Planet Pulverizer: A Mortal's Ascent-Chapter 591: Gap

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"Captain!?"

"They're all tier eleven martial artists... how is this possible..."

The sudden turn of events left the team members brought by Huang Ze and Xuan Zhi completely dazed.

The fight between the three was over almost as quickly as it began.

In an instant, Xuan Zhi was sent flying.

Huang Ze, who rushed to catch him, had his neck crushed by Li Pin.

Then came Xuan Zhi's turn... the entire process felt like an unstoppable force tearing through everything in its path.

It didn't look like a clash between Quasi-Legendary martial artists at all. It was more like a tier eleven martial artist overwhelming tier ten, or even tier nine, opponents.

Wu Tian, who had been waiting for an opportunity to strike, found himself unable to act in time. Both team captains were already dead.

The sheer devastation left the legendary pioneer of Frostbound Star Abyss shaken. His voice, though firm, betrayed a hint of unease. "Li Pin, do you truly intend to turn against every pioneer here!?"

"Make an enemy of every pioneer here?" A surge of force erupted beneath Li Pin's feet. Like a bloodthirsty beast unleashed, he lunged toward the crowd of over a hundred pioneers. "You think you're worthy!?"

At that moment, a dozen loyal followers of Huang Ze and Xuan Zhi shouted in unison, breaking from the crowd and charging forward.

"He's not even Baili Qingfeng! Kill him! Avenge the captain!"

As Gold Pioneers, each of them was a top-tier figure in the outside world. In certain star ring regions, they were undisputed overlords, the strongest of their kind.

Though they moved as a group, there was no chaos. Instead, they coordinated seamlessly, forming two battle formations as they closed in on Li Pin.

With a single leap, Li Pin struck down the fastest among them. Yet, four others struck at him simultaneously.

He swiftly maneuvered, barely evading the attacks at the last possible moment.

Wu Tian's eyes lit up at the sight. "Everyone, attack together! Before reaching the True God or even the Legendary Realm, the gap between martial artists isn't as vast as it seems. We've all come a long way on the path of Absolute Control.

"With over a hundred of us striking at once, there's no way we should fear a mere Li Pin! Take him down! Force him to reveal how he got close to Baili Qingfeng! Then, together, we'll break open the Void Divine Treasure World! The treasures within will secure a bright future for us all!"

With that, he charged forward.

With his most trusted teammates by his side, Wu Tian led a strike force—himself as the tier eleven core, backed by six tier ten martial artists. Like a sharp dagger, they pierced straight toward the center of the encirclement where Li Pin stood.

Fang Chunyang, Fang Zhiqian, Xu Anping, and Lie Qingqing shouted in unison.

"Captain, watch out!"

"We're coming to help you!"

"Ganging up on one man? Face my blade!"

But before they could join the battle, Li Pin's commanding voice cut through the chaos. "Stand down!"

As Wu Tian and his elite squad closed in, Li Pin no longer dodged and weaved like he had against Huang Ze and Xuan Zhi's men. Instead, he planted his feet firmly, his body solid and unyielding. A ripple of energy exploded outward, shaking the battlefield.

"Eternal Light, Infinite Darkness!"

This was a defensive technique derived from the Eternal Light, Absolute Darkness art, adapted for the low-level martial world.

By exerting absolute control over his inner Force, Li Pin could instantly distribute it across every inch of his body. Through precise manipulation of shockwaves, he could neutralize, dissipate, or even reflect any incoming attack.

And now, as he stood his ground, three punches and two kicks struck him simultaneously. But as the shockwave force of Infinite Darkness surged endlessly from his body, Wu Tian felt as though his fist wasn't striking a person, but rather a block of solid steel—or even a towering mountain.

The recoil shattered the bones in his fingers, palm, and wrist in an instant.

Wu Tian's eyes widened in disbelief. "How... how is this possible!?"

Both of them wielded high-level mastery to manifest the Perfect State through lower-level power. How could the difference be this vast!?

It wasn't just him. The other four attackers fared no better. Instead of forcing Li Pin back or even making him flinch, they were the ones sent flying by the violent counterforce.

"Weak! Weak! Too weak!"

Li Pin's clothes flapped violently, as if caught in a raging storm.

Yet despite the relentless onslaught, Wu Tian and the other Gold Pioneers couldn't even tear a single thread of Li Pin's clothing.

Li Pin's flawless control over his own power was a clear testament to the overwhelming gap between them.

"I've mastered even Divine-level power, yet here I am, using nothing above Heavenly Realm techniques in this fight... I refuse to believe the gap is this vast!" Wu Tian bellowed, twisting his body as he sprang into the air.

His waist coiled like a spring, and his right leg swung down like a blade descending from the heavens, aimed squarely at Li Pin's unwavering figure. "Die!"

The six tier-ten martial artists followed his lead, their battle formation sealing off every possible escape route. They focused all their Force into a single, concentrated attack, aiming to break through Li Pin's seemingly impenetrable defense.

"Kill!"

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

In an instant, a barrage of strikes slammed into Li Pin. Shockwaves erupted from him, countering and neutralizing the onslaught from all sides.

The force of the impacts sent gale-like winds sweeping outward. Yet, amidst the chaos, his clothes merely fluttered, remaining completely intact.

Even as Wu Tian descended from above, his axe-like kick crashing down onto Li Pin's skull, it failed to make him so much as flinch.

Instead, a sharp crack echoed from beneath his heel.

Under the violent shock of Force, Wu Tian's entire lower right leg shattered completely.

The pain of such a comminuted fracture was excruciating, even for someone as hardened as him. His face turned ghostly pale. Whether that was from the agony or the unprecedented blow to his invincible, arrogant mindset as he watched his attack fail so spectacularly was hard to tell.

"Pathetic," Li Pin's voice rang out, cold and merciless, like a nightmare echoing across the battlefield. "Enough games. It's over."

In the next moment, he clenched his fist, his right hand shooting forward like a bolt of lightning, aimed directly at Wu Tian as he tried to retreat.

"Li Pin!" Wu Tian shouted, his hands darting out like twin serpents, attempting to entangle Li Pin's arm.

But before his arms could fully wrap around it, Li Pin's right hand shifted from a fist to a spear-like thrust. It moved like an unrivaled godly weapon, piercing straight into Wu Tian's heart.

A surge of force exploded within Wu Tian. It felt as if a bomb had detonated inside his body, precisely calibrated to obliterate his heart and lungs in an instant.

As his vital organs were utterly shattered, an overwhelming weakness spread through him. Even though his python-like arms had coiled around Li Pin's right hand, they had lost all strength.

Li Pin followed up immediately, shifting his thrust back into a punch. A second wave of Force tore through Wu Tian's body, shattering the spine behind his internal organs, breaking the pillar that upheld his frame, and extinguishing any hope of a counterattack.

Bright red blood sprayed from his mouth.

"Splatter!"

His body was sent flying by the devastating force, crashing toward the ground over ten meters away.

But no matter how fast he fell, it couldn't compare to the speed at which his will crumbled.

The gap... was too vast!

He couldn't comprehend it. How could the difference between me and Li Pin be so overwhelming? Li Pin is merely a newly ascended pioneer, someone who had only broken through Mara World by chance.

He only caught the attention of the Void Divine Treasury Hall's Hall Master because of that world's unique properties.

I, Wu Tian, should have been the true protagonist among the pioneers in Frostbound Star Abyss. So why...?

Bang!

Wu Tian slammed heavily into the ground, skidding three meters before colliding with a tree and finally coming to a stop.

Blood continued to pour from his mouth.

Though death was merely another cycle, the sheer humiliation of being crushed like a worthless pawn filled him with resentment. Even in his final moments, he roared in fury.

"Why...!?"

Unfortunately for him, Li Pin had no intention of answering. He tore through the battlefield like a tiger among sheep, charging into the swarm of advancing pioneers, slaughtering them at will.

It made no difference whether they were tier nine or tier ten pioneers.

No matter how skilled they were, no matter how precise their control over their strength, before Li Pin, a single touch meant death, a mere graze meant severe injury.

No one could withstand even a single exchange.

"If I dare to challenge Baili Qingfeng, even if I'm not his equal, I must at least be close! But you lot...!?" Li Pin's voice thundered through the crowd, seething with rage. "Thousands of you couldn't take down Baili Qingfeng, yet just over a hundred of you think you can kill me!? Who gave you that kind of courage!?"

Bang!

With a furious roar, his explosive punch shattered the skull of a tier ten martial artist.

"You've got some nerve!"

The sheer devastation finally struck fear into even the most self-assured pioneers.

Every single pioneer had comprehended the power of the inner spirit, which meant their mental fortitude was unshakable. That confidence was why, even after witnessing Li Pin instantly kill Huang Ze and Xuan Zhi, they hadn't faltered.

But now... the near-total annihilation of nearly a hundred pioneers... the deaths of thirty to forty Gold Pioneers... and the crushing despair of having no hope of victory—it all began to break their resolve and shake their inner spirits.

The scene before them was all too familiar. It reminded them of that fateful battle a few cycles ago, when thousands of elite squads united to besiege Baili Qingfeng.

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