Bo Saixi endured the searing pain of her injured Divine Soul and the dizziness caused by the Evil God Will's assault, swiftly leaving the polluted trench. She had to report the destruction of the undersea altar and the Evil God Will's descent—and the fact that it had set its sights on Sea God Island—to the alliance as quickly as possible.
When she surfaced and returned to Sea God Island, the Sacred Pillar Guardians stationed there immediately gathered around her. Seeing her pale face and the blood still wet at the corner of her lips, all of them turned pale in shock.
"High Priestess! You're injured?!"
"It's nothing." Bo Saixi waved a hand. Her voice carried a trace of fatigue, yet remained firm. "The undersea altar has been destroyed, but the Evil God Will has descended upon this world and bears deep hostility toward Sea God Island. Pass down the order: activate the Vast Sea Universe Array at its highest defensive level! All noncombatants are to enter the central shelter!"
The Vast Sea Universe Array was Sea God Island's strongest defensive grand formation, passed down since ancient times. Drawing upon faith in the Sea God and the power of the ocean, its defensive strength was astonishing—but its consumption was immense, and it would not be activated unless the island faced a life-or-death crisis. Bo Saixi's order to activate it now showed just how grave the situation was.
"Yes!" The Guardians did not dare delay and immediately carried out her orders.
Returning to Sea God Palace, Bo Saixi immediately used a special Communication Soul Tool to contact the alliance headquarters far away in Heaven Dou City. She reported everything that had happened beneath the sea—especially the details of the Evil God Will's descent—to Ning Fengzhi, who was stationed at the center of