Standing behind them, Shang Sheng saw Shang Ke, Shang Lei, Shang Min, and the others use the Seven Stars Combination Formation to truly block Jiang Liu's attack, and joy instantly surged through his heart.
Shang Sheng thought that as long as this formation let them fight this man to a standstill, they should be able to intimidate him.
There was no mortal enmity between them and this man, nor any conflict of interest.
Then he should stop hounding me, shouldn't he?
At that thought, Shang Sheng immediately felt reassured.
But what happened next made his hair stand on end. He immediately raised the massive axe in his hand, gathering power to cleave down at Jiang Liu.
The man stepped forward, and an overwhelming aura erupted from him, bearing down on Shang Ke, who stood at the forefront gathering power.
Under that pressure, even the vital energy around Shang Ke seemed to freeze. He could not move it at all, let alone continue gathering more.
This was the flaw in the formation that Jiang Liu knew about.
However, only someone like Jiang Liu, who had diligently mastered suppressive footwork, could seize upon such a flaw.
Pop! The Godslayer Blade in Jiang Liu's hand shattered the Seven Stars Combination Formation's defenses and, without pausing, beheaded Shang Ke in a single stroke.
Shang Lei and Shang Min had no time to save him. They could only watch helplessly.
Only then did the remaining Control Guards react. With the formation broken, they could no longer maintain their positions. They immediately raised their weapons and charged at Jiang Liu.
In an instant, the sky, where only two auras had been clashing, descended into chaos.
Below, the onlooking martial artists who had already gone far away gathered together again.
Clearly, they also wanted to see whether