiao Shi really wanted to know… if he cultivated Night Tiger to the third level and threw such a punch at night, what kind of power would it unleash?

However, cultivating Night Tiger was far more difficult than Crimson Tiger Art.

Xiao Shi had already deeply experienced this when cultivating the first level of Night Tiger.

If he hadn't taken the Potential Pill, he would not have been able to complete the introductory cultivation of Night Tiger in a single night.

As he cultivated the second level of Night Tiger,

Xiao Shi found that the difficulty of cultivating the second level was at least ten times harder than the first.

Even with his current aptitude, problems constantly arose during his cultivation.

He couldn't complete it in a short time.

“It's just as I thought!”

Xiao Shi was not surprised by this.

From the very beginning, he hadn't planned to put his chips on Night Tiger.

He knew that even with his aptitude, it would be impossible to cultivate Night Tiger to a level sufficient to support him in completing the most difficult task within three days.

The real way to quickly improve his strength was still by killing Entering Martial Realm prisoners.

Thinking of this,

As dawn broke,

Xiao Shi stopped cultivating Night Tiger and headed directly to the prison.

When he left yesterday, he had told Yang Zhen and Wang Changhuan that he wanted to continue sparring with prisoners today.

However, there weren't many prisoners in the jail at the moment.

Furthermore, the remaining two or three prisoners were not captured by them, so the right to dispose of them was not in their hands. They needed to find the Night Watch who captured the prisoners to obtain the right of disposal.

Regarding this,

After Xiao Shi gave them a few pots of wine,

the two of them eagerly offered to proactively help Xiao Shi contact the Night Watch who captured the prisoners.

When Xiao Shi arrived at the prison,

besides the two of them, there was also a young man.

After their overnight communication,

they found that among the Night Watch who captured these prisoners, only one was currently still in the Night Watch Division, which was the young man in front of them; everyone else was out on missions.

And when the young man heard that Xiao Shi had wine, he immediately agreed to come over.

Now, upon seeing Xiao Shi, he eagerly asked,

“I heard you have some high-quality fine wine?”

Many people in high-risk professions like the Night Watch had a habit of drinking.

Wine could be said to be hard currency here.

It was very popular among everyone.

Xiao Shi was well aware of the appeal of the fine wines in his possession.

As long as he had these fine wines, he would be unstoppable when seeking help from people in the Night Watch Division.

After he took out a pot of wine and handed it to the young man, the young man merely took a sip and immediately became lost in the taste of the fine wine.

He unhesitatingly handed over the right to dispose of the prisoner to Xiao Shi.

At the same time, he didn't forget to remind Xiao Shi.

“This person’s cultivation has already reached the Entrance to Martial Realm Sixth Level, and he possesses extremely strong combat abilities. He is considered a top-tier expert even among those at the Entrance to Martial Realm Sixth Level. I spent a great deal of effort to capture him back then.”

“Although his strength has declined due to his current incarceration, he is still not easy to deal with.”

An expert at the Entrance to Martial Realm Sixth Level?

Xiao Shi’s heart stirred.

He mused that an opponent of this strength shouldn't die from a single punch.

Wang Changhuan and Yang Zhen, however, laughed and said,

“Later, we'll first go and break one of his arms and one of his legs. That way, even if he's at the Entrance to Martial Realm Sixth Level, Junior Brother Xiao will be able to handle him.”

The two of them were clearly worried that Xiao Shi would be outmatched.

“There’s no need for that…” Xiao Shi thought to himself.

But he also knew that, with his apparent Entering Martial Realm Fourth Level cultivation, defeating yesterday's Entrance to Martial Realm Fifth Level prisoner was already the limit.

If he were to kill this Entrance to Martial Realm Sixth Level prisoner, who still had all his limbs intact, today, it would definitely raise questions.

Therefore, he did not refuse the two Night Watch’s suggestion.

“Thank you, Senior Brothers.”

...In the cell.

With a shrill scream,

the prisoner in the cell had his limbs immediately broken by Yang Zhen and Wang Changhuan.

“He’s all yours.”

Yang Zhen seemed to have a habit of patting people on the shoulder.

After patting Xiao Shi's shoulder once again, he left the cell with Wang Zhen and closed the iron door.

Xiao Shi looked at the prisoner in front of him, who could only move one arm and one leg.

He felt that if he fought the same way he did yesterday, this would undoubtedly be another uninteresting battle.

He thought for a moment.

While acquiring Entering Martial Rank items was the most important, practical combat experience was also crucial.

It was a rare opportunity to practice before carrying out the mission, so there was no need to end the battle with a single punch right away.

He simply stopped using the Arc Flash movement technique.

His left foot stepped forward, and his right fist whistled as it struck out.

Xiao Shi knew very well.

The reason he was able to kill that Entrance to Martial Realm Fifth Level prisoner with one punch yesterday was partly due to his strength, but the explosive speed he unleashed with Arc Flash was also an extremely important factor.

As an Earth-rank cultivation method, Arc Flash unleashed astonishing speed. Even when the opponent attacked first, Xiao Shi could preemptively kill them before their attack landed, which showed how terrifying its speed was.

Now that Xiao Shi didn't use Arc Flash, the prisoner in front of him had time to react.

Facing Xiao Shi's incoming punch, he immediately raised his still-movable left hand to block.

A cold glint flashed in the prisoner's eyes.

Although he had one arm and one leg broken, he felt that even so, it was enough to deal with an Entering Martial Realm Fourth Level martial artist.

At most, he wouldn't be able to kill the opponent, but self-preservation was more than sufficient.

After all, the disparity in cultivation was evident.

“With the strength of an Entering Martial Realm Fourth Level martial artist, he can’t possibly hurt me.”

The prisoner was very confident.

But the moment his blocking left hand met Xiao Shi’s whistling fist,

“Hmm?”

An astonishing force, far exceeding his expectations, directly sent him flying, his back slamming heavily against the cell wall.

His entire left hand, in intense pain, felt as if the bones were about to crack.

“This… this is the strength of an Entering Martial Realm Fourth Level martial artist??”

The prisoner was instantly stunned.

Xiao Shi, however, felt that his control over the force was just right, not enough to kill someone with one punch.

“Again!”

He enthusiastically stepped forward, his fists and feet whistling, launching a round of attacks.

Although his attacks weren’t fast, each blow that landed on the prisoner made the prisoner feel as if he had been hit by a giant rock.

After only a few blocks,

he felt his hand was about to break.

“This is absolutely not an Entering Martial Realm Fourth Level!!!”

The prisoner’s heart was filled with frustration, and he felt a great sense of crisis.