The Tongyou Island and the Great Observation Island were about to brush against each other and Huo Guanzhang decided to carry out an attack on the other party to ensure that they would be able to remain unscathed throughout the entire ordeal. 1

Experts of the Tongyou Island clearly didn’t expect the Great Observation Sect to go back on their word and they were caught completely off guard. Without any preparations, it was almost impossible to take on an attack by the grand formation of the Great Observation Island without suffering much damage.

The reason Huo Guanzhang schemed against the Tongyou Island wasn’t just because he wanted to shave off a hundred or so miles from the other party and avoid the collision. He wanted to completely destroy the foundations of the Tongyou Island while he was at it.

Seeing as the Tongyou Island couldn’t...