Li Shu's body swelled in the wind until it returned to its normal size. His hands closed together, and the silver moon shattered. He opened his mouth and swallowed, unleashing a strange force that tugged at the connection between the short battle commander and the Diamond Battle Formation behind her. That connection, like a purple harp string, suddenly became visible against the stars. So the commander's power came from the formation. Powerful as Li Shu was, he could not gain the upper hand at once against the combined strength of so many people.
"Hiss!" Li Shu raised a hand and slashed through the air. The connections, already stretched nearly to breaking, snapped one after another. The short commander visibly panicked. Li Shu swept his hand back to seize him, sending a Giant Spirit Palm shimmering with pale phosphorescence toward him. The commander would not surrender without a fight. Without that immense power behind them, the silver discs reverted to a Twin-Headed Sword. He spun his wrist without pause, whirling the sword into a blur like a round ball, then flicked it straight at the Giant Spirit Palm.
Li Shu grinned. The Giant Spirit Palm absorbed the Twin-Headed Sword without leaving a trace. The short commander panicked, turned, and fled. But however fast he was, how could he outrun the Giant Spirit Palm? The shimmering light swallowed him in an instant. Li Shu laughed heartily and returned with the enemy commander in his grasp, looking every bit like an ancient general riding back victorious from battle.
With their commander captured, the formation's members scattered in all directions. Li Shu's power became white Restraints that bound the short commander tightly inside his armor. Luo Qian looked him over. "He must be someone important. Let's find a planet nearby and wait. They may