Chapter 415: The Only Focus

After sending the bodyguard flying, Lin Xiao stomped hard underfoot. The ground exploded with a thunderous bang, and using the rebound force, his body shot out low to the ground like a flash, arriving behind another bodyguard.

Lin Xiao’s five fingers curled into a claw, and before the bodyguard could react, he reached out at lightning speed and grabbed the man’s collar. He forcibly lifted him up and used him as a shield in front of himself.

Several bullets followed, but didn’t hit Lin Xiao. They struck the bodyguard instead.

Fortunately, the bodyguard was wearing a bulletproof vest, which blocked most of the bullets. Though not killed on the spot, one bullet still hit his arm. Blood gushed out, draining the color from his face in terror.

At the brink of death, aside from true warriors, no one can remain calm. These well-trained bodyguards were no exception.

Lin Xiao swung his arm and flung the bodyguard out. Though the man was over 1.8 meters tall and weighed close to 150 kilograms, he was tossed like a straw dummy and crashed into another bodyguard. The two collapsed together.

All of this happened in a flash. So fast it dazzled the eyes.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Xiao had already taken down four or five of the more than twenty elite bodyguards, rendering them unable to fight again.

Lin Xiao moved with incredible speed. His body was a blurry shadow weaving through the crowd of bodyguards like a tiger among sheep. No one could stand against him.

Wherever he passed, bodies flew. Anyone he approached was sent flying without exception—either suffering broken tendons and fractured bones, or unconscious with injuries. Not a single one could stop Lin Xiao.

Some bodyguards tried to shoot at Lin Xiao, but his speed was simply too fast. They couldn’t even get a lock on him.

This is the terror of ancient martial artists.

External training of hands, eyes, body, and footwork. Internal cultivation of spirit, energy, and strength. Once strong enough, even feathers couldn’t settle on them, flies couldn’t land on them—they could completely ignore the threat of firearms.

In the Bright Force stage, this effect is still not obvious. After reaching the Dark Force stage, ordinary pistols were completely ineffective. Once one reaches Flowing Force, even an armed unit would struggle to be a match.

This was one of the reasons martial culture was so prominent in Xia Country. Not only were there martial arts schools and sects among civilians, even the military had specially designated martial artist divisions.

In just under a minute, Lin Xiao took down more than twenty elite bodyguards. The remaining seven or eight had completely lost the will to fight. Their eyes were unfocused, and they fired their pistols blindly.

“Hiss—!”

Seeing Lin Xiao single-handedly overpower a crowd of bodyguards with bare hands, the onlookers in the distance were stunned—mouths agape, all sucking in cold breaths.

“My god, can a human even do this? Is he some kind of monster wearing human skin?”

“Even bullets don’t work… This guy called Lin Xiao is actually this powerful?!”

“A master… this is what a real master looks like! I’ve seen it for myself now!”

“Compared to this Lin Xiao, all those so-called experts I’ve seen before are just trash!”

“Amazing… Absolutely amazing…”

In the crowd, waves of exclamations and gasps rang out.

Xia Country was a nation that respected and admired strength. Lin Xiao’s display of overwhelming power had completely conquered the hearts of everyone present.

Even those who disliked Lin Xiao earlier now didn’t dare utter a single word of disrespect.

Jiang Shiliu, Nangong Hao, Ling Chengkun, and Wu Donglai—all of their expressions had frozen stiff.

Just moments ago, they were smug and gloating over their plan to humiliate Lin Xiao. But things had taken a sharp turn, the outcome opposite of what they had expected.

“Wasn’t he supposed to surrender when that many guns were pointed at him? Why did he dare to fight back?” Nangong Hao murmured blankly, staring at Lin Xiao’s imposing figure with a dazed expression.

“If he really takes out all these bodyguards, then what can we even do to deal with him?” Ling Chengkun said anxiously. “Brother Jiang, call over the rest of the estate’s bodyguards! Let’s bury him with sheer numbers!”

Jiang Shiliu came back to his senses. He was in slightly better shape than Nangong Hao, though his hands trembled faintly by his sides, he forced a calm expression.

“All the bodyguards in the estate are already here. That guy really is stronger than we expected. We underestimated him this time. But it’s fine, let him jump around for a few more days, we’ll have other chances to deal with him.”

“What if he comes for us next?” Wu Donglai shivered suddenly, terror in his eyes. “That guy’s guts are enormous. He even dared to hit Wan Shixuan. And he’s ruthless, too. I have a bad feeling about this.”

Hearing this, Jiang Shiliu, Nangong Hao, and Ling Chengkun exchanged glances—and saw fear in each other’s eyes.

“Brother Jiang, I’ll take my leave first,” Nangong Hao said with a forced smile. “Next time you’re dealing with this guy, let me know, I’ll definitely support you.”

He said this on the surface, but in truth, Nangong Hao had already decided to flee Jinghai immediately—to lay low and stay as far from this Lin Xiao as possible.

“Young Master Jiang, I just remembered some errands at home. I’ll take my leave as well,” said Ling Chengkun, glancing left and right nervously. “That guy named Lin Xiao is too difficult to deal with. We should plan long-term.”

Of the four, Wu Donglai was the most timid. He didn’t say a word, just turned around and left.

Jiang Shiliu’s expression was stormy and uncertain.

Suddenly, he said, “I’ll leave with you. After what that Lin Xiao guy just did to this place, there’s no point in staying here.”

“What about the others?” Ling Chengkun asked.

“Let them stay here and distract him,” Jiang Shiliu replied coldly. Then he waved to the twin maids and whispered, “Hurry and pack our things, we’re leaving immediately.”

The twins exchanged a glance, lifted their maid skirts, and ran off toward the villa on the other side of the estate.

“Let’s go!”

Jiang Shiliu gave a brief nod to the others. While everyone’s attention was fixed on Lin Xiao, the four of them slowly backed away, their movements sneaky and cowardly.

At that moment, Lin Xiao’s deep, magnetic voice rang in their ears:

“You four plan to leave just like that? I haven’t settled our account yet.”

All four shuddered in unison. The steps they were about to take froze. They turned their heads stiffly toward Lin Xiao, their eyes and expressions equally rigid.

Unbeknownst to them, the battle had already ended. Lin Xiao walked toward them at a steady pace.

Behind him, bodyguards lay strewn all over the ground, groaning in pain.

Lin Xiao’s steps were unhurried, exuding a calm ease. Despite the fierce battle that had just occurred, not a speck of dust sullied his clothes.

As his cultivation advanced and his strength grew, Lin Xiao’s control over his power became increasingly precise. Against these minor opponents, he didn’t even get stained with blood.

Everyone’s gaze followed Lin Xiao’s every step.

At this moment, Lin Xiao was the sole focus of the entire scene.