Planet Pulverizer: A Mortal's Ascent-Chapter 643: Advantages and Disadvantages

Swoosh!

As the thought of Li Pin being a prodigy flashed through the minds of Zi Zhongtian and Shang Jinzhao, they automatically started belittling themselves. Their thoughts went from "isn't everyone a genius?" to "everyone is ordinary."

Just then, Li Pin appeared in front of the two of them.

Zi Zhongtian and Shang Jinzhao simultaneously squeezed out a somewhat ugly smile on their faces. The mental fluctuations transmitted over were also filled with bitterness.

"Li ... Pioneer Li... I think there might be a little misunderstanding between us ..."

"Mmm, the time will come when I come looking for the two of you...." replied Li Pin.

He reached out, his five fingers wide open, and a terrifying Celestial Force Field instantly enveloped the two Astral Gods.

Zi Zhongtian and Shang Jinzhao's countenances changed drastically at the same time.

This is bad!

They immediately started glowing with light in an attempt to resist Li Pin's Celestial Force Field. Soon, however, a deep sense of powerlessness clutched their hearts.

To cooperate with Ji Fenglei to kill Li Pin, they had poured out all of the power of their avatars in a single blow. By now, the inner spirit that had been poured into these avatars had already been completely burned to ashes under their Burnout State.

"Pioneer Li—"

The anxious Zi Zhongtian had hardly opened his mouth to speak when Li Pin clenched his five fingers tightly.

Gravity collapsed!

As the force field collapsed, the two Astral Gods, who had burned all their energy, could no longer resist the power of the collapse and were instantly crushed into nothingness.

"There you go, misunderstanding resolved," muttered Li Pin.

***

Whilst Li Pin unleashed his full power, effortlessly crushing the three Eternal Solar Flare's combat-specialized avatars, Ai Sa, who had transformed into his second form, also unleashed his strength. He annihilated numerous Astral God Avatars, but the strongest among them was only Yuan Xiangguang.

With energy levels nearing a million, each of his power bursts was equivalent to the extreme combustion of a star's energy. If this energy had been utilized back on the old Gaia, Gaia would not have had to worry about energy shortages for a thousand years.

The massive outpouring of energy granted Ai Sa an overwhelming advantage.

However, while eliminating the avatars of the Astral Gods one by one, he also diverted his attention to monitor Li Pin's battle with the other three Eternal Solar Flare.

When he saw that Li Pin's displayed power was equally overwhelming, a sense of gravity rose in Ai Sa's heart. This was especially when he sensed that battle after his transformation into the second form felt exhilarating.

With energy at close to one million intensity at his disposal, he could recklessly unleash and squander it, conducting saturation attacks to sweep the battlefield. However, correspondingly, the burden on him was also immense.

Moreover, unlike others, as a member of the Golden Emperor Clan, he had received news from the clan's elder months ago when he almost clashed head-on with Li Pin.

Li Pin allegedly possessed a Cosmic Radiance Divine Weapon! It was the Ruoxi Sword, which was modeled after the Supreme Demonic Sword!

But to his dismay, Li Pin didn't seem to have summoned the Ruoxi Sword till now, which meant that this still wasn't his strongest form!

Ai Sa's second form placed a heavy strain on his physical body. Yet Li Pin, without even using the Cosmic Radiance Divine Weapon, had displayed power that was not much weaker than his own.

For the first time, Ai Sa's gaze toward Li Pin carried a trace of seriousness.

Li Pin seemed to sense Ai Sa's gaze and immediately focused on him. "Tired already?"

"Ridiculous! How could I be tired?" countered Ai Sa, his eyes glinting with coldness. "Haven't you always wanted to fight me? The small fries have all been dealt with. Now, it's time for our showdown. This is your best chance to defeat me, so make sure you seize it."

"Hmm?" Li Pin looked both expectant and puzzled. "My best chance to defeat you? What do you mean?"

"Heh..." Ai Sa looked at Li Pin. "You are impressive. As a human, you've actually reached this level of power. However, in a star domain or even within a star abyss, there can only be one true prodigy. In the Frostbound Star Abyss, that prodigy is none other than me!"

He raised his head arrogantly and said, "Originally, I thought that no one in this part of the universe could be my match. The reason I planned to compete for Astral God Yin Luo's inheritance was simply because I was too bored.

"Only by showing interest in competing for the inheritance would someone come to add some fun to my dull early stage. But with my talent, why would I need something like this inheritance? My future achievements will never be beneath the Light of the Ark..."

Ai Sa pointed at Li Pin and said, "Li Pin, your appearance suddenly made me realize that my early stage will not be so boring. So... let's battle! Display your strength to the fullest! I hope you can ignite my fighting spirit. At the very least, make my future life less boring. Sometimes it all feels so boring that even cultivation seems like a waste of time."

"Cultivation is a waste of time?" Li Pin looked at Ai Sa and asked, "Then how do you have such strength?"

Ai Sa seemed puzzled as to why Li Pin would ask such a low-level question. "How do I have such strength? A level that isn't even considered an Astral God... shouldn't that be something one can achieve with casual practice?"

"Casual practice..."

Upon hearing this, Li Pin fell into deep thought. What's this? Is this what it means to be a true prodigy?

However, he did not need to belittle himself. While he had not "casually practiced" to reach his level and had given his all, this was just how the world had always been. There was no fairness to speak of. He only needed to follow his beliefs and goals, keep moving forward, and continuously surpass his limits. One day, he would achieve the complete evolution of life, becoming the true ultimate existence, the source of everything.

"Thank you for clarifying my doubts." Li Pin smiled slightly, then bowed slightly and said, "Please give me your guidance."

Ai Sa looked at Li Pin, whose inner spirit state remained unchanged. It seemed that Li Pin's fighting spirit had only grown stronger, which Ai Sa found a little surprising.

Using his innate talent to crush his opponents, weaken their morale, and shake their inner spirit was a skill deeply ingrained in him.

Many people would inevitably be affected, putting themselves at a disadvantage even before the battle began.

To think that Li Pin was completely unaffected? No, not only was Li Pin not affected, but Ai Sa's words seemed to have even inspired him! He had taken what was supposed to have been a debuff and turned it into a buff instead!

Ai Sa frowned. "This guy..."

After a moment, Ai Sa pushed those thoughts to the back of his mind. He reached out, and a terrifying energy began to condense in his hand. "Why should I care? I am the strongest in the universe! How dare you disturb my mind? I'll kill you!"

The condensed energy in his hand compressed and shot out like a powerful gamma ray, piercing through the void towards Li Pin in an instant.

However, almost at the same time he launched his attack, Li Pin had already transformed into a crimson streak of light, shooting toward Ai Sa with incredible speed, effortlessly dodging the terrifying beam Ai Sa had fired.

The beam of light swept past Li Pin and continued toward the depths of space without any sign of weakening.

In a few minutes, it would pass by a planet in its trajectory. Even if it didn't hit directly and merely grazed the planet, half of the planet would still be instantly vaporized by the concentrated energy pillar, with the remaining fragments reduced to dust.

Due to the violent impact, the planet would be knocked out of its orbit and begin to spin rapidly, causing it to disintegrate and collapse during the rotation.

Although it wouldn't completely shatter into an asteroid belt, the planet's mass would be reduced by more than two-thirds.

However, neither of the two combatants paid any attention to this.

Beams of light capable of easily shattering planets continuously condensed in Ai Sa's hands and shot toward Li Pin.

But Li Pin was not Shang Jinzhao or Zi Zhongtian. What Ai Sa unleashed were purely energy attacks that weren't even precisely controlled.

Each of Ai Sa's attacks was extremely powerful, capable of easily shattering and blasting apart Li Pin's body. However, under the reflection of Li Pin's inner spirit mirror, all attacks were nearly impossible to hide. He effortlessly predicted and dodged them all.

It didn't matter how strong an attack was if it failed to hit its target.

Ai Sa quickly realized something. "This damned feeling... Your inner spirit realm is transforming toward True Spirit!?"

As a member of a Cosmic Radiance race, he didn't lack in information resources. Upon sensing that Li Pin's inner spirit far surpassed his own, he clasped his hands together, and a brilliant beam of light erupted from him, rapidly expanding at an unimaginable speed.

It was like a sun madly spreading outward, mixed with endless flames and extreme heat, aiming to engulf and incinerate everything within the entire star system.

Seeing this, Li Pin condensed all his strength into a single point and forcefully pressed it against the expanding star that Ai Sa had transformed into.

The point where he pressed seemed to collapse into a black hole.

All the matter and energy contained within were completely devoured and annihilated by the black hole.

However, before the black hole could fully consume the heat, flames, and energy ahead, even more powerful energy continuously expanded from Ai Sa, continuing its indiscriminate spread outward.

Even the black hole formed by the collapse of Li Pin's natal planet's mass was completely overwhelmed and burst apart by this endless energy. The flames and extreme heat continued to sweep toward his body, forcing him to retreat swiftly.

As he retreated, countless flames roared out of the star-like fire dragons, attempting to annihilate his withdrawing figure.

However, it was meaningless.

These fire dragons never even had the chance to touch Li Pin's body. Either he dodged them or shattered them one by one using the mass and energy of his natal planet.

Without the support of Perfect Realm, these fire dragons revealed flaws that Li Pin instantly picked up on.

Ai Sa's expression darkened. "You actually...."

He no longer wasted any effort. He simply maintained his massively expanded form in its hyper-heated state and charged toward Li Pin. However, it was clear he couldn’t properly control such an enormous body, and his movements had become clumsy and erratic. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Seeing this, Li Pin attempted several times to rush into the flaming star and attack Ai Sa. However, each time, Ai Sa relied on his energy power, which was nearly at one million in intensity, and crushed Li Pin’s attacks with sheer force.

Left with no choice, Li Pin withdrew to a safe distance and stopped.