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

Rumble!
Dust flew everywhere, and the earth trembled!
The hospital security guards were alerted, and several figures rushed towards the scene.

Dean An ran the fastest.

As he ran, he threw on his clothes, shouting, "What's happening? What's happening? Is it an earthquake? Quick... quick, evacuate the patients!"

Jiang He also came to his senses and jumped into the hole that "Little Dragon Girl" had made!

soon.

Dean An led a group of security guards to the side of the large hole.

A security guard swallowed hard, his Adam's apple bobbing, and murmured, "Director... what is this?"

"Was our hospital... hit by a meteorite?"

Dean An glared at the security guard and cursed, "If you're uneducated, don't talk nonsense. How big of a meteorite would it take to create such a huge hole? A meteorite the size of a fist, under the influence of gravity, could probably wipe our hospital off the map of Wucheng. If it were really that big of a meteorite, do you think we'd still be standing here?"

The security guard was rather stubborn, sticking his neck out and saying, "Then why are there so many news reports in the past about people in certain places finding meteorites in fields..."

"........."

Dean An did not want to discuss this issue further.

Seeing patients in the inpatient ward looking this way curiously, he immediately said, "Guard this place and don't let anyone near... I'll contact the Martial Arts Administration!"

An earthquake suddenly struck his own hospital, creating a huge crater nearly 10 meters in diameter and bottomless. This is too unbelievable. Director An definitely wouldn't have the guts to go down and check it himself!
They were also worried that hiring people to investigate and making a big fuss would attract media attention and affect the hospital's "tourism" and "sanatorium" development.

and so……

The only recourse is to seek help from the Martial Arts Administration.

However, Dean An did not call the Martial Arts Administration Bureau immediately, but contacted Jiang He first... Unfortunately, the response he received was "Sorry, the number you dialed is temporarily out of service area!"
now.

The river has already penetrated more than 500 meters underground.

At that depth, it would be strange to have a signal!

In front.

The true form of "Little Dragon Girl" is rapidly drilling a hole.

Although her method of "burrowing underground" is a bit outrageous, it is really fast... Earth dragons are evolved from earthworms, and these creatures live in the soil, so it is understandable that they are good at burrowing.

Most importantly, the hole she drilled was nearly ten meters in diameter, which should have yielded a lot of soil and gravel, but in fact, very little was found.

As we went deeper underground.

The speed at which "Little Dragon Girl" crawled through the hole gradually slowed down.

Jiang He asked, "What's going on? Could it be that the rock layers ahead are getting harder as we go deeper underground?"

The enormous earth dragon transformed into a chubby little girl in human form.

She burped and said, "I can't take it anymore... Lord Jiang, I ate too much and can't digest it. I need to throw up before I can continue drilling."

"........."

Jiang He said, "Alright, go back to Helan Mountain and throw up. I'll take care of the rest myself."

The chubby girl asked in surprise, "Lord Jianghe, you're not a body cultivator, so you're not good at earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of martial arts technique)?"

Jiang He said, "If what you mean by 'burrowing underground' is like this... then I can do that too."

He clenched his fist and gently slammed it onto the ground.

boom!
The earth trembled once more.

The punch smashed a large hole in the rock layer in front of them.

The river continued to flow downwards.

The chubby girl thought for a moment, then let out a few burps before quickly following behind, calling out, "Lord Jiang, please wait... The structure deep within the earth is very complex, and there might even be underground currents or magma. When I burrow underground, I'll use my innate senses to avoid these things. Please be careful..."

boom!
Before she could finish speaking, a wave of intense heat suddenly swept over her from below.

The chubby girl's expression changed drastically!
Her eyes reflected the image of magma erupting from the earth!

The chubby girl behind them saw it all, so Jiang He naturally didn't need to say anything more!

Feeling the scorching heat wave and watching the red magma gushing from the depths of the earth... The highest temperature of underground magma can exceed 2000 degrees Celsius. This sudden eruption is enough to turn the entire Wu City into ruins in a short time!
"It's over!"

"The strongest person in Wucheng right now is Zhou Tong, a Grandmaster. I'm afraid he can't solve this problem!"

"In the entire Xixia base city, probably only Ding Zhaoyi, who has already advanced to the Celestial Realm, has the ability to resolve this natural disaster... But Ding Zhaoyi is stationed in the base city, and it will take at least ten minutes from when he receives the news to when he arrives. In ten minutes, the area within a few kilometers of Anning Mental Hospital will probably be wiped out!"

Looking at the gushing lava, Jiang He clenched his fists involuntarily!

Own……

It's about self-cultivation!

The only way to resolve the current situation is to "fight fire with fire"... but if a punch is actually thrown, it might cause even bigger trouble!

But above that is the entire Anning Mental Health Rehabilitation Center!

The faces of Dean An, Old Wang, and the young nurse flashed through Jiang He's mind. He let out a long breath, then suddenly inhaled deeply—

Wow!

An immense suction force emanated from his mouth, and the gushing magma, like the flame of a lighter, was completely swallowed by the river.

"Lord Jiang... Lord Jianghe!"

The chubby girl was stunned. She landed beside Jiang He, her jaw almost dropping to the ground, and asked incredulously, "Aren't you hot?"

烫？
Jiang He really didn't feel it.

The temperature of the underground magma was only around 2000 degrees Celsius, which was nothing compared to the wildfire on the volcano. When the magma went down into his stomach, he felt at most a warm current, and that was it!

The only uncomfortable thing is...

The taste wasn't very good.

The strong, pungent smell of saltpeter and sulfur made Jiang He feel uncomfortable, and it even brought tears to his eyes.

and……

My stomach feels a bit full!

However, just as he began to feel "full," a strange power spread through his abdomen, instantly melting the scalding magma.

"Ding!"

"Body tempered by fire, strength increased by 10kg."

"Ding!"

"Body tempered by fire, strength increased by 10kg."

"Ding……"

"Ouch?"

Jiang He was somewhat surprised... The underground magma was so cold that it couldn't even burn a hair on his head, yet it could still temper his body.

As he inhaled the gushing magma from the ground, he thought to himself, "The flames of the Flame Volcano are hundreds, thousands, even tens of thousands of times hotter than the magma... Even the hottest flames at the summit of the Flame Volcano can't affect me, so why can the magma here?"

Could it be...

Is it due to different quenching methods?
One is "external roasting," and the other is "internal consumption"?
If that's the case, then if I go to the Flame Volcano again and consume its flames, can I start a new round of "body tempering"?
The magma continued to erupt from the ground. Not only did it not stop, but it seemed to be intensifying.

puff!
Another head popped out from Jianghe's neck and said to the chubby girl, "Send a message to Little Silver Sister, ask her to send a few powerful demons skilled in fire magic to help me suppress the underground magma... Never mind, she's already here!"

He was halfway through his sentence when he sensed Xiao Yinmei's presence.

But then a strange cloud appeared in the sky above Wu City.

Zhou Tong, who was in the office of the director of the Martial Arts Administration Bureau, sensed something and quickly flew out of the office. He flew into the night sky and immediately recognized the aura in the demonic cloud. He said in a deep voice, "Silver Moon Sky Wolf... This is Wu City, our human territory!"

"I know."

Silver Moon Wolf's voice came through, saying, "I will naturally not violate the agreement made by Minister Qin and my master... Director Zhou, I came to Wucheng to help Mr. Jiang."

She flew out from the demonic clouds and pointed in the direction of Anning Mental Hospital.

Zhou Tong was only a ninth-grade Grandmaster, so his perception was naturally inferior to that of Silver Moon Sky Wolf, a half-saint disciple of the demon race in the Fish-Dragon Realm... But Silver Moon Sky Wolf had already pointed out the direction, and with just one less point of perception, his expression changed drastically, and he couldn't help but ask, "This... this is the underground magma about to erupt? What exactly is going on?"

Silver Moon Wolf said, "It must have been Mr. Jiang who caused this commotion... But don't worry, these demon disciples behind me can help you solve this problem."

She glanced back.

Behind him stood several figures at the Celestial Phenomenon Realm.

They are all powerful demons from the Demon Palace of Helan Mountain who are skilled in fire magic!
Silver Moon Wolf nodded slightly and said, "Go ahead. Mr. Jiang is a body cultivator and can't do such delicate work."

Those figures obeyed the order and transformed into streaks of crimson light that streaked across the night sky, heading straight for Anning Mental Hospital.

Zhou Tong glanced at Silver Moon Wolf and said, "You can say what you just said in front of your subordinates, otherwise I'm afraid Jiang He will tear down your Helan Mountain Demon Palace if he finds out."

…………

at the same time.

Deep underground.

Several figures fell from the pit, their bodies radiating Daoist energy, which stirred the "Great Dao of Fire" between heaven and earth. As the Daoist energy fell, the gushing underground magma gradually subsided.

Jiang He looked back and saw that the demons who had transformed into human form clasped their fists in greeting and then quickly left.

Their eyes showed obvious fear as they looked at the river.

Jiang He said, "What's going on? You did a good deed and then ran away without even giving me a chance to say thank you. Are all the demons of Helan Mountain this helpful?"

The chubby girl pondered for a moment and said, "Maybe they know how ruthless you are and are afraid of being beaten to death by you."

"how come?"

Jiang He said, "I, Jiang, have been traveling the world for more than half a year and have always believed in persuading people with reason."

"To subdue others by force?"

The chubby girl said, "That's right, Mr. Jiang, you're a body cultivator, so you must be very strong!"

Hey!
Jiang He was speechless and asked in return, "Then aren't you afraid of me?"

Little Fatty: "I'm afraid... If I tell Sister Yin that I don't listen to you, you might flatten our Helan Mountain in a fit of anger... Now Helan Mountain is the only sacred place for our demon race in the northwest region, and we must not lose it. I am sacrificing myself for the great cause of our demon race."

That's right.

How straightforward?
Jiang He sighed, “It seems that the demon race of our Great Xia still has some misunderstandings about me… I admit that I did enjoy hunting ferocious beasts in the past and even quelled a beast tide once, but back then the war between ferocious beasts and humans was a fight to the death. Now that you are all set on doing good, I will naturally not kill innocent people indiscriminately.”

"Alright, lead the way."

This time, Jiang He learned his lesson.

I dare not "burrow underground" anymore, for fear of accidentally punching a hole through the Earth.

The magma layer is generally about 33 kilometers below the surface... Of course, Wucheng is located in the Loess Plateau in the northwest, where the average altitude is much higher. Jiang He estimated that he has now gone 40 kilometers underground.

below.

The scorching magma layer slowly surged, churning up fiery bubbles.

The chubby girl stared at the lava, somewhat terrified, and said, "Mr. Jiang, how about we change direction... I'm a little afraid of fire."

"You, a mighty earth dragon, with the strongest vitality among demons of the same level, are you afraid of such a little temperature?"

This is no exaggeration!

Take the ability of "limb regeneration" for example. Under normal circumstances, only those who have reached the semi-saint realm and condensed a saintly body can comprehend it. However, the "earth dragon" can survive even when it is cut in two when it is extremely weak.

The earthworm is an evolutionary mutation of the earthworm.

His bloodline genes are too poor. Reaching the Celestial Phenomenon Realm is already a result of great fortune. Let alone becoming a half-saint, he might not even be able to step into the Fish-Dragon Realm.

The river flowed onto the magma layer. He reached into the magma, scooped out a handful, carefully examined it, and then put it to his mouth... He slurped it down and swallowed it whole.

"Ding!"

"Body tempered by fire, Strength +10Kg"

The chubby girl felt a chill run down her spine and said, "I'm only at the Celestial Phenomenon Realm right now. If I'm burned to ashes by magma, even if I have a strong life force, I won't be able to recover!"

She turned her head and looked around.

The aura emanating from its body was a hazy, earthy yellow, as if it were trying to sense the location of a suitable "earth-遁" (a type of underground escape technique). However, after sensing for a while, the chubby girl's expression changed, and she exclaimed in surprise, "What... what's going on? Why can't I sense the presence of soil and rocks below? Is this magma layer bottomless?"

It's impossible for it to be bottomless.

The diameter of the blue planet is only so big.

How could a layer of magma be bottomless?

Jiang He assumed that the chubby girl's cultivation was too weak and her perception range was limited, so he immediately released his spiritual power to try and sense her as well, only to be surprised to find...

No matter how far he extended his mental power, he was still unable to penetrate this layer of magma!

1000 meters!
10000 meters!
10 meters!

Jiang He's spiritual power extended for hundreds of thousands of meters, yet he still couldn't "see" the edge. His expression shifted slightly, and he said, "There really is something unusual down there... Alright, your mission is complete. Go back!"

talking.

With a splash, Jiang He jumped directly into the scalding lava.

He sank downwards.

But it quickly ran out of steam.

Continue sensing...

However, they discovered that beneath the magma layer was another layer of rock.

"That's weird, that's weird!"

Jiang He leaped out of the magma layer again and sensed that, just like before, the magma layer had become "bottomless." He secretly concluded, "It seems the problem lies within the magma layer... the space within it seems to have been distorted and stretched by something!"

"Unfortunately, as a body cultivator, I know nothing about the Great Dao or the power of space."

The river swam through the magma, searching carefully, but found no "spatial nodes".

Just as he was about to give up and return, his eyes suddenly flashed...

He "saw" a very special aura suddenly appearing in the magma layer three kilometers away.

It was a three-foot-tall, butterfly-shaped creature of fire, dancing gracefully in the lava, a look of enjoyment on its delicate face! (End of Chapter)