Planet Pulverizer: A Mortal's Ascent

Chapter 347: Li Pin

On the peak of Hualong Mountain.

As Li Pin completed a set of Celestial Body-Tempering Fist and delivered his final move, his fiery qi and blood started to settle down.

"Finally, my qi and blood value broke three hundred. It was faster than I anticipated."

Despite the milestone, Li Pin felt calm.

He achieved it faster than he had expected, but it was not completely unexpected. Through his Clairvoyance gift, he was constantly optimizing and improving the Celestial Body-Tempering Fist.

Even if its refining efficiency hadn't doubled, the current Celestial Body-Tempering Fist showed a fifty to sixty percent increase in efficiency compared to before.

The Celestial Body-Tempering Fist wasn't the only technique to have exhibited improvement. The Celestial Martial God Manual's strengthening and training of his Celestial Magnetic Field had also seen similar enhancements.

Each of his training sessions, each enhancement, each exercise, was an optimization, an improvement. The speed of cultivation had naturally accelerated.

"Everything is looking good. If I had to pick out a fault, the mental spirit attribute increase a bit slowly."

Li Pin sensed his own state.

[Qi and Blood: 300.01], [Mental Spirit: 91.35], [Magnetic Field: 23.52]

These values were evidently somewhat low compared to the reputation he currently held.

There was no helping it; evolution and growth required time. He had the Clairvoyance gift, allowing him to continuously optimize his cultivation effects and maintain optimal conditions during each cultivation session.

However, even though he was satisfied with the growth of his qi and blood, his mental spirit and magnetic field strength hadn't reached the rate he was hoping for.

Of course, their progress was still slightly faster than he had expected. Initially, he had thought it would take him a year or two to become a Top-Tier Martial God. However, based on his current calculations, it had only been about six months. Moreover, if he continued to improve at this pace, he would likely reach the level of a Top-Tier Martial God within three months at the latest.

Seeing that Li Pin had completed his training, Xing Ying hurriedly handed him a towel. "Here, Sect Master."

Li Pin took the towel and glanced at her. "It's lively down the mountain, isn't it?"

"Yes." Xing Ying nodded. "Almost every Martial Saint within Great Moon is here, not just those from the Heavenly Martial Alliance. Additionally, many Martial Saints from the Royal Empire and Great Shang have come from afar to seek an audience with you."

As she spoke, her tone paused slightly. "There are also Martial Gods from the Martial God Hall and the Supreme Holy Sanctuary present."

Hearing this, Li Pin's heart stirred. "Martial Gods from the Martial God Hall and the Supreme Holy Sanctuary? Ones who have trained in the Celestial Force Field?"

Xing Ying nodded. "Yes."

Li Pin smiled. "So, it's Martial Gods who have come, not Legends. It seems the Royal Empire has made a decision. Their efficiency is a bit slow. It's been more than half a month."

"They're not slow, they've been watching the international response. Now, they are seeing so many Martial Saints visiting. Even those from Tianyuan, Solar Radiance, the Star Alliance, and the East Sea's Thirty-Six Countries are organizing people to come to Great Moon. They no longer dare harbor other ideas and have obediently sent the Martial God Hall's Martial Gods over as a gesture of goodwill."

A look of pride climbed Xing Ying's face. "If Martial God Li is the pioneer of the Martial God path, you, Sect Master, are its practitioner. No one can ignore your contribution to martial arts. Should the Royal Empire stubbornly continue opposing you, they would not only isolate themselves from the martial world but would also find the Legends from the other five nations unwilling to stand by."

Li Pin believed this statement. Martial Gods with powers comparable to Master Astral Cultivators were invaluable in scouting areas littered with ferocious beasts and demonic creatures.

It wouldn't be long before he learned all about demonic creatures, inside and out.

If the confrontation between humanity and demonic creatures were like a war between nations, his presence as a Martial God would practically guarantee an overwhelming advantage in information warfare.

"I am somewhat interested in those Martial Gods from the Martial God Hall and the Supreme Holy Sanctuary. Summon them for a meeting," said Li Pin.

"Understood, I'll have someone bring them up immediately."

Li Pin acknowledged with a nod, then went to take a bath.

Half an hour later, he arrived unhurriedly at the training area.

Six figures were already waiting here. Although they hadn't waited long and it wasn't in a reception room with tea and snacks, the six people showed no dissatisfaction. Instead, they looked around eagerly at Li Pin's usual training area.

Seeing that Li Pin had arrived, accompanied by Xing Ying, four of the seated figures couldn't help but stand up, looking at him with gleaming eyes.

These four were all Martial Gods. Li Pin was even familiar with one of them. It was Meng Xueya, who had participated in the King of the Century competition on Crimson Flame Island.

After the four stood up, they exchanged a look and respectfully bowed to Li Pin. "Greetings, Master Li."

Li Pin acknowledged them with a raise of his hand. He observed the group for a moment, then said, "It's said that you have simulated the Celestial Force Field through Astral Techniques. I want to know—what is the difference between this Celestial Force Field and the real one."

Li Pin turned his attention to Meng Xueya, addressing him. "May I sense it?"

Meng Xueya immediately stood up and bowed respectfully. "With pleasure."

"Come." Li Pin extended his hand. "Give it your all."

Before activating his Lifeform Force Field, Men Xueya offered a reminder. "Be careful, Master Li. Although the Celestial Force Field we've grasped cannot harness much power, it is still a Celestial Force Field."

With that, he activated his Lifeform Force Field, quickly merging it with the Celestial Force Field as he attempted to draw forth the Celestial Force, bringing the field into being.

Li Pin waited quietly.

Yes, he waited.

Perhaps it was due to having relied on external aid, but Meng Xueya's attempt to initiate the Celestial Force Field was slow. It was significantly slower than a regular Martial God.

Furthermore, even when Meng Xueya finally managed to draw forth the Celestial Force Field, Li Pin's acute senses allowed him to detect a curious detail—something seemed to be missing in the resonance between Meng Xueya and the Celestial Force Field.

Li Pin couldn't pinpoint exactly what was missing, but he was almost sure it was the Atomic Will. The essence of Master Astral Cultivators activating the Celestial Force Field was not their Lifeform Force Field but rather Atomic Will. They were nearly equivalent to casting an Astral Technique akin to the Celestial Force Field.

Martial Gods lacked Atomic Will. Even though they could activate the Celestial Force Field with the aid of Master Astral Cultivators and Legends, the nature between the two remained significantly different.

If he had to describe it, it was like two students taking an exam. Meng Xueya was the kind who had practiced countless questions, ultimately achieving a perfect score on the exam.

Meanwhile, a Martial God who understood the Celestial Force Field fully grasped these concepts, allowing them to effortlessly solve any question thrown their way even if they hadn't seen it before, thereby scoring a perfect score.

Sensing the Celestial Force Field that had finally been summoned and was surging forward, Li Pin furrowed his brow as his internal Celestial Magnetic Field followed suit.

In the next moment, he directly disrupted Meng Xueya's connection to the Celestial Force Field, pulling him away from the process of activating it with his Lifeform Force Field.

"Continue," Li Pin instructed.

Meng Xueya nodded and resumed his attempts to draw forth the Celestial Force Field. Yet, as Li Pin's Celestial Magnetic Field slightly shifted, Meng Xueya was unable to summon the Celestial Force Field smoothly.

It was as if the same question in an examination had been altered by a few keywords. The core remained the same, yet Meng Xueya was now showing an inability to solve it.

After watching Meng Xueya struggle for several minutes, still unable to summon the Celestial Force Field again, Li Pin waved his hand. "That's enough."

"Your understanding of the Celestial Force Field is profoundly exceptional, Master Li. Far beyond us," Meng Xueya remarked admiringly.

"Can any of you still attempt to sense the real Celestial Force Field?" Li Pin asked.

Meng Xueya looked troubled, and he gave a wry smile. "It is possible, but... it's like asking you to imagine something. Before you have a concrete image, your thoughts can roam freely, but once a fixed impression of the object exists in your mind, that image constantly resurfaces, interfering with your thoughts."

"Great Shang's Martial God Hall gathered data showing that after simulating the Celestial Force Field through Astral Techniques and advancing to Martial God, the difficulty of comprehending the real Celestial Force Field increases by 5.6 times."

Another Martial God interjected, bowing his head, "Sect Master, we mishandled the matter regarding Lord Ying Zhao... When the Hall Master heard of this news, he specifically sent us a gift to apologize to you...."

Li Pin waved his hand.

The Master Astral Cultivators were already among the highest ranks of humanity. The Legends probably didn't wish to see him and Ying Zhao fight to the death.

This resolution was within his expectations.

"A gift isn't necessary. I want all research materials regarding Martial Gods from the Martial God Hall," said Li Pin.

"As you wish," agreed the Martial God without hesitation.

There was a trace of gratitude in the Martial God's eyes.

Li Pin felt a tinge of regret. For a Martial God, grasping the Celestial Force Field required exceptional talent. Take prodigies like the Great Sun Chosen One, Zhao Yushi, or Song Wuya as examples. Li Pin reckoned that even with his personal guidance, it would still take them a year or two to understand the Celestial Force Field.

If they didn't have his help, it might even take them ten to twenty years.

If they were slightly less gifted, like Su Feiyu, failing to comprehend the Celestial Force Field even after fifteen or twenty years wouldn't be unusual.

This path was not easy.

At this moment, Xing Ying seemed to receive some news and stepped forward. "Master, representatives from the Human Alliance have arrived."

Li Pin nodded.

The Human Alliance was an organization dedicated to uniting all human warriors to combat the invasion of ferocious beasts and demonic creatures.

Li Pin had already displayed strength on par with that of a Master Astral Cultivator while adhering to a Martial God system that wouldn't resonate with the astral energy of ferocious beasts or demonic creatures, making his presence as valuable as that of Legends.

Under these circumstances, the Human Alliance couldn't afford the slightest delay.

Their delay in arriving was likely due to the fact that the Human Alliance's headquarters was located across the ocean in Solar Radiance.

"Take them to the hall," said Li Pin.

He turned to Meng Xueya and the others. "Please, make yourselves comfortable."

The Martial Gods bowed respectfully in unison. "Take care, Sect Master Li."

Just as Li Pin was about to leave, Meng Xueya couldn't help but speak. "Sect Master Li... You give me a feeling very similar to that of His Excellency Li Pin, the pioneer of the Martial God path... May I ask if you..."

Not only did his words catch the attention of the Martial Gods around him, but even Xing Ying instinctively raised her head.

"Since you have asked..." Li Pin looked at Meng Xueya, and then glanced at the others, including Xing Ying. With a calm smile, he said, "I am Li Pin."