Planet Pulverizer: A Mortal's Ascent-Chapter 553: Join the Battle

"Heavenly Ensnarement Formation! Activate!"

As Yu Suichen's avatar constantly channeled astral energy, golden streams of light converged and intertwined, forming a massive net that threatened to completely trap White Mirror's avatar.

While doing so, Yu Suichen sent a telepathic message. "It seems this is Li Pin's trump card. Unfortunately for him, we were already prepared."

Sensing something, Yu Suichen's expression shifted to one of surprise and delight. "He's here! Ha, revealing his last card, thinking it's a sure victory. Little does he know—the moment closest to success is also when death looms! I'll keep this Astral God occupied. You deal with Li Pin!"

"Good!" Yu Zhenxuan replied.

On the asteroid, Yu Zhenxuan also sensed a powerful presence hurtling through the cosmos at incredible speed, its energy utterly unrestrained. Without hesitation, he soared into the air and headed straight for it.

***

"The three Astral God avatars were just bait!? This formation, meant to momentarily trap me, is the Divine Treasury Hall's true method for capturing me!?"

Surrounded by golden radiance, the White Mirror's thoughts raced. "If they can restrain me for even a brief moment, more of their avatars will arrive one after another! Worse, they might use this avatar to locate my True Body and launch a direct pursuit in the Astral World!"

He sensed an energy signature rushing toward this location at full speed.

If his guess was right, the Divine Weapon capable of pinpointing his True Body had to be in Li Pin's possession. That was exactly why he was coming.

"What a clever scheme! If you fully activate this formation, even if it can hold me for only a brief moment, I'd still be walking straight into your trap.

"But... do you really think you can predict every move of the Shana Divine Mountain? We've survived under countless hostile gazes for a reason—our methods aren't something you can imagine!"

White Mirror swung the Reaper Blade in his hand, sending tremors through the golden threads attempting to bind him. At the same time, a lotus in his palm rapidly bloomed.

Yu Suichen's expression darkened at the sight of this Divine Weapon. "The Black Domain Astral Lotus!? A rare treasure that creates an astral suppression field, completely stifling the flow of astral energy!?

"Zhenxuan, keep him pinned down! Don't let him form the Astral Lotus' Black Domain—I'll activate the Heavenly Ensnarement Formation!"

Just as Yu Zhenxuan was about to charge toward Li Pin, his heart sank upon hearing Yu Suichen's urgent call for help.

The Astral God Li Pin had summoned was far trickier than expected.

But he knew that if they failed to activate the Heavenly Ensnarement Formation and trap this Astral God, they would have no chance of killing Li Pin. This would also mean losing the perfect opportunity to seize the Solar Flare Divine Weapon.

With that in mind, he quickly sent an urgent transmission to Yu Yu. "If Li Pin notices anything and tries to escape, hold him back at all costs—even at the cost of your life!"

With this command given, Yu Zhenxuan's avatar charged onto the battlefield with three Quasi-Divine Weapons.

Yu Zhenxuan had crafted this avatar specifically for direct combat, giving him combat prowess at the Tier Eight level.

His equipment and overall strength were inferior to the White Mirror Astral God's, but with Yu Suichen controlling the Heavenly Ensnarement Formation, White Mirror didn't have much of an edge over him.

***

Meanwhile, Li Pin was flying at full speed.

Thinking about the upcoming battle with an Astral God's avatar, he grew even more impatient, accelerating further.

When he saw the asteroid belt ahead just a short distance away, he released a burst of energy to notify the Yu Clan's Astral God of his arrival. He made that to let him know that he was alone, without any assistants.

Under the shadow of the Astral God's presence, his energy was clearly detectable by anyone within the asteroid belt.

Almost simultaneously, a powerful energy pulse erupted in an asteroid belt not far from Li Pin.

The source of the energy pulse seemed to be declaring their presence to Li Pin, saying, "I am here."

Though the intensity of the energy wasn't remarkable, it gave Li Pin a spiritual warning that far surpassed any Divine Being.

Li Pin sincerely praised, "Impressive!"

Even the White Mirror Astral God's avatar he had previously encountered outside the Forest Feather Sect couldn't compare.

Just then, he sensed an energy in the area that felt similar to White Mirror's.

Li Pin said with a mix of emotion, "Looks like I've been thinking about him too much. After all, he was the first Astral God's avatar I defeated, and his presence left a deep impression. Now, whenever I sense an Astral God, I think of him...

"If White Mirror is here, I'd first face the Yu Clan's Astral God, then take him on. Two consecutive battles with Astral God avatars... double the experience, double the progress!"

But then, he realized something wasn't right. That wasn't some energy similar to White Mirror's... it was White Mirror himself!

White Mirror... is here? He actually came?

Li Pin quickly pieced things together. "Of course, Astral God Xia Yan told me that the Divine Treasury Hall failed to capture him. Since they couldn't catch him, he wouldn't let it go so easily. He has probably been watching me all along.

"Originally, I was hiding in the safe zone, Yin Luo Galaxy, and he didn't dare act because of the Homo Sapien Alliance. But now that I've left the safe zone, he's caught up. It makes perfect sense."

The only thing he couldn't understand was why White Mirror's Astral God was fighting the Yu Clan's Astral God.

But that didn't matter. What mattered was that he needed to head over quickly. If he didn't hurry, he might not even get a taste of the action.

Li Pin couldn't make sense of it. "Why is this happening?"

But the thought of White Mirror and the Yu Clan's Astral God possibly dragging each other to ruin burned in his chest.

Anxiety surged, and his inner spirit power ignited.

In the next moment, he entered the Limit Break state, and his speed surged dramatically.

A powerful aura poured from him. Maintaining this pace, he no longer bothered avoiding the asteroid fragments in his path.

He crashed through them, regardless of whether they were a few meters or several kilometers across, his raw power shattering everything—his only goal was to reach the battlefield as quickly as possible.

***

The Astral God codenamed White Mirror sensed the sudden acceleration in Li Pin's aura and became anxious. "Li Pin is the key! He must have a treasure that can lock onto my true form.

"It's possible that the Divine Treasury Hall already has a group of people ready to strike, waiting to send the coordinates of my true body back and then rush in to attack! Their goal is to entangle me! I must end this quickly!"

The Reaper Blade shone with even brighter starlight as it slashed through the void, cutting at the countless golden threads in the sky. Despite the golden threads pressing down, they couldn't stop the blade's overwhelming momentum.

"Heavenly Blade Art: Sky-Shattering Slash!"

***

"This is bad!" Yu Zhenxuan's mind trembled. "He's trying to break through and join up with Li Pin! Stop him! Our only chance to win is to defeat them one by one. If we don't, we'll lose our avatars today!"

"It's all or nothing!" Yu Suichen shouted.

Yu Suichan disintegrated into dazzling starlight as he merged into the Heavenly Ensnarement Formation.

He had chosen to sacrifice this avatar in order to maximize the power of the Heavenly Ensnarement Formation.

"Heavenly Ensnarement: Absolute Suppression!" Yu Suichen's low growl echoed as the formation absorbed his avatar's power.

Golden light erupted, and the formation's strength surged.

The blade, which had nearly pierced the formation, was once again bound.

Countless golden threads filled the sky, like the sun's corona, their brilliance so dazzling that they could burn one's spiritual senses.

White Mirror watched Yu Suichen's decisive action and realized the critical moment had come. "Impossible..."

If Li Pin had truly located his True Body using that treasure, not only would his avatar be lost, but his True Body would also be hunted down by the Divine Treasury Hall. That would be true life-threatening danger!

"Do you think you can stop me!? Forbidden Heavenly Blade: Ruinous End!"

At that moment, Li Pin finally arrived on the battlefield.

From a distance, he saw the Astral Gods locked in a desperate battle and quickly focused his mental spirit. "Stop! Stop! Don't fight anymore!"

His speed surged once more. By now, the battlefield was within reach.

"Let me handle this!" Li Pin said.

Unfortunately... having unleashed the forbidden killing move, White Mirror had no intention of listening to the enemy's nonsense.

The final forbidden blade, Ruinous End, cleaved through the endless golden light.

An unprecedented white brilliance swallowed the terrifying golden radiance in an instant.

It was as if a void of pure nothingness had emerged—devoid of matter, devoid of energy.

The Heavenly Ensnarement was torn apart, leaving a massive hole.

Yu Suichen, fused with the formation, trembled as he felt his very existence being erased at an alarming rate.

"We can't hold him back!" A powerful spiritual wave rippled from Yu Suichen. "I can only trap him for three more breaths! Kill Li Pin within that time!"

Receiving the command, Yu Zhenxuan gritted his teeth, whirled around, and abandoned White Mirror, charging straight at Li Pin.

Meanwhile... White Mirror, having nearly annihilated Yu Suichen along with the Heavenly Ensnarement, finally broke free.

Yet his target wasn't Yu Zhenxuan.

He didn't move to intercept him immediately. Instead, blade in hand, he went straight for Li Pin.

A chilling killing intent surged through the starry river, carrying an oppressive force so overwhelming that even Yu Zhenxuan, who was also charging toward Li Pin, shuddered.

Then, realization struck.

"You!?"

He wasn't the only one who sensed something was off. White Mirror also found it strange upon noticing Yu Zhenxuan's aggressive momentum toward Li Pin.

"You!?"

Their gazes locked in the void, and the two Astral Gods spoke at the same time.

"You're not Li Pin's backup!?"

"You're not from the Divine Treasury Hall!?"

The moment those words left their lips, both instantly understood what had happened.

The next second, their eyes turned to Li Pin.

Wrapped in blazing fire, Li Pin, in his Limit Break state, had finally arrived on the battlefield.

"I told you to stop. You're just avatars—you can't kill each other no matter how hard you try. Now, let me handle this!"

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