Zhang Qingshan felt an incomparably powerful fist force suppress earth, fire, water, and wind, even tearing through space-time as it struck directly into his chest.
The force roared, sending him flying more than ten zhang. He fell to the ground on one knee as blood gushed from his body, pattering onto the withered, scorched grass at his feet. His entire body had gone numb.
First, he had overdrawn himself absorbing the spiritual qi of heaven and earth, causing his body to split apart. Then he had endured the impact of Duàn Yì's tyrannical fist force.
Had Duàn Yì's fist force not already been worn down by the Godfall Tribulation, that single move would likely have blasted his entire body into four pieces and five fragments.
This was the purest and most overbearing kind of power, crushing all defiance and suppressing all disobedience. It was so formidable that even a powerhouse like the Yellow Heaven Demon Venerable felt his heart tremble and a faint wariness rise within him.
This power bore a striking similarity to what he could unleash at full strength.
In truth, Zhang Qingshan's Godfall Tribulation also held the potential to catch up to the Yellow Heaven Demon Venerable's might. Unfortunately, his fleshly body and acupoints simply were not strong or resilient enough to bear too much of heaven and earth's power. Thus, he still fell short of both the Yellow Heaven Demon Venerable and Duàn Yì.
This showed that once a martial artist reached a level beyond the pinnacle, what they pursued was balance and all-round development. Whether physique, true qi, or spirit, any one weakness could become a flaw for others to exploit.
Zhang Qingshan's true qi cultivation was not bad, and the divine arts he wielded were exceptionally powerful. Yet because his physical body was not