A resounding boom rang out as the crystal abruptly exploded, and the nearby space was instantly filled with countless fine ripples. Faint shadows, both bright and dark, then quickly proliferated throughout the surrounding area.

The explosion had taken place without any warning, and Han Li was too close to crystal, so he didn't have sufficient time to take evasive measures. All he could do was manifest a layer of True Extreme Membrane over his body before he was struck by a burst of tremendous force.

He was immediately sent flying back like a cannon, and the energy in his body surged violently as he threw up a mouthful of blood. 

After steadying himself several thousand feet away, he turned to find that the reef island beneath his Earthly Deity Avatar was already nowhere to be seen, and the surrounding seawater had also been dispersed by a burst of tremendous force. As a result, a completely empty region with a radius of several thousand feet was formed, and it took a long time for that area of the sea to return to normal.

Even though his avatar was able to form a protective light barrier using its laws of water, its right arm and close to half of its body was still destroyed in the explosion, giving it a rather pitiful appearance, but thankfully,...