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

Xiao Qiong's withered right hand transformed from a palm into a claw, and the Yuan energy around her condensed into a roaring black and white giant dragon, carrying a terrifying airflow that tore through the void, and went straight for Xu Tianlin's throat!

"I'd like to see just who you are!"

The crimson dragon claw arrived in an instant.

Faced with this deadly blow that could destroy a small mountain range, Xu Tianlin only felt as if a level 10 typhoon was blowing in his face, making his hair fly wildly on his forehead.

"Old man, launching a sneak attack?"

"You lack martial ethics."

Xu Tianlin sighed, casually picked up the two-yuan plastic fly swatter on his right and swung it forward unhurriedly.

Under the system's "Creator God-Level Security" rules, Xu Tianlin is the embodiment of truth within the resort.

"Snapped!"

A crisp sound of plastic being slapped rang out.

The giant gray-white dragon, baring its fangs and claws and carrying terrifying Yuan Power of the Fusion Realm, let out a mournful cry the moment it touched the fly swatter grid, and shattered into countless points of light.

However, this is not the end.

The aftershock of the fly swatter transformed into an invisible, devastating force, slapping solidly into Xiao Qiong's chest.

"Bang!"

"Snap!"

A sickening cracking sound of bones breaking suddenly rang out.

Xiao Qiong's forward momentum abruptly stopped, and her chest visibly caved in.

He was like a cannonball, flying backward at ten times the speed he had come from, and slammed hard against the wall of the hall.

The wall has spiderweb-like cracks.

"puff--!"

Xiao Qiong slid down the barrier, knelt on one knee, and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, staining her gray robe mottled and tattered.

The Yuan Power of the Fusion Realm that he was so proud of was now like a dead snake whose vital point had been stepped on, suppressed deep within his Qi Sea and completely silenced.

One blow, and he was severely injured!

Xiao Qiong clutched her chest, breathing heavily, her cloudy eyes fixed on the young man behind the counter, a deep, undisguised horror surging within them.

There was no fluctuation of elemental energy.

There are no rules governing the flow.

With such a light flick of the fly swatter, his own all-out attack as the dignified Lord of Cangyun Prefecture turned into a joke!

Xu Tianlin casually tossed the fly swatter onto the counter.

"Clatter".

The sound of the plastic paddle hitting the table was unusually loud in the deathly silent hall.

Xu Tianlin braced himself against the counter, looking down at Xiao Qiong on the ground. The laziness on his face lessened, and his tone, though calm, carried an undeniable air of authority.

"This place was originally a harmonious place where making money was possible, without so many rules and regulations."

Xu Tianlin tapped twice on the solid wood counter with his long, slender fingers.

"There's no rule about physical violence in my shop."

"The last time."

"Oh, and remember to pay for the damage you caused to the wall."

Xu Tianlin curled his lip. If everyone keeps trying to test him out of the blue, what else will he have to do?

As Xu Tianlin uttered his last word, the air in the entire resort seemed to freeze.

Xiao Qiong's Adam's apple bobbed with difficulty, and cold sweat dripped down her forehead, splashing onto the clean floor.

He had no doubt that if he had carried real killing intent just now, he would be a corpse lying on the ground now.

Just then.

"Crunch—"

The glass door to the resort lobby was suddenly pushed open.

Sun Xu, carrying a long string of dripping bloody Thorn Feather Clan heads in his hand like a candied hawthorn skewer, excitedly stepped across the threshold.

"Princess Candice, come out and settle the bill!" Sun Xu's booming voice rattled the glass. "Eight Flying Realm Feathered... Feather..."

The last word got stuck in his throat.

Sun Xu's leg froze in mid-air, his eyes wide open like copper bells, staring intently at the gray-robed old man kneeling on one knee in the corner of the hall, covered in blood.

"Clatter".

The rope in Sun Xu's hand slipped, and several heads of the Thorn Feather Clan rolled all over the ground, bumping against the corner of the table.

His legs buckled, and he knelt down with a thud, his teeth chattering.

"Fu, Fu, Mr. Palace Master?!"

"What are you doing here? And...and you've been beaten up like this?!"

Sun Xu felt his worldview had collapsed.

The Heavenly Emperor of Cangyun Prefecture, one of the top human experts, was beaten to this state?

"ha?"

Xu Tianlin, standing behind the counter, paused for a moment.

He glanced at the old man on the ground, then at Sun Xu, whose legs had gone limp with fear, and raised an eyebrow.

"Lord of the Manor?"

Xu Tianlin immediately realized what was happening.

Qin Xu and his group were students from the Cangyun Prefecture's First Martial Arts University. This old man probably came to investigate because he saw that the students had brought back some good stuff.

"Good heavens, the head of Cangyun Prefecture has come here incognito for an inspection?"

"You tried to play dumb to fool others, but it backfired, didn't it?"

Xu Tianlin sat back down in the boss's chair and swayed back and forth comfortably for a couple of moments.

"My lord, would you like to sit down and have a proper chat now? Or would you prefer to continue lounging on the floor in the shade?"

Xiao Qiong took a deep breath, enduring the tearing pain in her chest, and struggled to her feet, leaning against the wall.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stared intently at Xu Tianlin.

"Shopkeeper Xu."

Xiao Qiong's voice became somewhat hoarse due to her injury.

There's something I don't understand.

"speak."

Xu Tianlin picked at his ear.

"Since you are human, and possess such unpredictable and powerful abilities..."

Xiao Qiong took a step forward, her eyes filled with confusion. "Why not go to the front lines and fight the enemy?"

Xu Tianlin rolled his eyes, his face full of helplessness.

"What's it to you?"

He pulled a thermos from under the counter, unscrewed the lid, blew on it to cool it down, and slowly took a sip.

"First, I have no obligation to explain to you."

"Secondly, I do not accept any moral blackmail."

Xu Tianlin spread his hands, "I have no interest in fighting and killing. I just want to be a handsome man in peace and quiet."

"Hmm, a handsome businessman."

Xiao Qiong frowned, the pain in his chest making him gasp.

Not interested? Handsome man? Businessman?

He stared intently at Xu Tianlin's excessively youthful face. There was no pretense, no hint of guilt.

Is it...

A guess flashed through Xiao Qiong's mind. Ancient records state that the "Dao" fused by some powerful beings is extremely demanding. Could it be that this child's "Dao" is confined to this room? Or perhaps, he can only use this near-invincible power of rules within this small space, and once he leaves, he will become a mortal?

That must be it!

Otherwise, with the strength to swat away a Dao Realm cultivator with a single fly swatter, why would the human race face such difficulties on the battlefield of ten thousand races?

Thinking of this, Xiao Qiong's gaze towards Xu Tianlin held less anger and more regret.

A peerless genius bound by the rules of the Great Dao, what a pity.

"Your path is indeed peculiar."

Xiao Qiong sighed, clutching her chest, and said in a deep voice, "But remaining in a corner of the world ultimately cannot influence the overall situation..."

"Who told you I can't control the overall situation?"

Xu Tianlin chuckled and reached out to pat the display shelf of the Heavenly Jars next to him, making a "bang bang" sound.

"Lord of the Manor, you may have some misunderstanding about the business capabilities of my resort."

"Leaving aside distant examples, just look at those treasures your students developed before. If you just took any one of them and put it out in the open, wouldn't it cause a bloodbath?"

"If you count on your fingers, just that girl named Luo Yurou alone, I've at least provided your Cangyun Prefecture with a potential future prefect, right?"

Xu Tianlin pointed to the price list on the counter, a confident smile curving his lips.

"As long as you have money in your pocket, let alone improving your cultivation, even if you want to be resurrected or ascend to immortality on the spot, I can arrange everything perfectly for you."