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

"What's at stake!"

"If a few early-stage Celestial Phenomenon Realm demonic beasts conjured by the trial grounds are this powerful... what would they be like if they were mid-stage or late-stage Celestial Phenomenon Realm demonic beasts?"

Jiang He, wielding an SSS-grade battle sword and covered in blood, stood atop the mountain-like corpses of ferocious beasts, panting as he said, "Demon magic and supernatural powers, demon soldiers in formation... the demonic beasts of the Kunlun Realm are far more powerful than those [ferocious beasts] of the Great Xia."

The blood of the ferocious beast in his body began to drain away.

The monster corpse beneath his feet immediately dissipated, turning into wisps of essence that merged once more into that special power, which was then channeled into Jiang He's body.

Jiang He's body trembled.

I felt that my physical strength had improved considerably.

The "patterns" inside the body appeared even brighter.

"A 50% increase..."

He licked his lips and looked towards the edge of the forest.

as predicted.

The next moment, nine more enormous monsters charged out!
The aura of these nine demonic beasts was even more terrifying than that of the nine early-stage Celestial Realm demonic beasts from before. They were clearly all in the mid-stage Celestial Phenomenon Realm, and their strength had increased significantly!

However, the rivers have also improved.

Compared to the previous increase of "ten percent" in power, his maximum explosive power has now surpassed that of the Ten Thousand Dragons.

Various forms of sorcery were unleashed.

The rivers and streams burst open one by one.

Suddenly—

"Roar!"

A ferocious tiger-like beast roared, and a phantom image a thousand feet tall appeared behind it. The other eight ferocious beasts also roared to the sky, each displaying their own image. A vast power descended and slammed into Jiang He.

"grass!"

"Can demonic beasts also cultivate Dharma forms?"

Jiang He cursed under his breath.

Immediately, his whole body exploded with a "bang," and that dizzying feeling returned. When he opened his eyes, he found himself in a pitch-black space.

Jiang He was taken aback.

He immediately realized what was happening and couldn't help but mutter, "So, the way I was just blasted to death was also an illusion?"

and……

He sensed it.

They discovered that the peculiar "patterns" inside their bodies had also disappeared.

This caused Jiang He's expression to darken, and he was about to launch into a tirade when suddenly a glimmer of light appeared in the pitch-black sky.

The light fell.

It was poured into the river.

His flesh, bones, and skin rapidly transformed, and the "patterns" inside his body reappeared.

Jiang He's anger vanished, and he swallowed the trash talk that was about to come out. He laughed and said, "I see... I was in an illusion just now, and things in an illusion can't be brought into reality, so... after returning to reality, the rewards were recalculated?"

This thing is just like a game.

The rewards for completing the dungeon will be given to you after you leave the dungeon.

But it has one advantage...

Before you leave the dungeon, you can "experience" this reward in advance.

Jiang He couldn't help but praise, "I must say... this trial ground is actually quite good."

pity.

Even demonic beasts can cultivate "Dharma Forms"

The so-called "discovery" is like the "martial arts supernatural power" of the Celestial Realm. It is an ability that can only be cultivated in the Martial Arts Celestial Phenomenon Realm. Once the Dharma Form is released, the combat power soars. In particular, the combined attack of the nine Dharma Forms is something that Jiang He cannot withstand with his current strength.

"Therefore, my current combat strength can crush a Celestial Phenomenon Realm cultivator who hasn't yet cultivated a Dharma Aspect, but against a Celestial Phenomenon Realm cultivator who has cultivated a Dharma Aspect..."

Jiang He thought for a moment, then said, "If it's just one or two martial artists or demonic beasts who have cultivated to the Dharma Aspect stage at the mid-stage of the Celestial Phenomenon Realm."

hum!
The air trembled.

The river was moved to the outside of the white jade pagoda.

"what?"

Xie Kun was the first to enter the "trial grounds," and he was also the first to come out. Upon seeing Jiang He, he exclaimed in surprise, "Jiang He, you failed too?"

"Ah."

There's no point in hiding it, since I've already been moved out.

He was originally the first one to come out.

I'm still feeling a bit down.

Upon seeing Jiang He, Xie Kun's mood improved considerably, and he comforted him with a smile, "It's alright, failure is failure... I've figured out this trial ground now. You have to keep fighting and defeating martial artists of the same level as you."

"As soon as I entered, a martial artist appeared who was exactly the same as me in terms of cultivation level, martial arts techniques, and even martial arts essence. I was startled at the time, and then he killed me with a single blow!"

Xie Kun's specialty is stick fighting.

The true meaning of martial arts that he comprehended is somewhat similar to the "power of mountains," which can be considered a kind of "earthly essence."

"what?"

Jiang He asked in surprise, "You encountered martial artists... wait, how many martial artists were at the same level as you?"

Xie Kun: "One."

"???"

Jiang He was stunned for a moment, then cursed, "Damn it... they're even targeting a trial ground, right? Why did ninety-nine early-stage Celestial Realm demonic beasts pop out as soon as I went in?"

"what?"

Xie Kun's lips twitched, and his mood, which had improved slightly, immediately plummeted again. He said sullenly, "It's alright, Jiang He. You've only just entered the Body Refinement Vajra Realm. It's normal for you to be defeated by a horde of ninety-nine early-stage Celestial Realm beasts." Jiang He glared at him and retorted, "Who said I was defeated by ninety-nine early-stage Celestial Realm demonic beasts? Are you looking down on me?"

"........."

Xie Kun: "No...you just said you failed!"

Jiang He: "Yes, we failed, but not because of the ninety-nine early-stage Celestial Realm demonic beasts. I killed the ninety-nine early-stage Celestial Realm demonic beasts first, and then another ninety-nine mid-stage Celestial Realm demonic beasts appeared."

Xie Kun was filled with respect and said, "You truly deserve the title of the number one young person in the Great Xia Dynasty!"

Jiang He continued, "After I killed ninety-nine mid-stage Celestial Realm demonic beasts, another ninety-nine late-stage and peak-stage Celestial Realm beasts emerged. I killed them all, and then nine early-stage Celestial Phenomenon Realm demonic beasts appeared."

"pity."

"The nine mid-stage Celestial Phenomenon Realm demonic beasts that ran out from behind each of them had all cultivated demonic avatars. I was attacked by all nine avatars at the same time, and I died in less than three seconds!"

Hey!
When it comes to this.

Jiang He couldn't help but sigh and said, "What a pity. I don't have much experience fighting against experts at the Celestial Phenomenon Realm. I shouldn't have been so arrogant back then. Perhaps if I had used my speed to stall them and prevent them from joining forces, I would have had a chance to kill them one by one!"

Xie Kun: "..."

His eyes widened in surprise.

Her mouth was so wide open you could fit an egg inside!
sky……

A mid-stage Celestial Realm Great Demon?
He stared blankly at Jiang He, and the scene of their first "meeting" involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

At the time, I was getting a scrub at the "Red Romantic Bathhouse" in Jiangnan Base City when someone knocked me over. When I woke up, I saw Jiang He. At that time, I was a well-known genius in Liaoning Base City, and I had the strength to compete for the top 30 in the 5th National Youth Martial Arts Competition.

I even fought against Jiang He back then.

Despite the crushing defeat.

But at least they can exchange two blows.

How long has it been?
In less than two months, the rivers and lakes are now only visible from afar.

Xie Kun gritted his teeth and walked towards the white jade tower again, cursing, "Damn it... I don't believe it. I can't even defeat a martial artist with the same martial arts intent, techniques, and realm as myself... If I can't beat Jiang He, can't I beat myself?"

Jiang He laughed.

He shook his head, picked up his knife, and began wandering aimlessly around the West District.

With the appearance of the "Trial Tower".

The sky over Xicheng District is no longer dark and gloomy, but has become bright, suggesting that the complete lifting of the lockdown is not far off.

Now that the sky has brightened and the view is clearer, things will be easier.

Jiang He flashed and jumped onto a tall building by the street. He looked around to see if he could find any opportunities... but when he landed on the building, he realized that the tallest building in the West District was the white jade "Trial Tower".

"There are restrictions at the entrance of this trial tower because there's something else inside... Surely there aren't restrictions on the outside too?"

With a thought, Jiang He leaped toward the white jade "Trial Tower".

Fortunately, it was just as Jiang He judged.

There were no restrictions outside the white jade "Trial Tower", so I climbed all the way to the top of the tower.

then……

Jiang He was stunned.

At the top of the tower, a figure stood with his hands behind his back, gazing into the distance.

He wore a set of black armor, the style of which was quite similar to that of the black-armored puppet, but his aura was as deep and unfathomable as the ocean... In fact, he gave Jiang He a greater sense of pressure than when he faced the Crimson Blood Lord or the Heavenly Saint Half-Saint!
There was no aura of "holy intent" or "holy might" emanating from the figure.

But Jiang He immediately recognized it...

He is at least a "half-saint" level expert!
Could it be...

Was he a powerful figure from ancient times?
Jiang He secretly pondered.

Going back at this point is not acceptable; it would be impolite.

So Jianghe leaped to the top of the tower, clasped his hands in a respectful bow, and said, "Senior."

The figure had its back to the river, its hands still behind its back, and did not turn around.

Ah this...

Considering that the other party was at least at the "half-saint" level of cultivation, Jiang He became even more respectful and said, "Junior Jiang He pays respects to senior... eh?"

Before he could finish speaking, Jiang He noticed a knife stuck in the figure's body.

The knife pierced his heart, its tip going through his back.

Jiang He took a few steps to the figure and saw that its eyes were empty. He then checked its breath and finally confirmed that this "senior" was dead.

This caused a huge uproar in Jiang He's heart!

The oppressive feeling emanating from just a corpse was greater than that from powerful figures like the Crimson Blood Lord and the Heavenly Saint Half-Saint... What level of cultivation did this corpse possess in life?

And such a powerful figure was actually killed with a single blow?
Isn't it said that a semi-saint level expert can easily regenerate severed limbs?
Even if your head is cut off, it can grow back... So how was this "senior" stabbed to death?
"A handful..."

"A blade that stabbed a powerful demigod to death?"

Jiang He blinked, his eyes darting around, and immediately said, "Senior died guarding Tianmen Pass. He is a martyr of our Great Xia. The blood of Great Xia flows in my veins. How can I bear to see Senior still being pierced by swords after his death?"

"Senior, I'm offended!"

"Bear with it for a moment... I'll help you pull out this knife."

Jiang He grabbed the knife handle and pulled hard...

The knife remained completely still.

So he grabbed the knife handle with both hands, pushed all his strength to the limit, and even jumped up, using his feet to push against the chest of that "senior" for leverage!

at last……

The blade twitched slightly.

Boom!

The next moment, an extremely terrifying sword intent and killing intent emanated from the air. Jiang He only had time to utter a "Holy crap!" before everything went black, and he was sent flying backward. (End of Chapter)