Chapter 1058: Expansion

The power of the Devil King appeared within the Three Realms.

It was easy to know that the Three Realms, without a doubt, also had a 'heart'.

And the Devil King was all 'hearts'.

Therefore, even the Three Realms themselves began to be controlled by the Devil King.

How would Li Qi face the primordial driving force of all things in this world?

Facing the serious Devil King, almost in an instant, the Three Realms were already on the verge of collapse, and as previously mentioned, the components of the Three Realms were composed of the Desire Realm, Form Realm, and Formless Realm.

The Desire Realm thrived under the Devil King's power, expanding many times over.

There was no 'heart' within the Formless Realm, so it was like a reef beneath the tide, completely unmoved.

But the Form Realm, which was Li Qi's Myriad Heavens, at this moment trembled like a sieve.

The very foundation of space-time was collapsing.

The beings in Myriad Heavens all possessed 'perfect' lives created by Li Qi.

These beings would have infinite timelines, each representing different possibilities; they were 'complete' versions of themselves, without any regrets, because they could experience all the forks in their lives and traverse all possible endings they could reach.

This was also the meaning of the Form Realm. 'Form' refers to matter, the Physical Body, and all other tangible substances. For example, this body is called the Form Body.

The Form Realm still possessed a material mind, but the mind itself had tended towards Perfection. Under Li Qi's traversal of possibilities, every desire of every person was satisfied; they had already experienced all endings and all possibilities of their lives.

Just like Faust.

Faust experienced all lives; no matter what the possibility, no matter what the desire, all had been satisfied. They all cried out from the bottom of their hearts: "Ah… I am satisfied."

But… what if they were still not satisfied?

When the Devil King spurred these perfected spiritual bodies to chase unfulfillable goals, when the basic units of this space-time began to wildly pursue things beyond possibility, how would Li Qi respond?

The Form Realm began to fluctuate.

The paper section in the middle of the iron rod began to tear at this instant.

The Desire Realm expanded, the Formless Realm remained undisturbed, and the Form Realm in the middle had to bear the pressure from the expanding Desire Realm, stabilize itself like the Formless Realm, and also contend with the power invested by the Devil King. The Three Realms had only just been touched and were already beginning to split.

The Demonic Prince reacted. He controlled the Heavens of the Formless Realm, attempting to use the power of the Formless Realm to suppress the expansion of the Desire Realm, to buy Li Qi's Form Realm some room for maneuver.

And Li Qi began to deal with the Devil King's suppression within the Form Realm.

However, his method… was a bit strange.

He actively opened up the Form Realm.

The Devil King felt a strong suction, which made him immediately retreat.

No matter what Li Qi was planning, the fact that it could affect his main body indicated that something of First Grade was involved.

He had to guard against not Li Qi, but those who might use Li Qi to attack him.

Like Shamansan, for example.

Shamansan's character was not of the upright and honorable type.

However, when he retreated, he found that his body was torn.

A part of the Devil King's body was torn by the Form Realm and swallowed.

The Devil King's body was torn apart, and a portion that was ripped off was absorbed into Li Qi's Myriad Heavens. At this instant, Myriad Heavens, which was the Form Realm, became solid.

What was clearly a paper stick now truly became iron, so the Desire Realm and Formless Realm at both ends were no longer a burden.

This iron rod smashed directly onto the Devil King's forehead.

The Three Realms suppressed the Devil King, and the Devil King's body shattered.

He was truly injured.

Under the direct collision of the Desire Realm, Form Realm, and Formless Realm, the Devil King's body sustained damage for the first time.

This made the Devil King's expression become joyful.

What is it?

No, that's…

That is the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, which had already been consumed by the Devil King!

It turned out that Amitabha's plan was fulfilled here!

Amitabha knew that Li Qi could not defend the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, and he also calculated that the Devil King would consume the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss.

So, he let the Devil King eat it!

In this way, at the instant the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss integrated as part of the 'Form Realm', it tore apart the Devil King's body, bringing this portion of power into the 'Three Realms'!

The Devil King consumed the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, but the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, in turn, tore apart his body with his own flesh and blood, jumping into the Form Realm's interior!

This tearing weakened the Devil King's power, and injuries began to appear.

Noise and sharp laughter erupted all around.

"Well done, just like that!" The Devil King regrouped, his injuries immediately healing. Although he lost the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, he remained in his complete and peak state.

In this state, he faced Li Qi and the Demonic Prince, roaring at them: "Continue, Li Qi, look closely! You have so much within you, but you use so little!"

"Do you hear what I'm saying, you all? You have a mountain of gold in your hearts, yet you've only spent a few copper coins. You have talent but always think foolish thoughts. You have a heart but don't use it to feel. All of you, every single one!"

"Look, I will bring a war to make you dedicate yourselves, encounter difficulties to make you think, and seize a challenge to make you great!"

The Devil King's voice echoed all around: "Don't sit idly, you all, come, challenge me! Die, or live greatly! Li Qi, Shang Fan, I will make you great!"

"Open your eyes and see, what I give you, the entire galaxy!"

The Devil King let out a terrifying howl, and the thoughts of all beings instantly became piercingly painful.

Whether Mortal, Great Power, or even Second Grade, Third Grade, and even First Grade, all felt their demonic thoughts boiling at this instant.

Only two people in this world were unaffected.

Those were Li Qi and the Demonic Prince, protected by the Heavens of the Formless Realm.

They controlled the Three Realms, the common creation of these three First Grade entities, launching truly dangerous attacks against the Devil King.

The Form Realm was formed by the Fusion of Li Qi's Myriad Heavens and Amitabha's Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss.

The Devil King's own Desire Realm and the World Honored One Tathagata's Formless Realm.

The Demonic Prince guided the Formless Realm with Buddha-Dharma, while Li Qi simultaneously applied the Desire Realm and Form Realm.

This unparalleled First Grade Spiritual Artifact, jointly borne by two Second Grade entities, launched an attack against a genuine First Grade entity.

The Universe was shattered.

All space-time was pulverized at this instant.

The Universe's time was rewound to the beginning of creation.

A lifetime for a person, a spring for grass.

Coming like wind and rain, leaving like fine dust.

The Reality Universe shattered along with it, with only 'All Under Heaven' and the Heavens above Third Grade remaining.

Only space-time created and maintained by existences above Third Grade, or those hidden in All Under Heaven, would survive; otherwise, all living beings would vanish at this instant.

All things returned to one.

All cultivators in All Under Heaven, perhaps through their various sources of information, knew what was happening outside.

This was a scene comparable to a First Grade battle.

No, in some sense, this was a First Grade battle.

Therefore, the Universe Rebooted.

All possibilities were shattered by the forces of both sides, and the Universe directly entered its end.

Everything was destroyed here.

If someone fortunately survived in the outer Domain until the very end, what they would see would be the collapse of this Universe.

All stars were extinguished.

The Universe entered its ultimate end, and this was not just one Universe, but all timelines, all possibilities, all fell into a destructive ending due to the great battle between the two sides.

As for the other Mortals not protected by All Under Heaven or Third Grade, they were all annihilated.

Therefore, the battle had continued to the end of time, so it could only spread towards the beginning of time.

And the beginning of time had a limit, which was the instant the Universe's original space-time was born.

The Universe thus restarted.

Arriving at this place, Li Qi and the Demonic Prince could clearly see that all First Grade entities were here.

In fact, in the current history, everything had already been rewritten; all First Grade entities in the Universe were born simultaneously with Haotian at this instant.

Just as Li Qi and the Demonic Prince had also been rewound to this instant.

The reason for this has been stated before.

When reality becomes a book that can be arbitrarily altered, all things are merely words in a book. The words themselves are not false; they are real, but the power to write is held by certain specific individuals.

These specific individuals are the First Grade entities.

So, there is only one book, but there are so many authors, and all the authors are in the book… The authors can modify each other.

That is to say, as long as one person writes: "I was born before everyone else, only I can write this book," then this will come true.

Therefore, after the game, all First Grade entities could only be born simultaneously, otherwise, they would suffer losses to each other.

And Li Qi and the Demonic Prince, with the help of the 'Three Realms', also arrived at this place, this space-time where only First Grade entities existed. In the modified reality, all First Grade entities appeared simultaneously at this instant, even Haotian.

This is the starting point of everything, the beginning of time, and also the true location of All Under Heaven.

The true body of All Under Heaven is also here.

Any change here will cause all space-time and possibilities to change accordingly. This is the beginning of everything; a speck of dust in this place will stir up a huge storm in the future, and it is no exaggeration to say that these storms could destroy countless parallel space-times of the entire Reality Universe.

Therefore, all space-time, starting from here, and everything thereafter, as long as it is not protected by substantiality, will disappear.

The foundation of existence dissipates here; if the Universe is a big tree, this place is the seed.

Li Qi and the Demonic Prince appeared here, and they could clearly feel the special nature of this place.

Here, various 'forces' have not yet separated.

Only one kind of force, one kind of Qi, exists here.

The force is a super-force, a super-extreme force that combines all forces and possesses the properties of all forces. At this moment, all known physical and mathematical laws are invalid, and there is no matter or radiation in the Universe.

Without matter, all Qi has not yet differentiated; the entire Universe is filled with Chaos Qi, possessing no properties that can be inferred or verified.

In this state, it is the origin of all possibilities.

And Li Qi and the Demonic Prince have truly reached this place, which also indicates that they have truly touched the Domain of First Grade; only First Grade entities can come here.

The Three Realms and the Devil King began to fight here, battling in this initial space-time of all possibilities. Every fluctuation would reshape the appearance of the Universe into a brand new form.

Before their battle ceased, the Universe would not continue to develop, because there was no meaning.

All development would be erased by the battle here, so it was better not to develop.

After everything was finished, then other things could be discussed.

No other First Grade entities participated in the battle, only Li Qi, the Demonic Prince, and the Devil King.

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Meanwhile, Shamansan, watching all of this unfold, curved his lips into a smile.

Li Qi's Comprehension Ability was indeed good.

Guiding him to meet the Immortal Heaven indeed taught him many things.

Yes… the current state of Li Qi and the Demonic Prince was learned from the Immortal Heaven.

The Three Realms were similar to the conceptual bodies of 'Immortal Heaven' and 'Spirit Dao', while Li Qi and the Demonic Prince became the minds floating above the Three Realms, becoming First Grade existences similar to the Immortal Heaven.

This was not a true First Grade, but it had far surpassed Second Grade.

Moreover, Li Qi and the Demonic Prince were much more powerful than the Immortal Heaven.

The Immortal Heaven was very foolish; it never mastered the abilities of a Second Grade until its death, possessing only brute force yet still lingering in Third Grade.

But the Demonic Prince and Li Qi were different.

Li Qi used it very well; he absorbed the experience of the Spirit Dao and Immortal Heaven in unfolding their main bodies. And the Demonic Prince, after seeing Li Qi's use, even learned it without a teacher. Although he didn't use it as well as Li Qi, he had, after all, controlled the Heavens of the Formless Realm for so long, and controlling the Heavens of the Formless Realm alone seemed to have no burden at all.

Looking at it this way, Li Qi was indeed very powerful.

So… should he enter the fray?

If he entered, it was very likely to draw other Demonic Dao First Grade entities into the battle, directly leading to a chaotic First Grade free-for-all.

In that case, many of the original plans would be disrupted.

But… what if he could suppress the Devil King?

As Shamansan thought about these things, the smile on his lips disappeared.

Every First Grade entity had their own things to do, so they rarely interfered with these matters normally.

Shamansan's intervention now would also disrupt many of his arrangements.

Was it worth it?

He pondered for a moment, then took out the Immortal Heaven.

The will of the Immortal Heaven had been erased; what remained was the Immortal Heaven' remaining 'main body', the complete body from which the 'mind' had been removed, which itself was similar to the 'Three Realms' that Li Qi currently controlled.

Since that was the case, he would test the waters.

If he lost, he wouldn't lose too badly, but if he won, he would gain a lot.

Thinking this, Shamansan gently threw the Immortal Heaven towards Li Qi.

Then, he floated towards Penglai.

In this game, it wouldn't hurt to pull in the Dao Ancestor as well.