Dimensional Boundary, Exploring the Void

"Guide me," Lin Ye requested. "Help me complete the final guidance."

Ace held back his tears and nodded. He placed a hand on Lin Ye's shoulder, channeling his energy into him and helping Lin Ye rise to his feet to face the Purple Moon high above.

Working together, they sent a dazzling seven-colored beam shooting from the altar into the sky, straight toward the Purple Moon. The moment it touched the moon's surface, the entire sky seemed to tremble softly. The purple hue on the Purple Moon rapidly faded away, revealing its original silvery-white glow.

The leader of the Five Elders let out an unwilling roar as his body began floating uncontrollably toward the sky, as though some force were pulling him away. "No! This is impossible!"

Every Void rift across the island rapidly closed, as if time were rewinding. The world's colors began returning to normal, and the Void's corrosion was completely suppressed.

Lin Ye felt his body gradually fading away, being pulled toward the other side of the dimension. He gave Ace one last look and said with a smile, "Take care of Luffy. I'll find a way to come back."

"I believe you will," Ace said, tightly gripping his increasingly transparent hand. "We'll meet again. We definitely will."

Lin Ye nodded, then turned toward Luffy nearby. "Luffy... I'm glad... I finally got to meet you..."

Luffy rushed over, trying to grab hold of him, but his hand passed through Lin Ye's nearly vanished body. With tears in his eyes, he could only nod. "Thank you... We'll meet again!"

Bathed in a gentle light, Lin Ye's body completely disappeared into the passage. At the same time, the energy network atop the altar completed its final seal. A shockwave spread from its center, and the last trace of Void