"Qiang!"
The long blade instantly shattered, and Jiang Heng's fist, with unabated momentum, struck the chest of the young man.
The Earth-level perfected "Mountain-breaking Fist" erupted with terrifying force, instantly spreading throughout his body.
Previously, Jiang Heng often engaged in battles against higher-level opponents, relying on the explosive power of the "Mountain-breaking Fist" to barely suppress his foes.
It seemed that the Earth-level "Mountain-breaking Fist" didn't hold much value at the same level.
However, in reality, in a battle at the same level, with his "Mountain-breaking Fist," one punch was enough to render the opponent completely defenseless.
Now, with his continuous improvement in martial cultivation, he was higher in cultivation level than the young man before him. Combined with his angry strike, the full effect of the "Mountain-breaking Fist" was displayed for the first time.
The essence of the "Mountain-breaking Fist" was similar to vibrational attacks, instantly spreading force throughout the target's entire body.
From the outside to the inside, it conducted an all-encompassing attack.
When Jiang Heng's punch struck, the young man's body instantly disintegrated.
Muscles, bones, organs, flesh, and all bodily tissues turned into a mist of blood, spraying forward.
The lethality of this punch was too terrifying, and the other two were instantly frightened out of their wits.
They didn't dare to say a word and fled in different directions.
With one person killed in an instant, Jiang Heng's inner anger seemed to dissipate.
He didn't stop at all and chased after the other person.
The footwork martial arts of ordinary rogue cultivators were far inferior to those of sect disciples, especially when compared to Jiang Heng, who was as fast as lightning.
In the blink of an eye, Jiang Heng had already caught up to the person from behind.
A punch was thrown!
In the moment before the person could react, the fist struck his back.
It was still the full-powered "Mountain-breaking Fist," and the man's body also instantly disintegrated into a mist of blood.
Jiang Heng continued to follow the same procedure, killing the third person.
It was only at this point that all the negative emotions in his heart completely dissipated.
"It seems that I truly am a natural god of slaughter."
He sighed inwardly, his expression returning to calm, and he continued forward.
After returning to the mining area, Jiang Heng arranged for someone to urgently report the death of Mi Wenjie to the sect.
Then he took out the cultivation manual for the "Diamond Body Technique" and began to study it. When the system automatically prompted him, he immediately chose to learn it.
"Ding! Consumed 10,000 potential points, learned 'Diamond Body Technique (Golden Grade).'"
"Ding! A new martial path has been detected. The system is about to update, please wait!"
"Ding! System update complete!"
Jiang Heng's heart stirred, and he immediately opened his personal panel to take a look.
Host: Jiang Heng.
Physical Cultivation: Tenth Stage of the Physical Realm (First Stage).
True Qi Cultivation: Tenth Stage of the True Qi Realm (Second Stage).
Physical Martial Arts: "Mountain-breaking Fist (Earth-level Perfected)," "Swift Wind Steps (Earth-level Perfected)."
True Qi Martial Arts: None.
Primary Cultivation Techniques: "Primordial Genesis Art (Heaven-level Grand Completion)," "Diamond Body Technique (Golden Grade)."
Secret Techniques: "Golden Body Secret (Heaven-level Second Stage)."
Remaining Potential Points: 1,203,000.
"Other than the additional columns for physical cultivation and physical martial arts, it seems there haven't been any changes in content."
After contemplating for a moment, Jiang Heng spent 100,000 potential points to raise his physical cultivation.
"Ding! Consumed 100,000 potential points, raised physical cultivation to the First Stage of the Divine Power Realm!"
At the same time as the notification sounded, a surge of heat appeared within Jiang Heng's body out of nowhere, deeply merging with every inch of his flesh and blood.
He could clearly feel that his physical body was rapidly growing stronger.
Unlike the "Diamond Body Technique," this time the improvement in his physical body was all-encompassing.
Not only did his physical strength increase, but his bone density, muscle flexibility, and various aspects of his physical attributes all saw significant growth! His physical body was evolving once again!
The most immediate manifestation was that his strength had increased by at least half!
Jiang Heng was about to continue upgrading his physical cultivation to its current limit when he suddenly thought of a question.
"Now that I've opened the path of physical cultivation, can I simply use potential points to upgrade it in the future? What's the purpose of the 'Diamond Body Technique'?"
"Based on my previous understanding, the primary cultivation technique is a way to acquire potential points."
"So, with the Heaven-level Grand Completion 'Primordial Genesis Art,' the speed of acquiring potential points is already fast enough. If I add another 'Diamond Body Technique,' won't their functions conflict?"
"Do I still need to upgrade the 'Diamond Body Technique'?"
After pondering for a while, Jiang Heng still couldn't come to a clear conclusion. He decided to try upgrading the "Diamond Body Technique" anyway.
"Ding! Consumed 100,000 potential points, in the process of deducing the technique, please wait!"
"Ding! Deduction completed! Please name the new technique!"
What surprised Jiang Heng was that his body had only become slightly stronger. Given his current physical attributes, he could hardly feel any difference.
He named it straightforwardly: "Diamond Body Technique!"
"Congratulations, Host, for learning 'Diamond Body Technique (Mysterious Grade).'"
Unable to figure it out at the moment, Jiang Heng gave up thinking and continued to consecutively upgrade his physical cultivation.
"Ding! Consumed 100,000 potential points, raised physical cultivation to the Second Stage of the Divine Power Realm!"
"Ding! Consumed 200,000 potential points, raised physical cultivation to the Third Stage of the Divine Power Realm!"
"Ding! Consumed 300,000 potential points, raised physical cultivation to the Fourth Stage of the Divine Power Realm!"
"Ding! Consumed 400,000 potential points, raised physical cultivation to the Fifth Stage of the Divine Power Realm!"
Almost all of his remaining potential points were exhausted.
For a moment, Jiang Heng's physical body was growing madly stronger, and his strength continued to increase.
With the "Mountain-breaking Fist" at the Earth-level Perfected stage, his physical power was now seven times greater. At this moment, the growth of his physical strength was the most significant improvement in Jiang Heng's overall power.
So.
Compared to the previous upgrades in True Qi cultivation, Jiang Heng's strength at this moment could be considered a true and substantial improvement!
If he were to face that Innate Realm expert again, he had confidence in confronting them head-on, rather than relying solely on his formidable defense to wear them down slowly.
Of course, as the strongest aspect of the "Diamond Body Technique," the increase in physical defense was even greater, especially when combined with the secret technique "Golden Body Secret," it became even more formidable.
"I wonder if that Innate Realm expert can break through my defense again?"
Jiang Heng smiled easily and then took out a Blood Qi Pill to begin his cultivation.
The next day.
Upon receiving Jiang Heng's report, the sect promptly dispatched a steward to apply pressure to the local authorities in Chuanjiang City and monitor the progress of the investigation into the case.
The killing of an inner disciple naturally garnered the sect's attention, as it concerned the sect's reputation and prestige.
However, the case had very few clues, and progress was slow.
While Jiang Heng continued his cultivation in seclusion, he had his people monitor the progress of the case daily.
It wasn't until a week later that some good news finally arrived.