Planet Pulverizer: A Mortal's Ascent

Chapter 260: World

Chapter 260: World

Mo Wangqing's pupils dilated. He was utterly shocked. "Five Martial Saints, among whom were one Supreme and two Extreme ones, encircled him, yet he still managed to kill the strongest three among them?"

Wan Qingshan spoke solemnly. "That's right. As for the other four... I suspect they only survived because they fled quickly enough!"

Mo Wangqing was deeply shaken. "Such power..."

Then, as if something clicked in his mind, he turned abruptly toward Wan Qingshan.

Wan Qingshan understood the reason behind Mo Wangqing's reaction. He gave a solemn nod. "He's already comparable to the Kings of the Century from previous generations."

The Kings of the Century from past generations were exactly at this standard. They were the strongest of the Supreme Martial Saints. However, even then, they still could at most defeat one Supreme Martial Saint head-on.

If two Supreme Martial Saints launched a joint attack against them, they would have no choice but to employ hit-and-run tactics, ensuring they wouldn't be entangled in a true two-on-one situation. If anyone dared to stubbornly take on two opponents at once, the best outcome would likely be mutual destruction.

"King of the Century!" Mo Wangqing muttered to himself.

Li Pin was already like a true King of the Century.

Mo Wangqing's expression turned a little complicated. He's already like a true King of the Century. Alas.... This iteration of the competition... is different.

In the past, all the Extreme Martial Saints gathered for the sole purpose of breaking through their limits to forge new paths. At the very least, they sought to refine their qi into Spirit and make the ultimate transcendence into the realm of Astral Cultivators. They would never allow any external force to interfere with their pure martial arts belief.

However, in this iteration, nothing was off the table; astral equipment, companion beasts, poisons, banned drugs, underhanded tactics.... It was all fair game.

All for just one purpose—victory! To seize the final victory! To offer the crown of the King of the Century to the legends backing them!

Those legends would then carry this glory and ascend to the position of supreme commander of the Special United Squad... or even... the future leader of the human race.

"Perhaps... he truly shouldn't have participated in this year's King of the Century Competition," Mo Wangqing murmured to himself.

His passion for nurturing talent left him with a faint regret for extending the invitation to Dragon Gate Hall. However, that thought only lingered briefly before he pushed it aside.

The greater good had to come first!

He had to do everything possible to help his master Fu Qingtian secure the position of Supreme Commander. With that title, Fu Qingtian would lead the other Legendary and Master Astral Cultivators to purge the Degenerate Temple of Nanli Country and the Blood Demon Bishop of Demon-Sealing Fortress at the fastest speed possible.

The sooner these two perilous regions were eradicated, the sooner Tianyuan could avoid the deaths of countless people

If sacrificing one person could save millions, even tens of millions, preventing countless families from being torn apart... he'd do it.

What's wrong with that?!

If this was wrong, if it were a sin, then... let him, Mo Wangqing, shoulder this sin!

"He... absolutely should join the grand battle for the King of the Century! And furthermore... he is the best candidate to execute the 'King' plan!"

As Mo Wangqing spoke, his eyes grew sharp and clear. He turned to Wan Qingshan. "Mobilize every available resource. Publicize his glorious victory with all your might... and let the world know... no, we are simply telling the world the truth!"

Mo Wangqing paused. "Based on the stats and results of all the past generations during the competition, Li Pin... is the King of the Century!"

Wan Qingshan nodded firmly. "Understood."

***

"Meow!"

A pained howl echoed as a Demonic Cat collapsed into a pool of blood, its skull shattered by Li Pin.

This Demonic Cat had a qi and blood level of at least fifty.

"Weak," Li Pin muttered.

He recalled the peril of his first encounter with a Demonic Cat outside Liuchuan County. He also remembered his encounter with another Demonic Cat during the preliminaries of the World's Top Martial Competition and how he had handled it with ease.

Now, he couldn't even be bothered to activate his Blood-Seething Secret Art, effortlessly crushing this opponent.

This creature had personally witnessed Li Pin's rise. It was his testament to his growth. In just two years, his transformation had been immense. The difference was day and night.

Li Pin looked down at his own hands. "Strong...."

"But I can be stronger."

He had condensed the Lifeform Force Field a month ago.

It took him ten days to adapt to the mysteries of the Lifeform Force Field and twenty days to travel from Dragon Gate Hall in the Central Dynasty back to Taibai Jiang Province City, where he demonstrated his progress to Xiang Tianxing.

Then, he left Jiang Province City. Now, ten more days had passed.

In that time, he had journeyed across vast lands, braving the elements, merging himself with nature, hoping to discover the Celestial Force Field.

The result... he faced the same predicament as Chong Guang, Xuan Yang, and Kai Ming.

The gap between Lifeform Force Field and Celestial Force Field was too vast, so vast that human beings, with their small bodies, could simply not touch the boundless and majestic nature of the Celestial Force Field. They couldn't even bring the two fields into contact, let alone use a Lifeform Force Field to disrupt the Celestial Force Field.

"It's already been a month since I left Dragon Gate Hall and arrived in Jiang Province City..." Li Pin muttered to himself.

A month had gone by without any progress, and this was enough to confirm his suspicions.

"Chong Guang, Xuan Yang, Kai Ming, the direction they chose was wrong. It is because of this that no matter how hard they tried, they weren't able to find the key to using the Lifeform Force Field to disrupt the Celestial Force Field."

Li Pin clenched his hand.

The breeze and airflow slipped silently through his fingers.

He couldn't grasp them.

Li Pin spoke firmly. "Constantly improving Vitality, Qi, and Spirit, amplifying the Lifeform Force Field, and then trying to use a stronger Lifeform Force Field to disrupt the Celestial Force Field... this method is fundamentally flawed. Even Top-Tier or Master Astral Cultivators, with all their power, are insignificant when compared to the vastness of Gaia."

Legendary Astral Cultivators! Their Astral Techniques and full-strength strikes could rival nuclear explosions! The ultimate weapons of humanity amounted to nothing more than a flick of their wrist!

These beings were undeniably powerful. Destroying cities or even entire nations came with ease.

However, in comparison to the vastness of the planet, this power that could annihilate millions was utterly insignificant. A magnitude-ten earthquake released energy greater than hundreds of billions of tons of hydrogen bomb explosions!

This energy was on par with Gaia's entire nuclear arsenal. Yet, to the planet, it's so insignificant it wouldn't even compare to a human turning over in their sleep. The gap was so immense that the idea that Astral Cultivators could disrupt the Celestial Force Field and repeatedly strengthen the Lifeform Force Field was pure fantasy.

Unless they could amplify their Lifeform Force Field to be hundreds of times stronger than a Legendary Astral Cultivator's Vitality, Qi, and Spirit, it's impossible. Even then, why bother disrupting the Celestial Force Field if they were already that powerful?

They could storm any perilous region and slaughter everything in their path! Strength like that would make clearing out every danger across the globe a walk in the park, achieving the Stars Overlord.

"Since their method is wrong, I'll have to follow my own path."

For example, he'd first need to equip himself with the properties of the Celestial Force Field.

Li Pin looked up. "Time... is running out."

Patches of dark clouds had gathered in the distance as thunder rumbled in waves.

Perfect.

Li Pin strode forward.

The area he was in wasn't exactly a deep, remote forest; there were mountains and trees, but they weren't dense.

It had been days since he had seen any man-made structures. Going further ahead, it was unlikely he'd find shelter from the wind and rain.

If the storm caught up to him, he'd be drenched for sure. He, however, had no intention of avoiding the rain.

With his backpack on, he marched forward, facing the growing storm head-on.

The sky darkened further.

Although it was only three in the afternoon, it felt as if night was already falling.

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning ripped through the sky, lighting up the gloom.

This bolt of lightning seemed to land just ahead of Li Pin.

Of course, it only appeared that way and was several miles away in actuality.

From where he stood, Li Pin couldn't tell if it had struck the ground.

However, in that brief moment when the lightning descended, Li Pin felt a tingling sensation all over his body. Every hair on his body stood on end, as though caught in some sort of electromagnetic effect.

This sensation made him shudder slightly.

"This is it."

Li Pin scanned his surroundings, and soon his gaze locked onto a nearby hill.

It wasn't very tall, just a few hundred meters high. It was the highest point he could find within several miles.

He sprinted forward at full speed, easily clearing tens of meters in a single bound.

In this kind of weather, if anyone were to see him sprint at such speed, they'd no doubt be startled and assume they had encountered a ghost.

Whoosh!

The wind howled.

The trees in his path swayed violently, their branches threatening to snap under the force of the gale.

At some point, large raindrops began falling, splashing against Li Pin's face.

Then more and more followed. Within half a minute, the rain grew so dense that even a Martial Saint like him couldn't see a hundred meters ahead.

Raindrops splashed everywhere, creating a mist that blurred the surroundings and shrouded the mountains.

The downpour was torrential!

Yet in the midst of this heavy rain, Li Pin's speed only increased. The torrential rain greatly hampered his forward dash, and the soaked ground made the climb even harder. But he didn't pause. Each leap brought him closer to the peak he had set his sights on.

Suddenly, the sky was once again illuminated by a dazzling flash of lightning.

Less than two hundred meters from where Li Pin stood, a tree on the mountaintop, twenty meters in height at most, was struck by the blinding lightning. Flames erupted from it as the tree caught fire.

The moment the lightning struck, an intense tingling sensation surged through Li Pin's body. At that moment, he had clearly felt a force flowing through him, pulled by an invisible power, surging rapidly inside him.

This power wasn't like his physical strength or qi and blood, but rather... it was bioelectricity that had been triggered by the lightning!

The reason he could sense this power so clearly was due to his Lifeform Force Field.

Through the lightning that fell from the sky, his Lifeform Force Field seemed to resonate with a vast, unseen power. This created a mysterious, synchronous vibration that pushed the bioelectricity inside him, causing a tingling sensation to arise, one that spread all over his body. That vast power was...

"The world!"

Or perhaps better called... the planet itself.