Shi Kang stood where he was and clenched his fists. He felt as though his entire body was filled with inexhaustible strength. The muscles on his arms bulged slightly, brimming with explosive power.
To test the strength of his body, he took a deep breath. The next moment, he suddenly raised his fist and viciously hammered his own chest several times.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" His fists collided fiercely with his chest, producing dull thuds that rang especially clearly through the quiet Cultivation Chamber.
Yet Shi Kang's expression did not change. He felt neither the slightest pain in his fists nor any discomfort in his chest.
He lowered his head to look at his chest. There was not even a trace of redness on his skin, as though those blows had merely scratched an itch.
"Good grief, I can't even hurt myself anymore." Shi Kang could not help but laugh.
This was a classic case of defense vastly surpassing attack power.
"Now, if I ran into Nihility Devouring Flame, even if I couldn't beat him, he probably couldn't do anything to me..."
Once that thought surfaced, Shi Kang could no longer restrain himself. He only wanted to find someone to test it out immediately.
In the entire Stone Clan, the only one barely strong enough to help him test his physical strength was Zi Yan, an Eight-star Dou Saint.
"Zi Yan, help me test my body."
Zi Yan had been delighted that Shi Kang came to see her the moment he emerged from seclusion. But when she learned that he wanted her to help with an experiment, she was utterly unwilling and refused no matter what.
"For the past eight months, I've diligently guarded the Stone Realm for you. I even helped the Stone Clan deal with the Ancient Thunder Medicine