Chapter 1125
Chapter 1125: Lin Xie is Famous Again! Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
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After checking the rewards he obtained from the Stairway Tree, Lin Huang searched the entire plaza on top of the tree thoroughly . He only logged out after confirming there was nothing else there .
Just when he logged out, a couple of messages popped up on his Emperor’s Heart Ring consecutively .
In just a glance, Lin Huang saw that they were sent by people he knew . Apart from Jian Fei and the rest from the Heaven Alliance, the siblings Yi Zheng and Yi Yeyu had sent him messages too . Clearly, all of them saw the notifications sent by Stairway Tree system .
The messages were basically congratulating him for breaking through the Stairway Tree . He sent a short reply to those messages .
The sense of exhaustion only kicked in when he was done replying . It had been over 60 hours since he last slept . Because he had to kill the monsters to break the checkpoints, he was in a tensed mode all the time . Finally, he could relax now .
Lin Huang did not fight the exhaustion that overcame him . Instead, he allowed himself to fall asleep .
In his deep slumber, he had no idea that the entire Genius Union was stirred because of his feat of defeating the entire Stairway Tree .
Not only did the number of online members on the Stairway Tree break the past record, but there were also countless topics created on the Stairway Tree forum . Almost all the topics on the first ten pages on the forum were about Lin Xie’s breakthrough .
Even the forums including the Union Government, the Hunter Association, and the black markets were talking about Lin Xie .
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The headlines on the media for the next day were changed as soon as they gotten the news . Lin Xie’s name was the No . 1 topic on the social media sites that cultivators frequented .
Lin Huang only woke up past six next morning . After washing up, he realized Mr . Fu had called him last night . After checking the time, he did not call back because he thought it was too early .
He headed out for breakfast and went straight to the Emperor Palace . He only took the time to look at the news on the sites .
As soon as he launched the news page on his Emperor’s Heart Ring, he saw the photo of him disguising as Lin Xie on the headlines . The title was ‘The No . 1 Genius of the New Era — Lin Xie!’ .
When he noticed that the number of clicks had surpassed 300 million, he realized he was famous again .
Had it been before, there would have been a aggresive debate about whether someone could be named the No . 1 genius .
However, now that the title was used on Lin Huang, there was not much opposition on all the social media sites and forums .
From Divisions 1 to 12, most people knew about the Genius Union as long as they came from cultivation clans or major organizations . They knew what kind of organization the Genius Union was .
Apart from the three core zones, the eligibility of entering the Genius Union was less than 1% even for those cultivation clans and major organizations’ core members in the nine safety zones . Most of the young talents who were somewhat popular in the safety zones had insufficient ability to join the Genius Union . Therefore, being a Genius Union member, even just a normal one, would prove a person’s ability .
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As for the sockpuppet named Lin Xie that Lin Huang had been using, he had been a celebrity before he had even joined the Genius Union . Many people doubted him in the beginning due to his low combat strength . However, most people in the Genius Union were confident in his ability since he dismissed many doubts along the way . Those who loathed him had to admit that he had ridiculously powerful abilities since he broke through the 72nd checkpoint .
Some of the young talents in the safety zones who were not in the Genius Union were friends with the Genius Union members . Naturally, they would not dispute about Lin Xie since they basically heard the news about him from the Genius Union members .
Most of those who opposed him did not know much about him . In fact, some had never heard of the Genius Union . Those who claimed to have broken through a hundred checkpoints deleted their posts and went silent after seeing the content of the assessment .
The cultivators who did not know much about the Genius Union found out about it through the content of the Stairway Tree checkpoints on the Internet .
Many people began discussing and wondering how many checkpoints they could pass if they were to enter the Stairway Tree .
“I’m on immortal-level rank-9, but I think the most I can break through on the Stairway Tree would be over 30 checkpoints . I must admit that those who managed to break through the 63rd checkpoint are the real bosses (ó﹏ò｡)”
“I’m on immortal-level rank-7, but I don’t think I can even pass the 29th checkpoint . That checkpoint is so difficult that I’m trembling ༼༎ຶᴗ༎ຶ༽”
“I’m on immortal-level rank-6 . I don’t think I can even pass the 23rd checkpoint, but I heard some of them from the Genius Union who have the same combat strength as me managed to pass more than 50 checkpoints (;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`)”
“I’m on immortal-level rank-3 . I don’t think I can even pass through the worm stage on the 4th checkpoint . I’m sorry . I’m a loser o(╥﹏╥)o”
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After looking at the Heart Network, Lin Huang looked at the other social media sites and forums . He realized that almost all the topics were about him . He only read the threads with the most clicks . By then, it was past nine in the morning .
It was 9 . 08 a . m . when he closed the black market forum page . Lin Huang looked at the time before tapping the communication page open and calling Mr . Fu .
The call only rang for less than three seconds before the video call got through .
Mr . Fu wore a black top that looked similar to a traditional Chinese shirt . There were pale blue patterns printed on it, and he looked a little like an underground boss .
“My dear disciple, I heard you’ve broken through the Stairway Tree, eh?” Mr . Fu asked while smiling .
“Yes, I did,” Lin Huang confirmed as if he had done something insignificant .
He thought Mr . Fu would ask him what kind of benefits he had obtained from his feat . However, Mr . Fu did not ask anything related to that .
Instead, he proceeded to say while smiling, “You’re worthy of being my disciple . You deserve the title as the The No . 1 Genius of the New Era!”
Although Lin Huang had thick skin, he could not help but feel bashful when he was given such a direct compliment .
“Your combined ability is comparable to demigods since you managed to break through the Stairway Tree . So, what do you plan to do next?” Mr . Fu asked again .
“I’m planning to go into closed-door cultivation to advance all the way to imperial-level! I’ll spend some time clearing what I have on my plate later on and head to the great world! After that, I’ll head back to the gravel world before disaster strikes!”
Mr . Fu fell into silence for a moment and only spoke again a long time later, “Stay in the great world if you can’t find any solutions to end the disaster . ”
He only opened his mouth when he wanted to say ‘don’t come back seeking for death’ . However, he did not say it out loud as he was afraid that would backfire .
“I’ll find a solution,” Lin Huang promised with determination .
“If you’re confident, then go ahead and do it!” Mr . Fu nodded while smiling and subsequently added with all seriousness, “But if you can’t, don’t force it . ”