Does it refer to the rune that grew in the palm of his hand, called [Ancient Power]?
Behind this [Ancient Power], two small (Beginner) characters are marked.
Yes, it might be because the black rune in his palm, twisted like a tadpole, is incomplete, resembling the first stroke just laid down during the process of Rune engraving.
Ronan felt a moment of daze and distraction.
Growing a rune from one’s body... He had never heard of such a thing, not even in the most fantastical and bizarre Wizard Books.
And this technique was realized through the practice of a Body Refining Technique, which made it even more incredible.
Ronan felt he had to reevaluate the origin and value of the [Ascetic Body Refinement] technique.
He had always treat [Ascetic Body Refinement] simply as a technique of Body Forging without any method of combat; "giant demonization" was just a trick he had figured out on his own.
However, when the [Ancient Power] rune emerged from his palm, Ronan suddenly realized—perhaps [Ascetic Body Refinement] was originally a Combat Skill.
All the effort he put into body forging was meant to... one day withstand the descent of this [Ancient Power]!!
Ronan took a deep breath, raised his arms, and mysterious ancient vital forces circulated around him, with the surrounding Void showing a thick and twisted Abnormality.
His entire body was like a Big Bow pulled to full draw, the potential energy on the bowstring had accumulated to an incredible and terrifying extent.
Finally, he threw a punch.
A thunderous boom erupted, intense black light flashed on Ronan’s fist, and directly at the point of impact, a collapsing "Black Hole" appeared.
Following that, an utterly compressed force exploded, blasting a visibly bright vacuum trail in the air like a meteor extending forward at high speed, striking the nearby Ice Crystal Demon Snake in an instant.
The Ice Crystal Demon Snake, over fifty meters long and more than four meters thick, coiled nearly able to wrap around a small hill, had its head blown open scattering mixed bright red blood and ice crystal shards, then its massive snake body uncontrollably flew backwards, being thrown a few hundred meters away.
The Ice Crystal Demon Snake hit the ground, clearing a large flat area in the dense Primitive Forest, tumbling extremely awkwardly, followed by heartbreaking sounds of wailing.
Ronan breathed heavily, feeling a "sense of weakness" he hadn’t experienced in a long time.
The terrible might of this punch far exceeded his imagination, but the energy it expended was also unprecedented.
His entire body immediately exited the "Half-demonized" State, and the Vital Light Ball inside him was depleted by half.
He lifted his slightly trembling hands to check his palm; the two runes representing [Ancient Power] in his palm had already faded away, as if they had never appeared.
"And this is merely the Beginner’s [Ancient Power]..."
The [Ancient Power] rune is incomplete.
Ronan could not imagine how terrifying the might of Intermediate, Advanced, and even complete [Ancient Power] could be.
At this moment, Ronan couldn’t help feeling a multitude of delights and expectations.
The mainstream view in the Wizard World is pursuing the immortality of the soul, with body cultivation traditionally being neglected and even scorned.
Because of [Ascetic Body Refinement], Ronan had never given up on physical cultivation.
Now with the emergence of [Ancient Power], it seemed that all his persistence and efforts had paid off, giving him real hope that body cultivation could compete with the orthodox Wizard’s Path.
No, to describe it as competing is not quite accurate, it should be said pushing forward side by side.
Because Ronan does not want to give up the cultivation of any path, he, cultivating both paths concurrently.
"Perhaps this path was originally developed by some Wizard group in ancient times exploring the potential of the body, capable of hiding runes within a Cultivation Technique, like a seed buried in soil sprouting little by little... Such a method is truly astonishing..."
Such a level of accomplishment in Rune Studies was completely beyond Ronan’s understanding.
A method that even if abandoned in the mundane world, considered as an Ascetic’s crude practice, might have been innovated by one or perhaps several astonishingly powerful ancient Wizards.
Such a contrast is somewhat wonderful.
Ronan sighed, slowly easing the exhaustion in his body.
His expression returned to calm, his eyes focused on the form of the Ice Crystal Demon Snake, controlling his Flying Ring to move closer.
In the moment he delivered the punch containing [Ancient Power], the battle between him and the Ice Crystal Demon Snake had already ended.
The Ice Crystal Demon Snake, heavily injured by bearing the punch of [Ancient Power] head-on, had a large portion of its snake scales nearly shattered at the crown of its massive head, even the skull depressed, and its over one-meter-long Ice Crystal horn appeared dim and lusterless.
As Ronan approached, the Ice Crystal Demon Snake struggled to lift its body from the ground, still maintaining a defiant posture against him, but inevitably, its eyes revealed a mix of concealed fear and horror.
It probably couldn’t comprehend with its naïve little snake brain, why such a frail, seemingly insignificant human body could time and again erupt with terrifying power beyond its understanding?