At that moment, the badly wounded Ace suddenly unleashed all his strength. "Flame Emperor!" Blazing fire formed a massive vortex of flames, temporarily trapping Aokiji within it as Ace seized the chance to rush toward Lin Ye.
"Lin Ye! Catch!" Ace shouted, condensing the flames in his hand into a small fireball and hurling it precisely toward Lin Ye.
Lin Ye immediately understood Ace's intention. He leaped into the air and caught the fireball midair. Then, he plunged the tip of the Dawn Blade into its center. The flames immediately coiled around the blade, merging with its golden radiance.
Seeing this, Star sneered coldly. "Pointless struggle."
Lin Ye ignored him. He raised the flame-wreathed Dawn Blade high and hurled it at the temple's stone gates with all his strength. Like a golden-red meteor, the Dawn Blade tore through the night sky and struck the mark at the center of the gates with pinpoint accuracy. An immense surge of energy erupted, and golden and fiery red light instantly engulfed the entire stone gate.
At the same time, Hirwa aimed the emblem at the guardian statue on the other side. The eyes of both statues lit up at once, forming a triangular resonance with the central mark. The entire stone gate began to tremble, dazzling light seeping from its cracks.
"It's open!" Robin cried out.
The enormous stone gates slowly moved apart, revealing the mysterious space within the temple. At the same time, the full moon overhead reached its highest point, moonlight pouring down like a silver waterfall and shining directly through the open temple doors.
"Get inside!" Hirwa called to Robin, then turned to look back at Lin Ye, Sabo, and Ace, who were still fighting, his eyes full of worry.
Lin Ye had already rushed to the temple entrance. He