Lin Wu!

Lin Hao saw Lin Wu’s name.

Engraved upon the stone stele were the words: Lin Wu, moved a mountain in the starting area, having reached the Extreme Realm of the Blood Coagulation Realm!

Lin Hao then glanced at the date and saw that it was from two years ago.

Lin Wu had come to the Divinity Realm two years ago and had already reached the Extreme Realm of the Blood Coagulation Realm. For a moment, Lin Hao’s breath hitched.

Lin Hao was only human, and all humans have emotions and desires. Seeing Lin Wu’s name inevitably brought the scene at the Blood-Swapping Pool from three years ago flooding back into his mind.

However, Lin Hao eventually let out a sharp exhale, and his expression returned to normal.

Then, using his finger as a brush, he began to write on the stele.

Behind him, a large crowd craned their necks in anticipation, hoping to see his name.

Just then, Lord Ji suddenly spoke up. "Young man, you don’t have to use your real name in the Divinity Realm."

Lin Hao turned around, saw the look in everyone’s eyes, and a flash of understanding dawned on him. He knew what to do.

In the end, Lin Hao wrote a line of text on the stele in one fluid motion.

Idol, obtained two sets of Law Enforcer armor in the starting area.

Although Lin Hao had used his finger as a brush, the characters were sharp and forceful, radiating a grand and powerful aura.

The moment he finished the last word, divine light flared up not just in the starting area, but throughout the entire Divinity Realm.

A line of text appeared in the firmament: Idol, for seizing Law Enforcer armor in the starting area, is the first in all of history!

This line of text rang out across the sky, shining with a brilliant divine light. In every corner of the Divinity Realm, there was no one who did not see it, no one who did not know.

"A world-illuminating divine light... The content on his stele has been acknowledged by the Divinity Realm and will be forever recorded in its annals. A new record has truly been set!" In the starting area, the crowd gazed up at the sky, finally accepting this reality.

At that very moment, everyone in the Divinity Realm was stunned, because the record had been set in the Divinity Realm’s starting area.

No matter how heaven-defying your Cultivation Technique was, the very first place you arrived upon entering the Divinity Realm was the starting area.

As the starting point, it had welcomed countless astonishingly talented Martial Artists over the ages.

Because of this, setting a new record in the starting area was incredibly difficult.

Almost any record you could think of had already been set there.

Furthermore, Martial Artists could only display the combat strength of the Blood Coagulation Realm in the starting area, which made it even more challenging.

Two years ago, when Lin Wu set his record in the starting area, it shook not only the Divinity Realm but the real world as well. Even now, Lin Wu’s name was still famous throughout the entire Divinity Realm.

Now, a mere two years later, someone had actually set another record in the starting area. It was unimaginable.

"It seems the glorious new age is truly about to arrive!" somewhere in the Divinity Realm, an old man with brilliant eyes remarked.

Others, however, were disdainful.

"Seizing a Law Enforcer’s armor? What’s so great about that? And he’s the ’first in all of history’?"

"So, you can actually take a Law Enforcer’s armor? I’m going to go break his record right now!"

Some people also compared it to the record from two years ago.

"Sigh, this record is so meaningless. Compared to the one Lin Wu set two years ago, it’s complete trash."

"Exactly! He’s just thinking outside the box. So you can actually target the Divinity Realm’s Law Enforcers? I’m going to give it a try too!"

Lin Hao setting a record in the starting area shook the entire Divinity Realm. Martial Artists everywhere were discussing it, and countless others scrambled to imitate him.

As a result, on that very day, an unknown number of geniuses and prodigies bled in the Divinity Realm, beaten back to the real world from all its various corners.

"This isn’t the starting area! The armor on these Law Enforcers is clearly much harder to remove. We should go back to the starting area."

"Are you stupid? There are only two guards in the starting area, and their armor has already been stripped off. What’s the point of going back?"

"They still have their greatswords! Besides, even if we can’t take the guards’ greatswords, we can go find that ’Idol’ guy and ’borrow’ his armor."

"Right, right! Stealing the guards’ armor must be some kind of unorthodox trick! Even though we can only use the strength of the Blood Coagulation Realm in the starting area, that’s more than enough to deal with him. Let’s go, before someone else beats us to it."

Similar conversations were happening all across the Divinity Realm. In an instant, an unknown number of people began rushing toward the starting area.

Meanwhile, in the starting area, Lin Hao was staring dazedly at the stone steles.

Then, he turned back and asked Lord Ji, "What happens if I break a record set by a predecessor here?"

Lord Ji was taken aback for a moment before answering, "Then their name will naturally disappear from the stele, and you can carve your own great name upon it."

Lin Hao nodded, then pointed to a specific stele. "Where is the mountain that he moved?"

He was, of course, pointing at Lin Wu’s stele.

"What? You... you want to break his record?!" Lord Ji exclaimed, his eyes widening like bronze bells.

Some of the people who had been eager to make a move also stopped in their tracks upon hearing this.

Lin Hao nodded.

The way the people around him looked at Lin Hao changed.

"Idol, I admire you and all, but if you want to break his record, you’ve really picked the wrong guy." A bird-like man shook his head and left.

The Martial Artists who had just arrived from elsewhere sneered when they saw Lin Hao nod. ’This kid has no idea how high the heavens are or how deep the earth is.’

"Young man, you should just give up on this idea. Why don’t you go try taking the Law Enforcers’ greatswords? That would be easier for you," Lord Ji said, shaking his head and trying to dissuade Lin Hao.

If he hadn’t seen Lin Wu’s name, Lin Hao might have been interested in the Law Enforcers’ greatswords. But now, he couldn’t muster the slightest bit of interest.

"You just need to tell me where that mountain is."

"You’re young and hot-headed, you don’t know how formidable he is. Let me enlighten you. In the starting area, a Martial Artist can only use the strength of the Blood Coagulation Realm. Yet, while in the Blood Coagulation Realm, he moved a great mountain that weighed over one hundred thousand jin! Do you know what that record means?" Lord Ji said with a grave expression.

"Of course I know. Two years ago, he had already reached the Extreme Realm of the Blood Coagulation Realm!" Lin Hao replied.

But Lord Ji shook his head. "You’re wrong. I happened to be here when Lin Wu arrived. His destination was never the starting area; it was the Second Layer. Oh, you probably don’t know what the Second Layer is. Besides the starting area, the Divinity Realm is divided into nine layers, or ’heavens.’ To enter the Second Layer, a Martial Artist must have reached the Elemental Realm."

Lin Hao’s eyes contracted sharply.

Two years ago, Lin Wu’s cultivation had already reached the Elemental Realm, and that was after he had cultivated to the Extreme Realm of the Blood Coagulation Realm. That was terrifying.

"Back then, Lin Wu seemed to be in a hurry when he arrived at the starting area. A subordinate with him suggested he should leave some kind of memento here, and that’s how this record came to be."

Lin Hao read between the lines.

’So this record was just a masterpiece he created in his spare time.’

Lin Hao’s eyes narrowed again, and then a monstrous fighting spirit erupted from him.

He asked once more, his voice ringing out, "Where is that mountain?!"

"Sigh. Since you’re so stubborn, I’ll take you to see it." Lord Ji shook his head, glanced around, and then started walking in a certain direction.

After walking for about ten minutes, he stopped.

Lin Hao saw a huge clearing ahead. In the clearing stood three cone-shaped, pitch-black objects, lined up in a row.

"These are mountains?" Lin Hao was a bit stunned when he saw them.

"Look over there in the distance," Lord Ji said, pointing.

Lin Hao looked over and saw three enormous mountain ranges stretching across the horizon. But they all had one thing in common: their upper halves were missing.

"The Divinity Realm was built from the minds of countless Emperor Venerables. They possess the heaven-and-earth-shaking power to seize mountains with a mere wave of their hand. What you see here is the product of their power. They may not look impressive, but each one weighs over one hundred thousand jin!"

As he spoke, Lord Ji pointed to one of them. "Two years ago, Lin Wu lifted the middle one. In the time since, countless people have come to challenge his record, hoping to surpass it, but not a single one has succeeded. Even peerless geniuses who reached the Extreme Realm of the Blood Coagulation Realm could only manage to move the one on the left."

Lin Hao looked over and saw that the one on the left was the shortest, while the one on the right was the tallest, and therefore should be the heaviest.

Without another word, Lin Hao walked toward the one on the far right.

"He’s really going to move a mountain, and he’s trying for the one on the right?! Am I seeing things?" someone exclaimed.

"He’s completely overestimating himself! Even if he’s reached the Extreme Realm of the Blood Coagulation Realm, he’s just asking for humiliation!"

"That’s right. Ever since Lin Wu set his record, countless prodigies and geniuses have come to the starting area. Among them were those with special physiques not seen in a thousand or even ten thousand years, and even descendants of immemorial ancient clans. Yet, not a single one has been able to break the record Lin Wu created."

Watching Lin Hao walk over, the crowd erupted in discussion. No one believed he could do it.

Even Lord Ji shook his head.

’This kid is too reckless.’

All these voices flooded into Lin Hao’s ears, and his expression became extremely solemn.

To be honest, Lin Hao himself didn’t know the true extent of his own strength. For someone like him, who never did anything he wasn’t sure of, this was an extremely unwise move.

But Lin Hao still decided to take the gamble.

Since the ancient Emperor Venerables had placed three mountains here, there had to be a reason.

Clearly, the mountain on the far right represented what the Emperor Venerables considered the absolute limit of strength for the Blood Coagulation Realm.

Just as Lin Hao was getting closer and closer to the mountain on the right, a scene was unfolding elsewhere. In the vast mountains of the Divinity Realm’s Second Layer, an extraordinarily handsome young man was locked in an earth-shattering battle with a ferocious-looking beast.

Just then, a man who looked like a subordinate ran over. Ignoring the intensity of the battle, he blurted out, "Young Master, Young Master! I heard news from the starting area! Someone is trying to break your record! He’s going to move the mountain on the far right!"

BOOM!

The young man threw a punch, sending the beast flying like a piece of paper. It crashed into a distant mountain, snapping it in half.

"If he wants to move it, let him. If my record could be broken, it wouldn’t have stood for two years," the young man said without turning his head, completely unconcerned.

The subordinate was about to say more, but the young man, as if he had eyes in the back of his head, raised a hand to stop him without looking back.

"Say no more. An incredibly powerful beast is about to appear. You should leave, quickly."

"An incredibly powerful beast? A cub of one of the Ten Great Ancient Vicious Beasts? Young Master, did you lure it out?"

ROAR!

The moment the subordinate’s words fell, a deafening roar echoed from the vast mountain range.

In the distance, countless mountain peaks were directly shattered by this single roar!

A single roar that could shatter mountains and rivers!

The subordinate’s face turned deathly pale with fright.

"Go and tell Mother and Grandfather that I’ll be out after I hunt some game," the young man said, his expression unchanged.