Tao Bai turned sideways, shifting his body slightly.
The baton missed his face.
As it dropped to waist level, Tao Bai clapped his hands together, firmly grabbing the attacker's wrist, and delivered a high whip kick straight to Xu Jinchang's face.
Xu Jinchang raised his arm to block, but he severely underestimated the power of this kick.
He absorbed almost the full force of Tao Bai's strike!
The kick hit his left hand first.
After a slight buffer—
Bam!—
His left hand smashed into his own left face.
The force was so great that it knocked him unconscious instantly, and the baton dropped to the ground.
"Young Master Chang!!"
"Young Master Chang!!!"
Bi Sheng hadn't expected this scene and was badly frightened.
He rushed forward to check Xu Jinchang's breathing.
Thankfully, he had just fainted.
His duty was to ensure Young Master Chang's safety.
Before getting out of the car, he had suggested the brothers attack first and beat Tao Bai half to death before handing him over.
Xu Jinchang refused, insisting that the "first blow" must be his.
Bi Sheng had to let him have his way.
After all, Tao Bai was handcuffed and shouldn't have been able to do much harm.
The result:
One encounter, and he was sent to dreamland.
"Bajiquan experts use legs too?"
Bi Sheng asked.
"I wouldn't dare call myself an expert; I'm just fighting blindly,"
Tao Bai said indifferently.
Two men in black stood beside Bi Sheng.
The one on the left took a step forward and volunteered,
"Why don't you let me exchange a few moves with him!"
"He's an expert, be careful!"
Bi Sheng warned.
Tao Bai looked at the dozen or so people in the arena, his eyes showing pity.
"Those who don't want to die, leave on your own now. Otherwise, there won't be a chance later."
Hearing this, no one left.
Some even laughed.
One man threatening a whole group—
This guy was truly arrogant!
They were capable of kidnapping;
Which one of them was a benevolent soul?
They either wanted to kill Tao Bai or watch how he would be tortured.
The one volunteering now was Xu Xiao, an expert who had fought in underground black boxing matches abroad.
It was said he had once created a record of twenty consecutive wins.
He had seen clearly when Tao Bai attacked earlier.
If Tao Bai was only at that level, Xu Xiao was confident he could take him down.
"Unlock his handcuffs," he gestured and said calmly.
"Ugh..Mn?"
One of them looked at Bi Sheng in confusion.
"Unlock them!"
Bi Sheng said.
The man stepped forward and unlocked Tao Bai's handcuffs.
Actually, Tao Bai could have broken these handcuffs anytime he wanted; they didn't affect him much.
But for Xu Xiao, he didn't want his opponent fighting while bound.
This was a martial artist's bottom line.
He could fight for money, but he hoped the duel itself could be as fair as possible.
As for other matters, he couldn't control them.
In the path of martial arts, there was always someone stronger—
For instance, Bi Sheng was stronger than him.
The dozen men watched silently.
Tao Bai sensed more and more killing intent.
Aside from Xu Xiao in front of him, everyone else wanted to see Tao Bai die.
More accurately, they hoped to see—
Or perhaps join Young Master Chang in—the activity of torturing Tao Bai.
Usually, what they watched or participated in was the torture of ordinary people.
Would a martial arts expert beg for mercy when tortured?
And how would he beg?
It made them curious...
An old HuaXianese is saying:
"When a wall is toppling, everyone gives it a shove."
As long as someone takes the lead in pushing, the others feel that their own push doesn't matter much.
Eventually, when the wall falls, everyone feels it has little to do with them individually, weakening their sense of guilt.
Bi Sheng pulled the gun from his waist and took off the safety, just in case.
Another man in black beside him also pulled out a gun tucked at his waist and disengaged the safety.
The rest held extendable batons, poised and ready, waiting for Bi Sheng's order.
Young Master Chang, lying on the ground, was pinched on the philtrum and woke up.
The person reviving him pointed at Tao Bai and Xu Xiao in the arena and said,
"Young Master Chang, the good show is about to start."
"Wearing handcuffs really makes it hard to perform..."
Tao Bai shook his wrists and looked at Xu Xiao.
"Now that my hands are free, it's much more comfortable. Come on!"
Without much talk, Xu Xiao opened with a flying knee.
Tao Bai turned sideways to dodge.
Xu Xiao pivoted on his foot, turning into a swinging fist strike.
Tao Bai leaned back to dodge the left hook.
Xu Xiao immediately followed with a middle sweep kick, aiming straight for Tao Bai's left thigh.
Tao Bai raised his knee to block!
*Bang!*
Numb pain shot through Xu Xiao's instep.
He hurriedly retracted his leg and looked at Tao Bai, his expression shifting from relaxed to grave!
What kung fu did this guy practice?
Surely he didn't have steel plates strapped to him?
Why did kicking him feel like kicking an iron pillar?
Tao Bai held back his strength and fought him for dozens of rounds, not losing ground in the slightest.
Seeing this, Bi Sheng called for Xu Xiao to stop.
After Xu Xiao stepped back, Bi Sheng raised his gun and fired at Tao Bai's legs and feet.
The other gunman stood ready.
Although Bi Sheng's combat ability was much higher than Xu Xiao's and he was confident he could defeat Tao Bai, he wasn't a hothead.
It was safest to wound the opponent first.
Every shot was aimed at Tao Bai's legs—
Not fatal, but enough to disable him, making the subsequent torture convenient.
This was how he always operated.
Tao Bai sensed the killing intent.
Unleashing his spiritual power, he erected a spiritual Qi shield in front of him, blocking the dense hail of bullets.
The bullet heads fell one by one at Tao Bai's feet.
Seeing this, the dozen men turned and ran in terror!
Things that defy one's understanding are what truly cause horror!
Tao Bai's hands unleashed Black Ice Arrows.
Before long, a dozen people lay scattered across the ground.
Xu Xiao didn't run.
He stood frozen, looking at Tao Bai, his eyes filled with shock.
Is this guy not human?
The people on the ground all had their legs pierced by the Xuan Ice Arrows.
Their mobility was severely restricted;
They couldn't run, only crawl. But how fast could they crawl?
The arena was filled with wails.
Bi Sheng tried to crawl up.
Tao Bai stepped forward and fired two more Xuan Ice Arrows into his legs.
Bi Sheng groaned twice, then stopped crawling.
He turned his head to look at Tao Bai, his eyes full of terror.
The third-layer Qi Refining cultivator, Bi Sheng seemed to see death in his pupils...
*Click, click! Click...*
He pulled the trigger frantically, but the gun was already empty of bullets.
Tao Bai bent down, snatched the gun from his hand, and tapped Bi Sheng's face with the barrel, smiling bitterly.
"Two more who dare to empty their clips on BenZuo."
He paused, then added, "But why only shoot at BenZuo's feet? Wouldn't the head or heart be better?"
Bi Sheng stared ferociously at Tao Bai but said nothing.
"You too. Why only aim for BenZuo's feet?"
Tao Bai took two steps, smashed the other gunman's face with the barrel, and asked.
That man didn't speak either.
"Hey, friend, do you know?"
Tao Bai looked at Xu Xiao and asked calmly.
Xu Xiao didn't speak.
"Haha, you wanted to wound BenZuo, then slowly torture BenZuo to death, right?"
"Wrong!"
At this moment, Xu Jinchang endured the pain and shouted,
"We just wanted to put you in a wheelchair for the rest of your life! Who told you to offend me first..."
"Heh, do you think I would believe you?"