Planet Pulverizer: A Mortal's Ascent

Chapter 51: Demonic Sand

The moment Li Pin said this, the eyes of both men in the car constricted at the same time, and their gazes became extremely sharp as they stared at Li Pin.

The man smoking paused for a moment before he let out a cold bellow. "You've got guts."

Li Pin nodded. "Thanks for the compliment."

The man smoking wasn't emitting a uniform aura, so he clearly hadn't achieved Core Formation yet. He was one of the three members of the team who had reached Core Force. Therefore, Li Pin's gaze was still primarily focused on the Core Formation expert. "Is the reason you guys are surveilling me because you want to use me to scare and threaten the Five Elements Sect to make them yield?

"The Five Elements Sect is the dominant influence in Zanglong City, they wouldn't yield so easily. If you really want to scare them, it's best that you kill me to set an example for what would happen to them if they crossed you. Only death and fresh blood will open the eyes of the Five Elements Sect to see the situation for what it is. This way they'll choose to make peace with you guys."

The man smoking slowly said, "It's not enough to say that you've got guts. You should be called... arrogant."

Heh.

At this moment, the Core Formation expert let out a chuckle. "It's been very long since I've met such an interesting youngster."

He unlocked the car door and opened it. "It's true that I initially planned on crippling you to beat down on the Five Elements Sect. However, seeing how interesting you are... I suddenly can't bear to do this. It'd be such a pity to cripple you...."

He stepped out of the car and straightened his body, no longer concealing the aura of a Core Formation martial artist. Standing at 1.9m tall, he emitted a threatening air as he looked down at Li Pin. "I should kill you right away!"

"Then should we move to a different location? There are surveillance cameras here," Li Pin said to him.

He then added, "Let's wrap up the fight quickly. I still have to go back for my meal after we're done."

"You still want to have your meal?" The Core Force martial artists sneered. "Do you think that just because you've killed Wang Daoyi, you're invincible?"

"Of course not. But this doesn't contradict my plan to go back for the meal after we're done fighting."

Li Pin found a small alley that wasn't far off from the parking lot and headed for it as he said that.

"Or, you guys can also have a meal at my funeral," Li Pin dropped off casually.

The Core Force and Core Formation experts exchanged a glance and quickly followed after him.

Very soon, the three of them arrived at an alley.

"How do I address you?" asked Li Pin.

The two became a lot more wary when they saw how Li Pin behaved, and they exchanged a look.

Based on the information they had gathered, Li Pin had only managed to take advantage of the situation after Wang Daoyi had fought with Cao Zuoqiu's group and both sides had suffered bad injuries. However, even if that was the case, the fact that Li Pin had been able to finish off Wang Daoyi proved his capability. This was especially true now that Li Pin had achieved Core Formation, too.

Even though Li Pin had achieved Core Formation fairly recently, a Core Formation expert who had gone through a life-or-death battle was highly regarded. So, the two men no longer hesitated, and they no longer had those arrogant, contemptuous faces they had had sitting in the car. They didn't even care if they were acting unfairly by ganging up on Li Pin.

After cornering Li Pin in the alley, both of them took action decisively, erupting with crushing auras simultaneously.

The Core Formation martial artist was known as Demonic Sand.

The Killing Fist that was circulated in the military relied on using one's killing intent to build up pernicious auras and Fist Intents until the fist technique was mastered.

In the Peregrine Team, Demonic Sand was an expert, and he was second only to the leader—Xiang Yi.

As Demonic Sand made his move, the killing intent in his fist force, as well as the horrifying pernicious aura he had accumulated over the years from killing countless humans and ferocious beasts, erupted. As a result, his body, which was already extremely muscular and brimming with pressurizing power, began to surge even more.

The bellows of ferocious beasts seemed to sound out, bringing along the seething horror, as if wanting to engulf all creatures. If it was any other martial artist, even a level-three martial artist who had mastered Force cultivation, they'd be intimidated and wouldn't be able to unleash even 30% of their battle prowess.

Li Pin's eyes blazed with excitement. "Excellent!"

Fist Intent!

Demonic Sand's fist technique actually contained changes that were like Martial Will.

This was a Martial Saint fist technique!

Even though his fist technique relied on integrating pernicious aura and killing intent to simulate condensation of Force, it proved how amazing this fist technique was! It was like Li Pin's Eight Enormities True Fire Force—at its best, it could only allow Force martial artists to simulate Core Force.

The difference was very big. Just the fist technique the opponent displayed left Li Pin elated. This was what a truly prosperous martial arts world was like.

"Taowu! Qiongqi!"

Li Pin erupted all of the Core Force in his body!

Li Pin's disposition was different from Demonic Sand's, which was bloodthirsty, fiendish, dreadful, and horrific. It was filled with an impressive battle will that tugged at one's mind and heart.

This was especially the case because Li Pin had started to meditate recently, and his mental state became even more condensed. His mental spirit became even more condensed and refined. His mental spirit and battle combined to form an unstoppable and unrivaled disposition that brought about an air of domination.

A phantom image of the Astral God seemed to vaguely appear behind him, its majestic figure seemed to be situated amongst the brilliant starry sky and in the center of the Milky Way. With a single thought, the starlight turned into a protective ferocious beast that tore through the heaven and descended onto the mortal world.

The majestic and extensive feeling destroyed Demonic Sand's powerful Fist Intent.

The Core Force martial artist instantly noticed the shifts in both of their aura when they clashed. "Li Pin... is actually so strong!? This is bad!"

The Force in his body erupted like a sharp sword, piercing into the point where the duo's auras met, and it instantly disrupted Li Pin's qi circulation.

Seizing the opportunity, Demonic Sand let out an enraged roar and pushed forward. Just as his Fist Intent was about to dissipate, he sent his fist force smashing out at Li Pin when they were less than ten meters away from each other.

Rumble!

Two gushes of uniform and flawless Core Force collided fiercely like two missiles.

The intense pressure from the qi currents caused a rumbling in the void space. As the pressure climbed to a climax, the explosion formed a gust of strong wind impact that could be seen by the naked eye.

There was dust and sand on the alley's ground to begin with, and with the wind howling, they were sent flying in the air.

The floor both men were standing on cracked under the pressure of the Forces before exploding and scattering in all directions.

"Thousand Army Breach!"

Sand and dust flew around and, as an enraged bellow rang out, a gust of pernicious aura that was even more berserk than before pushed through. Demonic Sand could be vaguely seen amidst the sand and dust, covered in red. The qi and blood in his body seemed to have burst into flames and were burning intensely.

This was an illusion that formed when a martial artist's blood and qi erupted to an extreme, giving rise to steam in the air.

This was a Core Formation martial artist's Blood Core Eruption!

The greatest difference between Core Force and Core Formation martial artists was that Core Formation martial artists had a big Core of qi and blood condensed in their bodies. Usually, Core Formation martial artists would condense their qi and blood into a ball and they would work on their breathing and ensure that there was no leakage from their body.

Even when they were to strike out Core Force consecutively, they'd be smashing out the force from their qi and blood from the ball that had been condensed to an extreme. There wasn't much difference as compared to how Force cultivators would strike out Core Force from the bit of condensation of the power of their qi and blood.

However, when they erupted their Blood Core, it would be a different matter altogether. The difference between a Core Force and a Force martial artist would be very clear. In this condition, Core Force martial artists would be extremely powerful, and their every action would carry a smashing impact.

However, once the Blood Core erupted, even though the individual may obtain unparalleled battle prowess within a short timeframe, it would be like temporarily falling off from the level of a Core Formation martial artist.

The individual may have possessed the experience of Core Formation and have seething qi and blood, thus making it easier for them to cultivate to the Core Formation level again. However, if their foundations were to be damaged in battle, they may permanently lose their ability to return to the Core Formation level.

Unless it was a life-or-death battle and they were forced to a desperate state, no Core Formation expert would do this.

However, from their exchange earlier, Demonic Sand realized that Li Pin was clearly an opponent who was on the same level as him.

In addition, he had received a great legacy and had a secret art that could allow him to recondense his Blood Core. Therefore, he was extremely vicious and decisive when performing the eruption.

A lion would go all out even when trying to capture a mere rabbit. This was the experience he had accumulated after his nine years as a bounty hunter.

"Die!"