Lin Huang did not know why Huangfu Lin suggested that he leave the Sweep Alliance. However, he knew very well that it was just an excuse as Huangfu Lin had told him that the Sweep Alliance was not a place for him to shine. There were some other reasons that she did not mention. Since she was reluctant to share, Lin Huang did not ask any further.
After the farewell dinner, Lin Huang returned to the hotel.
Sitting on the sofa in the living room, he opened the communication page and studied the invitation letter that the Heaven Alliance sent to him.
Joining the Heaven Alliance was actually a wise decision since he had to achieve imperial-level in three years time. He needed plenty of resources to support him. He would be going onto something big five years later. Therefore, he had to keep improving himself. If Huangfu Lin had not asked him to leave, he would have probably gone after achieving immortal-level to join a stronger alliance.
After thinking for a while, Lin Huang tapped the invitation letter open. He carefully read through the details of the letter twice. He did not hesitate after confirming that not many restrictions were imposed on him. He immediately signed the letter with a digital fingerprint and sent it back to the Heaven Alliance.
In less than ten seconds, a system message came from the Genius Union.
"Congratulations! Youâre now a member of the Heaven Alliance!"
The next second after Lin Huang received the message, a notification from an unknown number arrived.
"Welcome to the Heaven Alliance! Iâm currently the chief of the Heaven Alliance. My name is Chan Dou. If youâre free tomorrow morning, letâs meet up to talk."
Lin Huang was surprised to see the sender of the message.
He was familiar with this name. It was not his first time coming across this name after coming to Division 3 because not only was he the current chief of the Heaven Alliance, he was also one of the five strongest geniuses in Division 1 (by the Genius Unionâs standard below 40 years old). He was only 28 years old and was now an immortal-level rank-9. It was said that he had killed a crimson gold-rank before.
"Alright. May I know the time and venue please?" Lin Huang gave a short reply.
"Iâll see you at 8 a.m tomorrow at the Heaven Allianceâs 46th checkpoint." Chan Dou soon sent him the place and time to meet.
Lin Huang was shocked as Chan Dou seemed to have paid attention to him. After closing the communication page, he snapped out of his thoughts and continued practicing his Army Attack Tactics.
The next morning, Lin Huang kept to his regular schedule and logged into the virtual reality after breakfast.
Through the cracks on the branch on the 46th checkpoint of the Stairway Tree, the location of the Heaven Alliance was displayed on Lin Huangâs Emperorâs Heart Ring. It was at one of the branches near to him. After confirming the location, Lin Huang quickly climbed towards the branch.
After more than ten minutes, Lin Huang finally reached the branch where the Heaven Alliance was at.
As he leaped forward from the tree branch, everyone recognized him.
"Are you Lin Xie?!" A squat man was stunned the moment he saw Lin Huang and exclaimed.
The people nearby who heard that immediately shifted their focus to Lin Huang.
The short man soon noticed that something was wrong. A flicker of fury flashed through his eyes, and soon, two daggers appeared in his hand. He immediately dashed towards Lin Huang. "Four million points are mine!"
Lin Huang was startled as he wondered why would they attack him the second they met him. However, when he heard what the man said, he instantly understood why the person was coming after him.
He did not bother replying with nonsense. Soon, a silver glow flashed through the air and pierced between the manâs brows.
Just when he was about to pounce on Lin Huang, the short manâs body became limp. He was shocked, and his intention to kill was unsatisfied. His body immediately turned into pieces and disappeared as he was sent to the first checkpoint of the Stairway Tree.
"Zhang Hui has been killed. Youâve obtained 123,181 points!"
Seeing the crowd coming after him, Lin Huang frowned.
He had to say that the man called Zhang Hui had acted recklessly as he attacked him without thinking twice. He did not even consider whether he, as an immortal-level rank-4, was capable of obtaining the four million points.
The abilities of the people who surrounded him now all surpassed him, and the weakest one was on immortal-level rank-5. The strongest one was on immortal-level rank-7.
Lin Huang would not worry if the assailants were just ordinary immortal-level rank-7s. However, most of the Genius Union members could cross three ranks to fight him.
Seeing four of them charging at him, if he did not use any unique skills, he definitely could not defeat them.
It seemed like the four of them were in a team as they did not fight among themselves.
"Are you Lin Xie? We arenât going to make things difficult for you. As long as youâre willing to let go of half of the total points youâve collected, we wonât attack you," a muscular young man said, "I guess you donât want to start again from the first checkpoint since itâs not been easy for you to reach here."
In the virtual reality, the transfer of points was like plunder. The most that they could transfer was only half of their total points. Moreover, only one transaction could be a day as the Emperorâs Heart wanted to protect the weak.
"If I were to transfer half of my points to you, wonât the others mind?" Lin Huang asked with a sardonic grin.
"Thereâs no need to sow discord between us. The four of us have come to an agreement regarding the distribution of the points. As long as youâre willing to transfer half of your points to me, you donât have to worry about the rest." The muscular man and the other three were approaching Lin Huang.
They did not act rashly. They were aware of Lin Huangâs telekinetic throwing dagger as the immortal-level rank-4 manâs head had exploded in an instant. They were unsure about Lin Huangâs ability, so they were reluctant to risk their lives. However, they knew that Lin Huang was a psychic. If somebody attempted to approach a psychic, the psychic could activate less than 10% of his skills. This was the reason why they went closer to Lin Huang slowly.
After confirming that the four of them were in a team, Lin Huang scowled. He did not want to waste his Transformation Card to increase his combat strength at such a place. However, if he did not kill the four of them, he would have to give them half of his points.
Aware that the four of them were getting closer to him, the Transformation Card suddenly appeared in his hand. Right when he was about to crush it, a strong, intimidating aura suddenly appeared behind the quad.
They then turned around to see where the aura came from and saw a man in a white shirt who was gradually walking towards them.
In an instant, the white shirt man had surpassed them and immediately appeared in front of Lin Huang.
Lin Huangâs eyes could not capture the manâs movement at all as if he had teleported. However, Lin Huang knew very well that such a traveling skill was prohibited in the Stairway Tree.
"Hello, Lin Xie. I finally get to meet you." The white shirt man extended his hand.
"Youâre Chan Dou?" Lin Huang guessed.
Both of them shook hands. Chan Dou then turned back, glaring at the four of them who wanted to rob Lin Huang. "So, the four of you are attempting to rob a member of the Heaven Alliance?"
"Heaven Alliance?" They were stunned and soon, their facial expressions changed.
"Heâs the chief of the Heaven Alliance, Chan Dou!" A couple of them could finally recognize him.
"Iâm sorry. Itâs just a misunderstanding. Weâll leave immediately," the muscular young man apologized and was about to leave.
The rest of them begged for pardon as well and were about to flee.
"Itâs too late to leave now!" Chan Dou did not want to let them go. "Iâll teach the four of you a lesson today! Never insult the Heaven Alliance!"
After uttering his words, a black shadow streaked through Chan Douâs eyes and in the next second, a black mist gradually emitted out of four of their bodies. Soon after, their bodies were shrouded in a black fog. They screamed in terror and completely disappeared.
Seeing that Chan Dou had killed the four of them within seconds, the people surrounding him immediately left as they were afraid that they might get into trouble.
After killing them, Chan Dou turned to look at Lin Huang contentedly as if nothing had happened. "Letâs have some drinks and chat at the subdivision of the foothold."