Full health is the kill threshold, no matter if you're a god or a demon!

Liu Nian heard a lot of news about Iron Hoof along the way. Although it was fragmented, it pointed to the same thing: Iron Hoof was in the clan hall. Recently, he may have become more cautious and kept to himself because of the upcoming war of ascension.

Liu Nian wandered over to the vicinity of the clan hall.

This is a square stone fortress that is two stories taller than the surrounding buildings. It has a rugged style and the gate is made of thick hardwood covered with iron. Four exceptionally tall and fierce-looking level 99 pigman players stand at the gate. They are wearing uniform metal armor with the Crackhoof Clan emblem (a broken hoof print) and holding long-handled battle axes. They look like elites.

There is a relatively open square around the hall, where ordinary pig people are prohibited from approaching and setting up stalls at will.

However, the area around the edge of the square, near other buildings, was crowded with all sorts of street stalls.

The pigmen trade all sorts of things here: weapons, armor, herbs, dried meat, and even captured wild monster slaves.

After thinking for a moment, Liu Nian found a relatively clean spot on the ground and, imitating the other pig-men, sat down on the ground and started setting up a stall with some junk.

Since his main purpose was to monitor the activities in the clan hall, he priced the items on his stall very high, with the aim of discouraging the pigmen from making a decision.

The pig-men setting up stalls around the city lord's mansion were also occasionally glancing at it, chatting and joking.

"Tsk, the boss is definitely getting ready to run that new dungeon!"

A pig-man stall owner selling ores next to Liu Nian snorted, his tone tinged with envy.

"How did you know?" another stall owner asked.

"Is that even a guess?" The pigman selling ore looked like he'd seen it all coming. "Ever since that ruthless guy named Liu Nian popped up among those human insects, these war chiefs are all like rats in their burrows now. They don't dare to go out openly, afraid of being watched! Do they need to be so sneaky to go to the Great Chieftain's meeting? They must be going to that 'Shimmering Mine' over there with the goblins! I heard there are clues to the Immortal King's Set there!"

"Liu Nian? How powerful can a human be? Are we pigmen afraid of him?" one pigman retorted.

"Exactly! If I were the war leader, I would have led my men to raze their human stronghold to the ground long ago! Hiding and hiding like this is a disgrace to us pigmen!"

"Hmph, you know nothing! Those higher-ups definitely know things we don't! It's always better to be careful..."

"What's there to be afraid of? If he runs into me, I'll teach him a lesson with a headbutt!"

Liu Nian listened from the side, sneering to himself, "If only all pigs were like this."

However, they did provide crucial information—Ironhoof might actually be preparing to go to the "Shimmering Mine" instance!

Liu Nian thought that raising the price would stop the pigmen from bothering him, but the items in his bag weren't particularly bad. At the very least, they were some mythical equipment and various gems that could increase attributes, so soon pigmen started wandering around his stall.

But when they saw the outrageous price, they either scoffed and walked away, or cursed and said that he was crazy for money.

Liu Nian remained silent, only dozing off.

Time passed little by little.

The sun was high in the sky.

At that moment, a shadow blocked the sunlight from shining on Liu Nian's face.

He opened his eyes and saw a giant pig-man weighing over a thousand pounds, dressed in fashionable clothes, standing in front of his stall, looking at him with a strange expression.

"Could you sell me this mythical necklace for a discount?"

The other party said in a muffled voice.

Liu Nian didn't know when it started, but the chatter of the pig people around him also disappeared. He looked around and saw for himself what a "pig brother look" really looked like.

What's going on?

Why are all these lowly pig-man vendors drooling over the thousand-pound pig-man in front of their stalls?

Upon closer inspection, Liu Nian exclaimed, "Oh my god, it's a pig-woman!"

Can you imagine what a 1,000-pound white pig standing up would look like with lipstick and blush on?

Well then... it's up to you guys, you killers!

Seeing that Liu Nian didn't speak, the girl assumed that Liu Nian was also captivated by her beauty, and gave him a flirtatious wink: "If you'd lower the price by half, I can let you moan once..."

Hmph once? What does that mean?

A moment later, Liu Nian realized what was happening.

Damn, are you asking me to mate with a pig?

Liu Nian: I swear... if I wasn't afraid of being exposed, I would have punched you to death!!

"Not for sale! Get out!"

Piggy Girl was stunned: "You..."

"You poor wretch! If you can't afford it, get out of here! You're blocking my sunlight!"

Pig Girl turned and stormed into the clan hall.

The pig-man next to him looked at him like he was an idiot: "Brother, were you castrated? This is the most beautiful woman in our town! Even the chieftain has been lusting after her for a long time!"

"Yeah! What gives you the right?"

"You even dared to tell someone to get lost! I think you're asking for a beating!"

Liu Nian was completely speechless.

Do you select beauties based on their weight?

Forget it, what's the point of discussing aesthetics with a bunch of pigs...

The pigs were enraged. Liu Nian realized he had angered them and knew he couldn't stay there any longer, so he quickly left!

Just as I was packing up and about to leave, suddenly—

With a loud bang, the door to the clan hall was kicked open.

A squad of exceptionally well-equipped, menacing pigman warriors filed out first, lining up on either side of the gate. They wore dark red heavy armor with menacing spikes, their double-edged battle axes gleaming coldly, their sharp eyes scanning the plaza.

Immediately afterwards, an unusually tall figure appeared at the doorway.

He was nearly three meters tall, with deep, dark red skin, like dried blood. His body was covered in crisscrossing, hideous scars, and he wore an exaggeratedly designed helmet.

【Level 99 Iron Hoof - Earth Shaking】

The armor he wore was a set of dark gold plate armor that looked older, with smoother lines and complex mechanical structures at the joints. Subtle magical light swirled on the breastplate and shoulder armor—it was a piece of the Immortal King set, and not just one! At least the breastplate and shoulder armor were!

Behind him followed the girl from before, who was now pointing at Liu Nian and saying, "It was him! He flirted with me, wanting to use a piece of equipment to 'match' with me!"

Liu Nian's eyes widened: "Holy crap, even pig-people can be scheming bitches?"

"You filthy, vile maggot!" Iron Hoof's furious voice rang out, "How dare you harass my woman!" His expression turned extremely dangerous. "Get down! Lick my hooves clean! Maybe if I'm in a good mood, I'll only break three of your legs and spare your dog's life!"

Liu Nian lowered his head, his body trembling slightly, as if he were terrified.

He stammered in response, "M-Sir...I...I just..."

"You bastard! I don't have time to deal with trash like you today. Get over here and hand over all your valuables, then do as I say and lick your hooves clean! No, I've changed my mind, lick Dana's hooves clean too!"

Danasha is the name of that pig girl.

A pig vendor nearby overheard this and thought seriously for a moment: "I can do that! Why should he be rewarded?"

Liu Nian seemed terrified. He stood up shakily, head bowed even lower, and went to Piggy Girl. Then, in full view of everyone, he reached out and slapped Piggy Girl across the face before turning and running away!

None of the pig-men around were surprised by Liu Nian's sudden move, and they were all stunned and unable to react.

Liu Nian's slap was quite powerful; it sent the 1,000-pound girl flying into the air, where she did a difficult Thomas Flair before crashing to the ground.

"Get out of here! Get out of here!" Piggy Dana screamed in agony.

"You fucking want to die!!!!" Iron Hoof roared in anger and chased after him.