Planet Pulverizer: A Mortal's Ascent-Chapter 299: Electromagnetic

Qiao Yuanshan hurried into the study. "My lord."

Wen Yusheng was busy handling the territory's accounts. He looked up with a smile and said, "Mr. Qiao, you're back? Did you reach the Ancient Beastfolk Battlefield? Did you encounter any demonic creatures?"

Qiao Yuanshan nodded solemnly. He carefully closed the door behind him. "We did."

This caught Wen Yusheng off guard. He sat up in his seat and asked cautiously, "It has only been a little over ten hours since you left, right? So, you didn't go deep into the battlefield. Have the demonic creatures already appeared in the outer regions? You didn't run into any danger, did you?"

"Danger...." Qiao Yuanshan shook his head. "No."

"Looks like you ran into one or two wandering creatures and avoided being noticed."

Qiao Yuanshan's face turned grim. "Not one or two—fourteen Skeleton Demons. And we... or rather, Martial Saint Li, fought them."

"Fought? Fourteen Skeleton Demons?" Wen Yusheng was stunned. "Martial Saint Li did? Alone?"

"Yes, and what's even more unbelievable is that he killed them all single-handedly," Qiao Yuanshan confirmed solemnly.

"Killed them all?" Wen Yusheng shot to his feet. "Mr. Qiao, are you saying Martial Saint Li... alone... killed fourteen Skeleton Demons?"

"Yes," Qiao Yuanshan said. "I saw it with my own eyes."

Wen Yusheng's eyes filled with disbelief. "How... how is that possible...."

Realizing his words might have sounded offensive, he quickly apologized. "Mr. Qiao, it's not that I don't believe you, but—"

"I understand," Qiao Yuanshan interrupted. "The shock I felt watching Martial Saint Li take down those demons was far greater than what you're feeling now."

Wen Yusheng sank back into his seat. "This.... Even Extreme Martial Saints would struggle to kill fourteen Skeleton Demons alone, wouldn't they?"

As the city lord of Xiangye, his knowledge and insight were far beyond that of ordinary folk, rivaling that of college students from Tianyuan and Great Shang who have received higher education and have a broad international perspective.

Qiao Yuanshan let out a bitter smile. "Not just the Extreme Martial Saints, even Supreme Martial Saints wouldn't be able to do it."

Qiao Yunshan recalled how effortlessly Li Pin had dealt with those creatures. He was definitely as powerful as a High-Class Cultivator. His strength could even rank among the best High-Class Cultivators in Molong Country.

"So, we don't need to worry about whether Martial Saint Li bears any hostility. If he had any ill intentions, last night... none of us would have..."

Qiao Yuanshan didn't finish the sentence, but Wen Yusheng understood what he meant.

Wen Yusheng was at a loss for words. "This is truly...."

"Maybe Martial Saint Li really is here for his training," said Qiao Yuanshan.

He paused for a moment. "Maybe he's getting ready to... take that final step in his path."

Wen Yusheng's eyes widened. "The final step?"

The final step for Extreme and Supreme Martial Saints....

That would be like a fish leaping over the dragon gate!

Qiao Yuanshan's tone turned serious. "Martial Saint Li's strength and foundation are astonishingly deep. I believe he could've had a real chance of claiming the supreme martial arts throne if he had competed in this year's King of the Century Competition.

"If he can take that final step... his foundation would be enough to elevate him to the level of a Top-Tier Astral Cultivator within a year or two."

Wen Yusheng felt his breath quicken. "Top-Tier Astral Cultivator!?"

Such a figure stood at the pinnacle of Molong Country, capable of single-handedly holding a nation in check!

If the Wen family could gain the support of such a formidable figure...

"What should we do next?" Wen Yusheng asked earnestly.

"For now, nothing," Qiao Yuanshan replied. "At this stage, Martial Saint Li's mental spirit is at its most refined and purest. He won't be swayed by any outside distractions. The only thing we can do is offer him our genuine support and help him in every way possible to ensure he smoothly takes that final step."

He paused, his tone becoming grave. "If he succeeds, then we—and all the suffering people in this land—will have a future to look forward to."

Wen Yusheng nodded in agreement.

He knew that even if Martial Saint Li succeeded, it didn't necessarily mean he would stay in this land. But still...if there was even the slightest hope, they couldn't afford to abandon it.

"The demonic creatures... that's only the first problem. The second..." Qiao Yuanshan paused for a moment, "Ginkgo Village... it's gone."

"Gone?" Wen Yusheng was taken aback. His pupils dilated. "You're saying...?"

Qiao Yuanshan nodded with a heavy heart.

"Was it Kanyun Country, or...?"

"I wish I could say it was Kanyun Country, but... the likelihood points more toward Xiangshi City," Qiao Yuanshan responded.

Wen Yusheng clenched his fists tightly. "How dare they!? How could they!? Just because I didn't 'lend' them money last year...."

"That man is the king's uncle. Four years ago, he made a massive blunder and all he got as a punishment was to become the lord of Xiangshi City... What wouldn't he dare to do?"

Qiao Yuanshan added, "Next time they come... just 'lend' it."

"But if we do, we won't have enough to pay this year's taxes...." Pain flashed in Wen Yusheng's eyes. "Unless... we raise taxes on the people...."

"That's the only way," Qiao Yuanshan said. "At least in our territory, they can still barely survive. If they were under another lord..."

Great Moon's population had dwindled from three to one billion.

Ferocious beasts and demonic creatures were not the sole culprits.

***

In the courtyard to the right of the manor, Wen Yusheng had arranged a new residence for Li Pin, with his training needs in mind.

Though there were no facilities, at least he no longer had to share the public training grounds with the security personnel. The courtyard was bare of flowers or trees, but it spanned over three thousand square meters.

At this moment, Li Pin stood in the courtyard. He wasn't practicing martial arts, yet deep, muffled rumblings faintly echoed from within his body. From time to time, flashes of lightning would streak across his skin.

He was refining his body using electromagnetic power.

The movements were subtle, but the effect was quite remarkable.

"Ever since I obtained the Thunder-Magnetic Elemental Body, the body-refining effect has been nearly as strong, even without refining the Primordial Electric Crystal."

Li Pin quietly sensed the changes happening within him.

[Qi and Blood: 103.55], [Primordial Qi: 53.21], [Mental Spirit: 56.74]

[Innate Qi-Refining Technique, Qi-Refining Chapter: 648/1000, Foundation Building Chapter: 731/1000]

[Blood-Seething Secret Art: 38.15%]

[Stars Overlord, Celestial Force Field: 11/1200]

Judging by his attributes alone, he was at the level of an official Astral Cultivator. However, an official Astral Cultivator mastered only Force, whereas he controlled both Aura Force and Spirit Force.

With Spirit Force enhancing him, he was nearly on par with those recently ascended High-Class Astral Cultivators. Furthermore, when he erupted his Aura Force, few among High-Class Astral Cultivators would be his match.

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Of course, that was under normal circumstances. If a High-Class Astral Cultivator carried secret elixirs or wore a full set of rare astral equipment, it would be difficult for him to compete using only his attributes, force, and secret arts.

"The Celestial Magnetic Field... It shouldn't just be used for battle. True power comes from the strength derived from it—my own strength!"

Li Pin reflected on the insights he gained when fully immersing himself in the Celestial Magnetic Field.

Suddenly, he threw a punch.

Electric currents surged, and in that instant, he seemed to enter a reactive state. His fist struck as fast as lightning.

Li Pin paused for a moment. "This isn't right."

"The proper method..."

He sensed the Celestial Magnetic Field's flow, simulating, experimenting, and immersing himself further.

Then, it was as if a flash of inspiration struck him, and he launched another punch.

As the fist force erupted, a sense of "timing aligned with heaven and earth" surged within him. The punch seemed to break through some unseen limit.[1]

Without the explosion of Aura Force, the air still shattered as if torn apart by an invisible power, releasing a white shockwave visible to the naked eye.

Dust swirled in the wake of the shockwave, forming a gale that swept several dozen meters across the courtyard, stirring up sand and debris.

"Not bad," he remarked. "This is exactly what I was looking for. This is... the magnetic field!"

He could merge himself into the Celestial Magnetic Field, using its power to fly or even pulling others into the field and crushing them into dust.

In fact, he himself possessed his own magnetic field—one that was born from refining his Lifeform Force Field like an Celestial Force Field.

His field was currently weak, but its presence was undeniable. What he had just done was draw upon the power of this field, integrating it into his martial arts.

"The third step of Stars Overlord is to refine oneself into a celestial body and rule over the other celestial bodies. It's a great theory, but the process is unclear and confusing.

"After condensing the Lifeform Force Field, the next step is to comprehend the Celestial Magnetic Field. Once you do that, you view yourself as a celestial body and use the Celestial Magnetic Field to temper your Lifeform Force Field. That is... the field of my own celestial body."

Li Pin extended his hand, staring at his palm.

In the cosmic sense, what does it mean to truly destroy a celestial body? Is it about shattering it?

No.

Even if a celestial body is shattered, its fragments will reform under the pull of its gravitational force.

To truly destroy a celestial body, the explosion must not only shatter it but also overcome its gravitational force, sending its fragments flying far enough that they can no longer be bound together again. Only then can a celestial body be considered truly destroyed.

Likewise, if Li Pin wanted to strengthen himself, the key didn't lay in using the external Celestial Magnetic Field to refine and temper his body. Instead, it lay in him using his bioelectricity to strengthen his own Celestial Magnetic Field.

The stronger his own magnetic field became, the more it could support his body's strength, allowing him to harness more of the external Celestial Magnetic Field's power.

"The true cultivation path of a Martial God isn't about relying on external fields to temper the body. The external field only supports and guides the evolution. My own force field is the foundation. Just like now."

Li Pin abruptly threw another punch.

His cells clashed violently, producing an electric current that instantly formed a powerful magnetic field.

This powerful field amplified Li Pin's body, propelling his fist force as if it had been powered by an electromagnetic engine. His speed and power surged to a whole new level.

Rumble!

The air trembled with a roaring thunder!

It was as if lightning had exploded in the courtyard!

A fierce wind followed, sweeping out in all directions, reaching over a hundred meters.

Even with the courtyard walls blocking it, the clothes hanging a hundred meters away were blown away.

At this point, the next step in Li Pin's Martial God training became crystal clear.

1. A Chinese idiom that means the timing is perfect. ☜