Planet Pulverizer: A Mortal's Ascent-Chapter 330: Flaws

Yun Wu gave a low roar, "Give it your all!"

Liang Chi, who had been suppressed, let out a low growl, "Enough with your tricks! Die!"

He then took on his starlight form, instantly pushing his speed to the extreme.

Be it Top-Tier, Master, or Legendary Astral Cultivators, none of them could sustain their starlight form indefinitely.

Once Astral Cultivators transformed from carbon-based lifeforms to energy forms, many rules and constraints of the physical worlds no longer applied to them.

Just like now, where they weren't affected by air resistance as they attacked.

In theory, if they could maintain this state and keep accelerating, they could eventually reach the speed of light.

Liang Chi was far from reaching light speed, but this outburst still pushed his speed to its peak.

As he took on his physical form once more during his attack, a deafening roar resounded as the sound barrier broke.

Yet, faced with such a terrifying attack, Li Pin's stance remained unchanged. He stood firmly, like an unshakable deity.

Li Pin stretched himself like a massive bow, channeling all his force into his arm. With the magnetic field rotating, his clenched arm shot forward like a projectile from an electromagnetic cannon. It exploded in a flash of lightning as it collided with the attacking Liang Chi as he traveled at supersonic speed.

Buzz!

It was as if a thermobaric weapon had detonated where Li Pin was standing. A visible white shockwave expanded and spread instantly, forming a terrifying hurricane that swept in all directions. The force was so powerful that even Martial Saints several meters away were forced to retreat in horror.

Martial Gods Shi Shihu, Xing Ying, and the newly arrived Ri Chi all wore expressions of utter shock.

They had inherited the Celestial Martial God Manual and practiced the Celestial Body-Tempering Fist. They knew that as their magnetic field's strength continued to increase, their physical bodies would one day grow to rival that of Astral Cultivators. However, they never expected that the day they'd witness this would be so soon.

Shi Shihu's gaze, sharp as lightning, pierced through the dust and focused on the lightning surrounding Li Pin. "The sect master's qi and blood level must have exceeded 200 points. With the amplification of Spirit Force and the magnetic field's inherent strength increase...."

The moment their punches collided, an invisible ripple spread over Liang Chi, shattering his entire arm, shoulder, and even his internal organs.

However, despite facing such severe injuries, there was little fear in Liang Chi's eyes. Instead, his twisted expression bore a cold smile.

What was the most powerful aspect of the starlight body? It was that they could dissipate and gather at will!

Even if they were so gravely injured that every bone in their bodies was shattered, as long as they retained their mass, they could reform and reset their injuries.

In other words, they could revert back to an uninjured state in the blink of an eye! That was why they repeatedly accelerated to the point of breaking the sound barrier despite knowing it would inflict them with an immense backlash.

On the contrary, Li Pin was facing the impact force of a Top-Tier Astral Cultivator who had accelerated to supersonic speed in energy form and unleashed his strongest attack. This attack could even destroy a high-rise building!

Under the violent power, the ground beneath Li Pin rippled, seemingly bending under immense force. However, these ripples lasted less than half a second before the material shattered, exploding into soil and stone fragments, carried off by the shockwave into the distance.

In the blink of an eye, a fan-shaped crater over ten meters long appeared with Li Pin at the center.

Electricity flickered about Li Pin as he took in this devastating blow. An invisible strength protected him, enveloping every inch of his skin and flesh.

The shockwave, powerful enough to crush even floor tiles to dust, couldn't harm him at all. It only resulted in flashes of electricity when it collided with the invisible shield around him.

The only consequence was his sleeve being blown to smithereens from the force he exerted through his arm.

Buzz!

Liang Chi was blasted away. However, he quickly reassembled. His arm, which was supposed to be broken and mangled, was now as good as new.

The only sign of damage was the blood he had lost immediately after the impact—it hadn’t been reabsorbed through energy transformation, leaving him looking slightly anemic. Other than that, he was completely unscathed.

Seeing Li Pin's torn sleeve, Liang Chi figured something out. He sneered cruelly. "We've discovered the limit of his defense. He can stop a Top-Tier Astral Cultivator who attacks him barehanded, but if we use a top-tier spirit weapon..."

In the next instant, his right hand twitched, and he drew a short blade that was the length of his arm.

While Li Pin was focused on Hei Sha, Liang Chi suddenly launched an attack, screaming, "Let's see how you block this!"

With a yell, he took on his starlight form, accelerating wildly as he charged toward Li Pin.

This time, however, he didn’t throw a punch. Instead, he slashed his top-tier astral blade at Li Pin.

The greatest trait of astral equipment was their ability to merge with astral energy and take the form of starlight as well. In other words, this short blade would also achieve an unparalleled initial velocity when thrust.

"Watch carefully," Li Pin said in a deep voice.

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As Liang Chi accelerated forth, an overwhelming, terrifying force surged forward. A phantom image of a star appeared in the sky, carrying boundless prowess as it swept toward Liang Chi.

Yun Wu had been wielding his war saber, intending to assist Liang Chi, when he saw this scene. He came to a halt with a look of shock on his face. "The Celestial Force Field!"

The Celestial Force Field was the strongest technique of the Martial God path! A horrifying powerful technique that could crush any Astral Cultivator who had yet to form a Starlight Body!

However, despite facing this powerful technique, Yun Wu sneered. "It's useless."

Just as when Wen Xingchen had activated his Celestial Force Field, intending to drag down Lan Qi with him, Liang Chi sensed Li Pin summoning the Celestial Force Field.

In response, he dissipated his Starlight Body. It was as if he turned into brilliant rays of light, escaping from the Celestial Force Field's crushing power.

"Hahahahaha!" Hei Sha couldn't hold back his laughter. "You're out of options now!"

Just as he finished his sentence, Li Pin reached out, and an invisible force field separate from the Celestial Force Field began to spin rapidly. As it spun, it captured the stream of starlight that Liang Chi had turned into, restraining him.

This stream struggled to break free, but it couldn't escape from the magnetic field.

A vague shadow of a planet appeared behind Li Pin, slowly rotating. Unlike the previous shadow which seemed to exist as an illusion, this one lacked the vastness and majesty of the first. However, it appeared real, solid, and majestic.

Buzz!

The radiant starlight shone brightly, continuously emitting brilliance under the constraint of the Celestial Magnetic Field. It was like nuclear fusion energy contained within a magnetic field, or like a neutron star restrained by a magnetic field.

This state lasted only for a moment. At the center of the magnetic restraint, the starlight lost the steady flow of astral energy that was sustaining it. It then returned to its natural state before reforming into... a heart.

Meanwhile, Liang Chi took on his physical form, still sneering.

However, it soon hit him. He hadn't sustained any injuries, but he couldn't help but feel he was missing a piece of him.

It quickly dawned on him what this missing piece was, and a look of horror suddenly spread across his eyes.

He stared fixedly at the heart in the center of the restraining force field Li Pin formed with his Celestial Magnetic Field.

An unprecedented chill spread through him.

Not only him; at that moment, everyone around was focused on Li Pin. "That's..."

"Is this all the starlight state has to offer?" asked Li Pin.

Liang Chi screamed in fear. "No...no...no...."

Both Hei Sha and Yun Wu shouted in unison, trying to intervene. "Stop!"

In the next instant, the magnetic field's power intensified, and a powerful force besieged the fragile heart.

Boom!

The heart was ripped apart.

Liang Chi let out a horrified scream, "No!"

He quickly scampered to take on his starlight form. He desperately tried to adjust his life form, attempting to reconstruct his heart. However, without embedding his will into the Atomic Will to record and write his life pattern, reconstructing and creating a new heart from nothing in such a short time was nothing short of fantasy.

Moreover, would his opponent give him the chance to do that? Obviously not.

In his starlight form, he struggled and transformed for only a moment before his astral energy was exhausted. He once again gathered and condensed into a physical state. Yet it was a slightly deformed body of flesh and blood.

"Let Hall Master... avenge... me..."

Liang Chi, a Top-Tier Astral Cultivator, uttered his last words, full of hatred and resentment.

Soon, his vital signs ceased completely.

A chill raced down Yun Wu and Hei Sha's spine. Their hearts skipped a beat.

He's dead? A Top-Tier Astral Cultivator from their Martial God Hall... had been killed? Lost his life at the hands of a Martial God?

Someone whom they had deemed not a threat to their lives? This was simply... unbelievable.

Hadn't the Legends and even the Supreme experts, all researched and concluded that while the Celestial Force Field was vast and majestic, it lacked flexibility and was rigid and stiff. Hadn't they affirmed it couldn't harm Top-Tier Astral Cultivators who could take on a starlight form?

This was the conclusion that those Legends and Supremes had reached?

What a trap.

They couldn't help but feel like the Legends had deceived and misled them!

However, now was not the time to think about any of this, and they knew that. Nor was it the time to think about bringing back Li Pin to the Martial God Hall for research.

What they should be considering now was survival! They had to preserve their own lives!

As soon as this thought arose, Yun Wu and Hei Sha didn't hesitate, making a run for it.

"Escape!"

"Split up!"

In the next instant, they both turned into starlight, like two streaks of flowing light, speeding down Hualong Mountain.