Max-Level Learning Ability: Facing The Cliff And Repenting For 80 Years - Chapter 488
Chapter 488: Shi Tian’s Fall
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Li Qingshan made his move and blocked Shi Tian’s full-force explosion of the Immortal Sealing Hex.
He held up the descending Yin-Yang fish with one hand and then gave a forceful shake.
Boom!
The Yin-Yang fish split apart and dispersed in all directions, forming huge ripples. The universe fell silent for a moment, and then both the Immortal Plane and the Fourth World were impacted, leaving countless people staring in shock.
The entire universe was shaken at that moment.
The distant fighters were also forced to separate. The Immortal Plane and the Fourth World gazed at each other and simultaneously focused on Li Qingshan and Shi Tian.
The outcome of this war depended on the battle between these two.
Li Qingshan’s destruction of the Immortal Sealing Hex caught Shi Tian’s attention.
“Who are you?” Shi Tian asked coldly, staring at Li Qingshan.
He did not know who Li Qingshan was.
He had never seen Li Qingshan before.
“Lord of the Celestial Court, Li Qingshan!” Li Qingshan declared with a resounding voice, using his title from the Immortal Plane.
In the past, he had never introduced himself with the title of Lord of the Celestial Court. Facing Shi Tian, Li Qingshan announced this title.
Years ago, the Ancient Celestial Court launched a fierce assault on the dam, attacking the Fourth World, and causing a huge stir.
Subsequently, the new Celestial Court was established, and figures like the Zhenwu Emperor, the Gouchen Emperor, and the Demon Emperor of the Nine Heavens made their attempts on the dam.
Although they had failed miserably because they were alone.
However, this spirit was worthy of recognition.
Now, by presenting himself as the Lord of the Celestial Court, Li Qingshan aimed to convey to Shi Tian and the Fourth World that from millions of years ago until now, whether it was the Ancient Celestial Court or the new Celestial Court, the inheritance had never been broken. The experts of the Immortal Plane had never given up their dream of breaking the dam and shattering the Fourth World.
Millions of years of waiting, millions of years of dreams, until now, finally glimpsed the dawn.
The new Lord of the Celestial Court faced the patriarch of the Fourth World, Shi Tian.
“Lord of the Celestial Court?” Shi Tian frowned, sneered, and looked at Li Qingshan with disdain.
“I remember millions of years ago, a young man as passionate as you led a group of Emperors to attack the Fourth World, sacrificing themselves and making people very emotional. In the end, I killed them all, one by one.”
“Today, you will not be an exception!”
Shi Tian said coldly, his eyes filled with a five-colored radiance, staring directly at Li Qingshan, then started to advance step by step.
Thump thump thump!
Shi Tian’s steps into the void exuded unmatched momentum, causing a great catastrophe. Though he approached on foot, it seemed to shake all realms of the heavens and earth, with the Great Path of Heaven and Earth resounding loudly.
This endless battle had made Shi Tian weary.
He wanted to resolve all troubles once and for all.
At that moment, he was swallowing the moons and stars, emanating an unparalleled grandeur that made the entire universe breathe with his breaths and tremble with his heartbeat. At that moment, he seemed to transcend all gods.
“A newly ascended Venerable dares to boast in front of me? Let me show you the terrifying gap between us,” Shi Tian declared, throwing a punch. His whole body turned golden, and his blood surged to the sky, pulsating like flames and radiating brilliant light. This punch carried all these forces with it.
Li Qingshan made a sweeping gesture, sending Hua Yun and the Primordial Heavenly Demon away from the scene.
Then, he threw a punch forward. After the fusion of nine lifetimes, his aura was unmatched. This punch carried the power of the 3,000 Rules, directly breaking through the eternal void. Regardless of who stood before him, even Shi Tian returning from the Supreme Path, he aimed to knock him off his pedestal.
Once this battle started, there was no turning back. The Immortal Plane had no retreat; they had to break the dam, destroy the Fourth World, and engage in a bloody battle to carve out a path to survival.
With a thunderous boom, the ancient sky shook violently, and a large part of the universe collapsed instantly as the two fists collided.
Boom!
In that instant, the golden fist exploded like ten thousand stars shattering, dazzling and terrifying, propelling Shi Tian directly back thousands of miles.
This scene stunned the people of the Fourth World; their patriarch was blasted thousands of miles away.
Immediately, a Venerable turned their gaze to Li Qingshan.
They observed that Li Qingshan was also in bad shape, his fists dripping with blood. He kept retreating in the void, each step crushing vast stretches of the cosmic void underfoot until he had retreated ninety-nine steps before coming to a stop.
His fists were covered in blood, with white bones visible, but this did not cause substantial harm to Li Qingshan. In an instant, his flesh regenerated, and his bones healed, restoring him to his original state.
This scene was hard for the experts of the Fourth World to accept.
Their patriarch, Shi Tian, had been blasted thousands of miles away and struggled to stabilize his form, his golden blood surging like ocean waves. This turbulence was not self-generated but caused by Li Qingshan’s punch.
Meanwhile, Li Qingshan only retreated ninety-nine steps and instantly healed his wounds. Any discerning observer could see that Shi Tian had suffered a hidden loss.
Shi Tian himself was also staring at Li Qingshan in shock.
He was injured.
Out of sight from the masses, his hand trembled, and the bones inside had been shattered by Li Qingshan’s punch.
Although, like Li Qingshan, he could repair himself in an instant, this indicated that the young man before him could stand against him in battle.
“You have merely just entered the Venerable Realm!” Shi Tian stared at Li Qingshan in disbelief. Earlier, when Hua Yun and the Primordial Heavenly Demon had joined forces, he had managed to suppress them both—one a demon from the Human World and the other was the Flower Immortal. Yet, they were easily defeated by him.
But now, facing Li Qingshan, he had been blasted thousands of miles away.
“In the Human World, I once had a title. At that time, I felt unworthy of it, but now I have earned it,” Li Qingshan said proudly.
“What title?” Shi Tian asked, having repaired his injuries. He stared coldly at Li Qingshan, clenching his fists.
“God of the Human World!”
Li Qingshan’s eyes shone brightly as he recalled the evaluation given to him by the Immortal Path Golden Ranking. He had thought it a joke back then, but now, after many years, he truly lived up to the title of God of the Human World.
Under this Starry Sky, only Shi Tian before him was a worthy opponent.
Defeating Shi Tian would make him invincible in the Human World.
Whether in the Human World, the Immortal Plane, the Starry Sky, or the Fourth World, he would be undeniably the God of the Human World.
“Such arrogance! God of the Human World? Today, I will kill a god!” Shi Tian snarled, roaring in fury as he charged forward.
Boom!
“Time reversal, universe reborn!”
Shi Tian roared, unleashing an astonishing divine technique that shook the starry sky. A destructive force spanned space-time, shaking the ancient and modern worlds, striking down fiercely.
This destructive force transformed into a massive stone blade, slicing through the universe’s firmament, aimed at splitting Li Qingshan in two.
The stone blade radiated a lemon-yellow glow with an ancient charm, flowing slowly, its aura piercing the sky, oppressing the universe, causing the stars to tremble as if they might collapse at any moment. This moment became the eternal singularity of heaven and earth.
Li Qingshan stood unafraid. After merging his nine lives into one, he had reached the pinnacle of the Human World, the Venerable Realm.
He wielded the power of the 3,000 Rules, which wrapped around his hand. In the next instant, he extended his hand, covering the sky and earth, directly grabbing the stone blade. With a fierce shake, the blade shattered with a crack.
“Chaos Shaking Heaven and Earth!”
Shi Tian, driven to madness, unleashed another ultimate move, displaying his life’s magnum opus with immense power, aiming to capture Li Qingshan in the cosmos.
Li Qingshan, undaunted, approached Shi Tian directly. The 3,000 Rules trembled in his palm. His body moved like a dragon, suddenly surging forward, and with a powerful strike, he brought his palm down.
With a strike carrying the power of the 3,000 Rules, Li Qingshan’s palm smashed into Shi Tian’s spine, causing him to stagger and violently tremble. Blood gushed from his mouth, spraying across the starry sky.
“What is this? You actually wield the 3,000 Rules?” Shi Tian was stunned. After being struck and coughing up blood, he stared intently at the flowing 3,000 Rules in Li Qingshan’s palm.
For all cultivators, the 3,000 Great Paths and 3,000 Rules were well-known concepts.
An ordinary person mastering even one could step into the Emperor Realm. Mastering several could propel one forward within the Emperor ranks, touching the threshold of the Venerable realm.
Mastering dozens or even hundreds could allow one to glimpse into the Venerable realm.
Shi Tian, through his cultivation journey, had mastered fewer than 500 Rules.
Because it was unnecessary.
Not every rule was suitable for oneself. Rather than wasting time delving into all the rules, it was better to deeply comprehend and integrate the ones already known, breaking through limits and looking forward to the next stage of cultivation.
Shi Tian had never seen anyone wield all 3,000 Rules.
Not the current demonic beings of the Human World.
Not even the reincarnated flower Flower Immortal.
Even the Buddha who stepped onto the Supreme Path wouldn’t be able to do so.
This was something that Shi Tian thought was impossible, but Li Qingshan suddenly made it possible.
Shi Tian, being astute, immediately understood the source of Li Qingshan’s confidence in facing him head-on.
At the Venerable Realm, he held 3,000 Rules in his hands.
Shi Tian trembled with jealousy.
He couldn’t understand how Li Qingshan had managed to achieve this.
“It’s time for everything to end!” Li Qingshan said coldly.
Even if Shi Tian had half a foot out of the Venerable Realm, Li Qingshan remained unafraid.
At that moment, he fused the 3,000 Rules together. His immense Divine Sense surged skyward, combining into one force—an ascension and unification of infinite spiritual might.
In the next instant, Li Qingshan advanced, transforming into a divine light that illuminated the ages, bridging ancient and modern times. He merged the 3,000 Rules with his Divine Sense, forming a straight path that shot directly toward Shi Tian.
Boom!
This was Li Qingshan’s first time taking the initiative to attack.
He held nothing back.
Even though Shi Tian quickly established a defense as solid as a city wall, it was effortlessly pierced.
The force combining the 3,000 Rules and Li Qingshan’s Nine Lives as One surged forward. Even with one foot beyond the Venerable realm, Shi Tian could not withstand it.
Ah…
Shi Tian let out a miserable cry as his primordial spirit was pierced through in the cosmos. Li Qingshan used his finger as a sword and split it open on the spot, causing Shi Tian to cry out in agony.
Shi Tian, who had returned from The Supreme Path, the patriarch of the Fourth World, and a once unparalleled prodigy, fell into obscurity.
Li Qingshan stood calmly behind Shi Tian’s fallen form, his expression serene.
In that instant, the hearts of the experts from the Fourth World shattered.
Simultaneously, the experts in the Immortal Plane were overjoyed.
Li Qingshan turned his gaze toward the immense dam spanning the cosmos.
He didn’t speak; he simply unleashed a powerful punch.
Boom!
The dam that had confined the Immortal Plane for millions of years collapsed with a thunderous crash.
The dense energy and the crucial Venerable energy needed to break through the cultivation plane from the Fourth World flooded into the Immortal Plane like a torrent.
The energy the Immortal Plane had lost over millions of years returned in an instant.
Li Qingshan then turned his attention to the experts from the Fourth World.
“Kill!”
There were no more words needed; the conflict had always been a fight to the death.
So, they fought.
With a single word from Li Qingshan, the battle reignited in an instant.
Emperors clashed, Venerables dueled, and the flames of war blazed. Deprived of the Rebirth Spring and having suffered the fall of their patriarch, the Fourth World lost all will to fight.
They retreated in defeat.
After millions of years, the Immortal Plane finally won this war.
