Monster Paradise

knew that the great world was a part of the universe.
“Are there only over 300 members in the entire universe?!”

Lin Huang only snapped back to his senses a long time later.
He asked immediately, “So what are the benefits of joining this Club?”

“1.
You can trade with other members and exchange resources.

“2.
You can participate in the gatherings, exchanging things you’ve learned from cultivation.

“3.
You can get the members to help you whenever you encounter some troubles.”

Lin Huang jolted when he heard the third benefit and asked immediately, “What’s the highest combat strength a member has in the Club?”

“That’s confidential!”

“If I agree to join, what’s my standard of ability in the Club?” Lin Huang proceeded to ask in a testing manner.
He was playing with his words, asking about his ability instead of his combat strength.

“The weakest.
Nobody is below you.”

Lin Huang was shocked for a moment.
“What do I need to do if I join it?”

“You don’t need to do anything.
All members are definitely free to do anything they want.
You never have to log into the Club even if you join it.
However, your name will be erased if you don’t log in for a hundred years.”

“What if I don’t join it? What will happen to me?” Lin Huang asked again.

“Your memory about the Club will be erased.”

“Are there no consequences?”

“No.”

“Alright, I get it now.” Lin Huang nodded and finally made up his mind after thinking to himself for a while.
“I agree to join!”

A sentence that was written in black appeared on the card again.

“Lin Huang, congratulations for being an official Club member!” There was a ‘x’ inscribed at the right corner.

At that very moment, the greeting card he was holding in his hand turned into a golden glow just like stardust.
It disappeared after penetrating his palm.

Just when he wanted to look into his body to see what had happened, a special message was imprinted in his head automatically.
He understood all sorts of information about the Club now.

As he was digesting the information in his head, an announcement came into his ears before he was done reading.
“Congratulations to the Deputy Chief of the Heaven Alliance, Lin Xie, for breaking through the 81st checkpoint on the Stairway Tree! He has broken the Stairway Tree’s record and become the first person who has broken through all the checkpoints!”

The announcement was blasted on all the checkpoints on the Stairway Tree at the same time.
All the online Genius Union members heard it loud and clear.

As the announcement came, three notifications popped onto everyone’s Emperor’s Heart Ring once after another.

Lin Huang’s feat of breaking through the entire Stairway Tree struck discussions among many Genius Union members.

Every checkpoint on the Stairway Tree became crowded as almost everyone was talking about Lin Xie’s achievement.

“Holy moly! He broke through the entire Stairway Tree!”

“Before today, I’ve always naively thought that nobody in this world would break through the entire Stairway Tree.
Never have I thought I’d get a tight slap in the face so hard that you can hear the slapping sound…”

“I thought I was dreaming just now.
I was just wondering why would I dream about Lin Xie considering that I’m a man.
It turns out that I’m not dreaming!”

“I think I saw someone opening a bet this morning that the odds are 1:10,000 on Lin Xie breaking through the entire Stairway Tree.
I’m wondering if the maker is still alive.”

“Hey, commenter above, I’m the maker, and I’m still breathing.
Indeed, I opened a 1:10,000 wager, but fortunately, nobody bet on that.
Otherwise, I might have to pawn myself to pay the debts.”

“Eh, are you sure you want to pawn yourself? You’re not some hot chick with big boobs.
Look at my disgusted face ﾍ(;´Д｀ﾍ)”