"Senior Brother, don't chase!" Hu Guang, who was trying hard to suppress the gap in the big array, was shocked when he saw Lion Heart chasing after Lu Ye and hurriedly transmitted this audio message.

The spectators were disappointed with Lu Ye's performance as the number one under the Sun Blaze, but Hu Guang felt something was amiss.

He had witnessed Lu Ye's strength firsthand, and while Lion Heart was formidable, it shouldn't have been able to put Lu Ye at such a disadvantage in such a short time. Coupled with Lu Ye's previous instances of using doppelgangers, Hu Guang vaguely felt that this Lu Ye appearing now was probably not the real one; it was likely just a doppelganger.

Thus, this must be a deception, and the other party's goal was to lure away Lion Heart!

Even though Hu Guang saw through this and reminded him with an audio transmission, Lion Heart, filled with battle intent and confident in his ability to kill the enemy before him, ignored it and continued chasing.

Hu Guang was both angry and anxious at the sight, feeling a frustration akin to hating iron for not becoming steel. The flaw of the Demon Race being easily swayed by emotions was truly an unsolvable problem, even for someone as strong as Lion Heart.

He quickly spoke, "Junior Sister Bao, stay alert!"

If his guess was correct and the Lu Ye that appeared earlier was just a doppelganger, then after luring away Lion Heart, the real Lu Ye would definitely appear.

The problem now was, where was the real Lu Ye hiding? He should be nearby, possibly amongst the spectators, and might have used a method to conceal his presence and approached stealthily.

He glanced around, and Junior Sister Bao also scanned with her gaze, but they couldn't find anything.

However, a few streams of light from weapon control streaked towards them, which had been released during Lu Ye and Lion Heart's clash earlier.

Hu Guang took a glance and dismissed it, as such weapon control usually couldn't exert lethal force. He even found it somewhat laughable since Lu Ye, who had already reached the Moon Jade Realm, was using weapons like these in combat.

Such tactics were only used by cultivators in the lower four realms.

Several streams of weapon control came, and one hit the gap directly, but Junior Sister Bao flashed in front of Hu Guang, reaching out to grab the weapon control.

At this moment, a sudden mutation occurred. On the seemingly ordinary stream of weapon control, the mana suddenly changed, and then it became violent. A spectral figure appeared there.

Junior Sister Bao stretched out her hand, originally reaching for the weapon control, now seemingly grabbing towards the suddenly appearing figure.

Hu Guang, who was looking around for Lu Ye's traces, turned his head abruptly, staring incredulously at the inexplicably appearing figure, seeing a face that made him both fearful and hateful. It was indeed Lu Ye, whom he had been searching for!

Their eyes met, and Hu Guang saw nothing but boundless coldness.

"Be careful!" Hu Guang shouted.

Junior Sister Bao also realized something was wrong. She reacted swiftly, almost instantly activating her Demon Origin the moment Lu Ye's true form appeared. Sharp nails like weapons extended from her five fingers, aiming straight at Lu Ye's chest.

This sudden stab, even Lu Ye didn't have time to react. He had teleported directly from the All Phenomena Ocean, catching the opponent off guard, yet he also needed a moment to adjust.

Junior Sister Bao's nails pierced through his protective magic, plunging into his flesh.

Junior Sister Bao's face lit up with joy; she had succeeded!

But soon her expression collapsed because her nails, after piercing two inches into Lu Ye's flesh, could go no further. Her wrist suddenly tightened, gripped firmly by Lu Ye's hand.

Junior Sister Bao exerted all her strength, her Demon Origin surging, yet she couldn't break free, and she was shocked at her core. The opponent's physical strength was astonishing!

In terms of pure physical strength, the human race couldn't generally compare to the Demon Race, unless they were physique cultivators who focused on developing bodily prowess to compete with demon cultivators.

Combat cultivators absolutely don't have this qualification, yet the reality was, a combat cultivator from the human race had actually locked her wrist, like a shackle, rendering her completely immobile.

This sheer power suppression was something Junior Sister Bao had only experienced from Lion Heart; even Hu Guang couldn't suppress her in this regard.

The sound of a long saber being unsheathed was extremely piercing, like a Phoenix Cry.

As the saber light flashed, Junior Sister Bao let out a muffled grunt, staggering back, with one arm missing, blood gushing from the severed stump like a waterfall.

In fact, if it weren't for her quick reaction to shift her body at the moment Lu Ye swung his saber, it wouldn't have been just a severed arm.

As Junior Sister Bao retreated, Lu Ye's gaze locked onto Hu Guang. With a flicker of strength, the severed arm in his grasp burst into a cloud of blood mist.

He leaped forward, charging through the gap in the big array toward Zixuan, and the Boulder Mountain Saber slashed down toward Hu Guang. Wherever the blade passed, even the Void had fine cracks.

Inwardly bitter, Hu Guang faced such a terrifying strike with a grim fate if he didn't dodge. But if he evaded, the Zixuan big array would be in jeopardy.

Having no choice, if Lu Ye killed him here, the big array would still collapse, so Hu Guang hesitated not at all. As this slash fell, he retreated.

The slash hit nothing, but Lu Ye had anticipated this, his form shadow-like, spinning his long blade like a moon, enveloping Hu Guang in his blade's momentum.

From the oblique side, a figure dashed rapidly, transforming into an afterimage in Lu Ye's peripheral vision.

It was Junior Sister Bao, who had lost an arm.

This female demon was incredibly tenacious; losing an arm, she made not a sound, but swiftly counterattacked instead.

All his thoughts were on Hu Guang at this moment, aiming to swiftly kill his opponent. Facing Bao Youyou's sudden side assault, he had no time to evade, hastily constructing Defense Spirit Runes for protection.

As the immense force hit him, Lu Ye felt like he was struck by a mountain, his body flying uncontrollably to the side. The hastily constructed Defense Spirit Runes shattered, and even his protective magic was dispersed by the impact.

Exclamations of astonishment erupted from afar.

The cultivators watching had seen Lion Heart chasing Lu Ye away and were initially disappointed with Lu Ye's performance, only to witness a series of unexpected events from Zixuan Island.

First, Lu Ye, who should have been pursued by Lion Heart, mysteriously appeared, rushed through the big array's gap into Zixuan Island, severing Bao Youyou's arm with a single slash, and repeatedly slashed at Hu Guang. Taking advantage of this moment, Bao Youyou side-attacked and sent Lu Ye flying.

The rapid series of events left everyone overwhelmed, their emotions fluctuating dramatically.

An even bigger change occurred.

As Lu Ye's form flew out, the gap that was originally ten feet quickly expanded—blinking, it grew to twenty feet, fifty feet, a hundred feet...

The luminous hemisphere of Zixuan Island appeared to be torn open by an invisible force, ripping from one end directly to the other.

A clear sound echoed from the depths of every observing cultivator's soul, as bright light scattered across the sky, gathering like countless fireflies, sprinkling down.

At the same time, a humming sound emerged from crucial locations within Zixuan Island. These were the sites of each array base, the violent changes causing the entire Spirit Island to shake.

The spectacular energy rain left every cultivator mesmerized, as no one had ever witnessed such a scene before.

The light gradually dimmed; after a brief brilliance, Zixuan Island came into view, making everyone aware of a terrifying realization. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

The protective array of Zixuan Island, a top-class Spirit Island maintained for tens of thousands of years, had shattered!

Commotion erupted all around.

How many years had it been since the protective array of a top-class Spirit Island shattered? No one expected to witness such a historical moment, just from coming to see the spectacle.

While the shattered big array can be rearranged, the accumulation of tens of thousands of years is irrecoverable. How can a newly arranged big array compare to the previous one?

Within Zixuan Island, thousands of demon cultivators gazed lost.

Even Hu Guang and Bao Youyou felt the heartbreak that made breathing difficult, a generation of Zixuan demon cultivators' accumulation, countless predecessors' efforts, all buried under their generation.

Just by this point, they were the sinners of Zixuan.

No time to grieve, as a piercing murderous intent enveloped them.

The two Moon Jade Realm demon cultivators quickly turned aside, seeing Lu Ye, who had been side-attacked by Bao Youyou, advancing towards them with a blade.

"Join forces to stop him!" Hu Guang shouted angrily, despite having witnessed Lu Ye's might and having a deep fear of him. But now, with the enemy invading their Spirit Island, Hu Guang had no reason to retreat.

If he and Bao Youyou combined forces, though Lu Ye was mighty, they could at least engage him for a while.

Lion Heart must have seen these changes and was undoubtedly on the way to support. The shattered protective array couldn't be salvaged, but Lu Ye had to die here.

Hu Guang could ascertain that this Lu Ye was the true form, definitely not a doppelganger!

Bao Youyou still remained silent, blood no longer flowed from the severed arm. For someone like her, at Moon Jade Late Stage, though the severed arm was a severe injury, it could regrow if she survived this crisis.

The two Moon Jade Realm demon cultivators approached Lu Ye from left and right, their years of companionship allowing them to coordinate seamlessly. Behind Hu Guang, a phantom of the Six-tailed Fox Demon appeared, furry tails swaying endlessly, its eyes turning exceedingly eerie as a profoundly magical Divine Soul Power surged, distorting all things in its path—a secret technique of the Six-tailed Fox Demon clan.

Such secret techniques could create incredibly realistic illusions, even affecting the real environment. If one's Divine Soul Power was inferior, they might not even know how they died.

"Lu Ye!" Hu Guang roared wrathfully, aiming to catch Lu Ye's gaze, enhancing the efficacy of his secret technique to the fullest.

Just as he hoped, Lu Ye did indeed look his way, and the moment their eyes met, Hu Guang was taken aback, discovering Lu Ye's eyes turning blood red, with complex and intricate patterns swiftly forming within those blood-red eyes. In an instant, those eyes transformed into exceedingly bizarre eyes.

Immediately, the entire world turned crimson, as though blood flowed everywhere.

Lu Ye's figure vanished inexplicably, leaving two blood moons hanging in the sky, shedding blood-red light in all directions, instilling boundless intimidation and fear.

Hu Guang's vision filled with illusions!