"Damn, he predicted our actions."
The four Law Masters were overestimating Shiba. It was just that they spoke out their plans, so it was obvious that Shiba would know.
No matter how strong Shiba was, or how many times they were surprised by him, they would unconsciously forget that he was stronger than them sometimes, provoking that they made some stupid mistakes.
They had been educated to feel above all other beings in the universe, so they despised others at already an instinctual level, which was quite a deadly one when they faced someone stronger than them.
If the opponent were a level higher, there wouldn't be a problem, but they had a huge flaw when fighting someone of the same level as them but still stronger than them.
Those Law Gods had been facing the exact same issue when fighting Lina. They were all Law Gods, but although Lina was clearly stronger, they were unable to cast aside their pride, which provoked that they unconsciously lowered their guard several times.