Planet Pulverizer: A Mortal's Ascent-Chapter 590: Verify

"We're just small fry?"

The faces of the three legendary Ace Pioneers—Huang Ze, Wu Tian, and Xuan Zhi—darkened at the remark.

"And you expect us to attack together?"

Who were they? In their respective star regions and within the Star Abyss pioneer circles, they were among the most elite. Each one was either a legend or an ace! If they set their sights on conquering a divine treasure world, it would immediately stir a wave of attention toward it.

With a single call, countless Silver and Gold Pioneers would rally under their banner, willingly serving as their vanguard to aid in the conquest. Yet now, according to Li Pin, they were nothing but small fry? Grouped together with ordinary Silver and Gold Pioneers?

Huang Ze, Wu Tian, and Xuan Zhi were visibly unsettled. Even Li Pin's own team—Fang Chunyang, Xu Anping, Fang Zhiqian, and Lie Qingqing—were overcome with a sense of dread.

These three were senior figures in the pioneer circles—living legends. Yet their captain had just offended them all with a few words. This was trouble. If things escalated, they might be forced into early reincarnation, wasting 110 stellar years for nothing.

The atmosphere grew heavy, tension thickening like a storm about to break.

***

Several breaths later.

"Li Pin! You're too arrogant!"

Xuan Zhi's sharp voice shattered the tense atmosphere. Known for his aggressive approach, he believed in overwhelming obstacles with sheer force. He stepped forward, his presence commanding.

Who was he? He had once organized a massive assault against Baili Qingfeng, the human form of the Void Emperor. And now, Li Pin, a pioneer just like myself, dared to speak to him like this?

Xuan Zhi's voice burned with anger. "Who do you think you are!? You've only been a pioneer for a dozen or so stellar years. You got lucky breaking the Mara Divine Treasure World. How dare you talk to me like this!?"

Wu Tian stepped forward, carrying the attitude of a senior. "Li Pin, you've overstepped! Even if you enjoy the privileges of an Ace Pioneer, it doesn't change the fact that you're still just a Bronze Pioneer! A mere Bronze, yet you dare speak so brazenly before us?"

Huang Ze was ready to add his words, but before Wu Tian could finish, and before Huang Ze could even speak, Li Pin's sharp command cut through the air. "Shut up!"

His gaze swept over them, his patience exhausted. "I told you all to come at me together. What, have you all turned useless? All bark, no bite? Come on! Kill me, send me into reincarnation! Or are you not up for it?"

In the next moment, Li Pin surged into action. He moved swiftly, his steps unwavering. "Alright! I'll take the lead!"

He didn't rely on advanced techniques. His power only matched a Quasi-Legend who had comprehended the essence of vitality.

But as he moved, the battle intent he'd long suppressed erupted like a volcano, unleashing an overwhelming blaze that shot into the sky. The scorching aura, mixed with terrifying pressure, caused some of the weaker pioneers among the hundred to falter, their breaths catching.

"How dare you?!"

Seeing Li Pin charge alone, daring to launch an assault against the hundreds of them, Xuan Zhi could no longer hold back. His qi and blood surged, and he charged forward to meet the challenge.

"Everyone, you've seen it! Li Pin made the first move. Even if this reaches the Void Divine Treasury Hall, we have the moral high ground," Huang Ze said, stepping forward without hesitation to join the attack on Li Pin.

He had noticed Li Pin's qi and blood had reached tier eleven. No wonder... he dared to be so audacious!

With most Gold Pioneers still at level nine, possessing such power led him to look down on everyone else. But if Li Pin thought that alone would be enough to defeat them, he was gravely mistaken.

With Li Pin making the first move, they held the moral ground. Now, whether or not any trade occurred, or on what terms, was entirely in their hands.

Bang!

Almost as soon as the thought crossed Huang Ze's mind and he stepped forward, Xuan Zhi, who had struck first, collided with Li Pin.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, no cataclysmic collision. As the two Forces collided, a deep, muffled sound echoed. Every ounce of power was pushed to its limit, with nothing wasted. Absolute control.

Xuan Zhi was clearly a top-tier powerhouse who had also entered the realm of absolute control. He was close, if not already there, to achieving his Perfect State. Especially now, with power equivalent to only a tier eleven martial artist, he was essentially in his Perfect State.

Unfortunately... if Xuan Zhi had reached the Perfect State, then calling Li Pin's state the Perfect Realm would be an understatement.

During this time, through continuous observation of Baili Qingfeng and honing his Clairvoyance, Li Pin's perception had evolved beyond the instinctive sixth sense. He had touched a level that transcended time and space, a state akin to foreseeing the future: the Seventh Sense.

This was the precursor to True Spirit. Reflecting the past, perceiving the future.

Under the reflection of True Spirit, anything related to him surfaced with absolute clarity, every detail captured and understood.

However, his Seventh Sense was not yet fully mastered. Strictly speaking, it was merely an extension of the sixth sense. It was like watching someone throw a punch—upon seeing the motion, a person could naturally predict its target. This was prediction, not true precognition that defied time and space.

Yet his predictions did not rely on conscious calculations.

For ordinary martial artists, life-and-death combat was one thing, but at the level of Astral Gods—especially a Cosmic Radiance—every movement operated at near-light speed or even full light speed. Pure thought and reflexes alone could never keep up. Only by reaching the realm of perceiving the future could one effectively respond in such high-speed duels.

It might not be useful in battles against Cosmic Radiance beings, but against mere Pioneers—those who hadn't even reached the level of Astral Gods, let alone fully grasped the Perfect Realm—it was more than enough.

The moment their fists clashed, Li Pin's Force exploded with precise accuracy, striking directly at the focal point of Xuan Zhi's exertion. The layered transmission of power instantly sent crackling sounds through Xuan Zhi's arm.

Every bone in his forearm, the ulna and radius alike, shattered completely.

For someone with absolute control over their power, such pain was nothing. Yet, in the next instant, Li Pin's left hand shot forward like lightning. Fingers spread wide, it clamped down over Xuan Zhi's entire face like an inescapable net.

The sheer dominance and utter disregard in this move sent a wave of fury through Xuan Zhi's heart, followed instantly by the realization of imminent danger. "Not good!"

He reacted quickly, driving his right foot upward, aiming to unleash a devastating kick that would pierce through Li Pin's lower body.

Before the kick could fully land, Li Pin surged forward. Gripping Xuan Zhi's face, he used it as leverage to shove him backward.

Xuan Zhi, already off-balance with one leg raised and only a single foot on the ground, couldn't withstand the force of Li Pin's momentum and instantly lost his footing.

He was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing into Huang Ze, who was close behind.

Charging forward, Huang Ze's qi and blood surged as he prepared to land a thunderous blow while Li Pin was occupied with Xuan Zhi. But before he could act, Xuan Zhi's body was hurled toward him.

Forced to abandon his attack, Huang Ze shifted to defense, catching Xuan Zhi mid-air.

The moment they collided, the force within Xuan Zhi's body erupted. It felt as though he had caught not a person, but a heavy truck slamming into him at two hundred kilometers per hour.

The impact sent tremors through Huang Ze. But as a peak powerhouse with absolute control over his strength, he quickly adapted.

His muscles and bones vibrated in harmony. The force transmitted through his arms was evenly dispersed to every corner of his body. With focused intent, he guided it downward, channeling it into the ground.

The earth beneath him cracked. He completely dissipated the force of Xuan Zhi's impact and firmly stabilized his stance.

Not only that, but his mind remained utterly focused, his gaze sharp as lightning as it snapped toward Li Pin. He knew all too well that a thunderous strike from Li Pin was inevitable.

True to his expectations, the moment his eyes locked on, an arm suddenly loomed before him, shifting its patterns three times in an instant.

The speed of its movements far exceeded the limits of his visual reflexes. Though he saw Li Pin's strike coming, he could only watch helplessly as the arm closed in.

Faced with this life-or-death moment, Huang Ze made an instant decision. He retreated.

Almost simultaneously, the arm shot forward like lightning, piercing through every layer of his defenses and seizing his throat with deadly precision.

The moment his throat was clamped, Huang Ze's pupils dilated. His mental spirit erupted like a thunderclap, surging like a raging inferno into Li Pin's spiritual world.

"Li Pin! Stop! We came here to cooperate—"

Crack!

His cervical vertebra snapped instantly. The spinal cord misaligned, and the cervical nerves severed. Control over his body was completely lost.

Though this elite Pioneer hadn't yet perished, his consciousness remained active. He was fully aware of what awaited him.

"You..."

Hatred burned in Huang Ze's eyes, but he could only watch as his grip on his body slipped further and further away. Death was closing in. His mind and flesh were being torn apart.

Li Pin, however, paid no attention to what he saw as the petty hatred of a small fry.

As he crushed Huang Ze's neck, Li Pin was already in motion. With swift, determined strides, he closed the distance to Xuan Zhi, who had been sent flying but was caught.

Without even resorting to a punch, Li Pin simply spread his fingers and brought his hand down like a thunderbolt, clamping onto Xuan Zhi's skull with crushing force.

"Now I understand why you refused to fight. You knew all along that..."

Li Pin's five fingers tightened around Xuan Zhi's skull, his Force erupting like a storm.

"Captain Li, wai—"

Crack!

Xuan Zhi's head twisted a full three hundred sixty degrees.

"You are just a small fry."

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