Chapter 65: Fists That Shake the Mountains and Rivers!

Everyone’s expression changed instantly.

The Tiger-Subduing General was a member of the Qi family, yet he had died at the hands of Duan Lingxiao.

And now, Duan Lingxiao was actually dismissing the Tiger-Subduing General as a mere nobody?

"You're courting death!"

"Second Master Qi, this boy must not be left alive! Please, Second Master Qi, take action and kill him!" said Li Zhonglei, the head of the Li family, in a deep voice.

"That's right! The Tiger-Subduing General was an outstanding officer of the Jiangnan Military Region, yet he has been humiliated like this by this little punk. It is unforgivable!"

Zhao Xin, the head of the Zhao family, chimed in at the same time.

Because both of them were standing very close to Second Master Qi while remaining at a safe distance from Duan Lingxiao, they felt quite secure.

Consequently, their words were exceptionally uninhibited.

They frantically showered Second Master Qi with flattery while launching wild and reckless taunts at Duan Lingxiao.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, Duan Lingxiao made his move once more.

His speed was so astonishingly fast that everyone failed to even react in time.

Even Second Master Qi was caught off guard for a split second.

By then, Duan Lingxiao had already reached out with both hands, clamping one hand onto the head of Zhao Xin and the other onto the head of Li Zhonglei.

"Splat!"

"Splat!"

It was as effortless as picking tomatoes.

With a quick twist of his wrists, Duan Lingxiao forcefully wrung both men's heads around several times.

Bang!

Their lifeless bodies collapsed to the ground.

Blood spilled out, staining the red carpet on the stage.

"Relying on others to act fierce, yet still daring to bark—you deserve to die!"

Duan Lingxiao's voice was utterly indifferent.

The surrounding area plunged into a dead silence!

No one had anticipated that Duan Lingxiao's methods would be so ruthlessly decisive.

Scarcely a few minutes after showing his face, he had already eliminated the heads of three major families: Liu Yuelong, Li Zhonglei, and Zhao Xin.

The most crucial part was that he had done all this right in front of Second Master Qi!

Wasn't this sheer madness?

Everyone drew in a sharp breath.

All of them found the scene utterly unbelievable.

"Just as the rumors say, you are arrogant, overbearing, and supremely conceited!"

Dangerous flickers of light danced in Second Master Qi's eyes.

The steel balls in his grip were crushed until they emitted a grinding, creaking sound.

Clearly, Duan Lingxiao's actions had provoked his intense displeasure!

Or rather, a deep, burning fury.

"I killed the people of the six great families because they encroached upon the Xiao family's assets, and I killed the Tiger-Subduing General because he aided the Lu family."

"You wanted to stick your neck out as the vanguard, but didn't you know that the tallest tree catches the wind?" Duan Lingxiao looked at Second Master Qi and said indifferently.

"You are strong—truly strong. I admit I underestimated you before coming here. But if you think victory is already securely in your hands, you couldn't be more wrong."

Second Master Qi's gaze was as dark as abyss.

He slowly stood up.

He spoke at a measured pace.

"You fail to understand that a master forged through battles on the actual battlefield is fundamentally different—a world apart—from a pampered flower growing in a greenhouse!"

The aura around Second Master Qi suddenly erupted.

A dense, suffocating murderous intent billowed outward, chilling everyone to the bone.

It felt as though they had plunged into an ice cellar.

Even breathing became restricted and sluggish.

It was as if the air itself was thick with the stench of blood and carnage.

This was the momentum condensed by someone who had bathed in blood on the battlefield.

Without hundreds or thousands of lives on one's hands, it was impossible to forge such an imposing aura.

"Terrifying! As expected of Second Master Qi, known as the Fierce Tiger!"

"I heard he once tore enemy soldiers apart with his bare hands on the battlefield—grabbing their legs and ripping them straight down the middle. Absolutely horrifying!"

The crowd stared at Second Master Qi with looks of profound terror.

In stark contrast, Duan Lingxiao remained completely unfearful.

With his hands clasped behind his back, his expression was serene.

He walked leisurely and strolled at ease,

as if he were merely admiring flowers and scenery.

"You are actually unaffected?"

Second Master Qi's expression shifted slightly.

Under such oppressive momentum, Duan Lingxiao's reaction greatly exceeded his expectations.

Normally, such a dense aura of blood and slaughter would cause ordinary people to vomit, feel nauseous, or even faint outright.

Even martial artists would show noticeable physical reactions.

Yet what about Duan Lingxiao?

He acted as though he felt nothing at all.

This made Second Master Qi wonder if something had gone wrong somewhere in his approach.

"Mere blood-and-slaughter intent, failing even to condense into a tangible form, yet you dare to act rampantly before me?"

Duan Lingxiao sneered with disdain.

"Impudent!"

Second Master Qi uttered coldly.

He considered Duan Lingxiao's words to be utterly ignorant and absurd.

For murderous intent to condense into a tangible form, one had to have the blood of at least tens of thousands staining their hands.

How could that be possible?

Unless one was a supreme commander of the military!

With a sudden movement, Second Master Qi leaped forward like a violent tiger hurtling down a mountain.

He stomped heavily onto the stage, causing a thunderous boom!

The temporarily constructed stage shattered instantly beneath his foot.

In the next instant, Second Master Qi shot forward like a fired cannon shell,

delivering a ferocious punch straight at Duan Lingxiao.

"The first form of the Qi Family Fist: Mountains and Rivers Suppressed!"

Second Master Qi's massive fist shattered the air, plowing a deep trench across the stage.

The surging, fierce fist aura viciously assaulted Duan Lingxiao's face.

"The Qi Family Fist is a martial art honed on the battlefield, and it indeed has its merits."

"Yet the way you execute it possesses less than a tenth of its true power!" Duan Lingxiao said calmly.

"Watch closely. This is the true... Mountains and Rivers Suppressed!"

With a low shout,

Duan Lingxiao clenched his fist, straightened his waist, and instantly unleashed his power.

In a fraction of a second, an earth-shattering vibration resounded through the heavens and earth.

It felt as though an ancient divine dragon had awakened, prompting everyone present to involuntarily feel the urge to prostrate themselves in worship.

"Bang!"

The two fists collided.

A powerful shockwave exploded instantly.

Air currents churned violently, soaring with majestic momentum.

Thud, thud, thud!

Second Master Qi's entire arm instantly shattered into pieces.

A mist of blood filled the air.

He let out a miserable, piercing shriek.

Blown backward by the impact, he flew twenty meters away.

His face turned deathly pale.

"Puff!"

Second Master Qi spewed a mouthful of blood.

His eyes widened in sheer disbelief as he stared fixedly at Duan Lingxiao.

"You... how do you know our Qi Family Fist?!"

"When did you steal this technique? Speak!"

The Qi Family Fist was a secret never taught to outsiders, yet the technique Duan Lingxiao had just used was unmistakably the Qi Family Fist itself.

How was this possible?

"A mere Qi Family Fist—one glance is all it took to learn."

"As for such a clumsy set of fist techniques, I haven't even stooped to stealing it," Duan Lingxiao remarked dismissively.

What he had learned from his master, the Third Villain, was the Invincible Dragon Fist.

The profound mysteries contained within it were unfathomably deep.

Since he had already mastered the Invincible Dragon Fist, a petty Qi Family Fist was no more difficult than a child's game.

A single glance was enough to master it.

"How is that possible?!"

Second Master Qi flatly refused to believe it.

Back then, it had taken him five months just to grasp the basics of the Qi Family Fist, and nearly ten full years of arduous cultivation to reach his current level.

Yet Duan Lingxiao had learned it merely by looking at it once?

Worse still, the power of Mountains and Rivers Suppressed unleashed by Duan Lingxiao vastly surpassed his own!

Even a peerless prodigy shouldn't be capable of such a feat, right?!

Second Master Qi's martial heart began to fracture violently.

"Whether it's possible or not no longer matters."

"What you should be worrying about is that you are about to die."

Duan Lingxiao said indifferently.

Then, he strolled leisurely toward Second Master Qi,

looking down at him from above with a gaze of utter detachment.

"Release Second Master Qi!"

At that exact moment, a roar thundered through the air.

Accompanied by the shout, a series of earth-shaking tremors echoed across the venue.

Immediately afterward, fully armed troops marched in, completely surrounding the Tianfu Plaza.