The instant Luffy's Connection Arrow struck Firmament's blue eye, all of Skypiea seemed to feel the tremor in the ancient divine beast's heart. Firmament's enormous body swayed violently in midair as its silver-white and purple scales began to emit a blinding radiance. Two utterly different energies clashed fiercely within it.
"Roar—!" Firmament let out a heart-rending howl, its voice carrying both the majesty of a dragon and the agony of being torn apart.
The sky instantly descended into unprecedented chaos. Thunderclouds and clear skies alternated overhead; on one side, purple Void lightning struck down wildly, while on the other, warm sunlight tried to dispel the gloom. Gale-force winds and blizzards swept through at once, tornadoes colliding with hailstones in the air with deafening roars.
"My God, what is happening?" The Skypieans around the Golden Bell watched the anomaly in the sky, terrified yet full of hope.
Gan Fall gripped his spear tightly, tears glimmering in his eyes. "Firmament... it's in pain. It's struggling!"
Luffy and Sabo struggled to keep their balance amid the raging weather. Sabo stretched out his hands, and the Void Energy around him began obeying his command, forming a protective barrier against the hail and lightning raining down from above.
"Luffy, I can feel two consciousnesses fighting inside Firmament," Sabo said nervously. "The Void consciousness is powerful, but the original guardian consciousness is resisting with everything it has!"
Firmament rolled through the air, its two eyes displaying entirely different states—the blue eye flickered with pain and confusion, while the purple eye radiated cold malice. Whenever the blue gained the upper hand, gentle breezes and sunlight appeared around it; whenever purple spread, lightning and storms raged madly.
"I have to enter the depths of its consciousness," Sabo said, making a dangerous decision. "In the Void Dimension, I learned