Planet Pulverizer: A Mortal's Ascent-Chapter 599: Request

"Infinite Darkness!"

The particles around Li Pin, driven by his qi, blood, and mental spirit, vibrated and collided at an unimaginable speed, annihilating upon impact.

As the energy of annihilation formed, it created a barrier of destruction.

The massive laser cannon, like divine judgment descending from the heavens, struck the barrier. In an instant, the beam was neutralized, disintegrated, and faded into nothingness.

For three full seconds, the energy column raged. The force poured onto Li Pin was equivalent to an entire city's electricity consumption for a year.

The residual energy passed through his body and struck the barren land below, melting steel into molten iron and turning the ground into magma.

A wave of searing heat spread outward.

Anyone who came close at this moment would find the temperature exceeding a thousand degrees—a death zone for any living being.

***

In the conference room, a voice from the command department rang out. "Direct hit! Target did not evade! Repeat! Direct hit!"

Yet, no one cheered. If anything, the tension only deepened.

He hadn't dodged. What that implied was far more unsettling than if he had.

Qin Dongsheng, the head of the Divine Land District, couldn't help but ask, "Did it work?"

No one answered.

All eyes remained locked on the massive screen, watching the region still shrouded in blinding light, the air itself warped by the heat. Everyone held their breath, waiting for the image to clear.

Seconds passed before a tense, hurried voice came from the observation team. "Report... Energy readings remain... Target... still intact..."

At the same time, the image gradually restored.

A dark mass, like a black hole, slowly dimmed and dispersed, revealing the nightmare figure that haunted Zhou Guang and the others.

It was Li Pin. He was completely unscathed.

He had taken the full force of the Divine Punishment Laser Cannon head-on.

Silence gripped the room.

Every gaze remained fixed on the screen as if caught in an illusion, unable to look away.

Zhou Guang's hand, resting on the table, trembled slightly. However, as a legendary mech fighter who had once slain a Demigod alone, he forced himself to stay calm. "Deploy the God's Rod. Fire the Doomsday Missile."

A brief pause followed before the response came, heavy and resolute. "Understood."

***

The God's Rod was no longer a space-based weapon. It had transformed into a near-orbital, massive electromagnetic cannon. Its barrel spanned over ten kilometers, firing projectiles at speeds dozens of times faster than sound. A direct hit could obliterate even a True God's divine body on the spot.

However, such a weapon had its drawbacks. Its immense power required a slow activation, and the energy fluctuations it emitted were so intense that even Demigods could feel them. To land a hit, an entire formation of mech fighters was needed to restrain the target. freewёbn૦νeɭ.com

Otherwise, no matter how powerful the weapon, if it missed, its power was useless.

But this time... the target didn't move!

Like a sitting duck, he stood in place, allowing them to attack!

***

The projectile fired from the God's Rod streaked across the sky like a falling star, trailing a blazing tail of fire. Carrying everyone's hopes, it sped toward Li Pin at an incredible velocity.

Yet, it was still useless.

A faint ripple spread from Li Pin's body. Just before the God's Rod could land, its internal structure collapsed and disintegrated. The massive projectile shattered into countless fragments before it even reached him.

Each piece of debris was diverted by an invisible force field, crashing to the ground. Every fragment detonated with the force of a low-yield nuclear bomb, shaking the land and leaving the terrain in ruins for dozens of kilometers.

***

Having done all that, Li Pin, still in the air, turned his gaze toward Zhou Guang and the others. Or rather, he was looking toward the observation devices monitoring the area.

His eyes, heavy with the weight of a towering divine mountain, exuded pressure. Though no medium passed between them, it suffocated everyone in the conference room.

Some widened their eyes in terror, unable to control their fear. "W-What kind of monster is this!?"

Xiang Polun, the current strongest mech fighter on Blue Planet, quivered slightly. A sense of fear rose in his heart as he looked at Li Pin through the screen, and he subconsciously wanted to look away. It was as if he had lost the courage to face Li Pin.

Arslan let out a long sigh. "The target... is invincible."

It wasn't about effort anymore. The enemy was just too strong.

A hesitant voice from the command department spoke up. "Mr. President, the Doomsday Missile..."

Zhou Guang gritted his teeth and gave the order without hesitation. "Fire."

He knew, deep down, that this would likely be in vain... but he mustn't let humanity's will to resist be fully buried in his hands.

***

In the uninhabited war zone.

Li Pin looked down at the surging magma and the shattered, smoke-filled earth. His expression remained unchanged.

Even when a burst of light, as brilliant as the sun, suddenly illuminated the sky and unleashed heat strong enough to incinerate anything, he remained unmoved.

With a thought, he activated Eternal Light, Absolute Darkness, shattering the surrounding particles. By erasing the medium of propagation, he halted the heat's spread.

Though the nuclear explosion's brilliance dimmed the heavens and earth, the area within a few meters of him remained untouched—an absolute domain, blocking all forces and energy.

He was like a void of pure black, unaffected by matter or energy. No matter how fiercely the flames raged or how high the temperatures soared, he stood still, unscathed.

After a long while, the flames dispersed. The heat gradually faded. Yet, the inferno continued to linger in the void, refusing to dissipate.

Li Pin stood motionless, his expression unchanged, as if waiting for something.

Minutes passed, and still, there was no change in the outside world. Finally, he looked up toward the distant horizon.

"Is this all?" he said, a trace of disappointment in his voice.

He had openly revealed himself, displaying overwhelming strength.

To intimidate the Federation government, he even went as far as to act as if he intended to destroy Tianhua City—partly to expedite his meeting with the one in charge, and partly to assert his position as an outsider—an outsider who disregarded all rules.

He had demanded that Blue Planet use all its weapons against him for two reasons. First, to ensure the Federation gave up resistance and cooperated with his next move. Second, to gauge Blue Planet's true strength.

He wanted to know if there were hidden masters on Blue Planet. When Baili Qingfeng first arrived on Blue Planet, had he encountered one such hidden master? Had that person guided him, helping lay the foundation for his ascension to the Transcendent path?

Unless they took an interest in you, individuals like that were nearly impossible to find if they chose to remain concealed. By playing the role of an invader, he had a higher chance of luring them out.

If that offended them... then a fight would be inevitable.

If he lost, at least he'd witness the powerful techniques and unmatched strength of a true master. Even death would be worth it. He would come back again on the next cycle.

And if he won... someone he managed to defeat would no longer be worthy of the master title.

Unfortunately, based on the current situation, either Blue Planet had hidden experts, and Baili Qingfeng's success was purely due to his talent and insight... or the true masters simply didn't care about whether Blue Planet survived.

There's also the possibility that a master existed—one who attained the True Spirit and could see through his intentions, but simply didn't want to show themselves.

If that's the case... then it was a matter of fate.

"Forget it. Even though no masters have appeared, the first goal has been achieved. Now, onto the next."

Li Pin's figure blurred as he left the area, heading toward President Zhou Guang's location.

The intelligence agencies monitoring him immediately detected his movement and quickly reported it to Zhou Guang's office.

But this time... no one suggested that the president should hide.

Given Li Pin's overwhelming power, attempting to hide would be futile. Even if they managed to avoid detection, provoking him further could have disastrous consequences. If they angered him, he had the strength to destroy all of human civilization.

Zhou Guang exhaled slowly. "Let him come.

"This being... this True God, as we'll call him for now, has shown restraint since arriving on Blue Planet. He hasn't acted recklessly. Perhaps he truly means what he says and bears no malice. In that case, let us greet him as an honored guest."

The secretary quickly left to make arrangements. No one else in the meeting room objected.

In the vast universe, Blue Planet was but a minor planet. A few thousand kilometers was nothing to Li Pin, who could travel at a hundred times the speed of sound.

Soon, under the secretary's guidance, he stepped into the reception room.

"I need you to do something for me," Li Pin said as soon as he entered. "I want access to all of Blue Planet's cultivation techniques."

He paused, then added with emphasis, "All of them. Spiritual, martial, any system that has ever existed here. I need them all."

"Cultivation techniques?" Zhou Guang studied him, his gaze silently questioning. With your strength, why would you need our techniques?

After all, in Blue Planet's system, the strongest practitioners barely reached the level of Demigods.

Nevertheless, this was not a request he could refuse.

"Alright," replied Zhou Guang.

"One more thing. I also need information on Blue Planet's cutting-edge technology," said Li Pin.

Li Pin paused. Technology... isn't exactly my expertise. And when it comes to technological advancements, Blue Planet's level is far behind that of most civilizations in the Yin Luo Galaxy.

He stood up. "Compile a summary and provide a detailed report. Also, arrange a residence for me in Tianhua City."

Zhou Guang blinked, slightly taken aback. "That's it?"

After all this commotion, all he wanted is a compilation of Blue Planet's cultivation techniques and a technology report?

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