Nine Heavens Martial Emperor

News of Lin Hao matching Lin Wu’s record spread like wildfire, sweeping through the entire Divinity Realm in an instant.

The First Layer, the Second Layer, the Third Layer...

Every path leading to the Origin Ground was packed to the brim. It was impossible to know just how many people were flooding in.

Among them were quite a few peerless experts.

It was no secret across the many layers of the Divinity Realm that Lin Wu possessed the Harmony Dominator Body and that his natal blood essence was purple.

Therefore, it was only natural that he could lift mountains in the Origin Ground.

But now, some kid had appeared out of nowhere and matched his record. This was enough to make many experts restless.

Anyone who could match the record of a Harmony Dominator Body was undoubtedly a world-shaking prodigy.

Perhaps this was another special physique, the kind seen only once in a billion years.

Such a person was absolutely worth mobilizing for.

This wasn’t just happening in the Divinity Realm, but in the real world as well.

"Hurry, hurry! Something big has happened in the Divinity Realm!"

"What is it?"

"Someone matched the record Lin Wu set in the Origin Ground!"

"What?! Who could be so heaven-defying? Come on, let’s go see."

"Master, I want to go to the Origin Ground in the Divinity Realm."

"Why debase yourself like this? You should be entering the Third Layer."

"Lin Wu’s record in the Origin Ground was matched. I want to go and see."

"What? Quick, quick, your master will go with you."

Similar conversations were happening everywhere. In the real world, peerless experts from Holy Lands, Secret Sects, and various Alien Races that hadn’t shown themselves for millennia emerged, all heading for the Origin Ground in the Divinity Realm.

「Void Divine Realm, Origin Ground.」

In the blink of an eye, the place was a sea of people.

At the mountain-lifting site, the earlier crowd of onlookers had been squeezed away to who-knows-where.

The newcomers were either figures of an ancient, legendary status or major powers wielding priceless treasures. Everyone else naturally had to make way.

"Young friend, this old man formally invites you to join our Yujin Saint Institute on its behalf. All manner of resources will be yours for the taking, and the Martial Arts Pavilion will be unconditionally open to you," an old man said, extending an olive branch to Lin Hao.

"The Yujin Saint Institute! That’s the number one Saint Institute in the Cangnan Empire! Along with the other five nations, they are known as the Six Great Saint Institutes. They only recruit genius disciples," someone in the outer crowd exclaimed.

"Hmph! How dare you call yourselves a Saint Institute in front of my Jinglian Saint Institute? Kid, come to my Jinglian Saint Institute. Not only will you have your pick of Spiritual Artifacts, but we also have long-lost Cultivation Techniques and martial arts."

"The Jinglian Saint Institute’s methods are too extreme. Young man, you must be cautious. Come to my Wangu Holy Land, and you can attain the position of Saint Heir."

"My Zhizun Secret Sect takes cultivating Supremes as its mission. As long as you join, we will pour the entire sect’s resources into making you a Supreme!"

"The ancestor of my Divine Flood Dragon Race was a Divine Dragon! We possess the Divine Dragon’s ancestral blood. If you come, it will be yours."

...

One after another, representatives from the top powers of the Celestial Yang Continent spoke up, all trying to win over Lin Hao.

Lin Hao, however, was just looking left and right, not giving anyone an answer.

"Young friend, stop looking around. There is no power on the Celestial Yang Continent more ancient than us. The Zhizun Secret Sect welcomes you."

An elder from the Zhizun Secret Sect stared at Lin Hao, his face a picture of affability.

"Don’t you run!" But who would have thought that Lin Hao would suddenly point toward the outer edge of the crowd and chase after someone.

All the peerless experts froze.

Then, they saw Lin Hao grab a man, muttering, "I’ll teach you to run! Trying to skip out on your debt, are you? Hand over my three thousand Divine Crystals."

This was, of course, the man who had been running the bets earlier. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

He had planned to slip away in the chaos, but who knew Lin Hao’s eyes would be so sharp.

"Here... here you go." With Lin Hao being fought over by the Holy Lands and Secret Sects, the man knew he couldn’t afford to offend him and quickly handed over the Divine Crystals.

"That’s more like it." Lin Hao accepted them with a grin, then found Li Haoran standing dumbstruck to the side.

"Here. Two thousand Divine Crystals are for you, I’ll take one thousand." Lin Hao ignored everyone else and brazenly began to split the winnings with Li Haoran.

This scene left the representatives from all the major powers utterly petrified.

Then, they swarmed forward.

"Young man, I’ll give you ten thousand Divine Crystals! Just come with me."

"I’ll offer fifty thousand."

"I’ll offer one hundred thousand."

...

In an instant, the Origin Ground became as chaotic as a marketplace.

The peerless experts from the Holy Lands, Secret Sects, and Alien Races completely forgot about their public image.

"Enough arguing!"

A voice suddenly boomed.

The cacophony came to a sudden halt. Everyone turned toward the source of the voice and saw a middle-aged man.

"Ahem, young friend, I’m from the Celestial Sword Holy Land. I see you and Haoran get along quite well. Why don’t you come join our Celestial Sword Holy Land?"

This middle-aged man didn’t hold a high position in the Celestial Sword Holy Land. After seeing all the major powers arrive, he thought he’d lost his chance. But after watching Lin Hao split the loot with Li Haoran, he didn’t know where he found the courage to shout out.

’Now, with so many people staring at me, I’m getting really nervous.’

"I will give it careful consideration, but first, please let me finish what I came here to do." Lin Hao smiled at the experts from the major powers, giving them a noncommittal response.

"Unfinished business?" Someone froze.

They had rushed over the moment they heard someone had matched Lin Wu’s record, so they had no idea what Lin Hao’s original intention was.

"He wants to *break* Lin Wu’s record," a voice called out.

HISS!

At these words, even the top experts from these peerless factions gasped in shock.

When Lin Wu set the record two years ago, they had studied it as well, ultimately concluding that his record was unbreakable by man.

And now, someone actually wanted to break it. The courage alone was enough to shake them.

"Young man, are you confident?" The person from the Zhizun Secret Sect asked Lin Hao in a low voice.

Even though he had lived for several hundred years and experienced things an ordinary person could never imagine, his voice couldn’t help but tremble now.

’If Lin Hao really breaks Lin Wu’s record, then no matter the cost, we must win him over.’

Quite a few others shared his sentiment.

However, many people shook their heads.

They didn’t believe Lin Hao had the ability.

Meanwhile, Lin Hao stood before the "mountain" on the right, not only sizing it up but also tapping and knocking on it with his hands.

Everyone held their breath, not daring to even breathe too loudly.

’Perhaps today, we will witness a miracle.’

"Father, what do you think?" In the outer crowd, a serene-looking young woman asked the old man beside her.

"Wu’Er’s physique is unparalleled in this world. The record he set cannot be broken," the old man said with absolute certainty, his eyes gleaming.

However, the young woman was still extremely worried. "But what if... what if he succeeds?"

"I heard he’s from the Southern Border Prefecture. Those who can enter the Divinity Realm are, at a minimum, from extremely ancient families. So, it will take them quite some time to find the Southern Border Prefecture. But not us. If he really succeeds, we find him, and then..."

A ruthless glint flashed in the old man’s eyes, and he made a throat-slitting gesture.

"Yes. No one will be allowed to stand in the way of Wu’Er’s path to becoming a Supreme!" The once-serene young woman nodded, a vicious light flashing in her own eyes as well.

If Lin Hao could have seen these two at that moment, he would have recognized them. They were none other than Lin Wei and Lin Wu’s mother, Shen Bilian.

Unfortunately, Lin Hao was completely focused on the final "mountain" and didn’t notice them.

Before the final "mountain," Lin Hao stopped, his expression extremely grave.

Then, he slowly extended his hands.

Everyone’s eyes widened, and they stared at Lin Hao without blinking.

In the outer crowd, Lin Wei and Shen Bilian simultaneously clenched their fists, their expressions tense.

In front of the "mountain," Lin Hao’s arms began to bulge with power. He sank his waist, took a firm stance, and abruptly tensed the muscles in his arms and legs.

Everyone’s hearts were in their throats.

Many people clenched their fists, silently cheering for Lin Hao.

"Up!"

Lin Hao roared again, his voice like thunder.

And then, the people saw the "mountain" move.

It began to rise, inch by inch.

Finally, Lin Hao’s legs were no longer bent; he stood perfectly straight.

Lin Hao had lifted the final "mountain"!

His back was to them, his arms wrapped around the "mountain’s" body, like a monument!

It was an incredibly shocking scene.

Countless people’s eyes were as wide as bronze bells, their mouths agape enough to fit a fist.

BOOM!

A massive crash resounded, and the Origin Ground shook violently as if hit by a great earthquake.

Lin Hao set the final "mountain" down.

Many people were thrown off their feet again, but they immediately scrambled back up, searching for Lin Hao’s figure, terrified he might suddenly disappear.

Thankfully, Lin Hao was still standing there quietly.

His gaze swept across the entire crowd, as calm as still water.

This deeply shook the older generation of experts.

’This youth broke Lin Wu’s record, yet he can remain so composed—not arrogant, not rash, without joy or sorrow. Such a temperament is nearly impossible to find.’

Even more people lowered their heads, not daring to meet his gaze.

With his actions, Lin Hao had proven himself, delivering a silent slap to countless faces.

"Harmony Dominator Body... what a pity." In the end, Lin Hao coldly uttered these five words.

In the outer crowd, Shen Bilian flew into a rage when she heard this.

She knew the origin of the Harmony Dominator Body, and his words made her extremely uncomfortable. It was a clear implication that her son was unworthy of such a physique.

She was about to lash out but was stopped in time by Lin Wei.

"Let’s go. We’ll leave and find his real body," Lin Wei commanded with immense authority. Shen Bilian shot Lin Hao a venomous glare before turning to leave.

Lin Hao seemed to sense something and looked over, but only saw a fleeting glimpse of a retreating back.

At that moment, divine light flared up everywhere in the Divinity Realm.

Then, a line of text appeared throughout the Divinity Realm: "Idol, by lifting the mountain in the Origin Ground, has reached the Extreme Realm of Blood Coagulation!"

This line of text was identical to the one for the record set by Lin Wu.

Then, people discovered that on the stone monument that had originally recorded Lin Wu’s achievement, the name "Lin Wu" had vanished, replaced by "Idol."

"The record of Lin Wu, the Harmony Dominator Body, the born Emperor Venerable, has been broken! Is this for real?!"

"It’s too shocking! It’s like I’m witnessing the invincible bearing of a young Emperor Venerable."

"Even a young Emperor Venerable wouldn’t be this stunning. He’s set three records!"

Only then did everyone remember that Lin Hao had set three different records in a single day.

Such a magnificent achievement shook everyone’s Divine Soul.

Just as the top experts from the Holy Lands, Secret Sects, and Alien Races were about to speak, another flash of divine light appeared in the sky.

Then, another line of text materialized in every corner of the Divinity Realm: "Idol, within the Blood Coagulation Realm, is invincible in physical defense, strength, and combat power. Supreme and unparalleled, he is the Supreme of the Blood Coagulation Realm!"

Supreme of the Blood Coagulation Realm!

In the endless ages since the Divinity Realm was created, there had never been such a precedent.

He was the first in all of history!

Unprecedented, and likely never to be surpassed.

These six words shook the entire Divinity Realm.

And in the real world, countless powers were set in motion.

"Mobilize the entire clan! Drop everything and find him for me."

"Today, our Holy Land enters the mortal world. The first order of business: find that person!"

...

Lin Hao had single-handedly thrown the world into turmoil.