Who was Luo Qinghai? He was one of the top-ranking young elites from the Celestial Group, one of the Four Departments of Capital City. Not to mention he had just broken through to become an Innate Mid-Stage Expert of Ancient Martial Arts, equivalent to SS-Level. The implications of that were immense.

From now on, it meant that even young elites of the Celestial Group who had once kept pace with him, like Sui Mingqi and Zhou Xuan, would be forced into his shadow. His dominance and influence were unshakable, unless it was the monster Yan Zhen who had just returned from that place.

But now? Such a formidable Celestial Group elite had just appeared, only to be berated by a nameless, twenty-something upstart who was even pointing a finger in his face. The boy had even brazenly claimed he would knock Luo Qinghai down from his current Cultivation Level, and he'd even given a warning beforehand.

Suddenly, a cold sweat broke out on everyone's foreheads. In the next moment, many of them cast hesitant and strange looks toward Chen Fei. Does this kid really have that kind of ability and confidence? Or is he all bark and no bite, with nothing but empty words?

After all, this was a dignified Mid Innate Ancient Martial Artist, an SS-Level existence! For such an incredibly powerful individual to be so utterly disregarded by a man in his twenties was a shock. It was impossible for them not to feel their minds reeling with doubt.

Consequently, the area turned eerily silent. Many eyes instinctively fixed on the young man standing coldly before the tall and burly Luo Qinghai, their gazes filled with profound meaning.

However, Chen Fei paid them no mind. His cold, icy gaze was calmly fixed on his towering opponent, a faint flame-like light flickering between his fingers.

A faint smile touched the corners of his mouth, a clear sign that his previous statement was no joke. If the man standing before him was truly that clueless and intended to keep throwing his weight around, Chen Fei wouldn't mind teaching him that there was always a higher mountain to climb.

After all, he, Young Master Chen, had come here today with the intent to cause trouble and crash the party! If he wasn't more audacious and arrogant than an opponent of this caliber, how could he possibly succeed? Wouldn't that defeat his entire purpose?

"You…"

At that moment, the Celestial Group elite who had just made such a soul-stirring entrance—Luo Qinghai—finally responded to the wild claims he had heard from the mouth of the twenty-something upstart.

"You… good! Very good!" The next instant, his gaze shifted from Cao Qiguo. His blood-red, frenzied eyes, as large as copper bells and as fierce as a raging bull's, fixed on Chen Fei's face like piercing needles. His mouth twisted into a sinister sneer filled with a killing intent that sent chills down one's spine.

Evidently, Luo Qinghai could never have imagined it. Given his status, his position as an elite of the Celestial Group's younger generation, now an Innate Mid-Stage Expert of Ancient Martial Arts with a power rating of SS-Level! What authority did he command? What a respected position he held! And yet this is how he's treated? This is someone looking down on me?!

Once such a negative, self-hypnotizing thought took root in his mind, Luo Qinghai's aura instantly grew much sharper. He was like a wild, irrational bull, ready to gore Chen Fei with its terrible horns.

"Luo Qinghai, what do you think you're doing?" Cao Qiguo spoke out before Chen Fei could. His muscles were suddenly tense and his eyes extremely vigilant as he stared down the man before him and shouted. He didn't want a conflict right now.

"Hmph!"

Faced with Cao Qiguo's rebuke, Luo Qinghai's expression remained unchanged. His irrational, blood-red eyes remained fixed on Chen Fei as he said in a flat, steady voice, "Boy, right now, I really want to butcher you!"

"Hm?"

Hearing this, Chen Fei showed no reaction, but Liu Chudong, who was standing beside him, showed a flicker of light in his eyes as his mouth curled into a smirk. He shot a playful look at Luo Qinghai, then glanced at Chen Fei, a faint expression of someone enjoying the show appearing on his face.

As for our Young Master Chen, he didn't even deign to let his emotions show. He merely narrowed his eyes slightly, a hint of chill touching the corners of his mouth. Butcher me? What bold words. But was a mere Innate Mid-Stage practitioner even qualified to say such a thing?

"It seems you're the type who refuses to give up until you're faced with a dead end."

Chen Fei slowly raised his head, his unnerving eyes sweeping over Luo Qinghai's face, which had already turned as cold as ice and was filled with a murderous intent like frost. In that instant, his gaze turned sharp and piercing, his voice as cutting as a knife's edge. "If you want to die, just say the word. I'll grant your wish."

"WHOA!"

A wave of exclamations rose from the area, quickly spreading outward. Many people stared at Chen Fei with incredulous expressions, clearly shocked that he dared to use such a tone with Luo Qinghai after his breakthrough. Remember, that was a Mid Innate Ancient Martial Artist! A genuine SS-Level powerhouse!

Even the top elites from the Four Departments of Capital City, who were watching from other directions, were shaken by Chen Fei's audacious attitude. It was simply too brazen, too arrogant!

"You… you're seeking death…" Luo Qinghai burst into a rage, his facial muscles twisting into a terrifying snarl. His copper-bell eyes, blood-red and frenzied, swirled with an astonishing frost as they remained fixed on Chen Fei, surging with raw killing intent. His eyes flickered violently with a cold light as if calculating the odds of killing the arrogant, wet-behind-the-ears brat on the spot. But as his temper flared, he couldn't be bothered to think any longer. At that moment, all he wanted was to strike first and ask questions later!

"ROAR!"

In the next second, with no overly flamboyant movements, a terrifying roar from Luo Qinghai echoed in everyone's ears. His cold visage twisted into a fierce grin as he thrust out his rough right hand and clenched it into a fist.

BANG!

As his hand closed, everyone felt as if their own hearts had been inexplicably squeezed. The very air around them grew oppressively heavy as streams of Innate True Qi and strands of grey-black energy enveloped Chen Fei's body like a fishing net. Anyone in the path of the True Qi was sent flying, leaving a scene of utter chaos.

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!

The sound of the floor splintering under their feet was as hair-raising as the earth splitting open. Cracks of various lengths and widths spiderwebbed across the ground. The longest and widest among them looked large enough to swallow several grown men. It was clear the floor couldn't withstand the terrifying pressure of the True Qi, a fact that made everyone's face pale.

"This… is somewhat interesting."

Seeing this, even someone like Liu Chudong, who had returned from that place, couldn't help but narrow his eyes. His gaze took on a solemn hue. Although his cultivation was on a higher level than Ancient Martial Arts, all paths ultimately led to the same destination. A Mid Innate Ancient Martial Artist was comparable to the fifth layer of Qi Refining, which was stronger than his own current peak of the Qi Refining Fourth Layer! How could he not take this seriously?

WHOOSH!

But just then, in the next instant, a sound of something piercing the air came from the spot where Chen Fei should have been standing.

Chen Fei's figure flashed, his body turning ethereal for a moment as he dodged Luo Qinghai's True Qi attack and instantly moved several meters away. The eyes of every person present, including Liu Chudong and even Luo Qinghai himself, narrowed in shock.

"HISS!"

"Did you see that? How did he… how did he do that?"

"He dodged such a terrifying True Qi attack in an instant and leaped at least three or four meters away. That's just…"

"No wonder that kid was talking so big. He actually has some real skill. Such incredible speed."

Suddenly, the crowd erupted into a buzz of discussion, with some even gasping in astonishment. It was understandable, because the move Chen Fei had just displayed was simply too stunning and unexpected. Dodging a strike from a Mid Innate Ancient Martial Artist like Luo Qinghai and covering such a distance all in a split second—it was impossible not to be shocked.

Perhaps not even the Elders from their Four Departments of Capital City could accomplish such a feat. Now, as everyone looked at Chen Fei again, their expressions involuntarily became strange, even reverent.

Indeed, for special individuals like them who possessed extraordinary power, strength was the ultimate measure of worth and status. The current situation was a perfect example.

"You… Hmph!" Seeing his attack fail, and in such a bizarre fashion, Luo Qinghai snorted coldly. His brow furrowed, and the chill in his eyes grew even more intimidating. He clenched his fists again and stomped his foot down hard. A dense series of crackling sounds followed as the floor beneath him fractured even more severely than before.

"Let's see you handle this!" As everyone watched in terror, Luo Qinghai charged toward Chen Fei with a savage expression. His voice was bone-chilling, filled with a frost that seemed to lower the temperature to freezing as he threw a vicious punch straight at Chen Fei's head!

This was a punch with no restraint, intended to kill.

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