Starting with Proficiency Panel-Chapter 593 - 590 One Finger

In an instant, it was as if the cosmos collapsed, and the stars trembled.

An indescribable powerful explosion erupted at the edge of this portal to the unknown, extreme light and heat blooming into the starry sky, seemingly engulfing everything.

The celestial soldiers and generals, who had formed a battle formation and were striking horizontally into the air, were swallowed up amidst their roars by the explosion of the red Celestial Essence Star.

Countless energy shockwaves spread far and wide, and this collision above Earth's low orbit burst forth with incredible gravitational force, followed by cascading shockwaves spreading towards Earth.

Numerous air streams crisscrossed, thunder cracked, clouds dissipated, yet upon hitting the ground sanctified by the Tuo'e Temple, they vanished without a trace.

Once everything calmed down, the hundreds of celestial soldiers and generals had vanished completely, their divine souls annihilated.

Seeing their initial success, no one showed any sign of joy, for it was expected for such results to be achieved by a disposable chessboard transformed from an innate spiritual treasure.

To everyone's surprise, the mottled ancient Celestial Palace, after colliding with the Celestial Essence Star, still progressed steadily, unimpeded, entering the mortal realm as planned.

One strike achieved, yet it did not meet Chen Qingquan's expectations; his initial assumption was that the Celestial Palace would pause for a moment.

Unfortunately, they couldn't even manage to make a dent in the opponent's hull.

With murderous intent in his eyes, Chen Qingquan's gaze was cold as he guided his fingers to make a move.

The remaining two hundred and ninety-eight stars buzzed together, bursting into radiant brilliance, interwoven with divine chains covering an infinite array of truths.

Whoosh!

Like dawn breaking, two hundred and ninety-eight beams of divine light cut through the endless, desolate cosmic void in an instant, illuminating the surrounding starry sky with breathtaking brilliance.

The chessboard, interwoven with divine light, was shining brightly, faintly revealing a layer of the cosmic dimension's veil, displaying endless truths unabashedly.

However, filled with holy and solemn aura, the vast solar system was crammed with two hundred and ninety-eight stars, not smaller than Earth in volume, with several even bigger than Jupiter.

All moved simultaneously, causing the gravitational forces in this region to almost completely collapse.

All eyes filled with horror focused on this apocalyptic scene, even Lu Ren's face turned grave, not daring to show any negligence, as the chessboard, formed from a disposable innate spiritual treasure, possessed immeasurable power.

Anyone witnessing this would see darkness before their eyes, their hearts filled with sudden immense terror.

Falling into the abyss, bodies turning cold, as minds seemed to collapse.

No matter where one stood, friend or foe, all seemed frozen in place, unable to move a muscle.

They felt the ultimate slaying force in this grand cosmic chessboard, with pieces falling like dragons strangling opponents within.

It aimed to utterly annihilate their Essence, Qi, and Spirit, leaving nothing behind.

In an instant, a finger like a white jade pillar extended from the unknown portal, pure translucent, sacred and flawless. At a glance, Lu Ren felt it seemed virtually perfect, with no hindrances.

An unavoidable thought rose in his mind—that the owner of this finger must have achieved perfection in their practice, ready to transcend everything with a leap.

Celestial Immortal?!

No!

Lu Ren forced down the tumultuous emotions in his heart, his face icy, carefully observing until he relaxed slightly—it should be the peak of the Earth Immortal realm.

Even so, the appearance of that finger, towering like a white jade pillar, cut through the starry sky, the shimmers it radiated outshining the stars, as if the universe was shaded in black and white, leaving the flawless, perfect finger in time.

Like towering mountains and flowing rivers, this finger's appearance evoked notions of unspeakable nobility and majestic superiority over all beings.

Sun Wukong, standing on a solitary island on Earth, saw this finger, eyes ablaze, lowly growling.

"Jade Emperor!!"

Chen Qingquan suddenly roared, his eyes blazing like stellar brilliance piercing the dark silent cosmos, swiftly casting thousands of spells with his hands, fully reviving the chessboard's offensive power.

Buzz!

The two hundred ninety-eight stars collided instantly with the white jade pillar finger.

Then, the starry sky fell silent for a moment, followed by a boundless murderous aura engulfing everything like a cosmic storm, intending to obliterate all existence in the solar system, leaving no trace.

Even Earth, nearby, faced such astonishing power, as a gaping hole opened in its atmosphere, with visible energy impacts capable of penetrating the core.

Seeing this, Lu Ren formed a Witch Seal, using the starry-mapped Tuo'e Temples on the Divine Land as bases, channeling everything into boundless power to silently dissipate the incoming shockwaves.

The entire Divine Land, under Lu Ren's command, spread faint divine light over the two million square kilometers based on the Earth Path Principle.

With ultimate support from the innate spiritual treasure, Chen Qingquan, who released what could be deemed a peak Earth Immortal's full force strike, suddenly looked withered, fully exhausting his Essence, Qi, and Spirit, as his oil-lamp flickered out, returning him to old age, with his facial wrinkles almost drooping.

The grand chessboard vanished, along with the demise of the two hundred ninety-nine true immortals of Dragon Tiger Mountain, who had transformed themselves into stars to guide the incoming stars.

Staking everything on the line, yet failing to inflict even the slightest harm—only a faint layer of black ash obscured the sky-piercing jade pillar-like finger, with no other abnormalities.

"Without reaching the Earth Immortal, you ultimately can't glimpse its shadow; this is an unmatched gap even the innate spiritual treasure cannot bridge."

Chen Qingquan sighed softly, the worn scroll in his hand turned completely to ashes, disappearing into the universe, with his Qi and Blood declining, his lifespan fully consumed with the peak leap.

Now he merely forced himself to stay alive, wanting to see what trump card the young Lu Ren had left in such a dire situation.

Zhang Tongxuan's eyes were wide with rage, his mind in turmoil, struggling to remain standing, glaring at Lu Ren viciously.

"Lu Ren, use whatever cards you have left, otherwise we won't even make it to Hell."

Lu Ren took a deep breath, silently summoning the attribute panel, looking at the Great Brightness Sutra of the World Honored One's Heart, lauded by him, yet essentially forged from witchcraft, filled with the blood and flesh of the Immortal Path, avoiding the Taoism Fruit cultivation method.

Behind this cultivation technique, with Lu Ren's intention gathered, a plus sign revealed.

With a slight thought, the long-held 30 Skill Points and 4 Power of Destiny vanished.

"Ding, you successfully added points...upgrading Great Brightness Sutra of the World Honored One's Heart...upgrade successful."

"Ding, congratulations to the host for successfully upgrading the World Honored One's Heart Sutra, now at the Returning to the True Self (Perfection) level."

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