Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Although they all had high confidence in heavy firearms, what Lu Xuan showed on the field was simply too shocking.
Behind the main entrance, Lin Sheng watched as Lu Xuan walked through the manor like he was strolling a garden. Even if he threw a shot offhanded, he would still kill an assassin of Hellfire.
All Lin Sheng felt was fear.
Back then, when Lu Xuan had killed Higashigawa Taro with no trouble, he was already astounded once. However, he now realized that he had still underestimated the prowess of a martial arts legend.
A martial arts legend was practically untouchable even when fighting bare-fisted, and one could only imagine how powerful they would be when armed to the teeth. It might be possible for them to go up against a battalion, or even a regiment, all by themselves.
A martial arts legend with a weapon was the true epitome of terror. If they had been unarmed, it might be difficult for them to use even half of their real strength.
“They could never afford to offend him, only to try to get into his good books!”
Such a thought suddenly flashed past Lin Sheng’s mind.
Offending a horrifying monster like Lu Xuan meant that the moment he wanted you dead, even if you were to hide under the protection of a heavily fortified army base, there was no way that you could cheat death.
That was when Lin Sheng suddenly realized why Lu Xuan had performed a seemingly flashy act. He did it to exert dominance; it was an act of deterrence.
Before he attained mastery of his grand power, he needed to lie low and lie silent to prevent anything that might go wrong during his cultivation.
However, once he has attained great mastery of his skills, apprehensions would naturally subside. He could fight as hard as he wanted. That was, in essence, great freedom and great ease.
The pinnacle of a warrior is not in reaching the level of Baodan Grandmaster. It is in becoming a martial arts legend!
There was nothing to fear, even if every human along a three-meter radius was an enemy!
Back then, when he broke through the stage of HuaJin, he had returned to his sect and established his dominance as well. He made sure that the members of his sect would never dare infringe his honor.
However, whatever he did to display his dominance was a joke when compared to the earth-shaking acts that Lu Xuan did here.
The others had not thought that far ahead. They were all engulfed by the great stupefaction as they watched Lu Xuan shred the Hellfire assassins into pieces. At last, there were but a few that remained. They all broke into hysteria as they tried to run for their lives.
One must remember that every single one of the assassins was highly trained and steadfast killing machines. Only something beyond the realm of reason could drive someone like that into hysteria.
The power Lu Xuan demonstrated was, undoubtedly, something of that nature.
Moments later, the sounds of gunfire stopped as Lu Xuan stopped walking. The assassins of Hellfire had all died in his hands.
He could feel every gaze within the manor falling on him.
However, he paid them no mind, and He knew that his goal to establish dominance was achieved. It was enough to let those with ulterior motives see that he was no easy pushover and that they should know better than try to infuriate him.
There were times when a display of threat was something that had to be done. Now, borrowing the assassins of Hellfire, he was able to accomplish that goal.
An hour later, after all lamps in the manor were fixed and all traces of battle were cleaned, the Head of the Agency of Special Affairs Yun Sheng and his subordinate square-faced fatso finally arrived at the scene.
Both of them looked beaten up, and it was apparent that they had also gone through an intense battle.
“I’m sorry, Old Ling. We didn’t expect them to be this decisive!” Yun Sheng was quite apologetic. “We had meant to alarm them by attacking one of the bases of Hellfire, to force their hand to bring forward their assassination plan. However, we never expected them to act today. Thank goodness that Mr. Lu was here to hold down the fort and kill all the assassins from Hellfire. A tragedy was averted because he was here!”
Yun Sheng explained to everyone, “After confirming that nothing would go wrong with Mr. Lu here, we decided to eradicate the base of Hellfire. That was why we were late!”
“It’s fine. We didn’t come into any harm!” Ling Huang waved his hand in consolation. As an army veteran who had participated in several wars, he had long regained his composure.
Of course, he was able to understand the difficulties of his old comrade as well.
Yun Sheng only turned to the sofa after he finished, fixing his gaze on a Lu Xuan, who looked relaxed and a little aloof.
He had received news feedbacked from the manor right before he reached.
He knew how Lu Xuan had razed the entire battlefield like a battle god. And that he was all-powerful and unstoppable in his attacks.
Yun Sheng was utterly flabbergasted as well. As a leader of an agency dealing with cultivators all year long, he did know some things about the cultivators. Even he himself was transferred to the department currently known as the Agency of Special Affairs, as he had awakened powers during battle.
He was only half a step away from attaining level six and becoming a martial arts legend, but who could have imagined that this seemingly small half-step would represent such a massive gap in prowess?
If it were him walking so blatantly and fearlessly over the battlefield, he would have been made into a beehive from all the bullets coming his way.
While he was able to conjure some form of internal energy, they were choppy and inconsistent. If he had wanted to form a continuous stream of spirit Qi and form a Shield of Vigor from it just as Lu Xuan did, he would be better off daydreaming.
Besides, Lu Xuan had killed Higashigawa Taro without breaking a sweat. A marvel like him was worth to be esteemed as a martial arts legend.
At the same time, he understood what Lu Xuan was trying to do. He was exerting his dominance!
No matter how others felt toward him, be it apprehension, fear, or anything else, they must now all suppress whatever ideas they had in mind. At least, before they have the chips to threaten Lu Xuan genuinely, they must keep their hands to themselves.
Yun Sheng recalled the heated fight he had before he arrived at the manor.
In a secret chamber of a particular base, a huge fight was going on.
“Such humans are superhumans, and they should cooperate with our research. If these masters were to join us, our research in cultivation would advance by leaps and bounds!”
An admiral demanded as he slammed the table.
“How do you intend for them to join then? Arm them with the equipment of the special ops, and no one could ever stand up against them in the warzone. Did you think that it would be possible to make someone like that to comply with our research fully? To let us study the secret to his overwhelming strength?”
Of course, some disagreed.
“Also, he could have laid low and stayed under the radar, yet he chose not to. Wasn’t that a clear warning for us to steer clear from their affairs?”
The admiral who suggested for Lu Xuan to “join ” them turned red with embarrassed anger.
“We could control his parents and his kin, then! I don’t believe that he is without weakness!”
Before he could finish, Yun Sheng immediately cut him off, “Times have changed, and some rules ought to be changed as well. More and more people like Lu Xuan would only surface overtime. It might be possible to control one of them, but can we control them all? What you’re suggesting is essentially putting us on the opposing side of all of the Awakened!
“It is impossible to defeat them, and so that leaves us with only one choice: bring them to our side. Also, Lu Xuan did not display any anti-societal inclinations, nor did he use his powers to commit crimes. I believe that he is someone whom we can try to buy over to our camp. We, the Agency of Special Affairs, need a powerhouse like him to join us. Within and beyond our country, all sorts of awakenings and invasions are going on every day. There is a pressing need for someone this powerful to keep watch!” Yun Sheng was scarily stern. “I don’t care what ideas the military has in mind. But no matter what operation you plan to carry out, you must not bypass my authority. In this country, we are in charge of all matters concerning the cultivators!”
Upon finishing his piece, Yun Sheng turned and left the secret chamber.
