What? You opened a resort on the battlefield of all races?

"Lord Wei Peng, Lord Xiao Qiong."

Upon seeing the two lords of the manor arrive together, everyone stood up and bowed.

Then Luo Yurou took a deep breath and stepped forward.

She didn't embellish the story; she simply recounted everything that happened at Haixinyan in the most plain language.

From Yang Shuo wielding the token to mobilize the Underworld Guards, to the encirclement and killing by eight Nine Heavens Realm Guards.

Then, after the two captains and deputy captains of the Heavenly Sea Realm were forced into a desperate situation, they forcibly activated the toxins in their bodies, absorbing the deadly baleful energy from the battlefield of the heavens and transforming it into a continuous source of Yuan Power.

Finally, under the purifying fire of the Burning Technique, the poison lost its effect, and the two Heavenly Sea Realm experts were stripped of their flesh and blood, completely deformed into mindless skeletal monsters.

As Luo Yurou narrated, the air in the figurine shop gradually froze.

"Snapped!"

The bubble gum that Xiao Qiong blew suddenly burst and stuck to her lips.

Wei Peng leaned on the display stand beside him, the veins on the back of his hand bulging.

The two lords standing at the pinnacle of the human race's hierarchy were filled with undisguised shock and disbelief.

"Are you sure they absorbed the malevolent energy and converted it into elemental power?"

Wei Peng stared intently into Luo Yurou's eyes, confirming the diagnosis once again.

"Absolutely true."

Luo Yurou nodded emphatically, "We all saw it with our own eyes."

Xiao Qiong wiped the chewing gum residue from her mouth and paced back and forth in the hall, her steps sounding somewhat anxious.

"I understand the Underworld Guard."

Xiao Qiong stopped and looked up at Wei Peng.

"Each of the twelve human prefectures has a commander who commands an absolutely loyal guard. The Cangyun Prefecture has one, and the Shangjing Prefecture also has one."

"However, according to what Yu Rou and the others said, the configuration of this Nether Sea Guard in Haichuan Prefecture is ridiculously high!"

"The Heavenly Sea Realm, placed on the front lines of the battlefield, would be a top-tier combat force capable of standing alone."

"He was a high-ranking member of various military legions. Yet, under Li Junshan, he's only a squad leader in a ten-man squad of the Underworld Guard?"

Wei Peng's face was ashen as he took over the conversation.

"Even looking at the twelve prefectures of the human race, only the Heavenly Dragon Guard, which our Shangjing Prefecture built with all its resources, could barely reach this level in the past."

"Haichuan Prefecture's resource allocation has consistently been in the middle range over the years. How did Li Junshan cultivate so many Tianhai Realm experts?"

Wei Peng tapped his fingers on the table, making a dull thud.

"It can only be because they ate those strange alien beings. By devouring their malevolent energy, they forcibly boosted their cultivation levels!"

Bai Suhuang, who had been silent all along, took half a step forward.

He was dressed in white, with a cold and aloof gaze.

"My lords, things are probably not that simple."

Bai Suhuang looked at Wei Peng and slowly said, "It's not necessarily only the official martial arts guards who eat this kind of stuff."

"When we were searching for Haixin Crystal at Haixin Rock, we witnessed martial arts practitioners fishing and consuming Moon Shadow Flying Fish, which contain this toxin."

"This method of converting evil energy into blood and flesh of other races may have already spread among the lower-level martial artists in Haichuan Prefecture."

Upon hearing this, Wei Peng's breath hitched.

His mind raced through the data from the frontline reports over the past two weeks.

"I knew it..."

Wei Peng gritted his teeth, squeezing out the words through his clenched teeth.

"In the recent sweeping battles in the outer areas of the battlefield of ten thousand races, the Haichuan Prefecture's advance speed is astonishing, the casualty ratio is ridiculously low, and their combat performance is unbelievably outstanding."

"I thought it was because Li Junshan was a good commander."

Standing to the side, Liu Bo scratched the back of his head, looked at the two lords with livid faces, and coughed lightly.

"Two big shots."

Liu Bo raised his hand and weakly interjected.

"I'm not good with words, so I'll just use an example. Let's say, hypothetically speaking!"

Liu Bo lowered his hand, his expression becoming somewhat strange.

"Now that the resort owned by the senior shop owner is backing us up, our human race is launching a full-scale counterattack on the battlefield of all races."

"I remember the news said that the Haichuan Prefecture army was on the vanguard list, right?"

Liu Bo swallowed hard, his gaze sweeping over everyone's faces.

"Just in case... I mean just in case."

"On the front lines, while we were locked in fierce combat with the alien army, the vanguard of Haichuan Prefecture suddenly couldn't suppress the toxins in their bodies, or something went wrong."

"Tens of thousands of them, suddenly in the center of the battlefield, collectively transformed into those skeletal monsters that only knew how to kill..."

"That……"

Liu Bo didn't finish his sentence.

But in those few short seconds, the temperature inside the figurine shop seemed to drop to freezing point.

At that moment, everyone's face turned deathly pale!

Not only Wei Peng and Xiao Qiong, but also Luo Yurou, Rong Jing and the others gasped at the same time, their backs instantly soaked with cold sweat.

Thanks to the resort, the continuous flow of life-giving hot springs and the purification spas against malevolent energy have given the human army and demon-hunting squads a logistical advantage they never dared to dream of before.

During this period, in the outer areas of the battlefield of all races, the strongholds of the alien races were wiped out in large swaths.

One after another, safe teleportation arrays were built on the ruins.

The foundation for the human race's counterattack has been thoroughly laid. The next strategic goal is to assemble a large army and advance towards the C-level region where the alien race is more powerful.

At this moment, the human warriors were in high spirits, like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath, unstoppable.

But what if it happens at this critical juncture!

The army of Haichuan Prefecture, this elite vanguard that was entrusted with high hopes and charged to the front, suddenly underwent a large-scale mutation on the battlefield!

He transformed into a monster and turned to slaughter his own comrades.

This blow to the human army will be devastating!

This is definitely not just a defeat in one or two local battles. With the vanguard defecting and the rear in chaos, the army's formation can collapse in an instant.

Even more terrifying is that the human warriors' hard-won belief in victory and high morale, built up with the help of the resort, will burst on the spot like a popped bubble!

The collapse of faith is the most fatal problem.

"check!"

Xiao Qiong's eyes were bloodshot. She slammed her fist into a pillar next to her, causing the motion figure on it to shake violently.

"We must find out exactly what happened!"

The group immediately gathered together, trying to find the source of the mutation from the existing clues.

Luo Yurou recounted the details of the battle: "They turned into monsters because the purifying fire directly burned away the toxins in their bodies that were used to transform evil energy."

"Once the toxins were gone, the massive amount of malevolent energy went out of control and instantly destroyed their physical bodies."

"The key point is!"

Wei Peng pressed further, "Where did this toxin that can absorb malevolent energy come from?"

Everyone looked at each other.

Where did the toxins come from?

do not know.

Why can this toxin defy common sense and purify deadly evil energy into vital energy?

do not know.

How many other regions in the entire Haichuan Prefecture, and even the entire Battlefield of the Heavens, still harbor this kind of alien race carrying toxins?

do not know.

Have many martial artists at the bottom of Haichuan Prefecture already consumed large quantities of this alien meat?

do not know.

Have similar situations occurred in the defense zones of the other eleven prefectures?

I still don't know.

I know nothing when asked!

What lay before Wei Peng and Xiao Qiong was a tangled mess, with no end in sight.

There's no way to investigate!

"Time is running out; the counter-offensive plan is about to move to the next stage."

Xiao Qiong gritted her teeth and looked at Wei Peng, making a suggestion.

"Or, should we simply order the Haichuan Prefecture troops to withdraw from their vanguard positions and replace them with troops from other prefectures?"

"No!"

Wei Peng shook his head and refused without hesitation.

"Replacing generals in the midst of battle is a major taboo. What's more, it's removing the most decorated vanguard without solid evidence."

"This will chill the hearts of all the warriors in Haichuan Prefecture who are participating in the war! Once morale wavers, we will be in chaos before the alien races even attack."

Dead end.

Wei Peng and Xiao Qiong frowned, caught in a dilemma.

Just then.

Xu Tianlin, who had been standing behind the cashier with his arms crossed, watching the show for a long time, suddenly chuckled.

"Oh."

Xu Tianlin stroked his chin.

"Hmm... there's definitely something fishy going on."

He recalled the scene when he signed the group purchase agreement for the four prefectures.

They offered such generous terms: a private area, a premium SPA and hot springs with no queues, and a 10% discount.

As a result, Li Junshan of Haichuan Prefecture actually made an excuse to refuse.

Xu Tianlin was puzzled at the time.

Now I understand everything.

The elites of Haichuan Prefecture don't need to go to the evil energy purification SPA to remove evil energy at all! They even use evil energy as nourishment for cultivation!

Xu Tianlin shook his head, lowered his arms, and walked out from behind the counter.

"I'd like to say something to everyone."

Xu Tianlin's voice rang out in the hall, instantly drawing everyone's attention to him.

He stretched out his finger, pointed to the floor beneath his feet, and then pointed to the doorway.

"Are you all so flustered that you forgot something?"

Xu Tianlin looked at Wei Peng and Xiao Qiong, who had their brows furrowed, and helplessly spread his hands.

"Are you all just staring at each other like that? Do you think my resort is just for show?"

"It's not that complicated!"

Xu Tianlin walked to the display stand and casually knocked on the force field glass containing the jellyfish.

"Since that strange toxin you mentioned was extracted from a different race, then let's find some flesh and blood from that race that can detoxify it."

Xu Tianlin turned his head and looked at everyone.

"Found it! Just send it to my multi-ethnic cuisine stall, have them process it into detoxifying snacks or medicinal soups, and distribute them to the martial artists, right?"

Upon hearing this, the previously chaotic group of people seemed to be struck by lightning.

"yes!"

Liu Bo slapped his thigh hard, making a crisp sound.

"I'd completely forgotten about it!"

Liu Bo excitedly rushed up to Wei Peng, gesturing and talking.

"Lord Wei, you don't know. When we caught those poisonous Moon Shadow Flying Fish at Haixin Rock before, we also thought that those things couldn't be eaten."

"Then we took it back to the resort's food stall, and they made it into sashimi that could allow a Flying Realm martial artist to break through to the next level!"

"While it slightly slows down cultivation speed, it won't turn anyone into a monster!"

Liu Bo pointed at Xu Tianlin, his tone filled with fanatical and blind worship.

A word to awaken the dreamer.

Wei Peng and Xiao Qiong exchanged a glance, and the gloom in their eyes instantly dissipated. They nodded in unison.

Yes.

With resorts built according to such unconventional principles, even the most troublesome toxins can be completely eliminated by simply throwing them into the grill of a street food stall!

As long as a corresponding detoxifying diet can be developed, the hidden danger of mutation in the Haichuan Prefecture army can be easily resolved!

The shop owner's words were a wake-up call.

Wei Peng took a deep breath and solemnly cupped his hands in greeting to Xu Tianlin.

Then, he turned to look at Xiao Qiong, his expression regaining the dignity and decisiveness of a mansion master.

"But we can't put all our hopes on an antidote."

"To prevent problems from occurring, we still need to make thorough preparations."

A cold glint flashed in Wei Peng's eyes.

"Contact Lords Qinglan and Wuyue immediately."

"Secretly mobilize elite troops to set up a defensive line behind the vanguard of Haichuan Prefecture, just in case."