I'm a body cultivator, so it's normal for me to destroy a star with one punch, right?

"who are you?"

Jiang He stared intently at the middle-aged man in plain clothes before him, entering a state of high alert, ready to unleash his ultimate power with a mere thought!
because……

He couldn't sense any aura from the middle-aged man in plain clothes!

With Jiang He's current cultivation level, even if a Great Sage concealed his aura, he wouldn't be able to hide it from him. This middle-aged man in plain clothes who suddenly appeared in the Weak Water was clearly above the Great Sage!
Emperor-level!
While on guard, Jiang He felt his blood surging, his heart racing, and his whole body trembling slightly, experiencing an indescribable excitement!

Great Emperor!

These two words almost represent the pinnacle of all the heavens and myriad realms!

I wonder if my current methods are enough to contend with the earth?

The man in plain clothes looked even more surprised and couldn't help but laugh, "Interesting... You can still muster the will to fight when facing me, the Emperor. You truly deserve to be called a genius who can achieve physical sainthood in this era."

Jiang He was too lazy to argue with that nonsense and pressed on, "Who exactly are you? Why are you stopping me?"

"I?"

The man in plain clothes sighed, "I'm just a dead man... I stopped you to save you."

"help me?"

Jiang He clearly didn't believe it.

The man in plain clothes said, "This is the Weak Water. Those ghosts and spirits have their reasons for existing here. If you kill indiscriminately and break the rules, aren't you afraid of attracting the powerful ghosts of this space-time?"

Jiang He raised an eyebrow and asked, "Are there powerful members of the Ghost Clan in the Weak Water?"

"of course."

The man in plain clothes said, "The space-time of Weak Water is extremely unique. There are many terrifying beings there that even I have to avoid... Young man, stop now. It is your good fortune to be able to enter Weak Water, but if you continue to kill indiscriminately, you will surely die once you provoke a terrifying being!"

"........."

Jiang He pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Alright, I won't kill indiscriminately!"

The man in plain clothes clearly didn't believe it. He said, "Since that's the case, there's no use for you staying in Ruoshui. I'll take you back."

He waved his hand.

A powerful force gathered in his palm.

Jiang He quickly said, "Senior... wait a minute, I can walk by myself!"

The man in plain clothes stopped what he was doing and said, "This place has a special space-time. Can you get out on your own?"

Jiang He said, "I know there's a passage over Tianfeng Canyon. We can go back by going through the passage."

"Oh?"

The man in plain clothes' eyes flickered slightly, and he said, "You actually know about that road... That road leads to the ancestral star, so you come from the ancestral star?"

Jiang He nodded.

The man in plain clothes burst into laughter: "No wonder you were able to achieve sainthood through physical cultivation... So you're a descendant of the Ancestral Star. That's right, among all the realms now, only the Ancestral Star could produce a genius like you. After all, it's the center of all the realms, a place of great distance..."

He said this at this point.

He paused, not continuing, but instead waved his hand sharply, saying, "You were able to achieve physical sainthood, which must be due to the blessing of the ancestral star... Go, cultivate diligently, a new era is about to begin, and that portal will soon reappear in the world."

"Don't……"

Jiang He spoke up, as he still had many questions he wanted to ask.

But the next moment...

hum!
A strange force descended and enveloped him.

Immediately afterward, everything in his field of vision rushed backward, and by the time he regained his footing, he was already outside the Heavenly Wind Canyon.

Jiang He landed on the ground, a look of horror flashing across his face!
This……

Is that the Great Emperor Realm?

He could easily kill the Great Sage, but when facing the Great Emperor, he felt a deep sense of powerlessness!
"With a wave of his hand, he moved me countless miles away..."

"Although I was only in my normal state just now, and my physical strength was only slightly stronger than that of an ordinary high-level half-saint, I'm afraid that even if I unleashed my full power, I wouldn't be able to withstand more than a few moves from an emperor!"

Jiang He sighed inwardly, "I thought that even if I couldn't be invincible after achieving physical sainthood, I would be able to protect myself... but I never expected that there would be such a terrifying existence in the Weak Water!"

The cold wind in Tianfeng Canyon was blowing outwards in a whistling sound.

A layer of white frost formed on the banks of the Ruoshui River.

And this frost will melt quickly... because the "Flaming Volcano" is right next to Tianfeng Canyon!
Even across different times and spaces, the temperature of "Flaming Volcano" can transform into a "Flaming Mountain" in the Great Xia Dynasty, so one can imagine how high its temperature is!

Jiang He turned around and looked.

But then they saw that the towering, massive mountain was ablaze with raging flames, and even hundreds of miles away, the rivers could clearly feel the intense heat emanating from the "Fiery Volcano"!
The enormous serpent [Candle], whose length was unknown, was coiled around the "Flaming Volcano." Despite the scorching flames burning its body, it seemed completely oblivious, instead snoring loudly. With each breath, it unleashed a blazing hurricane!

"This giant snake is probably even stronger than that middle-aged man in plain clothes from before!"

The rivers and lakes marveled at the sight.

When he first saw the candle, he thought it was the "Great Sage"!
Because at that time, "Great Sage" was the limit of Jiang He's understanding!

After all, he wasn't even at the "Mountain and Sea Realm" of body refinement back then!

just now……

Even though the giant serpent [Candle] was asleep, the aura emanating from it made Jiang He feel extremely uneasy!
The fire in "Flaming Volcano" is clearly not an ordinary flame.

But [Candle] sleeps around "Fire Mountain" for thousands or even tens of thousands of years... Putting aside everything else, the flames have probably already forged its body to be no less powerful than an imperial weapon. There are probably not many weapons or sacred arts in this world that can harm it.

"and many more……"

"Body tempering?"

Jiang He, who was about to enter "Tianfeng Canyon", stopped in his tracks.

He turned to look at "Fiery Volcano" again, blinked, and couldn't help but think, "[Candle] can temper his body in Fiery Volcano, then... what about me!"

Jiang He thinks it should be possible!

Body tempering!
That's it.

Isn't it reasonable to temper the body with heavenly lightning, ice, and blazing flames?

The only thing to worry about is that giant snake... If it wakes up, it could be a huge problem!

Jiang He pondered for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "I'll risk it... Fortune favors the bold. My current physical strength has reached the level of a 4-star being, and I've used up most of my resources. The Yin soldiers in the mountains won't let me kill them either. It will be very difficult to improve my physical strength in the future!"

"If I don't give it my all and improve my strength and physique, what if the Heavenly Demon Clan and Golden Crow Clan send an Emperor instead of a Great Sage? Wouldn't I be doomed?"

Having made up his mind, Jiang He no longer hesitated and strode towards the Flaming Volcano.

Tianfeng Canyon is only a few hundred miles away from Yanhuoshan.

As they approached the Fiery Volcano, the scorching temperature rose higher and higher, even making Jiang He feel somewhat uncomfortable... However, the system notification sound did not sound, which meant that such a low temperature was not enough to achieve the effect of "body tempering"!

soon.

We arrived at the foot of "Flaming Volcano".

Jiang He then realized...

Like the "mountains and forests" along the Weak Water River, "Flaming Volcano" seems close at hand, but it is actually located in a secret space!
"Good guy!"

"How can this volcano, which exists in another dimension, still emit such a scorching heat? Just how high is its true temperature?"

"And [candles]..."

"Even in another dimension, the aura he exuded made my heart tremble. Just how strong is he really?"

We are currently at the foot of the mountain.

Jiang He could even clearly see the scales on [Candle].

His scales were a reddish-black color, constantly being burned by the flames of the volcano.

[Candle] was fast asleep, his scales rising and falling slowly with each breath... His breathing was extremely long, and Jiang He silently calculated that [Candle] took about an hour to exhale and inhale at a time!

Jianghe stomped his foot again.

The ground beneath our feet had a smooth, crystalline appearance!
This was formed when the rocks were burned, melted, and then solidified over a long period of time!
Taking a deep breath, Jiang He began his ascent. *Whoosh!*
As he took a step, the space trembled.

The next moment, Jiang He appeared inside the "Flaming Volcano"!

heat!
It's just hot, and hot again!
Jiang He had no time to admire the "scenery" of the fiery volcano; his "battle armor" had already been set ablaze by the flames burning within the volcano...

"Fuck!"

"This battle suit of mine is a mid-grade holy weapon!"

Jiang He exclaimed "Holy crap!" in his heart and quickly took off his battle armor, standing naked in the flames.

Fortunately, his physical body was much stronger than that of a mid-grade holy weapon, so he wasn't "ignited," but... the burning sensation was very real!

The intense burning sensation felt like the cold wind of winter, relentlessly drilling into the flesh and bones!
Jianghe even smelled a burnt smell.

"Ding!"

"Body tempered by fire, strength increased by 100kg".

"Ding!"

"Body tempered by fire, strength increased by 100kg."

"Ding……"

System notifications kept ringing in his mind, and Jiang He frowned... Damn it, the flames of Flaming Mountain are so fierce, yet it only increases his power by such a tiny bit each time?
But soon.

His furrowed brows relaxed...

Because the system notification sound is going off very frequently, almost once per second!
"So good."

"A 100kg increase in basic physical strength per second, 6000kg per minute, 36kg per hour... equivalent to 2.88 Dragon Force!"

"A day has 24 hours, that's 69.12 Dragon Power."

"what?"

Jiang He was taken aback and exclaimed in surprise, "When did my mental arithmetic skills become so strong?"

Jianghe was too lazy to bother with mental arithmetic or oral calculation.

He found a relatively flat spot and carefully sat down.

The scorching flames engulfed him, relentlessly scorching his body...

"Ding!"

"Body tempered by fire, strength +100Kg".

"Ding!"

"Body tempered by fire, strength increased by 100kg."

"Ding……"

Jianghe's body was scorched red by the raging fire, and some parts of his skin were burned, even emitting blue smoke and a "meaty smell". The excruciating burning pain distorted Jianghe's face.

But he dared not make a sound...

Afraid of waking the candle!
At the same time, Jianghe felt happy inside!

The feeling of constantly increasing strength and becoming stronger is just so amazing!

One hour……

five hours...

Ten hours...

Soon, a day had passed.

Perhaps because he had been "burned" for a long time, Jiang He noticed that the piercing burning sensation had lessened somewhat, but at the same time, the frequency of system notification sounds also decreased.

Previously, it would ring once per second.

It now rings about once every 10 seconds.

"It's not a big problem!"

"Even if it's only for 10 seconds, it can increase your power by nearly 7 dragons a day."

This situation lasted for three days.

By the fourth day...

Jiang He sat in the flames for half an hour, but no system notification sound came.

Moreover, he no longer felt any "burning sensation" and instead felt a warm and comfortable feeling in the flames. This shows that Jianghe has completely adapted to the temperature of the flames and will not have any "body tempering" effect if he stays there any longer!
I glanced at the system properties panel—

Name: Jiang He

[Age: 20 years old]

Occupation: Mentally ill patient

[Power: 4.1 Star Power]

"It only increased the body's basic strength by 0.1 Star Power..."

Jiang He thought for a moment and said, "It's acceptable. After all, the biggest effect of body tempering is to strengthen the physical body... I previously refined a large amount of Star Sand, Ten Thousand Year Ironwood Heart and other body tempering treasures. The power was too complicated and all settled in my body. Now, after being tempered by the raging fire, it has been completely melted."

"My physical strength is now comparable to that of a top-grade holy weapon. It would be difficult for an ordinary Great Saint to break through my defenses."

He flipped his hand and took out a top-grade holy weapon sword, then slashed it hard against his own arm.

Zheng!
Mars is everywhere.

The sword broke apart.

Jiang He was very satisfied and couldn't help but laugh, "The top-grade holy weapon is sharp enough, but my physical strength in my normal form is only 4.1 star power, which is not yet at the threshold of the holy realm. So this little bit of power can't hurt me."

hum!
The laws of its internal force are activated.

The force instantly amplifies tenfold!
Jiang He gripped his sword again, secretly activating the techniques of the Great Sage Fist, preparing to try another strike. Just then, a voice came from behind him, asking, "Young man, what are you doing?"

"Let me test if I can get hard!"

brush!
Jiang He raised his knife and brought it down, without even turning his head to answer.

With the support of the Law of Power and the hidden force of the Eightfold Great Sage Fist, this strike unleashed a terrifying burst of power equivalent to 360 Star Power, or 36 billion Dragon Power!

puff!
Blood splattered, but was evaporated by the flames of the volcano before it even hit the ground.

The arm is thrown into the air.

Jiang He reached out to grab his severed arm, when suddenly a suction force came...

Whoosh!
The severed arm flew directly behind Jiang He at an extremely fast speed.

"........."

Jiang He was startled at first, then realized what was happening and a look of horror appeared on his face. He slowly turned his head mechanically and saw a huge head lying behind him!
It was a giant snake head, as big as a small mountain.

It crunched away, its pair of dark golden eyes, bigger than a football field, staring at the river, and spoke in a human voice: "Young man, you're in good shape. You taste pretty good."

Jiang He: "..."

What the hell!

[Candle] is awake?
He launched himself off the ground with a "catapult start" and charged down the "hill"!
"Young man, why are you running?"

[Candle] said slowly, "I'm not going to eat you!"

It opened its mouth and inhaled.

An immense, devouring force enveloped the river, and it was also mixed with spatial power.

Jiang He's ejected body flew back and landed directly in [Candle]'s mouth.

"You son of a bitch!"

Jiang He cursed loudly, "You still say you won't eat me?" (End of Chapter)