Scales Judgment!
The simple four words left his lips, his indifferent tone carrying an unquestionable authority.
As his voice fell, Elam fiercely slammed the scepter in his hand against the ground.
Clang!
A crisp metallic collision rang out.
The massive phantom scales behind Elam manifested once more.
This time, however, compared to before, they appeared almost tangible.
Invisible ripples of power surged outward from them.
Everyone present—whether Celestial Dragons, the Five Elders, or even Qin Yu—felt, in that instant, an inexplicable sensation that they were under someone else's control.
In Qin Yu's terms, it felt as though they had fallen into some kind of domain.
"Kid, judging from the change in your expression, it seems you've noticed something strange," Elam said indifferently.
"But you will soon regret why, after sensing that something was wrong, you did not flee at once and instead stayed here. You will miss your final chance to escape."
"Didn't you say earlier that my Scales Fruit ability possessed a fatal weakness? Then let me see just what ability you have to escape this terror of being absolutely controlled by another."
Cold words spilled from Elam's mouth. He suddenly raised his head and heavily struck the ground with the staff clenched in his hand.
"I judge you guilty in the name of justice!"
Clang!
The sound of metal scraping rang out again.
The manifested scales behind Elam tilted once more before everyone's eyes.
As golden ripples surged, the hundred-meter-long dragon Qin Yu had transformed into, which stretched across the sky, shrank as though it were a balloon.
As Qin Yu's body changed, the aura of power emanating from him seemed to be drawn away and poured into the enormous scales behind Elam.
It was as though an invisible hand had appeared between heaven and earth, shifting the