Yet, unexpectedly, his slash failed to land on Yu Chen.
Because before the blade could fall, a hulking figure stepped in front of Yu Chen and blocked the fatal strike for him.
Clang!
Amid the crisp ring of metal striking metal, Shattered Star, which should have fallen upon Yu Chen's shoulder, instead struck a golden body that gleamed with cold hardness.
Drip. Drip.
Yu Chen looked up at the figure before him, his pupils abruptly shrinking in shock.
Liu Ma had somehow broken through Tiandao's Star Energy blockade and stood alone in front of him.
Shattered Star, which should have struck him, was now embedded deeply in Liu Ma's crossed arms, blood streaming down them.
"Squinty Eyes, you owe me a life now."
Looking at Liu Ma, who was enduring the pain, Yu Chen did not know what to say for a moment.
He had never expected that someone he had met only a few times would choose to save him at a moment like this.
Nor had he expected Liu Ma to withstand Shui Mo's terrifying Star Energy pressure through sheer physical strength and willpower, regaining his freedom.
"Liu Ma, I spared you once before, but that doesn't mean I'll spare you a second time."
"Even if you have a Calamity backing you."
At Tiandao's words,
Liu Ma's face, twisted by pain, split into a dazzlingly bright, sunny grin.
"Well, I never planned on letting you spare me anyway."
"Because..."
Under the astonished gazes of the Dimensional Audience,
Liu Ma, who had been utterly unable to fight back against Shui Mo a month ago,
actually forced open the blade in Tiandao's hand with his arms.
At the same time, the Star Energy within his body began to surge wildly, and a golden radiance spread out from around him.
"Monsters