With Lion Heart severely wounded and having previously used his demon core in a desperate fight, now is the perfect opportunity to eliminate him completely.

Using the Boulder Mountain Saber, Lu Ye could vaguely sense a faint trace of barghest's power in a certain direction, which undoubtedly was the direction Lion Heart was in.

With the burst of treasure blood enhancement, the Blood Escape Technique was pushed to its limits, transforming Lu Ye into a streak of rainbow light!

As time passed, the sense of barghest's power became clearer, undoubtedly indicating that the distance was gradually closing, but Lu Ye couldn't help but frown.

For in his perception, Lion Heart was fleeing straight towards All Phenomena Island.

After a brief thought, Lu Ye discerned Lion Heart's intention.

Indeed, with Zixuan broken and the Zixuan demon cultivators dead or injured, he being the last survivor on Moon Jade's side, if he wished to continue living, he must find a place to recover and rejuvenate.

All Phenomena Island was undoubtedly his best and only choice.

Realizing this, Lu Ye immediately took out the star map of the All Phenomena Ocean, verified his current position, and estimated Lion Heart's location. Comparing their speeds, his frown deepened.

For according to his calculations, if he continued the chase like this, he might fail because Lion Heart, being much closer to All Phenomena Island, would reach there first even if he was slower.

Once Lion Heart entered All Phenomena Island, Lu Ye wouldn't be able to get him; he couldn't barge into All Phenomena Island to kill someone—that would be suicidal!

After a brief moment of consideration, Lu Ye changed his original plan, immediately altering his direction to fly straight toward All Phenomena Island. Since time was not on his side, he would intercept Lion Heart before he reached the island!

Meanwhile, inside a short-stay palace on All Phenomena Island, an elder was sitting, and in front of him, a charming and incredibly alluring lady was kneeling, gently sobbing, her pitiful expression evoking sympathy.

Not far from the elder's side, Yuan Cheng stood respectfully, head bowed, eyes downcast.

Being in such a place and receiving such respectful treatment from Yuan Cheng unmistakably indicated the elder's identity - Yuan Du, one of the five Sun Blaze governors of the All Phenomena Ocean.

In the quiet environment, only the slight sobbing of the alluring lady could be heard.

Yuan Cheng dared not speak, only occasionally checking his audio talisman to receive information coming from outside.

"How is the situation?" Yuan Du suddenly asked.

Only then did Yuan Cheng reply, "Ancestor, Zixuan has fallen, Lion Heart ordered the Zixuan demon cultivators to flee, and used his demon core for a desperate attack, escaping with a Spirit Talisman."

"Useless!" Yuan Du coldly snorted, from his perspective, he couldn't fathom why Zixuan was so inadequate.

In his original plan, Zixuan only needed to lure that Lu Ye onto the island and kill him, then quickly deploy troops to seize Three Worlds Island.

Even if Lu Ye wasn't killed, with such a pretext, Zixuan could still deploy the troops.

But unexpectedly, the conflict did not develop as planned, with Zixuan suffering heavy losses, while Three Worlds Island remained peaceful and undisturbed by war.

As a result, Zixuan never attacked Three Worlds Island; instead, the cultivators from Three Worlds Island descended with divine weapons into Zixuan, and now, even Lion Heart was on the run.

"Is that Lu Ye truly so powerful?" Yuan Du asked as he looked at Yuan Cheng.

Yuan Cheng couldn't help but recall a scene from a previous banquet, at that moment, Lu Ye rushed directly toward him, and he almost thought he was a goner, but at the critical moment, Lu Ye changed his target and killed that Junior Brother Tiger.

Afterward, he learned that it was just an avatar.

"Looking at all the gathered intelligence, he indeed qualifies to be the number one under Sun Blaze," Yuan Cheng cautiously responded, knowing that such a strong figure as Lion Heart from Moon Jade was forced to hastily flee, who else under Moon Jade in this vast stellar space could be his opponent?

"Woo woo woo…" Her gentle sobs suddenly grew louder. The alluring lady kneeling before Yuan Du, tears streaming down her cheeks, looked up pitifully at Yuan Du: "My kin died so tragically, and so many clansmen from my realm were killed, my husband, you must avenge them."

Old Tang had once told Lu Ye, this old fellow Yuan Du has no other hobbies besides having many concubines, of which, one of his most favored concubines hails from the Zixuan Demon Planet, a Six-tailed Fox Demon, and her name is Hu Xue.

Sharing the same Six-tailed Fox Demon lineage, she naturally had some connection with Hu Guang. Upon receiving the news of Hu Guang's demise, she immediately came crying to Yuan Du, which led to Yuan Du summoning Yuan Cheng for inquiries.

Now, hearing Hu Xue cry again, Yuan Du felt a headache coming on.

Hu Guang was killed by Lu Ye in the conflict between the two islands; even with all his powers, Yuan Du couldn't avenge Hu Xue. If he did, it would surely break the longtime rules held within the All Phenomena Star System.

But he was indeed very fond of this concubine and did not want to offend her, so he could only sigh and say, "Get up and speak."

Hu Xue sniffled, "I won't get up if you don't promise me."

Only Hu Xue dared to speak to Yuan Du this way. If any other less favored concubine did so, Yuan Du would've kicked them away.

But how could he agree to such a thing? Yuan Du could only patiently say, "That Lu Ye is destined to die, but we must come up with a good plan, this matter needs long-term consideration."

Hu Xue wanted to say more, but upon meeting Yuan Du's eyes, she quickly swallowed her words, gracefully got up, and dabbed the corners of her eyes: "You said it, when you kill that Lu Ye, I want to see him die with my own eyes."

She wasn't a fool; being of the Six-tailed Fox Demon clan, how could she be? Although she does act spoiled, everything has its limits, and she knew no matter how much she whined and forced, Yuan Du could never personally slaughter Lu Ye, but she needed Yuan Du to make a statement.

"Alright, alright." Yuan Du readily agreed.

Hu Xue finally stood contentedly behind Yuan Du, gently massaging with her jade-like hands, appearing extremely docile.

She was dressed very revealingly, large patches of snow-white skin dazzling to the eyes, yet Yuan Cheng did not dare to look, keeping his head down the entire time.

The audio talisman suddenly had some activity. Yuan Cheng quickly checked it and looked up sharply, saying, "Ancestor, Lion Heart has sent a message."

"Useless, still has the face to send a message!" Yuan Du couldn't help but curse again, impatiently asking, "What did he say?"

Yuan Cheng replied, "He said he is heading towards All Phenomena Island, badly injured, and needs to come to the ancestor to recuperate."

Yuan Du snorted coldly, "After expending his demonic pill, he will indeed suffer a huge loss of vital energy and needs a great elixir pill to recuperate. Looking around the All Phenomena Ocean, coming to me is indeed his best choice."

"Then..." Yuan Cheng tentatively spoke up.

Yuan Du sighed, "Ultimately, he belongs to Zixuan, it's not good to ignore him. Go and receive him."

"Yes!" Yuan Cheng answered.

"I shall go along as well. Back in Zixuan, Senior Brother Lion Heart took good care of me, like a brother. Now that he is in trouble, I should see if there's anything I can assist with," Hu Xue spoke softly.

"Go ahead." Yuan Du waved his hand; such a small matter he naturally wouldn't refuse.

Yuan Cheng and Hu Xue then flew out together, Yuan Cheng in front, Hu Xue behind. It wasn't that Yuan Cheng was being impolite, but Hu Xue's attire made it inappropriate for him to walk behind her. If he did, he wouldn't know where to look.

Soon, the two left All Phenomena Island and stood in a certain spot outside the island, waiting for Lion Heart's arrival.

"How long will it take?" Hu Xue asked.

Yuan Cheng said, "When I contacted Fellow Daoist Lion Heart earlier, he was already very close. He should be here in a short while."

Hu Xue nodded slightly, standing there with grace and aplomb, attracting the involuntary gazes of many cultivators passing by, though she seemed oblivious.

Suddenly, a powerful aura rapidly approached from the side with unimaginable speed.

Both Hu Xue and Yuan Cheng turned their heads to look in that direction, seeing a red light.

The red light abruptly stopped not far from them, revealing the hidden figure within.

The figure stood tall like a sword, exuding an astonishing aura, with a young face and a cold expression.

Yuan Cheng was taken aback, "Lu Ye!"

How could this guy appear in this place? Indeed, among the messages he received earlier, it was mentioned that Lu Ye was chasing after Lion Heart, but if he were tailing him, he shouldn't appear here; he should be behind Lion Heart!

Something was wrong! Yuan Cheng's heart raced.

"Is he Lu Ye?" Beside Yuan Cheng, Hu Xue immediately focused her gaze, her star-like beautiful eyes filled with anger and murderous intent, glaring intensely. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

She had just been pleading with Yuan Du to kill Lu Ye, not expecting the person himself to appear right before her eyes in the blink of an eye.

Despite her deep scheming, she couldn't suppress the murderous intent in her heart.

The two spoke one after another, and Lu Ye merely glanced at them blandly before withdrawing his gaze.

Although he didn't know Hu Xue, he recognized Yuan Cheng at a glance, having interacted twice before, though neither encounter was pleasant for the other party.

As for Hu Xue... Lu Ye sensed demon Qi from her, and given her extraordinary beauty, he vaguely guessed her identity.

The first thought that arose was why these two were here?

But he quickly had a conjecture.

Yuan Cheng seemed to be waiting for someone here...

And judging from the direction Yuan Cheng had been looking, the person he was waiting for should be none other than Lion Heart who fled to All Phenomena Island!

Lu Ye immediately understood; Lion Heart must have communicated with Yuan Cheng, hence Yuan Cheng was waiting here to receive him. In other words, he wasn't late; Lion Heart was still approaching.

This undoubtedly confirmed that his previous strategy was correct, he should have come directly to All Phenomena Island to intercept Lion Heart!

Zixuan Island Lord, today is the day you die!

Just as he was thinking this, a black dot appeared at the edge of his vision, rushing towards them, albeit not very quickly due to poor condition.

And from the location of the black dot, the distinct sensation of the barghest's power could be felt.

Lu Ye's long saber vibrated in his hand as he darted forward to meet it.