In a flash, the Summit of Zhengtian Kui Mountain fell deathly silent, as if even the wind had frozen in that instant.

Almost everyone stared with horror at the iron-cast arena above. Before their eyes, the body of a middle-aged man, his face a mask of intense disbelief, slowly went limp. He slumped onto the platform with a soft, dull thud, but the sound hammered against their hearts, causing their eyes to narrow and their breath to catch.

"This, this..." Bai Bin, Captain Pei, and many others stared dumbfounded at the scene, at the lifeless corpse of Duan Jingshan. They shivered uncontrollably, their eyes filled with incredulity and sheer terror.

That was Duan Jingshan! The most outstanding successor of Huadao Fort's previous generation, an expert who had reached the heights of the Innate Stage. What prestige he had held, what a lofty status! And now, he was actually killed by a single palm strike?

In that moment, nearly everyone swallowed hard. When they looked again at the back of the young man in the black shirt on the arena, their eyes were filled with intense fear and disbelief.

Just how audacious is this guy? To kill someone under these circumstances... is he really trying to turn against Huadao Fort? But that old bastard, Yuann Liegang, is still here! And he's an expert at the Early Stage Peak of the Innate Realm!

As for the Zhan Brothers, who previously had the guts to provoke Chen Fei, they now stared with vacant eyes. Even Zhan Hu, a so-called favored son of heaven, was filled with a deep, pervasive fear. His gaze toward Chen Fei was now full of intense unease and trembling.

After all, if an Innate Expert from Huadao Fort like Elder Duan Jingshan could be killed without the man even blinking, what did that make him, Zhan Hu? Nothing at all, probably!

BOOM!

Just then, a deafening roar erupted on the arena. A gnarled, withered palm shot out from above, carrying a terrifying momentum and wisps of writhing black qi. It pressed down toward Chen Fei with boundless killing intent.

Yuann Liegang's face was a mask of deep fury and utter ferocity. His voice was filled with a brutal air, and a murderous aura enveloped him as if it were tangible. He fixed his gaze on Chen Fei and roared, "You cur! How dare you touch a man of Huadao Fort? Today, I will grind you into pieces!"

His eyes were savage and bloodshot, his whole body shaking violently with anger. He truly hadn't expected Chen Fei to be so ruthless as to strike a killing blow at the first sign of disagreement, slaughtering Duan Jingshan. The loss of an Innate Early Stage expert was a massive, bone-deep injury, even for Huadao Fort!

Therefore, he had to make the other man pay with his blood. A life for a life!

"It seems you really think I, Chen Fei, am afraid of you?" Chen Fei retorted with a cold, harsh laugh, his aura flaring. "Xingyi Fist Tiger Form, Tiger Roar!"

In the next moment, it felt as if everyone's eardrums would burst. Deep within their hearts, they seemed to hear the roar of a fierce tiger, the king of beasts, echoing through a forest. Chen Fei planted his hands and feet on the ground in a roaring stance, then violently twisted his waist and threw a punch. It was like a tiger raising its paw to smash down on its prey.

A terrifyingly fierce fist energy materialized, forcefully scattering nearly half of the writhing black qi that coiled around Yuann Liegang's palm.

"WHAT!?"

Witnessing this, Yuann Liegang's cloudy eyes narrowed in shock. He hadn't expected someone of Chen Fei's age to deliver such a powerful punch. He had underestimated him. Instantly, he changed the trajectory of his palm, and it collided violently with Chen Fei's fist. A terrifying shockwave immediately spread outward.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The crowd watched in terror as the iron-cast platform, which had been crucially fortified in advance with a Formation by Patriarch Bai, began to tremble violently. It seemed unable to withstand the terrifying fluctuations, which even shook the very ground beneath their feet!

This horrifying scene left them stunned. So this is the true power of an expert at the Early Stage Peak of the Innate Realm. But that kid is holding his own without falling behind... Dammit, just how strong is he?

THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!

A series of deep, explosive sounds followed, and the crowd couldn't help but gasp. After the initial clash and retreat, Chen Fei had immediately taken the initiative to attack. His feet scraped deep marks into the ground as his fists rained down like a terrifying storm of heavy stones, causing the very air to explode.

THUMP!

Chen Fei then lashed out with a fierce kick, as heavy as a boulder, slamming into his opponent's defending arms. The impact sent out a shockwave that forced Yuann Liegang back at least seven or eight steps.

Seeing this, both the Innate Expert Ruan Qingxiu of Qingqiu and a fearsome old powerhouse like Patriarch Bai were shaken. They never expected a young man like Chen Fei to be this strong. He was even suppressing Yuann Liegang.

Back on the arena, after kicking his opponent away, Chen Fei did not pursue. He simply stared intently at Yuann Liegang with a cold, expressionless face. Since they had already torn away the facade of civility, there was no need for him to pretend. They were the ones who had shamelessly thrown away the respect he had offered.

"Heh, very good, very good!" On the other side of the arena, Yuann Liegang straightened his hunched body and brushed some dirt from his sleeves, his tone rising. He lifted his head, and his murky, sinister eyes, now fixed on Chen Fei, finally showed a hint of solemnity.

"No wonder you've been fearless from the start. It turns out you truly possess such strength."

His tone was strange, tinged with a hint of awe. Before this, he truly had never imagined Chen Fei could be so powerful. After all, an Innate Early Stage expert in their mid-twenties was scary enough, but one at the Early Stage Peak of the Innate Realm… the very thought was enough to make one's scalp tingle. If he had a choice, he would never have offended such a monstrous young man.

But now, the feud was set in stone.

CRACK! CRACK!

At this thought, his face twisted. With a flick of his hand, the Fierce Blade Black Spring, which had been lying quietly beside Duan Jingshan's corpse, flew into his grasp.

The moment the Fierce Blade was in his palm, his entire aura changed. It became icy, oppressive, and carried the suffocating edge of a Fierce Weapon's baleful qi, making one feel an urge to clutch their own throat. The aura that erupted was far more terrifying than when it had been in Duan Jingshan's hands. Faint cracking sounds came from the edge of the arena; the Formation was starting to break.

"Damn it!"

Seeing this, even Patriarch Bai's expression changed slightly. His hoarse voice echoed across the summit, "All those below Half-Step Innate, leave immediately! Otherwise, you will face the consequences!" Clearly, with the Fierce Blade Black Spring in hand, old Yuann Liegang's strength had surged so dramatically that even Patriarch Bai had to take him seriously.

"What?! What's happening?!"

The crowd was stunned into silence, unable to believe such a terrifying thing was actually happening. The scene was so shocking that even Patriarch Bai of the Bai Family wore a grave expression. One could only imagine how serious the situation had become. Many of the smarter onlookers began to retreat in a panic, knowing Patriarch Bai had no reason to lie to them. Anyone below Half-Step Innate who stubbornly stayed would only have themselves to blame.

But even as this terrifying, heart-stopping scene unfolded, with Patriarch Bai himself stoically walking to the edge of the arena to reinforce the Formation, Chen Fei simply stared indifferently at the furiously surging old figure, a cold smile playing on his lips.

"Are you done showing off? If you are, shall we continue? Sorry, but I don't really feel like wasting any more time with you," he said coolly, a flicker of flame appearing on his wrist.

"Heh."

Amidst the churning, terrifying black qi, Yuann Liegang's icy eyes stared at Chen Fei as a hoarse chuckle escaped his lips. He tilted his head up, and a mocking sneer slowly spread across his wrinkled, bark-like face. "Kid, I admit you're a monster," he said arrogantly. "But you never should have let me pick up this Fierce Blade."

His fingers slowly caressed the hilt of the Fierce Blade Black Spring as if it were a beloved toy. The faint patterns on the blade seemed to possess a strange energy that made his blood race, causing his old face to turn savage and red.

"Do you know? When I wield this blade, my combat power will at least double! At that level, killing you would be as easy as flipping my hand," he laughed wildly.

HISS!

The few people who hadn't evacuated yet couldn't help but recoil in horror, their scalps tingling. Combat power doubling? What did that even mean? For someone like Yuann Liegang, that would make him comparable to a Mid Innate Ancient Martial Artist, wouldn't it?

A Mid Innate Ancient Martial Artist! Across the entire Lingnan Mountains, or even the whole Martial Forest, how many of those existed?

"Is that so?"

Chen Fei, however, seemed to have not heard him. Instead, a stirring light flickered in his pitch-black, gem-like eyes. He curled his lips into a smile, looked up at his opponent, and said coldly, "If you really have what it takes, why don't you try?"

"You little bastard! As you wish!"

Hearing Chen Fei's mocking words and tone, Yuann Liegang's old face turned ashen, his expression instantly becoming dark to the extreme. Rage ignited in his chest, and an astonishingly dense, baleful aura exploded from his trembling body, surging in waves.

"Today, I will dismember you into ten thousand pieces!" he roared, shooting forward like a streak of black light.

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