Starting with Proficiency Panel-Chapter 492 - 489 Interception

Grass and trees as swords?!

Lu Ren’s expression was somewhat peculiar, his face showing considerable surprise. Even a Qi Cultivation expert of the Human Immortal level would need to have understood the cosmic rules to an extremely profound degree, almost stepping into the Earth Immortal threshold, to wield such power.

Yet, just relying on a single authority to reach this level...

A thought incessantly arose in Lu Ren’s mind, making him completely discard the idea of seeking King Yu’s Cauldron. If he could seize this Mountain God authority...

Lu Ren’s eyes burned intensely, looking at the Congo Spirit as if he wanted to devour it alive, even giving an illusion as if green light flashed in his eyes.

This scene made Congo Spirit’s hair stand on end, seemingly feeling that Lu Ren was the real Evil God.

"You, what do you want to do?"

Lu Ren’s gaze was filled with undisguised intention: "How did you get the Mountain God authority?"

Upon hearing this, a sneer appeared on Congo Spirit’s face: "Heaven-bestowed divine authority, do you think you deserve to take it?"

Lu Ren’s expression remained unchanged and he no longer spoke to Congo Spirit. His whole body surged with Qi and Blood, his form rapidly expanding, instantly unfolding the Tenth Dharma Cloud Earth Bodhisattva Dharma Aspect.

Amidst Congo Spirit’s astonished gaze, Lu Ren’s True Power surged, concentrating in his palm. His already millstone-sized hand expanded even further under such blood energy urging, becoming several times larger, and a Buddha hand plummeted from the sky like a meteor, making the entire mountain and sky seem to tremble nonstop.

Rumble!!

The sound exploded like thunder, and the thunderous blasts even caused slight tremors in cities twenty to thirty kilometers away from Spiritual Mist Mountain.

In the outskirts, Xu Qing was startled awake by the thunder, rubbing her sleepy eyes and standing up to slide open the door, looking toward Spiritual Mist Mountain in the distance.

The sound source seemed to come from the direction of Spiritual Mist Mountain.

Xu Qing stared dumbfoundedly at Spiritual Mist Mountain, her mind in a daze, causing half of her fragrant shoulder to accidentally slip out. After a long while, she looked around, scratching her head: "Eh, where’s Uncle?"

After a while, a thought arose in Xu Qing’s mind.

"Could it be..."

Then she quickly shook her head, laughing twice: "No way, that’s definitely impossible."

...

Lu Ren withdrew his hand, looking at Congo Spirit lying on the ground still twitching unconsciously. Just now he used his most raw, enormous Spiritual Power, completely imprisoning Congo Spirit from all sides, while bursting out incredible terrifying power that faintly twisted the space, causing a partial collapse around, making it impossible for the other to escape.

This surprised Lu Ren somewhat, theoretically, if there was Mountain God authority, even being sealed on all sides, suppressed by Spiritual Power, and coupled with his unparalleled terrifying power that made the surrounding space concave under his descending hand.

This was a seal he developed himself after practicing the Body Forging Technique, but strictly speaking, it couldn’t seal a being with Mountain God authority. In their own mountain, all it would take was a thought for instant movement anywhere within the range of this Spiritual Mist Mountain.

This unexpected phenomenon made Lu Ren ponder for a moment, then he suddenly realized, ah yes, just now when the Primordial Spirit regressed, turning into the most fundamental Spiritual Power, unleashing a decisive and unstoppable killer blow, his heart even borne killing intent, thereby stunning Congo Spirit’s mind, rendering him unable to think.

Looking at the completely scattered consciousness of Congo Spirit, Lu Ren found himself in a dilemma about how to extract the Mountain God authority, which was a difficult task.

After pondering for a long time, seeing Congo Spirit showing signs of awakening, Lu Ren unhesitantly struck down once more.

Boom!

The entire Spiritual Mist Mountain shook in response, with fierce strength sending visible shockwaves spreading in all directions, enveloping the shrine, the clay statue, and the unconscious women nearby as if in a tidal wave, spreading outwards.

Lu Ren hesitated no further; this was the best opportunity to obtain the Mountain God authority. He grabbed Congo Spirit, his Heart Eye Perspective elevating again, and the world transformed under his observation into the simplest lines, dots, planes, and even light cones were separated layer by layer.

This state couldn’t last long.

Focusing all his efforts on maintaining this state, Lu Ren’s eyes fixed on Congo Spirit, where he astonishingly saw the strange rune between the opponent’s eyebrows. Just at a glance, Lu Ren understood that this was indeed the Mountain God authority.

Indeed possible!

In this extreme Heart Eye state, he could observe the essence of all things, an ability that spontaneously emerged after his Human Immortal Body transformed, generating the Twelfth Grade Golden Lotus at his scapula and shoulder.

However, his control was too inexperienced, and using it with his current Constitution was somewhat strenuous.

He pointed a finger, and in this perspective, his thick finger directly penetrated Congo Spirit’s forehead, entering his consciousness space, firmly grasping the extremely complex rune.

In the next moment, Lu Ren felt that no matter how much force he exerted, this Mountain God authority didn’t budge an inch, not even when he gathered his entire True Power together, a power capable of lifting Mount Everest itself, could he move it.

Was this, the rules of the world?

Lu Ren felt a sense of helplessness, having to temporarily withdraw his hand and think of a method.

"Ding, you have captured Earth Authority (Fragmented), do you wish to recover it?"

Delighted upon hearing this solution to his dilemma, Lu Ren eagerly responded: "Recover!"

Buzz!! 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

With a faint hum, that extremely complex Earth Authority turned directly into a golden thread, rushing into Lu Ren’s forehead.

Lu Ren instinctively released Congo Spirit, stepping back a few steps, touching his brow, where upon inward inspection he saw the golden thread that the system called Earth Authority Fragmented wandering in his mind.

A slight thought stirred in Lu Ren’s mind as he attempted to control the golden thread, when the system suddenly issued a voice prompt.

"Ding, you have successfully installed Earth Authority (Fragmented)"

In an instant, Lu Ren felt a bond of blood surging between himself and the Spiritual Mist Mountain beneath his feet, as if he were the mountain and the mountain was him.

With a slight thought, the terrain destroyed by his two palms began moving on its own, the cracked pit retracting and smoothing out, and not far away, the trees felled by the blast of shockwaves were mysteriously replanted in the ground as if time reversed.

And at the same time, Lu Ren discovered that the mystical energy within him, refined through the Body Forging Technique, had been largely depleted.

And then...

In the next second, Lu Ren appeared at the foot of Spiritual Mist Mountain, looking at the asphalt road along the mountainside with vehicles passing by occasionally, appearing peaceful as if the recent disturbances on Spiritual Mist Mountain hadn’t affected the surroundings at all.

"Eh?!"

A driver, watching the large dark silhouette standing by the roadside suddenly vanish, widened his drowsy eyes, rubbed them hard, and saw nothing there.