Planet Pulverizer: A Mortal's Ascent-Chapter 387: Army

Buzz!

A person suddenly appeared in an area with evidently man-made constructions.

This person was none other than Li Pin. He had been pursuing the giant Sinister Centipede. The moment he stepped into this building, he scanned the area around him while trying to sense the circulation of Gaia's Celestial Force Field.

He looked up through the structure that looked like a crude palace. There, a structure resembling an artificial moon was emitting dim light.

Li Pin quickly pieced together the clues.

"As expected!" he muttered. "It's an alternate dimension."

Roar!

Just as Li Pin confirmed that he had once again stumbled into an alternate dimension, a low growl came from ahead.

What appeared before Li Pin was not the giant Sinister Centipede, but Pale Boarmen. There were four of them. In addition, there were several Dark Scorpion-Bodied Serpent, Evil Beetles, and three winged creatures covered in dark green that resembled devils mentioned in many myths and legends.

These monsters, numbering more than ten, were all lord-level creatures! The three dark-green winged monsters that looked like devils even gave off a ferocious feeling close to that of legendary demonic creatures.

Roar!

When the demonic creature detected Li Pin, it let out a roar and vanished. Almost instantly, a dazzling burst of electric light exploded behind him, followed by a surge of destructive energy.

Li Pin's pupils dilated sharply. "It's fast!"

He didn't see clearly how this monster had appeared behind him. It felt like it had... teleported!

Having left Gaia and entered an alternate dimension, Li Pin couldn't perform the Celestial Shift Technique in time. The only thing he could do was to circulate the Celestial Magnetic Field to the limit and take the attack head-on, hoping the power of the field would be enough to withstand it!

Rumble!

Electricity radiated!

The demonic creature's thunderous attack smashed into the Celestial Magnetic Field and sparks spluttered in all directions like silver dragons. The sparks illuminated the dimly lit palace like it was daytime.

Having deemed the demonic creature to be close to the legendary realm, Li Pin was prepared to be seriously injured after taking a direct hit. He was even mentally prepared to retreat from the alternate dimension.

However, when he received this attack, he was stunned to discover that the attack was very weak!

The demonic creature looked extremely savage and radiated a terrifying aura akin to that of a legendary demonic creature. It even possessed an unbelievable teleportation skill. Yet, to Li Pin’s utter surprise, its attack turned out to be far weaker than he had anticipated.

It couldn't even break through the Celestial Magnetic Field that Li Pin had circulated to its limit.

Furthermore, the power that erupted from the Celestial Magnetic Field sent the dark green demonic creature flying. It was charred all over from the high temperature. The electricity had pierced through it like it was paper mache. It died on the spot.

Even the Pale Boarmen and Dark Scorpion-Bodied Serpents that had gathered over were sent flying.

Only the Evil Beetles were pushed back without sustaining much damage due to their massive frames.

This outcome greatly surprised Li Pin.

"A bunch of paper tigers?"

Li Pin glanced at the remaining demonic creatures and shook his Sword of Destiny lightly. As the electromagnetic power shot out, Li Pin leaped up and brushed past the Evil Beetle closest to him.

The Sword of Destiny's sharp blade sliced through the armor of the beetle that specialized in defense, cutting through it like tofu and splitting the terrifying demonic creature in two.

Li Pin swiftly turned around and charged at the remaining Pale Boarmen and Dark Scorpion-Bodied Serpent. These monsters, which usually boasted terrifying lord-level strength, now seemed hollow inside. They easily shattered wherever his sword struck them.

The difference between them and the lord-level demonic creature outside was like that of figurines and actual entities. Apart from their appearance and aura, they had nothing in common.

Before long, Li Pin had cleared away all the demonic creatures before him.

Although more demonic creatures were swarming in this direction, he paid them no mind and began meticulously inspecting the corpses.

Li Pin scrutinized these demonic creatures silently. "This seems like..."

Compared to the lord-level demonic creatures in the outside world that had genuine lord-level strength, these demonic creatures lacked a very crucial element.

Li Pin quickly realized what this crucial element was. "It's astral energy!"

The attack patterns of these demonic creatures were not reliant on astral energy. They relied entirely on their innate abilities and physical strength.

As for why they didn't use astral energy, they had incredibly low cultivation realms. Their realm was so low they couldn't meditate on the Astral God and receive astral energy.

It was like an advanced space battleship where, aside from its basic navigation abilities, all main cannons were unpowered, electronic systems disabled, and energy shields offline. No matter how advanced its technology was, a single hydrogen bomb could easily blow it to pieces.

Moreover, he discovered another issue.

"Be it the Pale Boarmen, the Dark Scorpion-Bodied Serpent, or those green devil-like demonic creatures, they are almost completely identical.... This identical nature doesn't mean they belong to the same variant species, but literally identical, like multiples born from the same womb..."

Li Pin slowly stood up and gazed into the distance. There was a massive wave of monsters rapidly surging toward the palace. Among them were plenty of monsters identical to the Pale Boarmen and green devil-like demonic creatures.

They seemed identical as well.

These monsters numbered in the several dozens. The same womb couldn't have held this many creatures at once.

There was only one explanation for this—clones! Or something similar to cloning biotechnology!

"Someone... or rather, some intelligent beings are conducting experiments here, cloning a vast number of lord-level demonic creatures. Although these lord-level creatures are currently weak, once they manage to meditate on the Astral God, they will transform into true lord-level or even quasi-legendary beings!" Li Pin speculated.

If these hordes of monsters managed to ascend to the quasi-legendary tier, humanity would surely face a catastrophic calamity.

Roar!

As Li Pin pondered, the monsters drawn by the sounds of battle suddenly parted, and three towering Beastfolk Warriors clad in full armor came charging in long strides.

These were the same High-Class Beastfolk Warrior Li Pin had once defeated during the World's Top Martial Competition!

These three Beastfolk Warriors were similarly sized to the Beastfolk Warrior he had faced back at the competition. However, the auras they exuded were many times more formidable. They were comparable in power to true lord-level demonic creatures.

Electricity flashed under Li Pin's feet, and he shot forward. The Sword of Destiny, slashed precisely toward the head of one of the Beastfolk Warriors like a meteor.

Clank!

Sparks shot out.

This sword attack would've taken the life of any lord-level living creature, yet the Beastfolk Warrior had managed to stop it.

This caught Li Pin by surprise.

Another Beastfolk Warrior bellowed loudly as it slashed its battle axe.

Power, speed...

Even though the attack was at lord-level standards, when this axe came slashing down, it seemed to contain endless variations that covered all of the possible counteracting moves. This made it so that Li Pin couldn't block in time using his Sword of Destiny. He quickly erupted his Celestial Force Field to meet the attack head-on.

Boom!

Air currents erupted and scattered out!

This Beastfolk Warrior wasn't at the same level as those paper tigers from before. In fact, it was many times stronger than ordinary Beastfolk Warriors.

When the violent Force came smashing down through the battle axe, even Li Pin's Celestial Magnetic Field seethed violently till it almost stopped circulating.

The trembling power that came from the huge axe caused Li Pin's qi and blood to seeth. Even though the power was far from enough to injure him, Li Pin still found it really hard to believe.

These were merely lord-level demonic creatures! In fact, their qi and blood values were likely around 900, falling short of the standard for their tier, which typically exceeded 1,000 points.

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Crackle!

When yet another Beastfolk Warrior caught up to Li Pin, he flew up like a Kunpeng. Li Pin twisted his body in mid-air and once again slashed out the Sword of Destiny at another Beastfolk Warrior.

This time around, he saw it clearly! The Beastfolk Warrior channelled Force into every part of its body, defying biological logic to block his sword attack once again!

"This is... Transformative Force!?"

Li Pin had initially planned on overpowering technique with sheer strength, but he immediately restrained his force upon seeing this.

He swiftly pulled back to evade the second Beastfolk Warrior's battle axe, but the third one roared ferociously and charged forward. As its axe came down, it unleashed an explosive force akin to Aura Force.

The terrifying momentum created a thunderous roar throughout the palace, forcing Li Pin to retreat swiftly.

As he withdrew, another Beastfolk Warrior appeared to have learned Li Pin's battle strategy, predicting his countermeasure and immediately launching an attack at him.

Bang bang bang!

Within a very short span of time, Li Pin had already exchanged dozens of blows with the three Beastfolk Warriors.

The Aura Force unleashed tore into the ground, collapsing the palace that was coarsely built to begin with.

However, as the battle continued, Li Pin's expression grew increasingly grave.

The Beastfolk Warriors’ precision in their attacks was nothing like that of living beings; they moved more like machines—or rather, bio-weapons!

Buzz!

Li Pin's Celestial Magnetic Field circulated.

After exchanging dozens of blows, the Sword of Destiny in Li Pin's hand erupted under the propulsion of the Celestial Magnetic Field at an unprecedented speed.

The Beastfolk Warrior reacted but failed to block in time. The sword pierced through its defenses, and the Aura Force within instantly shattered its skull.

At the same time, Li Pin leaped up, soaring directly through the collapsed palace and rising hundreds of meters into the sky.

The other two Beastfolk Warriors below roared furiously. However, they could only watch Li Pin helplessly as they were incapable of flight.

A few dark green devil creatures flapped their wings and chased Li Pin into the sky. However, despite their imposing appearance, they were weak in reality. Going after Li Pin was nothing short of courting death.

Not a single one of these monsters could withstand his sword attack. Nevertheless, not a shred of joy could be seen in Li Pin's eyes. Instead, his expression grew increasingly grave.

"Transformative Force and Aura Force! My guess turned out to be true!" He looked down at the two Beastfolk Warriors below. "These Beastfolk Warriors have mastered Transformative Force, Core Force, and Aura Force! These are supposed to be what only humans can grasp!

Moreover, their combat techniques and reaction speeds are clearly abnormal. None of my offensive moves could penetrate their axe technique defenses... Every block and counter was so precise, it felt like... they had sparred with opponents like me tens of thousands of times!"

Yes, they had sparred!

It was as if their memories had been transferred through some program, sparring with all human masters of axe techniques, sword techniques, and spear techniques tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of times.

This made them familiar with all human attack methods, and they then used the experience to develop the optimal combat styles and transform them into invincible close-combat killing machines.

This discovery, in addition to the demonic creatures he encountered earlier, solidified Li Pin's conclusion!

"Be it the Beastfolk Warriors, Pale Boarmen, or all the demonic creatures in this strange dimension, they are definitely a man-made army! An army created solely for battle and massacre!"