Planet Pulverizer: A Mortal's Ascent-Chapter 453: Formidable Opponent

Thus, he hesitated no longer and took out the Celestial Core Fragment for refinement.

On the third day of refining the Celestial Core Fragment for his final breakthrough, he received an unprecedented warning from his inner spirit during a cultivation session. It was as if a terrifying catastrophe was about to descend from the heavens, instantly disrupting his cultivation state.

Li Pin looked up abruptly. "What's going on!? Has the Divine Dragon Empire's Legends arrived early!? Did they travel through outer space instead of using an alternate dimension to establish an Astral Gate?"

He abandoned his cultivation session and left the training room immediately. Following the warning from his inner spirit, he soared into the air, streaking across the void like a stream of light toward the horizon's end....

Or rather, he was heading directly toward outer space.

Before reaching outer space, Li Pin sensed a blatant and powerful aura emanating from the ionosphere.

No—this aura wasn’t particularly powerful. Its source was, at most, a Heavenly Realm Expert. However, the warning from Li Pin’s inner spirit told him that this being was incomparably stronger than the likes of Solar Radiance Sovereign and Ge Lin.

A thought flashed through Li Pin's mind instantly. Is it an Invincible Heavenly Realm Expert?!

At the same time, he slightly slowed his movements. A figure had already appeared at the edge of his vision.

The figure was less than two meters tall. He looked mostly like a human save for a few light blue scales on his forehead. Those unaware could’ve taken these scales as decorative items and not a physical trait.

He had long gray-white hair. He was clearly a male, but his face looked quite androgynous. He exuded an aura entirely contradictory to his appearance, one of grandeur and majesty.

The figure seemed to be deliberately waiting for Li Pin in the ionosphere, allowing him to approach unimpeded.

When the two were separated by only a few kilometers, the figure finally spoke. "Child of Gaia?"

"Divine Dragon Empire?" Li Pin asked.

The Heavenly Realm Expert did not answer him. He simply extended his hand and made a challenging gesture. "Defeat me, and I will tell you."

The Divine Dragon Empire ultimately had only six Legends, and the Divine Dragon Empire’s four main planets needed guardians. It was indeed unlikely that they would deploy a Legend, a being equivalent to a national power, to deal with Gaia, which only had around fifty Heavenly Realm cultivators—with the strongest among them being at the ordinary Heavenly Realm.

Therefore, sending an Invincible Heavenly Realm cultivator to lead the team was a normal occurrence.

Li Pin asked, "So, you intend to transform Gaia into the Divine Dragon Empire's primary planet? Gaia Province?"

The Heavenly Realm man did not answer yet again. He stated, "If you don't strike first, you'll have no chance."

Li Pin chuckled softly. "Heavenly Realm...."

The next moment, Li Pin’s smile disappeared. "As you wish!"

Rumble!

Thunder erupted.

He instantly transformed into a bolt of lightning, striking toward the Heavenly Realm Expert.

However, the moment Li Pin struck the Heavenly Realm man, he realized something.

The man had seen through all the trajectories of his attacks and had effortlessly extended his hand, blocking all his attacks. If Li Pin continued with this attack pattern, it would be tantamount to charging forward to his death.

At this thought, Li Pin's mental processes surged, his mind seemingly flashing with faint blue light. Then, his speed surged mid-attack, instantly arriving in front of the man.

Under the man's astonished gaze, Li Pin’s inner spirit exploded.

Atomic Disintegration!

Buzz!

The Heavenly Realm Expert’s extended arm pressed down. With an ethereal hand, an invisible force expanded outward from him.

This is... a domain!?

This man is only at the Heavenly Realm, yet he has managed to cultivate a domain, something only Legends could possess!?

In the domain, cultivators had absolute control over atoms. To some extent, atoms unfolded according to their will, manifesting in the form of a domain.

Li Pin's vacuum-shattering power collided with this domain of absolute atomic control, instantly causing the atomic field to shatter. However, more domain power surged like a torrent, madly sweeping toward Li Pin, seemingly aiming to engulf him.

Li Pin exclaimed, "Absolute control! Excellent!"

At this moment, Li Pin couldn't be bothered whether the man was a powerhouse from the Divine Dragon Empire. His mastery of atoms was worlds apart compared to ordinary Heavenly Realm cultivators.

Ordinary Heavenly Realm cultivators dominated Atomic Will with their own will only because the atoms consented to their control. In contrast, the atomic will the man mastered was under his command because he was the atom.

It was as if he had transformed into an atom.

Li Pin had truly reached the atomic domain.

Because he was the atom, atomic power became an extension of his body. There was no stage of using his will to dominate the atom's will. With a mere thought, even greater atomic power surged forth.

Its essence was akin to a pilot using a flight simulator versus flying an actual aircraft. No matter how well one performed in a simulator, it was still an illusion, unable to address every detail. Even command responses would lag slightly. However, when a pilot truly controlled a fighter jet and soared into the sky, that was the true test of their skill.

Such was the case with the Heavenly realm man before him.

Although the astral energy within the man had yet to reach Legendary level, he seemed like a true Legend, relying on the power of his domain to forcibly block Li Pin's vacuum-shattering strike.

Even when Li Pin shifted his position instantly, the man could always keep up with his movements. It was as if an invisible force guided him, resonating with Li Pin and perceiving every nuance of his attacks.

In an instant, Li Pin launched eighty-eight punches without breaking the man's domain, prompting him to change his tactics.

Li Pin knew that if he didn't adapt, the opponent's domain power would envelop him, leaving no chance for a comeback.

Time!

With the eruption of Zhulong of Time, Li Pin's thoughts seemed to enter a high-speed channel, achieving truly lightning-fast perception.

A threefold neural response.

In this state, the moment his fist struck, all of the man’s countermeasures became crystal clear before him.

As those countermeasures emerged, Li Pin's inner spirit surged, and the Atomic Disintegration in his punch shifted direction, targeting the man's weakest point.

Sensing that Li Pin's attack had accelerated to an even faster speed, the man abruptly changed his strategy. The domain power that originally enveloped Li Pin's Atomic Disintegration violently trembled as if it were burning.

No, it wasn’t burning! This was atomic fission! The fission process was simply unimaginably fast!

Moreover, under the compression of the domain, this force didn't dissipate in the slightest. Instead, it formed a highly concentrated attack that penetrated Li Pin's Atomic Disintegration.

The fission force and the Atomic Disintegration collided, creating an even more intense and violent energy torrent. In an instant, it seemed as though a sun ignited at the center, releasing infinite radiance and heat in a mad frenzy.

However, as the torrent of energy unleashed its fury, Li Pin had already pushed the power of the Celestial Magnetic Field to its limit. While resisting the impact of the searing heat and flames, he relied on the Zhulong of Time's neural response to throw another punch instantly!

This was a vacuum-shattering punch!

When this punch was unleashed, the nuclear fission's raging force collided with what seemed like a black hole. The heat, flames, and intense light were all devoured at that moment.

Even though Li Pin was at the very center of nuclear fission, the Celestial Magnetic Field shielded him from any harm, ensuring he endured it unscathed.

Having thrown a punch that formed a black hole-like force that swallowed all incoming torrents of energy, Li Pin moved forward again.

With the eruption of the Celestial Magnetic Field, Li Pin accelerated to dozens of times the speed of sound. Bathed in flames, scorching heat, and blinding light, he instantly closed the distance to the man.

"Excellent!" the man exclaimed in admiration.

The power of his surrounding domain surged like a tide, sweeping forward rapidly.

"Burn!" roared Li Pin.

The moment he activated the domain power, it felt as though a flame within Li Pin's inner spirit had been ignited, instantly releasing a brilliance capable of burning an entire universe.

His entire being seemed cloaked in flames and bathed in starlight!

Then.... he punched out!

An unprecedented Atomic Disintegration descended in the form of a vacuum-shattering strike.

Although the man reacted immediately, his domain layered upon itself like tides, forming a defense superior to its normal state... the punches were thrown out like torrents.

It was one punch after another—two, three... five... ten punches!

"Hahahaha!"

Laughing exuberantly, Li Pin moved at a speed unlike ever before, shattering his previous limits.

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Under the blazing fire of his inner spirit, his punches became... faster! Stronger! More explosive!

The void before him, along with the space the man occupied, seemed to shatter entirely.

The energy released began to disrupt Gaia's entire ionosphere.

At this moment, if someone looked up from the ground, they would witness auroras so brilliant they filled nearly half the planet.

However, despite such violent and fierce attacks, the man still held his ground. Moreover, his eyes burned with a raging battle spirit.

"Your punches are impressive!” the man praised. “But just this... is not enough!"

He suddenly clapped his hands together.

The domain power, which had layered like tides and waves, transformed into a tsunami. The atomic waves surged with the force to obliterate everything, crashing down with overwhelming momentum.

This atomic-level tsunami seemed like it would crush to dust not just a person but even an entire domain, a star, or a world.