No One Could Stop Us from Accomplishing Our Great Cause

Lin Ye and Ace's conditions also underwent subtle changes. As the Purple Moon rose, the connection between their consciousnesses deepened. They could not only sense each other's emotions and thoughts, but even began to see fragments of memories—Ace's childhood on Mount Colubo, Lin Ye's drifting along the Void Boundary, and the moments they had shared with Luffy.

Even more astonishingly, in this state of deep connection, both of them vaguely sensed a familiar presence—Luffy. The feeling was exceedingly faint, like a glimmer of starlight glimpsed through dense fog, yet it was undeniably there. Luffy seemed to be trapped at the edge of the dimensions, neither in the real world nor entirely within the Void, but in a peculiar state in between.

"I can feel him," Ace said softly, his voice trembling slightly. "Luffy is still alive, but he's trapped at the boundary between dimensions."

Lin Ye nodded in confirmation. "Yes, I can feel him too. He seems to be... waiting for something. Or perhaps guarding something."

They had no time to investigate this discovery further, because the terrain ahead had become extremely dangerous. The distorted areas were no longer scattered sporadically, but covered vast stretches of land, leaving them increasingly narrow safe passages. The closer they came to the island's center, the more severe the Void transformation became. Some regions had even completely broken free of the physical laws of the real world, taking on an indescribably chaotic state.

At last, after crossing a canyon covered in purple crystals, they saw a massive circular platform. It was clearly an artificial structure, forged from a special stone capable of resisting Void Erosion, its surface covered with intricate runes and patterns. One side of the platform connected to a flight of stone stairs leading toward the elevated central area, where the purple