Starting with Proficiency Panel-Chapter 530 - 527: Buried in Ancient History

Pausing for a moment, Sun Wukong looked at the remnants of the Ancestral Witch at an indiscernible distance and sighed, "Don't be deceived by the sight of this Ancestral Witch's sorry state; in life, it was a bona fide War God, one that tore apart three Earth Immortal Realm Great Demons of the Demon Race."

"And wasn't it because you Immortal Path cultivators backstabbed, leading to its death?"

Lu Ren looked at the bloodied wound on the head, from which strands of chilling Immortal Light still seeped.

That was a unique technique of Immortal Path practitioners, a penetrating injury formed by the power of Supreme Divine Techniques, causing even now strands of chilling Immortal Light to flow out, as if to suppress some kind of resurrection; thus, the wound was planted.

Sun Wukong's face bore a peculiar expression: "To be strict, this is a matter within your Human Race. Whether it be witch or Immortal Path, they are both practices of your Human Race. Though Immortal Path was imparted by Innate Holy Spirits, the one who backstabbed this Ancestral Witch was someone from your Human Race; perhaps they even had significant fame in the history of your kind."

"All of this has become history. No matter how deep the investigation, it's just a sordid mire, unsightly."

Hearing Lu Ren's evaluation, Sun Wukong clapped his hands and laughed, "Quite right, quite right. After all, you must understand that the rise of one path necessarily accompanies the decline of another. During the War of the Witches and Demons, it wasn't merely a sharp conflict between two races; the ways and schemes involved, were things I only came to understand after being sealed those years. Your Human Race is incredibly well-versed in these calculations, almost as though it's seeped into your very bones."

Lu Ren rubbed his temples, "In fact, I don't concern myself with any of this, because you must understand, that era has become so distant it's no longer recordable."

"But you must recognize, the influence from that time still exists today. The environment we inhabit remains under their impact."

The two conversed while cautiously skirting the battleground, yet midway, they were forced to halt.

"The Evil Qi here has grown so dense it's visible to the naked eye."

Sun Wukong shook his hand, "I remember last time I came here, the Evil Qi wasn't this thick, at most forming wandering mist, but now... it's completely permeated the surrounding natural environment."

By now, it was so dense that even a single step further would trigger the reactive response of the Evil Qi from this land, with a vastness and density incomparably large, heavier than any he had ever witnessed.

If provoked, it would certainly lead to an unimaginable encounter.

Lu Ren took a deep breath of Long Qi, looking at the seemingly within-reach remnants of the Ancestral Witch in front, his eyes emitting a faint crystalline glow.

"I've sensed it already; this battlefield covers an extremely broad area. Attempting another detour might consume not just days, but years. I can't wait that long."

Looking at Lu Ren's eyes revealing soft light, Sun Wukong sensed an intense fighting spirit akin to a searing Great Sun in the sky, like a once-extinguished dead star rapidly reigniting, ablaze at this moment.

Under such an influence, a surge of grandness also rose within Sun Wukong; he twisted his neck, loosened his limbs, and grinned with sharp teeth, appearing quite sinister and terrifying.

"I, too, am eager to find out, just how much of my ultimate power remains."

Lu Ren glanced at Sun Wukong, sharing the same thoughts. Upon reaching the Great Witch Realm, though he hadn't yet found his Life Star, his blood had been purified into the Great Witch Bloodline, and with the fusion of spirit and flesh, achieving unity, his physique was undergoing rapid growth, still not halting as of now.

He longed to unleash all his power and see what realm he had truly reached.

In the present world, besides those akin to powerful Earth Immortal Realm beings like the Queen Mother of the West whom he dared not awaken lightly, Lu Ren needed only to stand upon the earth, finding no rival in the same realm.

Thus, he had little opportunity to exert his strength, so much so that, aside from an initial surge making him feel he could punch a planet apart, upon stabilizing his heartbeat, Lu Ren had always felt he could reach quite an exaggerated degree.

Having entered the Inner Image just now, his strike had used less than ten percent of his power.

In the next second, he boldly stepped forward.

BOOM!!

The entire battlefield changed dramatically, the scarlet ground stirred up whirlwinds of Yin Evil, the sky erupted in thunder and lightning, while the whole earth battlefield subtly trembled.

The fallen, clutching their War Swords and Long Halberds, clad in War Armors, their remains, corpses, and bones began to gradually tremble.

Soon, a strand of Yin Evil aura that chilled two people's spines swept across the battlefield, leaving behind an array of shadowy ghosts clad in war armor, emitting dense black smoke, wielding assorted weapons.

"Ding, you seem to have discovered some secrets within the Inner Image, where the ancient battleground has over time obliterated many historical truths, all schemes and strategies buried within this battlefield along with the conflict."

"Ding, you have uncovered secrets of the world, evidently containing clues regarding the world's historical trajectory."

The long-dormant Skill Proficiency System suddenly chimed several prompt tones with the emergence of these Yin Evil ghosts.

It seems that many True Immortals had been buried within the Broken Sky Realm.

In Lu Ren's view, this place was akin to a colossal tomb, and as those Yin ghosts below glared at him and Sun Wukong with malice, his initially heated blood gradually cooled.

These lowly creatures, Lu Ren didn't even wish to engage with; some were so feeble he merely needed to stir his Qi and Blood, causing those that survived on Yin Evil to be incinerated into oblivion.

Lu Ren glanced at the slightly excited Sun Wukong: "Do you want to test your skills?"

The previously excited Sun Wukong heard Lu Ren's words and revealed a cold smile, "What, dissatisfied with the appetizer?"

Lu Ren maintained a calm demeanor, "I just worry that a single punch might fracture this continent, thereby completely damaging these ruins."

"Ha, haha." Sun Wukong mocked, "When the tomb raider leader Zhang Tongxuan plundered the Immortal God's Tomb, he used explosives to clear paths, grenades to open doors, and firearms to scour. He truly mastered the essence."

Lu Ren gave Sun Wukong a somewhat surprised look, "Didn't expect you to know that."

Watching the airborne pouncing Yin ghosts, Lu Ren didn't bother with further banter with Sun Wukong; this cunning rascal surely harbored motives unknown in his heart.

Without further hesitation, he stepped into the void, stirring a visibly perceptible ripple, then took a deep breath, channeling True Power through his body. As his Qi and Blood surged like roaring rivers, infused with the Earth Path Principle, the Witch Power imbued with the earth's weight, Lu Ren's fist slowly pushed forward.