Chapter 1143
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Normally, one would have to stay for 24 hours to complete the 81st checkpoint. However, Lin Huang was kicked out of the assessment space 44 seconds earlier and the assessment ended right away.
He speculated that it might have something to do with the bug monster that had crawled out of the hive.
After being sent out of the assessment space, Lin Huang realized that he was at the top of the Stairway Tree. Although he was at the top of the tree, it looked like a huge square to Lin Huang.
He glanced at the square and soon saw a golden box in the middle of the square not far away.
He walked towards the box but did not open it right away. Instead, he observed it.
The box did not look huge. It was roughly the size of a shoebox. It was golden in color and there were strange sigils carved on it.
Lin Huang took a picture of it with his Emperor's Heart Ring and recorded the sigils. He then stretched his hand towards the treasure box.
Curious, Lin Huang opened the treasure box.
Throughout the process of opening the treasure box, there were no special effects such as a golden glow or any strange music. It looked like a normal box that was not locked and Lin Huang opened it easily.
There was no treasure in the box that Lin Huang expected. There was only a golden card that looked like a greeting card lying quietly at the bottom of the box. Apart from that, there was nothing else.
Lin Huang raised his brow and picked up the card at the bottom of the box. He even looked to see if there was anything that was covered by the card. He realized that he was overthinking.
Holding the card in his hand, Lin Huang was puzzled as he opened the folded part.
There was only a line of words written in black.
"Lin Huang, congratulations on passing the Club's assessment. Are you willing to become a member of the Club?"
Seeing that it was his real name instead of Lin Xie, Lin Huang was stunned. Clearly, his fake identity was not a secret to the Stairway Tree system.
"What's a club?" Lin Huang asked as he put aside the fact that his identity had been exposed.
As soon as Lin Huang asked, the line of words on the card disappeared and was replaced by another line of words.
[The Club is a special and mysterious organization. The purpose of its establishment is to explore the unknown and pursue the extreme. The club had two criteria for selecting members. First, they had to be human. Second, he must be a heaven-defying monster.]
"So, you guys were the ones who set up the checkpoints on the Stairway Tree? Lin Huang couldn't help but ask, "Do I have to clear all the stages before I'm eligible to join?"
[Yes.]
The words on the card changed again.
"How many members are there now?" Lin Huang was curious about that as well. After all, he knew how difficult the Stairway Tree was. At the very least, he was the only person who managed to pass through the gravel world he was in throughout the centuries.
[Not many, there are only 359 current members.]
"There are only three hundred people in the entire great world?!" Lin Huang did not expect the number to be so low. Although he knew very well how difficult it was to clear the Stairway Tree, a great world was connected to tens of thousands of complete mini worlds. As for gravel worlds, there were millions or even tens of millions of them.
[No, it's the entire universe.]
The answer on the card completely shocked Lin Huang.
Lin Huang had no idea how big the universe was. He only knew that the great world was a part of it.
"There are only three hundred people in the entire universe?!"
After a long while, Lin Huang snapped out of his shock and asked immediately, "What are the benefits of joining?"
"1. You can trade with other members and exchange resources."
"2. You can participate in gatherings and exchange all kinds of cultivation experiences."
"3. If you encounter any trouble, you can pay someone else for help."
Lin Huang's heart skipped a beat when he heard the third condition. He immediately asked, "What's the level of the most powerful combat strength in the club?"
"No comment!"
"If I agree to join, what level would my ability be in the club?" Lin Huang continued to ask in a probing manner. He purposely played a trick by asking about his ability instead of his combat strength.
"The weakest, none of them."
Lin Huang was speechless.
"What do I have to do after joining?"
"You don't have to do anything. All members are absolutely free. You can also never log into the club after joining. However, you'll be removed from the club if you don't log in for 100 years. "
"What if I refuse to join? What happens?" Lin Huang asked again.
"All memories related to the club will be erased."
"Are there any other negative consequences?"
"No."
"Alright, I understand." Lin Huang nodded. After pondering for a while, he finally made up his mind. "I agree to join!"
The words on the card turned into a row of black words again.
"Lin Huang, congratulations on becoming an official club member!"
The letter 'x' was inscribed at the bottom right corner.
At that moment, the greeting card in his hand turned into a golden glow that looked like starlight and disappeared into his palm.
Just when Lin Huang was about to probe his body with his consciousness, a peculiar message appeared in his head automatically. It allowed him to understand all sorts of information related to the 'club'.
Just when he was done digesting the information in his head, an announcement came into his ears all of a sudden before he could read it carefully.
"Congratulations to the Heaven Alliance's deputy chief, Lin Xie, for passing the 81st checkpoint on the Stairway Tree! You've broken the Stairway Tree record! You're the first person to pass all the checkpoints on the Stairway Tree! "
The announcement was heard at all the checkpoints on the Stairway Tree at the same time. It was clearly heard by all the Evil Alliance members who were online.
As the announcement was heard, another three notifications popped up on everyone's Emperor's Heart Ring.
This time, all of the Evil Alliance members who were online and offline received the same notification on their Emperor's Heart Ring.
Many of the Evil Alliance members were in a heated discussion about Lin Huang passing the Stairway Tree.
All the checkpoints on the Stairway Tree were bustling. Almost everyone was talking about Lin Xie's success.
"That's amazing! He passed the entire Stairway Tree!"
"Until today, I was naive enough to think that nobody in this world could pass the entire Stairway Tree. I can't believe that I've been slapped in the face so hard. Pa! Pa!
Pa! "I thought I was dreaming. I was wondering why a man like me would dream about Lin Xie. In the end, I realized that it wasn't a dream! "
"I think I saw someone opening a bet this morning. The odds for Lin Xie to pass the entire Stairway Tree are 1 to 10,000. I just want to know, is that Zhuang still alive? "
"I'm the dealer that the commenter above mentioned. I can still breathe. The odds were set at 1 to 10,000. Fortunately, nobody bet on that option. Otherwise, I'd have to sell my body to pay off my debt. "
"Eh, selling your body? You're not a cute girl with big boobs. Are you looking at my disgusted face? (; ′ Д`?) "
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