Planet Pulverizer: A Mortal's Ascent-Chapter 958: Existence

At the gathering of the Homo Sapien Supreme Council in the starry cosmos.

Li Pin's avatar was leading the Human Supremes, along with those who had clearly expressed support for all his decisions, to modify the rules of the Astral World.

The Eternal Oblivion Power had already calmed down by now. Although it had not yet been completely eradicated, the Eternal Oblivion Disaster's impact inside the Astral World had come to an end. What Li Pin needed to do next was to reshape the laws of the Astral World, aligning them with his own vision to verify the conjecture in his heart.

But at that moment, his hand movements stopped.

"Your Excellency Liberator Origin?"

Supreme Primordial looked at Li Pin with a doubtful gaze, as though he was asking why he had stopped at such a time.

"I need to make a trip to the Ocean of Time," Li Pin said.

Upon hearing this, Supreme Primordial understood that Li Pin must have important matters to ask the master of the Ocean of Time. Naturally, he would not obstruct him.

"Please go ahead, Your Excellency," replied Supreme Primordial. "The most difficult part of resisting the backlash from the Eternal Oblivion during the reshaping of the Astral World's rules has already passed. The rest can be left to us."

Li Pin nodded, then swiftly departed.

On his way to the Ocean of Time, he sorted his thoughts.

He was now almost certain that Null was the key to the information about Eternity.

As for the Creators that had survived since the ancient Astral World era, like Miao Ya and Yong Yao, Li Pin already understood that they weren't true Creation Lifeforms. At most, they had merely stepped onto the path of Creation, possessing a trace of the characteristics of Creation Lifeforms, but they were still missing two key elements that made up true Creations.

One was their own Dao. The other was the power of karma.

"According to the Dao Realm records in Null's database and the rules within God Huang Sha's memories, before achieving Liberation, there should still be several minor steps. Mastering matter, energy, time, and space is only the foundation. Beyond that, one must possess one's own Dao. This stage is divided into two steps. The first is nurturing one's own Dao, the second is perfecting one's Dao Realm."

Beyond that was to comprehend the powers of karma and reincarnation.

However, whether in Null's database or in God Huang Sha's memories, the comprehension of karma and reincarnation was described as an instantaneous breakthrough, without detailed division. To be precise, they used karma to drive reincarnation, or used reincarnation to drive karma.

Suddenly, realization hit Li Pin.

"Perhaps this is the difference between Creation and Chaos...."

After pausing, he backtracked. The distinction between Creation Lifeforms and Chaos Lifeforms couldn't be limited to this. It was more akin to the distinction between Creation Lifeforms and Transcendents

However, compared to the might of Creation Lifeforms, Transcendents were far weaker.

It wasn't only the average Transcendent lifeforms that he found lacking; even Transcendent Equiheaven and Transcendent Null seemed to fall short in certain aspects.

Just like how Creators Miao Ya and Yong Yao are compared to the Creation Lifeforms described in God Huang Sha's memories...

As his thoughts reached this point, he suddenly thought of that enigmatic and unfathomable Void Emperor, whose body bore the mark of Destiny.

The true Transcendence Realm!? A being comparable to the true Creation Realm?

Such a thought sprouted in Li Pin's heart.

Perhaps, a Transcendent like the Void Emperor was a lifeform that had completely mastered karma and reincarnation. As for the rest of the Creation and Chaos lifeforms, their understanding of these two powers was no different from their understanding of space and time.

Since the two were closely connected, comprehending one just enough allowed them to leverage the other, making it unnecessary to master either fully.

Strictly speaking, the reason I was able to comprehend karma easily was largely because of the vow I made, and partly because I had comprehended the power of reincarnation.

As Li Pin carefully recalled, he realized that his understanding of karma was perhaps not as profound as he had imagined. Or rather, he had not truly comprehended the mysteries of karma.

If the comprehension of karma and reincarnation had different realms, his comprehension of karma would undoubtedly be at Great Accomplishment. As for reincarnation, its level had only reached Minor Accomplishment. It was slightly stronger than those entry-level Chaos lifeforms who passively used it.

If that Creator Li could truly transform his own Dao, then indeed he would already possess the foundation for achieving Liberator. Next, at the moment of breakthrough, if the reincarnation power he grasped could resonate with the power of karma... then he might be able to step into the same Liberation realm as I did... that is, the true Creation lifeform realm.

As Li Pin made this evaluation, he could not help but sigh.

"The more you understand, the more you realize your own insignificance."

In the past, hadn't people always regarded him as a Supreme Prodigy? In fact, in the later parts of his journey, Supreme Prodigy wasn't enough to describe him anymore. Given his achievements, it was not an exaggeration to call him The Creator of Miracles.

Yet even under such circumstances, he could still clearly sense his shortcomings.

Li Pin lifted his head. "Being able to sense one's shortcomings is a good thing, at least it shows there is room for improvement! The key fear is becoming like those Supremes of the past, thinking they had already stood at the peak of the universe, complacent, scheming for power within the starry cosmos, unwilling to venture into the Void of Chaos to see the true face of the world."

The spacetime beneath his feet kept twisting and contracting. The surroundings seemed to blur completely, with only the light of stars streaking past, leaving behind fleeting points of brilliance in the haze.

Under this rapid journey, the Ocean of Time was soon within reach.

However, just before reaching the Ocean of Time, he made a slight detour and appeared in the starfield where Creator Li was secluded.

In this starfield, Transcendent Black White and Creator Guang Ling were currently standing guard for Creator Li.

When they sensed Li Pin's arrival, the two tensed immediately. They didn't know the reason for his sudden arrival, but they dared not show the slightest disrespect.

"Greetings to Your Majesty, the great Liberator Origin."

Li Pin went straight to the point. "I have a question for you guys."

Transcendent Black White hastily responded, "Please ask, Your Majesty. No matter the question, we will speak without reservation and hold nothing back."

"I had originally wanted to ask you this question, but later I felt you might not know. Moreover, I had already guessed with eighty to ninety percent certainty that he was not that Eternal. So I did not ask further, but instead hurriedly followed the traces of the King of Gods to deal with the crisis brought by that Chaos lifeform."

Li Pin briefly explained.

"The King of Gods? Chaos lifeform?"

When the two heard Li Pin say these two terms, they immediately grasped the implications. Their pupils dilated violently.

"Your Majesty... you... saw that terrifying existence?"

"Not only did I see him, I even fought him," Li Pin calmly admitted. "At present, I cannot defeat him."

As soon as these words were spoken, the two, who had once seen Li Pin's true body and deeply understood how despairingly powerful he was among Transcendents and Creators, felt their hearts violently shaken, as if struck by thunder, their minds surging with disbelief.

"You can't... defeat him!?"

"The Void of Chaos is vast and boundless. No one knows what terrifying beings may lie hidden within its depths. I cannot truly be invincible in the world. Why make a fuss?"

Li Pin recalled from God Huang Sha's memories that this King of Gods had left the Empyrean World to wander and temper himself.

But that was merely God Huang Sha's embellishment as a subordinate deity toward the King of Gods.

Standing from a third-party perspective and based on fragmented clues, Li Pin could be fairly confident in concluding that the King of Gods had been driven out of his universe by another, far stronger existence.

Therefore, his words just now were not spoken carelessly.

"This...this..."

Transcendent Black White and Creator Guang Ling exchanged glances. They saw the deep worry in each other's eyes—and the confusion.

This level of confrontation had already far exceeded the limits of what they could intervene in.

Originally, they had indeed stood at the very peak of the starry cosmos.

The greater the power, the greater the responsibility. Thus, they had stepped forward, proclaiming themselves as saviors. They had had the confidence and the authority to command those in the universe who opposed them.

Yet the strength Li Pin had displayed previously had already left them stifled, nearly driving them to despair.

And now...that mysterious being known as the King of Gods turned out to be even stronger than Li Pin, who had already driven them into despair.

This tremendous upheaval and shock had left them unable to fathom the meaning of their efforts.

"Enough. That King of Gods is not something people of your level need to concern themselves with," Li Pin said bluntly.

He looked at the two and said slowly. "Now, answer my doubt. In the Ancient Astral World era, when talents emerged in great numbers... which experts were at your level, or even stronger than you?"

When the two heard Li Pin's words, they dared not offer the slightest rebuttal, though they were filled with bitter feelings.

That was because what he said was the truth. When it came to beings of such greatness, racking their brains served no purpose other than to trouble themselves.

At that moment, the Transcendent Black White gave a bitter smile and said, "In the Ancient Astral World era, we were among the very top. There were almost none stronger than us, except for one..."

He glanced at Creator Li, who was in the midst of breaking through. "It was him. He should have been recognized as the number one expert of our era."

After speaking, he listed, one by one, the names of the Transcendent figures of the ancient era, as Li Pin had requested.

Li Pin listened.

Since there were not many Transcendent experts in the ancient era, the two soon finished.

But after hearing them out, Li Pin was slightly stunned. "Just these?"

Transcendent Black White nodded. "Just these."

Then, he added, "There was also... that Eternal who twisted our memories and made us forget his existence."

"No, these weren't all." Li Pin interrupted without hesitation. "There was one more!"

"One more?" repeated Transcendent Black White, puzzled.

He pondered for a moment but found no answer. He asked, "Who was it?"

"Li Qiuxian," Li Pin answered.

"Li Qiuxian?"

Transcendent Black White instinctively shook his head. "No such person exis—"

He suddenly froze, and his gaze once again fell upon Li Pin.

"Li Qiuxian!?"

Li Pin nodded. "Li Qiuxian!"

Creator Guang Ling thought for a moment, then frowned. "Was there such a person?"

"My memory tells me no, but..." Transcendent Black White seemed to be caught in an inexplicable stir, his spiritual fluctuations trembling slightly. "But my intuition tells me... in the history of the Ancient Astral World, Li Qiuxian... he once existed."