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

The first round of elimination matches continues.

In the next match, Qinglan Wuda won as expected.

The twelve-year-old genius Chen Tiantian didn't even draw his weapon. He simply released his immense Yuan power, which sent the top five members of the opposing team flying off the stage, forcing them to forfeit.

And Nanjiang Wuda.

Although their overall strength was not strong, they were able to overcome the backstabbing and the half-price supply of high-level pills, essence blood, and other resources provided by Zhou Bin.

The overall strength of the students from Nanjiang Wuda University has also improved significantly, and they even won a game.

This is the end.

The first round of the tournament has ended.

The top six have been determined.

On the holographic screen, the names of the six universities were highlighted.

Martial Arts University of Beijing, Martial Arts University of Wuyue, Martial Arts University of Qinglan, Martial Arts University of Nanjiang, Martial Arts University of Cangyun, Martial Arts University of Yangguan.

Just as the second round of the Human Youth Competition was about to begin, the Myriad Races Resort...

On the large solid wood table at the front desk in the lobby, the blood elf princess Candice was lying on it.

She rested her chubby chin on her hands, her two pairs of exquisite elven wings drooping limply behind her, and even the otherworldly berries she usually loved to eat were pushed aside.

"Shop owner brother."

Candice raised her small face and looked pitifully at Xu Tianlin, who was slumped in the boss's chair, her dark red eyes misty with tears.

"Candice looks like she's going bankrupt."

Xu Tianlin put down the enamel mug in his hand, scratched his cheek, and his expression was somewhat helpless.

You really can't blame anyone else for this.

During those three months, the fifty students of Cangyun Martial Arts University swarmed around like locusts that hadn't eaten for a year.

During the day, they worked hard outside, and at night, they would practice like crazy in the simulator when they returned to the resort, figuring out the weaknesses and habits of those alien races outside the area better than the alien races themselves.

Especially the last two months.

After Liu Bo, Rong Jing, and their group broke through to the Thousand Jun Realm one after another, they teleported together to the outer area of ​​the Battlefield of All Heavens and started a brutal sweep.

Among those most severely affected were the Thornfeather Clan, whose names were on Candice's bounty list.

Any lone or small patrolling groups of Thornfeather Clan members were almost completely wiped out.

In the final days, the Thorn Feather Clan in the outer areas were forced to retreat completely and refused to show their faces again.

This led to a very direct consequence.

Candice's enormous pre-deposit of 36 million in the Bank of All Races was dwindling rapidly, like water flowing from a dam that had been opened.

"Based on the current balance in your account, you should be able to stay here comfortably for a few years without any major problems."

Xu Tianlin sighed.

He lowered his gaze slightly, his eyes landing on the semi-transparent system panel that only he could see.

At the very top of the panel, a line of extremely glaring blood-red numbers was ticking away second by second.

[System self-destruct countdown: 6 days, 11 hours, and 24 minutes.]

"On the contrary, I might have to close down this resort soon."

Xu Tianlin pursed his lips.

Judging by the dates, the grand competition for young martial artists in the twelve prefectures of the human race should have already begun.

Hopefully, Liu Bo, Luo Yurou, and their ilk will put on a good show in the ring.

Whether their resort can truly establish its reputation among the twelve human prefectures, and whether they can earn enough construction points for upgrades before the system self-destructs, all depends on their upcoming demise.

"Huh?"

Candice suddenly sat up straight.

She tilted her head adorably, her big eyes full of questions, and her wings fluttered twice.

"Is the shop owner not planning to keep the shop open?"

Why?

Candice stretched out two delicate white fingers and made a large circle in the air.

"Candice sees that the shop owner has made a lot of money lately!"

"Well..."

Xu Tianlin coughed twice, just as he was racking his brains to find an excuse to get through this.

The resort's glass doors were forcefully pushed open from the outside.

Accompanied by crisp footsteps, a gust of wind carrying a mixture of dirt and a faint smell of blood blew into the hall.

Candice instinctively turned her head away.

The moment she saw who it was, her dark red pupils widened suddenly, and the gloom on her small face vanished, replaced by an extremely dazzling ecstasy.

"Uncle Elvis!!!"

Candice's wings suddenly flapped.

She was like a cannonball, launched directly from the solid wood counter, leaving a red afterimage in mid-air, and crashing into the arms of the person who came in.

Standing at the door was Elvis, a Blood Elf royal guard who had been away for three months.

His blood-stained clothes were even more tattered than when he left, with hard, dark blood clots even forming at the edges.

He opened his arms and caught Candice as she crashed into him, holding her tightly in his embrace.

"Your Highness!"

Elvis's weathered and weary face finally broke into the most genuine smile he had shown in the past three months.

Seeing that Candice was not only unharmed, but even more composed and steady than before, his heart, which had been hanging in his throat, finally settled back into his stomach.

But soon, his smile froze.

Elvis's gaze was fixed on the center of the courtyard.

There, a tall tree, several meters high and with lush foliage, stands quietly.

The fiery red leaves swayed gently in the breeze, exuding a gentle yet inexhaustible vitality.

"The mother tree?!"

Elvis gasped in shock, his entire body stiffening like iron.

His breathing became extremely heavy, and his eyes instantly became bloodshot.

The Thornfeather Clan rebelled, and the Blood Elf Royal Court was engulfed in flames.

The only burning tree in the entire tribe had long been completely destroyed by the fire.

What he held in his hand was the last seed that his entire clan had fought so hard to obtain, sacrificing countless lives.

Three months ago, he personally handed that seed to this shop owner, Mr. Xu, to offset the cost in order to save the little princess's life!

How could there be a living mother tree here?!

And its growth is so amazing, it's as if it has been rooted here for hundreds of years!

Is it...

"It was the shop owner who planted the mother tree!"

Candice peeked her little head out from Elvis's arms and answered his question in a sweet, childlike voice.

Elvis's Adam's apple bobbed violently.

He turned his head sharply, his gaze fixed on the young man behind the counter who was drinking water from a teacup.

That gaze was filled with intense awe and gratitude that words could not express.

Elvis took a deep breath, suddenly released his grip on Candice, and took a big step back.

"Thank you, Shop Owner Xu!"

Elvis's right knee slammed heavily onto the polished tiles.

Immediately afterwards, a series of hurried footsteps sounded outside the gate.

More than a hundred blood elves, covered in wounds, poured into the hall.

The moment they saw the burning tree in the courtyard, many of them burst into tears.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

More than a hundred blood elves followed Elvis, kneeling on one knee. Their right fists were clenched and pressed firmly against their left chests, near their hearts.

"Thank you, Shop Owner Xu!"

The shouts of more than a hundred people in unison made the chandeliers in the hall sway.

"Oh, no need for that, no need for that."

Xu Tianlin quickly put down his teacup and came out from behind the counter.

He waved his hand somewhat embarrassedly.

This whole spectacle makes him seem like some kind of savior.

"What are you doing here?"

Xu Tianlin pointed to the group of blood elves behind Elvis, their eyes filled with tears, and asked.

Elvis stood up, his tone extremely respectful.

"Shopkeeper Xu, these are all the old blood elf troops I risked my life to gather back from all over the battlefields of the heavens."

Elvis's original plan was to take Candice away and lead the remaining members of his clan to a remote corner in the desolate area at the edge of the battlefield of the heavens, where they could eke out a living and recuperate.

But just now, when he saw the burning tree in the courtyard...

He changed his mind.