Planet Pulverizer: A Mortal's Ascent-Chapter 389: Divine Relics

The quasi-legendary demonic creature rapidly disintegrated under the electricity. It was soon reduced to a pile of charred remains that fell to the ground.

Li Pin held his sword horizontally, intending to check if there were any rare Astral Crystals inside.

A unique crystal caught his attention. This crystal looked as if it was entirely transparent. It was without color and form. Had it not been for the slight spatial distortion in the surrounding space, Li Pin would not have noticed the crystal. This curious phenomenon prompted him to reach out and take the crystal into his hand.

When Li Pin held the crystal, he felt the surrounding space become viscous. It was as if he had been on dry land and was suddenly transported to the depths of the ocean.

Although the seawater was so clear it was nearly indistinguishable from the air, the way it refracted light differently created a profound sense of displacement as he looked around.

Li Pin was a little surprised. "This is..."

There were still many demonic creatures lurking outside, and the crystal's spatial displacement might affect his judgment, so he quickly attempted to put the crystal away.

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To his surprise, the crystal could not be stored in the storage command token. It was as if the storage command token and the crystal were two incompatible forces.

A thought flashed in Li Pin's mind. Could this be a... divine relic?

The Lin Clan's storage command token was a divine relic that was capable of holding most items, including astral equipment. Considering that the transparent crystal couldn't be stored in the command token... it was highly likely that it was because the crystal was a divine relic.

Crackle!

At this moment, low, rumbling cries seemed to come from ahead. Dozens of massive beetles were flying over from a distance.

These giant aerial demonic creatures weren't particularly fast, but their ability to dominate the skies made it impossible for Li Pin to rely on aerial advantage for attacks. Moreover, they weren't weak; they were actually quite close in power to lord-level monsters.

The massive beetles sealed off the sky, and an increasing number of Orc Warriors and various lord-level demonic creatures were closing in. Additionally, Li Pin sensed the dark magic within his Heavenly Demon Divine Armor becoming increasingly active, threatening to surpass the astral energy fluctuations and disrupt their balance.

This reaction only had one possible explanation: this space held a source saturated with dark magic.

Li Pin speculated, Is this space tied to dark magic? Or could it be the war bastion of that civilization? Using the Infernal Stone, they gathered data on countless leader-level and lord-level monsters to enhance and replicate them... in an attempt to create an army that's adapted to our world...?

He didn't know how true his guess was, but he understood that this matter was absolutely beyond what he could handle alone.

Li Pin leaped swiftly, breaking through the encirclement of demonic creatures and returning to the spot where he had entered.

Leveraging his earlier sensing, he quickly caught a trace of... what could be described as spatial fluctuation.

Li Pin glanced back and saw countless demonic creatures surging forward endlessly. It was impossible to tell how many monsters this strange space held—a hundred thousand? Several hundred thousand? Or even over a million?

Furthermore, among these monsters, how many possessed strength comparable to lord-level demonic creatures?

No one knew for sure.

If this were the outside world, Li Pin could've relied on the Celestial Force Field to force his way through and single out the powerful individuals hidden among millions of monsters.

However, that wasn't feasible here.

Li Pin stepped lightly into the void and vanished from this strange space.

***

Barely three minutes after Li Pin disappeared from this strange space, a massive figure resembling a dark cloud with wings spanning over a hundred meters seemed to project itself from another region. Although it was just a projection, its arrival caused all the demonic creatures in the area to become overwhelmingly uneasy.

The bold ones roared incessantly. The timid ones cowered on the ground, trembling.

The massive shadow attempted to coalesce into a tangible form, vaguely revealing itself as a monster of immense build with a dragon head and human body.

Unfortunately, the effort only lasted a moment before it seemed to abandon the attempt, likely due to some form of interference.

"It's close... so close... the Blood Domain is about to merge with this world. The aura of the Progenitor Tree has already spread beyond this domain... It won't be long before the passage between the two worlds is fully opened... Then... we of the Demonic Dragon clan will claim a new hunting ground for the great Progenitor Tree..."

The dragon-headed monster spoke in a language that was entirely alien to this world. His tone was filled with uncontrollable joy.

Its gaze shifted, sweeping across the countless manufactured monsters in this area.

"More... I need a bigger and stronger military... to obtain more power and then make an offering to the majestic... Progenitor Tree."

***

Buzz!

On the other side, Li Pin reappeared in a dimly lit cave after passing through the spatial fluctuation.

As soon as he emerged, Su Dongfeng, who had been standing on guard outside, immediately called out in delight, "Hall Master Li!"

Li Pin glanced at him and noticed numerous demonic creatures' corpses scattered around.

It seemed that Su Dongfeng had been through a number of battles.

Su Dongfeng asked, "Hall Master Li, what on earth happened? Why did you suddenly... disappear? And that giant Sinister Centipede—did you catch up with that monster?"

Li Pin shook his head. "I didn't."

He glanced behind him and said, "As for why I suddenly disappeared... have you ever heard of alternate dimensions?"

"Alternate dimensions?" Su Dongfeng was startled and frowned. "I don't think I've ever heard of them."

Li Pin observed his expression and felt he wasn't lying.

There was no need to lie about such a matter anyway. Therefore, it was either that his status wasn't high enough to access information regarding alternate dimensions or the concept itself simply wasn't known to the people yet.

However, the possibility of this wasn't high. After all, alternate dimensions already existed in the world back in the Great Moon era.

"Let's leave this place first," Li Pin said.

Su Dongfeng nodded.

Li Pin took note of the location of this area before quickly leaving with Su Dongfeng.

As both of them returned to the surface, Su Dongfeng let out a slight sigh of relief. He then turned to Li Pin. "What's next..."

"Naturally, it is to continue the unfinished task," Li Pin responded.

Su Dongfeng's eyes lit up, and he quickly clasped his hands in salute. "I await your orders, Hall Master Li."

Li Pin glanced at the fissure where the giant Sinister Centipede had emerged, then swiftly ascended into the air, heading toward the next area.

Meanwhile, Su Dongfeng activated his Starlight Body to draw the demonic creatures' attention while re-establishing contact with Su Changge and Xiang Tianxing.

***

There was no further suspense in their operations thereafter. Li Pin took three days to clean up the entire Death Valley. The number of demonic creatures that had died in his hands exceeded twenty million! This was a number that would make anyone's scalp tingle with fear!

It was worth noting that the total number of Astral Cultivators among humanity didn't even reach a million. Now, twenty million demonic creatures at least as strong as High-Class Astral Cultivators had been wiped out in a mere three days. All demonic creatures within the Death Valley had been annihilated, save for a few that managed to burrow deep underground and hide. Li Pin's achievements and efficiency were beyond shocking. If they spread, they would shock the entire world.

Humans had limits, and Astral Cultivators were no exception. Although they could rapidly recover their astral energy depletion through meditating on the Astral God and bathing in starlight, there was a limit to their mental spirit.

It wasn't an easy task to maintain the meditating state.

This was why the Legendary and Master Astral Cultivators from the Special United Squad made only intermittent progress while clearing the Burial Ground and Corpse Demon Cavern.

On one hand, the demonic creatures in those areas were particularly powerful. They were usually as powerful as Top-Tier Astral Cultivators, forcing the Special United Squad to proceed cautiously and steadily.

Another reason was that Master Astral Cultivators and Legends needed rest time. Moreover, they also had to reserve sufficient astral energy to allow them to retaliate should they encounter danger.

Moreover, every Legend and Master Astral Cultivator held high and important positions. Joining the Special United Squad to exterminate demonic creatures didn't mean that they could neglect affairs in the outside world. Handling matters that only they could resolve also took up time and impacted the progress.

Under such circumstances, it was completely normal for a dangerous area on Darkmoon Island to take several months to clear.

With this in perspective, it was easy to imagine how shocking it was that Li Pin had managed to slay over twenty million demonic creatures in just three days.

All the members from the upper echelons who had caught wind of this were filled with disbelief.

The Taibai Kingdom knew that Li Pin intended to use the clearing of the Death Valley as a gift to the people upon his return. Therefore, the royal family naturally had to cooperate with the publicity.

Publicity required materials. And these materials, without exception, were collected on-site. Thus, when many of the materials showed scenes of Death Valley filled with countless demonic creatures being crushed by Li Pin's Celestial Force Field, even the most skeptical Master Astral Cultivators could no longer voice any doubts.

The truth was laid out in front of them.

Those who didn't believe the news could head to the Death Valley to check things out for themselves.

Suddenly, all the Master Astral Cultivators who obtained this information in advance were left utterly bewildered.

***

After spending three days clearing the Death Valley, Li Pin returned to the defensive fortress outside the valley and rested for a day.

As for the stragglers that escaped, Taibai's Astral Cultivators could still more or less have some contribution.

The next morning, upon waking, Li Pin didn't rush out of his bedroom. Instead, he picked up the multifunctional wristband in his hand and began browsing its data.

A divine relic was a matter of great importance. Each divine relic often possessed incredible and extraordinary properties.

Therefore, Li Pin did not tell anyone about obtaining a suspected divine relic from the dark green monster—not even Su Dongfeng, who had been waiting outside at the time.

Inside the Death Valley, the interference was so severe that the wristband couldn't function properly.

Now, that Li Pin was at the fortress on the outskirts, he could finally search for all information related to divine relics freely.

It didn't take him long for his search to come back with results. A document with a picture of an item nearly identical to the divine artifact he had obtained appeared before him.

"The Void Crystal."

Li Pin read the description of the divine relic in the document and compared it with his understanding of the item. He immediately confirmed that the two were indeed the same type of divine relic.

Li Pin's gaze landed on the most prominent section of the document regarding materials.

"The primary material for one of the Six Divine Rings, the Void Ring of Teleportation!"