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

The scene returns to the devastated land of the battlefield of the heavens.

A fierce wind howled, carrying a heavy stench of blood as it ravaged the wilderness.

In mid-air, Li Junshan's body, devoid of life, plummeted straight down.

"Bang!"

A dull, loud bang.

The body crashed onto the hard, cracked ground, instantly kicking up a cloud of choking gray dust.

Dust swirled and danced in the malevolent aura, gradually covering his lifeless face.

Almost at the same time, in the sky.

Xiao Qiong hovered in the void, and the violently surging aura of the Dao Integration Realm around her finally stabilized completely at this moment.

The countless illusory images of laws transformed into starlight, flowing back into his body like rivers flowing into the sea.

With the successful attainment of Dao, Xiao Qiong's body also looked decades younger.

Its brilliance is understated, its glamour washed away.

However, Xiao Qiong's face showed not a trace of the ecstasy and excitement of breaking through to the Dao Integration Realm.

He lowered his head, his deep eyes quietly gazing at Li Junshan below.

The wind on the battlefield grew stronger, causing Xiao Qiong's robes to flutter loudly.

He didn't speak, but stood there silently, two lines of clear tears sliding down his face, which had just regained its youth, and dripping into the void beneath his feet.

Countless memories of the past flashed through my mind like a revolving lantern.

Friends who grew up together fell one after another during the long years and the brutal war.

Now, the number of old friends still alive in this world can be counted on one hand.

Of those, only Li Junshan was still able to say a few words.

But now, this last old friend, this brother who once entrusted his life to him, has died by his own hand because he went down the wrong path.

"Why are you doing this!"

"Ugh!"

Xiao Qiong slowly raised her head, looked at the gray sky, and let out a long sigh filled with endless vicissitudes and desolation.

With that long sigh, the last wisp of the Dao Integration illusory image behind Xiao Qiong completely dissipated.

He ignored the awe-inspiring gazes on the battlefield, slowly turned around, and strode away into the distance.

His back looked somewhat hunched, and his steps were slow, completely lacking the domineering aura he had displayed when he had just killed Li Junshan with a single blow.

Lonely and desolate.

On the battlefield, no one dared to speak, and no one stepped forward to stop him.

Everyone watched silently as this newly promoted Dao Integration Realm expert gradually disappeared into the end of the wilderness.

……

After Xiao Qiong left, the heavy atmosphere lingered on the battlefield for a moment.

Subsequently, Wei Peng, Shen Yue, and several other top human experts slowly withdrew their complex gazes.

The traitor Li Junshan has been executed, but the current crisis has not been completely resolved.

The several manor lords turned their heads in unison, all casting their gazes toward the distance not far away.

There stood Aro, one of the seventy-two demon kings of the abyss.

At this moment, the Demon King Aro was standing obediently in front of Xu Tianlin.

They were like standard-bearers about to raise the flag in the square.

They were so disciplined that they didn't even dare to breathe too loudly.

Wei Peng's eyes twitched slightly as he looked at A Luo's strange appearance. He turned to look at Xu Tianlin.

"Manager Xu, what should we do with this devil?"

Wei Peng stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting, and spoke with utmost politeness.

Xu Tianlin was sitting with his legs crossed, happily cracking sunflower seeds in his hand.

Upon hearing Wei Peng's question, he popped the last sunflower seed into his mouth and then casually patted the shells off his hands.

He slowly stood up, stretched, and let out a comfortable groan.

Then, Xu Tianlin turned his gaze back to A Luo, who was standing ramrod straight to the side.

"Now that the show's over, it's time to deal with your business."

Xu Tianlin's lips curled into a half-smile as he spoke calmly.

Upon hearing this, Aro, who was already as tense as a wooden statue, suddenly had his muscles spasm uncontrollably, and a fine layer of cold sweat seeped from his forehead.

tension!

An unprecedented level of tension!

As for A Luo, he didn't really care much about Wei Peng and Shen Yue, the two human clan lords at the Dao Integration Realm beside him.

Since everyone is at the Dao Integration Realm, he might not have an advantage in a two-on-one fight, but as long as he's determined to run, there's always a chance.

If you can't beat them, just run away.

The demon race has never valued any chivalrous spirit of fighting to the death.

However, facing the seemingly harmless young shop owner, whose body showed no signs of energy fluctuations, was quite a challenge.

He really had no temper, and there was nothing he could do.

Those scenes are still vivid in my mind.

This man can effortlessly manipulate the laws of space, and can deflect devastating attacks with a mere wave of his hand.

That unfathomable power, that oppressive feeling that completely surpassed the Dao Integration Realm, filled Aro with a deep sense of despair.

He hadn't felt this sense of powerlessness, this feeling of having his life and death completely in the hands of others, for a very long time.

The last time I felt this way was when I was facing that high and mighty, arrogant Abyss Demon Emperor!

Aro's scarlet eyes darted around cautiously, his peripheral vision fixed on Xu Tianlin's lips.

My heart was pounding in my chest like a drum.

They were terrified that this incredibly powerful human shopkeeper might casually utter the word "kill" at any moment.

"Please, shopkeeper, consider the needs of humanity and do not give this demon another chance to wreak havoc on the world."

Wei Peng spoke again, causing A Luo's eyebrows to twitch.

You talk too much!

"rest assured."

"I've come up with a good idea."

"Hehehe..."

The "hehehe" laughter, when it reached Aro's ears, instantly made the hairs on his entire body stand on end, sending chills down his spine!

It's over, it's over, it's over!

That smile is so evil, so twisted!

Aro roared madly in his heart.

How will this terrifying human shopkeeper treat me?

Could it be the legendary muscle-pulling and skin-peeling?

Or should we break his demon king bones inch by inch and boil them into a highly nourishing soup?

Or perhaps they could use some kind of eerie flame that can burn the soul to extract it, place it in a broken lamp and keep it burning for a thousand or ten thousand years, so that he would suffer the torment of being unable to live or die day and night.

In an instant, Aro's mind conjured up hundreds and thousands of inhuman tortures.

The more he thought about it, the more terrified he became, and his two thick thighs began to tremble slightly uncontrollably.

No!

I, Aro, am one of the seventy-two demon kings of the abyss!

How could I possibly endure such inhuman humiliation?

A scholar can be killed but not humiliated!

I would rather die than compromise the last dignity of the Abyss Demons!

At worst, I'll just self-destruct my soul and take everything within a hundred miles with me!

Aro let out a tragic roar in his heart, and the magic power deep within his soul began to stir.

but……

Wouldn't it be better if we could stay alive?

It's so good to be alive!

I haven't even had breakfast yet! If I die, I won't even get a decent meal. What a waste!

What is dignity?

Can dignity put food on the table?

As long as I can survive, what's a little hardship!

Upon realizing this, Aro's original intention to self-destruct vanished without a trace, and those tragic thoughts in his mind were kicked to the ends of the earth.

However, even though he had already decided to back down and save his life, Aro was, after all, a demon king, and in front of so many powerful humans, he still had to put on a good show.

So he forcibly suppressed the real thought in his heart that he would do anything as long as he wasn't killed.

His face immediately adopted a fierce expression of integrity, unyielding spirit, and a willingness to die rather than surrender.

He raised his head high, staring intently at Xu Tianlin with his bloodshot eyes that seemed ready to die.

Xu Tianlin couldn't help but chuckle as he watched A Luo act like a complete drama queen.

He walked slowly and leisurely to Aro, his hands behind his back.

He reached out and gently patted Aronna's broad, thick shoulders twice.

Although the two blows did not use any force, they frightened Aro so much that he almost fell to the ground.

Xu Tianlin looked at him and said with a grin:

"Alright, alright, don't be so tense, relax."

"I'm not some man-eating monster."

Xu Tianlin raised an eyebrow, a sly glint in his eyes.

"I won't kill you, nor will I torture you."

"I'll bet you!"