Ten meters.
There were only ten meters between the two of them.
The headlights of the jeep shone from behind Lin Tian, stretching his figure into a long, black silhouette.
Shen Fei stood on the steps, looking down from above.
Lin Tian stood on the lawn, looking up at him.
One above.
One below.
But at this moment, the clashing auras of the two men met at the ten-meter midpoint, slamming into each other like two invisible walls.
The very air was trembling.
The dew on the lawn was shaken loose by the shockwave, pattering down from the blades of grass.
Lin Tian's entire body exuded a killing intent so intense it was almost tangible.
It was not a killing intent that ordinary people could withstand.
Let alone ordinary people, even a typical martial arts master standing here would go weak in the knees and fall to the ground just from being enveloped by this aura.
But Shen Fei stood firm and steady.
He didn't move an inch.
Because in front of a Martial Arts Grandmaster, the killing intent of a Peak Master was like a gentle breeze.
You could feel it.
But it couldn't blow you away.
Shen Fei.
Lin Tian called his name again.
His voice was lower than before.
Deeper.
Like it was coming from deep underground.
You destroyed my Dragon King Palace.
You took my woman.
You locked me in a cage and made me watch those videos.
You forced me to this point, step by step.
There was no anger when he said these words.
He was strangely calm.
Like he was recounting a story that had nothing to do with him.
But his eyes betrayed him.
The thing burning in those eyes could no longer be described as hatred.
It was a madness that transcended hatred.
It was a man who, after burning everything to the ground, was left with nothing but a pile of ashes and a single, final spark.
Tonight, either you die or I die.
Lin Tian spoke his final sentence.
Then, he moved.
Without any warning!
Without gathering momentum!
Without any wasted movement!
The full Qi of a Peak Master ignited in that instant!
His body shot toward Shen Fei like a bullet leaving the chamber!
A distance of ten meters!
Covered in less than half a second!
Asura Dragon Claw!
This was Lin Tian's signature technique!
His five fingers bent like hooks, terrifying Qi gathering at his fingertips, carving five visible streaks through the air!
Like five transparent scimitars!
This claw had once torn through the steel plating of an armored vehicle!
It had once shattered the skull of a drug lord in the jungles of Southeast Asia!
It was the core technique Lin Tian had used to kill over three hundred people!
The five streaks of Qi tore through the air!
Emitting a sharp, piercing shriek!
Aiming straight for Shen Fei's face!
Shen Fei did not retreat.
He took a step down from the stairs.
Yes.
Stepped down.
Not a jump.
Not a dodge.
A step.
One step.
An ordinary step.
Like taking a stroll in his own backyard.
But with just this step, his body perfectly evaded the attack range of Lin Tian's five streaks of Qi.
The five streaks brushed past his side!
And cut into the steps behind him!
Slash!
Five deep grooves were carved into the stone steps!
Stone dust flew into the air!
Lin Tian's attack had missed!
His pupils shrank!
But he didn't stop!
Pushing off with his left foot, he changed direction in mid-air!
His body spun one hundred and eighty degrees!
His right leg whipped out, sweeping toward Shen Fei's temple!
The power of this kick was enough to snap a tree the thickness of a bowl!
Shen Fei raised his left hand.
Taking it out of his pocket.
Unhurriedly.
And caught Lin Tian's leg with his palm.
Smack!
A muffled thud!
A shockwave rippled outward!
The turf beneath their feet was blown away in a circle!
But Shen Fei's body didn't move an inch!
His palm firmly gripped Lin Tian's ankle.
Like a pair of pliers.
Lin Tian's expression changed!
He had used his full strength!
The entire Qi of a Peak Master was poured into this kick!
Yet Shen Fei caught it with one hand!
Effortlessly!
And after catching it, he still stood perfectly steady!
His body didn't even sway!
What did this mean?
It meant his strength was far above Lin Tian's!
Not just a little bit!
But an overwhelming gap!
Let go!
Lin Tian roared in anger!
He threw a left punch!
Aimed straight at Shen Fei's chest!
The iron fist of a Peak Master!
Shen Fei didn't let go.
Nor did he dodge.
He caught Lin Tian's fist with his other hand.
Smack!
Another muffled thud!
But this time it was much lighter than the last.
Because Lin Tian's power had already been restrained by two hands.
One foot grabbed.
One fist held.
Lin Tian was suspended in mid-air.
Like a rabbit caught by an eagle.
Unable to move.
He struggled!
Struggled madly!
The Qi in his body erupted like a volcano!
The Qi surged through his meridians so violently that blue veins popped up on the surface of his skin!
But Shen Fei's hands were like iron tongs!
Unmoving!
Lin Tian's struggles were meaningless in the face of a Martial Arts Grandmaster's strength!
It was like a child arm-wrestling a fully grown elephant!
They weren't competing in the same dimension!
Enough.
Shen Fei spoke.
His voice wasn't loud.
But these were the only two words left in Lin Tian's ears.
Shen Fei let go.
Losing his support, Lin Tian fell to the lawn.
He immediately rolled over and scrambled up!
Charging at Shen Fei once again!
Asura Dragon Claw!
The second time!
Five streaks of Qi tore through the air once more!
Shen Fei stepped sideways.
The five streaks swept past his face and cut into the exterior wall of the villa behind him.
Slash, slash, slash, slash, slash!
Five deep gashes appeared on the wall!
Lin Tian didn't stop!
Third time!
Asura Dragon Claw!
Shen Fei took a step back.
The Qi streaks missed.
Fourth time!
Shen Fei shifted half a step sideways.
Missed.
Fifth time!
Shen Fei didn't even move.
The Qi streaks passed under his armpit, slicing through a shrub behind him.
The branches and leaves of the shrub clattered to the ground.
Lin Tian's breathing began to grow ragged.
Five full-force attacks!
Not a single one touched Shen Fei!
Not because he was slow.
The speed of a Peak Master was already the limit of humanity.
But because Shen Fei was faster.
A Grandmaster's reaction speed, judgment speed, and movement speed completely crushed a Peak Master.
Every one of Lin Tian's attacks looked like slow motion in Shen Fei's eyes.
He could clearly see the trajectory of Lin Tian's strikes, the direction of his power, the flow of his Qi.
And then evade with the smallest possible movement.
It was so effortless it was despair-inducing.
Are you still going to fight?
Shen Fei asked.
His tone was exactly the same as before.
Calm.
Composed.
Without any fluctuation.
Lin Tian's chest heaved violently.
After pushing past his limits, his body, which hadn't eaten in three days, began to suffer from severe exhaustion.
His vision blurred slightly.
His ears were ringing.
His limbs were growing weak.
But his eyes were still bright.
That flame of madness had not yet extinguished.
If I kill you, even if I die, it'll be worth it!
Lin Tian roared!
He no longer used the Asura Dragon Claw.
Because that precise attacking technique had proven ineffective against Shen Fei.
He chose the most primitive method.
Hand-to-hand combat.
He lunged at Shen Fei!
His hands desperately grabbed Shen Fei's collar!
Wanting to drag him to the ground!
Wanting to smash his face in with his fists!
Wanting to bite his throat out with his teeth!
By any means necessary!
Disregarding his own life!
Shen Fei didn't push him away.
He let Lin Tian grab his collar.
Let Lin Tian's fists smash into his body.
Bang!
Lin Tian smashed a fist into Shen Fei's chest!
The iron fist of a Peak Master!
Shen Fei's body didn't move an inch!
Even the wrinkles on his clothes didn't change!
Clink!
The sound of the fist hitting Shen Fei's chest wasn't a bang.
It was a clink.
The sound of metal clashing!
A sharp pain shot through the back of Lin Tian's fist!
His knuckles were fractured!
The Indestructible Body from the Marrow-Cleansing and Bone-Forging Pill!
Invulnerable to swords and spears!
Lin Tian's peak Grandmaster iron fists hitting Shen Fei was no different from striking a steel plate!
Instead, he had injured his own hand!
Lin Tian was horrified!
But he did not retreat!
He threw another punch with his left hand!
Clang!
Another sound of clashing metal!
The knuckles on his left hand fractured too!
Blood seeped through his fingers!
He didn't care!
A right knee strike!
Clang!
A tearing pain radiated from his kneecap!
A headbutt!
Clang!
His forehead slammed into Shen Fei's chin!
A gash split open on Lin Tian's forehead!
Blood poured out!
But there wasn't even a red mark on Shen Fei's chin!
Like a madman, Lin Tian used every ounce of his strength to attack Shen Fei's body!
Fists, elbows, knees, head, shoulders!
He used everything he could!
Every collision produced a sharp clang!
Every collision only injured himself!
Shen Fei stood exactly where he was!
He didn't move a single step!
He didn't even raise a hand!
He just stood there!
Letting Lin Tian strike him!
Like a statue cast in iron!
Lin Tian's attacks couldn't even be considered a massage to him!
The Indestructible Body of the Marrow-Cleansing and Bone-Forging Pill combined with the physique of a Martial Arts Great Grandmaster!
This level of defense had completely exceeded the boundaries of human martial arts!
Let alone a peak Grandmaster!
Even a Great Grandmaster of the same level as Shen Fei might not be able to break his defense!
Lin Tian attacked for a full three minutes.
Three minutes later, he could no longer fight.
His hands were covered in blood.
The bones in all ten of his fingers were practically shattered.
His knees were swollen like steamed buns.
Blood from his forehead smeared across his entire face.
There wasn't a single part of his body that didn't ache.
But on Shen Fei's body—
There wasn't a single scratch.
Even his clothes weren't wrinkled.
Lin Tian fell to his knees in front of Shen Fei.
He didn't kneel willingly.
It was because his knees could no longer support him.
He tilted his head up, looking at Shen Fei.
Blood flowed down from his forehead, running past the corners of his eyes, blurring his vision.
But he still stared dead at Shen Fei's face.
"Why..."
His voice sounded as if it was squeezed out with his last ounce of strength.
"Why were you just an ordinary person a month ago..."
"And now, even my full-power attacks can't harm you in the slightest..."
"What kind of monster... are you..."
Shen Fei looked down at Lin Tian kneeling before him.
Covered in blood.
His face smeared with blood.
His hands were swollen and deformed.
Like an eagle with broken wings.
Ferocious.
Miserable.
Yet still stubbornly holding his head high.
Refusing to lower it.
Even while kneeling, he refused to bow his head.
Shen Fei looked into his eyes.
"You are very strong."
This was Shen Fei's first assessment of Lin Tian.
And his only one.
"But you chose the wrong opponent."
Shen Fei took something out of his pocket.
A golden needle.
The Meridian-Sealing Needle.
The exact same kind he had used to deal with Ye Chen last time.
A one-time consumable item bought from the System Shop for five hundred Destiny Points.
One needle to seal all the meridians in the target's body.
Shen Fei squatted down to look at Lin Tian eye to eye.
Then he reached out his hand.
The golden needle accurately pierced into the Yamen acupoint on the back of Lin Tian's neck.
All the meridians in his body were instantly sealed!
Lin Tian's entire body stiffened!
The surging True Qi inside his body felt as if it had been locked in an ice cellar!
Instantly freezing!
He couldn't mobilize a single trace of it!
The power of a peak Grandmaster vanished completely within a second!
He was now no different from an ordinary old man!
Lin Tian's body went limp.
He went from kneeling to slumping onto the lawn.
All the strength in his body was drained away.
Only a battered and broken shell remained.
Shen Fei stood up.
He looked down from above at Lin Tian slumped on the ground.
The night breeze blew past.
The lights at the entrance of the villa turned on.
Ling Shuang and Ling Xue appeared at the door, but they did not step forward.
Seeing Shen Fei's posture, they knew that everything was already over.
Shen Fei dusted off his hands.
Then he turned and walked toward the villa gates.
"Ling Shuang."
"Here."
"Send him back."
"Yes, sir."
Shen Fei walked into the villa.
The door closed.
Lin Tian was left alone on the lawn.
Slumped between the dew and the bloodstains.
The headlights of the jeep behind him were still on.
Illuminating his utterly wretched figure.
His mouth hung open.
He wanted to shout something.
But he couldn't make a sound.
Because he didn't even have the strength to yell anymore.
His eyes were still open.
Staring at the closed doors of the villa.
Behind those doors.
Was Shen Fei.
Was Lin Ruobing.
Were the things he could not reach even after exhausting his all.
A drop of blood fell from his chin.
Landing on the lawn.
Without a sound.
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