As Lion Heart was about to arrive, Lu Ye suddenly appeared, looking murderous, and charged forward with his blade.

Even Yuan Cheng, as dim-witted as he was, knew what was about to happen. Feeling something amiss, he urgently shouted, "Fellow Daoist, hold on!"

In the Zixuan Moon Jade level, only this sole sapling remained; in any case, he had to preserve Lion Heart's life. In a daze, he couldn't help but recall the battle between the Three Worlds Island and Baiyue.

At the last moment, the Moon Jade level also had only Yu Huan as the sole sapling left; at that time, he stepped forward intending to rescue Yu Huan, but Lu Ye paid him no mind at all.

History astonishingly repeats itself, because today, Lu Ye once again showed no intention of paying heed to him!

Yuan Cheng was frantic; if Lion Heart got killed in front of him, he wouldn't know how to explain it to Yuan Du. Just as he was at a loss for what to do, Hu Xue beside him suddenly made a move.

Flipping her delicate hand, she summoned something resembling an array disc, commanding with a light shout, "Go!"

With a wave of her hand, she hurled the item forward.

Yuan Cheng's eyes shrank abruptly, and he hurriedly shouted, "Stop!"

But how could he be in time?

Hu Xue turned to look at Yuan Cheng with a gleam of smugness in her eyes, "Assist Brother Lion Heart, bring him back to heal." In the next instant, miraculous visible ripples spread over her body, and Hu Xue suddenly disappeared.

Disappearing along with her was Lu Ye, who was advancing to confront Lion Heart.

In fact, when Hu Xue suddenly struck at him, he sensed it and dodged, as he didn't know what Hu Xue had thrown at him. But regardless of what, since he already deduced Hu Xue's identity, he was reluctant to entangle with this woman too much.

Yet the array disc-like thing near him suddenly emitted a faint light, followed by rippling waves radiating in all directions, and then he felt a mysterious force locking onto him, his vision darkened, and the scenery changed.

At that moment, Yuan Cheng's face turned ashen; both Hu Xue and Lu Ye had disappeared without a trace, even the array disc-like treasure that Hu Xue hurled out vanished.

It gave him a sense of impending doom; Hu Xue didn't have much contact with Lu Ye all these years yet gained Yuan Du's favor, and besides being obedient in front of Yuan Du, she was generally reckless in front of outsiders.

She probably thought her identity was special and that Lu Ye wouldn't dare do anything to her, so she summoned that treasure to restrain Lu Ye's actions to protect Lion Heart.

But after several interactions with Lu Ye, Yuan Cheng found this guy to be a maniac, truly lawless and unfettered!

Even though Hu Xue's identity was special, he couldn't guarantee that Lu Ye wouldn't kill her in a fit of rage; what if Hu Xue's actions angered Lu Ye, and she ended up dead under Lu Ye's blade... the consequences would definitely be much more severe than if Lion Heart died.

Yuan Cheng shivered involuntarily, only able to pray that Lu Ye wouldn't be too mad; otherwise, even if he killed Hu Xue, his own death today might be unavoidable.

This sudden turn of events was so unexpected that Yuan Cheng had no time to react, shocked by how quickly Hu Xue's thoughts turned, as given the current situation, it was indeed the best way to protect Lion Heart. Without that treasure to limit Lu Ye, when Lu Ye confronted Lion Heart, Lion Heart would be undoubtedly dead.

In an unfamiliar space, Lu Ye abruptly appeared, turned around, and looked around, frowning because it was evidently a vast void with meteors of various sizes scattered around.

At this moment, he stood on a small meteor, slowly turned his head, and saw a mesmerizing figure standing quietly in that direction.

"Combat Arena!" Lu Ye immediately understood what was happening; Hu Xue had summoned the Combat Arena against him, pulling him into the Combat Arena's space. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Lu Ye wasn't unfamiliar with the Combat Arena, as a Combat Arena existed in the Nine Provinces, and it's a type of exotic treasure.

However, the Combat Arena in the Nine Provinces wasn't a genuine exotic treasure; it was merely a tool created by Number Nine. Once the holder activated the Combat Arena, they could connect with Heaven's Augury to create a special space for one-on-one duels, fighting to the death.

The reason it's considered just a tool is that the Combat Arena in the Nine Provinces has no effect outside the Nine Provinces; it requires the support of the Nine Provinces Heaven's Augury to work.

The tool created by Number Nine was undoubtedly derived from a genuine Combat Arena.

In fact, not only the Combat Arena, but many exotic treasures in the Nine Provinces have prototypes in stellar space.

What Hu Xue summoned was undoubtedly a genuine Combat Arena, and the powers of this treasure were far superior to the inferior version in the Nine Provinces.

After being activated, the Nine Provinces Combat Arena cannot provide any support to the holder, but the genuine Combat Arena can; Hu Xue is the master of the Combat Arena and has significant control over this exotic treasure. With this treasure, she can fight across realms!

The biggest difference is that once the inferior version in the Nine Provinces is activated, the fighters cannot escape unless one dies, but the genuine Combat Arena doesn't work this way.

Lu Ye stared at Hu Xue and shouted sharply, "Release it!"

As the master of the Combat Arena, Hu Xue could actively disengage it. With Lion Heart over there, Lu Ye had no time to waste here, especially when facing someone related to Yuan Du from the Demon Race.

Hard to fight, hard to kill, entangling with her was merely a waste of time.

"Wishful thinking!" Hu Xue gritted her teeth, her seductive and charming demeanor replaced with ferocity. Previously, she pleaded Yuan Du to kill Lu Ye, but that was merely retreating to advance because she knew Yuan Du couldn't agree to such a thing; yet she never expected, she had the chance to personally take revenge.

Even possessing Moon Jade Late Stage cultivation, with the support of the Combat Arena, she was confident she wasn't inferior to any Moon Jade, even if Lion Heart were here, she could battle him!

So when she saw Lu Ye, she immediately realized this was an opportunity for revenge, which is why she decisively summoned the combat arena, catching Lu Ye off guard.

And she could also save Lion Heart, killing two birds with one stone.

As she spoke, demonic energy surged around Hu Xue, an inexplicable power descending from the sky.

Lu Ye saw his location suddenly light up in all directions, forming bright lines that, in the blink of an eye, constructed a big array, trapping him within.

The array was built into the combat arena, not Hu Xue's inherent ability, but as the owner of the arena, she could mobilize the array's power at will.

In a moment, the trap array was formed, and the area within dozens of miles of Lu Ye turned into a prison.

More bright lines flickered within the prison, and array after array quickly materialized.

Trap first, then kill—that was Hu Xue's confidence in dealing with Lu Ye. With the combat arena's support, no Moon Jade could break such a trap array, so all she needed to do was continuously unleash the array's power and blast Lu Ye to death here.

Energy suddenly became volatile, with the array's powers erupting one by one. Inside the trap array, golden light flashed, flames soared to the sky, and mysterious forces swept in all directions, leveling everything. Hu Xue's eyes reflected the changing colors, and Lu Ye's figure had long disappeared, making her laugh with wild abandon.

So-called Sun Blaze's number one was only so much!

The laughter stopped abruptly because Hu Xue was shocked to discover a crack suddenly appeared on the trap array's barrier!

From within the trap array, an extremely terrifying force suddenly erupted, and the source of that explosive aura wasn't from the arrays she activated!

Kacha kacha...

Dense cracking sounds echoed, and the cracks on the trap array's barrier rapidly extended everywhere.

"How can this be?" Hu Xue was dumbfounded. As the owner of the combat arena, she could clearly sense how terrifying the suddenly erupted power was; it was simply beyond her understanding.

In shock, her mental consciousness surged as she hurriedly attempted to stabilize the trap array's barrier. As long as it was steady, there would be a chance to repair it.

But she had no chance. Accompanied by a crashing sound, the trap array's barrier completely shattered, and the many array powers she had activated swept outward.

At the same time, a Black Tortoise shadow suddenly rushed out from the violent energy, charging straight toward her.

Hu Xue was stunned because, as far as she could see, there was one, two, three... a total of seven Lu Ye, forming a Black Tortoise Great Array. Each Lu Ye was vivid, and each emanated the aura of Moon Jade Mid-Stage.

Indeed, the trap array was incredibly sturdy, beyond what a Moon Jade could break, but with a formation of seven Moon Jade Mid-Stage, especially one led by someone like Lu Ye... the trap array couldn't hold!

Hu Xue screamed, hurriedly retreating while continuously channeling the combat arena's power to unleash a ferocious assault to hinder Lu Ye.

But it had no effect at all.

Though she had the combat arena's support and could leverage its power, the force unleashed by Lu Ye and the Treasure Blood Avatar's formation genuinely surpassed the Moon Jade's realm.

In a flash, the Black Tortoise Great Array had pressed near, and the Black Tortoise shadow raised a claw, striking ruthlessly.

A scream echoed, and Hu Xue flew back, spitting blood. At that moment, she almost thought she was dead!

Her delicate body crashed into a meteorite, utterly disheveled. Before she could get up, a cold blade pressed against her long, white neck.

Looking up, Lu Ye's indifferent countenance loomed above: "Release it!"

Feeling Lu Ye's intense killing intent, Hu Xue couldn't help but shiver. But recalling the earlier scene, she calmed her mind, a cold smile appearing at the corner of her mouth: "You must know my identity now. Do you dare to kill me?"

The reason for such an inference was because, during the Black Tortoise strike earlier, the young man clearly held back; otherwise, she would have had no chance of surviving that blow.

His restraint meant he had reservations, and the only thing worth fearing would be Yuan Du!

Amidst provocation, her mind flickered with thoughts in the blink of an eye. Calculating the time, Lion Heart shouldn't have arrived at All Phenomena Island yet, so no matter what, she couldn't release the combat arena to free Lu Ye. She had to delay some time!

"I'll count to three!" Lu Ye's long knife pressed slightly down, the sharp blade slicing Hu Xue's skin.

"One!"

The blade pressed further, cutting into the flesh, crimson blood oozing out.

"Two!"

Mana surged, pouring into the long knife, the blade cut an inch into the flesh.

The killing intent was tangible!