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

"Um...Young Master Li?"

The slightly embarrassed and hesitant shout interrupted the magnificent fantasy in Li Xin's mind.

Li Xin's brows instantly furrowed into a large "川" character.

He turned his head, his eyes revealing strong dissatisfaction at being disturbed, and looked in the direction of the sound.

All he saw was his follower from the Nine Heavens Realm standing behind a makeshift table, holding a portable crystal card terminal for credit point transfers, looking at him with a blank and helpless expression.

"What's wrong?"

Li Xin let out a cold snort.

He was becoming increasingly dissatisfied with his lackey's recent performance.

It's just a money transfer, no big deal.

Do we really need to ask him for permission?

All he could think about now was getting the money out as quickly as possible, then taking this bunch of poor bastards into the Macau casino and draining all their hard-earned cultivation!

This is the time to disturb my enjoyment...

Deduct my salary!

Once I get this wave of cultivation, I'll definitely deduct that idiot's salary!

Just as Li Xin was about to unleash a torrent of curses, his henchman, holding the dark purple crystal card in his hand, blinked twice and continued speaking with a blank expression.

"Young Master Li..."

"The terminal indicates that your card... has been blocked..."

???

What the hell?

Li Xin doubted that he had heard correctly.

"Really, Young Master Li, I'm not lying to you!"

Seeing Li Xin's murderous expression, the henchman shrank back in fear, quickly raised the terminal, and performed the operation again in front of Li Xin.

The crystal card was swiped forcefully across the terminal's sensing area.

At this point, the terminal should have emitted a clear and pleasant "beep" sound and then displayed that the transaction was successful.

As a result, the air was deathly silent.

The light on the terminal screen flickered twice, and then a glaring red warning box popped up, clearly displaying the following words:

[Transaction failed: This card has been banned.]

Li Xin: ? ? ?

"impossible!"

Li Xin roared and strode down from the platform, snatching the amethyst card from his follower's hand.

"It's definitely your crappy terminal that's broken!"

Li Xin said, refusing to believe it.

He shoved his henchman aside, took out his personal terminal, and stuck the amethyst card on it.

The red light flashed.

[Transaction failed: This card has been banned.]

Unsurprisingly, the same result was achieved.

The cold notification sound slapped Li Xin hard across the face.

"this……"

What's going on?

Li Xin frowned, a sense of unease rising within him.

Not long ago, he was provoked by Liu Bo and prepared to ask his grandfather for more money, but there was no response to his calls.

He didn't think much of it at the time.

Who is his grandfather?

That's the Lord of Haichuan Prefecture, a top-tier expert in the Fusion Realm who commands millions of people!

Those high-ranking figures are probably exploring some unknown and dangerous secret realm, or they are in seclusion comprehending the Great Dao. It's perfectly normal to lose contact with them occasionally.

However, if the crystal card is blocked, the situation changes completely.

This is absolutely abnormal!

Which fool would dare to revoke the Lord of the Manor's card?

Are you tired of living?

Before Li Xin's feverish mind could figure out which part had gone wrong...

Suddenly, someone in the line of martial artists waiting to receive their money exclaimed in surprise.

"Holy crap! Big news! You guys need to see the Terran Frontline bulletin!"

The lean martial artist was holding a communication device, his eyes wide open, and his chin almost hit his feet.

"Breaking news! Li Junshan, the Lord of Haichuan Prefecture, has irrefutable evidence of collusion with the Abyss. He resisted arrest and was killed on the spot by Lord Xiao Qiong!!!"

boom--!

These words were like a powerful energy bomb, exploding right in the center of the crowd!

The hundreds of martial artists who had been queuing in an orderly manner instantly erupted into chaos.

Everyone immediately pulled out their tattered terminals and started looking up information.

"hiss……"

"Holy crap?"

"My goodness—"

A chorus of gasps filled the air.

Cooperate with the Abyss?

abyss?

That abyss hidden in the deepest part of the battlefield of the heavens?

How could the lord of a prefecture actually cooperate with the Abyss?

Isn't that... a traitor to the human race?!

The lord of the manor has betrayed us?!

And he was even killed?!

So what we just did...

"Whoosh!"

The gazes of hundreds of low-level martial artists all turned to Li Xin, who was standing in front of the terminal, still looking completely bewildered.

The traitor's grandson?

What did that bastard just say?

Are you going to pay a high price to buy their cultivation? Are you going to drain all the Yuan energy they've painstakingly cultivated?

A terrifying thought instantly formed in the minds of all the martial artists.

This kid spent such a huge amount of money to acquire cultivation, it might not be for himself at all, but to sacrifice to those monsters in the abyss!

If their deal is actually completed, and their cultivation flows into the abyss, wouldn't they become accomplices in the slaughter of their own compatriots?

Isn't this blatant aiding the enemy?!

Holy crap?

You're trying to scam me?!

Although the warriors present were dirt poor, their clothes were tattered, and they struggled on the edge of life and death every day for a few credits, they were still men who had fought against alien races with real swords and spears on the battlefield of ten thousand races!

I may be poor, but I'm damn proud!

"Brothers!"

The scarred man carrying the blunt-bladed broadsword suddenly turned around, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

"Get him!!!"

With a roar, the emotions that had been building up in his heart, and his overwhelming hatred for the traitor, erupted completely in an instant.

Hundreds of martial artists, like tigers released from their cages, instantly overwhelmed Li Xin in the sea of ​​people.

"Kill this traitor's grandson!"

"I'll teach you to be arrogant! I'll teach you to throw money at us!"

A large, calloused hand, as thick as a fan, suddenly swung around, whistling through the air, and slapped Li Xin hard across the left cheek. With a crisp "smack," Li Xin was sent spinning halfway around, blood gushing from the corner of his mouth.

"what!"

Li Xin covered his face and screamed in agony.

But before the screams could finish, a rough, muddy combat boot kicked him right in the back of the knee. Li Xin's legs buckled, and he collapsed to his knees in the mud with a thud.

Immediately afterwards, a barrage of punches and kicks rained down upon him.

Someone grabbed his luxurious brocade robe and ripped it hard, tearing the expensive fabric into strips with a tearing sound.

Someone went around behind him and delivered a vicious kick to his back.

"You just said we're poor, right? And that you have tons of money, right?"

"Bang!"

A martial artist jumped up and slammed his knee into Li Xin's chin, a crisp sound of bone cracking rang out.

Without using any elemental energy or weapons, this group of martial artists vented their anger in the most primitive and brutal way possible through street brawling.

Tearing, kicking, elbowing—every punch landed hard!

The follower standing not far away was rooted to the spot like a wooden stake.

Lord Li betrayed us? Or is he dead?

Holy crap?

The follower felt his brain buzzing and the sky was falling.

If the Li family falls, and I, their number one lackey, am found out, will I have a good outcome?

He watched as Li Xin was pinned to the ground and brutally rubbed against, screaming like a pig being slaughtered, and his Adam's apple bobbed violently.

If others found out he was Li Xin's lackey, wouldn't they beat him to death too?

The henchman's eyes darted around, and he reacted with lightning speed.

Without saying a word, he ripped off his coat, which symbolized his status, and threw it away. He then ruffled his hair into a mess.

Then, he furtively lowered his body and, like an eel, squeezed through the gaps in the crowd into the innermost circle where Li Xin was being beaten.

"Get out of the way! Let me kick it a couple of times too!"

The henchman yelled, aimed at Li Xin's buttocks, raised his foot, and delivered two powerful front kicks with a "bang, bang".

After kicking, the henchman mingled in the crowd and let out a long sigh of stale air.

It made me feel better.

That was so damn satisfying.

I've been serving you every day and putting up with your arrogant young master attitude. I've been fed up with you for a long time!

In the center of the crowd, Li Xin was rolling around in the mud, clutching his head; his entire body was covered in sores.

"Stop hitting! There must be some misunderstanding!!"

Li Xin spat out two bloody teeth and shouted hoarsely, "My grandfather could not have betrayed us! Impossible, absolutely impossible!!"

Before he could finish speaking...

Sudden.

A notification sound, devoid of emotion, filled with mechanical coldness and supreme authority, suddenly rang in Li Xin's ears.

[Customer "Li Xin", you have been blacklisted by the resort.]

Effective immediately, entry into all resort areas is prohibited.

Then.

With a soft "whoosh".

A white light instantly enveloped Li Xin, who was lying on the ground being beaten.

The force of space suddenly pulled.

The martial artists who were punching and kicking Li Xin suddenly felt their feet sink into the ground.

When they stopped and looked closely, there was no sign of Li Xin anywhere on the ground except for a few torn strips of cloth.

……

On the edge of the battlefield of all races, on a desolate, rocky beach.

A crack appeared in the space.

"thump."

Li Xin fell from mid-air like a bag of garbage, crashing heavily onto the sharp rocks.

After landing, Li Xin struggled to sit up.

His once handsome face was now swollen like a pig's head, his nose and face were bruised and swollen, and his whole body was covered in mud and blood.

He sat blankly on the rock, staring at the desolate scenery around him with empty eyes.

What happened?

Was that voice from the resort's system?

Was he blacklisted by the resort?

On what grounds?

"I didn't! I didn't do anything!"

Li Xin roared at the air with a hoarse voice.

"Why did you block me?! I still have a lot of prepaid credit at the resort! I have hundreds of millions in my account!"

He had just found the shortcut in the Macau casino that allowed him to directly absorb the cultivation of others and quickly become an unparalleled expert!

He had just painted a bright future of trampling over all the geniuses and marrying Wei Xiaoran!

It was so close!

If he can acquire those cultivation points today, his fate will be completely rewritten!

Do not!

You can't do this to me!

This is jealousy! This is suppression!

Unconvinced, Li Xin trembled as he reached for the storage bag at his waist and pulled out a resort-exclusive teleportation scroll.

With a "hissing" sound.

Li Xin forcefully tore open the conveyor belt.

However, the familiar spatial teleportation light that was expected did not illuminate.

The array patterns on the scroll faded to a deathly gray, devoid of any Yuan energy fluctuations. Then, the expensive parchment rapidly crumbled in his hands.

The scroll turned to dust in his hands, slipping through his fingers and being blown away by the cold wind on the rocky beach.

Li Xin stared at his empty hands, completely frozen in place.

His last hope was shattered.

"No...no!"

Li Xin knelt on the rocky beach, his hands gripping the pebbles tightly, oblivious to the blood seeping from his broken fingernails.

His eyes were bloodshot, and tears mixed with mud and blood streamed down his face.

He raised his head, like a wild dog cornered in a desperate situation, and let out a mournful howl at the gloomy sky.

"You can't do this to me!!!"

The desperate roar echoed across the desolate wilderness.

Not far away, several martial artists who happened to be passing by heard the commotion, stopped and turned to look.

They looked at the man, ragged and covered in blood, kneeling on the ground, crying and howling at the air, and shook their heads.

"Another one's gone mad. The pressure on the battlefield is something no weakling can withstand."