Starting with Proficiency Panel-Chapter 472 - 469: Blood Rain Celestial Descent

Therefore, cultivators at the level of True Immortal are mostly versatile, differing only in what they excel at.

The battle between the two was nearly earth-shattering, with Lu Ren's entire True Power pushed to the limit. Even the mystical substance nurtured by the Body Forging Technique was completely exhausted by Lu Ren at this moment.

Shakyamuni unleashed all the Taoist Skills and Divine Techniques he had comprehended over the years upon Lu Ren, infused with the distorted pollution inherent to True Immortal power, which was real enough to shake the earth and overturn the seas, as the Celestial Power surged.

The area affected by their battle extended over thousands of miles, causing the earth to tremble incessantly, with the sky erupting in thunderous booms like muffled explosions.

Until ultimately, Lu Ren relied on the Body Forging Technique to forcefully withstand Shakyamuni's final Spirit Mountain Realm, Desire Immortal Seal, which almost obliterated everything.

To get close to Shakyamuni, Lu Ren's incredibly powerful physique was hardly intact, with fine scales on his body completely destroyed in the fierce fight. If not for his skillful control over his body mechanism, he would have been covered in blood.

Seeing Shakyamuni up close, Lu Ren witnessed his grim, twisted expression, his crazed face continuously forming seal techniques, releasing endless True Power that transformed into extreme offensive Great Divine Techniques attacking Lu Ren.

Yet, Lu Ren seemed unaware, as the Three Heads and Six Arms technique split directly at this moment.

"What?!!"

Shakyamuni's face trembled, completely caught off guard at seeing Lu Ren employ something similar to the Technique of One Qi Becoming Three Pristine Ones to split, while the aura emanated showed no signs of weakening, as if he'd truly split into three beings of equal strength and realm.

"Got you!"

One of the Lu Rens lunged at Shakyamuni like a hungry tiger, forcefully grabbing him, while the other two charged towards the Human Immortal Path Fruit at the back of Shakyamuni's head.

Using the mysterious substance from the Body Forging Technique as an offensive means, the Human Immortal Path Fruit behind Shakyamuni's head, seemingly elusive and shifting between realities, was suddenly frozen in place.

Shakyamuni's eyes widened, the corners split as he roared, "No, how could you attack the Taoism Fruit?!"

Before he could finish speaking, he saw innumerable cracks appear in the Taoism Fruit behind his head. These dense cracks leaked an extremely bizarre light curtain, and in the next moment, the fruit shattered like glass under the combined attack of the two Lu Rens, unable to withstand the tremendous pressure.

The originally clear sky had somehow gathered a heavy nurturing cloud, and under the bloody sunset, it began to drizzle a blood-red rain.

"I heard that once the Taoism Fruit condenses, even Immortal Gods of the Human Immortal Realm, if they die unnaturally rather than from exhaustion of lifespan, will cause blood rain to descend and the sky to howl when the fruit breaks. I didn't expect it to be true."

The Taoism Fruit is a convergence of celestial and human forces, a realization of the universal intertwined logic, formed from the wonders of oneself. Once broken, it can stir the heavens and earth, creating anomalies.

Lu Ren slowly withdrew the hand that was thrust into Shakyamuni's chest, gripping his constantly beating heart tightly. Shakyamuni desperately reached out to hold Lu Ren's wrist, clutching it firmly, unwilling to let Lu Ren relax his grip.

Shakyamuni uttered hoarse sounds, his eyes rapidly clouding, his body deflating like a punctured balloon.

"You, you can't do this, you are my inheritor, if you do so, you'd betray your teacher and ancestors, a criminal against humanity, disgraceful!"

Lu Ren was speechless, thinking this old monk must be delirious with fever.

As the Past Maitreya True Scripture circulated, the Red Dragon Inner Core within supplied almost infinite energy, allowing his nearly shattered body to heal rapidly.

Earlier, to get close to Shakyamuni, he expended a vast cost, nearly exposing his bones, with a layer of flesh scraped off.

Activating the Three Heads and Six Arms technique, the two dispatched clones swiftly returned and carefully merged under Lu Ren's control.

This method akin to One Qi Becoming Three is a Great Divine Technique derived from mastering the Three Heads and Six Arms technique, yet it is not the most orthodox Taoist Sect art, long lost even in the Mythical Era, which was once a supreme expertise.

Lu Ren didn't bother saying much to Shakyamuni, guided by the Body Forging Technique, surging mysterious energy matter directly into Shakyamuni's heart, then abruptly detonated it.

"No!!!"

Shakyamuni roared, his flesh constantly squirming, trying to regenerate, but was firmly obstructed by mysterious energy matter equivalent to the True Essence Power, belonging to the same level.

Finally, Lu Ren retreated several steps, quietly watching the originally small elderly figure of Shakyamuni, whose flesh continued to proliferate and expand into a grotesque mass, growing limbs all over, even his facial features spread flat, appearing horrifyingly eerie.

Suddenly, the infinitely proliferating flesh seemed to have reached its limit, Shakyamuni's body quaked a couple of times and then explosively tore apart.

As the blood and flesh debris were about to scatter in all directions, Lu Ren controlled it with one hand in the air, forcibly gathering it into a lump.

Subsequently, a golden flame emerged from nowhere, slowly incinerating the basketball-sized lump of flesh in Lu Ren's hand. He used Divine Sense to keep probing, ensuring none of Shakyamuni's flesh was missed, finally relaxing his heart.

The True Immortal level flesh possesses inherently incredible cellular activity, not to mention it's been subjected to long-term pollution. Any piece that escaped and attached to lifeforms could unforeseeably result in a second catastrophic disaster.

"Ding, you successfully killed Sakyamuni, you've gained 5 Skill Points."

"Ding, you've altered some paths in the world, you've gained 2 Power of Destiny."

As Lu Ren's thought echoed, the Ta Li Body Forging Technique displayed on the attribute panel rapidly progressed from the Initial Glimpse stage to a Slightly Accomplished phase using 10 Skill Points.

The mysterious particles obtained from the cosmos's peculiar frequency, combing with the Breathing and Exhaling Technique, thickened nearly twice over, continually absorbed into his body, saturating the physique and spirit.

Due to his currently immensely powerful physique, the modification and enhancement from the Body Forging Technique would last a considerable time. Therefore, Lu Ren did not enhance during battle or immediately after learning. Enhancing in battle would impact his performance, and post-enhancement, the time was too rushed. Once entering the modification phase, controlling the battle would be difficult.

As the body continuously strengthens, it ironically hampers Lu Ren's combat performance. With perfect control of his body, he can integrate everything, achieving 200% to even 300% combat effectiveness, but as physique and spirit strengthen, this control exceeds his grasp, thereby causing neglect.