Planet Pulverizer: A Mortal's Ascent-Chapter 444: Takeover

If you do something wrong, you must face the consequences!

The words echoed relentlessly in the minds of the gathered Heavenly Realm Experts.

After a moment of shock, a wave of inexplicable irritation and unease arose in the hearts of all those who heard it.

Because... the "consequences" were aimed at them.

At them—the Heavenly Realm Experts, the once misnamed "Legends" of the past.

Dao Ming of the Solar Radiance Empire could no longer hold back. He stepped forward, speaking with righteous indignation. "Consequences!? Isn't subduing demonic creatures a consequence!? Isn't charging into battle a consequence!?

"Gaia's humanity has its own regulations. If everyone acted like you—abusing power, taking justice into their own hands—what unity would remain among us!?"

Wu De quickly nodded in agreement. "Exactly! Legends must not perish in internal strife. This rule applies to Heavenly Realm Experts as well! Li Pin, you're opening Pandora's box. If you're not careful, you'll destroy the fragile stability we have worked so hard to achieve."

Li Pin countered, "You only say this because it concerns your own interests. If the rule prohibiting Heavenly Realm Experts' deaths in internal strife is broken, you will also face the risk of death. From then on, you will no longer act so recklessly. As for right or wrong... it doesn't matter to you."

Wu De's voice rose sharply. "Li Pin, you've gone mad, completely mad!"

Yuan Zhenchuan opened his mouth to speak, but he couldn't find the words to defend Li Pin. Although he agreed with Li Pin's perspective, now was clearly not the time to voice it.

Wu De's tone grew urgent. "Lord Solar Radiance Sovereign... Chairman, Li Pin's actions have crossed the bottom line of Gaia's humanity. I propose convening a Gaia Alliance meeting to put him on trial for killing the five Heavenly Realm Experts of Great Shang and deliver justice to the Great Shang Royal Family."

Hearing this, You Zhige swiftly added his voice. "Please, Lord Solar Radiance Sovereign, uphold justice for us—"

"No need for justice, " Li Pin interrupted, his tone cold. "Because all of you...."

In an instant, he appeared before You Zhige.

"Stop!" the Solar Radiance Sovereign roared furiously, preparing to use his spatial manipulation.

Before he had the chance to act, darkness erupted from Li Pin's hands—an all-devouring vacuum that obliterated everything in its path. Even the atoms carrying starlight were swallowed and shattered within this void.

The Legendary Mage, You Zhige, was obliterated in the blink of an eye.

As his consciousness faded, Li Pin's words echoed in You Zhige's mind—You must also die.

***

The Solar Radiance Sovereign shouted in fury, radiating an extreme brilliance of starlight. "Li Pin!"

Amid the interwoven radiance, a mirror seemed to form above his head, reflecting the image of a fire dragon.

"I told you to stop. Didn't you hea—"

Li Pin appeared before the Solar Radiance Sovereign in an instant.

"I heard you."

The Solar Radiance Sovereign's pupils dilated sharply as he maintained his starlight technique.

Li Pin was fast! Way faster than any Heavenly Realm Expert he had ever seen!

Ripples spread across the Solar Radiance Sovereign like water, layered and shimmering like fish scales.

This was clearly a newly enhanced Atomic Force Field.

The interwoven fields, utilizing a special structure, layered upon each other. This structure greatly amplified the Atomic Force Field's defensive power, far beyond its standard capabilities.

However, as Li Pin's fist struck, burning his inner spirit, the Atomic Disintegration Technique erupted with unprecedented speed. It shattered the layered force fields with overwhelming force, obliterating everything at an incredible pace, turning everything into nothingness.

At the center of the force field, a massive spatial collapse formed, plunging into absolute darkness and swallowing all light. A portion of that force devoured precisely half of Solar Radiance Sovereign's body.

This disintegration was capable of annihilating everything.

The Solar Radiance Sovereign immediately took on his starlight form and retreated thousands of meters at full speed. He scampered to reconstitute his body after escaping.

Li Pin did not pursue him. His inner spirit hadn't recovered yet. Besides, he couldn't slaughter all of Gaia's Heavenly Realm Experts—at least not yet. If they were all killed, Gaia would truly collapse.

The Solar Radiance Sovereign stared at Li Pin in disbelief. "This power..."

Wu De had been weighing whether to join the fight and assist the Solar Radiance Sovereign when Li Pin struck.

That fist had caused him to freeze in place, not daring to move a muscle.

Every Heavenly Realm Expert still felt the lingering terror of Li Pin's strike—of that darkness that consumed everything.

They dreaded that darkness... and what lay beyond it, the void of absolute death.

Wu De felt suffocated. "W-What... was that...?"

Everyone focused their gazes on Li Pin and the Solar Radiance Sovereign, standing thousands of meters apart.

Yuan Zhenchuan looked at Li Pin with astonishment. He... broke through again!?

Li Pin seemed to hear the question on everyone's mind. He answered calmly, "This is the Vacuum Pulverizer."

The Solar Radiance Sovereign's voice was heavy with wariness. "A new realm of martial arts?"

"Not quite," Li Pin replied.

He understood clearly that the explosive force of inner spirit shouldn't have emerged at his current stage.

In his vision, physical perfection would pave the way to spiritual perfection, and only then could inner spirit perfection follow. Right now, he was still far from spiritual perfection, having barely achieved minor completion at best. As for the power of the inner spirit... it was far too early to even consider.

The reasons he could grasp this power were clear: his extraordinary talent in this area, the fortunate discovery of the Sitting in Oblivion Scripture—a method for inner spirit cultivation—and the influence of the Frost Ring, the first of the Six Divine Rings.

In theory, what lay beyond Supreme Martial God was the realm Li Pin had temporarily named "Supreme Expert." This realm would only be achieved after completing the Celestial Breaker phase.

Li Pin's voice was firm. "Debts have their origins, and grievances must be addressed. I will cleanse the upper ranks of Great Shang involved in this matter.

"To prevent the nation from becoming leaderless after such a large-scale purge, I will have the Celestial Martial God Hall take over the operations of Great Shang and maintain the normal functioning of the country."

The Celestial Martial God Hall bordered Great Moon and Great Shang, so moving personnel over wouldn't require much effort.

Before Solar Radiance Sovereign and the others could respond, Li Pin's voice rang out. "No one knows what the future holds. To prevent Gaia's civilization from falling, Gaia needs to move on two legs.

"One leg is the existing Astral Cultivator system, and the other is the Martial God path that my Celestial Martial God Hall leads."

Li Pin looked at the Solar Radiance Sovereign. "What are your thoughts, Solar Radiance Sovereign?"

Wu De, Xiao Qianyuan, and the others fell silent, their once-imposing Heavenly Realm presence now reduced to quiet submission.

Others, such as Fan Xiu and Xiao Donghai, turned to Solar Radiance Sovereign, waiting for his decision.

Solar Radiance Sovereign met Li Pin's gaze. The idea of moving on two legs aligned with his vision for Gaia's future.

Yet, the Astral Cultivators had long since accumulated great prestige in the people's hearts. With the new methods allowing anyone to become an Astral Cultivator, martial arts had rapidly fallen into decline.

Now, Li Pin clearly planned to use the lands of Great Shang and Great Moon as a foundation to build a pure martial arts nation.

After a long pause, Solar Radiance Sovereign asked a key question, one on everyone's minds.

"I need to know—does the Celestial Martial God Hall belong to the Gaia Alliance?"

"Of course," Li Pin replied. "The Celestial Martial God Hall is part of Gaia."

"Very well." The Solar Radiance Sovereign nodded. "Then as you said, the Celestial Martial God Hall will take over the operations of Great Shang."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Zhenchuan's face softened with relief.

Meanwhile, Wu De, Xiao Qianyuan, and Dao Ming were inwardly screaming in disbelief.

The fate of an entire nation decided with just a few words between two men? This is madness!

The remaining Legendary Mages and Master Astral Cultivators of Great Shang turned pale. Some immediately begged for mercy. "We were just following orders!"

Others, knowing they couldn't escape the coming purge, exploded with all their strength, attempting to flee toward the horizon.

But it was useless. Be it the Legendary Mages or Master Astral Cultivators, their fates were sealed with a raise of Li Pin's hand.

The Gaia Celestial Force Field descended.

Legendary Mages raised their Astral Energy Barriers, screaming in defiance. But as the Celestial Force Field descended, it crushed them into mists of blood.

The Astral Cultivators from the royal family fared no better. Once Li Pin released his Celestial Magnetic Field, they were bound and obliterated one after another.

Some Heavenly Realm Experts wanted to plead for leniency, but a single glance at the unfaltering Solar Radiance Sovereign made them swallow their words back.

After dealing with the Royal Astral Cultivators, Li Pin swept his gaze across the crowd, his focus lingering on Xiao Qianyuan and Wu De.

"I know many of you are in contact with alien civilizations, even pinning your hopes on them to overturn the current order. But you'd best pray those civilizations don't threaten Gaia. I don't know if they can destroy Gaia, but I can destroy you."

His tone was chillingly calm. "Conduct yourselves wisely."

With that, Li Pin stepped forward into the air, heading straight for Great Shang's capital.

Li Pin's open threat left the once all-powerful Heavenly Realm Experts looking grim.

Before long, a realization struck, and terror flickered in their eyes. Several immediately disappeared into the alternate dimension to confirm their suspicions.

Fan Xiu murmured, "So... Zhao Kunwu, Ji Xuanyuan—those two Supremes—and Zhu Zhao, Ying Huo, Jin Taibai—the three Heavenly Realm Experts—are really dead?"

Those were five of the most formidable existences. Even during Gaia's greatest crises, such a catastrophic loss had never occurred in a single day.

No one answered his question.

Not long after, the Heavenly Realm Experts who ventured into the alternate dimension returned, their somber expressions saying it all.

"Whether we accept it or not, the era where Heavenly Realm Experts were untouchable in internal conflicts has ended."

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Emerging from the alternate dimension, Xiao Donghai let out a long breath. "As Li Pin said, from now on, anyone who makes a mistake will pay for it."

If the Gaia Alliance refused to enforce accountability...

Li Pin would do it himself.