Planet Pulverizer: A Mortal's Ascent-Chapter 463: Reversal

Yan Zun, for instance, was a mighty force among Legends. He alone suppressed the twelve cosmic civilizations of the Dragon Swamp Nebula, making them dare not act recklessly. Because of that, few had confidence in Li Pin, who had stepped into the Legendary Realm only recently.

However, the way things unfolded far exceeded their expectations.

There were indeed differences among Legends, but it wasn't Yan Zhong who had the edge over Li Pin. Instead, it was Li Pin who was dominating Yan Zhong, the Lord of the Alliance Star. Li Pin's advantage was overwhelming, almost crushing.

Buzz, buzz!

Yan Zhong let out a low roar, and countless starlight converged in his hands, forming a massive war blade.

The blade spanned over 1.6 meters. Its heavy form exuded a wild, untamed aura.

Tu Tan exclaimed, "That's... the Dragon-Slayer Blade! When the Divine Dragon Empire waged war on the Demonic Dragon Star, Yan Zhong wielded this very blade.

"He slew the faith totem of the Demonic Dragon civilization—a Dark Demon Dragon with power equal to a Legend. Since then, he named the blade the Dragon Slayer."

"Flame!" Yan Zhong roared.

His immense mental spirit fused with his domain power, and an unprecedented heat erupted. Flames as intense as a star's core bursting forth.

As he swung the blade, the intense friction between his mental spirit and domain power generated terrifying flames, which poured into the Dragon Slayer Blade.

A dazzling arc of light illuminated the heavens, slashing fiercely at Li Pin, who had barely moved.

Yan Zhong's spirit and domain burned to their peak, boiling with power.

For an instant, it was as though he had returned to the battle on Demonic Dragon Star. Back then, he had ignited his spirit and domain to deliver the final strike against the totemic dragon—just like now.

"Kill!"

Clang!

A deafening boom rang out, deep and resonant like a giant bell, as lightning and flames erupted from Li Pin.

From ten miles away, observers could see a fiery shockwave spreading at supersonic speed, ripping apart clouds in a hundred-mile radius.

The violent impact stirred extreme weather across the surrounding area—torrential rain, howling hurricanes, and rolling thunder battered the distant land.

Yet, within the range of the hundred-mile battlefield where the two elite experts clashed, everything remained calm. The collision of their powers had already scattered the clouds.

If a strong stellar light happened to shine down at this moment, people would even be able to see the brilliant auroras of the ionosphere dancing vividly across the sky.

But no one paid any attention to these strange phenomena.

Yuan Zhenchuan, Tu Tan, Dao Ming, Kui Sha, Qing Lin, Yan Ya, and other Heavenly Realm Experts who had arrived via the Astral Gate to conquer Gaia all focused on the source of the shockwave.

Li Pin stood there, surrounded by crackling arcs of lightning.

An invisible force field had merged seamlessly with him, easily blocking the strike of the Dragon Slayer Blade aimed at his shoulder.

The war blade was one of the finest legendary astral equipment. Additionally, Yan Zhong had ignited his mental spirit and domain power to replicate the strike he had delivered to slay the legendary Dark Demon Dragon. Despite all that, Li Pin had not bothered to dodge at all. He had allowed the blade to land on him, yet it had failed to cause any real harm to him.

Yan Zhong was in disbelief. "How...?"

Yan Zhong, the Legendary Prince of the Divine Dragon Empire, stared wide-eyed at Li Pin, shocked that he had managed to withstand three rounds of attacks using only his defensive force field. Yan Zhong's throat moved, but the dryness choked back any words he tried to say.

In that moment, it was as if he were staring at the Divine Dragon Empire's stabilizing pillar—the Supreme Emperor Yan Zun—who had once single-handedly crushed the Flaming Dragon Empire's rebellion.

"This kind of power..."

A thought struck him, one he could hardly believe yet couldn't deny. Super Gaian?

***

"It seems my estimations were correct," Li Pin remarked.

Though Yan Zhong's strength was somewhat disappointing, this battle wasn't without its merits. At the very least, it helped Li Pin confirm one thing—his earlier assessment of power tiers had been correct."

His current combat strength belonged to the second tier of the Legendary realm. His cultivation base was at Tier Three, but his power only put him among the strongest within Tier Two.

Once he reorganized his cultivation system and returned to Planet Taibai for one or two years of secluded training, expanding his Natal Planet to a thousand kilometers, he would become a true Tier Three Legend.

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By then, without considering other factors, he could at least minimize the odds of being challenged and surpassed by the top-tier prodigies of the second tier.

Buzz, buzz!

At that moment, a crystal suddenly appeared in Yan Zhong's hand. As he crushed it, an invisible ripple surged forth from the crystal, blasting toward Li Pin's spiritual world.

Li Pin vaguely "saw" a vast and imposing figure, as majestic as the motion of planets, gazing at him through the sky.

This was... the Sea-Stabilizing Pillar of the Divine Dragon Empire—Yan Zun!

As their gazes met, a force, as if capable of shattering a planet, erupted. It was like a massive star thousands of kilometers in diameter, sweeping forward with overwhelming momentum toward Li Pin.

Before it could crush him, Li Pin unleashed his own planetary projection, crashing fiercely into the oncoming planetary force.

The force that appeared overwhelming crumbled like tofu upon impact with Li Pin's planetary projection. The spiritual shockwave from the collapse of the two "planets" failed to shake Li Pin in the slightest. His inner spirit remained steady, unaffected.

However, the brief delay allowed Yan Zhong to quickly pivot and dash toward the Astra; Gate vortex. Using his immense mental spirit, he urgently relayed a command to every Heavenly Realm Expert who had crossed into Gaia.

"Retreat! Fall back! Return to the Alliance Star!"

Qing Lin and Yan Ya had already predicted this outcome when they saw Yan Zhong's struggle against Li Pin.

Gaia's combat strength far exceeded their expectations. As soon as the order came, every Heavenly Realm Expert reacted with incredible speed. As soon as they emerged from the Astral Gate, they quickly turned back and retreated.

At almost the same time, a vast, overwhelming binding force field engulfed the Astral Gate's surroundings.

Several Heavenly Realm Experts, who had just stepped through the gate and were still disoriented, were immediately immobilized by this force. Even Yan Zhong, the Legendary expert, felt his movements slow.

Slower, and slower... until he froze a few hundred meters from the Astral Gate, trapped like an insect in amber.

A wave of unprecedented despair swept over Yan Zhong as he widened his eyes. "How... how can they be this strong?"

He had never imagined that a simple mission—subjugating a newly emerged civilization not yet part of the Homo Sapien Alliance—would lead to this.

With the last of his strength, he fully unleashed his mental spirit, issuing one final command before being captured.

"Destroy the Astral Gate!"

In the span of a breath, the Astral Gate, built upon a subspace foundation, shook violently. The astral energy surged to its peak, as if the gate was about to activate fully.

But in the next instant, all the starlight vanished. The transparent vortex collapsed inward, disappearing entirely.

***

Yuan Zhenchuan, Tu Tan, and others, standing in the distance, stared at the collapsed vortex, their eyes wide in shock. "They destroyed the Astral Gate?"

The Alliance Star has destroyed their own Astral Gate!

Under what circumstances would they do that? Only when they realized they were facing an enemy they couldn't defeat!

And now... the powerful Divine Dragon Empire had actually made that decisive decision during their invasion of Gaia!

What did it mean? It meant the Divine Dragon Empire believed Gaia was stronger than them!

Even if they didn't believe Gaia was exactly stronger, they at least saw them as a civilization on the same level. Rather than risk escalating the conflict without preparation, they chose to sever the connection between the two civilizations.

"My heavens... what happened? Why does the Divine Dragon Empire act as though they fear Gaia like a tiger?"

"Doesn't the Divine Dragon Empire still have five Legendary experts? Among them are figures like Yu Shengjin and Yan Zun. Yan Zun, in particular, single-handedly destroyed the entire Flaming Dragon Empire!"

The Heavenly Realm Experts exchanged glances, then rushed toward the collapsed Star Gate.

"Just how powerful has Hall Master Li become?"

At this point, Li Pin had already captured Yan Zhong and six other Heavenly Realm Experts who hadn't managed to escape.

Seeing Yuan Zhenchuan, Tu Tan, and Dao Ming approaching, Li Pin asked, "Can we lock onto the Alliance Star's location through this Astral Gate?"

"We can!" Yuan Zhenchuan responded promptly. "Even if we can't use the Astral Gate itself, we can get the Alliance Star's coordinates from other civilizations."

"Good," said Li Pin. He commanded, "Get the coordinates and restore the Star Gate as quickly as possible."

Yuan Zhenchuan seemed to realize something. He took a deep breath, his excitement palpable. "Hall Master Li, do you mean...?"

"The Divine Dragon Empire is just a paper tiger." Li Pin's gaze swept over the increasingly invigorated Heavenly Realm Experts. "If they can come to us, we can go to them."

Yuan Zhenchuan, Tu Tan, and Dao Ming's pupils dilated sharply.

Li Pin turned toward the collapsed Star Gate and said calmly, "The tides have turned."