The bell tolled nine times, its sound resounding throughout the heavens and the myriad realms, echoing in the hearts of all.

At this moment, the entire vast universe was in an uproar, and Mount Buzhou was in an uproar, because they felt it the most. Some people had already reached the top and were the first to reach the summit of Mount Buzhou, while most of them were still wandering at the foot of the mountain!

"My God, someone has already reached the summit and stood atop Buzhou Mountain! Who is it, and why did they do it so quickly?"

"It must be those few unparalleled geniuses, but I don't know which one of them is in the lead."

"It could also be that human prodigy, Lin Xuan. He has over a million identity tokens, giving him a huge advantage. If nothing unexpected happens, first place is practically a sure thing."

"You can't say it's unexpected. Do you think those monstrous geniuses will let him have his way? In my opinion, that human Lin Xuan is probably already dead on Buzhou Mountain. To think he can reach the top is simply a pipe dream."

"Hahaha... That's right. How could a peasant from a remote, desolate world be the first to climb Mount Buzhou? I would never believe it."

"What's the rush? Since someone has already reached the top, they will soon leave their name on the Chaos Stele. At that time, there will definitely be a phenomenon that will make their name visible."

"Sigh, no matter who it is, the gap is too big. Damn it, I'm still halfway up the mountain, and they've already reached the top. That's the difference! It's simply despairing."

...

At this moment, the entire Buzhou Mountain was abuzz with discussion. The closer one got to the foot of the mountain, the louder the discussion became, because most people were in this area. Conversely, the higher one went, the fewer people there were, and naturally, the less discussion there was.

Many people felt despair; they were still less than halfway up the mountain, while others had already reached the summit—the gap was too great.

However, some people, upon hearing the bell ring, gritted their teeth and quickened their pace up the mountain. First place was out of reach, and even the top 1,000 was out of the question. But the top 10 million was still a possibility; they absolutely couldn't give up now.

Compared to the bustling scene below the mountainside, the area above the mountainside was completely different, especially the part near the summit, where boundless anger and murderous intent filled the air.

For example, less than sixty feet from the mountain peak, a spirit race prodigy shrouded in spiritual light was stunned upon hearing the bell. His face instantly twisted, radiating a murderous aura as he roared with a ferocious expression: "Damn it, who... who took the lead and stole the first place that was rightfully mine? You deserve to die, you deserve to die!"

As they spoke, a terrifying burst of spiritual light suddenly emanated from the man's body, even distorting space and accelerating his journey towards the mountain peak.

His furious roar carried for miles, immediately attracting the attention of other prodigies and geniuses within that region. Some recognized the voice's owner and looked towards the Spirit Clan prodigy, sneering disdainfully, "Hahaha... Saint Tianyi, you didn't expect this, did you! Your first place has been taken away. Doesn't that feel terrible? But the more upset you are, the happier I am!"

"I'm really curious now, who was the first one to reach the top? If it wasn't Sheng Tianyi, could it be the tenth prince of the Demon Court, or the holy maiden of the Boundless Holy Land..."

...

Within a thousand miles, some people were sneering, while others were speculating about who would be the first to reach the summit of Mount Buzhou.

In short, Buzhou Mountain was naturally the subject of much discussion at this moment.

Lin Xuan was completely unaware of all of this.

Or rather, he simply didn't care about knowing this information, and he didn't even have time to pay attention to the strange phenomenon. At this moment, he was squinting at the very center of the mountain peak, where an ancient stele stood.

At first glance, the ancient stele was almost identical to the Hunyuan Stele he had seen before.

However, the aura emanating from them was completely different, one from the heavens and the other from the earth, not even in the same league. Ancient and weathered, it seemed to have existed since the beginning of time. It seemed capable of reducing heaven and earth to nothingness, yet it also seemed to have given birth to endless worlds and universes, extremely mysterious.

This is the Chaos Stele.

After staring at the Chaos Stele for a while, Lin Xuan was filled with awe. The Chaos Stele was indeed profound. He saw the universe, the vast mortal world, the past and the future within it.

"What a mysterious feeling! What is the origin of this Chaos Stele?"

Lin Xuan muttered to himself, his eyes becoming somewhat unfocused.

But in an instant, Lin Xuan immediately came to his senses and chuckled softly, "Who cares about its origins? I can't take this with me anyway. I'd rather leave my name here first!"

As he spoke, Lin Xuan immediately moved, taking a step forward and crossing the sky, arriving directly beneath the Chaos Stele.

Upon reaching the summit, both the hazy air currents and the powerful pressure vanished instantly, as if they were outside Buzhou Mountain.

Having arrived beneath the Chaos Stele, Lin Xuan thought to himself, "Since I'm going to leave my name here, I'll do it the same way I did with the Primordial Chaos Stele before—I'll leave it at the very top!" However, the moment this thought crossed his mind, a strange tremor ran through his body.

The next moment, an invisible, immense power enveloped his entire body on the Chaos Stele. As if possessed by immense power, a thought was instantly imprinted on the Chaos Stele.

Buzz... Boom...

Suddenly, the calm Chaos Stele burst into a blinding light, and two large characters appeared on its surface.

Lin Xuan!

Immediately following Lin Xuan was a line of smaller print detailing the origin of his information.

[Human Race, Xia Kingdom on Xuanhuang Star]

As a line of text appeared, the light emanating from the Chaos Stele grew even more dazzling, instantly enveloping Lin Xuan entirely. At the same time, the Chaos Stele radiated divine light, instantly condensing into an enormous phantom in mid-air. This phantom covered the sky above the battlefield world, clearly reflecting all the text information on it.

In an instant!

The entire Buzhou Mountain and the entire battlefield were in an uproar.

"Holy crap, what's going on? Why is the first one to reach the top a human? Lin Xuan...Xuanhuang Star Xia Kingdom, how come I've never heard of him before?"

"Lin Xuan is the human with over a million identity tokens. He actually reached the summit of Buzhou Mountain and even came in first place. How is that possible? How could those geniuses and prodigies let him go?"

"Damn it, this guy must be too lucky. He didn't run into anyone else. After all, Buzhou Mountain is so big, you might not run into anyone else."

"This human peasant is incredibly lucky. A human from a remote border region actually won first place."

"Interesting. Lin Xuan of the human race, Xuanhuang Star? What kind of place is that? I've never heard of it before."

...

At this moment, Mount Buzhou was in complete uproar. At the same time, the name Lin Xuan once again became famous throughout the world. This time, he was truly known to everyone.