The earth trembled and the mountains collapsed. A terrifying aura swept over everything. An attendant cried out in acknowledgment and bolted.

But the young man stood proudly, as motionless as a mountain.

A bull-like fierce beast appeared in his line of sight.

The young man murmured, "I am Lin Wu. I possess the Harmony Dominator Body and cultivate an Emperor Art, yet I can only move the middle mountain. Trying to move the one on the right would be a fool’s errand."

By now, the fierce beast was less than a hundred meters away from him.

Lin Wu remained motionless, a smile spreading across his face. "A cub of the Heaven-Sundering Rhinoceros, one of the ten great ancient fierce beasts. Just my taste."

BOOM!

The fierce beast was incredibly fast, swiping with its claw!

Lin Wu didn’t dodge or evade. Instead, he balled his right hand into a fist and met the Heaven-Sundering Rhinoceros cub’s claw head-on.

RUMBLE!

The scene was a whirlwind of flying sand and stones, a complete blur. Only the terrifying sound of the impact continued to ripple outward...

In the Second Heaven of the Divinity Realm, Lin Wu battled the Heaven-Sundering Rhinoceros cub. Meanwhile, back in the starting area of the Divinity Realm, Lin Hao was stopped by a group of men before he could even get close.

"Hehe. Hey kid, let me hold onto that armor for you. Lighten your load a bit." The leader was a burly, middle-aged man. He smiled with a simple and honest look, but it revealed a set of yellow teeth.

Lin Hao paused, then smiled, revealing a set of perfectly white teeth. Shaking his head, he refused, "No thank you, Uncle. It’s not heavy since I can just put it in my storage spiritual ring."

"Then you should give me the storage spiritual ring," the middle-aged man said, still with that simpleton’s smile, looking like a real good guy. "Those mountains were refined by the Emperor Venerable. The moment you start straining, you might just smash the ring."

"Young brother, don’t fall for it. He just wants your armor," Lord Ji said, stepping forward and taking Lin Hao by the arm. "You might as well just sell it to me."

The burly man was about to fly into a rage when Lin Hao’s voice cut in, "I think this uncle is a good person. I trust him."

As the burly man stood there with his foolish grin, Lin Hao simply took off his storage spiritual ring and tossed it to him.

Lord Ji’s eyes widened, and he stood there, stunned.

"Old Ji, your judgment of people is spot on. The kid’s really got a screw loose." Next to Lord Ji, the old man peddling the *Alchemy Tree Quick-Start Guide* gave him a thumbs-up.

The surrounding people also had looks of disbelief. ’Is this guy really that easy to fool?’

Immediately after, their faces were filled with regret.

’If I’d known I could get his stuff just by running my mouth, I wouldn’t have hesitated.’

Forget them—even the burly man himself was in disbelief.

But he quickly recovered, took a money pouch from his person, and tossed it to Lin Hao.

"There are twenty Divine Crystals in here. I’m buying this storage spiritual ring," the burly man said, flashing his yellow teeth. His smile was as simple and honest as ever.

"Didn’t you say you’d just hold it for me? I never agreed to sell it to you." With his current expression, Lin Hao looked like a complete idiot.

In fact, some people in the crowd were already saying as much.

"You’re a real idiot. He was trying to scam you from the very beginning."

"Young man, you’ve been tricked."

"He must be from some small town. He has no idea how vicious people can be."

"Uncle, are you tricking me?" Lin Hao asked, as if he still couldn’t believe it, looking at the burly man for confirmation.

"No, no, no. I, Tu Shiba, never trick people. Besides, our business is concluded, so I won’t get in the way of you breaking the record." As he spoke, the man turned to leave, but he couldn’t hide the mocking glint in his eyes.

Hearing the burly man state his name, many in the crowd gasped and quickly backed away.

Tu Shiba was a fierce figure in the starting area of the Divinity Realm.

He was skilled with a greatblade, and his signature technique was the Blood Slaughter Eighteen Blades.

Tu Shiba had been relatively unknown for a long time. Rumor had it that before making a name for himself, he frequently hunted Devil Beasts in the dense forests of the starting area, feeding their blood to his blade.

The reason he became famous was a great battle one year ago.

Two years ago, after Lin Wu moved the mountain in the starting area, countless heroes and prodigies flocked here. This trend peaked one year ago.

Back then, a young genius appeared out of nowhere and moved the mountain on the left as soon as he arrived.

Just as he was preparing to move the same mountain Lin Wu had, a mangled, blood-soaked attendant appeared, proclaiming that a man named Tu Shiba had slaughtered all the young genius’s followers.

The young man immediately set out to hunt down Tu Shiba. The two fought several battles, and although the young man always had the upper hand, he could never manage to kill Tu Shiba.

Tu Shiba relied on his Blood Slaughter Eighteen Blades.

Later, for reasons unknown, the young man left the Divinity Realm, and Tu Shiba also vanished without a trace.

Everyone had once assumed that the young man had killed Tu Shiba in the starting area. No one expected him to show up here.

And no one would have guessed that he would be the first one to make a move on the armor.

"So you were tricking me. I hate being tricked more than anything!"

The moment the words left Lin Hao’s mouth, his expression turned cold, and his entire aura changed abruptly.

The mockery in Tu Shiba’s eyes vanished, replaced by a grave expression.

’Although I don’t know Lin Hao’s cultivation level, this is the starting area. Anyone who can set a record here must have a few tricks up their sleeve.’

Furthermore, for Tu Shiba to have escaped from someone at the Extreme Realm of Blood Coagulation, he was naturally a master, and his Spiritual Sense would not be poor.

The moment Lin Hao’s aura changed, Tu Shiba felt the pressure.

It was a pressure he had never felt, not even when facing that young genius a year ago.

With a flash of light, a greatblade appeared in Tu Shiba’s hand.

The blade was very strange; half of it was jet-black, and the other half was crimson.

Before Lin Hao could make a move, Tu Shiba attacked first.

CLANG!

A fist met the body of the blade, which rang out sharply. Tu Shiba then brought his blade cleaving down.

The blade had not yet arrived, but a crimson light slashed down—it was blade qi!

The light was brilliant, stunning the world.

This strike was incredibly fast; many people didn’t even have time to react.

However, Lin Hao’s speed was even faster.

After reaching the Extreme Realm of Blood Coagulation, Lin Hao’s Body Technique had ascended to a new level. In the blink of an eye, he not only dodged the strike but also snatched something from Tu Shiba.

As expected of someone who had survived an encounter with an expert at the Extreme Realm of Blood Coagulation. Despite Lin Hao’s extreme speed, Tu Shiba reacted instantly and grabbed for Lin Hao’s hand, though he was still a step too slow.

Tu Shiba’s expression was grim. Not only had Lin Hao dodged his attack, but he had also snatched back the storage spiritual ring.

"Kid, you’re dead!" Tu Shiba’s simple smile was gone, replaced by an icy killing intent.

As he spoke, he moved his greatblade again, retracting it and then throwing it like a bolt of lightning.

At the same time, the few men who had come with Tu Shiba flicked their hands in unison.

Eighteen flying daggers, centered around Tu Shiba’s greatblade, attacked Lin Hao’s upper, middle, and lower body.

Each flying dagger contained a monstrous blood qi, terrifying to the extreme.

Moreover, the eighteen daggers flew faster and faster, their blood qi growing thicker. In an instant, they had actually overtaken Tu Shiba’s greatblade, and eighteen terrifying auras enveloped Lin Hao.

This was a clear attempt on Lin Hao’s life!

"Eighteen flying daggers, all of them Tier One Spiritual Artifacts, and all refined with Blood-Patterned Crystal Stones... This Tu Shiba’s background is anything but simple!" Lord Ji murmured from the sidelines, his eyes glinting as he watched the daggers.

"Forging weapons with Blood-Patterned Crystal Stones is common enough, but refining them with it is dozens of times harder. What an extravagant display! Only the great clans and major powers have such methods." Hearing Lord Ji, someone nearby exclaimed in shock.

Now they all understood how Tu Shiba had managed to escape from that young genius before. He had a deep background supporting him.

"Weapons forged with Blood-Patterned Crystal Stones are extremely bloodthirsty! I’ve heard that when a high-level Martial Artist uses a Spiritual Artifact made from it, they can kill an enemy a thousand li away just by releasing its blood qi!" someone else cried out, their face paling as they scrambled backward.

"This is the starting area. No matter how heaven-defying your Cultivation Technique is, you can only use the power of the Blood Coagulation Realm. What are you afraid of? Still, that kid is definitely done for. With such terrifying fluctuations of blood qi, even someone at the Extreme Realm of Blood Coagulation would probably die filled with regret."

"Young brother, fall back! Put on your armor!" Lord Ji shouted from the side.

But not only did Lin Hao not retreat or put on his armor, he actually took a step forward.

Then he raised his fist and struck.

It takes a while to describe, but this entire series of events happened in a flash.

Then, a shocking scene unfolded.

Lin Hao’s fists became the most fearsome weapons. With every punch he threw, a flying dagger was blown apart!

That’s right, blown apart!

One by one, the flying daggers were reduced to dust!

This was a terrifying sight. One must remember that those flying daggers were all Spiritual Artifacts.

Lin Hao was facing Spiritual Artifacts with his bare hands. Not only was he completely unharmed, but he was shattering them. This was an astounding level of combat power.

Countless people stared wide-eyed, unable to believe what they were seeing.

Although Lin Hao’s movements were fast, he couldn’t deal with all eighteen daggers in an instant.

In the end, ten of the daggers reached him.

And Tu Shiba’s greatblade arrived as well.

Just as it was about to reach Lin Hao’s chest, the blood qi from the greatblade erupted, instantly engulfing him.

Countless onlookers were momentarily blinded.

But the Martial Artists who possessed Secret Skills could see the shocking scene clearly.

They saw Lin Hao completely ignore the remaining flying daggers and punch violently toward the greatblade.

The next moment, Lin Hao’s fist collided with the greatblade, and the ten flying daggers plunged into his body.

BOOM!

A crimson light engulfed Lin Hao at the scene. Tu Shiba’s greatblade flew backward out of the red glow and landed back in his hand.

Countless people stared, wide-eyed, eager to see the final result.

SPURT!

However, before the crowd could react, Tu Shiba suddenly swung his greatblade horizontally in front of him and was sent flying backward, blood spraying through the air.

But Tu Shiba was truly formidable. Even as his body was flying backward, he swung his greatblade, unleashing a world-illuminating slash.

Only then did the crowd see that Lin Hao, at some unknown point, was now standing where Tu Shiba had just been.

Moreover, his fighting spirit was soaring, and he was completely unharmed.

This was a truly terrifying sight. Remember, ten flying daggers had just entered his body.

The crowd looked at the spot where Lin Hao had been standing and saw only ten dagger hilts.

HISS!

This Lin Hao’s physical body was terrifyingly, invincibly strong!

But this was clearly not the time to be stunned, because the fight over there was still going on.

The crowd looked over and witnessed a bizarre scene.

Tu Shiba’s followers seemed to be possessed, throwing themselves right into the path of the slash he had just unleashed.

SPURT! SPURT! SPURT!

When the light from Tu Shiba’s slash faded, not a single one of his followers was left alive. All of them had been cleaved in two.

"You have a few tricks, but today, I will kill you!" Not far away, Tu Shiba was half-kneeling on the ground. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, but the baleful aura around him had not diminished—in fact, it had grown stronger.