Outside the Tian Kui Pavilion, in the Green-brick Plaza Trading Area, a series of vigorous and powerful footsteps echoed. They accompanied a squad of soldiers clad in armor, and a faint murderous aura spread out from them. Everyone present instantly fell silent, as if shrouded by an intangible, oppressive force.

Almost everyone's gaze drifted dazedly toward the squad of elite soldiers, a sense of awe blossoming unconsciously within their hearts. They were looking at… the White Dragon Guard!

A signature force of the Bai Family of Tian Kui Market, the elite White Dragon Guard were infamous throughout the Lingnan Mountains. The weakest member in their ranks was a First-Class Ancient Warrior, and the strongest could even reach the Half-Step Innate level, absolutely qualifying them as the core elite power of the Bai Family. And one must not forget the specialty of the Bai Family of Tian Kui Market: Mystic Sect Formation.

It was said that the White Dragon Guard of the Bai Family of Tian Kui Market consisted of two teams, one overt and one covert, both skilled in an extremely powerful Mystic Sect Formation capable of overwhelming even a Half-Step Innate Powerhouse.

Therefore, the mere sight of their arrival caused the expressions of the horse-faced, wide-footed man, Qiy Guangming, and his companions to change. Even the Half-Step Innate Elder's expression turned slightly somber. He raised a hand in greeting to the leader of the group and said politely, "Captain Bai Yuan."

"Elder Qiy Tong. What… is going on here?" asked a blond man who was clearly the leader of the White Dragon Guard. He frowned, nodded slightly at the address, and then swept his gaze across the scene.

His figure was imposing, tall and sturdy. His short, yellow hair, streaked with a bit of white, fluttered in the wind, suggesting he was in his forties or fifties. He emanated the oppressive and heavy aura of the Half-Step Innate level, inspiring a measure of awe.

It's well-known that the White Dragon Guard doesn't have just one leader, but three! All of them possess the strength of a Half-step Innate Ancient Martial Artist. And this is just the team that operates in the open… As expected of one of the Four Great Hidden Sects! Perhaps only they could boast such a daunting foundation.

"Finally, someone shows up who knows how to manage things?"

Who would have thought that even with such a major figure on the scene—Bai Yuan, one of the three great leaders of the Bai Family's White Dragon Guards—Chen Fei's tone would remain utterly disrespectful. He said coldly, "There's an idiot here who tried to strong-arm me, demanding three hundred million for a piece of nearly broken Ran Yunmu wood. You're Captain Bai Yuan, right? I'd like to know how you plan to handle this."

"This kid…"

At Chen Fei's words, everyone present—from Qiy Guangming's group to the martial artists watching from a distance—froze, somewhat stunned. No one expected Chen Fei would dare to speak to Bai Yuan with such a tone. After all, he was one of the three great leaders of the Bai Family's White Dragon Guard, a Half-Step Innate Powerhouse!

Seeing their reactions, Chen Fei merely gave a slight, cold smile and remained silent. In truth, it wasn't that he was deliberately looking for trouble today. Rather, it was that Captain Bai Yuan didn't seem to regard him with any importance at all. Chen Fei had sensed their arrival long before, yet they had dawdled until the last possible moment to appear. What did that imply? Wasn't it a clear attempt to embarrass him?

"Captain Bai, it seems this young man… harbors some hostility toward you, no?" Elder Qiy Tong, the Half-Step Innate Elder of the Qiy Family, suddenly smirked and spoke with a meaningful, cold laugh, clearly intending to sow discord.

Hearing this, and with Chen Fei's disrespectful tone still ringing in his ears, Captain Bai Yuan's face darkened slightly. Still, he maintained a placid expression and said flatly, "Perhaps it's a misunderstanding. Since you have all come to our Bai Family's Tian Kui Market, you are our guests. So, how about we let this matter go? Give me some face."

"Captain Bai Yuan."

Hearing this, Elder Qiy Tong of the Qiy Family was clearly taken aback. A chill filled his turbid, aged eyes. He glanced at Chen Fei and said dismissively, "Young man, consider yourself lucky." Since Bai Yuan himself had spoken, they had to give him face, even with the Qiy Family behind them. At least for their duration in Tian Kui Market, they could not touch Chen Fei.

However, once we leave Tian Kui Market, there will be no need for such considerations. When that time comes… heh heh… A cold glint flashed in his eyes.

"Let's go." With that thought, he turned and walked away.

"Kid, don't think this is over. You'd better hope you can hide in this Tian Kui Market for the rest of your life. Otherwise… heh." The horse-faced, wide-footed man, Qiy Guangming, also prepared to leave. However, as he passed by Chen Fei, he paused, baring his teeth in a sinister threat.

The unbridled tone, the arrogant posture of someone who thought he was in control of the situation, and the harsh threat he left behind, followed by a wild laugh as if he'd already won—it all made the expressions of the onlookers turn strange. It also caused a cold, sharp arc to form on Chen Fei's lips.

Then, a voice that seemed cold enough to freeze bone echoed in everyone's ears. "By the way, did I say you could leave?"

At these words, everyone's eyes instinctively narrowed.

Him… that kid… what does he mean?

"Hmph."

The Half-Step Innate Powerhouse of the Qiy Family, Elder Qiy Tong, and the horse-faced Qiy Guangming both stopped in their tracks. A cold, disdainful snort rang out like a thunderclap.

"Young man, what else do you have to say?" Elder Qiy Tong turned slowly, his gaze indifferent as he stared at Chen Fei.

Instantly, the crowd felt a terrifying pressure descend upon them, emanating from a Half-step Innate Ancient Martial Artist.

But while Chen Fei remained silent, Captain Pei, standing behind him, suddenly widened his eyes and yelled, "Captain Chen, watch out!"

In the next moment, a flash of cold light appeared. An old man from the Qiy Family, a Strongest Peak of First-Class Ancient Warrior, had launched a sudden attack on Chen Fei.

"You overestimate yourself! Given an inch, you take a mile!" the old man sneered, a powerful fluctuation erupting from his body. He shot forward like a rainbow, his face contorted viciously as he brought his palm down. His hand was shrouded in a putrid, dark-green aura, striking mercilessly and with lethal intent toward Chen Fei's head.

"Protector Ming, kill him!" Seeing this, the horse-faced man's expression first lit up with glee, then turned sinister as he roared at Chen Fei. Chen Fei's previous words had caused him to lose face completely. The chance to kill him and vent his anger couldn't be better.

Witnessing the scene, the White Dragon Guard's Captain Bai Yuan hesitated for a moment before ultimately turning a blind eye to the old man's killing blow, pretending he hadn't reacted in time.

However, in the very next instant, his pupils constricted and his expression changed violently.

BOOM!

The elder from the Qiy Family, a Strongest Peak of First-Class Ancient Warrior, moved with incredible speed, reaching Chen Fei in just a few seconds. However, just as his face twisted into a cold sneer and his palm was about to crash down on Chen Fei's skull, a young hand appeared out of thin air and casually clamped down on his wrist, stopping it completely.

His seemingly unstoppable attack was utterly neutralized.

"How can this be—" The old warrior's expression finally froze, and a look of sheer horror washed over his aged face.

Before his shock could fully register, he heard a soft, cold snort. Chen Fei moved slightly, his expression like ice, and landed a clean, sharp punch that smashed into the elder's chest with devastating force.

PFFT!

A spray of blood erupted from the elder's mouth. His chest caved in, and before the horrified eyes of the crowd, the life force of the Strongest Peak of First-Class Ancient Warrior gradually, then completely, dissipated.

THUD!

The old man's body collapsed several meters away, never to rise again.

"Overestimating myself? Yes, you really were overestimating your own strength. Hmph!" Chen Fei glanced coolly at the body before turning away, as if he had just dealt with a trivial matter.

But what he considered a trivial matter sent a massive shockwave through the entire trading area. Countless pupils contracted and faces turned pale with disbelief. A wave of shocked gasps rippled through the crowd.

The elder from the Qiy Family was, after all, a legitimate Strongest Peak of First-Class Ancient Warrior. He held considerable prestige in the Lingnan Mountains and even throughout the Martial Forest. Yet now, he had been killed by Chen Fei in a single blow. Although the elder's carelessness might have been a factor, the scene was still far too astonishing.

This…

It wasn't just the onlookers. Even Qiy Tong, the Half-Step Innate Powerhouse from the Qiy Family, and Bai Yuan, one of the three great leaders of the Tian Kui Market's White Dragon Guard, couldn't help but look bewildered. Their eyes wavered as they stared at Chen Fei, their gazes now filled with utter disbelief and gravity.

"You're actually… a Half-Step Innate?" Captain Bai Yuan swallowed hard, his expression extremely solemn as he looked at Chen Fei.

With his strength and keen eye, he could 'clearly discern' it. The power Chen Fei had just displayed had absolutely reached the Innate Level of an Ancient Martial Artist.

HISS!

The crowd erupted into an uproar.

What? He's really a Half-Step Innate?

Before, they had only been speculating. But now, with a true Half-Step Innate Powerhouse like Bai Yuan personally confirming it, the truth was undeniable.

Who on earth is this kid? He looks so young, twenty-seven or twenty-eight at most, yet he's already reached the Half-Step Innate level? This is fantastical! Could he be another one of those unparalleled prodigies?

Amidst the countless stunned gazes in the trading area, Chen Fei simply shot a glance at Captain Bai Yuan, a cold, mocking smile on his face. "That's right, Half-Step Innate. Are you disappointed, Captain Bai?"

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