Martial Arts Genius with Proficiency System

The Sea of Suffering Sacred Realm, boundless and infinite, beneath the Black Water hides unfathomable taboos and mysteries.

This place is the depth of the Heart and Spirit and the only way to pass to the Immortals and gods.

Countless martial artists struggle within, aiming only to traverse the Sea of Suffering, to extend their Heart Life by five hundred years, and to witness the vast world.

At this moment, above the Sea of Suffering, one after another, candle flames strive to move forward.

The Sea of Suffering is rippleless, the sea surface calm, yet those candle flames, despite their utmost effort, can only advance slowly like tortoises, inch by inch.

"Damn it! When will this ever end?"

"This Sea of Suffering is not for humans to cross! I think I'll just give up."

"Fine! You're saying it yourself. If you give up, don't cry when your Heart and Spirit's life runs out and someone uses your body to craft treasure."

The consciousnesses of the candle flames communicate with each other.

This adds some amusement to the otherwise tedious struggle to traverse.

"Look quickly, that seasoned one is coming back again!"

One of the candle flames exclaimed loudly.

Then, numerous candle flames raised their heads to look and saw, under the calm Sea of Suffering, a towering figure illuminated by the Light of the Heart and Spirit striding forward step by step.

The Sea of Suffering that was blocking the masses was like a long paved ground beneath his feet, as if walking on flat ground.

"What's up with this big shot, it's been over half a month, right, yet still wandering here?"

"Who knows, maybe the big shot has his own ideas and just likes cruising the Sea of Suffering."

"You guys know nothing. Rumor has it there are great secrets and great fortunes within the Sacred Realm, maybe he has come back to find those opportunities!"

"What great secrets? Great fortunes?"

"Damn! How would I know? I'm already exhausted from struggling to traverse, I have no energy left to focus on these, those fortunes and secrets are things only big shots can think about."

Listening to the exchange of candle flames, Su Tu couldn't help but cry and laugh at the same time.

Clearly, these guys misunderstood him, taking him as a higher-tier big shot returning for a cruise.

Little do they know, Su Tu is in the Suffering Tier just like them, needing to traverse the Sea of Suffering in order to ascend to the next tier.

It's just that he finds it slightly more relaxed than the other traversers.

Through this half-month's traverse, Su Tu had become quite familiar with the Sea of Suffering Sacred Realm.

With just a few strides, he could cross half a region from the beginning of the Sea of Suffering, surpassing countless Heart and Spirit candle flames.

Causing countless candle flames to exclaim in admiration.

The scenery of the Sea of Suffering remains timeless and unchanged. Even though standing in its depths now, the surrounding scenery is no different from the initial place.

Candle flames here are obviously much fewer, only scattered sparse points surrounding him.

Rather than saying they are candle flames, they look more like large red lanterns.

Each Heart and Spirit is several times or even dozens of times stronger than those initial candle flames.

They are all the first echelon of the Sea of Suffering, reaching the deepest part of the sea, yet blocked by an invisible barrier from moving forward.

Clearly, another step could traverse the Sea of Suffering and reach the next tier, but there is no way to progress further.

And now, Su Tu, too, is facing the same predicament as them.

It is said the Sea of Suffering is boundless, but only upon reaching this point does one realize the boundless is not horrifying; what's horrifying is the end being within reach, yet seemingly separated by countless worlds, yearning but unattainable.

"Boss, you're back again. Why not share some of your experience with us?"

A Heart and Spirit called out to Su Tu, seeming quite familiar.

This is not surprising; at the end of the Sea of Suffering, only a few Heart and Spirits are here, and everyone knows each other.

Initially, when Su Tu came here, many Heart and Spirits felt apprehensive.

After all, Su Tu's Heart and Spirit essence was too grand and terrifying; any disturbance might send them back to their original world to repair their Heart and Spirit.

However, as the half-month passed, Su Tu came here daily. Although he never spoke to them, everyone could feel he was not a tyrant, but rather very kind.

Therefore, many Heart and Spirits enjoyed chatting with him, or tried asking him for ways to break the unknown barrier.

But no matter how they asked, Su Tu never opened his mouth.

It's not that Su Tu is aloof, it's just that once he opens his mouth, his voice is like thunder and can accidentally shock someone's Heart and Spirit back to their original world for repair, an occurrence that already made Su Tu feel a bit embarrassed.

These Heart and Spirits have worked so hard to reach here, and if just a word from him ruins their Heart and Spirit cultivation, it would really be harmful.

Until he can fully control the essence of his Heart and Spirit in the Sacred Realm, Su Tu does not plan to speak.

He looked at the boundless Sea of Suffering in front of him, wanting to take one step forward.

But in the unseen, a force distorts his consciousness, every time he tries to lift his foot, the Power of the Heart and Spirit gets invisibly diminished, making it difficult to step out.

"What's the missing piece?"

Su Tu slightly frowned. When he was in the Spiritual Wisdom and Dao Middle Tier, Su Tu could navigate the Sea of Suffering unimpeded.

After reaching High Tier in both Spiritual Wisdom and Dao, he stepped to the end of the Sea of Suffering, thinking he should naturally enter the next Sacred Realm.

But this unseen obstacle barred his way.

"Just a bit more, a bit more."

Su Tu always felt that he was just a little short of stepping out, but didn't know specifically what he lacked.

His gaze traversed the entire Sea of Suffering.

Watching the thousands of candle flames struggling within, innumerable Heart and Spirits, he couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

Heart and Spirit Cultivation truly is the realm of geniuses, even with the support of a system panel, I am stuck at the end of the Sea of Suffering.

"Perhaps I've been too hasty, focusing solely on the journey, I seemed to forget to observe the scenery along the Sea of Suffering."

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