Duan Xing and masters from various Martial Arts Families were actually resting in nearby side halls.

The commotion caused by Lin Fei's duel with a few young masters of the Martial Arts Families in the palace startled them instantly.

Then, Duan Xing and all the martial arts masters rushed over.

Under the starlit sky, on the plaza in front of the palace, stood two to three hundred martial arts experts, forming a dense and solemn mass, exuding an aura as formidable as an army.

Duan Xing looked at Lin Fei who walked out from the palace and faintly felt a sense of familiarity. Suddenly he remembered that Lin Fei's features were somewhat similar to Lin Yunxiao and Duan Mengyu, who had leaped off a cliff to their deaths more than ten years ago.

He couldn't help but ponder: Could this Lin Fei be the child of Lin Yunxiao and Duan Mengyu from back then?

But wasn't the infant born to Lin Yunxiao and Duan Mengyu over ten years ago killed on his orders?

Duan Xing felt that he was probably overthinking.

"Are you Lin Fei?" Duan Xing's gaze fixed intently on Lin Fei, and he spoke in a cold voice.

Lin Fei replied, "That's right, I am Lin Fei. And you must be Duan Xing?"

Duan Xing nodded, "I am Duan Xing. You killed my son, crippled my grandson's martial arts. I have an irreconcilable vendetta with you, and today I will avenge them."

As soon as Duan Xing finished speaking, an elder stepped out from the crowd of masters and, with an expression of righteous indignation, addressed Lin Fei, "Disciple of Lin Zheng, listen. Years ago, the heroes of the world only wished to borrow the Martial Saint Heart Sutra from Lin Yunxiao to promote the unparalleled martial arts of the ancient Martial Saints. But Lin Yunxiao was narrow-minded and not only refused to share the Martial Saint Heart Sutra but also turned against the world's heroes, pushing them to their limits and forcing them to besiege Lin Yunxiao and his wife."

At this point, the elder pointed a finger at Lin Fei and reproached, "And now, under Lin Zheng's orders, you have come to Capital City to avenge Lin Yunxiao. You are confusing right with wrong, aiding the wicked and acting against the heavenly principles. Today, unless you swear never to avenge Lin Yunxiao and his wife and cripple your martial arts to show sincerity, we could spare your life."

This grandstanding elder, publicly rebuking Lin Fei, was none other than Fang Jin, the patriarch of one of the Martial Arts Families in Capital City.

As soon as Fang Jin finished speaking, the other patriarchs of the Martial Arts Families echoed in agreement, "Brother Fang is right, Lin Yunxiao and his wife deserved to die!"

"Lin Zheng has completely inverted the truth, provoking you to seek revenge; he's making enemies with the entire Martial Arts World."

"Hand over the Martial Saint Heart Sutra, cripple your martial arts, and spare your life!"

All the martial arts experts shouted in unison, their voices shaking the palace.

Lin Fei looked at Duan Xing and all the martial arts experts, coldly smiled, "So, if I don't cripple my martial arts today or hand over the Martial Saint Heart Sutra, I won't be able to leave the Forbidden City?"

Duan Xing loudly replied, "That's right! Lin Fei, if you know what's good for you, hand over the Martial Saint Heart Sutra, cripple your martial arts, and we can spare your life. Otherwise, you'll be against the entire martial arts community, and we will collectively overthrow you!"

Lin Fei watched Duan Xing's sanctimonious facade, recalling how his parents were surrounded by the Duan family and worldly masters back then, likely hearing the same grandstanding rhetoric.

"Duan Xing, over a decade ago, you poisoned the wine of your son-in-law Lin Yunxiao out of greed for the Martial Saint Heart Sutra, then led world masters hidden in your family to besiege Lin Yunxiao, ultimately forcing your daughter Duan Mengyu and Lin Yunxiao to leap off the cliff at Cloud-Entering Peak."

"Despicable, even a tiger does not eat its cubs, but you drove your daughter to death; what face do you have to live in this world? Today, I will rid the martial arts world of this scum!" Lin Fei stood on the steps before the great hall, pointing at Duan Xing in the plaza with utter disdain in his voice, every word lashing at Duan Xing.

Duan Xing's muscles twitched with rage, his eyes flaring with an intense fiery rage. Over ten years ago, he used his daughter as a tool driven by the desire for the Martial Saint Heart Sutra, but his daughter betrayed him, siding with Lin Yunxiao against him.

In the end, he had the Duan family and world masters corner Duan Mengyu and Lin Yunxiao on Cloud-Entering Peak's summit, resulting in them leaping to death.

Though he crafted noble reasons and excuses to mask the fact that he killed his daughter Duan Mengyu and son-in-law Lin Yunxiao,

and for years, no one in the martial arts world brought up the death of Duan Mengyu and Lin Yunxiao.

Yet undeniably, it remained his deep-seated taboo,

one he desired no one to mention before him.

However, now Lin Fei was publicly accusing him of causing Duan Mengyu and Lin Yunxiao's death.

Duan Xing, radiating anger and killing intent, fixated on Lin Fei and said, "Little brat, Duan Mengyu and Lin Yunxiao were enemies of the world's masters, so their deaths were justified. My and the world's masters' campaign against them was justified!"

"You abominable father, today I'll ensure you get your just punishment!" Lin Fei's gaze turned sharp, and suddenly a powerful aura emanated from him, oppressing everyone on the plaza like a storm.

"Fine, then tonight let's see who truly gets punished!" Duan Xing shouted angrily.

A fierce wind arose, and Duan Xing suddenly leapt onto the eaves of a palace around the plaza, pointing at Lin Fei in front of another palace, "If you've got guts, come up here and fight me!"

Standing atop the palace eaves, Duan Xing exuded murderous intent, his demeanor fierce and coldly proud, like a grim reaper.

Standing beside Lin Fei, Deng Fangzhen couldn't help but quietly remind Lin Fei, "Lin Fei, be very careful. Duan Xing is the top of the ten Capital City experts, his martial skills probably reached the Martial King's eighth or ninth layer."

Lin Fei's face remained calm, responding softly, "Master Deng, find a chance to seek help from Elder Chen, I'll handle Duan Xing first."

After saying this, Lin Fei leapt from the steps, soaring like an eagle towards Duan Xing on the palace eaves, landing there steadily.

Lin Fei and Duan Xing stood poised on opposite ends of the palace eaves, forming a confrontation.

Deng Fangzhen, Deng Ziyu, Liu Wei, and others from the Deng and Liu families looked at Lin Fei on the palace eaves, anxious for his safety.

Similarly, all the martial arts experts on the plaza focused their gazes on Lin Fei and Duan Xing on the palace eaves.

To them, Lin Fei was merely a young lad, surely no match for Duan Xing, the foremost of the ten Capital City experts, and they awaited an entertaining spectacle.

"Little brat, now I'll send you to the west!" Duan Xing's eyes widened with rage, his voice roared out.

As soon as he finished speaking, Duan Xing leapt from the palace eaves, kicking towards Lin Fei mid-air.

With a thunderous roar.

The air vibrated tremendously, booming like thunder.

All spectators widened their eyes, witnessing an unbelievable scene. As Duan Xing's foot kicked out mid-air,

a series of footprints appeared instantly, nine footprints striking towards Lin Fei.

Each footprint stood a meter tall, the nine connected, overlapping, and crashing towards Lin Fei with indescribable speed!

Watching, Deng Fangzhen and Liu Yunzhen seemed to realize something, their expressions changed, exclaiming in shock, "It's the Life-taking Heavenly Foot! Has Duan Xing already mastered the Life-taking Heavenly Foot?!"

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