Opening

As the enormous formation activated, all the Divine Stones began to release their energy. The entire Island trembled, although this shaking didn't influence the artifact itself. Spatial Laws and Power seemed to be affected, freezing in place. 

Rean's Formation was very simple and, at the same time, complicated. Since the connection of Water Elements and Energy was done through Spatial Powers, Space had to be altered in some form to link the Island. It's pretty much the same principle as Teleportation and Spatial Gates.

So, there were two ways to stop it: