Chapter 716: Besiege

The next day, Li Pin made his way toward the Tiangong Summit, which had been slightly tidied up for the upcoming event. Fang Chunyang, Xu Anping, Shi Keqing, Shou Zhen, Yuan Pan, Mu Yunsheng, and others were accompanying him.

Mu Yunsheng had pledged his allegiance just a month ago.

The reason Li Pin had brought him along was to leverage his expertise in formations to trap all the opponents, making it easier to deal with them. Otherwise, if dozens or even hundreds of tier nine and ten martial artists managed to scatter themselves, it would become much harder to take them down one by one.

When Li Pin showed up, the tier nine and ten martial artists who had arrived earlier all turned their eyes toward him, each gaze filled with hostility.

That hostility mainly stemmed from the nuclear weapon Baili Qingfeng developed, which Li Pin announced to the world.

With its immense destructive power, the weapon had turned the so-called tier nine and ten experts into nothing more than a joke, severely threatening their dominance over the world and infringing upon their interests. Naturally, they regarded him as an enemy.

Li Pin said inwardly.

I'm starting to feel like a true schemer—an ambitious villain, and a proper antagonist.

Nevertheless, his emotions remained unaffected. No matter what you do in this world, whether good or bad, there will always be those who are displeased.

Even money, supposedly beloved by all, would invoke dissatisfaction if given away for free. Some may resent others gaining wealth, fearing it could diminish their own privileged comforts.

Therefore, when doing something, there wasn't a need to care about the opinions of others. Just do what you believe is right.

"Captain," called out Fang Chunyang, glancing in a direction. "Those native Tier Ten Supreme Experts seem to have joined forces."

There, the Aurora Emperor stood alongside Supreme Experts from various world-class factions and great empires. They were all looking toward Li Pin and his group.

Meanwhile, second-tier forces such as the Domain Alliance, the Hunter Association, and Celestial Mystery Tower had also banded together. While not as dominant as the top-tier factions, they each had Supreme Experts among their respective factions.

"Good. That saves me the trouble of dealing with them one by one," replied Li Pin.

He met the gazes of those Supreme Experts, even giving them a slight nod.

Unsurprisingly, not a single one returned the gesture with kindness.

Among them, Sith from the Sole Church seemed to sense something. With absolute certainty, he declared, "He is not a Quasi-Legend. He is just a Supreme Expert like us."

"A Supreme Expert like us!?"

The revelation sent a wave of shock through the gathered powerhouses, disbelief flashing in their eyes.

After a moment of silence, Ling Jiuxiao from Mirror Mountain couldn't help but ask, "Could you be mistaken? If he's not a Quasi-Legend, what gives him the audacity to openly defy the Deterrence Agreement and make an enemy of the entire martial world? Is he courting death?"

"He's definitely not a Quasi-Legend. He has neither the power of life nor domain power," a burly man from the Steel Empire named Rudolf stated in a deep voice.

As the only Tier Eleven Quasi-Legend among the powerhouses dispatched by the various empires and world-class factions, Rudolf's words carried weight.

Many of the Supreme Experts' expressions visibly darkened.

"So he isn't a Quasi-Legend...."

A martial artist not even at the Quasi-Legendary Realm dares to host the so-called World's Top Martial Competition so arrogantly? Who does he think he is? The world's strongest? What a joke!

Hellis of the Radiant Empire sneered, his gaze toward Li Pin growing increasingly vicious. "Utter arrogance. He doesn't take us Supreme Experts seriously at all."

He isn't even a Quasi-Legend? No matter how strong his combat prowess is, it can't be that much greater than ours at the same tier!

Besides, both he and the Xiya Kingdom he belongs to have already incited public wrath over the nuclear weapon incident.

𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

He probably wouldn't even know how he died.

Naburg from the Steel Empire seemed unwilling to waste any more time and said, "Then there's no need for more words. Let's just end him now."

Rudolf said, "No rush. Regardless, he might come from the powerful civilization of the Twin Moon Domain. At the very least, we should give him a chance to speak and hear what he has to say."

The several Supreme Experts who had been eager to strike held back immediately.

Since Rodulf had spoken, the others naturally had to give him face.

However, their gazes toward Li Pin had changed. It was no longer filled with wariness or caution, but with contempt and cold amusement, as if looking at a dead man.

Li Pin took it all in. "Nice look in their eyes."

"Ignorance breeds fearlessness." Fang Chunyang chuckled. "They have no idea what kind of existence they are about to face."

"That makes things simpler," Li Pin replied, removing his outer robe.

Shi Keqing stepped forward swiftly to take it.

By now, he had reached the peak of the mountain, which had been slightly renovated into a combat arena.

Without any unnecessary words, he turned around, eyes sweeping over the dozens of Tier Ten Supreme Experts, along with the Tier Nine Martial Artists representing various factions below.

Li Pin bluntly said, "I know all of you want to question my identity, my purpose—or perhaps you have other concerns. But none of those matters. No words will ever be as convincing as action."

He extended his hand toward the crowd in the arena. "All of you, come at me together. If you defeat me, all your questions will be answered. Even the doomsday weapon you seek will become your spoils of war, solely under your control."

"All of us at once?" Ling Jiuxiao, the Lord of Mirror Mountain, ranked sixth on the Supreme Expert List, let out a cold laugh. "Do you even know who you're challenging? We're all Supreme Experts. No matter how strong you are, how much stronger could you possibly be?"

Li Pin showed no sign of anger. Instead, he looked at Ling Jiuxiao and said, "When dealing with small fries who haven't even broken past the second human limit, will you take them on one by one?"

"Li Pin, what are you trying to say!?" Ling Jiuxiao's expression darkened. "Are you calling me a small fry!?"

"No, you got it wrong," Li Pin swept his gaze across the crowd and drew a circle in the air. "What I mean is—everyone here is small fries."

Among the crowd, Mu Yunsheng, the representative of Heaven's Gate tasked to be the first to surrender when the time came, rubbed his nose. He felt somewhat offended. But then, he took Li Pin's identity into account.

Hmm. Sacred Child Li has a point.

While Mu Yunsheng and his companions had come to terms with this, the other Supreme Experts were deeply insulted.

If Li Pin were at the Quasi-Legendary level, they might have accepted his statement. But for a fellow Tier Ten Supreme Expert to act this arrogantly was audacious.

Fury erupted among them.

"Outrageous!"

"Li Pin, you're far too arrogant!"

"Step aside! Today, I, Hellis, the King of the Sun, will personally test your so-called skills!"

Amidst the shouts and angry rebukes, Hellis, the Radiant Empire's Tier Ten Supreme Expert, ranked among the top ten on the Supreme Expert List, stepped forward.

With a surge of power beneath his feet, he launched himself forward like a cannonball. He tore through the air like a raging storm as he charged straight at Li Pin, standing atop the elevated platform.

At the instant Hellis made his move, another Tier Ten Supreme Expert from the Radiant Empire joined in.

This was Jin Long, head of the empire's intelligence agency, Dragon's Nest.

As the Aurora Emperor once said—even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit.

Even when facing a Tier Ten Supreme Expert who was suspected to hail from the Twin Moon Domain, who looked down on others with superiority, they wouldn't be foolish enough to underestimate him.

Hellis and Jin Long had already devised multiple strategies over the past few days. If Li Pin wasn't as strong as they feared, Hellis would openly draw his attention with a direct assault, while Jin Long would strike half a beat later from behind, executing a pincer attack for an instant kill.

If the Radiant Empire could be the first to take down Li Pin, they wouldn't just restore their reputation as an old ruling power. They would also secure a crucial advantage in seizing the doomsday weapon.

With such stakes, both Hellis and Jin Long acted decisively.

While the others were still shouting, the two had already launched their attack.

Hellis, tasked with drawing attention, moved at an astonishing speed.

Bang!

With a single, thunderous step, Li Pin closed the distance in an instant and sent a devastating flying kick.

The kick landed, and Hellis' ribs shattered on impact. The broken bones pierced through his organs, and the remaining force sent him hurtling back even faster than he had charged in.

Blood spurted midair.

Jin Long's pupils dilated. "So fast!"

The Supreme Experts who had initially felt relieved just moments ago were now struck with alarm.

"With such power... he might already be on par with a Quasi-Legendary! No wonder he dares to speak so arrogantly, disregarding all of us!"

"If he possesses this level of strength, combined with control over the doomsday weapon... Xiya might truly have the potential to reach the pinnacle of the world and unify the globe!"

"Stick to the plan! Attack together! That weapon must be sealed away forever! We can't let it threaten our interests!"

The Tier Ten Supreme Experts below reacted swiftly and decisively.

In an instant, more than twenty of them attacked at once, launching an assault on Li Pin from all directions.

They displayed a degree of coordination with their movements.

Watching this unfold, Mu Yunsheng, Shou Zhen, and the others standing behind Fang Chunyang and Xu Anping turned pale.

Shou Zhen clenched his teeth, ready to rush forward to support Li Pin.

However, before he could take a step, Fang Chunyang reached out and stopped him.

"Let him stretch his muscles a bit," the Gold Pioneer said with a smile.

Li Pin showed no signs of backing off. The moment those words left Fang Chuyang's mouth, he charged straight into the fray against the twenty Supreme Experts of the same tier.