145: Heart of the Earth

"Come, drink some water to refresh yourselves."

Lin Xingyu casually tossed out two bottles of spirit spring water.

This item can relieve fatigue, and its effect is quite good.

The two of them took the spirit spring water and gulped it down.

Their fatigue was swept away, and they were full of energy.

After recovering, the group walked to the pile of spoils of war and began to sort and count them.

Next was the much-anticipated leveling up session.

Everyone rushed to their respective courtyards and began to consume evolution fruit.

Lin Xingyu also came to the World Tree. At this time, the World Tree was already covered with evolution fruit.

As one evolution fruit after another was consumed, the System's notification sounds rang out continuously.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, for advancing to Fourth Rank Nine Star!"

"Ding..."

When Lin Xingyu reached the Peak of Fourth Rank Nine Star, he still had more than half of the evolution fruit left.

He continued to consume evolution fruit to strengthen his genes.

As the last evolution fruit went down, his gene value reached 642, a step closer to 1000.

On the other side, Wang Ledian and the others also leveled up.

Due to the large number of evolution fruit, their advancement was significant, all reaching Fourth Rank Five Star.

Lin Xingyu heard their mutual boasting from afar.

"These guys."

He chuckled, and just as he was about to tell them to set off, his Heaven Treading Alliance identity token suddenly vibrated.

"Hmm?"

Lin Xingyu curiously took out the token and found a meeting invitation on it.

This was another function of the "mutual alliance token": entering an exclusive chat channel.

He curiously clicked in and found himself in a lively chat channel, with various messages rapidly scrolling.

"Haha, the first grand meeting of the Heaven Treading Alliance officially begins!"

"Wow, our Heaven Treading Alliance actually has 20,000 members! This development speed is too terrifying!"

"Mainly, the promotional video was too inspiring, especially God of Wine, one sword, one kill, absolutely handsome!"

"It's a pity Great Expert Yaotian didn't film me; otherwise, I could have shown my face too."

"Besides the promotional video, the addition of King Jin Kai is also an important factor."

"We have King Jin Kai backing us; we won't be afraid of those big powers anymore!"

"Did you know? King Jin Kai is Great Expert Yaotian's grandfather..."

"No wonder King Jin Kai joined our Heaven Treading Alliance; it turns out it was because of Great Expert Yaotian."

"I heard that King Jin Kai is the top Feng Wang Rank Expert, only one step away from Supreme."

"That's right, once King Jin Kai makes a Breakthrough to Supreme, our Heaven Treading Alliance will be no less than those top powers!"

"Junior has a question, wasn't it said that our Heaven Treading Alliance only recruits commoners? Why would King Jin Kai still join?"

"King Jin Kai is a lone wolf and doesn't belong to any power, so joining the Heaven Treading Alliance is perfectly fine."

... "Brother Yu, that kid Hei Lin secretly filmed us without turning on any beauty filters!"

Wang Ledian pointed at the promotional video and said indignantly.

The video showed them participating in the Heaven Treading Alliance's great battle against various powers.

That kid didn't even bother to optimize it, making him look so ugly.

"Haha, I think it's pretty good; the details are very accurate."

Wang Chiyao was very satisfied; the scene in the video where she suppressed her opponent was perfectly displayed.

Just then, the chat screen suddenly stopped scrolling, and Hei Lin's message appeared:

"Hello everyone, I am Hei Lin. I invited everyone here to select the management of the Heaven Treading Alliance..."

"I propose that everyone elect seven Sovereigns to jointly manage the Heaven Treading Alliance."

"After some time, based on the performance of the Sovereigns, we will then elect the Alliance Leader!"

"Everyone can nominate freely..."

Immediately after, a dialogue box popped up, requesting nominations for candidates.

"Haha, I'm going to nominate myself! I want to be a Sovereign!"

Seeing an opportunity to show off, Wang Ledian immediately became excited.

"Me too! Me too!"

Wang Chiyao also quickly submitted her information... Before long, the voting results were released.

The seven Sovereigns were: God of Wine (Lin Xingyu), Mechanical Emperor (Wang Chiyao), Jin Yaotian, Hei Lin, Star Shatter War God (Li Hongyang), Sword Saint, and Emperor of Disaster (Wang Ledian).

Lin Xingyu and the others all used codenames, and there was also one called Sword Saint, who also used a codename.

The Heaven Treading Alliance also gave these seven Sovereigns a resounding title: "seven sovereigns of heaven-treading."

In the future, if there are any extra apostle fruit, these Sovereigns can be prioritized.

The eyes of the masses are discerning; they have already chosen for him, so he doesn't need to worry anymore.

"I'm not convinced! It's one thing to be ranked lower than Brother Yu, but why am I even lower than Old Ape?"

Seeing the voting results, Wang Ledian looked indignant.

He worked hard to solicit votes in the channel, but the result was last place.

Even Li Hongyang, that quiet person, was ranked ahead of him.

"Haha, that's normal."

Wang Chiyao pouted.

Wang Ledian's Move were not at all flashy; he just charged with a shield. It was already quite good that he was selected.

This was still thanks to the promotional video; otherwise, he wouldn't have had a chance at all.

Seeing the two about to start bickering again, Lin Xingyu quickly interrupted:

"Alright, it's time for us to go to the Goblin Secret Realm!"

Since the space stone ore vein was already in hand, there was no need to stay in Secret Realm No. 2500 anymore.

There were still treasures waiting for him in the Goblin Secret Realm... Goblin Secret Realm, Tiangong City.

This was a city built of metal and gears.

Pipes and conveyor belts lined the streets, and various types of mechas rapidly shuttled through the streets.

The rumbling sound of machinery was incessant.

The Goblin Empire implemented a parliamentary System, consisting of one Speaker and seven councilors.

They were the core decision-makers of the entire Empire; every decision would affect the fate of the Empire.

At this moment, inside the council hall, the atmosphere was suffocatingly heavy.

Eight goblins sat around a huge conference table, their faces filled with anxiety.

"We cannot continue like this!"

A councilor wearing a metal helmet pounded the table.

"The Blue Star World is far more powerful than us. I suggest recalling the main combat legion and stationing them outside the spatial rift to prevent their invasion!"

According to the intelligence they received, based on the Human Race's System classification, their mechas only had Fourth Rank combat power.

Humans could reach up to Ninth Rank; there was a world of difference between the two.

Moreover, the Human Race world was vast and populous.

Once humans were prepared to invade the Goblin World, what awaited them would be utter annihilation.

The Empire's main combat legion was still fighting against mutated beasts in the Central Mountain Range.

At this critical moment of life and death, they must be recalled to fully confront the Blue Star invasion.

"Simply holding out is not a solution; it's a slow suicide!"

Another young councilor's eyes were sharp.

"The Central Mountain Range is the hope of our clan. We are on the verge of conquering the main Peak and cannot give up easily!"

It was precisely because the Blue Star World was powerful that they could not simply defend.

Even if they could hold out for a while, they couldn't hold out forever.

One day, the enemy would break through their defenses and completely annihilate the goblin clan.

Rumor has it that the main Peak of the Central Mountain Range contains the "heart of the earth."

Once the "heart of the earth" was mastered, the problem of enemy invasion could be completely solved.

The Central Mountain Range was infested with a large number of mutated beasts, and they had paid a heavy price to reach the vicinity of the main Peak.

If they gave up now, all their previous efforts would be in vain.

With the reproduction speed of the mutated beasts, they would soon return and reoccupy the entire mountain range.

If they continued to wear themselves down against the Blue Star World, the Empire's strength would continue to weaken.

They would no longer have the chance to obtain the "heart of the earth," and their demise would only be a matter of time.