The Guardians' Bloodline Was Never Broken

At that moment, the badly wounded Ace unleashed all his strength. "Flame Emperor!" Roaring fire formed a massive vortex, trapping Aokiji for the moment while Ace charged toward Lin Ye.

"Lin Ye! Catch!" Ace shouted. The flames in his hand condensed into a small fireball, which he hurled straight at Lin Ye.

Lin Ye immediately understood what Ace intended. He leaped up and caught the fireball in midair, then drove the tip of the Dawn Blade into its center. Flames instantly wrapped around the blade, merging with its golden light.

Star gave a cold laugh. "A pointless struggle."

Lin Ye ignored him. Raising the flame-wreathed Dawn Blade high, he hurled it at the temple's stone doors with all his might. Like a golden-red meteor, it streaked across the night sky and struck the mark at their center. Energy erupted, bathing the doors in gold and fiery red light.

At the same time, Silva aimed the emblem at the guardian statue on the other side. Both statues' eyes lit up, resonating with the central mark in a triangle. The stone doors began to tremble, and dazzling light seeped through the gap between them.

"They're opening!" Robin cried.

The massive doors slowly moved apart, revealing the mysterious space within the temple. At that same moment, the full moon reached its zenith. Moonlight poured down like a silver waterfall, shining straight through the open entrance.

"Get inside!" Silva called to Robin. Then he looked back at Lin Ye, Sabo, and Ace, who were still fighting, his eyes full of worry.

Lin Ye had reached the temple entrance. He caught the Dawn Blade as it rebounded from the stone doors and blocked Star's pursuit. "You go on ahead. I'll cover you!"

Silva nodded and hurried into the temple with Robin. The sounds of battle