Hu Guang has been rather overwhelmed recently; he realized that ever since the banquet that day, not a single day has passed comfortably for him.

Previously, let's not mention the losses of Moon Jade and numerous Constellation cultivators. At present, there are problems even here on the island for unknown reasons—the energy seeping from beneath the ocean has suddenly surged, forcing him to adjust the power of the protective array several times. As of today, this array which has shielded Zixuan for tens of thousands of years is miraculously in an overburdened state.

Yet despite this, it still can't consume the excessive energy.

Desperate, he can only attempt the approach Lion Heart suggested before, proactively opening a gap in the array to let the island's energy disperse, easing the array's pressure.

The result was significant; once the gap opened, the protective array finally started to stabilize slowly.

Nonetheless, this isn't a long-term solution because the protective array is an integrated whole; having a gap implies having a flaw, even if the gap is only around one zhang.

Ordinarily, such minor flaws wouldn't pose any issue, but now with Lu Ye from Three Worlds Island lurking outside, Hu Guang had to remain vigilant.

While pondering how to tackle the island's issues, he suddenly sensed some abnormal changes. Upon further perception, his expression changed: "This is bad!"

Somehow, the energy on the island was rapidly increasing; he even saw a thin energy mist starting to coalesce, undoubtedly indicating that the island's energy had become dense to an unimaginable degree.

Such a cultivation environment is something every cultivator dreams of; cultivating in this environment would boost efficiency several times over, even dozens of times. If such fortune were to occur on the Zixuan Demon Planet, Hu Guang might laugh until his teeth fell out. But this was ultimately just a Spirit Island on the All Phenomena Ocean, the protective array being the fundamental of a faction's presence here.

Thus, he must first consider the pressure the surge of energy imposes on the protective array.

He hurriedly rushed in a particular direction, soon arriving at his target.

This place is a node of the array, guarded by several demon cultivators; when Hu Guang arrived, these demon cultivators were in a state of alarm.

Because the initial one-zhang long array gap had been torn to three zhang under the assault of the surging energy, and the gap's length continued to increase.

An array's gap can't just be opened randomly; it requires the active intervention of the stationed demon cultivators. Originally, with their combined forces, they could maintain the stability of that one-zhang gap, but the current island's changes are clearly beyond their coping capacity.

Seeing Hu Guang arrive, one demon cultivator urgently called, "Second Island Master!"

Hu Guang remained silent, swiftly stepping forward, raising his hand to take out a Great Array Jade Cluster, with a wave, a streak of mystic light shot from the jade cluster and fell near the gap. Immediately, energy surged around him, the jade cluster in his hand glowed brightly.

Visibly, the continually tearing gap slowly stabilized, and the pressure on the Constellation demon cultivators significantly reduced, each let out a sigh of relief, looking at Hu Guang with eyes full of admiration.

Hu Guang, however, did not exhibit any relief, instead showing a solemn expression.

After taking over the array node here, he felt the pressure of the array more clearly and directly—a pressure he couldn't even begin to imagine.

Logically speaking, with such a gap here, even if the island's energy is this dense, it could be vented out. Yet, energy vented through this gap still falls short of the increase.

Even with Hu Guang's experience, he couldn't understand what had happened under the All Phenomena Ocean to cause such terrifying energy to disperse here, particularly around Zixuan Island.

Lion Heart and Bao Youyou detected the situation here and rushed to investigate; after exchanging with Hu Guang, they all realized the severity of the issue.

Nevertheless, they had no solutions to offer this was indeed a colossal joke.

As time passed, the energy mist inside the island became increasingly evident. Initially, it was a thin layer barely noticeable, but now the mist had risen to ankle height and continued increasing.

In such an environment, even without actively cultivating, demon race cultivators could feel the pure energy flowing into their bodies, aiding their strength enhancement.

Hu Guang, concentrating intently, cautiously controlled the array, expanding the array's gap bit by bit.

The three zhang gap gradually turned to four zhang, five zhang... until eight zhang, ten zhang.

At this point, Hu Guang dared not expand the gap further.

In normal circumstances, with a Great Array Jade Cluster in hand, he could open such a gap as he pleased, however large he wanted. But the situation now was different—the entire Zixuan Island was suffused with dense, tangible terrifying energy, with the protective array's power pushed to its limits. Under such circumstances, any change in the array could trigger unpredictable consequences.

Ten zhang is the utmost limit; it can't expand further, or even with a Great Array Jade Cluster in hand, he wouldn't be able to control it.

What terrified Hu Guang the most was that he already sensed instability indications within the protective array.

Thus, now he dared not expand the gap; instead, he had to suppress its expansion, an immense challenge for him.

Fortunately, after all his efforts, the situation on the island finally reached a kind of balance again, though the pressure was immense.

He could only hope that this unexpected change would not last too long; otherwise, he would be completely immobilized here.

Lion Heart and Bao Youyou stood by, their hearts anxious, yet unable to help.

Five hundred miles away, the Talent Tree Avatar pushed the limits of his Ocular Power, quietly watching the situation on Zixuan Island. Seeing that the gap of about ten yards was no longer expanding, he immediately understood that his plan was close to success.

But looking at the current situation, to truly succeed, he needed to add fuel to the fire over at Zixuan.

Taking out the audio talisman, he sent a message out, then the Talent Tree Avatar transformed into a stream of mystic light, heading towards the direction of Zixuan.

His movement drew the attention of countless cultivators, who couldn't help but widen their eyes, eagerly awaiting the show.

Within Zixuan Island, at the gap in the big array, Hu Guang also saw Lu Ye's movement. At this time, when the adversary rushed over, it was obviously with ill intent, having seen Zixuan's predicament, thus deciding to kick them while they were down, leading him to shout: "Master!"

Lion Heart roared in rage: "Despicable scoundrel, I will fight him!"

As those words fell, the massive figure had already darted out from the gap, directly meeting Lu Ye.

Both heading towards each other, five hundred miles disappeared in a blink. Lion Heart's eyes carried a cold killing intent, his Demon Origin swirling fiercely; although his body had not yet arrived, he had already thrown a punch from afar.

The raging Demon Origin shattered the Void, the punch transforming into a huge fist shadow, horizontally pushing towards Lu Ye's location.

The Avatar nimbly dodged; though he avoided the direct hit, the aftermath of the punch still made his figure unstable.

Just this strike informed Lu Ye that this Lion Heart was stronger than any Moon Jade he had come across before — worthy of being just a step away from Sun Blaze. If not for some unforeseen events, this guy would probably have already advanced to Sun Blaze.

Missing with one punch, the second had already arrived, with Lion Heart's roar echoing throughout All Phenomena Ocean: "Lu Ye, today will be the day of your death!"

The Avatar dodged a few blows, but as the distance between them continued to close, it became impossible to evade anymore, primarily because the range covered by the opponent's attack was too broad to dodge effectively.

Suddenly, blood light erupted; as the Blood Sea unfurled, the Talent Tree Avatar's presence had disappeared. Lion Heart's raging fist force crashed into the Blood Sea, stirring it tumultuously.

This sudden change made Lion Heart pause, because according to his intelligence, Lu Ye from Three Worlds Island was a combat cultivator. Deploying such an exquisite Blood Path Secret Technique all of a sudden was indeed unexpected.

The vast Blood Sea concealed Lu Ye's figure; Lion Heart momentarily couldn't discern Lu Ye's exact location. His brow furrowed, and he dashed straight into the Blood Sea.

It must be said, Lion Heart truly was a skilled and fearless individual. Any other cultivator facing such a Blood Sea would never dare easily venture within, nor proactively plunge into it, as doing so meant surrendering the initiative in battle.

Yet Lion Heart was utterly fearless, capable of making this choice, undoubtedly reflecting his strong confidence in his own strength.

Lion Heart indeed was strong, as he dove into the Blood Sea, the vast Blood Sea suddenly became turbulent — twisting and changing.

The cultivators watching from afar were awestruck; although the Blood Sea obscured the specifics of the battle, the change in the Blood Sea alone was enough to infer that Lion Heart had the upper hand!

The Zixuan Island Lord was certainly extraordinary.

The fierce battle lasted less than ten breaths; the vast Blood Sea suddenly scattered, revealing two figures within.

Lion Heart's aura was maddened, his hair fluffed and scattered, creating an imposing presence without anger. In contrast, Lu Ye was staggering, blood seeping from the corners of his mouth, even his chest had caved in, a conspicuous fist imprint visible.

The victor is decided!

The onlookers couldn't help but reveal disappointed expressions... Recently, renowned as the strongest person under Sun Blaze, reputed to be the first in prowess, but this?

This reality did not meet everyone's expectations for Lu Ye, believing it would certainly be a fierce clash between titans, yet unexpectedly, it turned into a one-sided crushing battle.

In shock, just how powerful had Lion Heart become? Yoan Che was split by Lu Ye's blade, yet now he broke Lu Ye's Blood Sea and severely injured him in just ten breaths, comparison showed Lion Heart's strength as almost unimaginable.

"Prepare to die!" Emerging from the Blood Sea, Lion Heart's giant hand spread open, directly grabbing towards Lu Ye's head, seemingly motionless, yet his massive form mysteriously appeared close in front of Lu Ye.

Lu Ye hastily retreated, raising his hand to release countless streams of mystic light towards Lion Heart. Lion Heart dodged and blocked smoothly, unharmed, raising his eyes to find Lu Ye already had turned to flee, seemingly in a panic and disarray.

"Do jumping clowns dare to act wild in my Zixuan!" Lion Heart snorted coldly, pursuing without hesitation, not caring at all about the few streams of mystic light breaking through his blockade, heading towards Zixuan Island.