Alex stepped backward from the force of that punch. The strike was so strong that it caused a rather loud noise as well. Tara fell backward, grunting in pain as he shook his hand. He was hurt too.
Alex took a moment and slowly nodded. The young man's body cultivation was somewhere around the True Emperor realm or the start of the Saint realm. It was a little difficult to tell the precise strength, but the approximation was good enough.
"Not bad," Alex said and sat to the side. "I think I can help you get stronger even."
The young man raised his eyebrows. "Really?" he asked.
Alex nodded. "But you'll have to wait. There's something I must do for myself first, and I'm getting too impatient to wait."
As Tara watched, Alex went to the corner of the room and sat down. He brought out one of the gems from the fish, cleaned it as well as he could, and ate it.
To Tara's surprise, the man swallowed the entire thing whole.
