The six-pointed star formation in the sky trembled violently like a shattered mirror, its piercing energy-tearing shrieks echoing through the clouds. With its target anchor lost, the massive formation began collapsing in on itself. The four connecting pillars of light flickered erratically, as though they could snap apart completely at any moment.
At the highest point of Mary Geoise, Lin Ye gripped three Anchor Stones tightly in both hands, blood continuously seeping from between his fingers. Fine cracks spread across the stones' surfaces like spiderwebs, each one representing further damage to the formation's structure.
"Damn it... the energy buildup is too severe..." Lin Ye gritted his teeth, sensing the terrifying power within the formation, enough to destroy half the planet. "We have to find a way to redistribute the energy flow, or everyone will die!"
The Watcher Bloodline within him began operating at full force, trying to forcibly stabilize the formation through sheer willpower. But before such immense energy, an individual's strength was pitifully small, as powerless as trying to stop a mountain flood with bare hands.
On the Island of Beginnings, Luffy and Ace's Blazing Rubber Giant Form began showing signs of instability.
Across the surface of their enormous fused body, rubber's elasticity and fire's scorching heat began clashing with one another. Their once perfectly merged dual consciousnesses now showed signs of separating under the formation's backlash.
"Ace... are you okay?" Luffy struggled to communicate with his brother from deep within their shared consciousness, his voice full of pain.
"I'm still holding on... but this backlash is too strong..." Ace's response was equally weak. "Now that the formation has lost balance, the pressure on us as nodes has increased tenfold..."
The Blazing Rubber Giant's left arm began showing signs of disintegration, rubber and flame separating once more into two